Douluo Dalu 2: Reincarnated as the Auspicious Beast

"I think the referee had some issues."

In the new student dormitory, Room 313, An Wen was sitting awkwardly on the floor, leaning against the bed of Huo Yuqing. She was holding a lunchbox in one hand and waving the chopsticks around in the air with the other, resembling a large crab that had just come ashore.

At this moment, the three of them were gathered in Wang Rui and Huo Yuqing's dormitory, eating and chatting. Naturally, the topic shifted to reviewing the recent Soul Fight.

In Shrek Academy's freshman cafeteria, where space was limited, there were no tables or chairs. Students had to either stand while eating or take their food back to their dorms. It was all rather absurd.

Wang Rui, being somewhat of a rich kid, ordered the most expensive dishes in the cafeteria. These dishes were priced in Gold Soul Coins and included medicinal ingredients that were good for the body.

Huo Yuqing analyzed the ingredients and calculated the price, occasionally giving Wang Rui a resentful glare.

However, none of these dishes contained soul beast meat, which was expected. For a freshman, the cafeteria would not serve anything extravagant. Whether Shrek was involved in large-scale hunting of low-level soul beasts as food depended on the meals of core disciples and those in the inner academy.

Wang Rui couldn't help but think about the several mentions in the original novel of Shrek Academy's food...

He felt a bit uncomfortable.

Soul beasts in the forest could be hunted as part of the natural ecological cycle, but large-scale hunting of soul beasts for food was another matter. Such actions consumed far more resources than low-level soul masters hunting for soul rings.

The artificial soul-hunting forests could not sustain such a large-scale consumption.

He wondered if Shrek was still involved in illegal hunting.

While Wang Rui was lost in thought about Shrek's possible involvement in poaching, Han Wen beside him was still flailing her arms as she spoke.

"That lightning from her..." AN Wen inserted a piece of meat on her chopsticks and waved them around in the air.

Wang Rui couldn't help but twitch his lips. An Wen knew some aspects of human culture, though she had many misunderstandings. She understood basic dining etiquette but didn't care for it, evident by her current behavior.

"There's a destructive feeling about her, like my mom..." An Wen was immediately glared at by Wang Rui. She shivered and quickly corrected herself, "I mean, there's this overwhelming feeling of destruction. Her lightning attribute is way too strong. It doesn't seem like something an ordinary human could achieve."

"Just focus on eating your food, I'll send someone to look into it," Wang Rui said, feeling a bit tired.

"By the way, I did some research, and Shrek will have another freshman assessment in three months," Huo Yuqing suddenly said. "It seems like the format will be a three-on-three Soul Fight, and Shrek is quite strange because they don't allow the use of Soul Guidance Devices... I'm afraid I'll be at a disadvantage without them."

"That's easy. I'll teach you body techniques," An Wen quickly volunteered. "Your physique probably can't match those in the Assault System, but you can still handle those who are weaker or less prepared, like the support-type or weaker control-type."

"That sounds good," Wang Rui pondered for a moment. "It's important to accumulate battle awareness. Right now, you need to learn how to protect yourself. While mental detection can directly assess an opponent's attack range, evading efficiently and without wasting energy is an art form. Although..."

"I'll spend an hour with you every day for training. How about it?" An Wen said excitedly. "I won't use my martial soul. Our soul power levels are about the same, so it's a perfect match."

Wang Rui thought to himself, "I know you want to fight, but you're really looking for an opportunity here."

"Okay, thanks! I'll treat you to grilled fish this weekend. It may not be expensive, but my grilled fish is pretty good," Huo Yuqing smiled without any pretense.

"Sounds great!" Han Wen nodded eagerly.

"By the way, Rui Rui," Huo Yuqing turned to him again. "You mentioned before that I should pay attention to Tang Ya's eye-training technique. I remember the sequence of energy circulation."

"What? You memorized it after just one look?" Wang Rui almost spat out his food.

Huo Yuqing nodded obediently.

Wang Rui stared at her in disbelief.

What was this? Wasn't this a "spiritual eye"? How could it have a copying ability? What kind of perfect pupil technique was this? Did Yuqing awaken Sharingan?

"According to the method she used to circulate soul power, it seems like it can project spiritual power outward for attack," Huo Yuqing tilted her head and casually said something that would probably anger the Tang Sect master. "But Tang Ya probably doesn't have enough spiritual power to use this technique for an attack."

Huo Yuqing then added, "But I can do it. However, it doesn't seem like the attack power is very strong. I'm not sure if there's a way to improve it."

Tang Ya's technique was actually a great excuse for Huo Yuqing to use spiritual impact as a skill.

"Okay, use it on me," Wang Rui said after thinking for a moment, setting his chopsticks down.

Huo Yuqing hesitated for a moment.

"It's okay, go ahead."

Huo Yuqing no longer hesitated, and her eyes began to glow with a faint golden light.

"Wow, are you really going to do it?" Tianmeng Iceworm shouted in her sea of consciousness. "Do you really trust him? He's at level 30, if you're not careful, you'll hurt yourself!"

Wang Rui's primary martial soul was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and his main attribute was mental power, which had reached a tangible and solid form. Even though his cultivation was restricted in human form, his mental power level had not diminished.

If Huo Yuqing tried to use spiritual impact on him, the results could be disastrous. Even if the Tianmeng Iceworm itself tried, it would only end up suffering a painful backlash.

But Huo Yuqing felt as though her spiritual power encountered a soft, spring-like barrier. It was like her punch hitting a pillow—she couldn't break through the defense, but she also wasn't hurt by it.

"..." Tianmeng Iceworm felt a cold chill run through it and quietly withdrew to sleep.

"Is it about gathering spiritual power into a single point for attack?" Wang Rui nodded. Huo Yuqing's original technique used the Purple Extreme Demon Eyes as an excuse to activate the spiritual impact technique provided by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. "Think of it like this: if you try to poke yourself with a chopstick and with a needle, which one would hurt more? Which one would cause more damage?"

Huo Yuqing's eyes lit up, "Of course, the needle. So if I can focus my spiritual power to make it sharper, it would cause more damage!"

"Exactly. You don't need a lot of power or speed; you need to concentrate your spiritual power like a needle—sharp and solid. Then, you control it to attack the weakest mental point of your opponent."

Huo Yuqing put down her lunchbox and gave Wang Rui a big hug. "I get it now! Rui Rui, you're amazing!"

"...Well, you could have figured that out yourself," Wang Rui said, feeling a little embarrassed. His ears quickly turned red.

Huo Yuqing casually sat back down, squinting her eyes and secretly smiling.

Actually, she wasn't obligated to hug him. She just wanted an excuse to be close to Wang Rui.

Daily bonding (1/1).

"By the way, I've heard of Tang Ya's technique. It involves using the purple qi from the morning sunlight to cultivate and increase spiritual power. You might want to look into it."

Huo Yuqing thought about it and nodded.

"Knock, knock, knock." Something gently tapped on the window.

Wang Rui looked up and saw the tail of a swift passing by outside. He put down his lunchbox and said, "You two eat slowly, I'll be back soon."

An Wen waved her hand and sneakily took the last piece of meat from the lunchbox.

Wang Rui left the freshman dorm building and headed towards the Shrek Academy store.

"Well, you're eating well, and I've been flying back and forth all afternoon between Shrek and Star Dou Central," Bai Chenxiang muttered as she landed on his shoulder, shaking her wings with a look of annoyance. "Just because I'm fast, does that mean I have to be so overworked?"

Wang Rui didn't waste time talking to her. "Did you find out what I asked you to investigate?"

(End of this chapter)