Douluo Dalu 3: Legend of the White Fox

Ever since going with Gu Yue to Shrek City to meet Sky Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu, Xia Yi had stayed in Tianhai City for the next three years without leaving.

Not to mention Shrek City, he hadn't even gone to Tiandou City.

At most, he would ask Mu Xi to bring back some rare metals when she visited Zhenhua in Tiandou City.

For three years, Xia Yi focused solely on cultivating and helping Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and Di Tian adapt to human civilization and knowledge.

As for the Shrek Academy entrance quota, he had long since forgotten about it.

Instead, it was Gu Yue and Mu Xi who kept trying to find a way for him.Mu Xi asked both Mu Chen and Zhenhua multiple times, but they refused.

Gu Yue also went to plead with Leng Yaozhu.

However, Leng Yaozhu stated that unless Xia Yi personally came to ask her, he shouldn't even think about it.

Asking Leng Yaozhu wasn't a big deal. For someone as thick-skinned as Xia Yi, it was just a matter of saying a few words.

But Shrek Academy was clearly trying to make things difficult for him.

Even if Leng Yaozhu used special means to secure him a spot, Shrek Academy would surely come up with other ways to trouble him.

Rather than letting them think up more ridiculous ways to target him, he might as well go along with their wishes.

Of course, the most important reason was that Shrek Academy's actions were clearly out of spite—more precisely, Yali was holding a grudge against him.

Competing in wits against a woman throwing a tantrum? Even if he won, Xia Yi wouldn't feel any sense of accomplishment.

"You have a big heart!" Gu Yue sighed helplessly.

"You're no different," Xia Yi chuckled.

"How do you know my heart is big?" Gu Yue's interest was piqued.

She understood what Xia Yi meant.

She had been highly wary of him when she first arrived at Donghai Academy.

To be precise, ever since her first day at Donghai Academy—when Xia Yi ordered Bi Ji to test her—she had been on guard.

She feared Xia Yi would take her place in the hearts of the Star Dou Forest's fierce beasts.

She believed that Xia Yi could sense this too.

But after Xia Yi started teaching Zi Ji and the others human knowledge, her wariness diminished significantly.

She had come to believe that everything Xia Yi was doing was genuinely for the Star Dou Forest.

Even Zi Ji had advised her to do whatever it took to keep Xia Yi around.If she continued to guard against him, it would seem petty.

She no longer feared that he would take her place, which was why Xia Yi had said she had a big heart.

Gu Yue had thought long and hard before deciding to let her guard down around Xia Yi.

Now that she heard his affirmation, she felt a slight sense of joy.

"Isn't it obvious?" Xia Yi smirked, his gaze naturally falling onto Gu Yue's ample chest.

Compared to three years ago, Gu Yue had matured significantly. She was now over 1.7 meters tall, with a slender and nearly perfect figure. Many aspects of her appearance were already close to Leng Yaozhu's, and she exuded youthful vitality.

Girls really do change dramatically as they grow!

Even though she had given part of her beauty to Na'er when they split, making her appearance slightly less stunning than Na'er's...

She had definitely grown in other ways.

Xia Yi could already imagine how incredible her figure would be in another few years when she reached eighteen or nineteen.

"Get lost!" Gu Yue directly threw the thousand-refined metal she was using to design and carve a soul tool formation at Xia Yi.

"Hehe!" Xia Yi chuckled and caught it effortlessly.

"Can't you be a little more serious?" Gu Yue glared at him. She was getting more and more exasperated with Xia Yi.

But after Leng Yaozhu's guidance, she had tried to treat Xia Yi with a normal mindset and no longer felt the fear and apprehension she once did.

"I'm always serious," Xia Yi grinned, his gaze once again falling on Gu Yue as he asked, "So, what's your current soul power level?"

Xia Yi had never been able to figure out Gu Yue's exact cultivation. He only knew she had three soul rings, but he didn't know her precise level.

Every time he asked, she refused to answer."I'll tell you if you agree to spar with me," Gu Yue smirked smugly. The only thing she could still firmly suppress Xia Yi in was cultivation.

Because of that, she frequently challenged him to spar.

But every time, Xia Yi refused without hesitation.

To him, whether he could defeat Gu Yue was meaningless.

They weren't in the Star Dou Forest anymore, and now that he knew her true identity, even if he could defeat her, he couldn't go overboard.

But if the roles were reversed, it would be different. If he ended up in her hands, she would undoubtedly take the opportunity to torment him mercilessly.

Xia Yi wasn't about to make such a losing deal."Sure!"

This time, however, he agreed without hesitation.

"You agreed so quickly—are you confident, or have you come up with some new trick?" Seeing his response, Gu Yue hesitated instead.

She knew Xia Yi too well.

He never did anything without a reason.

If he agreed this easily, he was definitely up to something.

"I'm such an honest person—what kind of trick could I possibly have?" Xia Yi shook his head with an innocent smile. "Isn't it just because I lack confidence? That's why I wanted to ask your soul power level in advance."

"If I believed you, my tens of thousands of years of life would have been wasted." Gu Yue rolled her eyes at him.

"What? Are you scared?" Xia Yi raised an eyebrow, deliberately provoking her.

"So what if I am? Being afraid isn't something to be ashamed of," Gu Yue snorted.

"You're getting more and more shameless," Xia Yi was speechless. It seemed like Gu Yue wasn't as easy to fool as before.

"I learned it from you," Gu Yue admitted openly. "We can spar, but you have to promise me it will be fair—no tricks. Do you dare?"

She finished speaking and even shot him a provocative look.

"I've got a fiery temper—I'll take you up on that challenge!" Xia Yi pretended to be provoked and agreed immediately.

However, he also made a condition. "I'll agree to a proper spar, but we have to wait until we reach Shrek City."

"What does this have to do with Shrek City? Oh, I get it—you're already at Rank 29 and about to break through," Gu Yue sneered. "Do you think I'll be afraid of you after you reach Rank 30? Fine, I'll give you time to break through. That way, when you lose, you'll be utterly convinced."

Just thinking about finally being able to properly torment Xia Yi put Gu Yue in a great mood.

She could finally get revenge for the time in the Star Dou Forest when she had mistaken Xia Yi for an ordinary ten-year-old fox and let her guard down, only to be sneak-attacked.

She had already planned how she would make him suffer.

Her gaze fell on Xia Yi's long, jet-black hair, and an idea formed in her mind. "Yes! I'll burn all his hair off so he'll have to be bald forever!"

It wasn't just because of her grudge—Xia Yi had gone way too hard back then.

And there was another reason—both she and Xia Yi had black hair, but his was thicker and shinier than hers.

Every time she saw his hair, she would feel envious.

(End of Chapter)