Douluo Dalu 4: Ultimate Fighting

“Oh, alright. This is what happened…” Dong Qianqiu recalled and explained how she was summoned over and how she fought alongside Lan Xuanyu along with the other two boys to Nana.

“He had silver veined grass?” Nana was stunned, then suddenly, she turned rather eager: “Is he a very good looking young boy with black hair and dark eyes?”

“He is rather handsome. How do you know?”

Nana’s expression turned strange, isn’t this too much of a coincidence? Could he really be Xuanyu?

“Teacher Nana, what’s wrong?” Seeing that Nana did not have a reaction, Dong Qianqiu probed her.

“If that’s the case, the next time they summon you, go over and ask if the boy with the silver veined grass is called Lan Xuanyu,” Nana replied.

“Oh. Alright!” Dong Qianqiu nodded her head.

Nana’s eyes narrowed. “What, stay by my side for this period of time. If they summon you again, I can observe the Gate of Summoning.”

“En en.”

On their first encounter, Nana felt that there was a special bond between Lan Xuanyu and her. Seeing him would always boost her mood and her heart would no longer have the emptiness within. Upon separation, her mind would always think of him as she longed to be with him but to not influence Lan Xuanyu’s normal life, she no longer contacted him.

After destroying the bandit’s warship, she had been placed under careful watch by the people. It was not because she could not leave, she did not know what to do if she left. Nana knew that Lan Xuanyu’s home would be the first to be implicated if she left, so, she chose to stay and wait for Lan Xuanyu to grow and be able to find her himself.

To have this new strand of connection under such circumstance made her surprised and puzzled.

Although the majority of her memories were still absent, she was slowly recovering them as time passed, especially her memories towards her own capabilities. For spatial resonance to occur at such a long distance apart only meant that the spatial fluctuation between them was extremely similar. ‘Is it a resonance between Xuanyu and Qianqiu? Or is it with me?’

This has to be tested multiple times to be verified. The only thing she could do now would be to wait and see them trying to summon Qianqiu once again.

Right at that moment, inside Heaven Luo City’s Heaven Luo Institute, three cabins opened slowly, allowing Lan Xuanyu and the other two to climb out.

The three looked at each other, somewhat shaken by the experience.

Lan Xuanyu appeared more exhausted than his peers. He was shocked to see that after using the Golden Dragon Shocks the Heavens in the simulation, he was not restored to his peak condition. Spirit Power could be recovered, but he only managed to recover a bit of it. That resulted in him having to end his activities inside the Soul World and come out. Of course, they won another soul coin.

It was Lan Xuanyu’s first attempt at using the technique, and the effect was better than he had anticipated.

“Xuanyu. It seems that you can strengthen me as well!” Upon jumping out of the cabin, Liu Feng immediately rushed over and supported Lan Xuanyu out.

He observed what happened and thus was certain that the spear he brandished before was enhanced by Lan Xuanyu. Otherwise, he knew that it was impossible for him to have lifted up three Lava Hounds from such a long distance. Adding to the fact that they were 100-year spirit beasts, if he had even tried to lift them up in an ordinary situation, he would have sustained severe injuries. But at that moment, he was unharmed and he even felt that it was the most perfect strike he had executed in his entire life.

Lan Xuanyu himself was extremely curious that he was able to strengthen his roommates. He had never tried it or discovered it in the past. The only thing that he had done so far was when he used it to suppress Ye Lingtong.

The faint spell broke his thoughts.

“Let’s go and get some rest, I need to eat. I’m hungry.”

It was almost time to eat, thus Liu Feng and Qian Lei supported Lan Xuanyu straight to the cafeteria.

They were the first to arrive and the chefs were still preparing dinner for the Elite Junior class.

Qian Lei immediately shouted upon entering, “Masters, do you have anything good for the mind?”

“It’s you again, brat. See how fat you are, and you’re still thinking of tonics? Hahaha.” A robust and big statured chef could not resist but to tease Qian Lei.

Qian Lei laughed. “I’m not fat, aren’t we the same? This is called buffed. We didn’t really eat much for lunch, that’s why we’re hungry now. When can we start eating?”

“Soon, soon. Take a seat first, we are almost done. There are two vegetable dishes here, you can start digging in. Why don’t you take some of them first? It’s really good to be young! Your metabolism works so quickly and you guys get hungry quickly. The phrase ‘A growing child requires so much nutrients that they’ll eat to the elderly’s exhaustion’ really works so well. Hahahaha.” The chef was open and cordial as he pointed to the already prepared dishes.

Qian Lei and Liu Feng took the initiative to pile a plate full of a dish for Lan Xuanyu before adding another plate of the staple.

Lan Xuanyu did not hold back as well. He was not full even after lunch and the fighting had taken a toll on him. Nothing stopped him from gorging himself with the food.

As the dishes were prepared one after the other, students started to pour in for dinner time. Then, they saw the strangest scene.

The three roommates from dorm 333 were behaving strangely. Lan Xuanyu sat there and ate while Liu Feng and Qian Lei would occasionally bring more food for him. The three did not speak, but their coordination was impeccable. It was truly one plate after another! He was eating too blissfully!

“Xuanyu, you really can eat.” When Lan Xuanyu pointed to a new pot of dish being brought out, Qian Lei could not resist but to whisper.

Their plates were rectangular in shape with different compartments for different dishes. Every plate that they prepared for Lan Xuanyu was filled to the brim, and he had already finished seven plates on his own.

Lan Xuanyu looked at him. “You think supporting you guys don’t consume my energy? The exhaustion is intense!”

Although the dishes contained rare ingredients, they were still lacking as compared to the food back in Zi Luo city. Since the nutrients and energy provided per plate were insufficient, he could only rely on quantity. Eating multiple plates naturally became an ordinary matter. Knowing that all expenditures were paid off by the institute, how could he not eat!

Not long later, just as Lan Xuanyu finished up his ninth plate, all of the students from Elite Junior class had arrived and were seated at their own tables. Lan Xuanyu’s energy had recovered and no longer needed Liu Feng and Qian Lei’s help to grab his own food.

After 12 plates, he finally felt full and satisfied. He could vaguely feel the food in his stomach being transformed into energy that nourished his body. It was a miraculous sensation.

While seated, he gazed around and saw a familiar figure.

Ye Lingtong was eating with her teammates, which included the class monitor Lu Qianxun. Qian Lei had mentioned before that Lu Qianxun’s Spirit Power was already at the 18th rank and was the most promising one to obtain a second ring.

They believed that every student of the Elite Junior class was outstanding, but meeting the blue-haired girl placed a sense of suspicion in their hearts. The young girl looked to be around the same age as them and if she’s older, she shouldn’t be that far ahead. She already had her second ring and her strength had spoken for itself. How did she train?

Lan Xuanyu then stood up and walked towards Ye Lingtong.