Douluo 2: Check-In Douluo Dalu

Zhou Yi stood on the podium and spoke with a voice that sounded like a broken gong, "This morning, I will be the one teaching your class. Before I begin the lesson, I want to announce something. One of your classmates, student Wang Feng, will be away from the academy for a period ranging from several days to more than a month. Student Wang Feng has received permission from Dean Yan for this, so I want none of you making a fuss about it. Understood!?"

The students nodded. They wanted to chat with the person next to them, but they were too afraid that doing so might get them expelled from school.

Zhou Yi didn't care about the students' reactions. "Good. Now then, let's begin today's lesson. Today's lesson is about..."

...

After class ended, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong went to the cafeteria to have lunch together.

While they were eating, a sudden commotion broke out around them. Instinctively, they looked toward the source of the chaos, and saw that it was caused by a woman dressed in red.

She was tall and well-proportioned. The first thing one would notice was her rather exaggerated chest, but her waist was very slim, flaring out into shapely hips. Her legs were long and straight, and a youthful radiance emanated from her face.

However, her face could not be seen clearly because she wore a red veil. But from her eyes and eyebrows alone, it was clear she was a beautiful woman. Her bright pink eyes easily gave people a soul-stirring feeling. Fortunately, the coldness in her gaze slightly dampened the charm in her eyes.

The woman glanced around, then seemed to spot something. She began walking toward Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's table. As she walked, everyone moved out of her way. They didn't even dare lift their heads to look at her.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were shocked by this. Among the students in the cafeteria, they even saw a few sixth-year students bow respectfully to the woman. Also, for some reason, the two of them felt a strange sense of familiarity with her.

As they were trying to figure it out, the woman in red had already arrived in front of them.

"You two are the students named Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, correct?" the woman in red asked with a smile.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong looked at each other, then whispered:

"Yuhao, do you know her?" Wang Dong asked.

"Nope, I thought she might be your acquaintance or one of your admirers," Huo Yuhao replied.

Seeing the two boys chatting with each other and seemingly forgetting about her, the woman in red repeated her question—this time with a colder tone, like a volcano about to erupt.

"You two, allow me to ask one more time. Are you Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao?"

Hearing her stern voice, both Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong couldn't help but feel a little afraid.

Wang Dong asked in return, "And what if we are? Do you have some business with us?"

The woman in red heard Wang Dong's question and was now certain she had found the right people.

"Actually, I came here to meet your roommate, Wang Feng. Is he around?" she asked again, this time with a gentler tone.

"What business do you have with Wang Feng?" Huo Yuhao asked with a hint of caution in his voice.

The woman in red found Huo Yuhao's wary expression adorable. She reached out and pinched his cheek gently while saying, "You don't need to know about the business between Wang Feng and me. It seems he's not here. If you see him, tell him that Ma Xiaotao has something to discuss with him. It was nice meeting you both."

After saying that, she withdrew her hand from Huo Yuhao's cheek and walked away from the cafeteria.

The crowd remained silent until Ma Xiaotao's figure completely disappeared from their view.

Only after they saw Ma Xiaotao disappear did Wang Dong whisper, "Her name is so vulgar."

Huo Yuhao said, "Can a name really prove anything? Don't you think she looked familiar?"

Wang Dong suddenly looked shocked, "Could she be the person we saw back then? The one in red clothes, could she be a student from the inner courtyard?"

Huo Yuhao remained silent, indicating that he wasn't sure either.

They continued their lunch and quickly finished eating.

After lunch, they went on with their usual activities.

....

Star Dou Great Forest, mixed zone.

A figure surrounded by lightning could be seen battling a thousand-year-old Titan Giant Ape.

As the Titan Giant Ape swung its fist, the figure also threw a punch.

Boom!

A loud explosion echoed from the point where their fists collided.

The Titan Giant Ape staggered back slightly, while the figure was sent flying.

The figure muttered, "As expected, with my current physique, I still can't beat it. If I fuse with the Shenlong Emperor Martial Soul, there might be some hope. Should I give it a try?"

The figure fighting the Titan Giant Ape turned out to be Wang Feng.

As Wang Feng pondered this, the Titan Giant Ape, now enraged from being pushed back, roared furiously. It leapt forward again and swung its fist.

Wang Feng quickly dodged.

Boom!!!

This time, the sound of the punch was even louder, filling the area with smoke. When the smoke cleared, it revealed a crater about five meters wide caused by the Titan Giant Ape's punch.

"Good thing I dodged in time, otherwise…" Wang Feng felt cold sweat dripping down his face.

Seeing the human had dodged its attack, the Titan Giant Ape grew even more furious and charged at the figure again.

This time, Wang Feng didn't dodge. From beneath his body, two spirit rings emerged—one purple-black and the other black. The black spirit ring glowed even brighter.

A dome shaped like a Yin-Yang symbol formed around Wang Feng. The Titan Giant Ape saw this, but didn't care and still attacked.

Boom!!!!!

Its fist collided with the dome, producing a loud muffled sound.

The Titan Giant Ape saw that the human's dome didn't shatter and was confused.

The figure chuckled and began his counterattack. A layer of Yin-Yang light spread down his arm, and an overwhelming power surged out.

"Feel your own punch, now!!!" Wang Feng formed a punching motion and swung his arm right at the Titan Giant Ape's chest.

Despite its height of around 4-5 meters, the Titan Giant Ape was sent flying several meters back by the punch.

The Titan Giant Ape became extremely enraged after being thrown back six or seven meters by a mere human.

A layer of dark aura spread across its already dark fur, and its gaze and aura became more ferocious than before.

The Titan Giant Ape beat its chest with both hands and then charged toward the figure again.

Its massive body rushed forward, and it swung its fists—fists that were harder than granite—toward the figure.

Just like before, the figure didn't retreat. He channeled more of his soul power into the dome created by his spirit ring's ability.

Boom!!!!

Again, the figure's dome remained completely unharmed.

A man and a beast were locked in a fierce battle. Dirt and dust flew everywhere.

Elder Xuan, who had been following Wang Feng from behind, chewed on his chicken and muttered, "What a monster… This kid is actually able to fight a thousand-year-old Titan Giant Ape with just a level-30 soul power. This is the first time I've seen anything like this."

Although fighting a thousand-year-old spirit beast at level 30 was impressive, Elder Xuan had seen it happen before—it wasn't unheard of.

However, he had never seen someone able to fight a Titan Giant Ape at that level.

Don't underestimate it just because it's a thousand-year-old beast. The Titan Giant Ape is a top-tier spirit beast with terrifying combat strength.

A thousand-year-old Titan Giant Ape is equivalent to an ordinary ten-thousand-year spirit beast.

Even a genius at the Spirit King level would struggle to fight it.

Xuan Zi had been observing Wang Feng's actions for some time now.

After being dropped off, Wang Feng began exploring the forest, searching for a spirit beast that suited him. But after several days, it seemed he still hadn't found one that matched or was compatible with his Martial Soul.

Luckily, even though the forest was dangerous—with many spirit beasts over ten thousand years old that he couldn't yet handle—Wang Feng was able to blend into nature, making it so the spirit beasts couldn't detect him.

When Wang Feng first used this ability, Xuan Zi lost track of him and nearly lost him entirely.

Fortunately, he had left a small trace of his soul power on Wang Feng's body before leaving. He tried to sense where that soul power was, and then he was surprised. It turned out that Wang Feng was in a location very close by. He hadn't even realized Wang Feng was there when he passed through that area.