Douluo Dalu 2: Reincarnated as the Auspicious Beast

Mu Jin wanted to surpass Zhou Yi, so she was naturally very concerned about the results of Wang Dong's match. She immediately headed over to his competition venue.

Wang Rui followed her as a matter of course.

Without the guidance of Spiritual Detection, the coordination among the three members of Wang Dong's team was only slightly above average. The same could be said for the Lan sisters. Both sides demonstrated the battle awareness of ordinary freshmen—nothing particularly stunning.

On the battlefield, Xiao Xiao used her Three Lives Soul Calming Cauldron to restrain Huang Chutian, while Wang Dong hovered in the air, directly countering the Lan sisters' hair martial soul.

A vast sea of blue strands reached out to ensnare him, but the golden light blades of his Winged Guillotine shredded them into fragments.

The dazzling Light Goddess Butterfly was breathtakingly beautiful and possessed equally astonishing destructive power.

Meanwhile, Ta Lingling nimbly maneuvered around the blockade of blue strands, attempting to launch an attack on the Lan sisters' main bodies.

Her brown hair became incredibly smooth, and her ears morphed into small, round otter-like ears. The yellow glow of her first soul ring flickered, and faint ripples of aquamarine light shimmered around her.

Upon closer inspection, all the blue strands attacking Ta Lingling visibly slowed down as if encountering resistance, moving as though submerged in water. In contrast, her own speed increased significantly, and her movements became even more agile.

Sharp claws grew from her ten fingers as she continuously slashed through the entangling strands, making a beeline for the Lan sisters' true bodies.

The situation reached a temporary stalemate, but overall, Huang Chutian's team's prospects were not good.

In his ongoing confrontation with Xiao Xiao, Huang Chutian was repeatedly affected by the tremors of the Three Lives Soul Calming Cauldron, causing his face to turn slightly pale, whereas Xiao Xiao had not expended much energy.

Moreover, agility-type fighters were a natural counter to control-type soul masters. Even before using her second soul skill, Ta Lingling had already injured Lan Luoluo's left arm.

Yet the Lan sisters dared not shift their focus to deal with her. After all, there was still Wang Dong above them, watching for an opportunity to strike. If they weakened their hold on him, his Butterfly God's Light would undoubtedly rain down upon them.

The Lan sisters' hair martial soul lacked strong defensive capabilities; they could not withstand a direct assault from Wang Dong.

This was the elimination round, different from the round-robin stage. The Lan sisters could not afford to lose. Exchanging a determined glance, the two girls resolutely clasped hands and activated their martial soul fusion technique—Heavenly Net!

A flood of blue hair surged like a tidal wave toward Wang Dong. After all, he possessed a thousand-year soul ring, making him the greatest threat to them.

The hair strands wrapped around him like a cocoon, binding him tightly. Immediately after, the tide of blue strands swept toward Ta Lingling. However, sensing danger, she quickly retreated toward Xiao Xiao.

As Ta Lingling grabbed Xiao Xiao, her first soul skill flared behind her, glowing yellow as water-like ripples continuously generated resistance. Meanwhile, Xiao Xiao switched to her second martial soul—the Nine Phoenix Tribute Flute—which emitted a wailing melody.

With both soul skills imposing speed reduction effects, the strands produced by the martial soul fusion technique could not even touch them.

Huang Chutian was also unable to keep up.

Just as the battle reached another deadlock, a beam of golden light suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping the blue cocoon that had trapped Wang Dong.

The entire battlefield seemed to brighten.

The radiant golden pillar connected heaven and earth, carrying an aura of blazing intensity. Blinding golden light burst from every gap between the entwined strands!

With a loud explosion and the sound of fibers tearing apart, the cocoon imprisoning Wang Dong shattered!

The Lan sisters simultaneously let out muffled groans, blood trickling from their mouths and noses as they collapsed limply to the ground.

The overwhelming Heavenly Net disintegrated just like that—vanishing like sea foam retreating with the tide, leaving nothing behind.

Suspended in midair, Wang Dong was not much better off. The massive energy expenditure drained him completely, leaving him unable to maintain his martial soul manifestation. He plummeted straight down from the sky.

He tried to adjust his posture, but his body was too weak to respond properly. He hit the ground and rolled twice before his vision darkened, and he lost consciousness.

The referee quickly rushed in to carry off the three unconscious competitors. Meanwhile, Wang Rui sensed a faint, elusive presence disappearing from the corner of the arena.

Frowning slightly, he glanced at Wang Dong.

"How did he do that?" Mu Jin muttered in disbelief. "That was a control-type martial soul fusion technique. At its strength, even a Soul Elder shouldn't be able to break through so easily… That student does have a potent thousand-year soul skill, but even so, it shouldn't have been enough to shatter that fusion technique outright!"

In the original storyline, Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Shock and Wang Dong's Butterfly God's Light worked together to break through the Lan sisters' fusion skills. But in this scenario, Wang Dong had used his most powerful combination—Winged Guillotine and Butterfly God's Light—to break the fusion technique on his own.

Mu Jin then turned to Wang Rui with a frown. "Can you think of a countermeasure? If your team faces theirs…"

"In the short term, he probably won't be able to use that ability again. Even if he can, I have ways to deal with it," Wang Rui replied.

With the Lan sisters down, the remaining Huang Chutian stood no chance against Xiao Xiao and Ta Lingling. The two girls swiftly eliminated him from the match.

Wang Dong's team successfully advanced to the Top 32.

"Uwaah!"

Wang Dong suddenly opened his eyes.

In truth, he had lost consciousness the moment he unleashed his full-strength attack. Now, he was no longer inside the Lan sisters' cocoon but staring at the familiar ceiling of his dormitory.

That match… should have been a victory, right?

"Tsk tsk tsk," a teasing voice sounded beside him. "Sleeping Beauty finally wakes up?"

"What? What time is it? The afternoon match—" Wang Dong sat up abruptly, his voice anxious.

"You woke up too late. Your two teammates went to compete on their own." A lazy voice belonging to An Wen rang out.

Wang Dong turned his head and saw An Wen lying on her bed. She wore a tight black tank top, revealing arms covered in scabbed-over scratches. Even her face bore several healing wounds—she looked quite battered.

An Wen waggled her eyebrows at him, hinting for him to turn and look in another direction.

Sitting primly beside his bed was Senior Sister Jiang Lan from the Inner Court.

Wang Dong was startled—he hadn't even noticed that Jiang Lan was in their dorm room.

Help! First, a senior sister showed up in the boys' bathroom… and now, a senior sister was casually sitting in the boys' dormitory?! Something about this wasn't right!

Wait… Was their dorm clean enough?

Wang Dong's face flushed as a tiny version of himself frantically scratched at the walls inside his mind.

"You're quite lucky," An Wen drawled as she casually peeled off a scab from her arm. Though a healing-type soul master had treated her injuries, the dried blood remained. "You collapsed on stage, and a pretty senior sister carried you back. Unlike me—alone and forsaken, my brother didn't even check on me. I had to walk myself back after waking up…"

Wang Rui: (How old are you, big sis?)

"Um, thank you for bringing me back, Senior Sister," Wang Dong said awkwardly.

"No need to thank me," Jiang Lan replied with her usual blank expression. However, a subtle curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

The purple-clad girl leaned in slightly and ruffled Wang Dong's hair. With a hint of concern, she asked, "Did you… have a nightmare just now?"

Wang Dong froze. "I think… I did have a pretty scary dream?"

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As for why An Wen could wear a tank top in the dorm without revealing her gender…

Because she's a muscle-bound, flat-chested loli.

(End of Chapter.)