Chapter 29: Champion! The "Femme Fatale" Dugu Yan! The Steady Lu Yu

Zhang Fang never imagined that the golden seal would seem to possess eyes of its own, turning in mid-air to pursue him directly!

What horrified him even more was that the speed of the golden seal was actually faster than his own full-burst speed! Within just a few breaths, Zhang Fang watched in despair as the golden seal grew larger in his vision, hurtling toward his head.

"Bang!"

Just as the golden seal was about to strike his skull, the golden light on its body suddenly faded, and it rapidly shrank to the size of a palm, tapping against his head. Even so, the blow left Zhang Fang bloodied and battered, sending him falling toward the ground like a kite with a broken string.

The referee rushed over to catch him, and upon seeing that Zhang Fang had fallen unconscious, he shouted, "Lu Yu wins!" With that, he carried Zhang Fang off the arena to seek medical treatment.

Only then did the students in the viewing stands finally regain their senses. Looking at Lu Yu as he retracted his martial soul, the eyes of every student changed. They felt no envy or jealousy, but were instead filled with shock and fear.

Such an extreme soul ring configuration was something they could never hope to emulate. Even at level twenty, they would never dare to absorb a thousand-year soul ring if one were placed before them. Attempting to absorb a soul ring beyond one's limits almost always resulted in the body exploding from the strain! They could never have guessed that Lu Yu’s first soul ring had already exceeded the limit, his second was comparable to the optimal age for a typical soul master’s third ring, and his third... had actually reached over seven thousand years!

At this moment, Prince Xue Xing descended from the high platform. With an expressionless face, he approached Lu Yu, handed him a token, and said, "This is a VIP token for the Heaven Dou Auction, which will be held in three days. Someone will come to collect this token after the auction concludes. Do not lose it! The prize money of one hundred thousand gold soul coins will be issued to you by the Academic Affairs Office shortly."

After speaking, Prince Xue Xing turned and walked away with his head held high, maintaining his usual arrogant demeanor, showing no regard for commoners. Watching his retreating figure, Lu Yu’s expression was somewhat strange. If he were back in his previous life—or the life before that—this old fox would truly deserve an award for best actor!

Stowing the token in his soul storage ring, Lu Yu jumped off the arena.

Just then, a wave of exotic fragrance washed over him. Dugu Yan ran over and grabbed his arm, as if declaring ownership. She lifted her chin to look at the female students in the stands, then turned to Lu Yu and blinked, saying, "You won the championship and received a hundred thousand gold soul coins; why not treat me to a meal to celebrate?"

Lu Yu rolled his eyes and retorted, "Senior, I don't believe we are that familiar, are we?"

The students in the stands were all pricking up their ears to catch the commotion. Upon hearing this, the female students’ eyes lit up, while the male students wore strange expressions. The great beauty Dugu Yan was throwing herself at him, and Lu Yu was actually pushing her away?

But immediately after, Dugu Yan said with a look of grievance, "We spent a whole night together, at least; how can you turn your back on me like this?"

As soon as these words were out, the entire crowd was in an uproar. Lu Yu’s mouth twitched slightly. He said nothing more, grabbed Dugu Yan, and walked away. If he let this "demoness" keep talking, he would surely become a heartless scumbag in the eyes of his fellow students.

Ignoring the strange looks from the other students, Lu Yu returned to his dormitory, with Dugu Yan following close behind the entire way. Once inside, Lu Yu tilted his head to look at her and said with some helplessness, "Why do you have to follow me?"

If it were anyone else, he would have kicked them out long ago—or simply beaten them up! But the problem was that this woman had a Title Douluo backing her! And that Title Douluo was currently in the academy! Knowing Dugu Bo’s temperament, if he dared to strike his granddaughter, wouldn't the old man go berserk?

Dugu Yan’s gaze slowly drifted downward, and she said with a playful smile, "I’m here to see the 'size' of my little brother Lu Yu..."

Lu Yu glared at her and said, "I am, after all, your savior. Is this how you repay me?"

Dugu Yan looked innocent as she replied, "Isn't offering myself enough?"

Lu Yu was completely speechless. Just then, the smile on Dugu Yan’s face vanished. She narrowed her long, beautiful eyes, gritted her teeth, and asked, "Why did you lie to me?"

Lu Yu was stunned for a moment before realizing she was referring to the incident in the Star Dou Great Forest. He feigned calmness and asked with a blank expression, "What are you talking about?"

Dugu Yan snorted, "I’ll tell you the truth! My grandfather was following me in secret when I was in the Star Dou Great Forest! Since you saved me when I suffered a martial soul backlash, why did you lie to me?"

"Your grandfather?" Lu Yu asked, feigning confusion.

Dugu Yan said proudly, "The one sitting next to Prince Xue Xing on the high platform today is my grandfather, Dugu Bo!"

"Title: Poison!"

Lu Yu acted as if his pupils had constricted and gasped in shock, "A Title Douluo?!?"

Dugu Yan lifted her chin, looking haughty. Lu Yu fell silent. A moment later, he suddenly waved his hand, and several gold soul coins, a few books, and a pile of miscellaneous items appeared on the coffee table. At the very top of the pile was a piece of lingerie, styled in an incredibly bold fashion!

Dugu Yan’s expression froze instantly, and her pretty face turned beet red. Just as she was about to lash out, Lu Yu spoke first:

"Since you have a powerhouse protecting you, my saving you that day was clearly unnecessary. We had an agreement: I would guard you while you absorbed your soul ring, and you would pay me with the storage soul tool. These things you left behind for me—I am returning them to you now. From this moment on, we owe each other nothing!"

Lu Yu’s words left Dugu Yan stunned, her face turning from red to pale. After a long silence, she stomped her foot hard, left the items on the table, and turned to walk away.

Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the clutter on the coffee table and rubbed his temples with a headache. It was fortunate he had kept those items; otherwise, he truly wouldn't have known how to shake off this young lady.

Dugu Yan was beautiful, and her willow-thin waist was certainly eye-catching; it would be a lie to say Lu Yu had no thoughts about her. But the problem was, if he were to pluck the delicate lily that Dugu Bo had raised for over a decade right under the old man's nose, who knew if the old guy would go on a rampage? Before his own strength matured, he had to act with caution!

Not long after Dugu Yan left, people from the academy’s Academic Affairs Office came by. They handed him the one hundred thousand gold soul coin championship prize, along with his monthly cultivation subsidy, totaling one hundred and eleven thousand gold soul coins. Counting the ten thousand he had received the previous month, Lu Yu’s total assets were now one hundred and twenty thousand gold soul coins.

However, he knew clearly that taking this amount of money to the Heaven Dou Auction wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between his teeth. Still, he did have some treasures in his possession. If something he truly needed appeared at the auction, he could always offer that golden-red fruit as a temporarily added auction item. A fruit capable of causing a dragon-bloodline evolution would surely be fiercely contested by many soul masters with dragon-type martial souls.