Douluo Dalu - Volume 01-48

by Tang Jia San Shao

  “If we’re rushing like today again tomorrow and you can’t take it anymore, let me carry you. There shouldn’t be a problem with speed if I used my Eight Spider Lances.”

  Xiao Wu giggled.

  “No need, I can handle it. Actually, this kind of tiredness is also good. I would have a reason to let you massage my legs. Its really comfortable. Ge, why are your palms so warm?”

  Tang San shook his head. He doted on this little sister from the core of his heart. Not caring about the mud and dirt on her shoes, he softly massaged her foot, helping her relax.

  “How does this feel?”[ >< Onii sannnn]

  “Very comfortable, it seems like my legs aren’t as sore anymore.”

  Even separated by the shoe, the heat from Tang San’s palms could still enter her feet. It felt just like soaking in the hot waters of a hot spring. The hot comfortable feeling made Xiao Wu feel so comfortable, her vision blurred for a while.

  “Okay, change to the other leg.”

  Xiao Wu looked at Tang San, expression somewhat congealed,

  “Ge, if we can always be this close in the future, and if you later get a wife, will you not want me?”

  Tang San smiled,

  “Silly girl, how can that be? At any point in time, you will always be my little sister.”

  Concerning boy-girl relationships, he had never experienced them in his previous life. In this life, he understood them even less. Although he grew up without his father by his side, however, ever since he came to Shrek Academy, Tang San had never felt alone or empty. In terms of friendship, he had his companions. In terms of family, he had Xiao Wu and Grandmaster. He was already very satisfied with his current life.

  Xiao Wu giggled

  “How about, after we grow up, I’ll marry you, okay? Then I can be your little sister for as long as we live and let you take care of me.”[ I cannut, i get diabetes]

  Tang San laughed and said,

  ”Okay. Its just that you so pretty, marrying me will embarrass you.”

  Xiao Wu sighed.

  “I’m serious. What is there to be embarrassed about? In my heart, you are the best. Ge, did you know? Rongrong always teases me, saying that we’re just brother and sister.”

  Tang San looked blank for a bit,

  “But she isn’t wrong. Aren’t you my little sister?”[ Face plant into ground. Becoming a tree now]

  Xiao Wu’s charming face reddened.

  “Not like that. Aiyah[ Search urban dictionary. I had a good laugh there.]. I’m not going to talk about it anymore, you’re such a blockhead.”

  As she spoke, she took back her long leg and walked behind Tang Sang, both hands gently squeezing on his shoulders.

  Although Xiao Wu’s technique was a bit amateurish, it still allowed Tang San to feel comfortable. Especially that faint warm feeling, making Tang San’s deep in his heart be softly moved.

  “Alright. You should go to sleep earlier. We still need to travel tomorrow.” Tang San somewhat reluctantly pushed away Xiao Wu’s hands.

  “Okay”

  Xiao Wu replied. Finally returning to her room. Her heart was beating quickly, her eyes were showing a somewhat hesitant and deep light.

  Returning to his room, what made Tang San surprised was that Dai Mubai and the other two were not asleep yet. The three of them looked at Tang San as they tried to hide their smiles.

  Oscar rose from the bed, facing Dai Mubai and raising a leg in his direction, with a coy voice he said “After running for an entire day, my legs feel sore. Ge, massage my legs, alright?”

  Dai Mubai laughed, imitating Tang San’s voice,

  “Okay. Right here?”

  Oscar immediately followed up with

  “En. Right here. Rongrong and Zhuqing are already sleeping.”

  Looking at their creepy play, Tang San irritatedly said

  “Great. You guys listened in on our conversation.”

  Fatty darkly laughed at one side

  “Its not that we eavesdropped. Its just that here, the walls are really bad. Ge, help me massage my leg too.”

  As he spoke, he also gestured with his his fat leg.

  Part 2 (TL by Bagelson)

  Tang San earnestly nodded,

  “Fine, no problem. I heard, a bit of poison is actually helpful for the body, stretching muscles and improving blood circulation. I don’t know if my Eight Spider Lances will do, but I’ll use you to try it out.”

  While speaking, he took off his jacket, exposing his bare torso, assuming an expression about to release Eight Spider Lances.

  Fatty jumped from fright, hastily pulling his quilt over him. somewhat bitterly shouting,

  “Don’t, third brother, my mistake!.”

  His first encounter with Eight Spider Lances’ powerful toxin left a deep impression with him.

  Tang San snapped:

  “Go to sleep.”

  Dai Mubai chuckled, saying:

  “Tang San, Xiao Wu declared her position to you, you as her older brother mustn’t be so slow witted. Xiao Wu is a rare beauty. If you act fast you will have her, if you’re slow you won’t.”

  Tang San stared blankly,

  “But we’re siblings. Fine, don’t say anything. We’re both still this young. It’s still too early to discuss this. Do you think I’m Fatty? I can’t have his Evil Fire.”

  Ma Hongjun stretched out his head from within his quilt, defiantly saying:

  “What about me? Relations between men and women are heaven’s law and earth’s principle[ Idiom: Right and proper, or a matter of course]. It’s a primal instinct.”

  Tang San glared at him,

  “I say you have instinct to spare.”

  Dai Mubai also didn’t say anything else, smiling shaking his head, sitting down cross legged on his bed to enter a meditative state.

  After an uneventful night, the second day’s morning. Everyone continued the journey. By now, they had already left Balak Kingdom, entering the borders of Silvers Kingdom.

  Fortunately, today Flender didn’t speed up again, only leading the party towards the northeast at a regular pace.

  The same day, they reached Silvers Kingdom’s capital on the southern border, Silvers City. Flender unprecedentedly chose this major city to lodge at, furthermore at the time they entered the city, the sky was only just starting to darken.

  “Flender, are you alright?”

  When Flender brought everyone to check in at an expensive hotel, even Grandmaster who could never hang on to coin couldn’t help feel strange. Furthermore, this time Flender unexpectedly rented five rooms, letting everyone live somewhat less crowded. Even dinner was unprecedentedly lavish.

  Whether it was Grandmaster or Zhao Wuji and the other teachers, everyone were baffled by Flender’s actions. Always miserly, how would he suddenly become so generous?

  At dinner, Flender finally showed his true colors.

  Flender wore a smiling expression, raising a wine cup in front of him, saying:

  “Travelling for two days, to thank you all for your hard work, please eat to your heart’s content. However, the little monsters are only allowed one cup of wine.”

  Speaking, he led by example and poured the wine down his throat, and furthermore extremely enthusiastically received everyone’s dishes.

  Dai Mubai said in a low voice by Tang San’s ear:

  “Compared to a smile, I wish we saw the dean’s solemn expression. I don’t know why, but every time he smiles I feel his smile is so treacherous. You’ll see, today our dean spent so much, there’s definitely a catch.”

  Sure enough, as the wine made three rounds, after dishes of five flavours, Flender wiped his mouth, mildly saying to the Shrek Seven Devils:

  “You also haven’t had any real combat for two months. This Silvers City has a Great Spirit Arena. This evening you should all go exercise a bit. En. There’s no need to participate in all spirit battles. In order to not influence tomorrow’s travelling, just join the team spirit battle.”

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bsp; Dai Mubai smiling widely looked at the fox tailed[ Idiom: A villain showing his true intentions.] Flender, saying:

  “Dean, then the rewards we obtain this time, should it also be transferred to the Academy?”

  Flender piously said:

  “Although the Academy is already closed, as your dean, do you believe I would take possession of your rewards? You allocate your income as you see fit, unrelated to us. Mubai, don’t tell me you unexpectedly doubt my intentions?”

  This time it was Dai Mubai’s turn to stare blankly. Originally he thought Flender was planning to have them participate in a team spirit fight to obtain the rewards. Like this, with their current rank, for a team spirit fight everyone could obtain at least a hundred cold spirit coins each, adding up to a considerable sum. He hadn’t expected to be criticised by Flender’s just words.

  Don’t say, was this dean really alright?

  It was still Ma Hongjun who understood his teacher the best, mouthing words to Dai Mubai on the other side. Dai Mubai then suddenly understood. Ma Hongjun only mouthed one word: ‘Gambling’.

  Yes, under equivalent level circumstances, even Emperor Team was unable to surpass the Shrek Seven Devils, how would there be an opponent, as long as they placed some heavy bets on the team fight, then, naturally the earnings wouldn’t be small. This was Flender’s true scheme.

  “Good, we’ll set off.”

  Flender delightedly settled the bill, asking for directions to Silvers Great Spirit Arena, bringing everyone to leave the hotel.

  Silvers Great Spirit Arena appeared even more magnificent than its Suotuo counterpart. This was after all Silvers Kingdom’s capital city, still a level above Suotuo.

  Wearing those masks that had shaken Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, the Shrek Seven Devils once again set out.

  However, when Flender had the Shrek Seven Devils sign up for a team spirit fight he was struck dumb.

  The Silvers Great Spirit Arena staff carefully inspected the Shrek Seven Devils spirit fighting badges, and couldn’t help but uncomprehendingly look at the seven Spirit Masters in front of him, finding it somewhat difficult to speak:

  “My apologies, respected Spirit Masters, I’m afraid you can’t participate in the team spirit fight.”

  The Shrek Seven Devils were indifferent, Flender was not.

  One must know, since entering Silvers City he had already spent a lot of coin, hoping to be able to recoup it here.

  “Why? Don’t tell me there are no people at the Great Spirit Arena?”

  Flender angrily said.

  Part 3 (TL by Bagelson)

  Although Flender was somewhat aggressive, the staff didn’t refute him at all. A thirtieth level gold spirit fighter team indeed had the qualifications to be aggressive. He had worked at the Great Spirit Arena for more than twenty years, but this was the first time such a monstrous spirit fighter team had appeared.

  “My apologies, respected sir, but our Silvers Great Spirit Arena doesn’t have a gold spirit fighter team for a fair spirit fight.”

  The staff member said embarrassedly.

  Flender said:

  “Then a silver spirit fighter team is fine as well. Don’t you see that among them is only one Spirit Master that just advanced to gold spirit fighter?”

  The staff member shook his head:

  “That certainly won’t do. First of all, we only have one silver spirit fighter thirtieth level team, but letting them fight clearly is unfair. Presumably you also know the rules of the Great Spirit Arena, a team’s level is counted according to the level of its highest member.”

  To the side Zhao Wuji smiled with Schadenfreude:

  “Apparently, someone’s plans fell through.”

  Standing at Zhao Wuji’s side, the three senior Spirit Masters Lu Ji-Bin, Li Yu-Song and Shao Xin couldn’t help smiling. They didn’t have any subordinate relationship with Flender, before the establishment of Shrek Academy they were good friends, watching Flender’s defeat clearly was a form of entertainment to them.

  Flender unresigned asked:

  “Is there no other way?”

  The staff member thought about it:

  “It’s not that there are no ways. If everyone agrees to surpass levels to join a spirit fight, I can naturally arrange it. Surpassing levels no longer suffers the level restrictions of spirit fights. In other words, you can challenge one of the lowest fortieth level spirit fighter teams, here the fortieth level teams are practically all silver spirit fighters, there are also a few gold spirit fighter teams. You can choose as you wish.”

  Fortieth level? Flender was stunned a moment, immediately afterwards shaking his head,

  “Then let it be.”

  What is called ‘gentlemen love wealth, but grasps it the right way’, Flender still understood the reasoning of this.

  Although in the spirit fighting ring, generally speaking none of the opponents died, he also wouldn’t let his disciples take risks for his benefit.

  If there was a certain chance of victory without danger then a bit of profit wasn’t much, but demanding the Shrek Seven Devils take risks for profit, Flender still wouldn’t do it. Although miserly, he was after all principled.

  “No, I think it’s possible.”

  Grandmaster’s stiff voice echoed, unhurriedly strolling up to Flender’s side.

  Flender frowned,

  “Xiao Gang, what kind of joke is that? How is this possible, you also know the depth of a spirit ring gap. Don’t tell me you want to send the children to their death? Don’t forget that among them are three who haven’t reached the thirtieth level, confronting a fortieth level Spirit Master team, they won’t stand a chance.”

  Grandmaster shook his head:

  “Of course I wouldn’t let them take risks, Flender, there are still very many differences with fortieth level spirit fighter teams.”

  Speaking, Grandmaster turned to the staff member,

  “What you said just now, letting us pick our opponent, without question.”

  The staff member nodded,

  “Of course without question. Furthermore I can guarantee that this team spirit fight will be in the Central Main Spirit Arena.”

  The circumstances of a level surpassing challenge very rarely appeared at a Great Spirit Arena, especially in a team fight. If it was a one versus one bout where one side’s spirit was especially outstanding, perhaps there would still be a chance to prevail over a one spirit ring gap. But team spirit fights were a collective effort, if the whole team was one spirit ring weaker than the opponents, how would there still be a fight? As a result, team level surpassing challenges were hardly ever seen. And without more than a few successful examples in the entire history of Great Spirit Arena, a level surpassing challenge was undoubtedly a kind of spirit fight that appealed to spectators, making it even easier to excite the audience. As long as the news went out, the Central Main Spirit Arena could anticipate a full audience. Such a good event, how could the spirit arena refuse?

  Grandmaster continued:

  “Among your fortieth level teams do you have one that is especially cruel? Best is that kind of team that every time kills or injures the opponent. The higher the proportion of injuries the better.”

  “Ah?”

  The staff member startled looked at Grandmaster, thinking to himself, ‘don’t tell me this person want’s to have this team killed?’ Originally he thought Grandmaster would pick the weakest fortieth level team, he hadn’t expected him to say something like this.

  Flender grabbed Grandmaster’s shoulder, bellowing,

  “Xiao Gang, are you insane? You want to get the children killed?”

  Grandmaster calmly smiled,

  “Flender, do you think I would let the children get killed? Don’t worry, I have a reason.”

  Flender stared blankly, yes, how would Grandmaster possibly let the children get killed. Especially his only disciple Tang San, who Grandmasters normally showed such concern for. Flender also saw that he looked at Tang San as i
f his own child, how would he let him take risks.

  Grandmaster took advantage of Flender’s dull moment to once again question the staff member,

  “Is there such a team?”

  “Ah, yes. There is.”

  The staff member finally reacted,

  “Fiend Team[ (凶神战队)], fortieth level silver spirit fighter team, since entering the silver spirit fighter grade, forty six bouts and thirty one wins. Altogether they have killed opponents sixty three times. Injured opponents ninety eight times, called the ‘murder weapon’ of the silver spirit fighter teams. The majority of the silver spirit fighter teams are unwilling to face them since they play so hard.”

  Grandmaster nodded satisfied,

  “Good, then we will challenge this Fiend Team. Our team is called Shrek Seven Devils. Altogether seven members will fight.”

  “Grandmaster.”

  Seeing Grandmaster unexpectedly being so earnest, Zhao Wuji’s four teachers hastily gathered to prevent him.

  Grandmaster shook his head to them, saying something in a low voice. At this it was like everyone saw the light, the worry on their faces fading away.

  Flender somewhat hesitant said:

  “But, is this alright?”

  Grandmaster calmly said:

  “Flender, this is also a kind of experience. Inevitably there will be a day when they must confront circumstances like these. Do you believe that having us at their side to guide them when they confront such circumstances, or letting them endure it on their own is better?”

  Flender’s gaze collided with Grandmaster’s in midair, seeming to raise sparks. In the end he was still the one to yield, nodding:

  “Fine, I hope you’re right.”

  Grandmaster calmly smiled, saying:

  “This is the best way to examine their mental qualities, it’s also something they must experience sooner or later.”

  Flender looked at the other teachers, saying:

  “Then, let’s decide it by vote. Everyone in favor of Grandmaster’s decision raise your hands. The minority defers to the majority.”

  While speaking, Flender took the lead to raise his hand. After the other teachers hesitated a moment, they also one after another showed their agreement.

  Grandmaster then turned to the staff member,

  “Please help us set it up.”