Douluo Dalu 3: Legend of the White Fox

Xia Yi had long anticipated that despite his public provocation, there would be very few people actually seeking his help to teach their enemies a lesson.

Most were probably aiming to teach this arrogant guy a lesson instead.

Wu Siduo had just entered Shrek Academy. Unlike work-study students, she could purchase many items at half price or even get them for free.

She didn't have a clear sense of the value of contribution points yet.

From her observations over the past two days of Shrek Academy's prices, a thousand contribution points didn't seem like much.

So, she agreed without hesitation.

She completely missed the way the small, thin boy beside her was furiously blinking in disbelief.

A thousand contribution points... Back when she was working part-time at the beverage bar, her annual salary was about that much.

Of course, the beverage bar gig was only a small portion of her income. Her real earnings came from her secondary profession.

Watching Wu Siduo agree without batting an eye, she could only sigh at how extravagantly wealthy first-year students were.

"Are we heading straight to the Battle Arena?" Wu Siduo asked decisively, wasting no time.

To be recognized as the top genius under fifteen in the entire Federation, besides her extraordinary talent, she was also extremely disciplined about time management.

She had no intention of wasting time here.

"No rush. Let me take on a few more jobs first. See you at the Battle Arena at eight tonight," Xia Yi shook his head.

"Alright!" Wu Siduo nodded and left without another word—efficient and straightforward, not a single unnecessary comment.

"What about you guys?" Xia Yi looked at the surrounding second-year students, his face once again wearing an arrogant mask as he sneered, "Second years? Shrek Academy's so-called monsters? Challenged so openly, yet you all stand here unmoved? You've got less guts than a first-year girl. If I were you, I'd find a piece of tofu to smash my head against and end it all."

"How arrogant! It's just a thousand contribution points! I'll beat you to the ground and make you admit defeat!" A student around seventeen years old jumped out immediately, glaring at Xia Yi.

But Xia Yi splashed cold water on him without hesitation.

"A first-year girl offered a thousand. You're so much older—wouldn't charging you the same be an insult?" Xia Yi sized him up, then said with a mocking tone, "I'll give you a price you can feel proud of: How about fifteen hundred contribution points?"

Although he had just arrived at Shrek Academy, Xia Yi had roughly estimated the students' income by observing the tasks and rewards in the mission hall.

His asking price was strategically set at a point that Shrek students could afford but would still feel the pinch.

"Fifteen hundred? Why don't you just rob me?" The student yelled.

His secondary profession was that of a Level 4 Mecha Repairer.

Fifteen hundred contribution points were what he earned after repairing mechas for half a month in his spare time.

"Look at how old you are compared to a first-year girl. Aren't you ashamed to pay the same price?" Xia Yi asked nonchalantly.

"Fifteen hundred it is! Eight tonight at the Battle Arena. And I'll pay you three thousand." The thin boy who had initially spoken now looked at Xia Yi coldly. "But you'd better be prepared. My three thousand contribution points won't be so easy to earn."

After saying his piece, the boy turned and left.

As the second-year class leader, he couldn't stand by while Xia Yi provoked his entire grade.

Three thousand contribution points to teach this arrogant Xia Yi a lesson didn't seem like too bad a deal.

Normally, he wouldn't spend that much on something as trivial as pride.

But last night, after being spied on and getting into a fight, he received a substantial compensation.

Feeling flush with cash, he decided to splurge on this vendetta.

Just thinking about the events of the previous night made him want to cry with frustration.

He couldn't understand why there would be such shameless peeping Toms at Shrek Academy.

Although the academy's enforcers intervened and he received decent compensation, his anger and humiliation remained unvented, bottled up inside him.

Xia Yi had conveniently offered himself as a target.

Seeing the cold gaze of the boy, the surrounding second-year students shivered involuntarily. Some girls even looked at Xia Yi with pity.

That boy was Yuanen Yehui, the second-year class leader. With a three-ring cultivation base, he still managed to hold the top position among his peers.

Only other second-year students knew how terrifying he truly was.

"Looks like I've pissed off someone I shouldn't have," Xia Yi noted the strange looks from the students around him.

But he quickly shrugged off the concern.

If he couldn't win, he'd just surrender.

Win, and he'd get fifteen hundred. Lose, and it was still three thousand.

No matter how it went, he wouldn't be at a loss.

And if he managed to defeat Wu Siduo and that boy tonight, he'd be flooded with business in the future.

By then, people hiring him would likely be asking for help with real enemies.

With that realization, Xia Yi paid no mind to the sympathetic glances around him. He stashed his wooden sign in his storage soul guide and was about to leave.

"Stay right there!"

"Hold on!"

Two voices rang out simultaneously.

Looking up, Xia Yi recognized one of them—Xie Xie from the former Class Zero at Eastsea Academy.

He didn't recognize the other: a boy around fifteen or sixteen, dressed in an immaculate white suit. He was strikingly handsome, with meticulously styled golden hair, slick and shiny with hair wax.

His golden eyes were particularly unusual, with dark-gold pupils that gave him a unique aura, as if he radiated light itself.

"What can I do for you two?" Xia Yi asked indifferently.

He could understand if the golden-haired boy was here to challenge him; his aura alone suggested formidable power.

But why was Xie Xie getting involved?

Even though Xie Xie was a three-ring Soul Elder, his strength was inferior to Zheng Yiran, Yang Nianxia, and Luo Guixing.

Unless he was just looking for a way to spend his excess contribution points...

"You're Xia Yi?" The golden-haired boy's cold gaze fixed on him.

"That's me," Xia Yi replied without hesitation.

"Good. I'll pay you five thousand contribution points, but I have one condition," the boy said.

"Five thousand?" Xia Yi's eyes lit up, and he almost couldn't contain his excitement. "As long as you pay, I'll do whatever you want—even pretend to lose. Don't worry, I'm great at acting. No one will suspect a thing."

"I want you to last one incense stick's time before surrendering. Can you do that?" the boy demanded coldly.

"Oh, a member of the Holy Family? You just want to toy with me, huh? No problem, but we'll see if you have the skills to pull it off," Xia Yi's eyes narrowed.

He remembered the golden-haired woman on the cover of The Book, who looked just like this boy.

Leng Yaozhu had once told Xia Yi that the woman was the only wife of the current patriarch of the Holy Family.

This family wielded the Holy Angel Martial Soul, a lineage of Extreme Douluos, even more powerful than the Leng family.

They were the founders of the Spirit Hall that once ruled the Douluo Continent.

This family was also the most hated enemy of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Before the rise of the Sea God, the Spirit Hall, which once controlled the Douluo Continent, was established by this family.

Although their surname has changed multiple times for various reasons, the family has remained consistently powerful.

Except for the period of decline caused by the Sea God, Tang San, this family has almost always had an Ultimate Douluo in every generation.

Currently, they command the renowned Southern Legion.

Leng Yaozhu specifically introduced this family to Xia Yi, explaining that their Seraphim Martial Soul was the most effective counter against Evil Soul Masters—without exception.

Even Yali's Prayer Angel was somewhat inferior in this regard.

This was also the reason why, during the time when the Holy Family ruled the continent two thousand years ago, Evil Soul Masters rarely dared to cause trouble.

The Holy Family is also one of the most hated enemies of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Anyone who carefully reads Carefree Tale Of The Heavenly Fox will notice that the women of the Holy Family suffer the most humiliation in the book.

Aside from the main wife, several other key women from the Holy Family were also written into the story—though they didn't appear on the cover.

Even a legendary female powerhouse from the Holy Family, who had ascended to godhood two thousand years ago, was resurrected in the book and subjected to training.

[T/N: No way Poor Qian Renxue]

This alone is enough to show just how much the Holy Spirit Cult loathes this family.

(End of Chapter)