Douluo Dalu: Sign in to the Flame Princess

Nuoding City was just an unremarkable, remote town on the Douluo Continent.

However, even a small city like this had a bustling flow of people, making it quite lively.

The land nurtures its people. As a world centered around cultivation, the overall appearance of men and women here was far superior to that of Earth.

This was the charm of a world infused with spirit energy!

Even those who were not soul masters still benefited greatly from being born in a place so rich in the energy of heaven and earth.

Zhao Ming walked through the streets of Nuoding City alone, glancing left and right.

It felt like he was experiencing a foreign culture!

Nuoding Academy was a well-known institution in Nuoding City, as it was responsible for training soul masters. And soul masters—regardless of their rank—were undoubtedly noble figures in this world.

After casually asking for directions from passersby, Zhao Ming headed straight toward Nuoding Academy.

Nuoding Academy was located in the western part of the city.

From a distance, Zhao Ming saw a towering archway. It was around 20 meters wide and 10 meters tall, constructed from solid rock. Beneath it stood two thick iron gates that looked incredibly sturdy.

"Stop! What are you doing here?" A young guard blocked Zhao Ming just as he reached the entrance.

"I'm here to enroll at Nuoding Academy," Zhao Ming said, curling his lips.

"Enroll? Where's your certification?" the young guard asked, his tone softening slightly upon noticing Zhao Ming's fine clothing.

However, Zhao Ming frowned. This scene felt strangely familiar.

Wait… wasn't this the same guard who gave Tang San trouble in the original story?

How bold of him!

As a reward…

"I don't have a certificate from the Spirit Hall, but I do have this," Zhao Ming said with a slight smile.

"What? No certificate from the Spirit Hall? Then you—" The young guard was about to scold him, but his words stopped midway as his eyes widened in shock.

Gold soul coins!

More than twenty gold soul coins!

He worked tirelessly at Nuoding Academy and only earned eight silver soul coins per month!

A nobleman! He had met a nobleman!

The young guard suddenly came to a realization.

"Young master, my words just now may have been a bit rude. Please don't take them to heart," he said while taking the gold soul coins from Zhao Ming, his hands trembling.

"It's fine. By the way, what's your name?"

"Young master, my name is Li Qi. I'm a guard here," the young man answered respectfully.

"Li Qi, have you seen anyone named Tang San recently?"

"Tang San? No. Is he a friend of yours, young master?" Li Qi asked curiously, secretly noting down the name.

"You think too much. He and I are not friends," Zhao Ming replied with a slight smirk, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes—something Li Qi caught immediately.

"Understood, young master. If he shows up, we will make sure to… entertain him," the guard said sinisterly.

"I didn't say anything," Zhao Ming remarked casually before walking away.

When he used to read Douluo Dalu, Zhao Ming had always been annoyed by Tang San.

Now that he had arrived in this world, his first priority was to put Tang San in his place!

Tang San and Grandmaster (Yu Xiaogang)… those two were nothing but trouble.

In truth, the reason for their eventual success lay in the deep affections that Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong harbored for them.

Because of Bibi Dong's lingering feelings for Grandmaster, she hesitated time and again. Her repeated indulgence allowed him to develop the very weapon that would later bring about her downfall.

Because of Qian Renxue's love for Tang San, even after inheriting the Angel God's position, she couldn't bring herself to kill him. Instead, she let him obtain the Sea God's inheritance, leading to her ultimate defeat.

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue didn't lose because Tang San was too strong, nor because Grandmaster was too intelligent.

They lost because of love.

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, mother and daughter, were ultimately outmaneuvered by Grandmaster and Tang San.

What a joke!

But now, I am the protagonist of this world! As the saying goes, there cannot be two tigers on one mountain. There is no room for two protagonists in a single world!

…

Near the academy entrance, there was a sign displaying a map of the campus.

Zhao Ming glanced at it. The academy was divided into several areas: the main teaching building, the playground, and the dormitory building located on the eastern side of the playground.

Following the directions on the map, Zhao Ming headed toward the teaching building.

The Office of Academic Affairs was located on the first floor of the main teaching building. Inside, a middle-aged teacher who looked to be in his sixties was seated, accompanied by two younger teachers, both under thirty.

Each year, only a handful of people from Nuoding City and the surrounding villages possessed the qualifications to become soul masters. Nuoding Academy typically admitted only forty to fifty students annually.

As a result, the admissions office was never particularly busy.

Zhao Ming immediately caught the attention of the three teachers upon entering.

"Teacher, I'm here to enroll," Zhao Ming said, stepping forward to the elderly teacher's desk.

"You wish to enroll? Are you alone?"

"Yes."

"Alright. Please present your certification from the Spirit Hall," the elderly teacher instructed.

"Teacher, I don't have a certification from the Spirit Hall. Would another form of proof suffice?"

"You don't have a certification from the Spirit Hall? Are you here to cause trouble?" The younger teacher beside him frowned, his expression darkening.

After all, in Nuoding City and its surrounding villages, all school-age children underwent their martial soul awakening at the Spirit Hall.

Thus, any child capable of becoming a soul master would have an official martial soul awakening certificate, documenting their innate soul power and martial soul.

This was the primary requirement for admission to Notting Academy.

"Although I don't have a Spirit Hall awakening certificate, I am a soul master," Zhao Ming said with a calm smile before stepping forward.

Snap!

A surge of energy rippled outward from Zhao Ming!

The pressure of a soul master's spirit power flooded the room, leaving the three teachers utterly stunned!

"A soul master? This… this is the energy fluctuation of a true soul master! Have you already obtained a spirit ring?" The elderly teacher gasped, his hands trembling as he and the others stood up in shock.

"Child, place your hand here and let me check," the old teacher said excitedly.

Zhao Ming nodded and placed his right hand on the table.

The elderly teacher carefully examined it before exclaiming, "A soul master! He's truly a soul master!"

"Director Su, is this real?" the younger teacher asked in disbelief.

It wasn't that he didn't believe in geniuses, but he simply couldn't fathom that such a prodigy had arrived at their small Notting Academy!

If word got out, even Advanced Soul Master Academies would beg to recruit him!

"It's real," Director Su confirmed. "His bone age matches, and his spirit power is indeed at the level of an eleventh-ranked soul master."