Douluo Dalu: The Frozen Throne

Chapter 184 Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo's decision, invitation from the Beast God

There is a reason why Han Ruoruo asked this.

The Star Dou Great Forest is vast, with countless soul beasts living there. In the mixed circle, you can find almost all kinds of powerful ten thousand year old soul beasts. Even a hundred thousand year old soul beast can be encountered if you are lucky enough.

For example, when Zhang Lexuan and his group were hunting souls in the mixed circle, they happened to encounter a hundred thousand year old soul beast. Chicken Leg Douluo was "just right" greedy and drunk and got separated from them, which almost led to the death of everyone in the group, including Zhang Lexuan.

The meaning of the core circle is completely different from that of the mixed circle. If it were not for hunting hundred thousand year soul beasts, few soul masters would choose to enter the core circle.

The deeper you go, the more dangerous it is. What you may encounter there is not just a hundred thousand year soul beast, but a beast that is dozens of times more terrifying than a hundred thousand year soul beast.

Xu Jiujiu was slightly stunned, and just smiled at Han Ruoruo's "cleverness", and then said:

"That's about it. It's just hunting a hundred thousand year soul beast. But don't worry, the strong men accompanying us are very strong. Even if the Beast God Emperor Tian comes in person, he is enough to protect us."

"Is it that Extreme Douluo senior?"

Han Ruoruo asked curiously.

Xu Jiujiu hummed, and then continued:
"We have already met the Beast God two years ago. At that time, I was just a small Soul Master. In the blink of an eye, I have already broken through to the Soul Emperor..."

Han Ruoruo listened with her head down. At first she didn't think there was anything wrong, but when she heard that Xu Jiujiu had broken through to the Soul Emperor level, she couldn't help but choke.

"Soul...Soul Emperor?"

"Your Highness, forgive me for being so presumptuous, but if I remember correctly, you should be no more than 20 years old this year..."

Xu Jiujiu nodded and did not deny it.

Han Ruoruo really didn't know what to say this time. Breaking through to Soul Emperor before the age of 20 was enough to make her a seed student even in Shrek Academy. After watching for a long time, Han Ruoruo suddenly thought of the flamboyant and enthusiastic Ma Xiaotao. If she remembered correctly, they would be of the right age at the next Soul Master Competition. She wondered how exciting their clash would be then...

Just at this moment, Shu Yan opened the door curtain and walked in. He looked at Han Ruoruo who had already woken up, then looked at Xu Jiujiu who was sitting beside him, and then said:

"You two sisters are surprisingly consistent. Zhang Lexuan also woke up just now and asked me about your situation."

Han Ruoruo glanced at Shu Yan a little embarrassedly, and then said sincerely:
"Thank you so much this time. If you hadn't come in time, I wouldn't dare to imagine what would have happened to Le Xuan and I..."

Shu Yan chuckled and shook his head, then said:
"Since you are grateful, then why don't you leave Shrek Academy and join us? How about that? This request is not too much, right?"

Han Ruoruo was stunned. She looked at Shu Yan's face. Although he had a slight smile on his face, it didn't seem like he was joking. She hesitated for a moment, then spoke:
"Okay, I agree."

Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu were both a little surprised. Shu Yan looked at her and then said:

"Don't you plan to think about it more? Or, don't you plan to discuss it with Zhang Lexuan?"

Han Ruoruo shook her head and then said:
"No, the life-saving grace is priceless. Although Shrek Academy is my alma mater, I don't owe the academy anything after all these years. Besides, I am an adult. Maybe I am used to discussing some things with Le Xuan, but it's just some suggestions. The decision-making power is always in my hands. What's more, the Xingluo Empire is not the Sun-Moon Empire. I am free to come and go. As long as you don't let me betray the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, I am willing to listen to you for everything else."

Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu looked at each other, and then Shu Yan continued:
"In that case, you are welcome to join..."

Han Ruoruo also showed a smile on her face. She looked at the bright sunshine outside and then said:

"Can I go see Le Xuan? My consciousness was too blurry at the time, but I still remember that her condition was much more serious than mine."

Shu Yan made way for them, and Han Ruoruo threw back the quilt and got out of bed. Her steps were a little unsteady, but there was nothing else unusual. Under the leadership of Xu Jiujiu, they entered another tent.

……

Night falls.

Everyone sat around the campfire. Zhang Lexuan looked at the flickering flames, unable to describe the emotion in her heart.

The original favor was already great enough, and now with the addition of a life-saving favor, it means that she owes Shu Yan and others more and more. She learned from Han Ruoruo that the other party was preparing to join the Star Luo Empire, but she did not stop it. She herself was also thinking and hesitating between the Star Luo Empire and Shrek Academy.

Sometimes she really felt that she was stupid for hesitating on such a matter. From her perspective of being indebted, she should undoubtedly side with Shu Yan, but as for the academy...

After thinking about it, Zhang Lexuan made a decision. She stayed at Shrek Academy for more than 20 years because of a promise, led Shrek to win the Soul Master Competition twice, and worked even harder after joining the Inner Academy. She had already returned the resources that the Academy had poured into her in another form. Perhaps, as Dragon God Douluo Moon said, she had lived for a promise and the hatred she carried for the past 20 years, and from now on, she should live for herself.

After figuring this out, Zhang Lexuan suddenly felt her whole body relax. The heavy burden that had been weighing on her heart seemed to disappear in an instant. She slowly closed her eyes, and a faint silver light lingered around her. Han Ruoruo, who was sitting next to her, was a little surprised, but still made room for her.

"Is this...an epiphany?"

Han Ruoruo exclaimed in a low voice, somewhat confused as to what her best friend was thinking about and why she suddenly fell into a state of enlightenment.

Shu Yan looked at the braised beef cooking in the pot, and then at Zhang Lexuan who would not wake up in the short term. He did not have much feeling. It was probably a good thing for Bingdi, who was a big eater, to open his mouth less to eat.

After dinner time, Ling Luochen also completed the absorption of the sixth soul ring.

Her soul power jumped to level sixty-three. The leap of three levels was quite significant, but correspondingly, the energy remaining in her body from the octagonal black ice crystals had been completely refined and absorbed, so there would be less amplification in her future practice.

As for Zhang Lexuan... the time of enlightenment can be long or short. Judging from Zhang Lexuan's situation, it should be just a change in her state of mind that led to the enlightenment. It will only take a day or two at most, so it's not a big deal.

The night was bright. Except for Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor, all the girls sat together meditating and practicing. Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor were whispering on the side. In the end, Shu Yan was the only one who didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, the three people who were still awake frowned in unison and looked at each other. Then Xue Di and Bing Di stood up and came to Shu Yan. The former said softly:

"A beast of fire attribute, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be the Red King."

Shu Yan looked strange, and then said:

"The Scarlet King has always been the bodyguard of the auspicious beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion. How could it leave the auspicious beast and come to the mixed circle at will? And even if it wanted to investigate the commotion we made last night, it should have come earlier. Why did it wait until now to investigate..."

The Scarlet King is a three-headed red demon mastiff with a cultivation level of over 300,000 years. It ranks eighth among the ten most ferocious beasts on the continent. With the help of the hellfire that is close to the ultimate fire and some true dragon blood in its body, it is able to contend with humans at level ninety-six or ninety-seven. Of course, in the original book, its performance can be described as a mess, and it was beaten so badly by Xuan Zi that it didn't know where to go.

However, this is understandable. After all, although Xuanzi cannot beat any strong man of the same level, he is still very good at bullying the weak. If the Red King can be upgraded to 400,000 years, he might be able to compete with Xuanzi. But whether he can beat him is still uncertain. After all, it does not have the ultimate attributes, the true dragon blood in its body is not complete, and its body is not as strong as the Ice Blue Emperor Scorpion.

Xue Di glanced at Shu Yan, and then said lightly:
"I sensed the aura of the Scarlet King at dawn today, but because I concealed your aura, it only patrolled around the battlefield and finally took away the scattered corpse of the evil soul master. Now it seems that Emperor Tian Suxing sensed our aura..."

As Xue Di finished speaking, a fierce aura suddenly came from the distant forest, and dull footsteps sounded, awakening all the girls who were originally in meditation. This aura was too terrifying. If a low-level soul master sensed it, he would be frightened and fall to the ground and collapse on the spot. Even if a soul master at the Titled Douluo level sensed it, he would still feel like he was facing a great enemy and would not dare to act rashly.

In the dark forest, a soul beast with a body length of more than five meters, extremely strong and slightly like a lion walked out slowly. It had three identical big heads, each with a diameter of more than one meter. Its bloodthirsty eyes shrank slightly when it saw the two Ice and Snow Emperors standing in the front. Its terrifying canine teeth released a red-gold luster, and its aura was not comparable to that of an ordinary hundred thousand year soul beast.

"Snow Emperor, Ice Emperor, long time no see..."

The Red King's low voice sounded. Facing two powerful beasts that were far stronger than itself, it maintained due awe.

"Did Di Tian ask you to come?"

Snow Queen only glanced at Red King, but this one glance made Red King feel cold all over. The gap in strength between him and Snow Queen was too big. It would only take a moment for Snow Queen to kill him. Even though his boss was in the dangerous place behind him, he still couldn't help but feel a little scared.

The Red King nodded slightly, then said:
"The Beast God invites you to be his guests in the Great Evil Land. Of course, he asked me to tell you that he swears in the name of the Beast God that he can ensure your safety."

Xue Di looked at Shu Yan, who nodded gently. Xue Di was silent for a moment, then looked at Bing Di and said:

"Tomorrow, it's too late today."

The Scarlet King glanced at Zhang Lexuan, who was still sitting quietly on the ground behind the crowd, with thoughts flowing in his eyes, and then he said softly:
"In that case, I will report the truth to the Beast God..."

After seeing Xue Di nodded, Chi Wang turned around and walked into the depths of the forest. The heavy atmosphere slowly dissipated, leaving only Han Ruoruo standing stiffly by the side. Xu Jiujiu noticed that she was trembling slightly. She reached out and patted Han Ruoruo's shoulder, then leaned over to her ear and said:

"Now that you know this secret, Sister Ruoruo, I think you will keep it a secret for us, right...?"

Several eyes fell on Han Ruoruo. Han Ruoruo looked at the gentle smile on Xu Jiujiu's face, raised three fingers weakly, and then said:
"Believe it or not, I didn't hear anything just now..."

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(End of this chapter)