Peerless Douluo: Blood of the Black King Nidhogg!

Chapter 155 Past events

Deep within the Starry Sky Forest, in the habitat of the hawksbill turtle clan.

"(chewing) This thing... (chewing) Who invented it? It's so delicious..." The golden tortoise, now back to its prime, lay in the lake, chewing on a plant-type soul beast that was five thousand years old. Its eyes were slightly narrowed, and its face was full of comfort.

Suddenly, its constantly opening and closing mouth abruptly stopped, and it looked left and right suspiciously.

"Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling? Could it be that some thief wants to harm me?" The golden tortoiseshell looked around for a long time but saw no movement, so it assumed that the inexplicable sense of crisis in its heart was just due to its recent overwork and exhaustion.

"Ugh, I scared myself..."

Just as the golden hawksbill turtle thought it was overthinking things, its vision suddenly blurred for a moment. When everything became clear again, it was shocked to find itself in a completely unfamiliar place!

"Where the hell did I end up? Is this still the Star Dou Great Forest?!"

"Go, Golden Tortoiseshell! Beat him up!" A familiar voice came from behind.

Upon hearing the voice, the golden tortoise shivered. A painful memory flooded back into its mind. It cautiously took a closer look, and upon seeing that it was indeed Mo Yuan, its heart, which had been hanging in suspense, died completely.

Blanch! It's him again!
Ye Guyi and the other evil soul master titled Douluo were dumbfounded when they saw the golden tortoise that suddenly appeared in front of them.

Holy crap, if I'm not mistaken, this is the legendary golden hawksbill turtle, right? How did it suddenly get here?!

Moreover, judging from its appearance, this golden hawksbill turtle's cultivation level has even reached as many as 100,000 years!
Ye Guyi rubbed her eyes in disbelief, looked at the equally bewildered Golden Tortoise Shell, and then at Mo Yuan, a flood of questions welling up in her mind.

"Your Majesty... no." The golden tortoiseshell instinctively wanted to call out "Your Majesty," but seeing that Mo Yuan was secretly giving him a meaningful look, it immediately realized what was going on.

It was clear that Mo Yuan's true identity could not be revealed.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the golden hawksbill turtle regained its intelligence. It nodded, adopting the dignified air befitting a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and then nodded, "Hmm, I understand."

Then, the golden hawksbill turtle, pretending to be Mo Yuan's friend, roared, its massive body suddenly turning around and angrily shouting,

"Let me see who has the audacity to harm my young friend Mo!"

But the next second, when it saw 'Ye Xuan' staring at it with cold eyes, it was dumbfounded again.

He looked at 'Ye Xuan' in disbelief, then at Mo Yuan behind him, and his mind went completely blank.

Huh? What's going on now?! His Majesty wants me to hit himself? Should I hit him or not?
What if, after the fight, you end up being charged with 'treason'?
Fortunately, the golden tortoiseshell had lived a long time. After a brief moment of confusion, it realized that although this 'Ye Xuan' was exactly the same as Mo Yuan's disguise in terms of both aura and appearance, it lacked the unique oppressive feeling of dragon blood.

So regardless of whether this Ye Xuan is Mo Yuan or not, as long as the Mo Yuan behind him is the real Emperor, that's all that matters.

"It's true what they say, the rope only breaks at its thinnest point, and fate is playing tricks on the giant tortoise..." The golden tortoise muttered to itself before charging towards Ye Xuan, another evil soul master titled Douluo, without saying another word.

The earth trembled, rocks cracked, dust billowed, and the oppressive force accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years erupted. A roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and a golden light as solid as a rock appeared like a fortress.

"go!"

Mo Yuan put away the parchment, gave a soft shout, and then quickly fled into the distance, pulling Ye Guyi's hand beside him. As for the golden tortoise shell, he would use alchemy to send it back after he left.

……

After a long while, as the golden tortoiseshell vanished once again, tranquility finally returned to the world.

At this moment, the valley deep in the Jingyang Mountains had been completely destroyed, and it was unrecognizable from its previous state. The earth was cracked with countless fissures, and the soil was covered with black scorch marks.

The last remaining evil soul master, a titled Douluo, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Ye Xuan, who stood silently not far away. He was trembling with fear, thinking that Ye Xuan was angry because he had accidentally let Mo Yuan and Ye Guyi escape.

"Second Master... what should we do now?"

Mo Yuan glanced at him coldly, "What's your name?"

"Replying to Second High Priest, I have completely forgotten my real name. I only have a title called Demon Skull..." Demon Skull Douluo replied tremblingly with his head down.

"So, Demon Skull Douluo, do you know how to report today's events to Sect Leader Zhongli when you return to the Holy Sect?" Mo Yuan gently stroked the scales of the End Demon Dragon, his tone calm as if he were asking casually.

How should I report? Of course, I should report the truth... That was the first thing Demon Skull Douluo thought to say, but when he saw the faint killing intent in Mo Yuan's eyes, his mind instantly cleared.

If the report is true, although the Second Elder did indeed take action, it was too late; otherwise, there would have been no casualties.

If I were to report it like that, even though the Second Elder has a high position and great power, he wouldn't suffer any substantial loss, but it would undoubtedly be a significant blow to his prestige.

It would be strange if the second elder was happy in this situation. So, who would the second elder vent his anger on...?

The Demon Skull Douluo shuddered again at the thought, but at the same time he was secretly glad that his brain was still intact. After a mental storm, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the scattered remains of the Abomination and the Soul Douluo on the ground, and his eyes lit up.

"Reporting to the Second Elder! The failure of this ambush is entirely the fault of those two idiots, the Abomination Douluo and the Soul Douluo! It was their unauthorized actions that led to the plan being exposed and the Holy Angel Martial Soul escaping!"

The Demon Skull Douluo spoke with utmost sincerity and a strong desire to survive, “As for why the two of them died, it was because of the sneak attack by Mo Yuan of Shrek Academy. The Second Elder, on the other hand, valued talent and tried to coerce and entice him to join the Holy Cult. However, he did not expect that Mo Yuan had a strong person from Shrek Academy protecting him. After a fierce battle, the enemy was killed by you, and Mo Yuan took the opportunity to escape.”

"This is my report, no, this is what I saw with my own eyes! There is absolutely no lie!"

The second master cannot be wrong, nor can he be wrong, so what exactly is wrong?
All I can do is suffer and hate Douluo and the Soul Douluo.

Anyway, both of them are dead, so there's no way they can come forward to clarify things.

Beneath the mask, a smile appeared on Mo Yuan's face. He hadn't expected that there would be someone in the Holy Spirit Cult, this mad organization, who was so good at making up stories.

After speaking, Demon Skull Douluo lowered his head and waited for Mo Yuan's reply. Mo Yuan jumped onto the top of the End Demon Dragon's head, and flew straight into the sky with the Death Knight, leaving only one sentence that reached Demon Skull Douluo's ears.

"Very well, I will now go after Mo Yuan and that Holy Angel. Also, remember what you just said. If you dare to make even the slightest mistake, you know what I can do..."

Upon hearing this, Demon Skull Douluo breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if he had escaped a calamity. He was certain that if he had answered truthfully just now, he would have immediately gone down to meet the Abomination and the Dead Soul.

After thinking for a moment, Demon Skull Douluo squatted down and collected the severed limbs belonging to Abomination Douluo and Soul Douluo from the ground. The faint aura of ultimate divine attribute on them was evidence to support his claim.

High in the sky, after confirming that he was far away from the Jingyang Mountains, Mo Yuan ripped off his cloak and mask, then opened the portal to the undead demiplane in front of him and threw it in.

The body, which contained a small portion of the spirit, vanished silently into thin air, and the End Dragon and the Death Knight rushed into the undead demiplane.

With the portal closed, 'Ye Xuan' vanished from the continent.

……

Meanwhile, in a secluded cave on the outskirts of the Jingyang Mountains, Mo Yuan sat quietly by a campfire. Only after another part of his spirit returned did he slowly open his eyes.

Looking at Ye Guyi, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground not far away, meditating with her eyes closed, a look of reminiscence appeared in Mo Yuan's eyes, and a long-sealed past was completely opened.

Several years ago, after he awakened the Black King Blood Martial Soul, he went to the outer area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts to obtain his second soul ring. However, he unexpectedly encountered a thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

The power of the Black King's blood and the dragon race is undeniable, but in the beginning they could even be described as weak.

Before becoming a Soul Master, a normal Martial Soul can at least still use the Martial Soul. However, before reaching the first ring, he had no bloodline, could not use Word Spirit, and could not use Blood Explosion to increase his combat power.

Even when it obtained its first spirit ring, it was still the same. After all, the first few spirits in the spirit sequence list were only good for dealing with humans, but for the tough and thick-skinned Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, they were no different from being sent to its death.

Fortunately, Mo Yuan proved to be the superior one in the end. He first risked exploding his blood twice, and then, at the cost of serious injury, used his dragon blood to poison the thousand-year-old dark gold dinosaur bear to death.

He was only about eight years old at that time.

Just as he was about to absorb the spirit ring despite his serious injuries, a blonde girl who looked not much older than him suddenly appeared and blocked his way.

At that moment, he recognized the blonde girl as Ye Guyi at a glance through her divine aura and angelic wings.

It can only be said that when luck is bad, even drinking cold water can cause problems. The scene of his blood-exploding dragon transformation was witnessed by Ye Guyi in her teenage years, so the subsequent outcome is self-evident.

In his dragon form, he no longer resembled a normal person at all. Ye Guyi immediately labeled him a young evil spirit master and then prepared to act on behalf of heaven.

He was already seriously injured, and the effects of his blood explosion were about to wear off. At this point, let alone Ye Guyi, who was of the same cultivation level, even a ten-year-old soul beast that was nearly a hundred years old would be a disaster for him. Therefore, this was basically a moment when his life hung by a thread.

Fortunately, he was upright and had nothing to fear, so he immediately launched a series of life-saving measures. First, he posed three questions about the definition of an evil soul master, making Ye Guyi understand that not everyone with an evil martial soul is necessarily an evil soul master.

He then took the initiative to have Ye Guyi envelop him with holy aura to prove that his martial soul was fine, it just looked a bit evil.

Ye Guyi was completely numb at that moment. This was the first time she had encountered such a situation in all the time she had been upholding justice and eliminating evil spirit masters. "So you mean... you just don't look like a good person, but you're actually an ordinary person?"

Mo Yuan's expression froze, a few black lines sliding down his forehead, and he retorted speechlessly, "Who taught you to talk like that? Martial Soul, it's not that your Martial Soul doesn't look like a good person, okay?"

"Hehe, sorry, I misunderstood you," Ye Guyi chuckled awkwardly, scratching her head sheepishly. Then, looking at Mo Yuan, who was gradually fading from his dragon form, she couldn't help but ask...

"Oh right, what is your true martial soul? I see your eyes are shining and you have scales, so it can't be a twin martial soul, right? And also, why can you use so many soul skills when you only have one soul ring..."

At that time, Ye Guyi asked many questions, and he had no choice but to answer them since he was in a position of power. In this situation, he couldn't even make up a lie, since Ye Guyi had basically seen everything about him except for alchemy. The only lie he could probably tell was his name.

Therefore, apart from the soul beasts, only Ye Guyi, a human, knew that his true martial soul was actually the blood of the Black King, but that was all. Ye Guyi was unaware of the true secrets of the dragon race.

Later, during his recovery period after absorbing his second spirit ring, Ye Guyi did not leave but stayed with him. Perhaps she was curious about the wonder of his spirit, or perhaps she was shocked by the 'Three Questions of the Evil Spirit Master'.

In short, for a considerable period of time afterward, he lived with Ye Guyi, discussing their life ideals and their understanding of the current situation in Douluo Continent. They developed a deep friendship. During this time, he also sparred with Ye Guyi a few times, but ultimately, due to his age and lack of strength, he was defeated several times.

This is also the reason why he told Ma Xiaotao and the others that he had "lost" during the Soul Master Competition.

But all good things must come to an end. Both he and Ye Guyi had their own goals, and after spending half a year together, they went their separate ways.

Nearly ten years have passed since then.

As the recollection ended, a slow smile appeared on Mo Yuan's face. At that moment, Ye Guyi seemed to sense something and opened her bright golden eyes.

The two long-lost friends gazed at each other for a long time, and finally, all the emotions and unspoken words of their reunion were summed up in one sentence:

"haven't seen you for a long time."

However, after this greeting, both Mo Yuan and Ye Guyi suddenly fell silent, unsure of what to say.

Gazing at the boy silently staring at the campfire, with his flawless profile, the girl's lips unconsciously curved into a slight smile.

Then Ye Guyi seemed to suddenly remember something, her eyebrows slightly raised, her smile still on her face, but she didn't look happy at all.

"I almost forgot, should I call you Mo Yuan, or should I call you...?"

—Gu Yue Fang Yuan?

(End of this chapter)