Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

It must be said that the Sun Moon Royal Academy is indeed very sincere, offering all the conditions it can.

In contrast, a certain monster academy, besides its so-called glory, is nothing but arrogance.

Their way of recruiting people is either by making empty promises or by constantly saying, "You are more suitable for Shrek Academy," while remaining completely silent about the conditions and benefits, as if declaring to the world: "What more could you want from joining Shrek Academy?"

Looking at Kong Deming, who was full of expectation, Sheng Yangyue nodded: "I agree. When do we go to the academy?"

"Young friend, you certainly have good taste!" Kong Deming said excitedly as he grasped Sheng Yangyue's hand upon hearing his agreement, but quickly added, "Young friend, you'll have to wait a while."

"I'm going to lead the students behind me to hunt for the fourth spirit ring. Why don't you come along?"

“Okay.” Sheng Yangyue nodded, since he wasn’t in a hurry.

Hearing his teacher's words, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but think to himself, "So you finally remembered you have a student?"

Kong Deming immediately led the two deeper into the area, with Sheng Yangyue and Xiao Hongchen following behind him.

At this moment, Xiao Hongchen looked at Sheng Yangyue, who was silent and seemed somewhat aloof, and asked, "Are you really only fifteen years old?"

“If you don’t believe me, you can have your teacher check my bone age,” Sheng Yangyue replied.

"I've already tested it," Kong Deming said, turning around.

The Soul Master's spiritual power is extremely strong; with just a little perception, he can guess the approximate age. If you want to test accurately, it's not too late to do it back at the academy.

Hearing the teacher's words, Xiao Hongchen confirmed that Sheng Yangyue beside him was indeed only fifteen years old. He couldn't help but swallow hard, and finally managed to utter two words: "Monster!"

Shrek Academy, that legendary monster academy, doesn't seem to have any Soul Emperors who are fifteen years old these days, does it?
The students there are at most Soul Masters or close to Soul Kings. Those with Soul Emperor cultivation are all inner court students, and are at least eighteen years old.

I really don't know how this guy next to me cultivates.

Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but turn his gaze to Sheng Yangyue again. This guy's soul power was unusually stable, without any signs of being forced to grow, so he immediately ruled out the possibility that the other party had improved by taking drugs.

Sheng Yangyue noticed that Xiao Hongchen's gaze was fixed on her, so she stopped and looked at him: "If you have any questions, feel free to ask them. You don't have to keep staring at me."

Seeing that Sheng Yangyue had stopped, Xiao Hongchen also stopped.

After a moment of eye contact, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Weren't Sheng Yangyue's eyes blue just now?

How come you now have heterochromatic eyes, one blue and one red?

"Weren't your eyes blue just now? How did they become heterochromatic?" Xiao Hongchen asked, full of doubt.

"It's due to the unique nature of the martial soul," Sheng Yangyue replied calmly.

"Then what is your martial spirit?" Xiao Hongchen pressed.

"Xiao Hongchen!" Kong Deming, who was in front, suddenly stopped and glared at him, his eyes full of warning.

Don't keep asking questions like a curious child.

Are you very familiar with this person? Stop asking so many questions; you should know when to stop.

Xiao Hongchen's mind worked quickly, and he instantly understood the deeper meaning in his teacher's eyes. He immediately shut his mouth, only saying "I know" to Sheng Yangyue, and then silently retreated to the side without saying another word.

Seeing that Xiao Hongchen understood his meaning, Kong Deming nodded in satisfaction.

This child is indeed clever and quick-witted.

He turned to Sheng Yangyue and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, my student is just a bit too curious. Please don't take it to heart." "It's alright."

Sheng Yangyue did not take Xiao Hongchen's actions to heart.

"Then let's continue!"

Seeing that Sheng Yangyue didn't seem to care much, Kong Deming led them on their way.

Xiao Hongchen's martial soul is a venomous toad, which requires a poisonous attribute soul beast as a soul ring.

The Demon Forest is not only full of dark spirit beasts, but also has a lot of poisonous spirit beasts in the swamp area, especially those that are over three thousand years old.

Soon, the three arrived at this place.

Kong Deming looked around and his gaze settled on a pitch-black soul beast—the Dark Poison Ghost Fish.

Its skin is highly toxic, making it extremely adept at fighting in water. Rainy days can also activate the toxicity on its skin, allowing it to launch area-of-effect attacks, making it very suitable for Xiao Hongchen.

"You all wait here, I'm going to severely injure this beast!"

Kong Deming spoke to the two of them and immediately summoned his soul tool and martial soul.

He needed to quickly suppress the soul beast, let Xiao Hongchen absorb the soul ring as soon as possible, and then take his precious Sheng Yangyue back to the academy for testing.

Xiao Hongchen, who was about to pull out his soul tool to join the battle, couldn't help but gape when he saw his teacher personally taking action: 'This isn't how the plot works!'

Didn't the teacher always let him fight first, and only intervene when he couldn't win?

Why is it different today?

He quickly understood and couldn't help but look at Sheng Yangyue, who was leaning against a tree beside him, twirling a black claw knife that she had somehow pulled out.

What kind of self-discipline is this? It turns out you just haven't encountered students like this before.

Xiao Hongchen finally understood the jealousy and resentment hidden in the eyes of those poor students when they looked at her.

Now, he truly understands.

However, he wasn't jealous, but rather envious.

There was nothing he could do; Sheng Yangyue's talent and her heaven-defying spirit rings were a perfect match, making it impossible for anyone to be jealous. However, he began to feel somewhat unbalanced.

Soon, Kong Deming flew back with the dying soul beast in his arms, threw it in front of Xiao Hongchen, and said, "Don't waste time, absorb it quickly."

“Okay, teacher.” Xiao Hongchen took out the soul tool dagger and ended the life of the soul beast. Then he sat down and began to absorb the fourth soul ring.

Seeing that Xiao Hongchen had begun absorbing the nutrients, Kong Deming approached Sheng Yangyue and asked in a very gentle tone, "Yangyue, is there anything else we need to do in the forest? If not, we'll prepare to return to the academy after Xiao Hongchen finishes absorbing the nutrients."

This tone was completely different from the sternness he had shown to Xiao Hongchen earlier.

If Xiao Hongchen knew, he would definitely say, "Teacher, so you can be hypocritical too!"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Yangyue said, "I do have other matters to attend to." After speaking, he stood up, summoned his scimitar, walked to the corpse of the Dark Poison Ghost Fish, and plunged the scimitar into it. The dark elements were instantly absorbed by his scimitar.

Seeing this, Kong Deming looked puzzled and asked, "Yang Yue, what are you doing?"

This behavior feels like the cultivation method of an evil spirit master. Does Sheng Yangyue's martial spirit also need to be cultivated in this way?
If that's the case, will Sheng Yangyue really be able to participate in the next Soul Master Competition?
...(End of chapter)