Douluo Dragon King: I am the Lord of the Abyss, the King of Eternal Night.

Chapter 303 The Qilin Emerges from Seclusion! The Qilin Pearl, the Battle of Destiny!
under night.

Monster Academy, located within the first ring of Xingluo City.

"Crack! Click!"

The crisp sound of falling leaves crunching underfoot echoed clearly in the deepest, silent forest of Monster Academy. Moonlight streamed down, and a startled bird instantly took flight.

With her hands behind her back, Enci's deep eyes held a hint of reminiscence as she strolled leisurely along the stone path toward a wooden house at the far end.

There was a sign directly in front of the cabin that read "Imprisonment".

"Squeak!"

Grace pushed open the wooden door of the cabin, and the bright moonlight from outside slowly shone into the pitch-black cabin. By the moonlight, a tall figure could be vaguely seen inside the cabin meditating, or rather, sitting in meditation.

"Teacher, you are here."

Noticing someone approaching, the tall figure spoke calmly and with a hint of respect, then slowly stood up.

"Hmm." Enci nodded slightly and skillfully turned on the soul guide lamp in the darkness.

As the lights came on, the person's appearance became fully visible.

He is two meters tall and has an extremely robust physique. His arms on both sides are even thicker than the thighs of an average person, making them truly massive.

However, its appearance is somewhat terrifying, with colorful scales on its face, making it look like a beast. Scales also appear on its bare arms, giving it a rather ferocious look at first glance.

Furthermore, the color of his eyes was extremely strange, being both red and blue. His blue eyes seemed capable of freezing a person's soul, while his red eyes appeared to be burning with raging flames.

And this tall figure was none other than Tong Yu, the Qilin Douluo, another Limit Douluo of the Star Luo Empire besides Enci!
"Teacher, did you come here this time because you found the child who survived from back then?" Tongyu asked his teacher with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

That expectation was like a pursuit of liberation.

Seeing his once-proud student turn out like this, Enci couldn't help but sigh and shake his head slightly, saying, "No."

Upon hearing this, the light in Tongyu's eyes dimmed instantly.

“Tongyu, as you know, the surviving child from back then has long since gone to the Federation of Douluo Continent and is no longer in the Star Luo Empire. Whether he changed his name or died on the way, we don’t know,” Enci said slowly.

The child they were talking about was the only surviving child after Tong Yu avenged his mother by wiping out that girl's entire family.

"Yes, nobody knows whether he's dead or alive..." Tong Yu's eyes held a hint of melancholy.

"Tongyu, let bygones be bygones. Great men don't concern themselves with trifles. You've already reached the pinnacle of the continent. Instead of regretting the past, use your strength to do something meaningful."

Enci looked at Tongyu beside her and offered some words of comfort.

After wiping out that girl's entire family, Tongyu closed himself off from then on.

Although the Star Luo government claims to the outside world that Tong Yu has been imprisoned in the Star Luo Empire's prison, Tong Yu has actually been living in the deepest part of the Monster Academy for the past four or five decades.

Looking at Tongyu, who remained silent, Enci sighed and shook his head again.

Back then, a titled Douluo once slaughtered an entire town, and nothing happened to him. Moreover, the Soul Master world is inherently cruel, but Tong Yu has never been able to get over what happened back then.

"Teacher, is there something you need me to ask you to do here today? Although I am no longer worthy to be a student of Monster Academy, I am still willing to protect the academy that nurtured me."

At this moment, Tongyu suddenly spoke up.

This was no exaggeration. His current achievements were inseparable from Enci's guidance. Even after he committed murder, it was Enci who pleaded with the then-King of Xingluo on his behalf.

Upon hearing this, Enci's expression turned slightly serious, and he said directly:
"There is indeed something I need to trouble you with, Tongyu. The Green Skull organization is currently plotting some conspiracy, and even the Holy Spirit Cult has sent a Dark King to interfere."

"Teacher, I need to protect His Majesty's safety, which may leave me somewhat overwhelmed. Therefore, I would like to trouble you, Tongyu, to secretly protect the Federation delegation and the Imperial Palace until the end of this competition."

He had anticipated this. As soon as the Federation delegation arrived in their Star Luo Empire, the Green Skull organization launched a surprise attack. Therefore, he was certain that the Green Skull organization would not give up easily.

Moreover, the Dark King of the Holy Spirit Cult has not yet appeared.

"An evil spirit master... no problem." Tong Yu murmured thoughtfully, then nodded in agreement.

"Alright, then I won't bother you any longer." Enci nodded slightly when Tongyu agreed.

Tongyu is an incredibly honest and kind-hearted child. He will do his best to fulfill any promise he makes.

Thinking of this, and then of Long Yue's somewhat unstable temperament, Enci shook his head slightly. He had a long way to go in shaping Long Yue into a capable person.

However, Long Yue and Jiang Xiu still have a major battle ahead of them. Long Yue's uncontrolled ferocity after losing control of his martial soul is actually a good thing.

Just before closing the door, Enci once again instructed Tongyu, "Tongyu, listen to your master, do not waste the favor that heaven has bestowed upon you. For your martial soul to undergo such a great transformation is something that many soul masters can only dream of in their entire lives."

The Earth Dog Martial Soul transformed into the Five Elements Qilin, possessing the bloodline of an ancient divine beast, after drinking a bottle of poison.

This experience is even more fantastical than the adventures of Huo Yuhao, the Ice Douluo, ten thousand years ago.

"Squeak!" The door closed again, leaving Tongyu alone in the room once more.

"Heaven's favor..."

Tong Yu clenched his fist and smiled nonchalantly.

He didn't know if this was a blessing from heaven. When he was in despair, his martial spirit underwent a transformation, but at that time he had a loving mother.

When he recklessly pursued his power to regain his strength, his mother was completely crippled. Ironically, his mother was the girl he had once loved, and his pursuit of power was ultimately to prove himself to her. Later, his mother died, and he could no longer say, "I love you, Mom. See you tomorrow."

Then, he suddenly attacked and killed the girl's entire family.

From then on, kinship and romantic love were no longer relevant to him.

But unfortunately, he left behind a boy, which became a source of constant guilt and regret for him.

"Buzz buzz buzz!" Tong Yu slowly raised his palm, and a fiery red bead appeared, with five majestic gilded Qilin marks on it. The moment it appeared, the vast energy contained within it caused the space to tremble.

"If I can find that person and hand you over to him, I will have paid off all my debts."

Tongyu stroked the beads and murmured to himself.

……

Xingluo Gymnasium.

The competition is still in full swing.

In the blink of an eye, a few days have passed, and the individual competition has entered the quarterfinals. With the number of participants decreasing, the quarterfinals and semifinals have been scheduled for today.

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river! Never underestimate a young man's potential!"

"Long Yue, today I will avenge the humiliation of that year!"

On the competition stage, Sima Xian looked at Long Yue at the other end of the arena and said in an extremely firm tone.

"Aren't Star Luo Royal Academy and Monster Academy in cahoots? Why are they fighting amongst themselves?"

Looking at the competition stage, Xie Xie said curiously.

“Mother hen,” Le Zhengyu said, sitting to the side. After several days of treatment, he had almost recovered, except for some changes in his voice.

Jiang Xiu looked at Sima Xian and Long Yue and couldn't help but chuckle.

Sima Xian wasn't originally a student at the Star Luo Royal Academy; he was admitted to the Monster Academy. However, on his first day at the Monster Academy, Long Yue made a "zero-yuan purchase" of him, taking everything from Sima Xian.

Deeply hurt, Sima Xian immediately turned to the Star Luo Royal Academy, vowing to avenge the humiliation he had suffered!

The members of Monster Academy were obviously aware of this as well, so they couldn't help but chuckle.

"What happened back then was all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I didn't expect you to be so weak." Long Yue scratched his bald head and waved his hand as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Sima Xian became even angrier.

This dragon leap is still provoking him!

"Game start!"

Once both sides were in position, the referee immediately announced the start of the match.

"Horned Dragon!" Sima Xian was the first to release his martial soul, which was the Horned Dragon with the bloodline of a true dragon. However, compared to the Soul Emperor's Dragon Leap, he was only at the Soul King level.

"Hey, why bother? If you fight me, you'll only lose miserably." Long Yue shrugged.

"Bighorn! Savage Charge!"

At this moment, Sima Xian was already charging towards Long Ye.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiu shook his head slightly.

Sima Xian and Long Yue both possess dragon-type martial souls. Sima Xian is inferior to Long Yue in terms of true dragon bloodline, and he is also inferior to Long Yue in terms of control over earth attributes. Furthermore, he is a whole major level lower in cultivation, so he has no chance of winning at all.

If Sima Xian's martial soul can transform into the Great Elder's Gluttonous Divine Ox, there might still be a chance.

Sure enough, Sima Xian was knocked to the ground in no time.

"Long Yue, don't be arrogant. Don't underestimate a young man's potential. I will definitely come back!" With that, Sima Xian limped off the stage.

Long Yue raised his head and glanced at Shrek Academy.

Ever since defeating Le Zhengyu last time, Long Yue has glanced at the Shrek Academy's preparation area after every victory.

"The individual finals are almost here, and they're still provoking us! I can't stand it!" Xie Xie exclaimed angrily upon seeing this.

"Brother Jiang, beat him up in the finals! After the finals, I'll treat you to a foot massage." Le Zhengyu said with swollen lips.

But as soon as Le Zhengyu finished speaking, he was met with "cold" gazes from Gu Yue and Yuan Enyehui.

"The prize pool is still increasing, meow~"

Seeing this scene, Wu Siduo rubbed her ears, her beautiful eyes filled with anticipation.

"In the next match, Yuan En Hui will face off against Monster Academy's Shadow King Tengteng!"

Just then, the referee's voice slowly rang out.

(End of this chapter)