Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 105 Ma Xiaotao Shatters Worldviews
Perhaps it was because the aura emanating from the previous battle had intimidated the surrounding spirit beasts, but nearly an hour passed without any attacks from other spirit beasts.

The soul ring of a soul beast only lasts for one hour after it dies. If no soul master absorbs it within one hour, the soul ring will dissipate on its own.

Fortunately, before the spirit ring energy dissipated, Ye Xixuan finally completed the fusion with the left leg bone of the Three-Life Wolf Ape. His aura suddenly subsided, and he sprang up from the ground.

He clearly felt his body was much lighter, especially his left leg, where every muscle felt powerful.

With just a slight bend of his knees and a jumping motion, Ye Xixuan seemed to defy gravity, instantly soaring dozens of meters into the air, all while deliberately conserving his strength.

This demonstrates the enormous boost this soul bone provided to his physical abilities.

The legs are the core of human power generation, especially for agility-type battle spirit masters. Having a leg spirit bone can directly improve their strength to a higher level, so a leg spirit bone is always their first choice.

Although Ye Xixuan is not an agility-type battle soul master, his abilities are extremely comprehensive. He can use the three-life wolf ape left leg bone to enhance both speed and strength. Moreover, this soul bone itself comes with a teleportation soul skill that can be described as a divine skill.

Standing more than fifty meters in the air, a flash of silver light appeared on his left leg, and the next instant his figure vanished into thin air.

Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Vina, who were originally looking up at the sky, subconsciously turned their gaze back to the direction in front of them.

Ye Xixuan's figure appeared silently on the spot, his body radiating a strange and mysterious silver light, making the surrounding space seem illusory. He passed through this silver light curtain.

"It really is a teleportation soul skill." Zhang Lexuan murmured to herself, a hint of surprise showing in her eyes.

"And the teleportation distance actually exceeded fifty meters?"

Fifty meters may seem short, but the teleportation soul skill can traverse that distance in an instant. This ability alone is enough to give Ye Xixuan absolute initiative in a battle, allowing him to advance and retreat with complete control.

It's worth noting that the 100,000-year-old soul bone that Xiao Wu bestowed upon Tang San only had a maximum teleportation distance of 100 meters. Jiang Nannan's teleportation soul skill, at the thousand-year-old soul ring level, has a maximum movement distance of only five meters.

The more powerful a soul skill is, the greater the restrictions it faces, especially rule-based soul skills such as teleportation and invincible golden body.

Even with Ma Xiaotao's knowledge, she couldn't help but feel envious and said, "You really hit the jackpot this time. Teleportation is an ability that only a very few exceptionally talented agility-type battle spirit masters can possess. Even among the current inner court disciples of Shrek Academy, there isn't a single one. However, I did hear that there is a female student in your outer court who has such an ability, but the maximum distance of her teleportation spirit skill is definitely not even a fraction of yours."

"Sister Xiaotao, you must be talking about Sister Nannan, right?" Ye Xixuan smiled, her heart stirred slightly.

Listening to their conversation, Zhang Lexuan's expression calmed down again.

As the vice dean in charge of the Martial Soul Department for the senior students of the outer academy, she naturally knew Jiang Nannan. Although Jiang Nannan's martial soul wasn't top-tier, the combination of her several soul skills was absolutely perfect, making her fully capable of entering the inner academy.

Seeing Ye Xixuan's familiar manner, Ma Xiaotao immediately pouted jealously.

"Sister Nan Nan, you call her that so affectionately. Do you usually call any female student older than you 'sister' in the academy?"

Ye Xixuan didn't respond. He exchanged a smile with Vina on the other side, then sat down cross-legged again and nodded solemnly to everyone, saying, "The three-headed wolf ape's soul ring is about to dissipate. I'll absorb the soul ring first."

This time, even Zhang Lexuan didn't say anything more, and Vina and Ma Xiaotao naturally believed in Ye Xixuan.

Ye Xixuan took a deep breath and finally used his soul power to activate the pitch-black soul ring.

The moment the three-in-one spirit ring came into contact with his body, the surrounding air seemed to thicken, and a fierce aura emanated from it.

This spirit ring not only fused with the energy of the three-headed wolf ape spirit rings, but also combined their immense resentment.

However, Ye Xixuan's martial soul, Heart Demon Shadow, is least afraid of this kind of energy full of resentment; on the contrary, it will become nourishment to help him increase the age of his soul rings.

Black demonic runes emerged from his body, quickly spreading to every inch of his skin. He appeared both alluring and ferocious, yet possessed an indescribable, otherworldly beauty. It was as if a fallen angel, inherently evil, had descended to earth, bringing endless night and deathly silence to the world. The resentment within the soul ring was quickly devoured by Ye Xixuan's martial soul essence through the demonic runes. On a spiritual level, the Three-Life Wolf Ape's soul ring had no chance of resistance; it was an absolutely forceful fusion.

Next, he only needs to rely on his physical strength to withstand the impact of the spirit ring's energy, and there will be no further risks.

The Heavenly Spider Claw is actually two soul bones, which have gradually evolved over the years as his cultivation has improved, and are now equivalent to two ten-thousand-year soul bones. Including the left leg bone of the Three-Life Wolf Ape, he now possesses a total of three soul bones.

In addition, the all-attribute amplification effect brought by the Heart Demon Pattern talent ability allowed Ye Xixuan's aura to calm down after a short while, except for being somewhat unstable at the beginning.

His soul power surged intensely, his aura gradually increased, and his entire body was enveloped in a dense purplish-black light.

From Zhang Lexuan and the other two's perspective, it looked like a huge purplish-black cocoon of light was enveloping Ye Xixuan, and he would undergo a transformation here, entering the next realm of Soul Master.

Zhang Lexuan checked Ye Xixuan's condition, then said to Ma Xiaotao and Vina, "Judging from his aura, Xixuan has definitely been fusing with this soul ring for quite some time. Let's take turns on duty tonight. I'll be on duty for the first round, and Xiaotao and Vina will be on duty for the second round. Each round will last one hour, and those who are resting should meditate in place. We'll alternate like this."

“Senior Sister, we’ve already meditated. Why don’t you rest first and let us handle the first round? Also, I have some things I’d like to discuss with Vina.” Ma Xiaotao volunteered, making no attempt to hide her ulterior motives.

Moreover, given her current restless state of mind, even if she forced herself to sit down and cultivate, she probably wouldn't be able to calm down.

Zhang Lexuan did not immediately agree to Ma Xiaotao's request, but instead turned to look at Vina.

“Sister Lexuan, I have no objection.” Vina smiled obediently. “It is Vina’s honor to be able to communicate with such an outstanding female Soul Master as Sister Xiaotao.”

“Alright, we’ll switch in an hour.” Zhang Lexuan pondered for a moment, then finally nodded. She immediately sat cross-legged opposite Ye Xixuan and entered a meditative state.

As night deepened, only the faint roars of soul beasts could be heard from afar; the harmonious sounds of insects chirping and birdsong were rare in the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ma Xiaotao crossed her arms and stared at Vina in the darkness.

With a calm and composed expression, Vina asked softly, "Sister Xiaotao, what would you like to talk to me about?"

Ma Xiaotao's eyelids twitched. She hadn't even spoken yet, but she already felt like she was at a disadvantage.

No, I'm not trying to compete with her for a man, so what am I afraid of?
Thinking about this, Ma Xiaotao felt indifferent and simply asked bluntly, "I'm just a little confused. Didn't you just meet this brat for the first time? How come you two are so close after only one night? This brat can't be so fickle, falling in love with every girl he meets, can he?"

"Sister Xiaotao, do you really want to know?" Vina smiled, but her natural and gentle smile made Ma Xiaotao feel guilty.

"You, just say what you want to say."

Vina gave Ma Xiaotao a meaningful look, a flash of silver light in her eyes, and her voice suddenly rang out in Ma Xiaotao's mind.

This way of communicating conveniently avoided Ye Xixuan and Zhang Lexuan. Only Ma Xiaotao knew what Vina had said to her. Her face instantly turned red, and her pink eyes were filled with shock and shyness as she looked at the princess in front of her in disbelief.

Despite being almost twenty years old, her most intimate interactions with men were limited to those two encounters with Ye Xixuan at the bottom of Sea God Lake, and those were while Ye Xixuan was unconscious.

Vina's blunt words shattered Ma Xiaotao's worldview. She couldn't imagine that Princess Vina, who was so dignified and gentle in front of outsiders, would so openly reveal such private matters.

"You?! You all?!"

Ma Xiaotao blushed and didn't know what to say for a moment. It seemed that she, being older, was the most innocent one.

(End of this chapter)