Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 121 Shrek Academy's Powerful Retaliation
Without the isolation provided by the two domain-type soul skills, Dark Night Sky and Shadow Domain, the delicate starlight and moonlight poured down from the night sky, illuminating the area. The night sky after the rain stopped was even clearer and brighter, and everyone present was enveloped in this hazy, silvery light.

Ye Xixuan's eyes were icy cold as he held the long Shadow Spear, staring at Dai Yueheng in front of him. The sharp spear tip, stained with Ke Luo's blood, lay at his side, drops of blood sliding from the blood groove, giving off an inexplicable chilling and oppressive feeling under the silver moonlight.

In the previous battle, although Ling Luochen used his soul skill to restrict Ke Luo's movements, Ye Xixuan defeated him head-on.

One of them was a five-ring Soul King, while the other was only a four-ring Soul Master.

All eyes involuntarily turned to Ye Xixuan. Having just killed Ke Luo, Ye Xixuan now exuded even more power, and his gaze toward Dai Yueheng was incredibly sharp.

Even with Dai Yueheng's cultivation and temperament, he couldn't help but feel uneasy. In addition, he was already feeling guilty, so he was much weaker than Ye Xixuan in terms of aura.

However, he was quite shrewd and quickly realized what was happening, giving Ye Xixuan a slightly embarrassed but concerned smile.

"Xi Xuan, are you alright?"

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Dai. If I had something to do, I wouldn't be standing here." Ye Xixuan replied indifferently, then walked directly past Dai Yueheng towards Han Ruoruo and the others.

Not only Yu Mengdi, Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, Ling Luochen and others who were already there, but all the inner court disciples, including Han Ruoruo, subconsciously held their breath as they watched Ye Xixuan, holding the Shadow Spear, walk step by step in front of them.

Now that the crisis has been completely resolved, Xu Sanshi finally put away his martial spirit Xuanwu Shield, the look of shock in his eyes lingering.

He knew very well that even if Han Ruoruo hadn't intervened to control Ke Luo, the final outcome wouldn't have changed.

With his Martial Soul True Form broken, Ke Luo was already at his last gasp. In his non-Martial Soul True Form state, he was simply being suppressed by Ye Xixuan and Ling Luochen working together.

Xu Sanshi had guessed that Ye Xixuan's current strength was probably far above his and Bei Bei's, but he hadn't expected things to turn out this way. He couldn't help but swallow, and slightly turned to move closer to Yu Mengdi, whispering with a bitter face.

"Sister Mengdi, maybe you shouldn't compare me to Xixuan anymore. Let's not go looking for trouble, okay? What do you think?"

Yu Mengdi, unusually, did not refute Xu Sanshi, still immersed in the shock from before, her gaze following Ye Xixuan's movements.

Xu Sanshi stepped aside, and Ling Luochen was now facing Ye Xixuan.

Ling Luochen stared blankly at Ye Xixuan. Her expression was as cold as an iceberg, but her deep blue eyes were filled with extremely complex emotions.

She felt that Ye Xixuan was completely unfamiliar to her, or rather, she had never known anything about Ye Xixuan.

Ye Xixuan is no longer the junior who needed her care and protection. He has grown into a reliable person who can stand on his own and even protect her.

In Ling Luochen's eyes, Ye Xixuan's two completely different images began to overlap. If her previous closed-off state was an active way of leaving a crack for Ye Xixuan, then today Ye Xixuan seemed to have forcibly broken into the depths of her heart.

While spiritual sustenance is important, as a female Soul Master, it's natural to hope that her future partner will be strong enough.

Both of these qualities are perfectly embodied in Ye Xixuan.

Ye Xixuan did not deliberately ignore Ling Luochen. He nodded slightly and passed by him, then came to Han Ruoruo and politely greeted her.

"Senior Sister Han."

"Xi Xuan, now I understand why the academy and Le Xuan value you so much." Han Ruoruo smiled gently and sighed softly from the bottom of her heart.

"Your performance far exceeded my expectations. Even if I didn't intervene, you wouldn't be in any danger."

During Ye Xixuan and Han Ruoruo's brief conversation, more figures emerged from all directions. Centered around Ke Luo's corpse and Dai Yueheng, who was stunned in place, the area quickly filled with people.

Earlier, when Ling Luochen was on his way here, he sent out a distress signal exclusive to inner court disciples. Almost all the inner court disciples who saw the signal near Shrek Academy have rushed over. They are whispering with Han Ruoruo and others who arrived earlier.

After learning the full story, Ye Xixuan immediately attracted attention again.

The group exchanged bewildered glances. Most of the inner court disciples were relatively unfamiliar with Ye Xixuan, but quite a few were somewhat acquainted with him. For example, the four members of the main team—Chen Zifeng, Xixi, Gongyang Mo, and Yao Haoxuan—clearly changed their gaze towards Ye Xixuan.

Just then, several more figures appeared out of nowhere next to Koro's corpse.

Leading the group was none other than Elder Lin, the former head of the Treasure Pavilion, with Cai Meier accompanying him. Today's events involved Ye Xixuan and many inner court disciples, so as the dean of the Martial Soul Department, she naturally had to be present.

Behind the two were many high-ranking officers from the Shrek City Defense Force.

The officers' expressions were extremely grim. Such an incident near Shrek City was undoubtedly a dereliction of duty on their part.

"Elder Lin, Dean Cai!" Upon seeing these two, all the inner court disciples present bowed respectfully.

Old Master Lin seemed completely unsurprised, and said leisurely, "Mei'er, someone has become quite audacious, daring to provoke our academy. You'd better handle it."

"Yes, Elder Lin." Cai Meier came from Seagod Island, but she was unaware of the inside story.

Cai Meier glanced at Ke Luo's corpse with a frosty expression, her eyes filled with murderous intent. She then ordered the officers of the Shrek City Defense Force behind her in a deep voice, "Take the body back to the academy. Find out at all costs who dared to act so recklessly on our Shrek Academy's territory. Today's events have crossed the academy's bottom line, and we cannot tolerate this lightly!"

"Yes!" the Shrek City garrison officers responded solemnly in unison.

After finishing her business, Cai Meier turned to the group of inner court students, waved her hand, and said.

"Don't tell anyone what happened tonight. Everyone, please disperse now. Xi Xuan, you and Tang Wutong stay."

"Yes, Dean Cai." The inner court disciples left in groups, but with Cai Meier's gag order, everyone tacitly refrained from discussing these matters.

Before leaving, Beibei couldn't help but turn her head to look at the composed Old Man Lin.

He knew very well that, judging from Elder Lin and Dean Cai's behavior, the academy would likely investigate this thoroughly. After all, tonight's incident involved Xi Xuan's safety, and Xi Xuan's fate was directly tied to the future of Shrek Academy.

He just always felt that Old Lin seemed to know something in advance.

After the many inner court disciples dispersed, the officers of Shrek City's defense forces also disposed of Koro's body.

Dai Yueheng hesitated and remained where he was, his usual composure gone, replaced by a look of unease.

Old Lin spoke again in a calm tone: "Yueheng, is there something you want to say that you've stayed behind?"

"No...no, Elder Lin." Dai Yueheng took a deep breath, ultimately not daring to voice his true thoughts, clinging to the last sliver of hope.

What if what happened today had nothing to do with their White Tiger Duke's Mansion? His younger brother shouldn't be that stupid, right? Not everyone has the same God's-eye view as Ye Xixuan. Although Dai Yueheng was somewhat bothered by Ye Xixuan's previous cold attitude towards him, he could never have guessed that Ye Xixuan had already identified the mastermind behind it all.

After turning back and giving Ye Xixuan a deep look, Dai Yueheng calmed himself down and disappeared into the night with a solemn expression.

At this moment, on the official road outside the north gate of Shrek City, besides Cai Meier and Elder Lin, only Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong remained.

Tang Wutong was the only one who had experienced the attack with Ye Xixuan. She stood not far from Ye Xixuan, her eyes slightly red as she watched his back.

The Tang princess remained relatively silent throughout, but her heart was far from calm.

"Ye Xixuan!" Tang Wutong suddenly screamed, her voice thick with a delicate nasal tone, and she flew into Ye Xixuan's arms like a fledgling.

Ye Xixuan was deep in thought and had no time to react before Tang Wutong's delicate body wrapped tightly around his waist and back. He immediately lost his composure and grabbed Tang Wutong's wrist, trying to break free from her embrace.

"No, what are you doing now?"

"I know how you feel. I will never be temperamental with you again. From now on, I will listen to whatever you say." Tang Wutong looked up with tears streaming down her face, her light blue hair falling messily over her fair and delicate face, and her eyes filled with warm, glistening tears.

Princess Tang, blinded by love, was completely immersed in her own imagined world and was not on the same wavelength as Ye Xixuan.

"I understand everything."

"No, what do you understand now?" Ye Xixuan's vision went black, and he felt that he could not communicate with Tang Wutong.

He tried his best to break free, but after such a fierce battle, his soul power was completely exhausted. In addition, he couldn't exert force with his backhand, so he was actually suppressed by Tang Wutong in terms of strength.

Tang Wutong possesses twin martial souls, both of which are offensive types. Her second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, is a pure strength attribute, so her strength is definitely not weak.

Ye Xixuan really couldn't do anything about Tang Wutong right now, so he could only look to Elder Lin and Cai Meier for help.

"Mr. Lin, Dean Cai."

Old Lin's face was full of kind smiles, and he sighed as if he didn't see it, "It's not good for an old man like me to meddle in the affairs of young people."

"Alright, Tang Wutong, let go of Xi Xuan first." In the end, Cai Meier spoke up to help Ye Xi Xuan out of the predicament.

"Let's get to the bottom of this first. We can't let this go like this."

"Yes, we must get to the bottom of this!" Tang Wutong finally let go of her hands and agreed resolutely.

"That person ambushed us halfway; it must have been premeditated!"

"Have you offended anyone recently?" Cai Meier frowned slightly and pondered for a moment before casually asking.

"I think should not be."

Tang Wutong had some brains, but not many. She racked her brains but couldn't figure out who she had offended. Then, in a moment of self-admiration, she realized that if beauty was a sin, then she had indeed offended many people.

What can you expect from a woman who's obsessed with love and says things like "women don't need to be too smart"?

Just then, Ye Xixuan took the initiative and said in a deep voice, "Dean Cai, I just sensed a subtle and special negative energy from that person's body. I have absorbed this energy into my martial soul origin, and I should be able to find clues from it."

Upon hearing Ye Xixuan's words, Cai Meier's eyes lit up, and she nodded solemnly.

"Alright, let's go back to the Sea God Pavilion first."

Tang Wutong smiled and moved closer to Ye Xixuan, her red lips pressed tightly together in a seductive gesture. Unconsciously, she seemed to be gradually getting used to relying on Ye Xixuan.

"It's so kind of you."

"What did you say?" Ye Xixuan took a step back warily, almost reflexively reacting to some of Tang Wutong's behaviors.

Fortunately, Elder Lin and Cai Meier stepped in time, waving their hands and using their soul power to lift the two of them up. In an instant, everyone flew towards the Sea God Pavilion as if riding on clouds.

In just a few breaths, Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong arrived at the open space in front of the Sea God Pavilion.

Elder Mu remained quietly lying on the wooden chair in the main hall of the Sea God Pavilion, while Elder Xuan and all the other elders of the Sea God Pavilion had gathered there.

Today, Elder Xuan, unusually, did not eat meat or drink alcohol. He solemnly reached out and patted Ye Xixuan's shoulder, his captivating crimson eyes filled with indescribable majesty and dominance.

"Xi Xuan, now that you've found a clue, show it to everyone. The academy will definitely give you an explanation."

"Yes, Elder Xuan." Ye Xixuan responded, and once again used his fourth soul skill, Dark Night Sky. Elder Xuan had just patted his shoulder, which had restored most of his soul power.

The dark night sky descended once more, covering a space with a diameter of one kilometer, almost completely encompassing the entire Poseidon Pavilion.

Just then, a dazzling light suddenly shone. It was a pure white star, radiating an aura of arrogance, purity, and fierceness, shining exceptionally brightly in the dim night sky.

"A cursed lone star?" Elder Xuan's gaze sharpened, a look of realization flashing in his eyes.

"Is that the temperamental brat? I let him go back then, and he still dares to provoke our academy?"

"Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo." Xian Lin'er, the dean of the Soul Guidance Department, obviously knew him. She had even met him a few years ago when she represented Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department to sell high-level soul tools to the Star Luo Empire.

"Hasn't he already pledged allegiance to the Star Luo Empire?"

"The Star Luo Empire..." Upon hearing Xian Lin'er's words, all the elders of the Sea God Pavilion present fell silent.

If the Star Luo Empire's royal family is truly involved, then things are likely not so simple. Moreover, Shrek Academy will also have to consider maintaining harmonious relations with the Star Luo Empire.

Finally, Elder Mu made the final decision, his light voice echoing from within the Sea God Pavilion.

"Regardless of whether the Star Luo Empire's royal family was involved, they still owe our academy an explanation. Xuanzi, you and Yunzhi should go to Star Luo City yourself and return the assassin's body. Since they dared to cross the academy's bottom line, don't blame us for being domineering."

"Yes, Mr. Mu!"

(End of this chapter)