Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 124 Vina's Second Martial Soul's Goal

Shrek Academy still saved Dai Yueheng some face, officially saying that he was allowed to graduate early.

However, Dai Yueheng himself knew very well that all the honors and connections he had accumulated at Shrek Academy over the years were essentially wasted. This was because it was clear that they didn't want him to represent Shrek Academy in the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.

"Although Yaoheng is no longer a member of Shrek Academy, I will always remember the academy's teachings and will always be proud of this experience." Dai Yaoheng held Dai Huabin in his arms, bowed respectfully in the direction of the Sea God Pavilion, and then turned away with a dejected air.

The eldest son of the White Tiger Duke did not harbor any resentment; it was all his younger brother Dai Huabin's own fault.

Instead, his heart was filled with worry. Now that Dai Huabin's martial soul had been destroyed, he would inevitably inherit the title of Duke of White Tiger. But by then, Ye Xixuan would probably have grown up. How would Shrek Academy treat their lineage of Duke of White Tiger then?
Dai Yueheng also succumbed to absolute power, not because he was so selfless, but because he dared not hate.

Not only could he not hate, he also had to do his best to resolve Ye Xixuan's hostility towards their White Tiger Duke lineage.

Cai Meier had a completely different attitude towards Ye Xixuan, with a friendly smile on her face.

"Xi Xuan, are you satisfied with the academy's handling of this matter?"

"Dean Cai, I fully respect the academy's decision," Ye Xixuan said with a gentle smile.

"After all, the college has already punished Dai Huabin as he deserves, and it has even implicated senior Dai Yueheng."

Cai Meier nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at Tang Wutong beside Ye Xixuan.

"Tang Wutong, what about you?"

"Since Ye Xixuan has no objections, then of course I have no objections either." Tang Wutong replied with a smile, then puffed out her chest with a proud look, as if she were asking Ye Xixuan for credit, and entered a fantasy moment.

I've given you so much face in public, you must be secretly pleased, right?

Just then, Ma Xiaotao walked over with her arms crossed, looking down at Ye Xixuan, and smirked in annoyance.

"Hey kid, what's going on with you? I haven't seen you for a few days, and now you have such a pretty girl by your side again?"

"Hello, senior, my name is Tang Wutong." Hearing Ma Xiaotao praise her beauty, Tang Wutong was overjoyed. However, she didn't care about the other meaning behind Ma Xiaotao's words and confidently raised her fair neck, like a proud white swan.

"Senior, do you think I'm the prettiest among all the girls around Ye Xixuan?"

"Your looks are indeed stunning, I don't deny it." Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but laugh out loud. Then she let go of her hands and, imitating Tang Wutong, raised her full and exaggerated breasts, and snorted arrogantly.

"But our charm as women is not just about our appearance."

"what……"

Tang Wutong instinctively opened her mouth wide, her vision almost completely blocked. She felt inferior the first time she met Ma Xiaotao. She silently lowered her head, comparing herself to Ma Xiaotao in her mind, before finally giving up and offering a defeated consolation.

"It's alright, I still have room to grow in the future!"

Caught between the two women, Ye Xixuan felt his vision blur.

Tang Wutong's personality, seemingly inherited from someone, often manifests as arrogance, but beneath that facade lies a tendency to do unreliable things in private. Ma Xiaotao, however, isn't much better; her maturity doesn't seem that of a woman nearing twenty.

Zhang Lexuan stepped forward promptly, her pretty face slightly flushed, and gently scolded Ma Xiaotao.

"Xiao Tao, there are so many senior monks here. As a girl, you should pay attention to your image."

"Senior Sister, you know perfectly well that's just my personality," Ma Xiaotao said with a carefree laugh, continuing without a hint of unease.

"Besides, what I said is true. Don't men all like big ones? You little rascal, don't you think so?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze instantly fell upon Ye Xixuan. The expressions on the faces of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion were noticeably strange, and Elder Xuan's lips even twitched involuntarily, but they all seemed to be enjoying the spectacle.

"Uh..." Ye Xixuan was immediately dragged into the eye of the storm by Ma Xiaotao's words, especially when he saw the strange looks from Zhang Lexuan and Tang Wutong. In the end, he couldn't stand the atmosphere any longer, so he simply stopped worrying and answered honestly with a slightly flushed face.

"Sister Xiaotao is right, men are all like that, and so am I."

"Hahahaha—" The entire audience was silent for a second, then immediately erupted in earth-shattering laughter.

Old Master Xuan was the most exaggerated; he almost choked on the chicken bone stuffed into his mouth and burst into laughter without any regard for his image.

"You're quite honest, kid!"

“Just admitting it in public is not easy; it takes a certain amount of mental fortitude,” another elderly gentleman replied with a chuckle.

The elders of the Sea God Pavilion are all quite old. Even the youngest, Cai Meier, Xian Lin'er, and Qian Duoduo, are nearly ninety years old. They've all been through a lot, so they're used to such jokes.

In comparison, women like Elder Song and Elder Lin were a little more reserved, but they couldn't help but smile, revealing demure and kind smiles.

Of all the people, Qian Duoduo was actually the most repressed. Ever since he and Xian Lin'er got married, the two had always treated each other with the utmost respect. When the topic came up, he suddenly became interested and laughed heartily with an appreciative expression.

“Xi Xuan, you are much better than Lao Yan in this respect. If it were him, he would never admit it to my face, but would instead say those high-sounding words with a sanctimonious air. Otherwise, how could he have accumulated so many romantic entanglements when he was young?”

"Old Qian, why are you saying such things in front of the children?" Xian Lin'er said coldly, stopping Qian Duoduo from continuing. On the other side, Cai Mei'er's expression was also not very good.

They were all involved in Yan Shaozhe's past romantic entanglements, so they were bound to feel some dissatisfaction when Qian Duoduo made such an unintentional veiled criticism in public.

"I'm sorry, Lin'er, I misspoke." Qian Duoduo shrank back and obediently shut his mouth. His frustrated appearance was exactly like a carbon copy of Xu Sanshi.

This inevitably leads one to think that Soul Masters with shield-type Martial Souls do indeed have more potential to become sly men.

Zhang Lexuan stared intently at Ye Xixuan with deep eyes, lost in thought, while Ma Xiaotao's lips curled into a playful smile, her gaze towards Ye Xixuan carrying a hint of scrutiny.

Aside from the two of them, Tang Wutong reacted the most strongly. She covered her chest with both hands, her face flushed, and then glanced at Ye Xixuan from the corner of her eye from time to time. It was unclear what she was imagining.

Surrounded by Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Tang Wutong, Ye Xixuan's expression began to become somewhat unnatural.

At the same time, Elder Mu's gentle voice, as soothing as a spring breeze, came from inside the Sea God Pavilion.

"Come in, everyone. Let's take this opportunity to hold a temporary meeting of the Sea God Pavilion."

"Yes, Elder Mu." Everyone responded in unison, their smiles fading as they entered the main hall on the first floor of the Sea God Pavilion.

Elder Mu remained seated on the main wooden chair, while the elders of the Sea God Pavilion took their seats one after another.

Elder Xuan sat in the first seat to the left of the main seat, while Elder Song sat in the first seat to the right opposite him. Although both of them came from the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, they now stood on the sides of the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department, respectively.

This was also Mu Lao's deliberate act. He intended to balance the Martial Soul System and the Soul Guidance System, not wanting the Soul Guidance System to be constantly suppressed by the Martial Soul System and thus become stagnant.

Seated second from the left, next to Elder Xuan, is Elder Lin, the head of the Treasure Pavilion. The Soul Guidance Department never lacks funds because it sells various high-level soul tools year-round, while the Martial Soul Department's funding comes entirely from Elder Lin's Treasure Pavilion.

There are five wooden chairs on each side, but the seat that originally belonged to Yan Shaozhe is empty.

In other words, if we include Elder Mu, the Sea God Pavilion currently has ten members, and more than half of them are at least Super Douluo level. Only Cai Meier, Xian Lin'er, and Qian Duoduo, the three middle-generation elders, have not yet reached level ninety-five in their soul power cultivation, but they all have the potential to advance to Super Douluo.

At Elder Mu's signal, Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong stood beside him again.

Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao stood behind Elder Xuan and Elder Lin respectively, right next to Ye Xixuan.

Elder Mu slowly raised his right hand, and Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong quickly helped him up.

Out of respect for Elder Mu, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion immediately sat up straight, even the usually unkempt Elder Xuan tidied his messy hair and beard. Elder Mu, with a hunched back, smiled and looked around at everyone.

"Before we begin the Sea God Pavilion meeting, I have an announcement to make. Starting today, Le Xuan and Xiao Tao are officially appointed as prospective elders of the Sea God Pavilion, and Xi Xuan is the sole successor to the Sea God Pavilion Master."

The elders all nodded with smiles on their faces. These were all pre-arranged, without even needing to be discussed or consulted.

Ye Xixuan seemed to realize something and suddenly turned to look at Ma Xiaotao behind Elder Lin.

Ma Xiaotao immediately raised her smooth, fair chin triumphantly. Elder Mu explained knowingly, "The quality of the 70,000-year-old Crimson Dragon's torso and soul bone is quite good. After Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul Origin was tempered by the bloodline power contained within it, which is close to that of a true dragon, and with the baptism of the Golden Tree's energy, the drawbacks of her Martial Soul have been completely resolved. She will no longer be troubled by the Evil Fire."

"Congratulations, Sister Xiaotao." Ye Xixuan was genuinely happy for Ma Xiaotao and congratulated her with a smile.

Ma Xiaotao scoffed, "You brat, just don't congratulate me on the surface while secretly complaining that I can no longer provide you with evil fire for cultivation."

"Xiao Tao." Zhang Lexuan reminded her softly again in a helpless tone. Ma Xiao Tao's personality always led her to speak without thinking, saying things that were easy to misunderstand.

Princess Tang stared wide-eyed in shock, looking at Ye Xixuan with a wronged expression, and couldn't help but exclaim, "What?! Provide you with evil fire for cultivation?!"

"Could you please be mindful of the occasion? It's not what you think." Ye Xixuan sighed wearily, but considering that Tang Wutong's constant loud and boisterous behavior might affect the elders, he patiently explained.

Tang Wutong was relieved, and a smile returned to her beautiful face.

"Okay, I believe you." Then, as if she had thought of something, she playfully shook Old Mu's arm.

"Elder Mu, you've appointed positions for them all, what about me?"

"Oh? You want to take a position in our Sea God Pavilion in the future?" Old Mu looked at Tang Wutong with a half-smile, as if he were coaxing an ignorant girl, which was quite disrespectful of an elder.

"But aren't you the heir of the Haotian Sect?"

"The position of sect leader of Haotian Sect can be inherited by someone else in the sect. I don't care at all," Tang Wutong said enthusiastically, continuing to whine.

"Please let me stay. My family has always doted on me since I was little, and they will definitely respect my wishes. Mr. Mu, please?"

"How about we let you stay and become the future mistress of the Sea God Pavilion?" Old Mu chuckled, his teasing making Tang Wutong blush instantly.

Normally, a girl would be shy and lower her head, not daring to say a word, upon hearing such direct words, but Tang Wutong, blinded by love, couldn't wait to agree.

"I am willing!"

"No!" Ye Xixuan shouted in a low voice. His completely opposite attitude made Tang Wutong look like a clown.

Tang Wutong gritted her teeth and glared angrily at Ye Xixuan, looking as if it were perfectly justified.

"Why not?! Elder Mu himself said that you can't refuse, otherwise it's disrespectful to your elders!" At this point, she became much more clever, and even learned to invoke Elder Mu's name, threatening him with a smile.

"Ye Xixuan, you don't want to be known for disrespecting your elders, do you?"

"What about your elders?! Even if you're willing, they can't just not have any objections, can they?!" Ye Xixuan naturally refused to give in.

Tang Wutong put her hands on her hips, met Ye Xixuan's gaze, and chuckled, "If it were you, they definitely wouldn't have any objections! If you still don't believe me, you can come back with me this holiday and ask them! Anyway, I've broken through to level 40, and I need to go home to get my soul ring."

The elders of the Sea God Pavilion watched with amusement, and Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao exchanged a knowing glance, their doubts and thoughts being exactly the same.

Left with no other choice, Ye Xixuan could only look to Elder Mu, the instigator, for help, not understanding why Elder Mu would throw him into such a predicament.

"You young people still have to sort out your own affairs." Old Mu waved his hand dismissively, smilingly trying to smooth things over, but his eyes held a strange, profound meaning.

"Xuanzi, please explain the implications of what happened last night to everyone."

"Yes, Elder Mu." Elder Xuan nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice.

"The matter is basically as everyone has seen. The mastermind behind the assassination attempt on Xi Xuan and the others was Dai Huabin, the second son of Duke Baihu, who was likely driven by jealousy and revenge. Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire, on the other hand, wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to use the power of the academy and the Haotian Sect to suppress Duke Baihu's lineage, so she secretly facilitated Dai Huabin's assassination plan. Of course, all of this was done with the tacit approval of His Majesty. However, they specifically stated that they had no intention of harming Xi Xuan and the others."

“Although the Star Luo Empire’s royal family is not the mastermind, their intentions are far more sinister, and they must not be tolerated so easily,” Elder Lin, standing beside Elder Xuan, said coldly.

"They say they don't want to hurt Xi Xuan and the others, but who can guarantee that?"

"The Heavenly Fiend Douluo of the Star Luo Empire's Heavenly Fiend Lone Star martial soul can indeed control low-level soul masters through the constellations in the night sky, so it should have a certain degree of credibility," Elder Song said, offering a fair assessment.

"At least all the low-level Soul Masters he controlled with his Soul Skills suffered unexpected disasters."

"A cursed star, bringing misfortune upon him." Old Mu muttered to himself with his eyes closed, then asked Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong.

"Xi Xuan, Wu Tong, tell me your thoughts."

"I'll listen to Ye Xixuan." Tang Wutong brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear, smiling charmingly as she tried to win his favor.

Ye Xixuan couldn't help but roll his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to Tang Wutong, but he still seriously considered Elder Mu's question.

"According to the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, he wants to personally apologize to you with his sister. Soon after, the academy will send someone to Star Luo City to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, which will provide such an opportunity." Elder Song actually hoped to resolve the issue in a relatively peaceful way, and of course, she would respect Ye Xixuan's opinions and ideas.

"Xi Xuan, what do you think?"

Ye Xixuan frowned slightly, and couldn't help but think of the auction item at the Star Luo Empire auction in the original story. He nodded solemnly.

"In my personal opinion, regardless of whether the Star Luo Empire's royal family had such intentions, we should investigate to the end to show the academy's attitude and bottom line. The only difference is in the method used. Elder Song, I also agree with your idea. Let's meet them first and then talk about it."

After Ye Xixuan made his stance clear, the matter was considered settled.

It is foreseeable that the Star Luo Empire will be willing to pay a huge price in order to gain Ye Xixuan's forgiveness.

Just as Elder Mu was convening a meeting of the Sea God Pavilion, a tall, dark green figure, cursing and swearing, prepared to leave the snow-covered far north.

It was none other than the Sect Master of the Body Sect, Poison Undying. At this moment, his large right hand was gripping a strange scorpion with a bright green body, and he was looking at the bright green light and shadow that suddenly spread from above the core area of ​​the far north with a gloomy expression.

The clear and captivating colors were like the sky suddenly turning into a huge emerald green gem, carrying an unparalleled, magnificent, and oppressive aura.

"Ranked seventh among the Ten Ferocious Beasts, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. So what if I captured one of your clansmen with ten thousand years of cultivation? You are truly a persistent ghost, chasing me all the way from the core area of ​​the far north to here."

In other places, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion would certainly not be afraid of poison, but this far north is, after all, the home ground of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. Moreover, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion has a huge Ice Jade Scorpion clan behind it, which includes many beings with more than 100,000 years of cultivation.

The uprising of the entire Ice Jade Scorpion clan turned the core area of ​​the far north upside down, with countless soul beasts fleeing in a frenzy.

A streak of emerald light streaked across the sky, and in the blink of an eye, Poison Undying sensed the approach of the aura's owner.

With no way to avoid it, he was about to make a move when he suddenly spotted a pale blue dragon among the fleeing soul beasts. Its entire body was covered in snow-white dragon scales that resembled ice flowers, appearing and disappearing in the mist. A dense aura of ice mist emanated from its body.

"An ancient ice dragon that's been around for ten thousand years?!" Poison Immortal's eyes widened in disbelief. He hadn't expected that the far north would still have the bloodline of a true dragon.

The ancient ice dragon inherited from the lineage of the water dragon king. Although it is not as powerful as the golden-eyed black dragon king, the true form of the beast god Di Tian, ​​it is still a pure-blooded true dragon on par with the dark holy dragon and the Light holy dragon.

If we were to choose a second martial soul with an ice attribute for Vina, the Ancient Ice Dragon would be far more suitable than the ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Scorpion, as it is a true dragon with pure bloodline.

With that in mind, Poison Undying decisively grabbed the tail of the ten-thousand-year-old ice jade scorpion in his hand and threw it into the distance. He himself transformed into a blur and quickly chased after the fleeing ancient ice dragon.

(End of this chapter)