Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 29 Xu Sanshi was definitely suppressing his emotions.

The aura on the training ground lasted for four or five seconds before gradually dissipating, revealing Ye Xixuan and Bei Bei's figures.

Beibei remained in the state of being possessed by the Holy Dragon Martial Soul, while Ye Xixuan deactivated the effect of his second Soul Skill, Shadow Domain, and dragged the huge Dark Demon Scythe on the ground with his left hand.

After a moment of eye contact, Bei Bei suddenly withdrew her martial spirit, and at the same moment, the dark demon scythe in Ye Xixuan's hand also turned into black energy and dissipated into nothingness.

Xu Sanshi, who was sitting on the ground, got up and asked somewhat blankly, "Sister Xiaotao, who won?"

“They haven’t really gone all out yet, but Beibei probably thinks he has the advantage of age and doesn’t want to keep pushing himself to that point.”

Ma Xiaotao shook her head, but her gaze towards Ye Xixuan changed slightly. Only after witnessing this battle of souls with her own eyes did she gain a truer understanding of Ye Xixuan's talent.

“Even within the inner courtyard, your martial spirit talents are considered outstanding, but from now on you will probably have to keep chasing after Xi Xuan’s shadow. Even I may face such a day in the future.”

"Alright, I'm going back to cultivate." Ma Xiaotao waved her hand and turned to leave. The main reason she had followed was because she was quite interested in Ye Xixuan's combat abilities. Now that her curiosity had been satisfied, she naturally saw no need to stay any longer.

Ma Xiaotao's figure quickly disappeared from Xu Sanshi's sight, and as soon as he turned around, he saw Ye Xixuan and Bei Bei walking side by side towards him.

Influenced by his own martial spirit, Ye Xixuan seemed to possess a calmness far beyond his peers, with deep and cold eyes.

Beibei seemed to have returned to her usual self, casually stretching out an arm to put on Xu Sanshi's shoulder and saying with a smile.

"You damn turtle, my sparring with Xi Xuan is over. Now it's your turn. Please choose your opponent. Whether it's me or Xi Xuan, I'm sure you'll be satisfied."

"You stinky Beibei! You got humiliated and now you want to take it out on me, huh?" Xu Sanshi bluntly exposed Beibei's thoughts.

"You, a three-ring Soul Master, are beating a two-ring Great Soul Master like me, are you feeling pretty smug?"

"So what?" Beibei, however, was not ashamed at all and shrugged nonchalantly.

"Xi Xuan is only at the second ring, isn't he? You don't think you're incapable, do you?"

"You're the one who's no good! Bring it on, I'll fight you to the death today!" Hearing this, Xu Sanshi immediately became furious. No man will ever admit that he's incapable, no matter what aspect.

Just then, Ye Xixuan suddenly interjected, "Senior Brother Xu, after you and Senior Brother Bei finish your fight, come and spar with me. I'm quite interested in your martial spirit ability."

"You guys didn't conspire with Beibei to mess with me today, did you?!" Xu Sanshi was completely stunned when he heard Ye Xixuan's words.

"Damn you, Beibei! I knew you weren't up to no good by bringing me to Poseidon Island today!"

"Senior Brother Xu, this has nothing to do with Senior Brother Bei. I just wanted to learn some techniques from you as a defensive-type battle spirit master." Ye Xixuan's frankness made Xu Sanshi even more speechless, and he could only put on a resolute expression of facing his death.

"Come on, come on, I'm really going all out today! Watch how I squeeze every last drop of your soul power!"

The sparring in the arena finally ended as night fell, and everyone gained a lot. However, the most painful one was Xu Sanshi, a defensive-type battle spirit master, who was completely used as a sitting duck in his battles against Ye Xixuan and Bei Bei.

Ye Xixuan and Bei Bei's soul power wasn't drained; instead, it exhausted him.

They then had dinner together in the inner courtyard canteen on Poseidon Island, during which Ye Xixuan and Xu Sanshi gradually became acquainted.

Aside from his relentless pursuit of Jiang Nannan in his past life, Xu Sanshi is actually a pretty good person. He's loyal and sincere to his friends, and his occasional quirky and sarcastic remarks are harmless.

After finishing their meal, the three parted ways.

Ye Xixuan and Xu Sanshi prepared to take a small boat to the outer courtyard, while Bei Bei was summoned to the Sea God Pavilion by Elder Mu.

Beibei walked to the main hall on the first floor of the Sea God Pavilion and immediately saw Elder Mu lying in the main seat. "Ancestor Xuan."

"You lost to Xi Xuan today?" Elder Mu said with his eyes closed and his tone was kind.

A hint of dejection appeared on Bei Bei's face, but he quickly denied it, saying, "Ancestor, I didn't lose!"

"No, your heart has already lost." Old Master Mu gently shook his head.

"You are afraid inside, afraid of giving it your all and not being able to win, and even more afraid of not knowing if you can accept the outcome."

“Ke Xixuan’s martial soul and talent are stronger than mine.” Bei Bei subconsciously made excuses for himself, which was actually the root of his inner conflict.

Before Ye Xixuan came to Shrek Academy, he never imagined that anyone's martial soul and talent could be stronger than his. As the only descendant of Elder Mu and the inheritor of the Holy Light Dragon bloodline, he should have stood at the pinnacle of this world.

Elder Mu smiled slightly and said, "Have you ever thought about how many young soul masters, who can be called geniuses, your martial soul and talent have surpassed?"

Beibei lowered her head as if lost in thought, remaining silent.

"I sent you to study at the Foreign Languages ​​Institute so that you could interact more with your peers and understand these principles. Everyone has their own role, but how well you play it is up to you," Elder Mu continued.

"There's something else I need you to do while you're studying at the Foreign Languages ​​Institute."

"What is it, Ancestor Xuan?" Bei Bei looked up blankly.

"Join the Tang Sect..."

At the same time, Ye Xixuan and Xu Sanshi also arrived at Shrek Square on the outer campus side.

Shrek Square is located between the Martial Soul System and the Soul Guidance System, bordered by Seagod Island on one side. It's freshman enrollment time again, and many new students are enjoying the evening breeze and chatting enthusiastically.

Xu Sanshi supported himself with both hands on the iron chain railing between the stone pillars, and sighed deeply with a bitter face.

"I'm so tired today! Xi Xuan, you know, that bastard Bei Bei really went all out. And when I study in the outer courtyard, am I going to be forever overshadowed by him?"

"Senior Brother Xu, doesn't your martial soul still have a chance for a second awakening?" During dinner, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi had discussed this in front of Ye Xixuan. Ye Xixuan couldn't help but recall some memories from his past life. With Xu Sanshi's bloodline talent, as long as he completed the awakening ritual normally, he would most likely evolve his martial soul, the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, into the Xuanwu Shield.

Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi's eyes immediately became somewhat unnatural, yet there was a hint of anticipation hidden within them—a clear sign of the suppressed desire of a teenager going through puberty. He couldn't help but swallow, feeling his mouth dry and his face flushed.

"It's still several years away from that time..."

“You can have your family choose a partner for you in advance. It should be quite common for Soul Master families to arrange marriages.” Ye Xixuan found Xu Sanshi’s appearance quite interesting, and at the same time, she wanted to slightly change the timeline of her past life’s memories to avoid those melodramatic plots.

The Ye family of Tianling City is considered a top-tier Soul Master family. Marriage alliances between Soul Master families are based on mutual consent and mutual benefit.

If the Ye family hadn't suffered such a devastating massacre, given Ye Xixuan's displayed martial soul talent, he would have likely been engaged to the eldest daughter of another top-tier soul master family much earlier.

Xu Sanshi turned to look at Ye Xixuan beside him, his eyes sparkling with excitement, and said with dry lips, "Xixuan, do you think I should mention it to my father?"

"..." Ye Xixuan rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Brother, your thoughts are completely written all over your face.

　Let me state first that I will definitely avoid any problematic elements when writing this book. To put it bluntly, both Lao Bei and Lao Xu are part of the main character and female lead's relationship.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)