Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 47 The Current Situation One Year Later

Gazing at the buildings of Maple Leaf City bathed in the setting sun, Ye Xixuan dared not make any further moves. But what had happened today seemed to have touched a seal deep within his heart, one that would undoubtedly have a profound impact on him.

The two sat side by side, watching the sun disappear below the western horizon, the dim sky spreading in from afar. The soul-guiding lights around Maple Leaf Square lit up on their own, adding a touch of tranquility and peace to this border city.

Children were playing and laughing everywhere. Adults, having finished their day's work, were also enjoying this rare moment of leisure, chatting and laughing with each other.

When the Sun and Moon Empire launches another war in the future, this simple daily life may become a happiness that these ordinary people can hardly attain.

Neither Ye Xixuan nor Ling Luochen said anything more, maintaining a subtle silence between them.

I don't know how much time passed, but the night gradually deepened, and the chill in the air grew stronger.

Ye Xixuan couldn't help but whisper a reminder to Ling Luochen.

"Senior Ling, shouldn't we go back now?"

"From now on, call me Sister Luo Chen." Ling Luo Chen's long, empty eyes regained their original luster. She stood up and looked down at Ye Xi Xuan, extending her fair and slender right hand.

Ye Xixuan was taken aback at first, then subconsciously raised his right hand and let Ling Luochen hold it, while he was thinking to himself.

'What Senior Ling said sounds so familiar.'

Ling Luochen led Ye Xixuan along the edge of Maple Leaf Square towards the hotel. They passed the soul-guided streetlights time and again, only to disappear into darkness each time; the overlapping light and shadows made it seem as if they were traversing time and space. At one moment, their figures seemed to shrink considerably.

The boy's face was full of joyful smiles, while the petite girl had a faint smile on her lips, and her deep blue eyes couldn't hide her doting and tenderness.

But the next moment, reality returned.

The boy remained sunny and cheerful, while the much more mature girl had closed her heart off like an iceberg, leaving only a tiny crack for the boy.

……

After resting for a night in Maple Leaf City, Ye Xixuan and his two companions embarked on their journey back to Shrek Academy the next day.

This time they hired a spacious carriage, so their cultivation would not be affected at all during the journey.

Ye Xixuan was extremely glad he made this choice, because focusing on cultivation would allow him to avoid the slightly strange atmosphere between the three of them.

Three days later, at dusk, the carriage finally arrived at the east gate of Shrek Academy.

Back at Shrek Academy, Ye Xixuan continued as usual. Before Zhang Lexuan recovered, he cultivated under Elder Mu's guidance in the morning and went to the Soul Guidance Department in the afternoon to learn how to inscribe core magic arrays.

Through the effect of his first soul skill, Shadow Condensation, he can condense his shadow into any shape he desires, while also possessing excellent soul power transmission capabilities.

Compared to traditional soul masters, he saved himself a lot of effort in creating the outer and inner shells of the soul tool; he only needed to inscribe the most crucial core magic array. Furthermore, with the amplifying effect of the Heart Demon Rune on his mental power, his progress in inscribing the core magic array was also rapid.

As for the evenings, he spends most of his time meditating in the Sea God Pavilion, only going to Tang Ya's residence in Shrek City on weekends.

However, when they were on Seagod Island, the chances of Ye Xixuan running into Ling Luochen increased significantly. At Ling Luochen's request, the two would occasionally take walks along the shore of Seagod Lake in private.

Given Ling Luochen's personality, she rarely interacts with him, seemingly simply enjoying the feeling of being alone with him.

As the start of the new semester for the outer academy approached, Ye Xixuan kept his promise and went to the Treasure Pavilion in Shrek City with Jiang Nannan. With his endorsement, Jiang Nannan successfully increased her credit limit and purchased medicine to cure her mother's heart defect.

This way, the melodramatic plot points from the original story can finally be avoided.

Another year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Lexuan's body has basically fully recovered. She only needs to use her soul power to gradually guide the meridians in her body back to their original normal positions so that she can start cultivating again.

Although absorbing the spirit ring and spirit bone of the 100,000-year-old Blood Moon Wolf King caused her to suffer a relatively severe backlash, it was all worthwhile compared to the enormous gains. Even at the Title Douluo level, the difference in combat power and potential for further advancement between possessing a 100,000-year-old spirit ring and a 100,000-year-old spirit bone is like heaven and earth.

It's no exaggeration to say that Zhang Lexuan successfully fused with a 100,000-year soul ring at level 80, which means she will be able to cultivate to at least the Super Douluo realm in the future, which is level 95 or above.

However, Zhang Lexuan has been busy with cultivation lately, so Ye Xixuan has had to spend much less time with her. This, in turn, has given Ling Luochen some opportunities.

Shrek Academy, Outer Court, Soul Guidance Department, Twelfth Laboratory.

This is Fan Yu's personal laboratory.

The unusually spacious laboratory contained only Ye Xixuan and He Caitou.

As he officially entered puberty, Ye Xixuan's body developed even faster. In just one year, his height exceeded 1.75 meters, making him stand out even among his peers who were also Soul Masters.

Of course, it can't compare to the exaggeratedly muscular physique of He Caitou, who is even more robust than an adult.

Ye Xixuan appeared slightly slender overall, with his essence contained within. Only when he took off his clothes and his muscles, which were like works of art, could one truly appreciate the terrifying power hidden within his body.

Limited by the influence of his ultimate martial soul, after a whole year of cultivation, his soul power cultivation only reached the peak of level thirty-six, still one step away from breaking through to level thirty-seven. But even at this cultivation speed, he was confident that he would reach the bottleneck of level forty when he was twelve years old.

However, his most significant improvement was not in his soul power level, but in the age of his first three soul rings.

Due to the backlash from the evil energy received by the slaying of the God-Killing Messenger and the evil fire bred by Ma Xiaotao this year, Ye Xixuan's three soul rings are now around three thousand, five thousand, and nine thousand years old, respectively.

Just then, a tall, middle-aged man walked in from outside the laboratory.

The middle-aged man was about 1.8 meters tall, with very broad shoulders. He wore simple cloth clothes, and his pair of thick, muscular arms were exposed. His face had distinct features, and his gaze was deep and focused. Just standing there, he gave people a sense of weight and solidity, like a mountain.

"Caitou, what do you want from me?"

"Teacher, it's not me looking for you, it's Brother Ye who wants to show you something." He Caitou reached out and touched his big bald head, smiling憨厚ly.

Fan Yu's gaze immediately shifted to Ye Xixuan. Over the years, he had witnessed Ye Xixuan's talent in inscribing core formations, but unfortunately, Ye Xixuan's talent in martial soul cultivation was even more outstanding, making it impossible for him to become a core disciple of their Soul Guidance Department.

Therefore, he always had mixed feelings whenever he saw Ye Xixuan.

What do you want to show me?

Ye Xixuan nodded slightly to Fan Yu, and then immediately released his martial soul without further ado.

Purple, purple, purple.

Three magnificent purple spirit rings rose from beneath his feet in succession, especially the last one, which clearly contained a hint of deep black.

The second spirit ring shone, and a thick, dark shadow instantly covered a distance of two hundred meters in diameter. Then, one after another, humanoid knights solidified within the shadow, numbering over a hundred. They were all clad in heavy armor and wielded shadow weapons of various shapes.

Ye Xixuan raised his hands, and amidst the dazzling light, silver spider claws enveloped them. His sharp, slender fingertips twitched rhythmically, and the previously lifeless shadow knights began to tremble as if imbued with life.

"What is this?!" Fan Yu was no longer calm as before, her eyes widening in shock.

He Caitou, standing to the side, was utterly horrified, nearly losing his balance. He had once seen something similar in a top-secret location when he was still the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire.

"Humanoid Soul Guidance Device?!"

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