Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 55 A Lion Hidden in His Eyes
Although the Golden-Eyed White Lion wasn't a particularly powerful soul beast, it still took Huo Yuhao quite a while to absorb its soul ring.

Ye Xixuan sat down to rest against the trunk of a large tree, while Tang Ya lay listlessly on his lap, squirming restlessly. She enthusiastically stretched out her slender right fingers, letting the warm sunlight filter through them and fall on her fair and delicate cheeks.

"Xi Xuan, what kind of spirit beast do you think I should choose for my third spirit ring?"

"Sister Xiaoya, since your martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, you should prioritize plant-type soul beasts as your target." Ye Xixuan had already planned Tang Ya's cultivation direction.

Tang Ya sat up and asked with some doubt, "My first two spirit rings came from a hundred-year-old Azure Vine and a hundred-year-old Ghost Vine, respectively. Should I choose a plant-type spirit beast for my third spirit ring? I remember that our Tang Sect's ancestor, Tang San, hunted poisonous spirit beasts like the Mandragora Snake and the Human-Faced Demon Spider."

Entangling spirit skills are an innate ability of almost all plant-type spirit beasts. When the Tang Sect declined, Tang Ya's parents were unable to help her hunt the Hundred-Year-Old Mandragora Serpent, so they chose the Hundred-Year-Old Azure Vine, a plant-type spirit beast, as a second choice.

Her choice of spirit rings coincided with Ye Xixuan's idea.

"But your Tang Sect ancestor Tang San's martial soul wasn't just ordinary Blue Silver Grass, it was the top-tier plant-type martial soul, Blue Silver Emperor. It wasn't because he absorbed the soul ring of a poison-attribute soul beast that he reached that level, but because his martial soul, Blue Silver Emperor, was powerful enough on its own." Ye Xixuan patiently explained to Tang Ya, but in his heart he thought that the so-called Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang was simply misleading people.

With Tang San's pure Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, if he hadn't absorbed the spirit rings from the Mandragora Snake and the Human-Faced Demon Spider, his spirit would probably have evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor long ago.

Although Tang Ya possesses a trace of the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline, its purity is certainly inferior to that of Tang San, the offspring of a human and a soul beast. Absorbing a soul ring from a poisonous soul beast like the Human-Faced Demon Spider would only further decrease the probability of her Blue Silver Emperor bloodline awakening.

Tang Ya had absolute trust in Ye Xixuan, and since she didn't like to overthink things, she simply let go of her thoughts and enjoyed life.

"What you said makes sense, anyway, everyone listens to you."

Ye Xixuan placed his hand on Tang Ya's shoulder and asked with a deliberately expectant look, "You really will listen to everything I say?"

"Hmph! You've really been corrupted by those two guys, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi! You've even learned to trick your sister Xiao Ya into talking!" Tang Ya reacted instantly, sitting up abruptly and glaring at Ye Xixuan with a slightly flushed face. Then, to salvage her image as a person of her word, she couldn't help but add another sentence.

"Anything but that is fine."

"Which one?" Ye Xixuan feigned ignorance, continuing to tease Tang Ya. Just as Tang Ya said, he had indeed learned a lot from Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi over the years, and coupled with his substantial intimate interactions with Tang Ya during this period, he had clearly matured a lot in matters between men and women.

"Hate!"

At that moment, drawn by the energy, Ye Xixuan and Tang Ya both looked in the direction where Huo Yuhao was.

A faint yellow spirit ring rose from beneath Huo Yuhao's feet, then slowly descended, finally settling on his chest. He opened his eyes, which were gleaming gold and exuded an ancient and majestic aura, like a golden lion king surveying its kind.

"Mom, can you see this from heaven? Your Yuhao has finally become a great Soul Master!" Huo Yuhao couldn't hide his excitement and shouted out in his heart. He clenched his fists, his eyes already brimming with tears.

His eyes were so humble, so sorrowful, yet they held the 'lion' within them.

"This is just the beginning of my revenge. One day, one day, I will raze the White Tiger Duke's mansion to the ground and make you all pay for your crimes in blood!"

"Xiao Yuhao, you did it?!" Tang Ya, trying to hide her embarrassment in front of Ye Xixuan, quickly stood up and walked to Huo Yuhao's side. Huo Yuhao hurriedly rubbed his eyes, not wanting outsiders to see him like this. But he was genuinely grateful to Tang Ya and Ye Xixuan.

"Sister Tang, Brother Ye, thank you!"

"If you really want to thank us, then treat us to another grilled fish meal. I just don't know if there will be another chance like this in the future?" Tang Ya smiled broadly, her foodie nature returning, and she simply stopped pretending.

At this point, she seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes lit up as she exclaimed.

"By the way, Xiao Yuhao, you're already a one-ring Soul Master. We can use one of our Tang Sect's spots to get you into Shrek Academy. You could just set up a stall outside the academy, and then I could eat your grilled fish every day."

"Shrek Academy? Tang Sect?" Although Huo Yuhao didn't have much experience, he often heard about Shrek Academy and Tang Sect from his mother when he was a child.

"Is it Shrek Academy, which is known as the number one academy on the continent? And Tang Sect, could it be the Tang Sect founded by Thousand Hands Douluo Tang San?"

"So you know about our Tang Sect and the academy?!" Tang Ya's smile grew even wider.

"That would be even better. Here's the situation: the academy gives our Tang Sect one spot for admission without examination each year, and this year, like in previous years, that spot is available for you. You don't need to actually join the Tang Sect; you just need to register as a Tang Sect disciple when you enroll at the academy. What do you think?"

"Can I?" Huo Yuhao was almost overwhelmed by this unexpected joy. If he entered Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent, and returned after completing his studies, wouldn't he be one step closer to his goal of revenge?
Tang Ya hurriedly took out a letter bearing the Tang Sect logo from her storage soul tool and handed it to Huo Yuhao.

"Here. This is the token of our Tang Clan. Take it to Shrek City, and you can enroll without taking the entrance exam."

"Thank you, Sister Tang, Brother Ye." Huo Yuhao bowed to the two of them sincerely again.

"Sister Xiaoya, you're really going all out for this grilled fish." Ye Xixuan sighed helplessly, seeing that Tang Ya had taken things to this point, he decided to let things take their course. As he spoke, he reminded Huo Yuhao.

"You can skin that golden-eyed white lion and sell its pelt in Shrek City. That should be enough to cover your registration fee for the first semester."

"Hehe, Xi Xuan, you're so thoughtful." Tang Ya chuckled and leaned against Ye Xi Xuan's chest, then continued speaking to Huo Yu Hao with a regretful expression.

"Afterwards, we will go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings. It's a pity that I can't take you to Shrek City myself. But now that you have become a soul master, and this place is not within the Star Dou Great Forest, you should not encounter any danger if you leave in the opposite direction."

"Yes, Sister Tang, Brother Ye. I've already received a lot of care from you this time, so there's no need to trouble you any further." Huo Yuhao nodded vigorously.

Tang Ya said with a smile.

"Then see you in Shrek City!"

　Brothers, give me some monthly tickets!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)