Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 149 Changes in Relationships

Thus, Yin Chen's entire plan to penetrate the far north, after overcoming numerous hardships and even working with Xia Die behind the scenes to drive and calculate many variables, was finally perfectly accomplished at this moment.

He successfully obtained his second martial soul, as well as a powerful partner who was once the king of the far north—the Ice Emperor.

Having acquired the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, a super beast spirit, and gained the attribute of extreme ice, Yin Chen's overall combat power has undergone a qualitative leap.

His first martial soul, Time's Governance, is mechanism-oriented, with incredible soul skill effects, but it consumes a huge amount of soul power and lacks conventional and powerful offensive and defensive means.

Now, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul perfectly makes up for this shortcoming, greatly enhancing his numerical strength as a Soul Master.

Whether it's attack, defense, or control, ultimate ice is one of the pinnacle abilities.

...

Zhang Lexuan stared blankly at the white-haired boy in front of her, whose demeanor had changed drastically.

His once uniform golden eyes had now become heterochromatic, with the left eye being gold and the right eye green.

The golden eyes remained warm and deep, while the emerald green eyes were cold and sharp, making it impossible to look directly at them.

Even his height seemed to have increased, and his figure became more upright and slender.

Against the backdrop of the blood-red soul ring with four golden patterns that exuded a terrifying pressure, Yin Chen at this moment possessed both the mysterious antiquity of time and the cold majesty of frost, radiating an indescribable and captivating charm.

Zhang Lexuan was momentarily stunned.

The influence of a martial soul on a soul master is profound. After acquiring a brand new and so powerful martial soul, Yin Chen inevitably underwent changes in both appearance and temperament.

Yin Chen seemed to have noticed the change in himself. With a thought, his ultimate ice soul power condensed rapidly in the air, forming a smooth, mirror-like ice wall.

He touched his increasingly defined chin in front of the ice mirror, and nodded with satisfaction:
"I think I've grown a bit taller, and my eyes have become heterochromatic... I have to say, I'm actually quite handsome."

As he spoke, he deliberately blinked his one gold and one green eye, a smile playing on his lips.

"Pfft-"

Zhang Lexuan, who had been somewhat dazed by the huge change, couldn't help but laugh when she saw Yin Chen's sudden, somewhat arrogant and narcissistic demeanor.

She never expected that Yin Chen, who usually appeared gentle, calm, and calculating, would have such a... goofy side in private.

"What, Senior Sister, don't you think so?"

Yin Chen turned his head to look at Zhang Lexuan, who was covering her mouth and chuckling, and asked her in a serious tone.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan stopped laughing, really looked him over carefully for a few moments, and then smiled sweetly:

"Yeah, he's pretty handsome, but... a bit too young."

There was a hint of mockery in her words.

Yin Chen's face darkened, and he almost blurted out, "You try me if you think I'm too young," but he instantly realized that Zhang Lexuan was referring to his age, not anything else.

He could only swallow back the words that were about to come out, looking quite frustrated.

"Senior Sister, do you know that you can't say 'small' in front of a man?"

Yin Chen corrected him, feigning seriousness.

Zhang Lexuan blushed slightly, rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, and said reproachfully, "What are you thinking, child? In front of me, you're just a little boy. There's no such thing as being a man."

She paused, her tone softening, with a hint of barely perceptible intimacy.

"Also, just call me Sister Lexuan from now on. Calling me Senior Sister all the time makes it feel too formal."

"Okay, Sister Lexuan."

Yin Chen readily agreed, but the lingering resentment about the "small" thing still wouldn't go away.

Unfortunately, his age was a real disadvantage compared to Zhang Lexuan, who was significantly older than him.

The two went through life-and-death trials together, and there was an indescribable romantic and awkward moment when Yin Chen treated her injuries. Their relationship could no longer be simply defined as that of senior and junior.

Zhang Lexuan knew perfectly well what was going on, but given her personality and current situation, she couldn't immediately face this subtle change with equanimity. She could only subconsciously use her age as a barrier and choose to temporarily escape.

Yin Chen naturally saw through her thoughts, but he did not choose to break the ice at this moment.

He knew that Zhang Lexuan needed time to process and adapt, and he himself did not intend to devote too much energy to romantic relationships at this stage.

He wasn't worried about Xu Jiujiu, who was far away in Xingluo. He himself wasn't a pure love warrior. Xu Jiujiu came from royalty and was quite accepting of such things. More importantly, he keenly sensed that with Zhang Lexuan's gentle exterior but strong interior and slightly stubborn nature, if he took the initiative now, it might make her retreat even further.

Instead of wasting time and effort on strategies, it's better to let things take their natural course and wait for things to fall into place.

He believes that time will provide the best answer.

When his strength, status, and maturity truly match or even surpass hers, many problems will naturally be solved.

Moreover, he wanted to give Zhang Lexuan time to see Bei Bei's thoughts clearly and then give up on her.

Otherwise, given Zhang Lexuan's stubbornness and her agreement with Dragon God Douluo Mu En, things would be very difficult to handle.

The extreme cold of the far north is like a leech, clinging to the bone. Even after leaving the core area completely dominated by death and snow, the biting wind still scrapes against the cheeks like a knife.

The sky was a leaden, oppressive hue, with thick clouds obscuring the sun and making the whole world appear hazy.

Yin Chen and Zhang Lexuan walked one after the other on the thick snow. Each step sank deep into the ground, making a crunching sound. On this desolate snowfield, the sound became the only accompaniment.

Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was subtly heavy.

Everything that happened not long ago felt like a bizarre dream, yet it was so real that my heart still lingers with a throbbing warmth.

A 400,000-year-old spirit ring, an unbelievable fusion of the second spirit, and the intimate contact that had to be carried out to save her, which made people blush... all of this completely shattered the original pure relationship between the two of senior and junior, team leader and team member.

Zhang Lexuan was walking a little ahead, and she had changed into a new outfit.

Her steps were steady, but judging from the occasional unconscious tightening of her collar and her more upright, even somewhat stiff, back, her inner world was far from as calm as it appeared.

She kept thinking about what had happened to Yin Chen, an opportunity that was enough to shock the entire continent.

As the chief disciple of Shrek Academy's inner court and a future elder of the Sea God Pavilion, she was taught from a young age to prioritize the interests and honor of the academy.

But now, there are other things in her heart besides Shrek Academy.

(End of this chapter)