Douluo Continent: The World Shines with Stars

Chapter 34 Awakening

Just now, Yuan Qing encountered a thousand-year-old gibbon. As a pure support Soul Master with no offensive power, he never expected that he would get separated from his teammates this time.

Originally, relying on his speed boost, even a small thousand-year-old soul beast like him couldn't touch Yuan Qing, but who made this thick fog block his vision?

By the time Yuan Qing noticed the gibbon, it was too late; he could only watch helplessly as its sharp claws hurtled toward his head.

He even closed his eyes in fear, but after waiting for a long time, he only felt himself being grabbed and forcibly moved.

When I opened my eyes, the claws I remembered didn't appear; instead, an old man with gray hair appeared.

Looking at the purple soul ring slowly emerging above the gibbon corpse in the distance, Yuan Qing had no idea that it was this old man in front of him who had saved him.

"Thank you for saving me, senior."

"You're too kind. Since it was my grandson who brought you here, I will naturally ensure your safety."

Yuan Qing readily agreed. Regardless of whether the person in front of him was Xu Mingxi's grandfather or not, if he said so, then so be it. Right now, in this fog-shrouded place, he still needed to rely on him to protect him.

The Grand Elder, with Yuan Qing by his side, followed closely behind Xu Mingxi, intending to train him, not to put him in any real danger.

Even if this child is not the best, he will at least become a Super Douluo. With Mingguang added to the mix, the Star Crown Sect will at most remain the same and will not decline.

Xu Mingxi was unaware of her grandfather's disappointment in her and continued walking forward with a feeling of unease.

As the fog thickened and visibility decreased, Xu Mingxi, who had been maintaining her Star Guardian, felt her soul power rapidly diminishing.

It was still daytime when Xu Mingxi's first spirit ring lit up, but only a faint starlight gathered, which could replenish some of the energy consumed and expand the visible range slightly, which was better than nothing.

"No, we can't go on like this. We have to get out of here quickly. Who knows how many soul beasts are inside?"

Xu Mingxi instinctively went to find her grandfather, but after taking a few steps, she suddenly stopped, staring at her hands in a daze.

When did I become like this? No matter what happens, my first thought is always to rely on my grandfather and the elders of my sect.

How could this be? Xu Mingxi suddenly realized that she seemed to have become the person she used to hate the most.

In his previous life, Xu Mingxi started boarding school from the third grade of elementary school until he graduated from university. He used to look down on people who made a fuss about having their parents come to visit them while they were in boarding school.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving on the dog-eat-dog Douluo Continent, she began searching for her parents, and memories of the past flashed through Xu Mingxi's mind.

Thinking back to how relaxed he used to be every weekend, how lazy he was on weekdays, and how he would even sneak away from training, Xu Mingxi was suddenly filled with boundless fear.

Is this really me?

Xu Mingxi fell into deep self-doubt until his soul power output weakened, the starlight protection dimmed slightly, and the surrounding mist diffused in, which brought him back to his senses.

After readjusting her soul power output, the Star Guardian shone brightly, and Xu Mingxi's eyes gradually became firm. Once she had decided on a direction, she walked on without looking back.

The Grand Elder watched from behind as Xu Mingxi went from moving forward to feeling lost, and then to becoming determined. He was filled with satisfaction; his grandson had finally grown up a bit.

However, the Grand Elder's expression immediately turned solemn. Outside Xu Mingxi's starlight protection, a wolf-shaped soul beast suddenly appeared. Even he did not notice when it appeared.

Xu Mingxi was startled and forced himself to calm down. He activated Starlight Protection to its maximum and fired Starlight Rays at the wolf-shaped soul beast. To his surprise, the Starlight Rays did not cause any damage. It wasn't that the speed or power was insufficient; rather, the rays passed right through the soul beast's body. The area hit by the Starlight Rays turned into smoke and dissipated, returning to its original state after the attack.

Even the Grand Elder was surprised by this, as he had never seen this type of soul beast before, and it was not even recorded in the sect's encyclopedia of soul beasts.

Xu Mingxi was at a loss with this soul beast for a while. Fortunately, it didn't seem to be very old and couldn't break through his Star Guardian for the time being.

"Isn't this just a weaker version of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit? Douluo Continent doesn't have Seastone or Haki either."

He tried to weave the starlight into a ribbon, but he lacked the control, and there were always gaps in the ribbon that allowed it to escape.

The two began a long tug-of-war. Xu Mingxi stopped attacking and focused on maintaining the Star Guardian while honing her ability to control starlight.

As night fell and the stars twinkled in the sky, Xu Mingxi's first spirit ring lit up, drawing starlight down and piercing through the thick fog to illuminate his surroundings.

Strangely, the wolf-shaped soul beast fought for so long without showing any signs of fatigue, and its attack power was far too low.

At night, it's Star Crown Martial Soul's time to shine. If you lack control ability, make up for it with quantity.

A vast amount of starlight converged, weaving into a beautiful curtain that directly enveloped the wolf-shaped soul beast.

The curtain kept shrinking, and although it encountered some resistance, it seemed unable to break through the curtain until it disappeared.

Xu Mingxi's expression was strange. It was so weak, and it didn't even produce any spirit rings. Could that one just now not be a spirit beast at all?

Completely baffled, they could only continue walking in the direction they had been heading, taking advantage of the fact that it was still night.

It was too late to turn back now; the surroundings were already covered by thick fog, and Xu Mingxi had long since lost her way.

Yuan Qing followed behind the Great Elder. His companions had increased to four. Only Xu Mingxi, the two Chen brothers, and two Soul Saints were still in the thick fog.

The elder led them around like chicks, and if he wasn't careful, some of them would get lost.

Xu Mingxi walked for an unknown amount of time before she saw the shadow of a building ahead and quickened her pace to run towards it.

What met his eyes was not a building, but a ruin. It seemed to have been invaded, with traces of knife cuts and fires all over the broken walls.

Suddenly, he heard a series of footsteps, hiding behind a building ruin, starlight rays gathering in his hands.

Seeing that it was the Chen brothers, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked out from behind the ruins.

"Mingxi, we've finally found you! Have you seen Xiao Rui and the others?"

"No, I've been alone ever since I entered the mist."

"Really? Things are getting complicated."

Xu Mingxi noticed that although the Chen brothers did not suffer any serious injuries, their clothes were tattered and there seemed to be white scratches on their bodies.

It seems there's more than one smoke wolf. I wonder how they were made. Xu Mingxi sat to the side recovering her soul power, waiting for the other companions to arrive.

(End of this chapter)