Douluo Continent: Heavenly Mystery System

Chapter 2 Forced to Leave Poseidon Island

"Mother, am I really not going to awaken my martial soul?" Although Ye Xiaofeng knew that it was beyond repair, he still held onto a sliver of hope and couldn't help but ask.

"Feng'er, maybe your constitution is different from others. Perhaps you will awaken next year," Poseidon comforted him.

Ye Xiaofeng wondered if he was not from this world, which was why he couldn't awaken his martial spirit. He couldn't help but complain about himself. Why was it that other people who transmigrated were cheated and became one in a million protagonists, surrounded by beautiful women, while he was a complete waste?

"Mother, why...?" Ye Xiaofeng asked, unwilling to accept it.

She couldn't give a reasonable explanation either. If Feng'er inherited her martial soul, she would definitely awaken the Sea God martial soul.

Poseidon hugged Ye Xiaofeng tightly. She knew this was a huge blow to him, but she didn't want to see her child so sad. At that moment, Ye Xiaofeng just wanted some peace and quiet. He broke free from Poseidon's embrace and ran out.

"Feng'er!" Poseidon called out to Ye Xiaofeng from behind, but Ye Xiaofeng just wanted to be alone. He ran to the beach to vent his resentment. Why was God so unfair to him? Everyone else could awaken their martial soul and become a sea soul master.

Even if Ye Xiaofeng could awaken a useless martial soul like Blue Silver Grass, he could become a powerful soul master with Poseidon's help, but now he can only be a useless person.

Ye Xiaofeng sat on a rock by the sea, gazing at the ocean. Perhaps in this life, just like in his previous one, he was destined to be an ordinary person. No matter how hard you try, you've already lost from the start.

Before anyone knew it, Xiaobai came to Ye Xiaofeng's side and sat quietly. She didn't know how to comfort him; perhaps at this moment, not speaking and simply being there for him was the best comfort.

She was originally the guardian beast of Poseidon Island. After transforming into human form, she stayed by Poseidon's side. Later, after Ye Xiaofeng was born, she would often play with him.

She had grey-blue eyes, a sorghum-shaped nose, long grey-blue hair, and a face with some fish scales, but this did not detract from her beauty; instead, it added to her exotic charm.

"I'm fine, I'll be alright in a while," Ye Xiaofeng said.

"Do you believe it? I'm not some kind of divine child at all. I'm just an ordinary person who came into this world by chance." Ye Xiaofeng didn't know whether he was saying this to himself or to Xiaobai.

"I know this is a huge blow to you. Even if you can't awaken, you are still the High Priest's most beloved son, and also my..." Xiaobai didn't believe Ye Xiaofeng's words at all. She had just mentioned herself, but she didn't finish her sentence.

From afternoon to evening, the two sat quietly by the sea, watching the waves crash against the beach, feeling a strange chill in their hearts.

"Let everything take its natural course. Some things are simply unattainable." Xiaobai stayed with Ye Xiaofeng, and after some time, Ye Xiaofeng suddenly had a change of heart.

Ye Xiaofeng and Xiaobai returned to the Temple of Poseidon together. Ye Xiaofeng did not go to find Poseidon, but went straight back to his room to rest.

But lying in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, Ye Xiaofeng suddenly heard the door gently open. He turned his head and saw Poseidon enter in the moonlight. In a panic, Ye Xiaofeng quickly pretended to be asleep. He wondered if his mother would blame him for being too willful after he broke free from her embrace during the day.

She slowly walked over, gently covered Ye Xiaofeng with the blanket, and tenderly stroked his face. All her worries vanished, and she immediately felt sleepy.

Ye Xiaofeng fell asleep sometime last night. When he opened his eyes in the morning, Poseidon was sitting on the edge of the bed, smiling at him. Ye Xiaofeng looked at himself and realized that he was still holding Poseidon's hands. He quickly and awkwardly let go.

Did her mother know she was pretending to be asleep? Come to think of it, at her level, she was only half a step away from godhood; how could she not know she was faking it? But every time her mother slept with her, she slept with exceptional peace of mind.

"Mom, I'm sorry." Ye Xiaofeng felt a little guilty towards his mother, as she hadn't slept all night and had stayed by his side. It was all his fault.

"Feng'er, don't overthink it. It doesn't matter whether your mother sleeps or not, as long as you're happy." Poseidon actually knew Ye Xiaofeng wasn't asleep before she entered the room, and that's why she came in to keep him company.

Later, Ye Xiaofeng figured it out. Since he couldn't become a Soul Master, he would become a fisherman. However, Ye Xiaofeng didn't expect that after his awakening failed, everyone on the island began to distance themselves from him.

Gone was the enthusiasm, the respect, and the nobility of the past; Ye Xiaofeng could even hear their voices of dissent.

Ye Xiaofeng wouldn't blame them; he could only blame himself. Ye Xiaofeng felt as if everyone and everything on the island had changed, except for the love and care his mother, Poseidon, and Xiaobai still showed him.

Ye Xiaofeng failed to awaken his powers every year when he was 7, 8, and 9 years old. The people on the island had given up all hope for him, but Poseidon kept telling him that he would awaken one day.

When Ye Xiaofeng turned 10 and failed to awaken his martial soul again, public opinion on the island became increasingly heated. He went from being adored as a divine son to being scorned as a piece of trash. Some people even began to insult Poseidon, and all sorts of rumors and gossip came flooding in.

Despite the pressure, Poseidon's love for Ye Xiaofeng remained undiminished; in fact, it likely grew even stronger.

Poseidon was willing to be scorned by others for the sake of her son, as long as her child could grow up healthy and safe. Until one day, Poseidon discovered that three of the elders were plotting to get rid of her son.

He could hardly believe it. These seven were all titled Douluo he had personally trained, and now they were trying to harm his son for the sake of the Sea God's reputation.

Poseidon originally wanted to eliminate those three titled Douluo, but as the Grand Elder of Seagod Island, she had to consider the long-term consequences.

"Xiao Bai, you should send Feng'er away from Seagod Island. It's no longer appropriate for Feng'er to stay on Seagod Island," Poseidon secretly summoned Xiao Bai.

"High Priest, can't you think of another way?" Xiao Bai knew that there was a rule on Seagod Island that those who could not awaken their Martial Soul would be exiled.

Ye Xiaofeng is the high priest's son. The matter has been delayed for four years, and various opinions on the island are coming at them. If it is delayed any longer, who knows what kind of trouble will arise? But is it really good for Ye Xiaofeng to stay?

"Feng'er, blame your mother if you want. Your mother can't awaken your martial soul for you," Poseidon said, holding Ye Xiaofeng. Ye Xiaofeng felt a warm, damp sensation on his shoulder.

"Mother, I won't blame you. This is my fate. My leaving may not be a bad thing." Ye Xiaofeng knew that everyone on the island was targeting him, so it was better to leave.

"Feng'er, these jade pendants will protect you, you must not take them off." Just as she was leaving, Poseidon said, taking out a semi-circular jade pendant and putting it around Ye Xiaofeng's neck.

"After I leave, I hope my mother will take good care of herself." Ye Xiaofeng knelt before his mother for the first time, kowtowing three times with tears in his eyes. These three kowtows were incredibly heavy.

For ten years, Poseidon had taken meticulous care of him and always granted Ye Xiaofeng's requests. Now that he was leaving his mother's side, he had no way to repay her and could only kowtow three times to say goodbye.

Poseidon couldn't bear to watch the child's departing figure, so she turned around, but she could hear the sound of Ye Xiaofeng kowtowing as he left. By then, she was already in tears.

Seeing the mother and son part ways, Xiaobai couldn't help but shed tears, but she had no choice but to see Ye Xiaofeng off.

Ye Xiaofeng boarded the boat, and Xiaobai began to row away. Poseidon watched her son leave, her heart bleeding. He was only 10 years old, yet she had cruelly exiled him.

"Xiaofeng, we've reached the safe area of ​​the port." Xiaobai led Ye Xiaofeng away from the dangerous area of ​​the sea. Now, Ye Xiaofeng can go straight ahead and reach the port.

"Sister Xiaobai, I'll miss you." Ye Xiaofeng hugged Xiaobai. Xiaobai blushed from the sudden hug, but she didn't refuse Ye Xiaofeng's embrace.

"Then take good care of yourself. If things don't go well here, go back to Seagod Island. The High Priest and I will always take care of you."

Xiaobai was the first person to see him born and had been by his side since he was a child. She didn't want Ye Xiaofeng to leave Seagod Island, but she dared not disobey the High Priest's orders.

"Sister Xiaobai, you are still so beautiful," Ye Xiaofeng said, gently kissing Xiaobai.

"This bastard is still trying to take advantage of me at a time like this. Fine, I'll let him have his way this time." Seeing Ye Xiaofeng about to leave, Xiaobai felt indescribably sad and could only say goodbye to him here.

Xiao Bai jumped off the boat and swam swiftly towards Poseidon Island, while Ye Xiaofeng rowed the boat to continue towards the port.

Unbeknownst to them, danger was approaching. A ship was approaching Ye Xiaofeng in the distance, with a blood-red flag flying high on its mast. The flag bore a symbol of a skull and two crossed bones.

"Brother, we have fat sheep!" said a man holding a curved knife.

"Damn it, I'm not blind, do you need to tell me? I saw it a long time ago," a one-eyed, middle-aged man with a straw hat and a beard said with great joy.

"Men, bring him aboard, but don't kill him! We're civilized pirates, hahaha!" the captain said, laughing heartily.

"Boss is wise!" His three subordinates began to flatter him.

Ye Xiaofeng had no choice but to obediently board the ship, and soon he was taken to the pirate ship.

"Kid, hurry up and hand over your valuables. You should know our rules," the pirate captain said with a lewd grin.

"I...I don't have anything valuable," Ye Xiaofeng said nervously, realizing he was being targeted by pirates when he saw the pattern on the flag.

"Go ahead," the pirate captain ordered his men to search him. After searching for a long time, they found nothing. Ye Xiaofeng was a little puzzled. How come no one else could see the jade pendant around his neck except himself?

"My brother has nothing on him." The men searched him but found nothing.

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