Douluo Continent: Becoming a God of Magic Starting with Your Martial Soul

The yellowish-brown light arrived in the blink of an eye, and when it dissipated, a disheveled old man was revealed.

The old man was dressed in tattered robes whose original color was no longer discernible. His white beard and hair were a tangled mess, and his huge bare feet were covered in mud. He was Xuanzi, who had rushed over after seeing the distress signal.

Smelling the faint stench of blood in the air and sensing the listless aura of the inner court disciples on the ground, Xuanzi's cloudy eyes flashed with regret, before he glared angrily at the black figure.

Yellow, purple, black, black, black, red—nine spirit rings rose from beneath his feet, and a powerful pressure immediately locked onto the Moon-Eating Shadow Leopard.

"You beast, how dare you hurt someone from Shrek Academy!"

He made a grasping motion in the air with one hand, and the shadow leopard seemed to be choked, struggling and being held in mid-air.

One punch!

The Moon-Eclipse Leopard felt as if a mountain had crashed down on it, leaving it powerless to resist.

Another punch!

Its entire skeleton and meridians were shattered.

Despite being a 100,000-year-old soul beast, it behaved no differently than a house cat when facing Xuanzi.

"Elder Xuan!"

Just as the third punch was about to land, Zhang Lexuan hurriedly spoke up: "This soul beast is a 100,000-year-old Shadow Leopard, and it possesses abilities related to the moon. Could you allow me to finish it off?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi paused in his actions, his eyes regaining some clarity: "Look at my memory! Very well, you can deal with this beast as you see fit!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he released his grip on the Shadow Leopard, and the Shadow Leopard's body fell to the ground like a broken sack.

Zhang Lexuan staggered to the ground, but did not stop at all. She drew a dagger from her waist and stepped forward.

Under the desperate gaze of the shadow leopard, Zhang Lexuan plunged the dagger straight into its only remaining eye and stirred it inside its head.

A crimson 100,000-year-old soul ring rose from the shadow leopard's corpse, but Zhang Lexuan didn't rush to absorb it. Instead, she stood up and said to Xuanzi, "Elder Xuan, the team members suffered heavy casualties in this operation. Please go and save them quickly!"

Xuanzi, who was shoveling wine in frustration, felt a glimmer of hope upon hearing Zhang Lexuan's words, but then blamed himself, saying, "This operation was my dereliction of duty. When I return to the academy, I will resign from my positions as Vice Pavilion Master and Head of the Supervisory Group!"

After saying that, without waiting for Zhang Lexuan's response, he turned and flew towards the direction where the signal flare had been launched.

Zhang Lexuan immediately summoned the others: "No one is to reveal what happened today. Beibei and the others were just helping to rescue their teammates, understand?"

Zhu Song was somewhat puzzled: "But Sister Le Xuan, I survived thanks to Brother Lu, isn't that a bit too much—"

He was halfway through his sentence when Zhang Lexuan looked at him, and the rest of his sentence got stuck in his throat.

"This matter is of great importance. If you want to express your gratitude, thank him in person, but keep everything else to yourself, understand?"

Seeing Zhang Lexuan's seriousness, everyone nodded solemnly, though they didn't understand.

Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

She could see that Lu Yi's martial spirit, abilities, and storage items were all unusual, but Lu Yi's previous attitude was very clear - he did not want to reveal too much.

However, this incident had a profound impact, and Lu Yi was unable to protect his secret.

This requires her to keep her promise and protect Lu Yi's identity to avoid any possible trouble, even if Elder Xuan asks.

She came to Lu Yi's side and saw that Lu Yi had already gathered the items in his handbag, which were mostly tattered books and bottles and jars.

Zhang Lexuan then took out her own items from the storage bracelet and stuffed the torn handbag and bracelet into Lu Yi's arms: "This bracelet has 8 cubic meters of space. You can use it for now, and I'll compensate you when we get back to the academy!"

"This is too precious, Sister Lexuan, I... I can't accept it!"

Faced with Zhang Lexuan's offer, Lu Yi hurriedly declined, but Zhang Lexuan forcefully pushed it away again.

"Please accept it! However, this means I won't be able to apply to the academy for sufficient benefits for you!"

Realizing that Zhang Lexuan was keeping his secret, Lu Yi was at a loss for words.

Indeed, his origins are highly suspicious to the locals, and in this sensitive period of the mainland situation, he could easily be seen as a pawn planted by hostile forces.

When that time comes, he won't even have a chance to explain.

Zhang Lexuan did this to protect herself, so Lu Yi had no choice but to accept it.

While pondering, Zhang Lexuan spoke again: "But this isn't necessarily a bad thing. With your abilities, I believe you can definitely gain enough attention!"

Lu Yi held the storage bracelet in his hand and nodded to Zhang Lexuan.

"Thanks--"

"Thanks!"

The two spoke in unison, then looked at each other and smiled.

With everything arranged, Zhang Lexuan returned to the corpse of the soul beast, sat down, took a recovery pill, and after a simple adjustment of her breathing to regain her strength, she took a deep breath before beginning to absorb the soul ring.

The energy contained in the 100,000-year soul ring was too great, and the resentment in the soul of the Moon-Eating Shadow Leopard after its death was far beyond that of a 10,000-year soul beast. A similarly fierce battle unfolded in Zhang Lexuan's spiritual sea.

Cold sweat poured down her forehead, and her body trembled uncontrollably, but she gritted her teeth and held on.

The other team members were worried about Zhang Lexuan, but Lu Yi knew she would eventually succeed, though he was still on tenterhooks.

Before long, Xuanzi, his face grim, carried four dead team members to the scene, followed by five other people supporting each other.

After Tang Ya and the surviving team members recounted the events, Xuanzi understood the whole story.

It is extremely rare for a 100,000-year-old soul beast to appear at the border between the outer and mixed zones, but that still cannot cover up his dereliction of duty.

However, compared to the complete annihilation, losing only four team members when facing a 100,000-year-old soul beast was a stroke of good fortune amidst misfortune.

Judging from their praise of Beibei, Tangya, and the others, these little ones have indeed made a great contribution.

In this way, the pressure on the college can be greatly reduced.

Thinking of this, Xuanzi suddenly felt a sense of relief.

But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he realized something was wrong and immediately began to beat his chest and stamp his feet in frustration.

"Xuanzi, Xuanzi, you're really getting senile! How could you have such thoughts after something so serious has happened!"

Facing life-or-death crises together is the best way to enhance the bonds between people.

When the two groups reunited, the team members, who had once been fierce competitors, embraced each other like long-lost relatives.

Seeing that Beibei was safe and sound, Tang Ya didn't care about the consequences and rushed into Beibei's arms.

After being comforted by Bei Bei for a long time, Tang Ya finally remembered that there was a disciple named Huo Yuhao next to her, and reluctantly parted ways with Bei Bei.

Xuanzi ignored the two new faces, Lu Yi and Huo Yuhao, and first looked at Zhang Lexuan who was absorbing the soul ring.

Seeing that the absorption process was difficult but not too dangerous, he nodded in satisfaction and then turned his gaze to the shadow leopard's corpse.

Besides the soul bone that a 100,000-year-old soul beast is bound to drop, its flesh and blood are also highly nutritious, much better than the chicken leg in his hand.

The flesh and blood of a 100,000-year-old soul beast are extremely rare, and even he, as the deputy pavilion master of the Sea God Pavilion, has only eaten them a few times in his life.

Anyway, Zhang Lexuan will need a long time to absorb the spirit ring, and since there's nothing else to do, she might as well get some Shadow Leopard meat to try.

The gloom of dereliction of duty seemed to be slightly dispelled by the craving for rare soul beast meat. Xuanzi licked his lips: "Heh, these little guys are in for a treat today!"

Thinking this, he subconsciously shouted, "Xiao Jie, go and process this beast's meat. We'll roast it later!"

After he finished speaking, no one responded for a long time until Zhu Song pointed to the blood-covered man whose face was no longer recognizable and stammered.

"Elder Xuan, Xiao Jie has fallen in battle!"