Douluo Continent: I Can Summon Heroic Spirits

Chapter 86 The Arrival of the Auspicious Beast; Xiao Hongchen, the Fifth-Ranked Scholar of the Academy

Ye Chenxing stared intently at Gu Yuena as he walked towards her.

Gu Yuena felt guilty under his gaze and subconsciously backed away, but Ye Chenxing had no intention of letting her off easily and continued to press closer.

Just as the two were closing in on each other, and Gu Yuena was about to lose her composure, a crisp, startled cry suddenly rang out from the rain: "Chenxing?!"

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a blonde girl holding an umbrella staring at them with an incredulous expression.

The next second, her expression changed from stunned to delighted. She casually tossed aside her umbrella and lunged at Ye Chenxing.

With a "bang," the girl plunged headfirst into Ye Chenxing's arms. Caught off guard, Ye Chenxing felt a tightness in his chest and almost choked on his breath.

He steadied himself and stared intently at the bright, smiling face in his arms, which was tilting its head back and grinning foolishly at him.

Ye Chenxing was taken aback at first, as he didn't recognize the girl in his arms. But after carefully sensing her aura, he exclaimed in surprise, "You—you are a mythical beast?"

"Morning Star! Why haven't you come to see me? It's been a year already, I miss you so much!" The girl hugged him tightly, her voice full of sweet innocence.

Ye Chenxing skillfully reached out and ruffled her golden hair, asking in confusion, "Why did you come to Mingdu? Do Di Tian and the others know?"

"Of course I know!" The auspicious beast nodded seriously. "Uncle Di Tian and Sister Zhu brought me out together."

"Sister? When did you get a sister?" Ye Chenxing was taken aback.

Could it be that my sister is...?

The auspicious beast shook its head and explained, "My sister doesn't want me to reveal her identity outside. They're coming to the human world and didn't feel comfortable leaving me alone in the Star Dou Great Forest, so they asked me to come along."

As she said this, she glanced around and her face lit up with surprise: "Angel Sister is here too!"

Qian Renxue smiled and nodded at her. She instinctively felt very close to this auspicious beast that possessed the attributes of light and fire.

Immediately afterward, the auspicious beast turned its head and looked at Gu Yuena standing to the side. It was taken aback at first, then frowned and said with a hint of resentment in its voice, "Huh? Sister, why are you with Chenxing? Have you two met already? You said you wanted me to introduce you, but you secretly came to see him yourself! You didn't even tell me beforehand."

Gu Yuena clutched her forehead in anguish, despair welling in her heart: "Auspicious beast, there are many reasons for this—"

"Sister, didn't you say that you should call me 'Sister' when we're outside, and that you should call me 'Gu Yeqiu'? How come you've even forgotten the name you gave yourself?" the auspicious beast asked innocently.

Gu Yuena felt a sharp gaze fall upon her.

Ye Chenxing, standing beside him, had changed his gaze from suspicion to scrutiny.

Seeing that she was about to be exposed, she decided to grit her teeth and shut up, pretending to be dead.

Seeing that Lao Gu was practically digging her way out of a three-bedroom apartment with her toes, Ye Chenxing stopped pressuring her and instead turned to look at the auspicious beast in her arms, asking curiously, "Did you name it yourself?"

The auspicious beast nodded emphatically: "Yes! I like the character 'autumn,' and with my sister's surname and yours, we'll be called Gu Ye Qiu!"

Then we'll need an ancient Ye Xiu too...

"How did you arrange things on the human side?" Ye Chenxing then asked.

"We came to the human world about seven months ago, and then joined your academy, and also that thing you started—the Star Tower."

As he spoke, Gu Yeqiu pointed to the three-stroke Command Seal badge on his chest.

"Look, look, we're all members of the Star Tower now! When will the Tower Master give us a backdoor to become core members?"

Ye Chenxing smiled and said, "Of course, what kind of relationship do we have? I can make you the deputy tower master directly."

"Really?! You're so kind!"

"But you actually got into the academy?" Ye Chenxing asked curiously. "And what identities did you use?"

The auspicious beast answered honestly, "My sister asked Uncle Ditian to tell that fat dean that we are from the ancient, reclusive family—the Ancient Clan. We came out of the world this time to learn about soul tools, which is why we are here to join the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."

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Ancient tribes...

Ye Chenxing's lips twitched violently.

Even the ancient clans have come. If you're from an ancient clan, then can I call myself Emperor Ye?

The four of them, holding umbrellas, walked side by side toward the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

On the way, Ye Chenxing carefully examined Gu Yeqiu's human form.

Logically speaking, she was transformed into the form of Gu Yuena's younger sister, and her eyebrows and eyes did indeed resemble Gu Yuena in her human form. However, upon closer inspection, he discovered that the girl's facial features also bore a resemblance to Qian Renxue.

"Did you perhaps draw inspiration for your transformation from Sister Xue?" Ye Chenxing couldn't help but ask.

Gu Yeqiu nodded seriously: "After all, I've only ever seen Angel Sister and you, Chenxing. I couldn't think of anything else, so I just combined the appearances of Sister and Angel Sister."

My goodness, your resource library really doesn't have a single low-value creature.

Then, Gu Yeqiu started talking non-stop, chattering about her experiences in the human world.

"Morning Star, the stuff in your Star Tower is so much fun! The stuff those old men at Mingde Hall make is so boring, all they do is blow up craters in the testing ground all day."

"If I wanted to see craters, I'd rather go back to the Star Dou Great Forest and watch Uncle Di Tian blast them. Let me tell you, the craters Uncle Di Tian blasted were way more impressive than theirs!"

Ye Chenxing chuckled, then said irritably, "Your expectations are too high. What can an ordinary Soul Master do to compare with your Uncle Di Tian in terms of destructive power?"

While chatting, the group arrived at the main gate of the academy.

Ye Chenxing's original plan was to first visit Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen, and then ask Hall Master Jing Hongchen about their recent situation. After all, Kong Deming went into seclusion every few days, and he was afraid that he would be disappointed if he went to the Hall of Offerings.

But now that he knows there is a "genuine Gu Yuena" in this world, he is indeed eager to see the real person.

Just as they reached the gate, the group suddenly stopped.

Two figures were standing not far from the school gate.

The two men were completely wrapped in large black clothes, their heads down, neither using umbrellas nor their soul power to protect themselves from the rain, simply standing there getting soaked.

If it weren't for the fact that the Holy Spirit Cult hadn't dared to show its face so openly in Mingdu since Ye Chenxing's sudden emergence, he would have thought he was some kind of evil spirit master who had run away from somewhere.

"Ugh, it's those two again?" Gu Yeqiu suddenly muttered with a look of disgust.

Ye Chenxing was taken aback, then turned to ask, "You know them?"

Gu Yeqiu nodded, his expression quite strange, and said, "It's not just me who knows them, everyone in the entire academy knows them now."

After saying that, she walked straight up to the two people in the rain and shouted, "Hey! Big frog! What are you doing again?"

The two people froze upon hearing the sound, turned around, and looked up.

Although both of them were wearing black masks that covered their faces completely, Ye Chenxing recognized them at a glance.

"Laughing? What are you doing here?"

Ye Chenxing was stunned. Then, he shifted his gaze and saw that the person next to Xiao Hongchen was none other than Wang Jiahao, with whom he had just had a conflict not long ago.

"What are you two doing—"

Upon seeing that the person who came was Ye Chenxing, the two of them suddenly became alert and quickly went to greet him.

"Morning Star! You've finished your seclusion?" Xiao Hongchen asked in surprise.

"Yeah," Ye Chenxing pointed at the two of them, looking utterly miserable and soaked to the bone. "What's wrong with you two—and how did you two end up together?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Jiahao, who was standing to the side, quickly lowered his head and respectfully clasped his hands in a salute: "Greetings, Tower Master."

Ye Chenxing raised an eyebrow: "You joined the Star Tower?"

Xiao Hongchen ripped off his wet mask and explained, "That's right. Jiahao isn't a bad kid at heart. Ever since you beat him up last time, he's been completely in awe of you. Now he's officially passed the test and joined the Star Tower."

Wang Jiahao came from a humble background. When he first lost to Ye Chenxing, although he had already behaved himself, he still had some pride and resentment as a genius. However, when he truly understood the Star Tower's supportive attitude towards commoner soul masters, that resentment vanished instantly, and he was completely convinced of Ye Chenxing's abilities.

He has now completely evolved into Ye Chenxing's die-hard fan.

Ye Chenxing smiled upon hearing this and gently patted Wang Jiahao's shoulder: "Let bygones be bygones regarding that little friction. The Star Tower is currently in a period of development and really needs talented academy geniuses like you to join us."

"But what's wrong with you two? Why are you standing here in the rain in broad daylight?" Ye Chenxing asked speechlessly.

Upon hearing this, a heartbreaking sadness appeared on Xiao Hongchen's usually proud and arrogant face.

He sighed and began to explain to Ye Chenxing.

It turns out that since Ye Chenxing disappeared into seclusion, Xiao Hongchen finally got his wish and once again sat on the throne of "Sun Moon Academy's Number One Genius," which he had always dreamed of.

Although it's only temporary.

During that time, he fully realized his talent. Although people would privately refer to him as "the number one genius besides Ye Chenxing," he didn't care at all.

Don't underestimate the number one position just because you're second best! Being second only to Ye Chenxing is still being number one!

Until that day, everything changed.

His grandfather, Jing Hongchen, told him that the ancient, reclusive family, the "Ancient Clan," had sent two female students, hoping they would join the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and specifically instructed that both of them were exceptional geniuses.

At first, Xiao Hongchen naturally dismissed him. In his eyes, apart from Ye Chenxing, he had never admired any of the younger generation.

During the afternoon's practical lesson on soul tools, he, eager to test his skills, took the initiative to provoke the two of them.

Then, as soon as the duel began, his face was pressed firmly against the cold floor.

He didn't even see how the other party made the move. Gu Yeqiu's domineering and unparalleled Golden Dragon Martial Soul suddenly exerted its power, and almost instantly, with just one punch, he cleanly and decisively killed him.

However, compared to the fact that his academy was defeated in a flash on the second day, what shocked the students watching the battle even more was the talent displayed by the two: yellow, purple, purple, and black!

Four-Ring Soul Sect!

Gu Yeqiu and Gu Yuena not only displayed their cultivation as four-ring Soul Masters, but also showed them a Soul Ring configuration that was beyond the norm.

This astonishing talent instantly attracted the attention of various powerful forces in Mingdu.

Unfortunately, with Di Tian, ​​the patriarch of the ancient clan, secretly overseeing things, all the major forces immediately backed down after sensing that unfathomable and terrifying aura, and dared not harbor any evil intentions again.

Being instantly killed in battle was not enough to completely break Xiao Hongchen's defenses.

He resorted to his usual self-comforting rhetoric: "It's okay, I still have my proud Soul Tool talent."

Several days later, Gu Yuena displayed her almost unbelievable talent for creating soul tools in class—

Xiao Hongchen was completely dumbfounded.

From forging to mental power to inscribing magic arrays, he suffered a crushing defeat.

He even learned that the other party, like Ye Chenxing, was also a first-time user of soul tools.

And so, this once proud number one among the younger generation of the Sun Moon Empire not only lost his throne, but also slid all the way down to the position of "fourth person".

However, these setbacks were not enough to reduce him to the "most melancholic student in Sun Moon Academy" he is today.

The final straw that broke the camel's back was his own sister, Meng Hongchen.

Ever since being spurred on by Ye Chenxing's displayed soul guidance talent, Meng Hongchen has become more driven and ambitious than ever before. After witnessing Gu Yuena and Jing Hongchen's acquisition of their fourth soul rings, she was further stimulated and disregarded Jing Hongchen's strong objections, forcibly choosing a ten-thousand-year soul beast as her fourth soul ring.

In the end, she actually succeeded in absorbing a fourth spirit ring of ten thousand years level!

At this point, Xiao Hongchen had completely and utterly secured his place as the fifth member of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, earning him the Iron Throne.

The continuous setbacks left him somewhat dazed and confused.

Although he continued to cultivate diligently, he couldn't help but feel sad alone in private, feeling like an outcast abandoned by the times.

Until he started hanging out with Wang Jiahao, who had also been beaten up by Ye Chenxing.

The two had similar fighting styles and were both once proud and arrogant, so they quickly became sworn brothers. Wang Jiahao then mysteriously told him a "family secret recipe":

Simply by dressing in black and getting soaked in the rain, like he did, one can greatly alleviate inner distress and depression.

And so, the scene that Ye Chenxing just witnessed came about.

Ye Chenxing found it hard to bear listening to this, and couldn't help but reach out and pat Xiao Hongchen's wet shoulder, comforting him, "Brother Xiao, this is my fault. Come on, I brought you a small gift as compensation."

After all, according to the normal development of the original work, Xiao Hongchen was undoubtedly the number one young genius of the Sun Moon Empire at this time.

Ye Chenxing, like a butterfly flapping its wings, ended up hitting the fifth brother.

Xiao Hongchen gave a bitter smile: "Let's talk about gifts later—how come you're walking with them? Did you know each other before?"

He gestured to Ye Chenxing towards Gu Yuena and Gu Yeqiu, who were standing to the side.

Ye Chenxing shook his head and began to make up a story in a serious tone: "I don't know him. We just happened to bump into each other at the school gate. It was definitely the first time we'd met. How should I put it—maybe this is the unique magnetic field between the top three geniuses of the Sun Moon Empire. We hit it off immediately and became friends right away."

"—Can you please stop provoking me?"

Xiao Hongchen looked at him with a resentful expression.

Ye Chenxing laughed and said, "Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Let's go in and see Meng first."

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