Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 208 Silver Dragon Wolf: I was here first!

After the match between Shrek Academy and Thousand Spirits Academy ended, all the other participating academies in the rest area breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the previous five red spirit rings, although the two white spirit rings were also unreal, at least they understood that the boy named Huo Yuhao was not a Spirit King, nor did he have five 100,000-year spirit rings. Judging from the fact that there was a Great Spirit Master in the Shrek Academy team, this Huo Yuhao was very likely also a Great Spirit Master.

As long as it wasn't a Soul King, and especially a Soul King with five 100,000-year Soul Rings, they could accept it. After all, it was too terrifying, and they didn't want to encounter such a formidable opponent in this or the next tournament.

In the rest area of ​​Sun and Moon Academy, the team leader, Elder Ma, looked thoughtful and asked the students behind him, "Ru Long, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, what are your thoughts?"

"Ha!" Xiao Hongchen scoffed, "I thought Shrek Academy had really produced a remarkable figure, but it turns out he's just a clown who cheats and acts like a charlatan! I think if Brother Ma's main team isn't confident of defeating Shrek Academy, they can just send our preliminary team, right, Meng?"

"That's right!" Meng Hongchen echoed with a smile, "Shrek Academy actually sent a preliminary team! Are they so arrogant that they think they can defeat us with four Soul Masters, one Soul Venerable, and two Great Soul Masters? How laughable!"

"Hmph!" Ma Rulong's face darkened as he faced the mockery of the Hongchen siblings. He said, "Have you forgotten Ma Xiaotao and that Jiang Nannan? You don't know Ma Xiaotao, but I can tell you that she was a member of the previous Shrek Academy preliminary team. She was already a Soul Master at the age of fourteen. Five years have passed, and she must be a Soul Emperor by now!"

And Jiang Nannan, you all know she's only fifteen. How can you be so sure she's not a member of the preliminaries? You, Xiao Hongchen, also reached the Soul King realm at fifteen, but you know how you got that Soul King title. Are you confident you can remain undefeated when you meet Jiang Nannan five years from now?

Oh, by the way, there's another member on the Shrek Academy team named Zhu Ziyang. He's also fifteen years old and hasn't played a match yet. How can you be so sure he's not a member of the preliminaries?

"It's too early for you to be so smug!"

Ma Rulong's attack left Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen with extremely ugly expressions. However, they were just arrogant, not stupid. Ma Rulong's words made them realize that they had indeed been somewhat arrogant.

Therefore, Xiao Hongchen, unusually, did not retort to Ma Rulong, but instead said seriously, "Brother Ma, you are right. However, no matter how much Shrek Academy is hiding, I will use the soul tool in my hand to shatter them!"

On the other side, after the seven members of the preliminary team reached the rest area, they all showed happy smiles. Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Phew, that's great! I finally don't have to pretend to be aloof anymore! You guys have no idea how many eyes were staring at me on stage at the same time; I was almost scared to death!"

"Alright, Yuhao, you deserve credit for this match!" Tang Ya hugged Huo Yuhao affectionately, a smile on her pretty face, and said, "Ziyang, Nannan, you didn't see how interesting the expressions on the faces of the people from Qianling Academy were back then. I bet they never expected that the person they were most interested in was just a Great Soul Master, hahaha!"

"Hehe!" Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan said with a wry smile, "We didn't see it, but we could hear the shouts and curses from the audience!"

"Sigh! I didn't expect the audience's reaction to be so strong. Oh well, let them curse!" Wang Yan sighed, then smiled again and said to the seven members of the preliminary team, "You did very well, excellent. I'm very satisfied!"

"It was mainly their lineup that gave us the opportunity!" Beibei said. "They had a single-core lineup, and we happened to have Xu Sanshi with us, which is why we were able to complete the decapitation operation so smoothly!"

"Hehe! Of course, my Xuanwu Replacement is no joke. As long as it's within my attack range, I can replace even a Soul Saint!" Xu Sanshi said proudly.

"Look at you, so smug!" Tang Ya rolled her eyes and said, "Are you worried your boasting will backfire and burn you?"

"How could that be!" Xu Sanshi said with a grin.

"Alright, let's go back to the hotel. There's not much to watch in the next few matches," Wang Yan said. "The match against Zheng Tian Academy the day after tomorrow is a real tough battle, so everyone should go back and get some rest!"

The Shrek team left Star Luo Square.

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Nighttime, in Zhu Ziyang's room.

Zhu Ziyang sat cross-legged on the bed with a calm expression, his eyes closed as he entered a meditative state. With the support of his soul core, his soul power spun rapidly, accumulating little by little, filling Zhu Ziyang's realm.

Within his spiritual sea, the Snow Emperor's Soul Egg and the Ice Emperor's Soul Egg have entered the final incubation stage and are expected to hatch completely in another half month.

Electrolux was silently repairing his soul. Being a remnant soul, he needed a complete one to be resurrected. He was currently only a remnant soul; if a complete soul was considered 100%, then he only had 30% of it, and that was after several years of nurturing!

However, Electrolux wasn't in a hurry. His divine soul realm was already there; what he lacked was the vitality to fill that realm. As long as he could wait for Zhu Ziyang to become a god, wouldn't he have as much vitality as he wanted? Isn't the soul simply a combination of spiritual power and life force?

Beside the two soul eggs was a silver-white crystal, the soul crystal of the Silver Dragon Wolf. Four years had passed, and the crystal finally showed signs of life; a crack appeared on its surface.

The moment the Silver Dragon Wolf Soul Crystal stirred, Zhu Ziyang and Ilex sensed it simultaneously. The master and disciple appeared together in the main hall of Zhu Ziyang's Spirit Island, watching the Soul Crystal with its cracks slowly floating.

"Teacher, this Silver Dragon Wolf is about to awaken," Zhu Ziyang said, his tone tinged with a hint of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing regret, regret, and a sense of awe). In truth, without the Silver Dragon Wolf's sacrifice, Zhu Ziyang would never have reached his current strength and realm. Perhaps his World-Soothing Scythe would still evolve into Ultimate Light due to the Great Brightness Technique, but it would likely take ten or twenty years. Furthermore, his second martial soul wouldn't directly evolve into the Heavenly Frost Saint White Dragon Martial Soul, possessing ultimate ice.

Therefore, to some extent, it was the Silver Dragon Wolf that made Zhu Ziyang who he is today, and Zhu Ziyang feels a sense of gratitude towards the Silver Dragon Wolf.

"Yes, speaking of which, I have to thank this little dragon. If it weren't for her, the chances of us, master and disciple, meeting would have been almost zero!" Electrox sighed and said.

As the master and disciple sighed, the soul crystal of the Silver Dragon Wolf was already covered with cracks. Then, to their astonishment, it shattered with a crash, revealing a miniature giant dragon covered in silver scales. The dragon's appearance was nine-tenths similar to Zhu Ziyang's second martial soul. The only difference was that the scales of Zhu Ziyang's Heavenly Frost Sacred White Dragon martial soul were ice white, while the scales of the silver dragon were bright silver.

The Silver Dragon Wolf—no, it should now be called the Frost Holy Silver Dragon—opened its silver vertical pupils, its eyes revealing a mixture of confusion and curiosity after waking from a deep dream. Like a newborn dragon, it began to devour the fragments of soul crystals surrounding its body.

Neither Zhu Ziyang nor Ilex disturbed her, watching silently. Each time the silver dragon swallowed a crystal shard, its form changed slightly, and Zhu Ziyang simultaneously sensed a subtle shift. The first spirit ring of the Heavenly Frost Sacred White Dragon was trembling and changing, which stirred a sense of anticipation in Zhu Ziyang's heart.

Before long, the silver dragon had devoured all the soul crystals, transforming into a fully grown dragon, a true silver dragon. Her vertical pupils turned white, representing ice, and her gaze fell directly on Zhu Ziyang. Her tone was filled with surprise and excitement as she said, "Zhu Ziyang, I knew I hadn't misjudged you!"

"You still recognize me?" Zhu Ziyang was surprised. He didn't expect that the Silver Dragon Wolf, which had evolved into a silver dragon, would still remember him.

"Of course, although I've been asleep all these years, I can still sense the changes within your spiritual sea," the silver dragon said, her tone filled with joy and ease. She looked at Elex, "This must be the Undead Scourge, the Necromancer Saint, Elex. Nice to meet you!"

"Haha, you little dragon are quite self-aware!" Electrox said with a smile, accepting the silver dragon's overture.

"Since you know about what's happening in my spiritual sea, you must also know about the existence of souls, right?" Zhu Ziyang said.

"Mmm!" The silver dragon nodded and said, "Of course! I really didn't expect that you would actually win over the Ice and Snow Maiden, the ruler of the far north. You truly surprise me. It seems that the vow I made you to make back then was just a piece of cake for you!"

"So, do you want to become my spirit?" Zhu Ziyang asked directly, ignoring the silver dragon's sentiments.

"Why not?" The silver dragon readily agreed to become Zhu Ziyang's soul spirit, replying in a questioning tone, "Besides, I was clearly the first soul beast to invest in you, but I ended up only becoming your third soul spirit. Waaah, I feel like I've lost out big time!"

(End of this chapter)