Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 16 Specious
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"Alright, how you plan to retaliate is your business, I won't interfere."

Ye Lan stood up. "But take my advice, given his condition, it's really not suitable for him to be out and about."

While the unreasonable behavior of Prince Barth was a significant factor in this incident, the child's unusual appearance was the real cause.

A mutation in one's martial spirit causes the body to appear different from that of an ordinary person, and in most cases, such individuals become playthings.

Things are valued for their rarity. Regardless of whether he has the aptitude to become a Soul Master or what his talent is, this child's peculiar appearance is his biggest problem right now.

After all, talent is meaningless in the eyes of the strong.

No matter how talented you are, no one will care about your future, because that's none of their business; only the present matters.

A genius is someone who grows up to be a genius. Having talent but being weak is not a genius, nor is it an advantage; it could even be fatal.

Human nature is unpredictable; there are countless people who know that others are exceptionally talented, yet want to extinguish their talents while they are weak.

She's lived a long life and has seen far too many things like this.

“But this matter has blown up so much today, it will definitely spread throughout Tiandou City tomorrow,” Dugu Yan said.

“Tian Dou City is very large, and all sorts of people come here, including some Soul Masters from other places. Can you always be by his side?” Ye Lan asked.

"It's better to avoid trouble. Even if you have to go out, try to be discreet. He's too conspicuous like this."

"and……"

Ye Lan paused, then looked at Xuan Ming, "You have innate full soul power?"

While treating the child, she also sensed the child's bone age and soul power fluctuations.

At six years old, he had level ten soul power fluctuations, but he had not yet been given any soul rings.

"Mm." Xuanming nodded.

"Then we need to keep it even more hidden," Ye Lan said.

"It can't be that bad. With my grandfather around, would anyone dare to lay a hand on him?" Dugu Yan said.

“If it were you, you would be safe, but he might not be,” Ye Lan said.

Dugu Yan is Dugu Bo's granddaughter and his only remaining relative in the world. If anything happens to her, Dugu Bo will surely go mad!

Once that old poisoner goes berserk, under his title, all living beings are equal!

Everyone is well aware of this, so even if Dugu Yan is exceptionally talented, no one would dare to lay a hand on her.

But this kid isn't that important to Dugu Bo.

Especially after today's events spread, that peculiar talent field will inevitably attract a lot of attention, and it's possible that it will attract some people with ulterior motives.

If recruitment fails, they turn around and kill. This kind of thing is very common in the world of Soul Masters. It's not just a child like this; even Title Douluo do the same.

Decades ago, when she was still young, she had already witnessed that scene firsthand.

Qian Daoliu, the current Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall and one of the two great figures in the Spirit Master world, would be a different person today if it weren't for Tang Chen, who led the Clear Sky Sect to stand against the Spirit Hall.

"I'm going to rest for a bit, you guys do as you please." Ye Lan seemed to be thinking about something and was in a bad mood, so she turned around and went back to her room.

Dugu Yan had gotten used to this eccentric old lady, after all, her grandfather was pretty much the same.

Compared to her grandfather, this Grandma Ye Lan has a much better temper.

"Is there anything to eat?"

Xuanming was so hungry he couldn't bear it any longer, so he looked at Ye Lingling and asked her.

Ye Lingling was taken aback. "Food?"

“I’m hungry,” Xuanming said earnestly.

Dugu Bo brought him back all the way. That old poison master was a titled Douluo, and he could go without food for ten days or half a month without any problem, but he couldn't.

He was already starving, and after all that trouble, almost getting beaten to death, he was so hungry he could barely stand.

"Yes." Ye Lingling turned and ran towards the kitchen.

Soon, two plates of pastries were brought back and placed on the table.

“This is delicious,” Ye Lingling said.

"Thank you." Xuanming sat down and immediately picked up the pastries from the plate and put them in his mouth.

Seeing Xuanming wolfing down his food, Dugu Yan's expression was very strange.

How long have they been starving?
Does her grandfather not even feed people?

"..." Dugu Yan was only distracted for a moment when both plates of pastries on the table were eaten by Xuan Ming.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were stunned by the terrifying speed at which the food was being eaten.

"Is there anything else?" Xuanming asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"...Yes." Shocked, Ye Lingling ran to the kitchen again and brought back two more plates of pastries.

"Thank you." Xuanming resumed eating.

Seeing the two plates of pastries disappear again, which were clearly visible to the naked eye, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling felt a strange sense of dread.

No, where did you eat all this food?
Even the two of them combined couldn't eat this much!

"Are you... still hungry?" Dugu Yan asked.

Xuanming nodded.

"Is there anything else?" Dugu Yan asked Ye Lingling.

"We're out of food at home. The new ones won't arrive until tomorrow. If you want to eat, you'll have to go out and buy some," Ye Lingling said.

"Give him some more food to tide him over, I'll go out and buy some," Dugu Yan called out, then turned and ran off.

Ye Lingling hesitated for a moment, "There's half a chicken left over from this morning in the kitchen, how about... I heat it up for you?"

"Thank you, sorry for the trouble."

……

After a long while, Dugu Yan returned with roast chicken, roast fish, roast duck, and several large plates of vegetarian dishes that she had bought from the restaurant.

Worried that it wouldn't be enough, she bought enough for five people.

"Eat slowly, don't choke. If it's not enough, I'll go buy more."

Watching Xuanming wolf down his food as before, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were somewhat numb.

Are you a human?

Hearing the noise, Ye Lan opened the door again and came out.

Seeing Xuanming's exaggerated eating speed in the pavilion, Ye Lan seemed to have thought of something. She walked over and put her hand on Xuanming's shoulder again.

"This..." Ye Lan's expression changed, which was quite interesting.

"Grandma Lan, is he alright?" Dugu Yan asked with some concern.

"It's nothing." Ye Lan withdrew her hand.

"He was just too hungry."

"Too hungry?" Dugu Yan looked bewildered.

No, how much have you eaten?

Still hungry?
"Did your grandfather say anything to you?" Ye Lan asked.

"No, he just dumped the person on me and left, saying it was something urgent," Dugu Yan said.

"what happened?"

“There’s something strange about his body,” Ye Lan thought for a moment.

"Doesn't look like a human."

Dugu Yan was taken aback, "Not human? Then he can't be..."

“That’s not what I meant,” Ye Lan said.

"Perhaps it's the effect of his martial soul mutation; his body... is very strange."

Although the body's meridians and soul power circulation are exactly the same as those of humans, upon closer inspection, one will find that there are significant differences between them and humans!
It seems plausible but is actually wrong!

If I had to say... a humanoid soul beast!
This is the only way to describe it!

As if struck by a thought, Ye Lan turned her gaze to the two dragons on Xuan Ming's back.

Could it be that the child is in a state of being possessed by the martial soul even in normal circumstances due to the mutation of the martial soul?

For Beast Soul Masters, there is a significant difference in their physical condition depending on whether their Martial Soul is attached to their body or not.

However, a beast spirit can only truly possess a spirit after reaching level 30. The more powerful the beast spirit, the more terrifying the boost it brings after possession.

This child's physical strength is extremely strange. Clearly, his martial soul mutation is not just as simple as two strange black dragons growing from his back, but his entire body has mutated!

(End of this chapter)