Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 28 Recognition
Jing Hongchen's words stunned everyone. Being exempted from the exam was unprecedented in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

"Master, doesn't this seem to be against the rules?"

"Do rules matter? Jiayi, I know, but as I said before, some rules are based on strength. If you don't have the strength to follow them, then you don't need them."

"Alright, you two have finished arranging the formalities. You two sisters, come with me."

Jing Hongchen left with Xia Die and Bolysia, leaving everyone bewildered, not knowing what had happened.

Soon after Jing Hongchen left, another old man appeared. Gan Yu, Lin Jiayi, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen were all shocked to see this old man, because he was Kong Deming.

"Master Kong." Yu Yu and Lin Jiayi quickly bowed.

"Where is your hall master?"

"Our hall master has gone to talk to the two newly recruited students."

conversation?

It wasn't said that someone with the Moon Martial Soul had appeared. You, Jing Hongchen, didn't finish your sentence.

and many more?

What's with this sense of familiarity about the martial spirit?

Kong Deming looked at Zhang Lexuan and, in the blink of an eye, arrived beside her.

"senior."

"Child, what is your martial spirit?"

"moon."

When Zhang Lexuan saw the old man, she felt a strange sense of familiarity, and her own martial spirit resonated with him. She didn't know why.

"As expected, child. Who are your parents?"

"Senior, please calm down."

Kong Deming was quite excited when he heard Zhang Lexuan's words. He said, "I'm sorry, child, I got too excited. This isn't the place to talk. Come with me, let's find a quiet place and have a good chat."

Kong Deming chose a descendant he had never had, while Jing Hongchen chose a genius.

In Jing Hongchen's office.

Jing Hongchen did receive some information, which Xia Die spoke to him privately. She was indeed a person of the Xingluo Empire, but she could also not be, because the Xingluo Empire had wronged Xia Die too much.

She was the daughter of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. Several years ago, after awakening her martial soul, she was chased here and had no choice but to hide in the Forbidden Flower Sea for five years. As for the 100,000-year soul ring on her body, she killed it herself. Although there was no younger sister in this story, Jing Hongchen investigated it.

The situation was indeed true. As a result, when Xia Die revealed her talent, she was truly terrified. The Three Lives Martial Soul was something that had never been seen before in the Douluo Continent.

Even Tang San, the most talented ancestor of Shrek Academy, only had two martial souls, while Xia Die actually had three martial souls, which was terrifying.

The first martial soul is so powerful. Although it has the attributes of death and quantum, and has the potential to become an evil soul master, it doesn't matter. As long as we are careful and don't get discovered by the Holy Spirit Cult, it will be fine.

"Little girl, your name is Xia Die. Welcome to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. I will avenge you all in the future. However, you have come at the wrong time. It is the time when the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is on holiday. I will have Meng Yu Xiao show you around the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in a while."

"We'll arrange a dormitory for you in a few days."

"It's okay, I can stay outside for the time being."

Kong Deming and Zhang Lexuan recognized each other. The grandfather that Zhang Lexuan's mother mentioned before was Kong Deming, but it seems that Zhang Lexuan's mother forgot to tell Zhang Lexuan about this in detail.

After all, Kong Deming's granddaughter was also a survivor of that brutal royal war, and besides her and Kong Deming, there were no other people who possessed the Moon Martial Soul.

Kong Deming's son and daughter also died in that struggle.

At that time, Zhang Lexuan's mother, having lost her loved ones, became extremely depressed and withdrawn, and her former happy smile was gone.

In order to recover from her grief, Zhang Lexuan's mother began to travel around the mainland to wash away her troubles.

However, due to an accident, she encountered danger and was attacked by a soul beast. Fortunately, someone came to her rescue, and that person was Zhang Lexuan's father.

The two quickly became very good partners, and over time, they developed feelings for each other and eventually became lovers.

But when Kong Deming found out about this, his eyes were filled with anger. He was furious. After not seeing her for a few months, the "little cabbage" he had painstakingly raised had been eaten.

Kong Deming felt that Zhang Lexuan's father was a pig who had taken advantage of a cabbage. At the time, he wanted to hang him up and whip him, but in the end, reason prevailed over his impulse.

On the one hand, the two had been in love for a long time, and even he himself could not force them to separate. If he did not agree, his granddaughter would kill herself in front of him.

On the other hand, Kong Deming was very dissatisfied with his identity and strength. He was only a Soul Saint, and his family was just a small family in the Heavenly Soul Empire. The strongest he had was only a Soul Douluo. How could he let his granddaughter entrust her to him with peace of mind?

A family that doesn't even have a single Title Douluo isn't worthy of Kong Deming's attention.

Therefore, Kong Deming ultimately did not try to break up the couple, but instead offered his blessings as a caring elder. However, before leaving, he gave Zhang Lexuan's father a warning.

I don't care what you do in the future, but there are a few things you should listen to, you little brat.

If one day I hear that you have wronged my granddaughter or bullied her, then I can tell you clearly that no matter where you run to, I will kill you.

Since then, Kong Deming has been silently keeping an eye on the Zhang family's situation, but the scene from the Sun Moon Empire that happened years ago has happened again.

That's right, another coup has begun. The current Sun Moon Emperor, who was originally a prince, rebelled, causing considerable turmoil throughout the Sun Moon Empire.

As the Grand Master of the Imperial Household Department of the Sun Moon Empire, Kong Deming didn't care which member of the Xu family was the emperor, but he wouldn't ignore the matter either. He needed to observe whether the other party had the ability to become a qualified emperor.

Because Kong Deming was loyal to the Sun Moon Empire, not the Sun Moon Royal Family. Although Kong Deming possessed half of the royal blood of the Sun Moon Empire, he remained loyal to the Sun Moon Empire to the end.

Unless something major happens to the Sun Moon Empire, they won't let him take action.

During that time, Kong Deming had no time to worry about anything else. Only after everything had settled down did he learn the news that the Zhang family had been massacred.

Kong Deming was furious and went to the Heavenly Soul Empire to investigate. He practically turned the place upside down, but he still couldn't find a single clue.

Because everyone connected to it is dead, and only the dead can keep this secret.

Therefore, neither Zhang Lexuan nor Kong Deming could know the truth from such a matter.

Having great talent is also a sin.

Having experienced this ordeal, Kong Deming had completely lost all his relatives. Overwhelmed with grief and indignation, he returned to the Sun Moon Empire, no longer concerning himself with anything outside the empire. He devoted himself solely to soul tools, fulfilling his duties as the Grand Elder of the Sun Moon Empire's Hall of Worship.

"How about that? Surprised? This is my story. Those things from back then are memories I don't want to recall. I never imagined that I would still have descendants."

If we go by generation, Zhang Lexuan is Kong Deming's great-granddaughter, and Kong Deming is naturally Zhang Lexuan's great-grandfather.

Zhang Lexuan was overjoyed to finally see her family.

But he said, "Great-grandfather."

Since he is his mother's grandfather, it is perfectly reasonable for him to call him great-grandfather.

Through conversation, it was learned that Zhang Lexuan was spreading false information about the truth in Shrek.

Zhang Lexuan's family, a group of men in black, were wiped out. Among them were dozens of Soul Douluo and Soul Saint experts. However, by sheer coincidence, she was the only survivor. She was even discovered by Mu En, who happened to be passing by. After rescuing her, Mu En learned about her talent and offered to help her take revenge on the condition that Zhang Lexuan become a member of Shrek Academy forever and even agree to be Bei Bei's child bride.

Zhang Lexuan readily agreed.

Upon hearing this news, Kong Deming was unable to contain his anger, and the entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy could feel his extreme rage.

“You brat, how dare you?”

Xia Die naturally knew who this aura came from—Kong Deming. It seemed that Sister Le Xuan had already met with Kong Deming.

He will come looking for me soon.

But Zhang Lexuan also began to explain the reason for this, but before that, she had to mention Xuanzi's super ghost record.

Kong Deming was not only dumbfounded, but also furious.

It's one thing for Shrek Academy to force my great-granddaughter, but what's this? A level 98 Super Douluo can't even protect the lives of his students?

If I have the chance, I must go to Shrek Academy and ask them properly whether you are still a level 98 Super Douluo.

If it were a ferocious beast, you wouldn't be able to deal with it, but this is a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

"What happened in the end?"

"I was seriously injured, and that was the closest I ever got to death."

Upon hearing this, Kong Deming's fists hardened even more. If he ever met Xuanzi, he would definitely have a good talk with him about the true meaning of life using physics and technology.

"So what happened to you in the end?"

Zhang Lexuan only mentioned that they were seriously injured, but did not specify the extent of the injuries. Naturally, she did not want Kong Deming to worry too much, because in that situation, if Xia Die had not come to their rescue, all twelve of them would have died there.

Zhang Lexuan said, "I was rescued by a girl, but compared to me, she is the one who is truly unfortunate."

Kong Deming did not interrupt Zhang Lexuan's conversation, but listened quietly to what Zhang Lexuan had said, including her secret.

However, he didn't reveal too much to Zhang Lexuan, because the other party had only temporarily gained his trust, not truly earned it.

"Her name is Xia Die, and she has a younger sister named Polycia. She represents butterflies, and her sister represents flowers. She says she is the daughter of the River Styx and the twins of the other side."

(End of this chapter)