Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 45 A straight ball from Ling Luochen
Realizing what was happening, Ma Xiaotao rushed to Ye Xixuan's side immediately. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, she raised her right hand, and the blazing phoenix flames incinerated the corpse of the Grim Reaper into ashes.

"Didn't we say before we joined this operation that you only needed to assist us from the sidelines?"

After doing all that, she then pinched Ye Xixuan's ear with a stern face.

"If something happens to you, how am I supposed to explain it to my senior sister and the academy?"

Ye Xixuan could tell that Ma Xiaotao was more concerned about him, and said sincerely, "Sister Xiaotao, I won't do that again."

"And what was that 'cackling' laugh just now? It was awful! Don't laugh like that again, you hear me?" Ma Xiaotao snorted angrily.

Without any psychological burden, Ye Xixuan attributed his wicked sense of humor to Bei Bei and chuckled dryly.

"Senior Brother Bei once told me that all evil soul masters laugh like this. The guy who claimed to be the messenger of death was so weak just now, it seems that it was because his laughter was wrong."

"You still dare to banter with your Sister Xiaotao?" Ma Xiaotao glared at Ye Xixuan, both amused and annoyed.

Although the Death Messenger was countered by Ye Xixuan's Martial Soul, the power of Ye Xixuan's sword strike that killed the Death Messenger clearly exceeded that of a Soul Master.

She looked Ye Xixuan up and down, thinking to herself.

'Has this kid gotten this strong already?'

Without Ma Xiaotao's command, Dai Yueheng and others had already completed the follow-up work.

The three most powerful Soul Kings of the Death Hand bandit gang perished one after another, leaving behind only a rabble of bandits. With the combined efforts of everyone, not a single survivor remained in the cave.

After doing all this, Dai Yueheng and the others immediately surrounded Ye Xixuan and Ma Xiaotao, but their eyes were mostly on Ye Xixuan.

Ye Xixuan's methods of suppressing the corpse explosion and killing the God Messenger had also deeply shocked them. People like Chen Zifeng, Xixi, Gongyang Mo, and Yao Haoxuan all looked at Ye Xixuan differently.

In the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy, which upholds the supremacy of strength, power is the means to prove everything. After this, no one will ever again consider Ye Xixuan merely a gifted junior, but will truly regard him as an existence on the same level as them.

Dai Yueheng couldn't help but ask in a deep voice, "Xi Xuan, was that your martial soul ability just now?"

"Senior Dai, Elder Mu said that my martial soul is inherently capable of suppressing the abilities of evil soul masters." Ye Xixuan could naturally understand Dai Yueheng's implied meaning and concerns. Perhaps every inner court disciple present had similar thoughts. So he directly invoked Elder Mu's name.

You suspect I'm an evil spirit master? Then go ahead and tell Elder Mu!

Hearing Ye Xixuan's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Elder Mu's significance to Shrek Academy was absolutely unimaginable, and no one would question him.

The straightforward Chen Zifeng was the first to speak up, patting Ye Xixuan's shoulder affectionately and laughing heartily.

"Xi Xuan, I just saw you can use a sword too? When we get back to the academy, do you want to follow your brother Chen? Putting everything else aside, no one in the inner academy is more skilled in swordsmanship than me."

"You're the only one with a sword spirit in the inner courtyard?" Xi Xi didn't give Chen Zifeng any face and chose to expose him on the spot.

Gongyang Mo pursed his lips and echoed in a seductive voice, "Sister Xixi is right. All men are like this; not one of them dislikes bragging."

"Shut up!" Gongyang Mo's attitude made everyone physically uncomfortable, and now Chen Zifeng and Xixi were united against him.

Even Yao Haoxuan, who was standing to the side, had to admit that with Ye Xixuan's talent and potential, he was indeed more qualified than him to protect Ling Luochen in the future.

He walked up to Ye Xixuan with a serious expression. At about 1.6 meters tall, he even had to look up to meet Ye Xixuan's gaze. Then, just like Ling Luochen had said before, he said something that left everyone scratching their heads.

"From now on, use your shadow to protect the ice in her hands."

"Senior Yao, are you kidding me?" Ye Xixuan's lips twitched slightly. He couldn't believe that Yao Haoxuan, who was usually quite taciturn, would suddenly pull something like this. It was just like when Tang Hao told Tang San to use the hammer in his left hand to protect the grass in his right hand.

Yao Haoxuan, who thought himself profound, blushed when he saw the strange expressions on everyone's faces as they tried to suppress their laughter, and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Even Ling Luochen herself glanced at Yao Haoxuan with a slight frown. Although her expression remained unchanged for years, anyone could see the hint of disdain in her eyes.

Just then, Ma Xiaotao interrupted everyone's conversation and said in a heavy tone.

"Alright, let's take care of the cleanup here first."

The smiles vanished instantly. They hadn't noticed it much during the battle, but now, standing deep within the cave and looking out, the cave ceiling was littered with the corpses of ordinary people who had been mutilated by these bandits.

Finally, Ma Xiaotao used her phoenix flames to burn the place down, allowing these innocent victims to finally rest in peace.

After spending the night in the Mingdou Mountains, the group parted ways the next morning.

Dai Yueheng planned to return to Xingluo City, while everyone else was from the Tianhun Empire. Whether they intended to return to their own families or stay at Shrek Academy to cultivate, they all had to first enter the territory of the Tianhun Empire.

Dai Yueheng nodded to the crowd in an open area outside the Mingdou Mountains.

"Xiao Tao, you take everyone back to the academy to report. I plan to break through the level 60 bottleneck this time, in order to prepare for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament two years from now. One of the reasons the academy sent us on this mission is probably to test our abilities. After all, we are the only ones whose age is most suitable to participate in the next tournament."

“If you’re not satisfied with my position as captain, you can challenge me anytime in the next two years.” Ma Xiaotao raised an eyebrow at Dai Yueheng. That’s just her personality; she always says what she means directly.

Dai Yueheng stared intently at Ma Xiaotao.

"There will be a chance."

After saying this, he turned to look at Ye Xixuan and smiled slightly.

"Xi Xuan, with your talent, you'll definitely become a member of our reserve team in two years. Then we can fight side by side again."

"Senior Dai, I also hope that day will come," Ye Xixuan replied politely, but deep down he felt somewhat distant from Dai Yueheng, who was extremely goal-oriented. In comparison, he actually preferred dealing with people like Ma Xiaotao, whose personalities were pure and simple.

Dai Yueheng quickly left using his flying soul tool. Gongyang Mo asked Ma Xiaotao, "Xiaotao, what's our next step?"

“Dai Yueheng isn’t here, so it’s quite troublesome to go through the Star Luo Empire’s military camp. Let’s first head north along the Mingdou Mountains to Maple Leaf City within the Tianhun Empire’s territory, and then turn back to the academy. Those of you who need to go back to your families can also separate there.”

"Okay." No one objected to Ma Xiaotao's idea.

However, traveling north along the Mingdou Mountains is still more convenient by air. Just like before, Ye Xixuan will be leading Ling Luochen.

Holding Ling Luochen in his arms, he flew rapidly through the air and finally asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time.

"Senior Ling, is there anything between our families that I don't know?"

"Yes." Ling Luochen looked up to meet Ye Xixuan's gaze, a few strands of her dark blue hair falling across her fair and delicate face, her red lips slightly parted.

Ye Xixuan couldn't help but ask immediately, "What?"

"I am your fiancée."

"???"

(End of this chapter)