Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 97 Vina: I'm here to join you.

Regarding the engagement between Ye Xixuan and Princess Vina, besides the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, Zhang Lexuan was the first to know the truth.

Although Zhang Lexuan remained calm and never expressed any dissatisfaction, Ye Xixuan still felt an invisible pressure when the three met in this setting.

As he entered the office, he closed the door behind him.

Princess Vina got up from the sofa and met Ye Xixuan's gaze.

Both of them were scrutinizing each other, the person they were engaged to, and even the person they would spend their lives with.

Princess Vina, born into the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Empire, possesses unparalleled beauty and elegance, and her personality perfectly embodies the image of a noble and dignified royal princess. In contrast, Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire is far more assertive and a woman with an insatiable thirst for power.

Ye Xixuan had a very good first impression of Vina, and based on his memories from his previous life, he believed he knew Princess Vina quite well.

It is already quite rare for a marriage based on the mutual interests of both parties to be able to get along harmoniously.

Ye Xixuan had already prepared himself mentally for this, and calmly walked step by step to Vina.

Upon seeing her fiancé, Ye Xixuan, in person, Vina was extremely satisfied with his appearance. While she did value talent and strength more, no one would reject something beautiful.

Ye Xixuan was calm and composed, completely lacking the naiveté of his peers, which brought a genuine smile to Vina's face. All her expectations for her future partner were perfectly embodied in Ye Xixuan.

"Hello, my name is Vina." Vina smiled slightly and performed a meticulous yet elegant greeting from the royal court of the Heavenly Soul Empire towards Ye Xixuan.

"Just as Vice Dean Zhang said, I have another identity, which is your fiancée."

"My name is Ye Xixuan, and I am your fiancé." Ye Xixuan nodded gently and extended his right hand to Vina with proper manners.

Vina met Ye Xixuan's direct gaze and, somewhat shyly, extended her delicate hand to shake his.

“You don’t look younger than me at all.”

“I’m not young to begin with.” As if he had touched on a key word, Ye Xixuan immediately replied subconsciously. His words caused a blush to instantly appear on the faces of Zhang Lexuan and Princess Vina.

Zhang Lexuan had experienced it firsthand, while Vina had vaguely discovered another, less serious side of Ye Xixuan.

Zhang Lexuan gestured to the two of them, saying, "Xi Xuan, you and Vina, please sit down."

"Mm," Ye Xixuan responded, then sat down on the sofa next to Vina.

Vina leaned close to Ye Xixuan's ear and asked softly, "Can I call you Xixuan like Vice Dean Zhang does in the future?"

"Of course, aren't you my fiancée?" Feeling the warmth on his ear, Ye Xixuan couldn't help but look at Zhang Lexuan opposite him, while calmly responding to Vina. The next instant, Vina's voice rang out directly in his mental sea.

"I thought that title was only reserved for Vice Dean Zhang."

Ye Xixuan tensed up instantly, glancing sideways at Vina's beautiful face so close to his.

A faint silver glint flashed in Vina's clear, emerald-green eyes. She smiled calmly and said, "My fiancé, you can also just call me Vina."

Just from this one encounter, Ye Xixuan understood that Vina, as a princess born into royalty, truly possessed an observational ability and emotional intelligence that were different from ordinary people.

From Zhang Lexuan's perspective, Ye Xixuan was becoming increasingly adept at interacting with girls. That inexplicable feeling welled up again, but ultimately she had to let go.

"Xi Xuan, Vina's visit to the academy this time isn't just to see you. She's also planning to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings. I remember your cultivation should be about to break through to level forty, right? Vina will be staying at the Sea God Pavilion for a while, and we'll head to the Star Dou Great Forest together after you break through."

Upon hearing this, Vina's face immediately showed shock, and her pupils involuntarily contracted.

"You're almost at level 40? Can a Soul Master with an ultimate attribute martial soul cultivate this fast?" She wasn't an ultimate martial soul master yet; back when Ye Xixuan was her age, she had only just broken through to the three-ring Soul Master realm.

Ye Xixuan did not answer Vina's question, but instead asked thoughtfully, "Which martial soul are you currently cultivating?"

Elder Mu had a vague idea that Vina's second martial soul, the Ultimate Ice, might be related to that million-year-old ice silkworm, so he didn't tell Ye Xixuan about these things. He only said that Princess Vina had twin martial souls.

The reason why Elder Mu did this was to make Ye Xixuan realize Vina's secrets belatedly, so that he would be aware of them and be able to take the initiative in the relationship between the two in the future.

It must be said that Elder Mu truly put a lot of thought into this.

Although Ye Xixuan had some guesses about Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's subsequent choices, he wasn't entirely certain about Vina at the time. But just now, having personally experienced Vina's powerful mental strength, all the answers seemed to instantly spring to mind.

“I am currently focusing on my spirit-attribute martial soul, the Brain.” Vina’s eyes were gentle, and she made no attempt to hide anything, revealing the secret of her martial soul to Zhang Lexuan. “My trip to the Star Dou Great Forest this time is also to add a fourth spirit ring to my spirit-attribute martial soul.”

Vina prepared for almost a whole year to successfully fuse with her second spirit, which possessed the ultimate ice attribute. After all, ultimate attribute spirits place extremely high demands on a spirit master's physical strength, and ordinary spirit masters simply cannot withstand that extreme power.

This is the fundamental reason why Soul Masters with ultimate attributes are so rare.

Throughout the year, Vina spent most of her time honing her soul power or using various rare and precious materials to enhance her physical strength in order to successfully absorb the soul ring of the ten-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion.

For her fourth spirit ring, the Brain, she planned to attempt to absorb a ten-thousand-year-old black spirit ring. Spirit rings produced by spirit-attribute spirit beasts tend to have a weaker impact on the body when absorbed. She was doing this to pave the way for absorbing the spirit ring of the ultimate ice attribute ten-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion later.

Ye Xixuan fell into deep thought in silence, while Zhang Lexuan glanced at the sky outside the window and reminded Ye Xixuan.

"It's getting late, Xi Xuan, why don't you take Vina to Seagod Island yourself?"

"I apologize for bothering you today, Vice Dean Zhang."

Before Ye Xixuan could respond, Vina had already stood up again and bowed to Zhang Lexuan.

Since Zhang Lexuan and Vina had both said so, Ye Xixuan had no choice but to say goodbye to Zhang Lexuan with Vina and leave the vice dean's office.

The two walked out of the Martial Soul Department's office building side by side. Vina's red lips parted slightly, and she smiled charmingly as she took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Ye Xixuan: "I see you seem quite interested in my Martial Soul abilities. Would you like to experience my Spirit attribute Soul Skill?"

“Okay.” Ye Xixuan came back to her senses and nodded.

Yellow, purple, and purple—three spirit rings, equally extraordinary and beyond conventional understanding, emerged one after another from beneath Vina's feet, and her eyes turned a strange, bright silver. The combination of silver hair and silver eyes accentuated her stunning beauty, giving her a unique and ethereal charm.

Ye Xixuan's gaze, however, was fixed on Vina's yellow first spirit ring. Compared to ordinary yellow hundred-year spirit rings, this spirit ring's color was actually more of a light gold, as if it had a crystal-clear texture, though it wasn't particularly noticeable.

As Vina's 'light gold' spirit ring shone, Ye Xixuan felt as if a three-dimensional image suddenly appeared in his mind, clearly presenting everything within a space nearly three hundred meters in diameter, with every detail meticulously rendered.

"Just as I thought." Ye Xixuan's eyes blinked as he thought to himself.

"So, the second choice for Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is indeed Vina?"

Vina's voice came right at the right time.

"These are the effects of two of the four soul skills that my first soul ring granted me: mental detection and mental sharing. You are the fiancé I've chosen, so I'm willing to reveal this secret to you."

"You—" Just as Ye Xixuan was about to say something, his eyes widened in surprise.

Because Vina projected all the secrets about the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and every one of her own soul skills into Ye Xixuan's spiritual sea through visual presentation.

Ye Xixuan pondered for a long time, then turned around and looked at Vina with a serious expression, saying firmly, "Vina, there is one thing I can assure you: you will never regret your sincerity towards me."

“Xi Xuan, this is also what I wanted to say to you.” Vina pursed her red lips and naturally took Ye Xi Xuan’s hand. In her bright eyes, there was only the clear reflection of Ye Xi Xuan’s face.

We're all intelligent people; treating each other with absolute sincerity is the most efficient way to get along. This is the most basic premise, and feelings can be cultivated gradually.

While experiencing the wonders of Vina's soul skills, the two quickly arrived at Shrek Square, a relatively lively area in the outer courtyard.

Just then, Ye Xixuan suddenly spotted two familiar figures in Vina's mental detection footage. They were Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan, who had been traveling together. He immediately spoke softly with an unnatural expression.

"Vina, could you use your simulated second soul skill?"

"Hmm." Vina glanced at Ye Xixuan with a puzzled look at first, but still nodded obediently.

The surrounding light distorted slightly, and the two figures vanished into thin air, passing right by Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan who were coming from the opposite direction. No one else noticed anything unusual.

Vina quickly realized what was going on and asked calmly, "Both of them are too?"

"No, only the one on the left." Ye Xixuan smiled awkwardly.

A charming smile then appeared on Vina's face as she spoke, completely unconcerned.

"I thought there would be more."

(End of this chapter)