Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 317 Zhang Lexuan's Surrender

"You mean... you want to join my faction?" Lin Yun looked at Zhang Lexuan with interest, his tone tinged with a strangeness. "Are you sure?"

Because Zhang Lexuan was there, Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao didn't spend too much time together. They resolved her matter first so that Lin Yun could take Xiao Xiao to see a different world. To be honest, Lin Yun was also quite curious about what Zhang Lexuan wanted to see him about.

As a result, her very first words caught Lin Yun off guard.

Has the eldest senior sister of Shrek Academy broken ties with the academy?

This is so much fun...

"I have no other choice," Zhang Lexuan said softly, her head lowered, her fingernails digging deep into her flesh. "For more than ten years, I have lived in the conspiracy woven by Shrek Academy. I don't want to live this numb, puppet-like life anymore."

"Right now, all I want is power, greater power, enough to destroy Shrek Academy and quell my rage."

Lin Yun stroked his chin, his expression extremely serious.

"A conspiracy?" Lin Yun leaned back tactically.

"Yes, a conspiracy." Zhang Lexuan raised her head, her face full of bitterness as she pursed her lips. "I used to consider Shrek Academy my home, and I always believed that after my family was destroyed, Shrek Academy would be my only haven."

"But I didn't expect..."

"I never imagined that the destruction of your family was actually orchestrated by Shrek Academy, just to make you, a talented Soul Master, their tool?" Lin Yun asked.

Zhang Lexuan's body suddenly tensed up, and the fluctuations of her soul power emanated uncontrollably, but she quickly brought it under control.

Even now, the fact that someone else has spoken her fate still makes it difficult for her to calm her anger and resentment.

"Hehe..." Zhang Lexuan chuckled, her disheveled hair obscuring her face and vision. "None of that matters anymore. I, Zhang Lexuan, am no longer bound by any constraints. Seeing you is like seeing a new life."

"I... have never felt so refreshed."

Hai... Hai Lexuan?

"As long as you help me get revenge, I will join your forces. I'm willing to do anything to help you get revenge," Zhang Lexuan said earnestly.

Well, that sentence is a bit lacking; it doesn't have the aura of a regular in the peak competition.

But that's not important. What's important is that Zhang Lexuan seems to really hate Shrek to the core, blaming Shrek for the destruction of the Zhang family and taking the conspiracy in "Greedy Ambition" seriously.

Otherwise, why would she have come to Xiao Xiao's place, trying to find herself and seek her help?

What makes it even more difficult for Lin Yun is that he himself doesn't know whether these two conspiracy theories are true or not. He was just using the Evil Soul Master's Secret Manual and Shrek Chronicles to give Gouba Shrek a bit of fun.

Before I even made a move, with just a few books, Shrek Academy was already on the verge of collapse?!

Lin Yun hadn't paid attention to Shrek Academy for a while. After releasing the book, he didn't bother to test its effects. After all, with his previous books as a foundation, Lin Yun had figured out just how foolish the Douluo Continent's masses really were, and he already had a good idea of ​​how his books would perform. Those who hadn't been manipulated by public opinion were simply too naive and too easily fooled, to the point that Lin Yun found it somewhat unreal.

According to Zhang Lexuan, Shrek Academy is now close to its demise, with most of the students having already dropped out. There are now more teachers than students at Shrek Academy. Zhang Lexuan also told Lin Yun all the information about the strong individuals at Shrek Academy.

Having once been a member of the Sea God Pavilion, she naturally knew how many powerful individuals Shrek Academy had, and she was almost completely familiar with the structure of Shrek Academy. This was also the reason why Shrek was unwilling to let her leave, not only because of her great talent and strength, but also because Zhang Lexuan knew too many things she shouldn't know. It was just a pity that they couldn't restrain a Soul Douluo who had already reached the eighth ring.

Xuanzi and Yan Shaozhe are a different story; they were both ordered to stay at home by Mu En, otherwise no one could have restricted them either.

Zhang Lexuan's actions were akin to a "pledge of allegiance," as she directly told Lin Yun all the information she knew at Shrek Academy.

"It seems you're truly determined to fight Shrek Academy to the death. Very well." Lin Yun smiled. "In that case, I'll accept you. Just hope you won't regret it later, because regret won't help. Once you've joined my faction, the only way to leave is by death."

"I won't regret it," Zhang Lexuan said firmly.

Now, she has nothing left but hatred.

Shrek Academy is undoubtedly her mortal enemy. She is the only one left of the Zhang family. Although she has the royal blood of the Sun Moon Empire flowing in her veins, to be honest, she has no sense of belonging to the Sun Moon Empire. The Zhang family moved to the Heavenly Soul Empire (formerly Douling, modified here) hundreds of years ago and no longer considers themselves as Sun Moon people.

It can be said that Zhang Lexuan is now truly alone and without any ties, in a state of "whatever, there's nothing to care about anyway".

This was partly the reason why Lin Yun chose to accept Zhang Lexuan.

Sigh~ It's quite remorseful to drag a proud moon fairy down to the mortal realm, but who can blame him when she has so many weaknesses that can attack Shrek Academy? Lin Yun can only suffer Zhang Lexuan for now before giving her new hope.

after all--

First there was Xixi, then Zhang Lexuan—this feeling of turning Shrek people against Shrek is just too addictive!

Xi Xi is alright; she didn't consume many of Shrek's resources, and the soul bone she used was something Lin Yun tricked out of Shrek. Objectively speaking, it can't really be considered an investment from Shrek. Zhang Lexuan, on the other hand, is completely different. She grew to where she is today entirely by consuming Shrek's resources. When Zhang Lexuan runs to Shrek and wreaks havoc, the expressions of those Sea God Pavilion elders at Shrek will definitely be quite interesting.

Lin Yun simply wanted to increase the intensity of Shrek's inherently evil nature; it was definitely not because he was lusting after Zhang Lexuan's body.

Yes, that's right!

Lin Yun is a proper ruler of all spirit beasts; he only has his career on his mind, not romance!

Lin Yun's gaze wandered, but he couldn't help but look at Zhang Lexuan's long, white legs that were faintly visible under her gauze skirt. Although she wasn't wearing stockings, real jade feet don't need stockings to cover up flaws!

So, being love-struck and being aroused can be separated, right?

As a Contra user, Zhang Lexuan's senses were quite sharp. How could she not sense Lin Yun's gaze lingering on her legs? Then she did something completely out of character for her—

She tugged at her skirt, making her legs even more clearly visible!

(End of this chapter)