Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 5 Ultimate Dark Attribute

Zhou Yi led Ye Xixuan through Shrek Academy at a rapid pace. Ye Xixuan felt as if an invisible barrier was protecting him, except that the surroundings had become blurry.

Without a doubt, Zhou Yi is already considered a very powerful Soul Master to him now.

However, Ye Xixuan remained remarkably calm, peering at Zhou Yi's face from within the soul power barrier.

Although this was his first time meeting Zhou Yi, he knew all about her deeds.

In her past life, Zhou Yi favored Huo Yuhao in every way, even going so far as to transfer Dai Huabin and others out of the same class, simply because she valued Huo Yuhao's mental detection abilities, which could help her husband, Fan Yu.

The studies of core disciples like Dai Huabin and Wu Feng in the outer academy are merely a transition; they will inevitably enter the inner academy in the future. In contrast, Huo Yuhao is her husband Fan Yu's personal disciple, making it easy to discern the difference in their closeness.

Therefore, this world is very realistic. Some of Zhou Yi's actions may seem like an abuse of power, but upon closer examination, the reasons behind them are traceable.

Ye Xixuan and Zhou Yi had no conflict of interest, so he was naturally not worried about what Zhou Yi might do to him.

About fifteen minutes later, Zhou Yi stopped at the shore of the Sea God Lake, and Ye Xixuan's feet were able to land on solid ground again.

Not far in front of them stood an old man with disheveled hair. His appearance was truly appalling; his long robe, which should have been white, was stained with a dirty, messy grayish-brown, and his body was torn in many places. He held a roast chicken in one hand and a gourd of wine in the other.

"Elder Xuan." Zhou Yi bowed respectfully to the disheveled old man.

The old man ignored Zhou Yi and stared intently at Ye Xixuan. Surprisingly, although he looked old, his eyes were exceptionally bright, a breathtaking crimson.

At this moment, the old man forgot about eating and drinking and walked happily to Ye Xixuan.

"As expected, it's the aura of an ultimate martial soul. Your martial soul should be Shadow, and it comes with extreme dark attributes. Little one, am I right?"

"Ultimate Martial Soul?!" Before Ye Xixuan could say anything, Zhou Yi's expression suddenly became extremely interesting. In the ten thousand-year history of Shrek Academy, there have only been three Soul Masters with ultimate attributes. And those three possessors of ultimate attributes were all famous throughout the continent, becoming top-tier powerhouses of epoch-making significance.

"Elder Xuan, what were those black markings that appeared on his body just now?"

“That must be the innate ability of his martial soul. His martial soul is the shadow, which is a special kind of physical martial soul. How could it be related to the abilities of an evil soul master?” Elder Xuan seemed to have guessed Zhou Yi’s thoughts and chuckled twice.

"Elder Mu has already confirmed this. Alright, Zhou Yi, you can go back now. I'm taking this little guy to the Sea God Pavilion to see Elder Mu."

"Yes, Elder Xuan." Hearing Elder Xuan bring up Elder Mu, Zhou Yi immediately stopped doubting him, but before leaving, she gave Ye Xixuan a deep look.

What Elder Xuan didn't mention was that even if Ye Xixuan's martial soul truly possessed abilities similar to those of an evil soul master, no one would dare say anything as long as Shrek Academy didn't acknowledge it. Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul is the best example of that.

Shrek Academy has a flexible moral bottom line.

"Elder Xuan, greetings." Ye Xixuan, seeing Elder Xuan's high spirits, stepped forward and bowed politely. Regardless of this 'Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Sect's' reputation, one must still maintain due respect for the strong.

Elder Xuan casually wiped the grease off his hands on his trouser leg, and just like Zhou Yi had done before, he reached out and grabbed Ye Xixuan's shoulder, and once again they soared into the clouds.

"No need for formalities. You're from the Ye family of Tianling City?"

"Yes." Ye Xixuan nodded frankly. For powerful figures like Elder Mu and Elder Xuan, it was not difficult to sense the connection between his martial soul aura and the dark elemental martial soul of the Ye family's direct descendant.

Elder Xuan said solemnly, "The academy knows a little about the affairs of your Ye family. If you had enough time to grow, the Ye family might have become one of the top soul master families on the continent. I never expected that you would suffer this unexpected disaster." "Do you know something?" Ye Xixuan's deep black eyes gleamed.

"There should be traces of evil spirit masters inside."

Elder Xuan's expression turned slightly serious, and he was somewhat surprised to see Ye Xixuan's calm expression.

"Aren't you surprised?"

"It seems that only those evil soul masters would do such a thing." Ye Xixuan nodded slightly with a solemn expression. He was sent away by his elders before he fully experienced the massacre of his family, so he did not know the whole story, but he had long guessed the answer.

That wasn't what really puzzled him.

Elder Xuan was much faster than Zhou Yi with Ye Xixuan. After a brief exchange, the two appeared in the open space in front of the Sea God Pavilion.

There are many buildings on Poseidon Island, but only one is the most magnificent: the Poseidon Pavilion, located in the very center of the island.

Aside from the underground world beneath the Golden Tree, the Sea God's Pavilion has six visible levels, each exceeding ten meters in height, surrounded by swirling water mist, resembling a secluded paradise on earth.

In the open space in front of the Sea God Pavilion, an old man dressed in gray cloth was reclining on a wooden chair, his eyelids drooping, looking frail and old. He even looked much older than Elder Xuan.

Elder Xuan called out softly, "Elder Mu, I've brought the person."

"Ah."

The old man opened his dim eyes, responded softly, and then looked at Ye Xixuan with a kind gaze, but his words were startling.

"Back then, I competed and fought with Xiaoyao for over a hundred years, with each side winning and losing. I never imagined that his lineage would be more talented in their descendants."

Upon hearing this, not only Elder Xuan, but even Ye Xixuan was stunned as if struck by lightning.

"Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao?!" The usually impatient Elder Xuan was completely flustered at this moment.

"Elder Mu, this little fellow is a descendant of the Dragon Emperor Douluo?! That Ye family..."

"After that incident, Xiaoyao and I both started our own families. The Ye family line takes the mother's surname." Old Master Mu's hoarse, deep voice rang out as he beckoned to Ye Xixuan.

"Your elders must have given you some advice before you left your family."

"Yes, Elder Mu." Ye Xixuan took a deep breath and slowly raised his left hand. His heart was not as calm as it appeared, but everything suddenly connected, and everything seemed to make sense.

With a flash of light, a jet-black scale appeared in Ye Xixuan's hand. This scale was rhomboid in shape, similar to a dragon scale, but unlike dragon scales, it was smooth and heavy to the touch, with a texture like black crystal.

The instant the scale was exposed to the air, all the surrounding light seemed to be swallowed up by it, and quickly dimmed.

"It really is the dragon crystal of the Dark Holy Dragon." Elder Mu closed his eyes, seemingly lost in memories.

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