Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 82 Princess Tang's 'Confession'

The elimination rounds for the new student assessments were conducted simultaneously.

In the round of 32 matches this afternoon, the battles were extremely close in most venues, with both teams locked in a stalemate for a long time.

After all, being able to stand out from hundreds of new teams and reach this point already makes them stand out among their peers. Moreover, below the third ring cultivation level, the strength gap between Soul Masters is not that significant overall.

Therefore, the three-ring Soul Master realm is the first watershed encountered in the process of Soul Master cultivation.

However, besides the team led by Ye Xixuan, there was another team that instantly defeated their opponents with an absolute crushing force, namely Tang Wutong's team from Class 1 of the freshmen.

A dazzling golden pillar of light rose in another arena. Tang Wutong released her Goddess of Light Butterfly martial soul and ascended into the air. Her radiant purple second soul ring slowly floated up and finally settled on her chest, shining brightly.

Behind her, on the pair of azure butterfly wings, the strange light patterns burst forth with dazzling brilliance, like tiny suns being ignited.

"The second soul skill, Light of the Butterfly God!"

Tang Wutong's entire body transformed into a translucent gold under the influence of a dense aura of light, instantly becoming the most dazzling presence in the assessment area. Countless golden rays poured down from the tips of her butterfly wings, threatening to engulf the entire arena.

Tang Wutong and her two companions faced Huang Chutian's team, who, like Ye Xixuan, came from Class 7 of the freshmen class.

Huang Chutian stood at the very front of the team. With the Hercules Ape Martial Soul possessing him, his physique instantly swelled to over 1.9 meters tall. His terrifying muscles ripped through his school uniform, and the exposed skin turned completely iron-black. His limbs were exceptionally thick, and the sharply defined muscles were as solid and powerful as steel.

"First Soul Skill, Mighty Vajra Fist!" Faced with Tang Wutong's powerful attack, Huang Chutian couldn't help but roar in horror, and his first soul ring shone brightly.

His two fists suddenly swelled to twice their original size, gleaming with a strong metallic luster.

Huang Chutian crossed his arms, blocking the pair of iron fists in front of him. The metallic sheen of the fists immediately spread throughout his body. The Mighty Ape was renowned for its bronze skin and iron bones, and its immense strength. Not only was its strength formidable, but its defensive capabilities were equally astonishing.

Faced with the current situation, he can only do his best to protect himself first.

As for Huang Chutian's two teammates, Ye Mochen and Ye Moyang are twin brothers. Although they are not as muscular as Huang Chutian, they are still quite large, looking like two chubby little guys.

After their martial souls were attached to them, a pair of eerie green tortoise shells appeared on their backs and chests. The first spirit ring shone, and the tortoise shells were immediately covered with a layer of black light carrying a chilling aura.

Ye Mochen and Ye Moyang shouted in unison.

"First Soul Skill: Xuan Turtle Protection!"

Given its absolute disadvantage in terms of spirit quality, spirit power cultivation, and spirit ring ratio, how could it possibly withstand Tang Wutong's full-force unleashing of a thousand-year spirit ring technique?

The warm and gentle light of the Butterfly God illuminated the entire arena, directly blasting Huang Chutian and his two companions out of the arena.

Huang Chutian seemed to be in slightly better condition, slumped on the ground panting, his soul power largely evaporated by the Butterfly God's Light.

The special feature of Tang Wutong's second soul skill lies in this: as long as she is illuminated by the light of the Butterfly God, the soul power in her body will be rapidly consumed. This is also one of the characteristics of top-level light attribute martial soul abilities.

The brothers Ye Mochen and Ye Moyang fell into a coma on the spot.

Tang Wutong floated down from the sky, like a goddess of light descending to earth, her long, wavy pink-blue hair still shimmering with a hazy golden light. Before the proctor could announce the results, she had already stepped past Huang Chutian.

Huang Chutian instinctively turned around and saw that Tang Wutong's target was Ye Xixuan, who was about to leave the assessment area.

Tang Wutong's long, wavy, light blue hair rose and fell with her movements as she arrogantly blocked Ye Xixuan's path, a hint of jealousy in her eyes.

"I saw it all."

"What?" Ye Xixuan frowned slightly, completely unable to understand the bizarre thought process of this Tang princess.

Tang Wutong gave a charming hum.

"What were you saying to Ning Tian from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School just now?"

"What's it to you?" Feeling Tang Wutong's inexplicable controlling nature, Ye Xixuan felt only repulsion and wariness. Tang Wutong curled her lip disdainfully, "They don't even have the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, yet they dare call themselves the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? Besides trying to embellish their image, what else can they do? They reek of money. You actually look down on such a nouveau riche sect?"

Huang Chutian, who was standing next to Tang Wutong, had a blank and numb expression on his face after hearing Tang Wutong's words.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has become a nouveau riche? Seriously, listen to this yourself, is this even human language?
"I don't like her, I should like you." Ye Xixuan was amused by Tang Wutong's words and deliberately went along with her.

Tang Wutong crossed her arms, further emphasizing the full curves of her chest, and smiled sweetly, saying, "It's good that you understand. The mere Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School is only slightly better than that dilapidated Tang Clan. How could it possibly compare to our Haotian Sect? Ning Tian is the heir of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, and I am the young sect master of the Haotian Sect. My eldest and second fathers are top experts in this world. Being with me is the best choice for you."

"Big father? Second father? You have two fathers?" Ye Xixuan looked at Tang Wutong with a strange expression.

"Then which of them is your biological father?"

"My eldest and second uncles are just my father's older brothers!" Although Ye Xixuan appeared bewildered and innocent, Tang Wutong felt as if she had been offended and clarified in an annoyed manner.

“My father—” At this point, a strange golden trident rune suddenly lit up between her eyebrows, stopping her from continuing.

Ye Xixuan saw it clearly, and his heart sank to the bottom. His guess was correct; that pure and noble god-king had indeed set his sights on him. But how could he break free from the leash imposed by the Tang family?

Tang Wutong took a deep breath, pursed her red lips, and stared intently at Ye Xixuan.

"If you stay with me, you'll have a chance to meet my dad in the future."

“I have no interest in meeting your father.” Ye Xixuan’s body trembled instantly, and he quickly shook his head, saying, “Then we’d better have less contact.”

"You?!" Tang Wutong stepped forward angrily, her face almost touching Ye Xixuan's, her warm breath even falling on Ye Xixuan's cheek.

"What is it about me that I'm not good enough? Am I not pretty enough? Am I not talented enough? Am I not well-connected enough? Even in this Shrek Academy, who can compare to me?"

“You’re right. You’re good enough to be worthy of anyone, but why me?” Ye Xixuan said calmly.

"I don't understand what you're thinking. We had only just met before you approached me. Don't you find that strange? Why are you so obsessed with me?"

"Of course, because we are the same kind!" Tang Wutong seemed to be in some pain as she covered her forehead, but her tone remained firm.

Ye Xixuan pressed on, "So I want to know when I became your kind? Even if we are the same kind, does that mean you have to be with me? Is this a choice based on your own will, or are you just doing it to complete a task? If it's a task, was it a task given to you by yourself or someone else?"

"Do you know what I hate most? It's slaves who have no thoughts of their own, who have lost their original selves. How am I any different from someone like you?"

Tang Wutong suddenly raised her head; Ye Xixuan's questioning had a tremendous impact on her. Because of her mental constraints, she had never considered such matters. And Ye Xixuan's eyes, filled with disgust, filled her with terror.

Crystalline tears slid down her cheeks. Tang Wutong looked around in a panic, as if her previous understanding had been completely overturned. For a moment, she stood there, bewildered and at a loss. Just then, the golden trident rune between her brows began to flash faster and faster, and her emotions gradually calmed down.

"Because I like you. I fell in love with you the first time I saw you." After saying this, Tang Wutong gently bit her red lips, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and left after passing Ye Xixuan.

The proctors and students around them were all stunned. In their eyes, Tang Wutong's behavior was like a direct confession to Ye Xixuan.

Ye Xixuan, who possessed memories of his past life, felt increasingly heavy-hearted and silently lowered his head.

That selfless God-King had gone to any lengths to control him. Others might only see the golden trident rune between Tang Wutong's eyebrows as a spirit imprint, but how could he not recognize it as the God-King Tang's divine imprint?
This afternoon, gossip about Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong began circulating again in the outer courtyard of Shrek Academy.

After all, both of them possessed unparalleled talent, and their appearances and temperaments were equally rare in the world. They were a perfect match in every way, naturally generating a lot of buzz. Moreover, the scene of Tang Wutong leaving in tears added even more controversy to the inside story.

Later, the rumors became more and more outrageous, and Ye Xixuan had no choice but to be approached by Tang Ya again, where he honestly explained the situation.

However, the elimination rounds for the new students' assessment continued, with the two rounds of competition—the sixteen-to-eight and the eight-to-four—conducting as scheduled on the second day.

There were no more clashes between strong teams in these two rounds of competition. The teams led by the three new Soul Masters, Ye Xixuan, Tang Wutong, and Xie Huanyue, entered the final four without any surprises.

　The mouse didn't slack off! X﹏X
　　
　
(End of this chapter)