Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 49 The Butterfly Effect
The color scheme of Shrek Academy's school uniforms corresponds to the age of the spirit rings.

Freshmen wear white uniforms, second and third-year students wear yellow uniforms, fourth and fifth-year students wear purple uniforms, and sixth-year students wear black uniforms. The legendary inner court disciples wear red uniforms, symbolizing a 100,000-year soul ring.

The arrival of Yin Chen and his two companions quickly attracted a lot of attention from those around them.

Yin Chen's striking silver-white short hair, his handsome and extraordinary face with a composure beyond his years, and his deep, shattered gold eyes made him stand out even in a crowd, naturally becoming the focus of attention.

The presence of Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo beside him, these identical twin sisters with sweet looks, further enhanced his striking appeal.

The yellow-clad students in charge of registration also noticed them, and their eyes flashed with surprise.

With their keen eyesight, they could naturally see that these three people had extraordinary qualities, especially the silver-haired boy in the lead, whose composure and calmness were far superior to those of his nervous and anxious peers around him.

"Let's go register."

Yin Chen ignored the gazes directed at him, whispered something to the twin sisters beside him, and then took the lead in walking towards the registration point.

Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo obediently followed, the three of them forming a unique sight as they walked through the crowd to the end of the line.

The entrance exam was progressing quickly, and the group of Yin Chen and his two companions was steadily advancing ahead.

Just then, another plain-looking carriage stopped outside the East Gate.

The carriage door opened, and Ye Guyi, the blonde girl she had met once at the post station, nimbly jumped off the carriage.

She was still as bright and beautiful as ever, her azure eyes curiously scanning the vast crowd around her before locking onto a spot and walking straight to the position behind Yin Chen to join the queue.

Yin Chen naturally noticed her as well, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He glanced at the carriage instinctively, but did not see the unsettling man in black robes get off.

However, as one of the actual sources of "True Blood of All Trades," even though the power mainly resides with Xia Die, he could vaguely sense that the terrifying aura of the Nirvana Corpse was still lurking inside the carriage and had not gone far away.

Soon, the carriage turned around and drove away silently, seemingly having absolute confidence that Ye Guyi would pass the test.

'It seems I was wrong all along.'

Yin Chen chuckled inwardly.

'This blonde girl isn't some emergency food; rather, she seems to be someone protected by that Nirvana Corpse.'

Ye Guyi was clearly not an introverted person. Noticing Yin Chen's gaze, she immediately flashed a bright smile and greeted him:
"Hello, my name is Ye Guyi. What a coincidence! I didn't expect you to be here to register for Shrek Academy as well."

Upon hearing the name Ye Guyi, Yin Chen's thoughts paused for a moment, a sense of absurdity welling up within him.

But he was, after all, a man of exceptionally strong will. On the surface, he showed no sign of distress, quickly regaining his composure and responding with a gentle smile.

"Hello, Ye Guyi, my name is Yin Chen, and these two are Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo. It's quite a coincidence. I hope we can all successfully enroll."

However, his inner world was far from being as calm as it appeared.

Ye Guyi... If his memory is correct, Ye Guyi should have appeared six years later, during Huo Yuhao's participation in the Mingdu Soul Master Competition, representing the Ordinary Alliance in the Underground Soul Tool Competition. At that time, she was already a Soul Emperor-level powerhouse who was less than twenty years old.

But now... she's actually here, applying to Shrek Academy as a freshman?

This sudden change was indeed beyond his expectations.

But Yin Chen's mind worked extremely fast, and he immediately connected the clues to that powerful Nirvana Corpse.

'Yes, it must be because of the existence of that Nirvana Corpse that Ye Guyi's original fate was altered.'

Ultimately, the root cause of all this lies in the "True Blood of All Karmas" possessed by himself and Xia Die. "The changes I brought have begun to snowball, affecting the fates of more and more people."

Yin Chen clearly realized that this was just the beginning of a butterfly effect that would sweep across the continent.

Ye Guyi's early appearance is just the beginning.

Although he was somewhat surprised by this, he had already prepared himself mentally and quickly accepted the fact.

Just as Yin Chen and Ye Guyi were having a brief conversation, a slight commotion broke out in the crowd.

A refined young man in Shrek's purple school uniform, along with a pretty girl in purple and a somewhat thin boy with black hair and black eyes, bypassed the long line of new students and walked directly to the senior students in charge of registration.

The older students in their yellow school uniforms immediately showed respect when they saw the refined young man and took the initiative to greet him.

"It's Senior Brother Beibei."

"And Senior Sister Tang Ya."

A dozen or so outer disciples gasped in surprise.

Bei Bei is renowned in the outer academy, known as the "Number One Attacker in the Outer Academy." She possesses the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, once the number one beast spirit in the world, and at the age of thirteen, she has already cultivated to the advanced Soul Master level, just one step away from becoming a Soul Grandmaster. She has long been designated as an inner academy disciple.

Such a genius naturally attracts much attention and respect.

Beibei exchanged a few words with the student in charge of registration and pointed to the thin, dark-haired boy next to her.

The older students nodded immediately, without any intention of stopping them.

Soon, Bei Bei and Tang Ya, along with the black-haired boy, walked directly through the East Gate and into the academy, under the watchful eyes of countless curious, envious, and even somewhat puzzled people.

"How could they just walk in?"

"That guy with black hair, he looks about our age, right?"

Whispers arose among the queuing freshmen, but no one actually stood up to question it.

Most of the people who come here are knowledgeable and know that those in purple school uniforms represent fourth and fifth graders who are far more capable than them.

Moreover, causing trouble at the gates of Shrek Academy is not a wise move.

Yin Chen's gaze calmly fell on the black-haired boy who had been led inside by Bei Bei and Tang Ya.

'Huo Yuhao…'

He silently repeated the name in his heart.

This is the chosen one of our time.

However, he only glanced at it a few more times before looking away.

At this moment, even though Huo Yuhao had fused with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, his soul power level was only level eleven, which was indeed incredibly weak in his eyes.

If it weren't for the Tang Sect recommendation provided by Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao, based on his apparent qualifications, wouldn't even have the right to stand in line here.

The road ahead is still long.

Yin Chen stopped paying attention and refocused his attention on the registration point in front of him.

(End of this chapter)