Douluo Dalu 3: Legend of the White Fox

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind!

Xia Yi's displayed talent was becoming more and more monstrous, even surpassing Yun Ming when he was of the same age.

Coupled with the previous incident where a Sea God's Pavilion elder attempted to scheme against Xia Yi, it had planted seeds of resentment in Xia Yi's heart toward Shrek Academy.

This caused some of the old monsters in Shrek Academy to develop killing intent toward him.

The members of the Sea God's Pavilion, including Yun Ming, were mostly outer disciples of the Tang Sect and had all practiced the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Third Rule:If you have confirmed that your opponent is an enemy, and they have shown a path leading to their own death, then do not show mercy. Otherwise, you will only bring trouble upon yourself.

Yali felt like her head was about to explode. The Holy Spirit Cult was already running rampant, yet instead of working to mend the rift between Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda, these people in the Sea God's Pavilion were only adding fuel to the fire.

No wonder the Holy Spirit Cult had been able to remain unchecked for so long!

And to think she had even gone to see Leng Yaozhu again this morning.

At the Shrek Academy Blacksmith's Association, after Yuanen Yehui left, Xia Yi attempted to fuse several different metals once again.

Since there were no more divine-grade metals left, aside from the gauntlets he forged for Yuanen Yehui, the highest fusion rate he achieved was only 93%.

The good news was that his lowest fusion rate was still above 80%.

Considering that a 60% fusion rate was already considered a successful fusion, Xia Yi's current fusion success rate was 100%.

"If I use the Fox Mind Technique to assist in the fusion process, I should be able to maintain a fusion rate of around 90%. If I work with metals that have good ductility, forging divine-grade metals shouldn't be difficult," Xia Yi said in a low voice.

Last night, when he was fusing the Life Crystal with Starfall Iron, he had used the Fox Mind Technique to assist him, and it was precisely because of that that he had succeeded in his first attempt.

"One, two, three, four, five!" Looking at the six pieces of fused alloy in his hands, Xia Yi frowned slightly. Should he sell them directly at the Shrek Academy Blacksmith's Association, or should he take them to the Shrek City Blacksmith's Association instead?

"There's no point in collecting so many contribution points. I'll sell half."

In the end, Xia Yi took out three pieces and listed them on the Shrek Academy Blacksmith's Association website.

This website was specifically for the sale of rare metals by the Shrek Academy Blacksmith's Association, and every day, students would browse it in search of the metals they needed.

After finishing this, Xia Yi checked the time and saw that it was already past 10 PM.

"Still too slow." He muttered to himself.

An entire afternoon plus most of the evening, and he had only forged six pieces of alloy, including the gauntlets for Yuanen Yehui.

If other blacksmiths knew about this, they would probably be jealous to death.

Yet Xia Yi still thought it was too slow.

Spirit forging consumed an immense amount of mental energy. Normally, after completing one session, a blacksmith would need to rest for a while before continuing.

For an average Rank 4 Soul Ancestor-level blacksmith, being able to forge a single piece of spirit-forged metal in a day was already quite impressive.

Xia Yi's forging speed could only be described as world-shattering, yet he still found it slow.

"Let's take a trip to the Spirit Pagoda."

Since it was already late at night, traffic was light, and Xia Yi quickly arrived at the Spirit Pagoda.

"I'm already off duty, what are you doing here?"

Although she was off work, Leng Yaozhu was still dressed in black, though this time it was casual wear. It wasn't as alluring as her uniform, but she still looked fresh and refined.

Xia Yi himself wasn't sure why, but the phrase "fresh and refined" actually came to mind when describing someone of Leng Yaozhu's age.

Putting her age aside, based on appearance alone, even in the simplest casual outfit, she was still a pleasure to look at.

"You're the Vice Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda—can't you speak more civilly? Always calling yourself 'this old lady, this old lady' all the time."

Xia Yi plopped down on the sofa, glanced up at Leng Yaozhu, and asked, "Do you really like the color black that much?"

On the Douluo Continent, when multiple colors appeared together, 90% of the time, they indicated status and hierarchy.

For example:

Mecha colors

Shrek Academy dormitories, which were divided into white, yellow, purple, black, and red according to soul ring colors.Auction house rankings, which were also categorized by color.

Even twenty thousand years ago, the Spirit Hall ranked its members by soul ring colors.

In the Spirit Pagoda, uniforms were similarly color-coded based on rank:

White, Yellow, Purple, Black, Red, and Platinum.

The eighteen branch Pagoda Masters wore red uniforms.

Aside from Qiangu Dongfeng, both the Vice Pagoda Masters and the Four Great Spirit Envoys wore platinum uniforms.

With Leng Yaozhu's status, even if she never wore her uniform, no one would dare say anything.

Yet she rarely wore her platinum uniform, instead preferring black uniforms.

And now, even her casual clothes were black.

And so outdated at that?

Even Yali had a better sense of fashion!

"This was a gift from my younger sister," Leng Yaozhu said flatly.

"Mind if I ask how long it's been since you last saw her?" Xia Yi shook his head and asked.

"Oh, just a few decades." Leng Yaozhu sighed softly.

"…Alright." Xia Yi nodded. Her feelings toward Leng Yulai were even deeper than he had imagined.

Leng Yaozhu poured a glass of water for Xia Yi and sighed again, saying, "It's my fault. If it weren't for me, my sister wouldn't have become so extreme."

"Oh? Sounds like there's a story. Care to share?" Xia Yi's curiosity was piqued.

"I'll tell you when there's time." Leng Yaozhu smiled.

"Actually, I should thank you. Over the past three years, the Holy Spirit Cult has been more active than ever. While the Federation government still hasn't been able to capture them, almost all of their Title Douluo-level powerhouses have revealed themselves—except for my sister."

"Maybe her cultivation is too high for you to detect," Xia Yi countered.

"That's unlikely. Even the Dark Blood Demon has resurfaced. If Yulai was truly with them, the Federation would have found some trace of her by now," Leng Yaozhu shook her head and smiled at Xia Yi.

"Use your Dark Phoenix to attack me again."

Xia Yi raised his hand, and a Dark Phoenix shot out from his arm, reaching Leng Yaozhu in the blink of an eye.

Leng Yaozhu casually grabbed it in her palm.

"Not bad. A typical Soul Elder wouldn't dare take that head-on." She nodded in satisfaction before smiling and asking, "Have you noticed that your Dark Phoenix has gotten darker and its dark aura stronger?"

"What does that mean?" Xia Yi asked.

"Your Dark Phoenix has been specially modified to look like a unique second martial soul. Even an Ultimate Douluo would find it hard to see through it. If I weren't extremely familiar with my sister's aura, I might have been fooled as well."

"So, what's her current condition?" Xia Yi asked, curious.

"Three years ago, her soul power was filled with intense resentment. But now, that resentment has been fading, replaced by pure dark flames."

"Maybe she's just been imprisoned and hasn't been able to kill people to collect resentment," Xia Yi thought to himself.

(End of Chapter)