Douluo Continent: I Can Summon Heroic Spirits

Chapter 2, Second Transmigration; The Golden Tree in Danger!

Ye Chenxing is a time traveler.

To be precise, this was his second crossing.

In his first life, he was just an ordinary human from Earth, going to school like most people, only occasionally enjoying reading novels.

Ye Chenxing thought that her life would continue in this orderly manner.

Until a large passenger vehicle entered his life.

In his second life, he arrived in a magical world fraught with danger—no, in that world, they preferred to call it "magic."

That's right, Ye Chenxing has arrived in the world of Type-Moon, or more specifically, the FATE world that is more widely known.

Unfortunately, Ye Chenxing was completely unaware of his situation, for a very simple reason.

He hadn't seen it in his previous life.

In that lifetime, he was born into a prestigious magical family, becoming the artificial child of the Einzbern family, named Morningstar von Einzbern.

This is something that would never happen under normal circumstances; to those cold-blooded magicians, he was merely an experiment.

However, due to the existence of the transmigrator's soul, this experimental subject unexpectedly possessed complete human emotions and was eventually established as one of the candidates for the "Holy Grail War".

In simple terms, the Holy Grail War is a battle royale fought by seven magicians for the "Holy Grail," a miracle artifact that can grant any wish.

In this war, these seven magicians (called "Masters") will use rituals and objects related to the summoned as catalysts to summon great heroes, emperors or wise men from mythology or real history as their Servants.

These historical figures descend as heroic spirits, fighting to the death for their Masters until only one remains.

To maintain balance and conceal their identities, the summoned Servants are assigned to seven different classes, which are known as the "Seven Servants".

Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, Berserker

For more than a decade, he had never met the top choice named "Ilya".

The indifferent tribesmen remained silent, only allowing him to stubbornly persist in his summoning magic.

Fortunately, although he was confined to a castle where snow fell all year round, he was still relatively free overall. With the personal care of an artificial maid, his days were not too difficult.

Until one day, a sudden change occurred.

Two uninvited guests claiming to be from "Chaldea" suddenly appeared in Einzbern territory, a territory where outsiders would never normally appear.

Ye Chenxing still remembers the conversation clearly.

"Senior, so... this child is actually a seed of the Imaginary Tree?"

"How could the Imaginary Tree, capable of absorbing magic, altering reality, and even creating myths... have transformed into the form of a human child?"

At that moment, Ye Chenxing didn't even have time to digest the meaning of their words before the other party had already made their judgment.

"Move him away, let him leave this universe."

When he opened his eyes again, he was already in a land called "Douluo Continent".

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Crossing the shimmering Poseidon Lake, a rich, almost tangible, spiritual energy of heaven and earth rushes towards you.

Shrek Academy's inner courtyard, the supreme holy land in the hearts of all soul masters across the continent, is now revealing its profound secrets to Ye Chenxing without reservation.

"How is it? The scenery in the inner courtyard is quite nice, isn't it?"

After finishing the last bite of chicken, Elder Xuan casually tossed the bone into the lake, patted Ye Chenxing's shoulder with his greasy hand, and said earnestly:

"Kid, work hard. As long as you're willing to put in the effort, with your talent, you'll definitely have a place in the inner academy in the future."

However, Ye Chenxing did not answer.

He simply stood still, staring at the golden tree before him, his gaze so deep that no one could fathom his emotions.

Xuanzi raised an eyebrow, took a swig of wine nonchalantly, assuming that Ye Chenxing was simply a newcomer and was completely overwhelmed by the grandeur of the Sea God Pavilion.

'Heh, so what if he's a little monster with some kind of extraordinary talent?' Elder Xuan thought to himself with secret pride. 'Once he comes to our Shrek Academy, won't he be completely subdued?'

In Xuanzi's view, every genius would yearn for Shrek Academy, as if they were branded with a mental imprint, feeling that even the air at Shrek must smell sweeter than outside.

"Alright, there'll be plenty of time to look at it later. Come on, let's go into the Sea God Pavilion together."

Elder Xuan gave a satisfied greeting, then turned and strode toward the ancient pavilion, which was entirely carved from golden tree wood.

"Okay." Ye Chenxing replied casually and followed.

But in a blind spot that Elder Xuan hadn't noticed, Ye Chenxing's fingertips, which had always hung naturally, quietly loosened.

A small sphere emitting a strange, deep purple glow disappeared into the Sea God Pavilion without any hindrance, like a drop of water merging into the ocean, without even causing a ripple of soul power.

Ye Chenxing suddenly stopped, looked at Elder Xuan who was about to walk inside, and spoke in a gentle tone:

"Elder Xuan, before I meet the senior you mentioned, may I prepare myself here?"

Elder Xuan paused, somewhat puzzled, and stopped in his tracks: "Prepare for what?"

"After all, he is a senior executive of Shrek Academy. I want to adjust my demeanor a little so as to leave a deep impression on him." Ye Chenxing's smile was impeccable, and his tone carried just the right amount of restraint.

"Hey, it's no big deal!"

Old Master Xuan chuckled, picked up the purplish-red gourd, took a big gulp of wine, and waved his hand.

"Suit yourself. But in my opinion, with your martial soul talent, as long as you don't go crazy and blow up the academy or uproot the golden tree... Elder Mu will treat you as Shrek Academy's greatest treasure!"

Shrek was bombed? The golden tree was uprooted?

At this moment, Ye Chenxing felt that the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than an AK.

Could this Xuanzi be the one who actually read the script?

He truly deserves to be called Shrek's number one jinx.

"Then I'll take your kind words, Elder Xuan. Thank you."

Just then, a series of steady footsteps suddenly came from the wooden stairs.

An elegant-looking elderly man slowly descended the stairs. When he saw the white-haired youth standing in the center of the hall, he was visibly taken aback, then turned to look at Elder Xuan, who was gnawing on a chicken leg.

"Elder Xuan, who is this...?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Elder Xuan immediately wiped his greasy hands casually on his clothes, then leaned closer mysteriously, his tone brimming with undisguised boasting:

"Shao Zhe, you've come at the perfect time! Don't be surprised, this kid is a little monster I picked up for free in the outer city of Shrek!"

"I really didn't expect that there would be such a hidden little monster right under our noses. If it weren't for my craving today, this old man would probably have let this gem go to waste."

"You found it?"

The old man frowned slightly, his gaze falling once again on Ye Chenxing's unusual white hair and red eyes.

"Then he..."

"You'll be terrified if I tell you!" Elder Xuan suddenly raised his voice, as if afraid no one would miss it, and dropped the bombshell, word by word, "His martial soul... is the Dark Sacred Dragon!"

"What?!"

The old man's refined expression vanished instantly, and he froze on the spot as if struck by lightning, his eyes widening slightly in disbelief.

The next second, he took a sudden step forward, appearing in front of Ye Chenxing almost as if he had shrunk the distance between them, and grabbed the boy's wrist, his expression so excited that it was almost distorted:

"Child! Quickly, unleash your martial spirit and let me see it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man seemed to realize his lapse in composure. He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the overwhelming joy in his heart, and released his hand, trying his best to make his voice sound kind and approachable:

"Ahem... I apologize, I was quite out of line just now. I am Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy."

"Hello, Dean Yan."

"Come on, kid, show Dean Yan your martial spirit."

Elder Xuan took a swig of wine and urged with a smile, clearly ready to enjoy Yan Shaozhe's shocked expression.

However, Ye Chenxing stood still, showing no intention of activating his soul power.

"I don't have a martial spirit."

As soon as he finished speaking, the air in the hall seemed to freeze for a moment.

Elder Xuan froze in mid-air as he drank, and the expectation in Yan Shaozhe's eyes turned into astonishment.

"Boy, are you kidding us?" Elder Xuan put down his gourd and frowned.

"I'm not joking." Ye Chenxing looked at Elder Xuan, his tone still calm. "Elder Xuan, I have never admitted that I am the Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul. From beginning to end, that was just your wishful thinking."

Yan Shaozhe's face darkened. He stared intently at the young man before him and said in a deep voice, "Then what do you mean by 'not having a martial spirit'? On this continent, even with a useless martial spirit, there is no one who doesn't have a martial spirit."

Ye Chenxing turned her gaze to Yan Shaozhe and smiled politely but with a hint of sarcasm.

"Ten thousand years ago, Tang San overthrew the Spirit Hall, but he did not take on the task of awakening martial souls for the common people of the entire continent for free. Now, how many ordinary people in the Douluo Continent never even have the chance to touch an awakening stone in their entire lives, and naturally become people 'without martial souls'?"

At this point, Ye Chenxing paused, "As the dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy, it's truly laughable that you would ask such a question."

Yan Shaozhe opened his mouth, but felt as if something was blocking his throat, and for a moment he was speechless.

"Impossible!" Elder Xuan interrupted the two in a deep voice. He stepped forward and stared intently at Ye Chenxing. "The aura on your body, that pure dragon might and dark attribute, is exactly the same as that of the Dark Holy Dragon. I have lived for so many years, there is absolutely no way I could have misjudged it!"

Ye Chenxing shook his head again. He slowly raised his hand, took out a jet-black scale with irregular edges from his pocket, and spread it out in his palm.

"The 'Dark Holy Dragon' you sensed earlier, is that probably it?"

Upon seeing the scale emanating a faint dark aura, Elder Xuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

From the very beginning, Ye Chenxing's target was Elder Xuan.

Among the higher-ups at Shrek Academy, there is one person who can recognize the Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul solely by its aura, and whose personality leads him to readily accept his own judgment without further confirmation.

At the same time, there is only one person who can directly bring him into the Sea God Pavilion and have close contact with this golden ancient tree.

That is the Gluttonous Douluo Xuanzi, whose innate physique is prone to causing trouble.

With just a little bait, this ambitious and opportunistic elder would willingly act as a guide, escorting this extremely dangerous "Trojan horse" all the way into the Shrek Kingdom.

Seeing the scale in the boy's hand that exuded the pure aura of a black dragon, Elder Xuan's face turned completely gloomy, and the temperature inside the Sea God Pavilion instantly dropped to freezing point.

"Boy." Elder Xuan's voice was terrifyingly deep, and a terrifying pressure belonging to a level 98 Super Douluo locked onto Ye Chenxing as if it were a tangible thing.

"You dare to play tricks on me? Do you know what the consequences will be?!"

He thought he had stumbled upon a peerless genius who could make Shrek Academy shine for another thousand years. Just now, he had already imagined everything that would happen in his mind, from Ye Chenxing entering the academy to the next hundred years.

As a result, this beautiful fantasy shattered into a pile of broken glass in an instant.

It's like walking down the street and meeting a stunningly beautiful woman who smiles gently at you. You're so excited that you've even thought of names for your future children, only to find out upon closer inspection that she's actually a man!

How could he not be furious at such a drastic fall from heaven to hell?!

Faced with this oppressive aura that could instantly crush an ordinary soul master, Ye Chenxing acted as if nothing had happened, his figure not even swaying.

He stood still, calmly meeting Elder Xuan's murderous gaze, and suddenly asked a question:

"Elder Xuan, before you lost your temper, didn't you think about one thing?"

"What?" Elder Xuan was taken aback.

"Why should I, a commoner without even a martial spirit, go to such lengths to scheme against you and insist on getting inside this golden tree?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Xuan and Yan Shaozhe froze simultaneously, a sudden, indescribable sense of crisis rising in their hearts.

Before they could react, a mysterious and terrifying aura suddenly erupted within the Sea God Pavilion!