"Indeed, my original body looks better,"
Above, the man looked down at his tall, slender physique and nodded in satisfaction.
"Tsk." The black-robed man, having been belittled, turned his head away, finding it bothersome. He cursed himself for being stuck in the body of an old man on his last legs.
Their figures gradually became transparent as the consciousness space dissolved, vanishing.
In the real world, those waiting with bated breath saw the grass cocoon suddenly erupt with a powerful wave of energy. Ma Hongjun and the others nearby were pushed back several steps by this surge. Oscar, losing his balance, tripped over the blue silver grass that snaked out from behind him and fell to the ground.
"Rustle, rustle!"
The tightly wrapped grass cocoon before them began to shake violently.
Ning Rongrong, held by Zhu Zhuqing,'s eyes lit up. "Is Sui Sui coming out?"
Flander and the others didn't know for sure, but it seemed highly probable.
"Swoosh—!"
A black and red light mass burst forth and shot directly towards the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, nearly knocking Xiao Wu, who was nearby, flying.
Fortunately, her reaction was swift, and she dodged to the side, avoiding the light mass.
"Is that... Sui Sui?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked towards the center where the blue silver grass vines converged. The blue silver grass cocoon, with its branches spread out, was now empty. It was evident that the light that had just shot out was Tang Sui.
"Dean, I want to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. What if Sui Sui and Xiao San are in trouble? I..." Xiao Wu was frantic. Her martial soul had already possessed her, and she was just waiting for Flander's permission to rush in.
Seeing this, Dai Mubai also looked anxiously at Flander. "Dean, Sui Sui rushed over too. Let's all go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well! What if something happens to them..."
"No!" Flander sharply interrupted Dai Mubai, his expression grim. A powerful pressure emanated from him, suppressing the restless young monsters. "Tang San is absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring at a higher level; the process will surely be difficult. And the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is an extremely perilous place. With me here, none of you are allowed to follow!"
The pressure unique to a Soul Sage rendered Dai Mubai and the others immobile.
Liu Erlong placed her hands on Xiao Wu's back from behind and also released her Soul Sage level pressure, clashing with Flander. "If my daughter wants to go in, I will take her. Let's see who can stop me!"
His newly recognized daughter, even Flander wouldn't be allowed to bully her!
"Er Long, you..."
"Boom, boom—!"
As they were at an impasse, a powerful soul force fluctuation suddenly surged out from the valley. Even the aura of the two Soul Sages was sent reeling by this immense blast of energy, and all attention was immediately drawn to it.
"Swoosh—!"
A dark figure shot out of the valley at incredible speed. Even the keen eyes of Soul Sages like Flander couldn't track it clearly.
"Look! A black shadow is rushing out!"
Ma Hongjun's sharp eyes spotted the black shadow heading straight for them.
Flander immediately possessed his martial soul, planting his right foot back in a leaping stance, and said solemnly, "Old Zhao, let's go take a look."
"Alright!" Zhao Wuji, who had also possessed his martial soul, nodded.
Just as the two Soul Sages were about to move, the black figure, which had been dozens of meters away moments ago, instantly zipped past them, standing directly behind Flander and Zhao Wuji!
"What?!"
"So fast!"
The two turned back in astonishment and finally saw the full appearance of the figure.
Black feathers cascaded down. The young man wore a dark robe, his posture erect. His medium-length black hair added a touch of sharpness and mystery to his demeanor.
Eight soul bones, covered in black downy feathers and resembling wings, spread out from his back. His skin was pale, devoid of any blood color.
Yet, no one would mistake his pale skin for being unhealthy or sick.
For his handsome and indifferent face held no emotion. His slightly lowered dark eyes gazed at Dai Mubai and the others, his pupils filled with icy indifference, as if he were not looking at living beings but at inanimate objects devoid of life, sending a chill from their scalps to their toes.
This person... is dangerous!
An alarm bell of danger rang in everyone's minds simultaneously. Just a glance made Oscar, who was already finding it difficult to swallow, do so with a dry mouth. He stared at the soul bones that closely resembled the Eight Spider Lances and hesitated, "He... the external soul bone on his back... there are exactly eight of them..."
"Impossible! He's entirely black, and his demeanor is completely different from Xiao San's, like two different people. How could he be Xiao San?" Dai Mubai immediately denied it, but the next second, his gaze was fixed on the soul guiding device inlaid with twenty-four cold jade at the young man's waist, his voice suddenly turning cold.
"Who are you! Why is my brother's soul guiding device on you!"
"So scary."
A woman's voice, tinged with a hint of a smile, echoed softly. The young man lowered his eyes, and the shadow beneath his feet began to writhe as if something were about to emerge. The crowd immediately adopted defensive stances.
Especially Liu Erlong and Flander, who moved in front of Dai Mubai and the others, warily watching as another figure gradually separated from the young man's shadow!
—Author's Notes—
Blackened has arrived!
And then I saw that some little cuties were confused about what the manga version was. Mo Li will explain it uniformly: Douluo was originally a novel, then a manga, and then an anime. Mo Li started with the manga, then the anime, and didn't read the novel.
In the manga version, Xiao San's fourth spirit ability is blackened, which is so cool. As a family, we should all be consistently blackened.
Guess what Sui Sui and Third Brother's situation is now~ See you tomorrow~