Douluo Dalu 3: Legend of the White Fox

The Heart Of the Ice God had been eaten!

Leng Yaozhu had already accepted this fact.

She could no longer sense the aura of the Ice God's Heart on Xia Yi.

But others couldn't accept it so easily.

Upon hearing the news, even Yun Ming was stunned for a while.

"Swallowed? Are you sure it was swallowed?" Yun Ming asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, it was swallowed. Xia Yi's martial soul has indeed evolved as well." The head of the Shrek Auction House, Xu Yaoxing, nodded solemnly and said, "Among those who participated in the auction for the Ice God's Heart, there were also high-ranking military officials. The Western Legion's Fierce Wolf Douluo, Tong Zi'an, was one of them. Perhaps Heavenly Phoenix Douluo could deceive me, but it would be impossible to deceive Fierce Wolf Douluo."

Xu Yaoxing, Martial Soul: Star Crown. Ten thousand years ago, his family once replaced the White Tiger lineage as the royal family of the Star Luo Empire.

At that time, their surname was Xu.

Later, for certain reasons, the Star Crown Xu family relinquished the throne back to the White Tiger lineage of the Dai family.

Not long after, the Star Luo Empire was defeated by the Sun Moon Empire. The White Tiger lineage fled overseas with some of the Star Luo Empire's foundations.

Most members of the Star Crown Xu family also fled overseas with the Star Luo Empire.

Only a small number who failed to escape remained behind, living in hiding along with other royal and noble families of the fallen Star Luo Empire.

To survive, they had to change their surname from Xu to Xu (a minor alteration in pronunciation).

It wasn't until the Sun Moon Empire disintegrated into the Douluo Federation government that these people gradually became active again.

Xu Yaoxing was the current head of the Xu family, a Rank 94 Titled Douluo, only one step away from becoming a Hyper Douluo, with the title "Yaoxing Douluo" (Shining Star Douluo).

Just like his name—Shining Star Douluo, Xu Yaoxing.

At the same time, Xu Yaoxing was also the deputy director of the financial department at Shrek Academy, overseeing the Shrek Auction House.

Being able to sit in the position of deputy director of Shrek Academy's financial department, Xu Yaoxing naturally understood what Yun Ming was worried about.

The Ice God's Heart was too special.

Even though Xia Yi swallowing the Ice God's Heart was shocking and an absolute waste of such a treasure—

But it had already been swallowed.

With the current turbulent situation, as the Pavilion Master of the Sea God's Pavilion, Yun Ming wouldn't have summoned him personally just to confirm this matter.

Though Yun Ming also felt it was a pity that the Ice God's Heart was swallowed, what concerned him most was whether this incident was real or a ruse created by Leng Yaozhu.

If the Ice God's Heart was truly consumed by Xia Yi, then fine.

But if Xia Yi's public display of swallowing the Ice God's Heart was just a deception by Leng Yaozhu, then the Ice God's Heart might have already fallen into the hands of Spirit Pagoda.

If that was the case, then Leng Yaozhu's actions warranted serious scrutiny.

Spirit Pagoda was already powerful enough. If they managed to create a God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Missile with the Ice God's Heart, both Shrek Academy and Tang Sect would be utterly suppressed.

"There's no need to overthink it. Though Heavenly Phoenix Douluo is a vice-tower master of Spirit Pagoda, she is not the same kind of ambitious schemer as Qiangu Dongfeng. If Spirit Pagoda had truly decided to research the God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Missile, they wouldn't have sent her to obtain the Ice God's Heart." Yali walked up behind Yun Ming, massaging his temples as she spoke gently.

Although she often competed with Leng Yaozhu, she still had some respect for her.

"I still find it hard to believe that Xia Yi would do something as suicidal as swallowing the Ice God's Heart." Yun Ming said in a low voice.

"The more unbelievable something seems, the more likely it is to be true. If Spirit Pagoda were behind this, they would have devised a foolproof plan and wouldn't have let us notice any issues so quickly." Yali comforted him softly.

"I understand the logic, but this concerns a God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Missile. How could I not be cautious?" Yun Ming sighed. If Yali could think of this, he certainly could as well.

But the Ice God's Heart involved too many factors, and he simply couldn't set his worries aside.

Yun Ming felt a massive headache coming on. The issue with the evil soul masters was still unresolved, and now there was this mess.

"I think you can rest assured. When you threw Xia Yi out, he immediately went to the Shrek Auction House. I believe he sensed that the Ice God's Heart could help him evolve his martial soul and deliberately used you to leave Shrek Academy." Yali said seriously.

Since Xia Yi had been able to sense the faith power within her body before, it wasn't surprising that he could sense the Ice God's Heart this time.

"I still can't understand it. A mere fox—fine, evolving using faith power was one thing, but now he has evolved using the Ice God's Heart? It's unbelievable." Yun Ming sighed. Even for him, directly swallowing the Ice God's Heart would have meant certain death.

Yet Xia Yi, a mere Rank 10 Spirit Master, not only survived swallowing the Ice God's Heart but even evolved his martial soul?

It was utterly inconceivable.

"Do you want me to visit Spirit Pagoda and probe Heavenly Phoenix Douluo's stance?" Yali asked when she saw Yun Ming still troubled.

"Forget it. Even if Spirit Pagoda really is developing a God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Missile, they will need time. Let's focus on dealing with the evil soul masters first." Yun Ming shook his head. He already had enough headaches. If he let Leng Yaozhu and Yali start another rivalry, he would go mad.

It wasn't just Yun Ming at Shrek Academy—at this moment, Tang Sect's vice-master, Amorous Douluo Zang Xin, high-ranking officials of the Federation, and even the patriarch of the Yuanen Clan were all urgently verifying whether Xia Yi had truly swallowed the Ice God's Heart.

As time passed, Xia Yi finally opened his eyes after his martial soul evolution was complete.

Looking at the three tails behind him, all his previous frustration vanished.

Whether it was the failed attempt at possession by the Ice God's Heart or the sudden appearance of that mysterious green light—these weren't things he could deal with now.

Rather than dwelling on them, he might as well focus on growing stronger.

Three tails—enough to last him until he reached the Soul Elder realm.

"Other people's martial soul evolution usually comes with a surge in soul power. But you—after swallowing an Ice God's Heart, all you gained was one extra tail, and your soul power didn't increase at all." Leng Yaozhu's voice was filled with resentment.

5.5 billion!

All for just one extra tail.

The more she thought about it, the more cheated she felt.

Xia Yi ignored her resentful gaze and grinned. "For me, this was totally worth it."

He knew that at Leng Yaozhu's level, she no longer cared about mundane wealth.

The fact that she was complaining now meant she wasn't actually upset.

"Well, since you think it was worth it, let's talk about how you plan to repay my 5.5 billion debt." Leng Yaozhu raised an elegant brow and smirked.

"Anything but being a kept man." Xia Yi was in a great mood and spoke without reserve.

[T/N: Meaning being a Sugar Baby or in this context raising Xia Yi as her husband]

"Get lost! You dare flirt with me? Grow some fur first, kid." Leng Yaozhu glared at him, then raised two fingers. "I'll give you two choices. First, join Spirit Pagoda and work off your debt. Second…"

She circled around him, her eyes gleaming like a predator sizing up its prey.

"What's the second choice?" Xia Yi felt uneasy, unsure of what she was thinking.

"You're not too bad, so…" Leng Yaozhu nodded approvingly, then paused slightly before continuing, "As you said—be my kept man."

"…What?" Xia Yi thought he had misheard. It was one thing to joke about it, but she was actually serious?

"I have little patience. Hurry up and choose." Leng Yaozhu said coolly.

"I'm not a casual person!" Xia Yi declared righteously—though his eyes did take a quick glance at her stunning figure.

[T/N: Here it means Bro is a person who wants a deep relationship]

(End of Chapter)