Twin-Pupiled Infant

Twin-Pupiled Infant

What an utterly supreme radiance!

Even with Mu En's more than two centuries of experience traversing the continent, he had never felt such a pure aura.

He no longer knew how to describe this phenomenon. One had to remember that it had originally been nighttime on the continent!

This phenomenon was different from the previous ones. It lasted only for a brief instant.

After the sun in the sky vanished, peace finally returned to heaven and earth. Even the dark clouds that had blanketed the continent for half a month completely dispersed, revealing the long-unseen starry sky.

The phenomenon had lasted only a short moment, yet it left behind an unprecedented dryness, as though even the water vapor in the air had been completely broken down.

That was because half a month of heavy rain had left every part of the continent rather damp.

If this phenomenon had lasted for half an hour, all moisture on the continent would likely have vanished completely.

While everyone else was still staring blankly, Mu En looked toward the distant starry sky and let out a soft sigh.

Whether it had been good or bad for the continent, the phenomenon was finally over.

But before he could relax for long, his heart tightened once more.

A dazzling meteor streaked across the night sky and descended upon Douluo Continent at incredible speed.

If Mu En had not been watching the night sky all along, even he might not have noticed it at that speed.

And where the meteor finally landed was nowhere else but the outskirts of Star Dou Forest, not far from Shrek Academy.

"Quick, Xuan Zi, come with me. Everyone else, remain at Sea God's Pavilion!" Elder Mu's voice was urgent, no longer carrying its earlier gentleness.

After saying that, his hunched figure vanished from the spot in an instant, turning into a lightning-like streak of light as it shot toward Star Dou Forest.

Though he did not know what it was, it was undoubtedly closely connected to the recent phenomena.

And when he recalled what had happened a century ago, he already had a suspicion.

The meteor had landed at Di Tian's lair, Star Dou Forest. They had to find it before him.

Although Elder Xuan did not understand Elder Mu's intentions, he trusted him and immediately gave chase, leaving behind the still-dazed crowd.

God Realm, amid the clouds beside a faintly visible palace.

A man with waterfall-like blue hair stood silently there, gazing into the endless distance, though no one knew what he was looking at.

A woman in a pink gown, her long hair braided into a scorpion braid, held his arm and rested her head against his shoulder.

"Strange." The man suddenly spoke in surprise. His eyes, fixed on the distance, grew brighter, as if he wanted to see through something.

"What's wrong, Third Brother?" The woman blinked her beautiful eyes and asked curiously. In her memory, it had been a long time since her Third Brother had shown such surprise.

Not even when he had just mentioned that a new star would appear on Douluo Continent.

The man sighed softly and said slowly, "It's just strange. I could see that rising new star before, but then everything became obscured. Even I seem unable to see through the situation on the continent now."

"Moreover, the God Realm seems to be undergoing some kind of change. I still don't know what that change is, but from time to time, an inexplicable sense of fear rises within me."

"How could that be?" The woman said in surprise, finding it hard to believe that even her all-powerful Third Brother could be puzzled.

"Should we still arrange for Xiao Qi to descend to the lower realm? I can't help feeling uneasy." Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a faint worry showed in her expression.

"Don't worry, Xiao Wu. Although I can't clearly see the situation on the continent, the overall direction is still good. Letting Xiao Qi go down and gain some experience won't do any harm."

"Besides, I'm certain that the God Realm has already changed. Staying by our side may well be the most dangerous thing."

After saying that, Third Brother pulled Xiao Wu into his embrace, his gaze seeming to casually drift toward the clouds.

A cute little girl was hiding there, her lively eyes curiously watching the two embrace.

Douluo Continent, the outskirts of Star Dou Forest. Two elderly men were darting through the area at high speed, searching for something.

It was already midnight. Cries of birds occasionally echoed among the towering trees, accompanied by the roars of soul beasts.

"Elder Mu, what exactly are we looking for?" Elder Xuan asked in confusion. He had not seen that scene at the time and did not know what Mu En had come to Star Dou Forest to find.

With their strength and speed, the two had nearly searched the entire outskirts of Star Dou Forest, yet they still had not found what Elder Mu was looking for.

"I don't know exactly what it was either, but I caught a glimpse of it. It seemed to be an oval-shaped object." Mu En recalled the shape of the object from that fleeting glimpse.

"No matter what it is, since it appeared after the phenomenon, it must be extraordinary. We absolutely cannot let Di Tian find it first," Elder Mu said with great certainty after a moment of thought.

In truth, he already had a suspicion, but that matter was Sea God's Pavilion's highest secret. Even Elder Xuan was not qualified to know it.

At the thought of what would happen if his guess was correct and Di Tian found that thing first, Elder Mu's expression grew even more solemn.

Star Dou Forest and Shrek Academy had been at odds for so many years. Elder Mu knew Di Tian's nature well. He was no easy opponent.

After hearing Elder Mu's explanation, Elder Xuan could not help quickening his pace as well.

"Did we miss somewhere, or has Di Tian already found it?" Even after circling the entire outskirts of Star Dou Forest, the two found nothing unusual, though they did discover quite a few soul beasts and precious heavenly treasures.

Worried about drawing Di Tian's attention, they had not spread out their spiritual senses over a vast area, but every place they passed through had certainly been thoroughly searched.

"Waa! Waa!"

The sudden sound caught the attention of the two Shrek elders.

They had already searched the surrounding area. There were no soul beasts at all. No soul beast below a hundred thousand years could escape their spiritual senses.

Unless one of the fierce beasts from the core region had come to the outskirts and silently approached them, but that was impossible upon further thought.

If it were a fierce beast, it would not make such a sound. It sounded more like... the cry of an infant!

With that thought, the two slowly moved toward the direction the sound had come from.

They would take a look first. If it truly was a fierce beast, it would be easy enough for the two of them to leave.

"Waa! Waa!"

Sure enough, as they drew closer to the source, the crying of an infant became increasingly clear.

When they approached, they discovered a faint, gentle glow beneath the thick fallen leaves. Yet when they probed with their spiritual senses, they found only empty nothingness there, unable to see anything at all.

Elder Mu gently brushed aside the fallen leaves and finally saw what was truly there.

It was actually an infant whose entire body emitted a faint white glow!

It was a baby boy. Unlike ordinary infants on the continent, he possessed a pair of peculiar Twin Pupils.

His left eye was a faint pink, while his right eye was as deep sky-blue as the heavens!

Dear readers, this baby boy is our protagonist. As for his eye color, it will gradually change as he grows. It is actually related to the moonlight mentioned earlier. This story is also a slow burn, with some subtle foreshadowing in the beginning whose purpose will only become apparent later.