Learning the Full Story

Chrysanthemum Douluo's anger was, naturally, because of Xiao Chen.

He had initially assumed Xiao Chen was alone, which was why he had casually added a spirit ring to his second martial soul. Now, it seemed that was not the case.

Chrysanthemum Douluo was well aware that the secret of Twin Martial Souls was not known to ordinary forces.

But even the weakest of forces knew that for a Soul Master with Twin Martial Souls, adding spirit rings to the second martial soul after completing the first was an extremely dangerous act. The slightest misstep could result in death from energy overload.

Yet Xiao Chen had not only attempted it but succeeded.

With such extraordinary talent, it would have been one thing if they had not reported it, but to let Xiao Chen act alone was another matter entirely.

Chrysanthemum Douluo's gaze fell on the Fabia Academy badges on the chests of Ma Yan and the others. The coldness in his eyes surged, and he was already seized by the impulse to charge straight to Fabia Academy and uproot it entirely.

Chu Ruolan had no idea why this senior had suddenly become so murderous.

"Senior, that child just broke through to Level 20. May I ask what he did to provoke your anger?" Chu Ruolan bowed respectfully, suspecting that Xiao Chen had offended this person.

Hearing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo's killing intent grew even heavier. He said coldly, "It's not him who angered me, but you... Hm?"

Before he finished speaking, as if something suddenly occurred to him, the fierce murderous aura around him abruptly receded. He then asked in a deep voice, "You said he just broke through to Level 20?"

"That is correct." Chu Ruolan nodded in confirmation.

Chrysanthemum Douluo had been enveloping Chu Ruolan with his spiritual power the entire time. From her reaction, he could confirm she was not lying.

"Why did you separate from him?" Chrysanthemum Douluo continued questioning, feeling there must be more to the story.

Chu Ruolan immediately explained the reason Xiao Chen had left.

Standing nearby, Su Qing, afraid that Chrysanthemum Douluo would blame Chu Ruolan for driving Xiao Chen away, added, "Senior, we only met Xiao Chen by chance. Teacher Chu was even planning to hunt a three-hundred-year spirit ring for him, but he ended up absorbing a ten-year one himself. We couldn't stop him even if we wanted to!"

They secretly speculated that Xiao Chen might be a clansman or disciple of this senior.

Hearing Su Qing's explanation, Chrysanthemum Douluo finally realized that Xiao Chen's clothes were not the uniform of Fabia Academy.

"So Xiao Chen is not a student of Fabia Academy?" Chrysanthemum Douluo wanted to confirm.

Chu Ruolan quickly replied, "Yes, we met him in that small town outside the forest!"

Upon hearing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately signaled Chu Ruolan to recount every detail of their encounter with Xiao Chen.

Not daring to hide anything, Chu Ruolan laid everything out.

From meeting Xiao Chen, to him absorbing a ten-year spirit ring and being scolded away by her, including the later encounter with the Thunder Pattern Leopard and the mysterious person, as well as Xiao Chen discovering that four-hundred-year Soul Bone—Chu Ruolan told it all.

She knew very well that if this senior truly was Xiao Chen's elder, the matter of the Soul Bone could not be concealed.

A century-old Soul Bone, though rare, did not concern Chrysanthemum Douluo. After listening to Chu Ruolan's account, he could confirm that Chu Ruolan and her group had no idea Xiao Chen possessed Twin Martial Souls.

"So, Xiao Chen only added the second spirit ring to his second martial soul after separating from them," Chrysanthemum Douluo mused to himself.

At this point, he fully understood why Chu Ruolan had been angry enough to drive Xiao Chen away.

In that situation, Chrysanthemum Douluo felt that if it had been him, seeing Xiao Chen suddenly attach a white spirit ring to himself, he would have been tempted to slap Xiao Chen to death.

Thinking this, Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately forced a smile and said, "My apologies, This Seat misunderstood you all!"

With that, Chrysanthemum Douluo turned to leave. Since Xiao Chen had not revealed the secret of his Twin Martial Souls in front of Chu Ruolan and her group, there was no need for him to order them to keep quiet.

Seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo smile, Chu Ruolan knew the misunderstanding was resolved. She then asked, "Senior, is Xiao Chen alright?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo did not turn back, but before leaving, he casually tossed out a bag of Gold Soul Coins. "Xiao Chen is fine. Consider these Gold Soul Coins as payment for bringing him into the Star Dou Forest!"

Before his voice faded, Chrysanthemum Douluo's figure had already vanished.

After he left, Chu Ruolan and the others realized they had broken out in a cold sweat without knowing when.

"I never expected Xiao Chen's backing to be so powerful. That senior just now was at least a Level 70 Soul Saint!" Ma Yan said, staring in the direction Chrysanthemum Douluo had gone.

"I'm afraid he's more than just a Soul Saint," Chu Ruolan said, shaking her head gently. "That person was very likely a Soul Douluo, or even a Titled Douluo!"

Hearing this, Ma Yan and the other three all showed expressions of shock.

"No wonder Xiao Chen's martial soul and first spirit ring were both of low quality, yet he could cultivate to Level 20 at such a young age. It's because of his strong background!" Lin Feng said, as if suddenly enlightened.

In his view, Xiao Chen was the type of second-generation rich kid with a powerful background who didn't like to cultivate, which was why he had attached two ten-year spirit rings to his martial soul.

"Stop gossiping. Don't casually mention Xiao Chen's matters to outsiders in the future. These big forces care most about face. If this gets out through our mouths, even the entire Fabia Academy won't be able to protect you!" Chu Ruolan immediately warned.

"Understood!" Ma Yan and the other three nodded solemnly, then left the Star Dou Forest.

Back in the cave on the other side, no sooner had Chrysanthemum Douluo left than Hu Liena and Xie Yue curiously approached Xiao Chen.

"Brother, Grandpa Ju said he overexerted his spiritual power. I should be able to wake him up, right?" Hu Liena said.

Xie Yue immediately stopped her. "Don't act recklessly. Wait until Elder Ju returns!"

"I'll just try. Don't worry, I won't hurt him!" Hu Liena said, placing her hand on Xiao Chen's forehead.

Then, a faint glint flashed in her eyes, and a gentle thread of spiritual power quietly extended, probing toward Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness like a soft silk thread.

However, Xiao Chen had the system protecting him. The moment Hu Liena's gentle spiritual power touched the edge of his sea of consciousness, it was blocked by an invisible barrier.

Hu Liena's expression tightened. Her fingertips paused slightly, and a trace of surprise flickered in her eyes.

She had not expected that even while Xiao Chen was unconscious, an invisible spiritual barrier still guarded the outside of his sea of consciousness. The moment her spiritual power made contact with that barrier, it simply vanished.

Hu Liena refused to accept it. She gathered her spiritual power again to probe, but still couldn't penetrate that barrier. Instead, her repeated attempts had drained a fair amount of her spiritual energy.

After several tries, she looked at Xiao Chen lying unconscious on the ground, the surprise in her eyes gradually shifting into deep curiosity.

She stared at this ordinary young man before her, the intrigue in her heart growing like wild vines, her interest in him becoming increasingly intense.

Meanwhile, inside the System Space, the System Spirit had just awakened Xiao Chen's consciousness.

"Host, you're in luck. A Titled Douluo saved you!" the System Spirit said with a smile.

Inside the System Space, Xiao Chen asked in surprise, "A Titled Douluo? I wonder which one?"

"His martial soul is the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum!" the System Spirit replied.

"Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan?" Xiao Chen exclaimed in surprise. "What is Chrysanthemum Douluo doing in the Star Dou Forest at this time?"

"Naturally, he's here to hunt spirit rings for his juniors. Did you think everyone else was as alone as you?" the System Spirit said.