The Guardian Appears—Death God Douluo Ye Xishui?!

However, when Tang San arrived at the work-study student dormitory, he could not find Meng Chen. Only after asking the other work-study students did he learn that there was no one named Meng Chen in the dormitory.

Meanwhile, after seeing Uncle Dalin off, Meng Chen did not return to the academy. Instead, he turned and walked into an alley beside the academy.

Deep within the alley, Meng Chen stopped. Half his body was swallowed by shadow as he spoke without turning around.

"You've watched me for enough days, haven't you? It's time to show yourself."

A faint breeze swept past. Suddenly, a sweet laugh rang out in the alley, and a blood-red figure emerged from the shadows like a ghost. Her long hair reached her waist, and her tall figure was graceful and alluring.

Seeing Meng Chen standing with his back to her, calm and composed, she parted her blood-red lips. Her seductive voice carried a trace of surprise.

"Little fellow, your senses are quite sharp. You actually noticed my presence."

In truth, Meng Chen had not sensed the woman in red at all.

He merely believed that the choices could not be wrong. He definitely had a guardian; they simply had not been willing to reveal themselves.

So, he had decided to bluff his guardian out.

Meng Chen turned around and looked at the blood-red beauty, her true appearance reflected in his dark eyes.

The woman was breathtakingly beautiful and extraordinarily glamorous. Her lovely eyes were lined with light black makeup, giving her an evil, enchanting charm.

A long blood-red dress wrapped around her curvaceous, graceful body. Her skin was smooth and fair as jade, while her full, proud breasts strained against the fabric. Her V-shaped collar revealed a deep, alluring cleavage. Her snowy neck was slender like a swan's, and a blood-colored skull pendant hung before her chest.

Her round, voluptuous hips were broader than her shoulders. As the hem of her dress fluttered in the breeze, it revealed a pair of long, perfectly proportioned legs, fairer than ivory.

Most surprising of all were her jade-like feet, which were only partly covered by a few ornaments, leaving most of them bare. Even in silver heels, she stood steadier than a cannon mount.

Once Meng Chen saw her face clearly, his heart skipped a beat. Somewhat uncertain, he asked, "Death God Douluo Ye Xishui?"

"Oh? You recognize me, little fellow?"

A faint look of surprise appeared on Ye Xishui's stunning face.

Meng Chen was dumbfounded as well.

So Ye Xishui was my guardian?

Should I be happy?

Or should I cry?!

"Little fellow, you look rather conflicted. What, are you dissatisfied with me as your guardian?"

Ye Xishui took an elegant step and appeared before Meng Chen in an instant. Looking down at him from above, her narrow, beautiful eyes held a hint of scrutiny.

Not long ago, she had been in secluded cultivation within the Holy Spirit Cult. Then, in the blink of an eye, a vast power had forcibly teleported her here.

A message had also appeared in her mind, telling her to serve as the guardian of this child named Meng Chen.

As payment, once Meng Chen inherited the position of God King, she would also receive a godhood and ascend to godhood herself.

Become a god—this had always been her greatest wish!

No matter what, she had to seize this opportunity. Whoever dared ruin her plans, even if it was Long Xiaoyao, she would kill without mercy!

Meng Chen raised his head to look at Ye Xishui, but his view was blocked by those proud peaks. He spoke helplessly.

"It's not that I'm dissatisfied. With your cultivation as a Rank 99 Ultimate Douluo, you're powerful enough to roam freely across the Douluo Continent. But... the problem is that you're an evil Soul Master."

Ye Xishui crouched down and pinched Meng Chen's cheek with her slender fingers, asking in return.

"Little fellow, so what if I'm an evil Soul Master?"

Meng Chen said, "Since you're an evil Soul Master, you must know that Angel martial souls are the nemesis of evil Soul Masters like you, right?"

Ye Xishui nodded slightly. This was common knowledge among evil Soul Masters: Angel martial souls naturally countered them.

"That's exactly the problem. In your era, Angel martial souls were scarce and insignificant. But here, Angel martial souls are thriving."

"Not only is there an Angel Legion, but there's also a Rank 99 Ultimate Douluo like you—one who serves as the Angel God's High Priest and can wield Angel divine power."

"So tell me, if a Rank 99 evil Soul Master like you were discovered by that Angel High Priest, how confident are you that you could survive?"

After hearing Meng Chen's words, Ye Xishui's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a solemn expression appeared on her face.

There was actually a Rank 99 Angel Soul Master in this era who could even use Angel divine power!

If she fought that Angel Soul Master, even if the other party did not use Angel divine power, the innate suppression alone would melt her like butter within only a few exchanges.

At that thought, Ye Xishui sneered inwardly.

I knew this guardianship wouldn't be so simple.

Meng Chen said, "But you don't need to worry too much. That Angel High Priest stays in Spirit City year-round and rarely leaves."

"As long as you don't go to Spirit City and avoid using your Blood Soul Demon Puppet martial soul too often, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

"Isn't your second martial soul the Light Phoenix? You can use the Light Phoenix martial soul as a cover as well."

Hearing that, Ye Xishui smiled seductively and stroked Meng Chen's head.

"I couldn't tell, little fellow. You know quite a lot. You even know that my second martial soul is the Light Phoenix."

"You're right. With that Angel High Priest around, I really cannot use the Blood Soul Demon Puppet's power casually. As for the Light Phoenix... sigh..."

Ye Xishui let out a soft sigh.

The Blood Soul Demon Puppet and Light Phoenix had opposing attributes.

Over the years, she had devoured countless souls and become steeped in resentment. She simply could not cultivate the Light Phoenix martial soul.

Once the Light Phoenix became stronger, it would inevitably interfere with the Blood Soul Demon Puppet. When the two martial souls clashed, it would only bring harm.

Meng Chen had no other solution for that.

"Fine, then. This era is fairly peaceful anyway. Under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be any need for you to act."

Meng Chen did not dwell on it too much. After all, the Douluo Continent was calm and peaceful now. He still had at least fifteen years to develop steadily.

Fifteen years would be enough for him to cultivate to the rank of Titled Douluo.

"Death God Douluo, I'll have to trouble you to guard my path from now on."

Meng Chen cupped his hands and gave Ye Xishui a slight bow. Ye Xishui bent down, pinched his little cheek again, and smiled.

"Then please take care of me from now on, little fellow."

A short while later, Meng Chen returned to Notting Academy. As soon as he reached the dormitory entrance, he saw a thin figure standing there as well.

The thin figure turned around. It was Yu Xiaogang, his face as stiff as ever—stiffer than a thousand-year-old corpse.

When Yu Xiaogang saw Meng Chen, a trace of surprise appeared on his rigid face. So it was him, the child who had brushed past him earlier.

Seeing Yu Xiaogang blocking his way into the dormitory, Meng Chen frowned slightly. "You are?"

Yu Xiaogang replied inscrutably, "Child, I am Grandmaster."

A success guru?

"So?" Meng Chen asked in return, already having a rough guess in mind.

Yu Xiaogang had suddenly come looking for him, most likely because he had seen his enrollment records.

Sure enough, Yu Xiaogang began spouting the theories he believed to be invincible.

"Meng Chen, I have read your information. You possess innately full soul power and a mutated martial soul. Most martial souls become weaker after mutation, but your martial soul has gained the lightning attribute, so it counts as a beneficial mutation."

"However, according to the information on numerous mutated martial souls that I gathered while traveling the continent, even beneficially mutated martial souls still possess certain flaws compared to normal martial souls. Those flaws can affect Soul Masters."

"Moreover, there are no useless martial souls in this world, only useless Soul Masters."

"Although you have a mutated martial soul and innately full soul power, without the guidance of a renowned teacher, the defects caused by your martial soul's mutation will surely leave you unable to control yourself. In the end, you will fade into mediocrity."

"And I am the universally acknowledged invincible theorist of the Soul Master world. Only by taking me as your master can you resolve your martial soul's flaws and truly bring out your talent as a Soul Master..."