Resolving Long Yue's Martial Soul Flaw

After carefully waiting for Tang San to deliver the immortal herbs to Xiao Wu from the original timeline, the two returned to find that night had already drawn back its dark curtain, and the horizon was tinged with the pale white of dawn.

Jumping out of Narak Space, En Zuo's feet landed on the dormitory floor, bringing him an unprecedented sense of security. He raised his head, his gaze passing beyond the window and settling on the students in red training uniforms who had already risen and begun preparing for practice.

More precisely, it settled on the nearly two-meter-tall bald giant at their head.

Dragon Madman, Long Yue.

As En Ci's third disciple after Dai Tianling and Tong Yu, the expectations resting on Long Yue's shoulders were no less than those placed upon En Zuo.

Both possessed top-tier dragon-type martial souls.

As long as he cultivated step by step, Long Yue would surely become an Ultimate Douluo in the future. Yet one flaw restricted his growth: the acquired Mountain Dragon King martial soul was far too domineering, and the mad blood within him prevented Long Yue from fully using his soul skills.

For a power-attack battle soul master, that was a devastating handicap.

But now, things were different.

En Zuo had found immortal herbs that might be able to resolve the flaw in the Mountain Dragon King martial soul.

The corners of his lips lifted as he smiled. "Tang San, I'll take you to meet him. Monster Academy's strongest monster."

"Dragon King—Long Yue."

"And an enemy we will have to face in the future."

Tang San was quite curious. What kind of person was this student whom even the extraordinarily gifted En Zuo could not help praising?

After all, when En Zuo went all out, he could briefly trap Zhao Wuji. Though Zhao Wuji had held back to some extent, that record alone was enough to prove En Zuo's strength.

Following En Zuo, Tang San soon met the strongest student of Monster Academy that En Zuo had spoken of.

Looking at the mountain of flesh before him, he could not help drawing in a sharp breath as he silently assessed him.

He is even more muscular than Teacher Zhao's Vigorous Vajra Bear possession. That bloodline pressure makes him seem like a humanoid tyrannosaur suppressing his beastly nature.

Long Yue's forearms, wrapped in red training sleeves, bulged so heavily that they stretched the cuffs to their limits. Seeing En Zuo bring a new student over, his enormous fan-like hand had nowhere to go. He scratched his head and laughed. "Junior Brother, what brings you here? Are you here to cultivate Purple Demon Eyes too?"

There was no particularly good solution to the flaw in the Mountain Dragon King martial soul. Even En Ci, an Ultimate Douluo, had offered very few suggestions: only to cultivate his spiritual power as much as possible.

He had to use powerful spiritual force to suppress the madness within his body. Yet Long Yue had little talent in that area, completely inversely proportional to the strength of his martial soul. Even with relentless training, he had seen scant results.

Seeing the weary Demon Ding, Long Yue slapped his forehead in sudden realization. "Or is the little guy hungry? I'll go fight a few more arena matches later and win it some snacks."

Demon Ding's eyes lit up.

But En Zuo pressed it down the next instant. He extended a hand in invitation and dispersed the curious students watching nearby. "Senior Brother, please come with us."

He was indicating that they should speak in private.

Long Yue had no idea what En Zuo was up to, but since his junior brother had an important matter, delaying one day of Purple Demon Eyes cultivation was nothing significant.

Amid the envious gazes of the crowd, Tang San followed the two as well. This was an opportunity to get close to Monster Academy's two young princes—an opportunity countless people could only dream of.

Once the crowd gradually dispersed, Long Yue finally could not contain his curiosity any longer. "Junior Brother, what exactly is this about? Why are you acting so strangely today? Did you find something good?"

"Nothing gets past you, Senior Brother."

En Zuo took out a golden melon as large as a pumpkin, its surface covered in dragon patterns, from his storage soul tool. In his other hand, he held a chrysanthemum.

They were the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and the Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

As soon as these rare treasures of heaven and earth appeared, Long Yue's breathing quickened instinctively. The blood-red light in his eyes intensified, madness and struggle intertwining within them as the Mountain Dragon King martial soul in his body began to riot.

Yet the last remnants of his reason desperately suppressed that madness. This was not an arena, and the people before him were not insignificant soul masters.

If he failed to restrain himself, he would surely commit a terrible mistake.

He would never escape the shadow cast by this day for the rest of his life.

Facing that pressure head-on, En Zuo remained expressionless, while Tang San staggered back dozens of steps. His hand went to his waist, nearly drawing his hidden weapons, but when he saw En Zuo wave a hand, he could only stop.

Still, he did not dare approach Long Yue too closely.

That madness was truly terrifying.

"Senior Brother, these are the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and the Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Consuming them can greatly increase your control over the power of earth and help you cultivate an indestructible vajra body. They may be able to make up for the flaw in your Mountain Dragon King martial soul and be of help to you."

Long Yue's state did not affect En Zuo in the slightest. He believed that so long as Long Yue did not fully unleash his martial soul, he could restrain himself completely.

Besides, Long Yue had not yet truly reached the Soul King rank and had only just crossed its threshold. Even if En Zuo was at a disadvantage in close combat, it would not be enough for him to die at the slightest touch.

"Thank you for your trouble, Junior Brother."

He carefully stored the two items in his soul tool. Forcibly suppressing the madness within his body, Long Yue was overjoyed. Though he did not know why he had never heard of these two items before, his martial soul's instinctive reaction was already enough to prove their rarity.

They were precious beyond measure.

Different treasures of heaven and earth had different methods of consumption. En Zuo had specifically brought them out and intended for Long Yue to consume them here, with Tang San and himself standing guard.

"Senior Brother, remember this well. For the Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, eat the central stamen first, then pluck off and eat the petals one by one. The stem must be discarded. Once you have finished eating it all, you must immediately cultivate where you stand in order to fully refine its medicinal power."

"As for the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, peel away its skin before eating the entire melon."

Long Yue nodded, seeming to understand.

Under Tang San's guidance, Long Yue first consumed the Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. After refining its medicinal power, he ate the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

With the two guarding him, it was not long before a resounding dragon roar rang out.

Surging soul power condensed within a meter around his body. Dark-red dragon scales rose across his entire body, and his figure swelled to nearly ten meters tall.

Explosions rang continuously from every limb and bone in Long Yue's body. Within that dark-red aura, some of the madness in his eyes faded. When Tang San saw his gaze, he could not help turning his head away, a chill running down his spine.

Long Yue straightened up where he stood, his swollen body gradually returning to normal. His original two-meter-tall frame grew once more, reaching nearly two meters and thirty centimeters.

"Junior Brother, I broke through. I have now reached the Soul King realm. If Teacher sees this, he will surely be pleased. Monster Academy will be completely revived in our hands."

En Zuo smiled as well. "I hope that day arrives as promised."

Long Yue summoned his martial soul and casually used a soul skill. Feeling the Mountain Dragon King bloodline within him grow much calmer, without its usual suppressed but ever-present agitation, he was deeply moved.

"I never expected that just two rare treasures could resolve most of my martial soul's flaw. It truly defies the natural order."