Evil Soul Masters of the Heavenly Dragon Sect?

The sound of conversation drew closer, growing louder and louder.

Ye An and Zhang Lexuan saw the group again.

The first person they spotted was none other than Tianlong Douluo, followed by a beautiful middle-aged woman. The Shrek Academy teacher stood behind the two of them.

The Shrek Academy teacher was the first to notice Ye An and Zhang Lexuan. He let out a soft sound of surprise, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Only two children?"

Hearing the Shrek Academy teacher's words, the middle-aged woman's eyes revealed a thoughtful look.

Ye An did not want to get entangled with these people any further. He took Zhang Lexuan's hand and prepared to leave.

But before the two could move, a young man about Zhang Lexuan's age suddenly darted out from behind Tianlong Douluo. He wore an apparently excited expression as he bluntly declared:

"I like you! Please go out with me!"

The atmosphere immediately turned strange.

Ye An could not help looking at the youth, a baffled expression appearing on his face.

What the hell is wrong with you, man? Can't you see I'm holding her hand?

Zhang Lexuan took a step back as though she had been stunned by the youth. At the same time, she instinctively gripped Ye An's hand more tightly.

Tianlong Douluo covered his face somewhat awkwardly, then strode forward and grabbed the youth by the collar, intending to haul him away.

However, the youth struggled fiercely. "Second Uncle! Let me go! I really like her! Second Uncle! Do you even understand what love at first sight is?!"

"Shut up! How many times have I told you to address me by my title when we're outside? And... love at first sight, my ass! You fall for every girl you see! You said the exact same thing when you saw those two Shrek Academy disciples just now!"

"You're spouting nonsense. You've utterly disgraced our Heavenly Dragon Sect!"

As he spoke, Tianlong Douluo somehow produced a riding whip and directly lashed the youth with it.

The corner of Ye An's mouth twitched twice.

This Heavenly Dragon Sect seemed... rather unusual.

If he remembered correctly, there had been a character named Yu Tianlong in the original story, who had seemed to be the Young Sect Master of the Heavenly Dragon Sect. During the Soul Master Tournament hosted by the Sun Moon Empire, Yu Tianlong fell in love with Wang Qiuer at first sight and made a wager to settle victory and defeat in battle. He had even been willing to tarnish his own status just to remain by Wang Qiuer's side.

And now, another remarkable specimen had appeared.

Under Tianlong Douluo's violent suppression, the farce soon came to an end. Yet the youth's eyes remained full of defiance and reluctance. Still, intimidated by Tianlong Douluo's authority, he did not dare cause any more trouble.

Tianlong Douluo stepped forward and faced Ye An and Zhang Lexuan, an apologetic expression on his face. "Sorry. My nephew isn't quite right in the head. If he offended either of you, I apologize on his behalf."

A Titled Douluo was actually taking the initiative to apologize?

Ye An's clenched fists quietly relaxed. His expression remained neither servile nor overbearing. "It's nothing. If there is nothing else, we'll be taking our leave."

With that, Ye An pulled Zhang Lexuan away.

After the two left, Tianlong Douluo, the middle-aged woman, and the Shrek Academy teacher almost simultaneously exchanged glances.

"It seems my perception was correct. The soul power fluctuations around that girl have clearly reached the Soul King level. Such a young Soul King... I wonder which family she belongs to."

"Then... that terrifying aura from earlier must have been released by the Titled Douluo protecting the two of them."

As he spoke, Tianlong Douluo shot a vicious glare at the youth who had just caused the commotion and snapped, "If you keep spouting nonsense like that, then once we return to the sect, you can look forward to solitary confinement!"

No one noticed that the youth had been staring in the direction Ye An and Zhang Lexuan had left, his gaze dark as he pondered something unknown.

Naturally, Ye An did not take this minor incident to heart.

At first, Ye An had indeed felt the urge to strike the fellow who had suddenly confessed. However, Tianlong Douluo's subsequent reaction and apology changed his mind.

But Zhang Lexuan pursed her lips, looking as though something was weighing on her mind.

Ye An had assumed Zhang Lexuan was troubled by seeing people from Shrek again. Just as he was about to comfort her, he suddenly heard her say:

"Xiao An, that person just now was rather strange."

Hm?

Ye An froze slightly, unable to react for a moment.

"That seemingly crazy fellow, his target was never me from the beginning. When he said those words, his attention was actually on you the entire time."

???

No, wait a second.

What do you mean, his attention was on me while he was confessing?

Hiss...

Ye An could not help drawing in a sharp breath. This situation... seemed even worse than he had imagined.

"At first, I was indeed surprised by what he said. But when I came back to my senses, I realized that the person he had been watching all along was you. He did not even look at me. Besides, I always felt there was something strange about his gaze."

That was indeed far too strange!

Noticing Ye An's expression, Zhang Lexuan realized he might have misunderstood something. A slightly bashful look appeared on her face. "What are you thinking, Xiao An? I mean, he seemed to have deliberately found an excuse to approach us. He was just dragged back by Tianlong Douluo before he could make contact with us."

An excuse to approach us?

"I suspect he might be an Evil Soul Master."

The moment those words fell, Ye An's pupils abruptly contracted.

Ye An instinctively recalled that fellow's appearance—pale-faced and thin, he had indeed looked vastly different from the other Heavenly Dragon Sect disciples standing behind Tianlong Douluo.

But... judging that he might be an Evil Soul Master based on that alone did not seem sufficiently convincing.

No, that was not right.

Zhang Lexuan had personally said that after obtaining the Star-Moon Twin-Headed Flood Dragon's Soul Ring and External Soul Bone, a light attribute had appeared within her body.

Was it this light attribute that had allowed Zhang Lexuan to sense something unusual about that fellow?

"I keep feeling a faint yet ever-present sinister aura around him. It shares many similarities with the Evil Soul Master we encountered before."

Zhang Lexuan shook her head and said softly, "If he truly is an Evil Soul Master, then he may have set his sights on you, Xiao An. Of course, I might be overthinking it. Hopefully... I am."