dmims 43. Night Talk
43. Night Talk
Upon seeing the letter, the expressions of everyone present, except for Ling Yongming, who had been out of the public eye for a long time, and Ling An, who had taken out the letter, all changed.
Ling Yongming had been in the secret place for too long and had forgotten most things about the outside world, so he didn't immediately recall the meaning of the name Mu En.
However, how could Ling Yongyi, who had been traveling around the outside world for many years, and those who knew the name through their past life memories not know the meaning of this name?
A simple equation is enough to illustrate the terror of this name!
Mu En = Dragon God Douluo = Invincible in this world!
Indeed, as the owner of the Holy Dragon Martial Soul, with a Soul Power cultivation level of 99, and the support of Shrek Academy, the number one power in the world, it is no exaggeration to say that Mu En is an invincible existence in this era.
This is Ling Yongyi's understanding. Although it is rumored that Moon is dead, this handwritten letter, which belongs exclusively to the Shrek people, undoubtedly proves that Moon is still alive.
Ling Bingtian naturally wouldn't think that way. Compared to Ling Yongyi, he also knew about Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and the Holy Spirit Cult.
Therefore, Ling Bingtian knew that Mu En might not be invincible in this world. At the very least, the Death God Douluo Ye Xishui was definitely not weaker than him.
What made Ling Bingtian change color was the way Ling Yongsheng was addressed earlier—as his best friend!
My grandfather is not only powerful, but also has such a wide network of connections.
Ling Yongsheng responded quickly to this.
"Moun? Good heavens, this old guy is still alive, he's pretty tough."
The old man's words left the two people around who knew Mu En's identity completely bewildered. What the hell was this? What exactly was the relationship between Ling Yongsheng and Mu En?
For a moment, curiosity, like a cat scratching, tickled the hearts of Ling Yongyi and Ling Bingtian.
Only Ling Yongming asked, still puzzled, "Mu En? Who's that? That name seems familiar."
Immediately, Ling Yongsheng said, "Hey, big brother, it's the one that glowed among those two little dragons you hammered back then. He later became the dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy and also the head of their Sea God Pavilion."
"However, a few years ago, it seems that the barbarians from the Body Sect clashed with Shrek Academy, and the top experts from both sides fought a direct battle. I heard that the result was that they both perished, and it was Mu En who attacked Shrek Academy."
"His title is Dragon God Douluo, damn it. If you hadn't used the secret realm to guard it, he might not have deserved that title."
Ling Yongsheng's words were so informative that they completely overwhelmed Ling Yongyi, Ling Bingtian, and even Ling An.
Judging from this, the Dragon God Douluo, who is renowned throughout the continent, was beaten up by Ling Yongming when he was young?
"Oh, that little dragon. I never imagined he'd become so successful later on."
Upon hearing Ling Yongsheng's words, Ling Yongming's memories were instantly stirred.
Before becoming the Guardian, he did help his younger brother beat up two guys who he said were bullying him.
Although those two boys were at a similar level to me, they were still lacking in combat experience compared to my battlefield-honed killing skills at that time, so I beat them up.
Their martial souls also seem to be two dragons, and their quality seems to be higher than my own one-horned dark ice dragon.
Ling Yongsheng's words were merely a moment of impulsiveness. When a Soul Master cultivates to the level of Title Douluo, the level of their Martial Soul becomes increasingly important.
Otherwise, why would Shrek Academy want to pursue the Ultimate Douluo?
Seeing that Ling Yongming understood his words, Ling Yongsheng continued, "After you went to guard the secret realm, I didn't stay at home all the time. I forget if it was a year or two later, I traveled around the continent. During that time, I had some dealings with Mu En and fought with those beasts of evil soul masters a few times. Over time, we became familiar with each other."
"Back then, after losing to you, Brother, Mu En and Long Xiaoyao also fell into deep thought. In the end, they chose to suppress their cultivation and fight on the real battlefield to hone their skills and grow stronger."
"Therefore, they were still somewhat grateful to you, and later they took care of me in some ways. When Moon inherited the position of the Sea God Pavilion Master, Moon even invited me to go to Shrek Academy's inner courtyard to oversee things and become an honorary teacher or something."
"But with the divine decree in hand, how could I possibly go! So I immediately refused him, and since I had already traveled enough, I went straight home."
Ling Yongming simply nodded in agreement.
Of everyone present, only Ling Bingtian was taken aback. A divine decree? What divine decree? Did the Ice God give the Ling family some kind of instruction?
Since everyone present was family, Ling Bingtian wasn't shy. Taking advantage of his young age, he asked directly, "Grandpa, what is this divine decree you mentioned?"
Hearing his grandson ask this question, Ling Yongsheng was a little stunned, but he immediately realized that there was another child.
It's normal that Ling Bingtian didn't know about the Divine Decree; after all, given his age, no one would have mentioned such a thing to him before.
But now that Ling Bingtian has become the successor of the Ice God, it is only right to inform him, Ling Yongsheng thought.
"It's an order once issued by the Ice God, said to be from a great figure in the divine realm, requiring all members of the Guardian Clan not to interfere too much in the affairs of the continent in their respective planes. Ideally, they should protect the lands favored by the gods while also ensuring their own safety. Unless absolutely necessary, they are absolutely not allowed to actively intervene in the affairs of the plane."
After speaking, Ling Yongsheng paused for a moment, as if thinking about how to explain it to Ling Bingtian. In the end, he sighed and said helplessly, "This also means that our Ling family, as the guardian clan, cannot go too deep into Shrek Academy."
"Because Shrek Academy, which is known as the number one academy on the Douluo Continent, is actually the most powerful violent institution on the continent."
"At the same time, we cannot help any empire conquer other empires; we can only remain in one corner and hold our ground. Otherwise, the divine realm will send down gods to deal with the unruly guardian races."
Upon hearing Ling Yongsheng's words, Ling Bingtian almost instantly conjured up an image of a god-king who liked to wear blue clothes.
Preventing powerful forces from interfering in continental affairs and hindering the unification of the empire—these actions seem to be the work of a selfless god-king.
No wonder that the once powerful Seagod Island in Douluo Continent I left no trace during the Douluo Continent II era, or rather, during the first great war between the four great empires.
It seems that it was either dissolved and destroyed by some selfless god-king, or it was forced to live in seclusion under His command.
Knowing what was going on, Ling Bingtian didn't listen to Ling Yongsheng's example of a guardian race destroyed by a god. After all, the rule in the divine realm that they couldn't interfere in the affairs of the lower realm was practically a joke in front of a certain god-king.
"It's a pity that even He can no longer extend His reach to the Douluo Continent." Thinking of obtaining the enormous crimson phantom sword, Ling Bingtian felt incredibly at ease.
After Ling Yongsheng finished his rambling explanation of the case of the Yu family, a guardian clan, Ling Bingtian finally spoke up, "I understand, Grandpa. What about this letter?"
This was a reminder to Ling Yongsheng that he still had a letter, and also an interruption to the old man's rambling storytelling; otherwise, Ling Yongsheng might have continued telling the story for quite some time.
Ling Yongsheng, reminded by his grandson, smacked his lips and finally realized that he still had a letter in his hand.
After examining the letter, checking both sides to confirm it was indeed from Shrek Academy, Ling Yongsheng asked Ling An, "An'er, who gave you this letter?"
Ling An replied smoothly, "Two groups of visitors came today, and this letter was given to me by one of them. You may not know that person; he is the current dean of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, named Yan Shaozhe, who is also Mu En's disciple. He seems to be a bit older than me, so I didn't know him when I was studying in the outer academy."
Mingfeng Douluo Yan Shaozhe! Ling Bingtian is very familiar with this name; he can be considered a figure who runs through the entire Douluo Continent II system.
However, at this point, the focus was no longer on Yan Shaozhe; the real important thing was the letter.
As expected, after hearing Ling An's words, Ling Yongsheng simply nodded to indicate that he understood and did not ask any further questions.
As a level 98 Super Douluo, to be honest, Ling Yongsheng really didn't care about someone of Yan Shaozhe's level.
Damn it, give Mu En some face and call him Dean. If you don't, with Ling Yongsheng's strength, he could put Yan Shaozhe to his grave in no time.
Without saying anything more, Ling Yongsheng tore open the seal of the letter, took out a piece of paper, and began to read its contents.
The other four were also curious, but since the letter was addressed to Ling Yongsheng, they shouldn't have read it.
So the four of them drank tea while waiting for Ling Yongsheng to finish reading the letter from Mu En.
At first, Ling Yongsheng's expression was relatively normal, but the more you looked at him, the more serious his expression became.
Finally, he put down the letter and slowly said, "I never expected Moon's perception to be so sharp."
"What did Dragon God Douluo say?" Ling An asked curiously after seeing his father finish reading the letter and say such things.
Ignoring Ling An's question, Ling Yongsheng directly asked Ling Yongyi and Ling An, "Apart from Xiao Tian, you two should have felt that golden beam of light at such close range, right?"
"Of course, I originally wanted to go over there to investigate. However, there was some unusual activity on the Douling Empire's side, so I couldn't go," Ling Yongyi replied after taking a sip of tea.
"Could it be?" Ling Yongming was immediately surprised and doubtful, clearly having guessed some possibility.
"That's right, that old bastard actually sensed the pillar of light in the far north while inside Shrek Academy. His strength is truly unfathomable," Ling Yongsheng said with a solemn expression.
"Fortunately, he didn't have any other intentions. Moon also knows about the existence of our Guardian Clan, and combined with the birth of the pillar of light, he guessed that someone might have started the divine trial in our direction. And in our area, aren't we the most likely candidates?"
"What? Does that mean Xiao Tian's existence has been exposed?" Ling An said nervously. In his opinion, it would be best to let Ling Bingtian cultivate slowly at home.
When Ling Bingtian cultivates to the level of a Title Douluo in the future, there may not be anyone in the world who can rival him.
Ling Yongming and Ling Yongyi, who were standing to the side, couldn't help but frown, even though they might not have thought that way.
However, if Ling Bingtian were to reveal his identity as the successor of the Ice God, that would definitely not be a good thing.
Ling Yongsheng picked up a cup of tea and drank it all, then answered Ling An speechlessly, "What are you afraid of? Do you really think Mu En is some kind of bad person? Although he's a bit lacking in emotional matters, he's still pretty much right in the big picture."
"The main content of this letter wasn't that I directly learned Xiao Tian's identity. Rather, it was a request for me to help him find this person if someone were to actually undergo the Divine Trial, and then resolve a girl's martial soul issue."
"That red-haired girl named Ma Xiaotao who came with Yan Shaozhe?"
Ling An then realized that the little girl who came with Yan Shaozhe was not here for sightseeing, but to seek a way to solve her martial soul problem.
"It should be." Ling Yongsheng nodded, confirming his son's guess.
"When you ask someone for a favor, there's always a reward, right?" At this moment, Ling Yongming suddenly asked a crucial question.
Ling Yongsheng did not mention anything about compensation in what he just said.
"How could that be? Even if Mu En dared to do that to others, he would never do it to me," Ling Yongsheng said with a smile.
"This letter can only be opened if I am still alive. If I am really dead as the rumors say, An'er will not accept this letter."
"But if An'er accepts this letter, it most likely means that I am not dead yet, and it also means that my strength may improve further."
"In this situation, Moon will naturally not bully the weak. As long as we agree to his request, he will give us three places to enter a secret place."
At this point, Ling Yongsheng paused for a moment, took another sip of tea, and looked at the questioning eyes of the four people beside him before smiling and continuing.
"According to the letter, this secret place can help a Soul Master directly enter a deep meditation!"
Deep meditation!
The other three actual power holders in the Ling family were immediately taken aback.
"Such a blessed land still exists in this world!" Ling Yongyi murmured in surprise.
Deep meditation is a rare special situation that occurs during Soul Master cultivation. It refers to a Soul Master entering a mysterious and profound state of mind.
During deep meditation, a Soul Master's cultivation speed is greatly increased. In addition, different Soul Masters can gain unique benefits during their respective deep meditation sessions.
According to records, there have even been cases where a Soul Master's Martial Soul underwent a second evolution after a month of deep meditation!
As the foundation of a Soul Master, Martial Soul is inherently difficult to improve, let alone evolve.
This demonstrates just how terrifyingly valuable a secret place is that allows a Soul Master to enter into deep meditation.
"We absolutely cannot miss this opportunity!" Ling Yongyi said resolutely after his initial shock.
"I think so too, but what about Xiaotian's safety..."
Ling An also wanted the Ling family to obtain this opportunity to enter a secret place where people could enter into deep meditation.
But if it would affect the safety of his precious son, Ling An still knew what to choose.
"Don't worry, how could I not have considered that?" Ling Yongsheng smiled mysteriously and added, "Don't forget, Xiao Tian also has the right to freely travel through that small plane."
Freedom to travel between smaller planes! Oh right, there's this too. After Ling Yongsheng's reminder, Ling An suddenly remembered this new ability his son had acquired.
With this capability as a guarantee, as long as the enemy doesn't intend to kill Ling Bingtian instantly, then Ling Bingtian will have room to escape.
This is the greatest guarantee of survival that the Ice God gave to Ling Bingtian!
"However, three spots alone won't be enough for us. An'er, don't forget to have a proper 'talk' with them. They're begging us, not the other way around." Ling Yongsheng then added with a sinister smile, "We might as well fleece that big dog, Shrek Academy."
"Yes, I understand." Hearing Ling Yongsheng's words, Ling An smiled, his expression exactly the same as his father's.
"Hehehe..." A strange laugh echoed in the Ling family's main study, sending a chill down the spine of someone not far away.