The Birth of an Extreme Fire Soul Master

The second day of competition, Huo Yuhao went all out. Even without using his second and third soul skills, his first soul ring's Years Erasure and Time Freeze were enough to deal with the day's four teams.

Wang Yan said, "Huo Yuhao, with your potential, entering the Inner Courtyard in the future is a certainty. Counting today's four wins and yesterday's one, your group is currently first in Group 33. For tomorrow's five battles, you must arrange your stamina and soul power reasonably."

"Thank you for the reminder, Teacher Wang. But our group is about to see a big shuffle. The ones with five losses have already left the academy. I heard that tomorrow's five matches will have a redraw of lots!" Huo Yuhao probed Wang Yan.

Wang Yan nodded: "That's right. The redraw considers not drawing classmates from the same class. With your five consecutive wins, you'll at least draw one team that also has five wins tomorrow. So give it your all tomorrow!"

"Absolutely!" Huo Yuhao smiled slightly. After bidding farewell to Wang Yan, he headed back to the dormitory with Xiao Xiao and Song Hanqing.

"It was way too smooth. No surprises with the class monitor around." Song Hanqing breathed a huge sigh of relief. Once Huo Yuhao made his move, everyone was completely frozen, and there was nothing left for him to do. It was easy and pleasant.

"Exactly, exactly!" Xiao Xiao nodded repeatedly, looking at Huo Yuhao with a sparkling gaze.

Huo Yuhao shook his head slightly: "Tomorrow's matches will be regrouped. We'll face at least one undefeated team. Rest well today and prepare for tomorrow's competition."

The new student dormitory was right ahead, but Huo Yuhao suddenly blushed for no reason.

Because Ma Xiaotao had arrived. Dressed in a red dress, she stood in front of the New Student Dormitory Building. Her good figure paired with her fiery red long hair instantly made her the focus of attention among the new students.

Huo Yuhao recalled what had happened at the bottom of Sea God Lake three months ago. Even thinking about it now made him blush.

"Sister Xiao Tao, why are you here?" Huo Yuhao walked up to Ma Xiaotao and asked.

Ma Xiaotao blushed as well for a moment. Ignoring the curious glances thrown their way, she took Huo Yuhao's hand in public and quickly flashed away.

Leaving behind a shocked-faced Song Hanqing and a wide-eyed Xiao Xiao. Seeing this, Mu En chuckled: "Young people need to learn restraint."

At the Lakeside of Sea God Lake, Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao appeared.

"I... my evil fire is about to erupt. I had no choice but to find you." Ma Xiaotao's usual fiery temper couldn't assert itself in front of Huo Yuhao. This youth, only eleven years old, had left a deep impression on her heart.

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly: "I can also feel the terrifying evil fire contained within Sister Xiao Tao."

Huo Yuhao vaulted over the railing. The moment his feet landed on the lake surface, a thick layer of solid ice immediately spread out underfoot.

"It's different from last time. I can feel that the purity of the evil fire within Sister Xiao Tao is much more terrifying than before." Huo Yuhao frowned slightly.

Ma Xiaotao sighed and also landed on the ice surface, sitting cross-legged opposite Huo Yuhao.

"This is all your fault!" Ma Xiaotao raised her willow-shaped brows, looking at Huo Yuhao.

"Me? What does this have to do with me?" Huo Yuhao retorted.

"That strange flame aura inside you is very beneficial to me. Last time, I only absorbed a tiny bit, and my soul power broke through smoothly. Based on past experience, after suppressing the evil fire once, as long as I don't go all out in battle, I'd be fine for four or five months. But this time, only three months have passed, and the evil fire's backlash is more dangerous than ever before."

Ma Xiaotao's eyes were replaced by a peach color, and a drunken flush crept onto her pretty face. Huo Yuhao could clearly feel Ma Xiaotao's body temperature skyrocketing. Even the ice beneath their feet began to emit cold air.

Huo Yuhao sighed helplessly. The Heaven and Earth Yuan Power of Extreme Fire was indeed beneficial to Ma Xiaotao, but conversely, as long as the evil fire wasn't removed for a single day, Ma Xiaotao would suffer an even heavier blow from it.

The evil fire would become more dangerous each time, until it completely swallowed Ma Xiaotao. By then, her martial soul might no longer be the Evil Fire Phoenix.

Huo Yuhao watched Ma Xiaotao slowly walk toward him. There was only one way to eradicate the evil fire.

"Sister Xiao Tao, is your mind still clear right now?" Huo Yuhao looked into Ma Xiaotao's peach-colored eyes and asked seriously.

"Say what you need to say quickly! I can't hold on much longer!" Ma Xiaotao's voice trembled as she spoke. The black evil aura within the Phoenix Flame was spreading around her delicate body, on the verge of losing control.

Huo Yuhao said, "I can help you solve the evil fire problem once and for all. But in return, you must keep it a secret for me."

Ma Xiaotao clutched her head in pain, doing her utmost to stay conscious: "Stop with the nonsense. As long as you help me completely solve the evil fire problem, I, Ma Xiaotao, will even marry you in the future!"

Huo Yuhao: "!!!"

Solving the problem and getting a wife on top of it—this deal wasn't a loss.

Huo Yuhao took out the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch from the Soul Tool Ring gifted by Qian Renxue. The moment he opened it, various miniature Immortal Herbs were arranged inside.

Huo Yuhao took out a bright red Immortal Herb. It looked like it was composed of just a few red grass leaves, shaped like a cockscomb, and its leaf veins were actually a rare crimson gold.

Immortal Herb, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

Ma Xiaotao's consciousness was gradually fading. At this moment, seeing Huo Yuhao take out a red herb, her first thought was that this kid was unreliable.

She had suffered from the evil fire for over a decade, enduring the pain of being consumed by lustful flames every time. Ma Xiaotao thought Huo Yuhao was just saying this to comfort her, so she had half-jokingly said that if he solved her evil fire problem, she would marry him in the future.

"Immortal Herb Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. Once you take it, Sister Xiao Tao's evil fire will be gone forever."

Ma Xiaotao took the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower Huo Yuhao handed her. After examining it carefully for a moment, she slowly raised her head. Seeing Huo Yuhao's serious expression, she didn't say much and swallowed it in one gulp.

Huo Yuhao said, "Sit cross-legged and absorb the medicinal power. Raise your hands to meet my palms. I'll transfer the Extreme Fire Heaven and Earth Yuan Power I've accumulated into you."

Ma Xiaotao immediately sat cross-legged, her palms touching Huo Yuhao's. The moment the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower entered her stomach, it transformed into a warm current that washed through her limbs and bones.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao mobilized the Extreme Fire Heaven and Earth Yuan Power within him and transmitted it into Ma Xiaotao's body.

As Huo Yuhao also absorbed the Extreme Ice Heaven and Earth Yuan Power, it was proportional to what he transmitted into Ma Xiaotao.

For a time, Huo Yuhao's body turned blue, while Ma Xiaotao's turned fiery red. One cold, one hot, they cycled wildly.

As the floating ice beneath their feet shattered, the two subconsciously embraced each other and sank together to the bottom of Sea God Lake...