Ye Xiao, Left to Run Wild; Ma Hongjun, Confirmed

"Tang Hao had appeared in Nuoding City and was discovered by a child who had just joined Spirit Hall." Bibi Dong smiled soundlessly, not expecting this to be the case.

"Your Excellency, can we trust this?" Chrysanthemum Douluo asked.

Bibi Dong looked at him and said coldly, "Whether we trust it or not, does it have anything to do with us? When the time comes, hand this information over to the Worship Hall. Whether they act or not is up to them."

"Yes!" Cold sweat broke out across Chrysanthemum Douluo's back.

He had nearly forgotten that His Excellency the Pope did not have a good relationship with Qian Xunji.

Tang Hao was severely injured now, but his explosive power was still formidable. He might even kill in a counterattack, so Chrysanthemum Douluo had no intention of getting involved in something like that.

Bibi Dong continued reading the next sheet.

"Ye Xiao, six years old this year. His Martial Soul was originally a Stone Jade Seal, but it is now the Five Elements Jade Seal, possessing the five attributes of Metal Wood Water Fire Earth."

"Innate Soul Power: Level 3. He accidentally consumed an extremely rare Spirit Medicine, became a Soul Master, and underwent Martial Soul Evolution."

"This Little Fellow is quite lucky. With Level 3 Innate Soul Power, he could not join Spirit Academy. But now that his Martial Soul has evolved, his talent will rise along with it. At Level 15 Soul Power, he is already far ahead of children his age."

Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes widened.

What had he just heard?

A child with Level 3 Innate Soul Power had actually undergone Martial Soul Evolution.

This fellow's luck was outrageously good.

He had spent so many years in Spirit Hall, yet he had never heard of Martial Soul Evolution.

"Your Excellency the Pope, do you need me to bring him here?" Chrysanthemum Douluo asked.

"He has already gone to Heaven Dou City. Perhaps he plans to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"Huh?" Chrysanthemum Douluo froze. A Spirit Hall member joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy—what was that supposed to mean?

"It does not matter. When you deliver the information later, have those people from the Worship Hall bring a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone. I believe Tang Hao's information is worth one Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Give it to Ye Xiao then."

Chrysanthemum Douluo was envious. He still did not even have a single Soul Bone.

Yet Ye Xiao would be getting a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Why was the gap between people so enormous?

"Your Excellency the Pope, if Ye Xiao absorbs a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, he might even become a Soul Grandmaster. Is it really a good idea to let him join Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"

"It is fine. He is still one of us from Spirit Hall. Besides, according to the Nuoding City Branch Master, this Little Fellow has ideas of his own. He is a very clever boy."

"I would like to see what kind of name he can make for himself in Heaven Dou City."

A few days later.

Ye Xiao arrived in Suotuo City. Suotuo City was much larger than Nuoding City.

[Ye Qianxue (Second Generation): So this is present-day Suotuo City. It feels a little old-fashioned.]

[Ye Kaining (Third Generation): Aunt, that is normal. Several decades have passed. After our Spirit Hall Empire unified the continent, the era of massive infrastructure development began. Most cities were rebuilt long ago, so of course they are different now.]

[Ye Qianxue (Second Generation): True. Shrek Academy is in Suotuo City, right?]

[Ye Yuanling (Third Generation): It is.]

[Ye Xiao: What is this Shrek Academy?]

[Ye Qianxue (Second Generation): A trash academy that specializes in swindling Gold Soul Coins from Ordinary People. But Shrek Academy's dean, Flender, is Yu Xiaogang's Friend. Tang San and Xiao Wu will come to Shrek Academy in the future.]

[Ye Kaining (Third Generation): Not only that. My grandma and Yuanling's grandma were both Shrek Academy students at first, but Grandpa took them away later.]

[Ye Xiao: Uh... Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong both have extraordinary backgrounds, right? Why would they come to such a trash academy?]

[Ye Qianxue (Second Generation): Zhuqing's Mother came because of Dai Mubai, while Rongrong's Mother came because of her personality.]

Ye Xiao had no interest in the current Shrek Academy.

Ye Xiao planned to rent a carriage and head to Sword City.

As he walked, a figure in the crowd ahead caught his attention.

It was a chubby little boy around his age. He was short and plump, with a round face and tiny eyes. Most noticeable of all was his messy red hair.

The little fatty walked with a somewhat sneaky gait, constantly glancing around. His eyes wandered, and his face carried an expression utterly unsuited to his age. No matter how Ye Xiao looked at him... he seemed a little lecherous.

Ye Xiao halted, a name flashing through his mind.

Ma Hongjun?

He remembered that this future member of the Shrek Seven Devils had apparently been discovered and taken away by the wandering Flender at around this age because of Martial Soul Mutation.

It should be about time now.

Could this guy be Ma Hongjun?

Ye Xiao was not certain. Mainly because that red hair was far too conspicuous.

[Ye Qianxue (Second Generation): Father, what are you doing?]

[Ye Xiao: I think this Red Haired Guy seems a little unusual.]

[Ye Qianxue (Second Generation): Red hair, and he is this lecherous... could he be that one from Shrek Academy?]

[Ye Kaining (Third Generation): He should be Ma Hongjun. But we do not know what Ma Hongjun looked like as a child; we only have his appearance after he turned twelve. His face does look somewhat similar.]

[Ye Yuanling (Third Generation): It is Ma Hongjun. The shape of a person's outer ear does not change as they grow older, so this is Ma Hongjun. I have seen his ears.]

[Ye Qianxue (Second Generation): So impressive!]

Curiosity piqued, Ye Xiao temporarily set aside his plan to rent a carriage.

Without drawing attention, he adjusted his direction and silently followed behind Ma Hongjun, using pedestrians and buildings as cover.

Ma Hongjun clearly had no awareness of being followed. Or rather, all his attention was currently occupied by something else.

He hurried along, winding through turns and slipping into deserted alleys. The urgency on his face grew increasingly obvious, and he even rubbed his hands together unconsciously.

The farther Ye Xiao followed, the stronger the strange feeling in his heart became.

Until the little fatty expertly turned into a street filled with the scent of cosmetics and powder, lined with suggestive red lanterns.

He finally stopped in front of a flamboyantly decorated building, where scantily dressed women stood at the entrance sweetly soliciting customers.

Three large characters were written above the entrance.

Yihongyuan.

Ye Xiao: "..."

The corner of Ye Xiao's mouth twitched violently out of control, and he hurriedly turned his face away.

That settled it!

This was definitely Ma Hongjun!

How old was he?

Six, at most? His Martial Soul had only awakened not long ago, and already... already he could not hold it in?

Was the Evil Fire's influence really so exaggerated?

Although Ye Xiao knew that the side effect of the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul was Evil Fire, which needed to be channeled through specific methods, he still found this rather absurd.

At this age, he had not even cultivated for long.

Rather than saying his Martial Soul forced him into it, it would be more accurate to say that this little fatty himself... had thoughts that were a little too active, right?

"Ah." Ye Xiao shook his head inwardly. "Evil Fire is troublesome, but it is not completely impossible to restrain.

If he could put more of that urgency into cultivation and physical training, using exhaustion to suppress his desires.

The results might not be bad... but judging by that round body of his, did he look like someone who enjoyed exercising?"