Saving Ma Xiaotao

"Junior Brother Xuanheng, you vanished the moment the break started and only returned after all this time? Don't you think you owe me an explanation?"

Yan Shaozhe placed great importance on treating Ma Xiaotao.

She was his direct disciple.

"Senior Brother, if I told you I went to the Extreme North to improve my Ultimate Ice, would you believe me?" It was the absolute truth, though improving his Ultimate Ice wasn't his primary goal.

Yan Shaozhe wore a smile: "Of course I believe you, but I still hoped you would appear sooner to help your niece."

Compared to before, they decided there was no time like the present and brought Mu Xuanheng directly to the place where Ma Xiaotao was cultivating.

At the entrance, waves of scorching heat rolled out one after another.

"Xiaotao!" Yan Shaozhe immediately broke through the door; the temperature at the entrance was so high that it was likely the girl behind the door could no longer control her Evil Fire Phoenix.

Sure enough, Ma Xiaotao was already in a state of loss of control.

"Don't intervene, let me handle it." He immediately stopped Yan Shaozhe, preventing him from using his Bright Holy Dragon soul power to suppress her.

"Ice Emperor's Wrath!" A 400,000-year soul bone skill was unleashed, striking the out-of-control Ma Xiaotao heavily.

The appearance of Ultimate Ice seemed to provide Ma Xiaotao with a vent, and she immediately charged toward Mu Xuanheng.

"Third soul skill." A massive number of ice spikes appeared out of thin air, yet Ma Xiaotao pierced through them by sheer force.

She wanted to pounce on Mu Xuanheng and vent her Evil Fire.

But Mu Xuanheng was not alone.

"Emperor's Palm: Great Cold Without Snow!" Xue Di flew out from his spiritual sea and struck Ma Xiaotao with a single palm, knocking her unconscious instantly.

"This is Great Cold Without Snow, learn it well."

A single palm was all it took to fiercely suppress the evil fire.

"Who is this?" Yan Shaozhe looked at the beautiful woman who had appeared, alarm bells ringing in his heart.

He had heard of the fame of Emperor's Palm: Great Cold Without Snow, but he dared not believe it could appear here.

"The leader of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, Xue Di. She is also my contracted soul beast. For specific questions, you should ask the two old men and the old man; don't spread this."

Yan Shaozhe knew nothing, and he was completely dazed.

"If Xue Di takes action, she will certainly be able to suppress the evil fire." In an instant, he decided to utilize Xue Di's power.

Xue Di didn't even respond; she simply vanished from where she stood.

Requesting her to act? Yan Shaozhe wasn't qualified.

"Senior Brother, I am enough. Let's not trouble Xue Di."

Several ice cones formed beside the fallen Ma Xiaotao, cooling the scorching flames, which caused Ma Xiaotao to wake up.

"Teacher? Did I have another episode?"

"Yes, I suspect you didn't listen to Senior Brother Shaozhe and were cultivating in secret."

Mu Xuanheng spoke his thoughts directly.

There was nothing wrong with Ma Xiaotao wanting to become stronger, but her inability to control herself was the mistake.

Her first reaction was to activate her Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul: "Who are you!"

Then she saw the orange soul ring on Mu Xuanheng: "Mu Xuanheng from the outer courtyard?"

Yan Shaozhe: "Xiaotao, put away your martial soul. Xuanheng is my junior brother; he is helping you suppress the evil fire. His martial soul possesses the power of Ultimate Ice."

Where would a Bright Holy Dragon get Ultimate Ice? He had only just realized it himself. Since he had Xue Di, wasn't Ultimate Ice just a trivial matter?

In this world, no one had yet surpassed Xue Di in the realm of Ultimate Ice.

Several ice cones formed ice chains that directly bound Ma Xiaotao: "It will be very cold, and the suppression effect might not be great, so you must be careful."

Yan Shaozhe wanted to ask why he didn't use physical contact, but he suddenly remembered the silver figure and the Xue Di who had just appeared, so he held his tongue.

"This flame is quite interesting." Electrolux remarked in his mind: "It is quite adept at torturing enemies with the judgment of fire."

Unfortunately, this flame didn't just torture opponents; it tortured its wielder as well.

"That's about it, this should let you cultivate in peace for a while." Mu Xuanheng exhaled and prepared to leave.

Ma Xiaotao: "Wait, thank you, Junior Brother?"

"Junior student or Uncle-Master, just don't call me Junior Brother."

"Then Junior student, can I come directly to you if I have problems with my evil fire in the future?"

Mu Xuanheng turned around: "Every time you come to me, it ends up like this. How about I point you toward a bright path?"

Yan Shaozhe also stepped two paces closer, wanting to know exactly what method he had.

"Soon, a student will arrive and show off his prowess with his ice martial soul. You can go find him and become dual cultivation partners." This was a small attempt to save Huo Yuhao, though it might be useless.

He didn't care about that, as long as she stopped coming to him.

"Then why can't I look for you, Junior student?"

"I have someone I favor."

"Hmm?" Outside was Ma Xiaotao, while inside the spiritual sea was Xue Di.

The one outside didn't matter, but the one inside required a proper explanation: "It's a delaying tactic; as long as she doesn't set her sights on me, it'll be fine."

Xue Di responded coldly: "I thought you were talking about Gu Yuena. I see you're quite attentive to her as well."

Mu Xuanheng had no way to explain; even if he said something now, Xue Di wouldn't believe him.

"I know you have some special ideas. After living and dying together for this long, I still understand you."

Outside, Ma Xiaotao's expression remained unchanged: "I don't want to get married. I want to become stronger, I want to become a Title Douluo, and I want to be even stronger than Teacher."

Neither Yan Shaozhe nor Mu Xuanheng paid her any mind. Yan Shaozhe was contemplating the feasibility of the operation, while Mu Xuanheng knew that in the original work, she could be considered "conquered," so it was questionable whether this declaration would even last two years.

"Alright, Senior Brother, can I leave now? I remember that new students have to take a freshman test when they return." Mu Xuanheng found a reason to leave.

"That doesn't matter. You have the status of an Inner Court disciple, so you don't need to participate in the freshman assessment." Yan Shaozhe pulled Mu Xuanheng along: "Teacher told me to let you see this generation's Shrek Seven Devils in advance."

With a wave of his hand toward Ma Xiaotao, they officially set off.

Mu Xuanheng: "Wait a second, I still need to practice my soul skills."

He had no idea when Mu En had spoken to Yan Shaozhe, but regardless, this reason was indeed very appropriate.

One light and one fire, two phoenixes were extremely conspicuous.

The other six devils standing in an open space also knew who was coming.

"The captain is actually using her soul skill to fly. Is she ready for combat?"

"That's what I'm saying. Otherwise, why would she come to the training grounds?"

"Wait, why did another pair of wings unfold? And they're even more magnificent than the captain's and Dean Yan's wings."

Mu Xuanheng asked Yan Shaozhe to let him go because he could fly on his own.

He activated his second soul skill, and Chaofeng spread its wings, displaying its speed. With the cultivation of a Soul Ancestor, he kept pace with the Soul Emperor, Ma Xiaotao.

Dai Yueheng: "An orange soul ring? That must be Mu Xuanheng from the Outer Court. But didn't I hear he only had three-ring cultivation? How did he reach four rings so quickly?"

He had sought out Dai Huabin, asking him to introduce the two most famous students in Shrek Academy at the moment.

As expected, Dai Huabin's assessment of them was entirely that they were fame-seekers not worth mentioning.

But the fact that Dai Huabin had been beaten to a pulp by them was certain, which made Dai Yueheng unable to believe his younger brother at all—he clearly hadn't learned his lesson from getting beaten.

"Mu Xuanheng?" Xixi immediately remarked: "Isn't this the kid from next to the Sea God Pavilion? He's this strong?"

Yan Shaozhe landed and told them to introduce themselves to one another.