The God King Breaks Down

At the same time, a crisp and pleasant electronic notification sounded in Huo Yuhao's mind:

[Ding! Detected that Sea God Tang San is experiencing intense emotional fluctuations and is in a state of extreme mental breakdown!]

[Congratulations to the host, gained +9999 Anger Points!]

[System Evaluation: Well done!]

Hearing the voice in his mind, the corners of Huo Yuhao's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

As expected, that high and mighty "pure and noble" God King Tang has been peeking here all along.

Since you're getting anxious, then I'm even happier.

Wang Dong sat where he was, watching the direction in which the two had left, then looked at the calm Huo Yuhao, his expression complex: "Yuhao, why go this far? Even if you don't want to join, you don't have to be so ruthless."

"Better a short pain than a long one." Huo Yuhao sat back in his original spot and picked up a grilled fish to continue eating. "What about you, Wang Dong? You are from the Clear Sky Sect, why are you so obsessed with joining a sect destined to perish?"

Wang Dong was silent for a moment, then whispered: "I don't know. Ever since I was little, there has always seemed to be a voice in my head telling me that I must join the Tang Sect, that I must restore the glory of the Tang Sect... It feels like fate."

"Fate?" Huo Yuhao sneered inwardly; that was nothing more than a divine consciousness suggestion left behind by Tang San. "Entrust your destiny to yourself, not to some ethereal voice. Follow me, your future lies in the stars and the sea, not in that decaying sect."

Looking at Huo Yuhao's firm gaze, the confusion in Wang Dong's heart seemed to dissipate a little, and he finally nodded, saying nothing more.

To ease the awkward atmosphere, Xiao Xiao blinked her eyes and asked curiously: "Wang Dong, since you are from the Clear Sky Sect, why isn't your martial soul the Clear Sky Hammer?"

Wang Dong was taken aback, then gave a mischievous smirk and looked at Xiao Xiao: "Xiao Xiao, since you already know I'm from the Clear Sky Sect, how do you know I don't have Twin Martial Souls?"

"Ah?" Xiao Xiao's small mouth opened slightly, too surprised to speak.

Wang Dong proudly lifted his chin, his gaze shifting to Huo Yuhao, wanting to see even a trace of shock on the face of this class monitor who remained unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed before him.

However, Huo Yuhao just calmly picked out a fish bone without even raising an eyelid.

"Hey! What kind of reaction is that?" Wang Dong shouted indignantly. "I have Twin Martial Souls! The Clear Sky Hammer plus the Radiant Goddess Butterfly, shouldn't you show some surprise?"

Huo Yuhao finally looked up, staring at him as if he were looking at a fool: "Why should I be surprised? These days, who doesn't have Twin Martial Souls?"

"Huh?"

Now it was Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's turn to be dumbfounded.

"Could it be that you, monitor..." Xiao Xiao swallowed hard.

Huo Yuhao shrugged, and a flash of light flickered behind him. Although he didn't release his martial soul, the Ultimate Ice chill belonging to the Heavenly Snow Woman flashed and vanished, distinct from the mental fluctuations of his Golden Eyes.

"I do too."

Silence.

A deathly silence.

A moment later, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao looked at each other, seeing deep shock in each other's eyes.

After all that, their freshman trio actually consisted entirely of people with Twin Martial Souls?!

"Freaks..." Wang Dong held it in for a long time before finally squeezing out two words. "One martial soul is already ridiculously strong, and you have two? It's just not fair to the rest of us."

Just as Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were still shocked by the fact that they were "all geniuses," a wave of scorching heat suddenly descended from the sky.

With a flash of fire, a slender figure landed in front of the three.

Dressed in red like fire with a fiery figure, it was none other than Ma Xiaotao.

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao immediately became alert, blocking in front of Huo Yuhao. The shadow of being attacked by the lake last time still lingered.

"Don't be nervous, I'm not here to fight." Seeing the three of them looking like they were facing a great enemy, Ma Xiaotao waved her hand awkwardly, then looked at Huo Yuhao with burning eyes, her tone sincere: "Huo Yuhao, I'm here to apologize. My cultivation went wrong before, and I almost hurt you. I'm sorry."

A dignified inner court genius actually bowing her head to apologize to a freshman?

Huo Yuhao's expression was calm: "The academy has already provided compensation, so this matter is over. Senior sister, you aren't here just to apologize, are you?"

"Talking to smart people is refreshing." Ma Xiaotao bit her red lip, seemingly finding it hard to speak. "Well... I need your help."

"Help you with what?"

"Help me... suppress the evil fire." A blush rose on Ma Xiaotao's face.

"Pfft—" Wang Dong, who was drinking water, sprayed it out, and Xiao Xiao's eyes widened, her small face turning red.

Suppress... the evil fire?

This phrase sounded, how should one put it, rather inappropriate?

"Senior sister, you're being a bit too bold..." Wang Dong stammered. "This kind of thing... how can you ask a junior for this?"

Ma Xiaotao froze for a moment, then realized what they were thinking, and was instantly filled with shame and anger: "What are you thinking! I'm talking about the defect in my martial soul! The evil fire of the Evil Fire Phoenix! It needs his Ultimate Ice attribute to suppress it! Not that kind of evil fire!"

"Oh—" Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao drew out their voices, wearing expressions that said, "I understand, but I don't believe you."

Huo Yuhao was quite calm; he naturally knew about Ma Xiaotao's situation.

"I can," Huo Yuhao nodded, "but I want to be paid."

Ma Xiaotao was overjoyed: "As long as the evil fire problem can be solved, name your price!"

Huo Yuhao smiled: "Let's not talk about conditions yet. Senior sister, have you eaten? Why not sit down and join us?"

Ma Xiaotao's nose twitched, her appetite piqued. She sat down immediately, took a grilled fish from Huo Yuhao's hand, and parted her red lips to take a small bite.

"Your martial soul is of the spiritual attribute; no wonder your control over the heat is so precise." Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "The taste is excellent; it's the best grilled fish I've ever eaten."

Ma Xiaotao ate quickly, finishing off a grilled fish in just a few bites. Furthermore, there wasn't a single trace of grease on her hands or red lips, and even the fish bones had been silently melted away by her flames.

Ma Xiaotao's natural talent was indeed far superior to that of Ma Hongjun before he had consumed the immortal herbs, and her ability to control fire was unique, earning her the reputation as a once-in-a-century genius soul master at Shrek Academy.

"Alright, I'm full and satisfied. Thanks for the hospitality, little brother. When I need you, I'll come looking for you." Ma Xiaotao patted her still-flat abdomen, turned around, and stepped into the night to depart.

Only then did Wang Dong ask, "Yuhao, are you really going to help Senior Sister Xiaotao suppress that... Evil Fire?"

Xiao Xiao was also looking forward to Huo Yuhao's answer with some nervous anticipation.

Huo Yuhao watched Ma Xiaotao's departing silhouette; her explosive figure, like a slender branch bearing heavy fruit, and her stunningly beautiful face were truly breathtaking.

Compared to young girls like Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao who hadn't fully developed yet, Ma Xiaotao was clearly much more alluring.

"It's just a small favor. Having an inner court senior sister with a limitless future owe me a favor is not a bad thing."