Poultry Village! Ma Hongjun Gets Too Big for His Boots? Azure Luan: Too Many Impurities, an Eyesore!

"You—"

Huo Wu was so enraged that another mouthful of blood surged up her throat.

"Huo Wu!"

Shui Bing'er hurried over and caught her, worry filling her eyes.

"Stop pushing yourself. You can't beat him."

Huo Wu clutched Shui Bing'er's hand tightly, her eyes red-rimmed.

"Bing'er, I'm sorry... I couldn't save you..."

Shui Bing'er shook her head and said softly,

"It's not your fault. This was my choice.

Go back and tend to your injuries."

With that, Shui Bing'er stood up, drew a deep breath, and turned to walk toward Huang Yan.

This time, her eyes held less of the humiliation of being forced and a little more reverence for the strong.

"I'll go with you."

Shui Bing'er looked at Huang Yan and spoke calmly.

Huang Yan gave a slight nod and didn't spare Huo Wu and the others another glance.

Azure Luan Douluo let out a satisfied laugh.

"Good!

As expected of a disciple of mine!

Come on, girl. Let's head back to Spirit Hall!"

With that, Azure Luan Douluo swept out a hand, and a gentle surge of Soul Power lifted Huang Yan and Shui Bing'er into the air.

"Wait!"

With Feng Xiaotian supporting her, Huo Wu managed to stand and shouted at Huang Yan in the air.

"Huang Yan! We lost today because we weren't strong enough!

But at the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, we'll definitely defeat you!"

Huang Yan paused in midair and glanced down at her, a faintly mocking smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"The Elite Tournament?

Fine. I'll be waiting.

I hope you can at least make things a little interesting for me when the time comes."

Huang Yan didn't much care for Huo Wu, who was hot-tempered and acted without considering the consequences. She hadn't even stopped to think about whether Shui Bing'er wanted this.

As his words fell, Azure Luan Douluo transformed into a streak of azure light and shot skyward with the two of them, vanishing from sight in an instant.

High above, Azure Luan Douluo carried Huang Yan and Shui Bing'er as they streaked toward Spirit City.

Watching the familiar landscape race by below, Huang Yan suddenly spoke.

"Teacher, this route... it looks like it passes right by my hometown, Poultry Village."

Azure Luan Douluo turned his head slightly.

"Oh?

I remember your parents are still in the village.

Why didn't you bring them to Spirit City back then?"

Huang Yan smiled helplessly.

"I asked them several times, but they absolutely refused to go.

They said Spirit City was full of important people, and they'd feel uncomfortable there. They were also afraid they'd cause trouble for me and hold me back.

They've stayed in the village. With Spirit Hall's backing, they go back and forth to Suotuo City to do a little business. They live quite comfortably."

Hearing this, Shui Bing'er looked surprised and couldn't help asking,

"To have a son as exceptionally talented as you, with Twin Martial Souls, your parents' cultivation and Martial Souls must be quite powerful, right?"

Huang Yan glanced at her and answered frankly,

"Quite the opposite.

My father is called Huang Ran. He's only a thirty-fourth-rank Soul Elder, and his Martial Soul is a Black Snake.

My mother is called Ma Min. She's even less talented, just a fifteenth-rank Soul Master with a Guinea Fowl Martial Soul."

"What?"

Shui Bing'er froze, her face full of disbelief.

"Black Snake?

Guinea Fowl?

Then your Martial Souls..."

"They mutated."

Huang Yan explained calmly,

"I inherited their bloodlines, but they underwent beneficial mutations.

My father's Black Snake bloodline evolved into a Dark Sacred Dragon in me.

My mother's Guinea Fowl bloodline, meanwhile, evolved into an Evil Fire Phoenix."

Hearing this, even Azure Luan Douluo couldn't help letting out a long sigh, his voice full of feeling.

"Every time I think about it, I find it unbelievable.

Who could have imagined that an ordinary Black Snake and a Guinea Fowl could produce a little monster like you, with two top-grade Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power?"

Azure Luan Douluo patted Huang Yan on the shoulder and laughed heartily.

"Your parents may have been average in talent, but having a son like you means their ancestors must have done good deeds. Heaven has truly blessed the Huang Family!"

Azure Luan Douluo was still deeply grateful to Huang Yan's parents.

If not for Huang Ran and Ma Min,

he wouldn't have been able to take in such a perfect disciple!

The streak of azure light descended from the sky and landed steadily in the open space at the center of Poultry Village.

As soon as they touched down, several villagers chatting nearby stopped what they were doing.

Feeling the invisible yet powerful aura radiating from Azure Luan Douluo and Huang Yan, they backed away in fright, not daring to look directly at them.

Only when an old man leaning on a cane and a burly man mustered the courage to look up did they recognize Huang Yan's face.

"Eh? Th-that isn't Huang Ran and Ma Min's boy, Xiao Yan?"

The old man rubbed his eyes and called out in surprise.

The burly man took a closer look, then immediately relaxed. His tense face broke into a broad grin.

"Well, would you look at that!

It really is Xiao Yan!

You gave me a fright. I thought some big shot had come to cause trouble for our village!"

The group hurried over with smiles.

"Grandpa Village Chief, Uncle Da Niu."

Huang Yan reined in the fluctuations of his Soul Power and greeted them with a smile.

"Xiao Yan, it's been years since you came back!

You've grown so tall, and you look livelier, too!"

The village chief beamed as he looked Huang Yan over. Then his gaze fell on Azure Luan Douluo and Shui Bing'er beside him, and he asked a little awkwardly,

"And these two are...?"

Huang Yan gave them a brief introduction.

"This is my teacher.

And this is... my friend, Shui Bing'er."

Hearing that he was Huang Yan's teacher, the village chief and Uncle Da Niu hurriedly bowed with respect.

"Oh my, so you're Xiao Yan's teacher! Welcome, sir, welcome!

Xiao Yan has you to thank for taking care of him while he's been away!"

Though Azure Luan Douluo was a Peak Douluo, he didn't put on airs in front of the elders from his beloved disciple's hometown. He merely nodded.

"No need for formalities. Xiao Yan is outstanding. He's my pride and joy."

Uncle Da Niu scratched his head with a guileless smile and said to Huang Yan,

"Xiao Yan, your parents just got back from doing business in Suotuo City yesterday. They're at home working out the accounts right now!

Take your teacher and your friend back to see them. Your mother will be overjoyed when she finds out you're back!"

"Sure. Thanks, Uncle Da Niu."

Huang Yan nodded, then turned to Azure Luan Douluo.

"Teacher, let's go."

Shui Bing'er quietly followed behind Huang Yan. Watching him chat so amiably with the villagers, she couldn't help feeling a stir in her heart.

This young man showed no mercy and was overbearing when facing top geniuses,

yet with these ordinary villagers, he didn't act the least bit superior.

Her impression of Huang Yan had quietly begun to change. Perhaps... he wasn't as awful as she'd thought.

Before long, the three of them arrived outside the gate of Huang Yan's somewhat spacious courtyard.

Before Huang Yan could push the gate open, an angry, complaining voice suddenly came from inside.

"Uncle Huang, Aunt Ma, how come you brought back so little from Suotuo City this time?

My teacher said my Martial Soul is special, so I need to eat plenty of good food to build myself up!

This little bit of money isn't enough for me to go whoring—er, I mean, enough to buy food!"

Hearing that voice, Huang Yan's hand paused on the gate, and his brow furrowed.

Ma Hongjun?

What was he doing at my house?

They both had Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Souls, and even with a courtyard wall between them, Huang Yan could clearly sense

the extremely impure, restless aura of Evil Fire inside.

Compared to his own Evil Fire, which he had brought completely under control,

the aura in there was like shoddy gunpowder on the verge of exploding, filled with base lust and violent impulses.

Azure Luan Douluo raised an eyebrow and spoke mildly.

"There's a little fatty inside. The fiery aura in his body... does seem to share some origin with your Evil Fire.

But it has far too many impurities. It's an eyesore."

Huang Yan's gaze turned cold. He said flatly,

"Just a good-for-nothing whose brain has been taken over by Evil Fire.

Teacher, Bing'er, let's go take a look."

With that, Huang Yan pushed the gate open.