Regarding Ma Xiaotao's Departure? Either Leave Shrek, or Have Her Martial Soul Abolished

Mu Tianyi's reaction was astonishingly fast.

Almost at the exact same moment the young girl's fist swung out.

He reached out with his left hand, pulling the still-dazed Gongyang Mo behind him, while his right arm blocked horizontally, a pale golden halo bursting across the surface of his arm.

Radiant Dragon Body activated, and his second soul ring lit up.

A golden film of light covered his entire body, shrouding both him and Gongyang Mo within it.

Bang!

The girl's fist slammed into the golden light film, emitting a dull, thunderous sound.

The light film vibrated violently but did not shatter.

Mu Tianyi remained motionless, yet the blue bricks beneath his feet cracked outward from him, spiderweb-like fissures spreading in a full circle.

This commotion was like throwing a bomb into a calm lake.

The small courtyard instantly erupted into chaos.

Windows in the dormitory building were pushed open one after another, curious heads poking out.

Cluttered footsteps echoed in the corridors as students poured out of the building in twos and threes.

They stood on the steps or leaned against pillars, their gazes cast in unison toward the center of the courtyard.

"Holy crap, a fight, they're fighting!"

"Isn't that the newcomer? Why start throwing hands the moment they arrive?"

"Who's the one with the red hair? Looks pretty formidable."

"Don't know, but judging by her stance, she's at least a Soul Elder, right?"

Gongyang Mo, shielded behind Mu Tianyi, finally snapped back to his senses.

His fair face turned deathly pale, then flushed red, his multicolored eyes filled with indignation.

"What is wrong with you! Starting a fight without a word? Are you sick?"

The girl didn't pay him any mind at all.

Or rather, she couldn't.

Her gaze passed over Mu Tianyi's shoulder, landing on that layer of pale golden light film.

The girl let out a long cry toward the sky, black light faintly flickering in her eyes, and the flames surrounding her body rose significantly in intensity.

At the same time, all three of her soul rings lit up simultaneously.

Yellow, yellow, purple.

Two hundred years, one thousand years—a standard Soul Elder configuration.

Dark red flames erupted from within her, the scorching heat waves twisting and distorting the surrounding air.

Second punch.

This punch was faster and fiercer than the first, wrapped in dark red evil fire, aiming straight for Mu Tianyi's face.

Wherever the flames passed, the moisture in the air evaporated instantly, emitting a sizzling sound.

Mu Tianyi did not dodge.

He remained standing in place, his right hand flipping over as golden light condensed into a palm-sized light shield, precisely blocking the girl's fist.

Boom!

The evil fire collided with the light shield, erupting with a piercing explosion.

Sparks flew everywhere, burning charred pits into the blue bricks where they landed.

Mu Tianyi's arm trembled slightly, but his feet didn't move an inch.

Having her attacks blocked again and again.

Even though the girl was out of control at that moment, a flicker of surprise still flashed in her eyes.

This full-force strike from her three rings was something even fourth-year students wouldn't dare to take head-on.

Yet this youth, who looked about the same age as her, had blocked it so nonchalantly?

Mu Tianyi looked down at her, golden light spots flowing slowly within his black eyes, his tone neither cold nor warm.

"Had enough?"

Mu Tianyi stared at her face, which was somewhat distorted by the reflection of the evil fire, his mind racing.

Evil flames, red-haired girl, signs of losing control...

These keywords flashed through his mind one by one, finally piecing together a complete name:

Ma Xiaotao.

The fire-type soul master from the original work who possessed extraordinary talent but suffered greatly from the torment of evil fire.

Yan Shaozhe had once tried to use the power of the Bright Phoenix to help her suppress the evil fire, but with little success.

Later, Ling Luochen used her ice-attribute martial soul to help suppress her, only to be backlashed and resented in return.

Then there was Xu Sanshi, and so on...

Thinking of this, an unspeakable disgust welled up from the bottom of Mu Tianyi's heart.

He hated Ma Xiaotao.

Not because of her evil fire, but because of who she was as a person.

The ultimate double standard.

Ling Luochen risked her life to help suppress the evil fire and was injured by the backlash; not only was Ma Xiaotao ungrateful, but she actually held a grudge because of it.

A classic case of biting the hand that feeds you.

It was the same with Xu Sanshi.

In her eyes, Xu Sanshi's help was something she was entitled to.

As for cultivation, she knew full well that it would increase the evil fire and that the evil fire would lose control and hurt others, yet she still went her own way without any restraint.

In Mu Tianyi's view, how was this behavior any different from voluntarily becoming an evil soul master?

A soul master who cannot control their own power is nothing but a walking bomb.

Shrek does not need bombs.

Mu Tianyi's gaze turned cold.

He had never been a man of indecision.

Since Ma Xiaotao had delivered herself to his doorstep, he would take this opportunity to make things clear.

Once he won and she regained her senses, he would give her two choices.

First, Ma Xiaotao leaves Shrek on her own, and Mu Tianyi will no longer concern himself with her future.

As for the second...

Mu Tianyi would choose to completely cripple Ma Xiaotao.

Mu Tianyi took a deep breath, and the two ten-thousand-year soul rings behind him lit up simultaneously.

The fourth soul ring, black, ten thousand years.

Mu Tianyi's fourth soul skill was called Light Wing Judgment Array, derived from a pure-blooded Bright Winged Dragon.

Behind the youth, several golden, wing-shaped energy blades condensed out of thin air.

Each one radiated an extremely sharp aura of light, slowly unfolding in the void like an angel descending.

The temperature in the courtyard rose sharply, yet it was suppressed by the power of light into a suffocating, scorching heat.

Ma Xiaotao's pupils shrank violently, and she subconsciously took half a step back.

She felt it.

The power contained within those light wings was not something she could contend with.

Mu Tianyi raised his eyes, his black-bottomed, gold-ringed pupils reflecting Ma Xiaotao's shocked face. His voice was not loud, yet it reached the ears of everyone present with absolute clarity.

"Want to fight? Then I'll play with you."

The light wings vibrated, and the youth's figure vanished from where he stood.

"Brother Mu, I'll assist you!"

Gongyang Mo roared, his two yellow soul rings lighting up at the same time.

A seven-colored stream of light erupted from his body, condensing into a giant dragon with spread wings behind him.

The giant dragon's seven-colored feathers shimmered with flowing light, its dragon eyes brilliant, and its entire body radiated a soft yet intense light of support.

"Crimson Power! Orange Soul!"

Two beams of light shot out from the Rainbow Dragon, precisely merging into Mu Tianyi's body.

One crimson red, one orange-gold.

The Crimson Power surged into his limbs and bones, causing his strength to skyrocket; the Orange Soul flowed into his soul power core, causing his soul power to churn.

According to Gongyang Mo's previous introduction.

The amplification effect of his first and second soul skills was at least around thirty percent.

But when the effect of the amplification was truly placed upon Mu Tianyi, he sensed something different!

Mu Tianyi's figure, which had already shot out like a meteor, paused slightly in mid-air.

He felt the amplification he had received from Gongyang Mo.

A thirty percent increase in strength and soul power.

Just hearing it, one knew that its support capability was extraordinary.

One must know that even the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda martial soul, which enjoyed the title of the world's number one support ten thousand years ago, only increased its amplification effect step by step as its soul rings increased.

Yet, the actual feedback of the amplification Mu Tianyi received in his body far exceeded the numbers Gongyang Mo had introduced!