Xiaotao, Only by Cultivating Diligently—When Evil Fire Threatens Your Life, How Could Qingfeng Not Return?

A magnificent suit of white-gold armor, wreathed in wisps of white mist like drifting immortal aura, appeared in Xian Lin'er's hands.

She had gritted her teeth before taking out this Soul Tool Battle Armor. If it had been anyone else, even someone with exceptional talent as a Soul Engineer, she would have been reluctant to part with it.

Xian Lin'er said, "This Carefree Immortal Armor was something I dreamed of forging ever since I was young. It only took shape a few years ago. When I was young, I wanted my future Prince Charming to wear it. Later, I thought that if I had a son, I would leave it to him. But then I saw you, Qingfeng. No one is more suited to it than you."

"This Carefree Immortal Armor contains several thread-like Soul Tool Materials woven together. It can draw upon Heaven and Earth Force to a certain extent and convert it into the wearer's own Soul Power. Before Rank 61, when operating at full capacity, its Soul Power replenishment is often faster than its consumption. A Soul Master will not lack Soul Power when using Soul Skills. Even after Rank 61, it can still increase the wearer's Soul Power by over one-third, and it also possesses life-saving defensive capabilities."

"A few years ago, I also incorporated a certain aura that my teacher had comprehended into it. But that aura is not something I can fully grasp, so the armor has not yet been completely perfected. Perhaps after you receive it, Little Junior, you can bring that aura fully into play."

Xian Lin'er handed the Carefree Immortal Armor to Su Qingfeng. Faced with a suit of Soul Tool Armor that could allow him to fight above his rank, Su Qingfeng truly had no reason to refuse.

The moment the armor touched Su Qingfeng, it reacted. The Carefree Immortal Armor seemed to sense his presence and actively fused with him.

The Carefree Immortal Armor quickly settled onto Su Qingfeng like an ethereal robe. Though it was called armor, it had none of the heaviness or pieced-together feel of ordinary armor. It fit perfectly and felt incredibly comfortable.

It was obvious that Xian Lin'er had poured a great deal of thought into this Carefree Battle Armor.

"Perfect. Absolutely perfect. When I was in my teens and twenties, this was exactly what my Prince Charming looked like."

The instant she saw the Carefree Immortal Armor on Su Qingfeng, Xian Lin'er was utterly captivated.

"If I were still in my teens or twenties, I would definitely be like Xiaotao and pursue you without hesitation. What a pity, I'm your senior sister... Otherwise, if I kick Qian Duoduo aside right now, would you be willing to accept your senior sister?"

Xian Lin'er's words were downright shocking.

Even Fan Yu's mouth twitched. Dean Xian, who was incomparably stern and imposing before outsiders, had now turned into one of Su Qingfeng's little fangirls.

He had personally witnessed Xian Lin'er fly into a rage before. The entire Soul Tool Department would tremble, and no matter how the offending students cried and begged for mercy, it was useless. Every one of them would be expelled.

She was nothing like this now.

"Senior Sister, please stop joking around."

"Fine. From now on, whenever I have time, I'll come to the Soul Tool Building to study Soul Tools. But I have conditions."

After claiming the Carefree Immortal Armor as his own, Su Qingfeng could clearly feel the considerable improvement it brought him. Not only did his Soul Power recover rapidly, but his strength and bearing had both been enhanced.

More importantly, with such an excellent conversion core, Su Qingfeng's cultivation speed would also increase greatly. Before Rank 30, he could at least keep pace with the other Soul Masters in the academy in terms of rank advancement.

For Su Qingfeng, this was undoubtedly excellent news. For the time being, he had escaped the disadvantage of slow cultivation caused by Extreme attributes.

"What conditions? Go ahead and name them."

Hearing that Su Qingfeng was willing to study Soul Tools, both Xian Lin'er and Fan Yu were delighted.

If it had been someone else, they could have forced them to learn and snatched them away from the Martial Soul Department. But Su Qingfeng was Mu En's disciple, absurdly handsome, and possessed peerless Martial Soul talent. All they could do was treat him like a treasured guest.

"First, I may not only study how to use Soul Tools in battle. I may also study how to manufacture them. The materials I need must be supplied to me as a priority."

"Second, there can be no restrictions on the time I spend studying Soul Tools. You cannot force me to attend a certain number of classes."

Su Qingfeng spoke calmly.

"Fine, I agree. But Senior Sister has one condition too."

Xian Lin'er lowered her voice and whispered into Su Qingfeng's ear:

"Qingfeng, don't tell anyone about us bringing you here to study Soul Tools for now, especially not Teacher or Eldest Senior Brother, all right?"

Only now did Xian Lin'er begin to feel afraid after the fact.

Even if this matter were brought before the Sea God Pavilion Meeting, she would be in the wrong.

What kind of disciple competed with her teacher for his disciple? Xian Lin'er was probably the only one in existence.

"Senior Sister Xian, there's something you may not have understood yet."

Su Qingfeng removed the Carefree Immortal Armor. It transformed into snug bracelets, one after another, embedded around Su Qingfeng's left hand. When needed, he only had to activate them, and the battle armor could cover his entire body within three seconds.

"What is it?" Xian Lin'er asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You don't really think that when you suddenly came and took me away from my dormitory, Teacher knew absolutely nothing about it, do you?"

Su Qingfeng gave Xian Lin'er and Fan Yu an odd look. Were they really top-tier powerhouses? Why did they lack even the slightest bit of shrewdness?

"You mean the Pavilion Master already knew we took you away, and even knew that we would teach you Soul Tools?" Fan Yu finally spoke.

"He has always been around me. I couldn't shake him off even if I tried. Although you are both top-tier Soul Engineers, you still couldn't have taken me away from beside him without making a sound. He definitely knew."

Su Qingfeng answered calmly.

His words set Xian Lin'er thinking deeply.

Teacher clearly knew they had brought Su Qingfeng to the Soul Tool Building, yet he had not stopped them. Why?

Could it be that Teacher had also tacitly approved of Su Qingfeng studying Soul Tools and following the path of the Soul Tool Department?

But if that were the case, why had Teacher handed Qingfeng over to Eldest Senior Brother to arrange in the beginning?

"What exactly is Teacher thinking?"

Xian Lin'er sighed. "Forget it. We've never been able to guess what Teacher is thinking anyway."

Over here, Ma Xiaotao had not seen Su Qingfeng for another week. She had lost all desire to cultivate and constantly chased after Yan Shaozhe around Sea God Island, asking where Su Qingfeng had gone.

Each time, Yan Shaozhe used Su Qingfeng's need to cultivate and study as an excuse, telling Ma Xiaotao to rein in her thoughts and focus on cultivation.

After all, Ma Xiaotao had once been plagued by Evil Fire and always needed to stop and recover. Now, with Su Qingfeng's Ultimate Ice supporting her, she could press forward without restraint.

Yet unexpectedly, she was now trapped by love.

In the end, Yan Shaozhe finally found a good excuse:

"Xiaotao, if you truly want to see Qingfeng sooner, then you should cultivate diligently. Cultivation will cause the Evil Fire in your body to surge. Once it reaches its critical point, Qingfeng will naturally come. When that time comes, not only will you meet him, you can even have physical contact with him. Isn't that exactly what you want?"

"Besides, for someone like Little Junior, you probably won't have few romantic rivals in the future. If you want to possess him, I'm afraid you'll need absolute strength."

Upon hearing that, Ma Xiaotao immediately became excited. Her teacher was right!

She immediately went back and began cultivating frantically, pushing herself harder than ever before.