The Beginning of Ma Xiaotao's Loss of Control

Dormitory 316!

After a full day of meditation, the soul power Feng Tianyu had expended was finally mostly restored.

Opening his eyes, Feng Tianyu raised his hand in a beckoning gesture, and a surge of grey light erupted from his dantian, eventually coalescing into the form of Grey Wolf before him.

Having regained his freedom, Grey Wolf tilted his head back and let out a howl:

"This Great King has returned!"

"Hehe..."

Grey Wolf laughed incessantly; this time, it was truly worth it. Now that he possessed the Gale Six Wings, he could execute the Gale Demon Wolf 108-Strike Combo.

A mere 72-strike combo was enough to unleash power capable of shattering the earth!

If he were to unleash the full 108-strike combo, wouldn't that be like killing gods if they stood in his way, or Buddhas if they blocked his path?

As for the backlash, he didn't have a physical body anyway; if he crumbled, he crumbled, and he would simply be reborn within Feng Tianyu's body in the end.

Just then, Beibei, on the other bed, opened his eyes and said with a smile:

"Tianyu, you're awake!"

"Grey Wolf, you've reappeared as well!"

"I only saw Tianyu earlier and didn't see Grey Wolf, so I thought something had happened to you both."

"Since you've both returned, it seems you've successfully obtained your third soul ring and become a level 31 Soul Elder. Congratulations."

"Sigh, I remember when I first met you two, you had level 13 soul power and I had level 24; I was a whole major realm higher than you."

"How much time has passed, and you've already caught up to me, becoming level 31 Soul Elders."

Indeed!

Beibei was now a level 31 Soul Elder!

Over the past six months, Beibei had increased his soul power by two levels, from 27 to 29, and after consuming the Soul Raising Pill he had kept, he broke through the level 30 bottleneck in one go.

He had obtained his third soul ring and become a level 31 Soul Elder even earlier than Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf.

Beibei was only 11 years old now; becoming a level 31 Soul Elder at this age was the result of him being spurred on by Feng Tianyu and working hard at his cultivation.

As Beibei finished speaking, the corners of Feng Tianyu's mouth curled up. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he just smiled without a word.

Seeing Feng Tianyu's ambiguous expression, Beibei felt a sudden, inexplicable panic and asked in confusion:

"Tianyu, what is that look? Were you about to say something just now?"

Feng Tianyu smiled playfully:

"Beibei, do you really want to know?"

Beibei's pupils constricted slightly. Could it be... He nodded with difficulty:

"Go ahead, I can take it!"

Feng Tianyu chuckled:

"I'm not a level 31 Soul Elder; I'm a level 32 Soul Elder. Sorry, Beibei, I'm already one level higher than you."

Hiss!

Beibei gasped, his face showing he had been dealt a heavy blow. He smiled bitterly and rambled on:

"I knew it! I should have guessed!"

"Ever since you absorbed your first soul ring, you haven't just increased by one level of soul power. Your third soul ring certainly isn't some ordinary thousand-year soul beast either."

"Tianyu, Grey Wolf, there is already a thick barrier between us. Tell me, if I start working twice as hard on my cultivation now, is there still a chance for me to catch up to you?"

Feng Tianyu comforted him casually:

"There will be a chance. Grey Wolf and I still have to research Soul Tools; that's your perfect opportunity to overtake us, Beibei!"

Afterward, he looked at Grey Wolf:

"Grey Wolf, I'm hungry. Are you hungry? Let's go have dinner together!"

Grey Wolf's eyes shone like lightbulbs:

"Let's go, let's go! This Great King's body has just been repaired, and I need to eat to replenish my nutrients!"

As they spoke, the man and the wolf walked out of the dormitory and ran to the cafeteria to feast. They ate until both their bellies were round before finally leaving.

The sky was completely dark now. Having just filled their stomachs, Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf didn't return to the dormitory immediately but instead took a walk along the banks of Sea God Lake to digest their meal.

They had only taken a few steps when an explosion erupted from the center of Sea God Lake, followed by soaring crimson flames that looked like a volcanic eruption, dyeing the entire sky a deep red.

Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf were startled and followed the direction of the crimson flames toward the center of Sea God Lake.

From within those flames, they sensed a somewhat familiar aura—it was precisely Ma Xiaotao's evil fire.

Grey Wolf scratched his head:

"It's that human woman named Ma Xiaotao. What kind of madness is she up to? Is she fighting someone again?"

Feng Tianyu's brows tightened. He recalled what Ma Xiaotao had said earlier that day about Yan Shaozhe giving her two soul bones. It seemed that Ma Xiaotao had already absorbed those two soul bones, and the result might have caused her evil fire to spiral out of control.

The facts were exactly as Feng Tianyu had guessed. Ma Xiaotao had absorbed two leg bones from the same soul beast, which greatly enhanced her fire attribute, but also intensified the malevolent energy within those flames.

This malevolent energy surged directly into her brain, causing Ma Xiaotao to lose control. The towering crimson flames currently visible were the result of that loss of control.

Previously, Ma Xiaotao had merely been short-tempered due to the erosion of the malevolent energy.

From now on, whenever the evil fire scorched her brain, it would cause her to lose her reason and self-control.

She had completely turned into a powder keg that would explode at the slightest touch!

Feng Tianyu twitched the corner of his mouth.

"Grey Wolf, let's go. We're heading back to cultivate. It seems we can no longer come to the banks of the Sea God Lake for a post-meal stroll. If we happen to run into a rampaging Ma Xiaotao one day, I'm afraid we'll be forced into a fight with her."

Feng Tianyu left first with Grey Wolf following closely behind, though it flashed its claws with an expression of utter fearlessness.

"Do we even need to fear her! I can use the Gale Demon Wolf 108-Strike Combo now. If that Ma Xiaotao comes to provoke us again, I won't even need to use a Soul Tool; I can handle her all by myself."

Thinking of the power behind Grey Wolf's Gale Demon Wolf 108-Strike Combo, the corners of Feng Tianyu's mouth couldn't help but curl upward.

"Of course we don't need to fear Ma Xiaotao, but your Gale Demon Wolf 108-Strike Combo is one of our trump cards; don't use it lightly."

"After all, once you use it, your body will explode, and you'll have to return to my body to recuperate for a long time before you can recover."

"Let's head back early tonight to cultivate. Tomorrow, we'll process the hide of the Three-Life Wolf Ape and craft the Teleportation Cloak. That way, we'll have another trump card."

A brilliant light erupted in Grey Wolf's eyes.

"That Three-Life Wolf Ape hide is a rare and precious material; this Great King will cherish it well."

"Especially those three Three-Life Wolf Ape left leg bones. As long as they are used properly, they can elevate the effects of the Teleportation Cloak by several tiers."

As they spoke, the boy and the wolf returned to their dormitory to cultivate. They practiced until the middle of the night, only drifting into a deep sleep during the late hours.

The next day!

Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf went to the Soul Guidance Department and began processing the Three-Life Wolf Ape hide. The flesh and blood on the hide had been scraped clean, but the grease remained. They first removed the grease, air-dried it, tanned it with a special solution, air-dried it again, and finally scraped it until soft, while also ensuring it was properly preserved.

Regarding the style of the Teleportation Cloak, Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf had different opinions. Grey Wolf wanted to make it a cape, believing capes were incredibly dashing.

Feng Tianyu disagreed; who wears a cape anytime and anywhere? Thus, he wanted to design it as a trench coat—narrow sleeves, straight shoulders, and a cinched waist—to highlight a tall, upright figure, which he felt was much cooler.

Ideally, the trench coat would automatically expand or shrink based on the injected soul power. After all, Feng Tianyu was only seven years old and would continue to grow; if he wanted to keep wearing it, the Teleportation Cloak had to change along with his physique.

Grey Wolf was still easy to handle. Feng Tianyu praised it as a good husband and a good father, which made it grin from ear to ear. In the end, it agreed to follow Feng Tianyu's idea, designing the Teleportation Cloak as a trench coat that could expand and shrink according to his size.

While Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf were busy processing the Three-Life Wolf Ape hide, the prime meat of the Blood Leopard was prepared by Qian Duoduo's personal nutritionist as an extra meal for the entire Soul Guidance Department. The whole department now knew that Feng Tianyu had become a three-ring Soul Elder.

The most important Tiger Heart was simmered with over a hundred types of rare medicinal herbs into a pot of rich, fragrant Tiger Heart Soup. After Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf finished it between them, their bodies felt warm and cozy, and their physical constitutions saw a significant improvement.