Lan Xuanyu (Dark Crawl): Dragon God! Dragon God! Dragon God!

Ma Xiaotao decisively ignored Dai Yueheng, sat up straight, picked up some food, and placed it into Huo Yuhao's bowl. "Eat more. You'll have to keep me company well tonight, little brother."

Wait, why does that sound so strange...

Watching Ma Xiaotao ignore him, then glancing at Huo Yuhao's youthful yet incredibly handsome face, Dai Yueheng curled his lips into a mocking arc.

"A cradle-snatcher, are we?"

Huo Yuhao looked up, feeling somewhat at a loss. The voice hadn't come from Dai Yueheng; it was a cold, aloof female voice.

Following the sound, he saw a female student. Her appearance was excellent, no less than Ma Xiaotao's, and her long black hair hung down naturally. She possessed a cold, solitary temperament, much like a plum blossom in the dead of winter.

The female student didn't look at them, simply sitting there. It was clear that she and Ma Xiaotao had a very poor relationship.

Ma Xiaotao stood up directly, crossed her arms over her heaving chest, and glared with full hostility. "Ling Luochen! Stop acting so high and mighty. I'll do whatever I please! That's still better than certain sluts who pretend to be virtuous while failing to even find a boyfriend."

"!?"

The few inner court students in the cafeteria were stunned; even Ling Luochen was so shocked that the spoon in her hand dropped.

What the hell?

Ma Xiaotao, the famous Flame Maniac of Shrek Academy, who had been single for eighteen years since birth, had actually said something like that to a newly enrolled freshman.

Didn't that basically count as a public confession?

The gossiping gazes of all the students in the cafeteria converged on Huo Yuhao, making his scalp tingle.

No, big sister, I'm still young... Huo Yuhao felt extremely uncomfortable, wondering if he should just run away now.

Ma Xiaotao, however, grabbed Huo Yuhao's hand, gave him a wink, and announced generously, "This is my little brother, Huo Yuhao. If anyone with eyes that don't work tries to bully him, they're going against me! Did you hear that?"

Then, she domineeringly dragged the stiff-bodied Huo Yuhao away, linking her arm through his and swaggering out of the cafeteria.

Having finished a day of being tormented by Zhou Lianyi and finally managing to fight through a crowd of hundreds to use the restroom, Lan Xuanyu lay on his dormitory bed, listless.

Dragon God bloodline... Dragon God bloodline... Dragon God... (He writhed, crawled, and squirmed in frustration.)

The stifling feeling in his heart was hard for Lan Xuanyu to accept. He hadn't expected that being without the Dragon God bloodline would make things so difficult.

Not to mention almost being expelled this morning for failing to finish his laps, even this injured leg of his—if he still possessed the Dragon God bloodline, it would have healed in a matter of minutes, rather than requiring him to keep it bandaged all day like this.

Moreover, the bloodline he had extracted from those dragon-type soul beasts was also showing signs of rejection. Fortunately, his cultivation level was low, and he had the Mysterious Heaven Technique and the Hidden Dragon Divine Technique to suppress it, so no major issues had occurred yet. Once his cultivation increased and he absorbed higher-level dragon beast bloodlines, he feared he would be in for a world of pain...

Lan Xuanyu thought sorrowfully, When will I be able to regain my Dragon God bloodline...

Just then, Wang Dong walked in, wiping her freshly washed hair.

"Lan Xuanyu, someone is looking for you outside. They said they are your Sect Master and senior brother."

Lan Xuanyu sat up from the bed. "It's Senior Brother and Tang Ya... Are they still at the door?"

Wang Dong became interested. "Did you join some sect?"

This made Lan Xuanyu feel a bit puzzled. Since his aunt was the daughter of the Tang Sect's founder, why had she always stayed in the Clear Sky Sect?

Lan Xuanyu got out of bed and limped toward the door. "Yeah, we are all disciples of the Tang Sect."

Upon hearing the words "Tang Sect," Wang Dong's body trembled slightly, and she said in surprise, "The Tang Sect?"

As if possessed, Wang Dong followed Lan Xuanyu out of the dormitory building.

Seeing Lan Xuanyu and Wang Dong emerge, Tang Ya waved at them excitedly.

After they walked over, she handed a pouch-like object to Lan Xuanyu. "Sorry, Xuanyu. I spoke poorly earlier. This is an apology from the Sect Master; please accept it. But be careful when you use it—don't aim for vital points."

"Yes, thank you, Sect Master." Lan Xuanyu's expression softened significantly; he naturally knew what was inside.

At this moment, Wang Dong asked from the side, "Um... Senior Sister, are you both disciples of the Tang Sect?"

Tang Ya nodded repeatedly. "That's right. There are only three of us left in the Tang Sect now, and I am the current Sect Master. Would you like to join our Tang Sect?"

However, to Tang Ya's surprise, after a brief moment of daze, Wang Dong nodded at her and said, "Okay! I've long heard of the wonders of Tang Sect hidden weapons. Sect Master Tang, I want to join the Tang Sect. Please accept me."

"Ah? You really want to join our Tang Sect? There are only three of us left now." Tang Ya was taken aback, looking at Wang Dong with eyes full of confusion.

But Wang Dong's attitude was unexpectedly firm. "I wish to join the Tang Sect and learn hidden weapons."

Tang Ya's expression turned serious. "I will consider this matter and give you my answer later."

At that moment, Lan Xuanyu's body twitched as if he were having a seizure. His head snapped toward the direction of Sea God Island, his face filled with disbelief.

"Dragon God... Dragon God... Dragon God..."

That was the pure... Dragon God aura!

Beibei and the others naturally heard Lan Xuanyu's muttering. Before they could even ask, Lan Xuanyu ignored his injured leg and dashed madly toward Sea God Island.

Seeing Lan Xuanyu about to jump into the lake, Beibei quickly grabbed him. "Hey, hey, hey, Xuanyu! Outer court disciples aren't allowed on Sea God Island!"

"Let go of me! That's the Dragon God's aura! That's my bloodline—the Dragon God bloodline!"

Not just Beibei, but even Tang Ya and Wang Dong stared at Lan Xuanyu as if he were an idiot.

Wait, has this guy lost his mind? Isn't his martial soul Blue Silver Grass? How is he related to the Dragon God?

Sitting on Ma Xiaotao's lap, Huo Yuhao said listlessly, "Sister Xiaotao, if I get mobbed by the students tomorrow, you have to protect me..."

Ma Xiaotao chuckled, continuing with a nonchalant expression, "I was clearly just stating facts, and you don't look like you're entirely against the idea either."

Huo Yuhao twitched his lips in silence. Indeed, he was still sitting on Ma Xiaotao's lap; no matter how one looked at it, the gesture felt incredibly ambiguous...

Could it be... that Sister Xiaotao actually likes me?

Ma Xiaotao clearly had no intention of continuing this topic, reaching out to stroke the Deep Blue Dragon Wings on Huo Yuhao's back. "But come to think of it, little Yuhao, your martial soul really gave me a shock. I never expected there to be such powerful martial souls and soul skills in this world."

Thanks to the nourishment of the Ultimate Water, Ma Xiaotao could clearly feel that the Evil Fire within her had been completely suppressed, and she had also followed Huo Yuhao's advice, beginning to try and control those unruly flames.

With the assistance of Spiritual Detection, although it was only just beginning, the results were quite good.