Martial Soul Fusion Talent!

At Shrek Academy's Sea God Lake, inside a secret chamber at the center of the lake.

Ma Xiaotao's face was pale. Thick fur-lined clothing covered her voluptuous figure, and gentle light-elemental energy filled the surroundings, yet it still could not stop her from trembling incessantly.

"She actually struck so heavily... Ling Luocheng went too far this time!"

Seeing his beloved disciple tortured into such a state, Yan Shaozhe could not help but feel a flicker of anger rise within him.

"Teacher, it's not her fault. I bear responsibility for what happened this time as well..."

Ma Xiaotao weakly opened her eyes. Her originally blood-red pupils had turned a pale pink.

"If she hadn't held back, given how completely unguarded I was at the time, she could even have killed me."

"But she didn't."

"Not only did she show mercy, she also helped completely suppress the Evil Fire within my body."

Ma Xiaotao's gaze was complicated. Thinking of her own absurd behavior earlier, only to have Ling Luocheng repay her malice with kindness, filled her with immense guilt.

"I can feel that the chill she left inside me isn't just meant to torment me."

"If I can dispel this chill through my own strength, my cultivation will advance another step as well."

"It's just that the process is a little unpleasant."

But hearing Ma Xiaotao say that only made Yan Shaozhe more indignant.

"They're both colleagues at Shrek Academy. What would have been wrong with her lending a hand? Did she have to make such a big deal out of it?"

"She would only have suffered some injuries and lost some cultivation, but your Evil Fire could really kill you!"

"Your injuries will probably take several days before you can get out of bed. As for fully absorbing the chill in your body, that will take at least a month!"

"In other words, you'll have to endure this torment for an entire month!"

Ma Xiaotao took a deep breath and tried to sit up, but the bone-deep cold made her face twist in pain, and she quickly curled back up.

"Don't move for now."

Yan Shaozhe frowned deeply. "Why didn't you tell me that you could no longer suppress the Evil Fire inside you?"

"Luckily, that kid Ling Feng possesses Ultimate Ice, and his strength is decent enough."

"If it had been another student, they might have died directly to your Evil Fire!"

Hearing that, Ma Xiaotao bit her red lip with her pearly teeth, and her pale pink eyes dimmed.

"I... I thought I could still manage it. I never expected the Evil Fire to flare up whenever it wanted..."

"I could clearly control it before, but now my efficiency in suppressing the Evil Fire has been getting lower and lower."

"It has even reached the point of affecting my mind... I don't even know when I left Sea God Island."

Yan Shaozhe let out a long sigh, but a trace of delight soon appeared on his face.

"The longer it is suppressed, the more violent the eventual eruption will be."

"If this had been before, I definitely would have made you stop cultivating."

"But now, it seems we have a new turning point."

Ma Xiaotao froze upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, then immediately understood.

"You mean Ling Feng?"

"That's right. Ling Feng's Ultimate Ice can definitely help you suppress it."

Yan Shaozhe chuckled.

"Although that kid only has two rings right now, I've investigated it thoroughly. He's already level twenty-nine, and he's only twelve years old."

"At twelve, he already possesses the strength of a three-ring Ultimate Ice soul master."

"Once he breaks through to five rings, you won't need to worry about the Evil Fire anymore."

"If you can unite with him, then the negative effects the Evil Fire Phoenix brings you can be completely resolved."

"With your talent and strength, you will surely soar to great heights in the future!"

Ma Xiaotao's pretty face reddened as Ling Feng's image surfaced in her mind.

"If the person I chose to unite with were Ling Feng, it didn't seem so hard to accept..."

At that thought, Ma Xiaotao felt as though her face were burning. Even the chill within her body seemed somewhat harder to suppress.

Yan Shaozhe had been observing Ma Xiaotao's reactions from the side all along.

"Whenever this kind of matter was mentioned before, this girl would show extreme resistance."

"Why is she completely fine now that Ling Feng has been mentioned?"

"Could it be..."

Seeing the bashful look of a young girl on Ma Xiaotao's face, how could Yan Shaozhe, a seasoned veteran of romance, fail to see her maidenly feelings?

"Xiaotao, Ling Feng was included in the academy's future key cultivation plan the moment he enrolled."

"And he isn't merely someone with Ultimate Ice."

"He has another martial soul—his eyes."

"With how outstanding he is, plenty of girls in the academy will surely fall for him in the future."

"You have to seize opportunities yourself!"

Ma Xiaotao's eyes lit up as she looked at Yan Shaozhe in surprise.

"Twin martial souls?"

But when she thought of Ling Luocheng's attitude toward her, Ma Xiaotao's mood instantly sank.

"So what if I know?"

"It seems Ling Luocheng and Ling Feng have a very close relationship. And because of the evil fire, Ling Luocheng doesn't like me."

"Even if I wanted to, Ling Luocheng wouldn't agree."

Ma Xiaotao's attitude made Yan Shaozhe laugh helplessly.

"Silly girl."

"Love is between two people. What does it have to do with whether Ling Luocheng is his sister?"

"Besides."

"Even if Ling Feng himself doesn't agree, you can use some special methods!"

Seeing Yan Shaozhe's strange expression, Ma Xiaotao, who had always been immersed in cultivation and knew nothing about relationships between men and women, looked somewhat confused.

"What special methods?"

"Just force him! Or use some medicine."

Yan Shaozhe seemed quite experienced as he began telling Ma Xiaotao how he had tricked one young girl after another into falling for him back then.

"That doesn't seem right..."

After Yan Shaozhe's instruction, Ma Xiaotao only felt that her mind had become a mess.

"Also, Teacher, you know so much... did you use the same methods when you tricked Madam Teacher?"

"Cough, don't talk nonsense! I was completely sincere toward your teacher's wife..."

In just one day, news of Ling Feng defeating Xu Sanshi spread throughout the outer academy.

After that battle, Ling Feng's name had thoroughly become known across the academy.

Almost everyone knew that Class Nine of the first year had a new student capable of defeating an old fifth-year student!

Even his homeroom teacher, Mu Jin, was praised as the teacher with the best results among the freshmen.

Zhou Yi was so furious when she learned the news that she stamped her feet repeatedly.

She had never imagined that the student she had misjudged back then would turn out to be an unpolished jade!

What she found even more unacceptable was that Mu Jin had actually surpassed her!

"Just wait. We'll see who gets the last laugh!"

Zhou Yi could only make such harsh remarks in front of Fan Yu.

That night, Ling Feng successfully found Huo Yuhao, who was setting up a stall at the academy gate.

The check-in mission was successfully completed, and the Mystic Water Pill was issued to Ling Feng.

However, Ling Feng was somewhat unimpressed by such a reward now.

He had won two Mystic Water Pills from his bet with Xu Sanshi!

As the check-in mission was completed once more, a new one appeared.

"Next plot check-in location: the shore of Sea God Lake. Witness Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's first martial soul fusion skill!"

"Reward: Martial Soul Fusion Talent!"