第49章 马小桃的目的

After class, Wang Yan packed up his lesson plans and left, and the classroom instantly returned to its previous commotion.

Lu Chen put away his notebook and slowly got up to walk toward the dormitory, with Wang Dong following closely beside him, frowning all the way as if harboring a mind full of concerns.

Pushed open the dormitory door, Wang Dong walked straight to the window first, untying the top two buttons of his school uniform to reveal a fair and slender neck.

Flapping his hand to fan himself as if finding it hot or feeling restless and irritated, he turned his head to look at Lu Chen. "Hey, Lu Chen, have you noticed that Ma Xiaotao spent the entire class looking over toward our side and kept staring at you?"

During this theoretical class, he hadn't taken in a single half-sentence, as his peripheral vision always sensed a scorching gaze from the back row clinging to Lu Chen, making him inexplicably irritable inside.

Qian Renxue was one thing, since the two of them knew each other beforehand.

Now a hot-bodied Spirit Emperor senior sister had suddenly popped up and also set her sights on Lu Chen.

Wang Dong felt that Lu Chen had suddenly become a popular commodity.

No, this fellow was already a popular commodity before, it was just that not so many stunning girls had appeared.

"I know."

Lu Chen picked up his cup to pour a glass of warm water, his tone as flat as if he were saying the weather was nice today, without a shred of surprise.

Wang Dong was taken aback, leaning half a step forward as he asked in some surprise, "You knew?"

"Mhm."

Lu Chen took a sip of water and explained indifferently, "Her Martial Soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix, and I happen to know a little about it. This kind of Martial Soul carries evil fire naturally within its bloodline and requires regular channeling and venting, otherwise it is prone to losing control and going berserk."

"And my Hyorinmaru possesses Ultimate Ice, which can just suppress her evil fire. Her coming to be our class's teaching assistant is most likely aimed at me."

"Venting?" Wang Dong blinked his eyes, failing to understand at first.

After a moment passed, Wang Dong seemed to understand what it meant, his cheeks flushing with a thin layer of red and his voice dropping quite a bit. "How can there be such a Martial Soul..."

"Just the side effects brought by Martial Soul mutation." Lu Chen put down his cup and said casually, "However, this is just my guess; tomorrow's combat class will tell."

If Ma Xiaotao's purpose was him, then she would definitely use this opportunity tomorrow to exchange blows with him and make him use the power of Hyorinmaru.

Wang Dong let out an "oh" and dejectedly sat back down on the edge of his bed, entering a state of cultivation.

Whether it was Qian Renxue or Ma Xiaotao, both brought him immense pressure.

Seeing this, Lu Chen stopped disturbing him and gently pushed open the door to go out, as he also needed to conduct training and think of a way to combine the combat techniques inherited from Sagittarius with Hyorinmaru.

Aside from that, he also had to consider how to deal with Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection.

The next morning, all members of Class 1 of First-Years arrived at the training ground.

Ma Xiaotao stood in the center of the training ground in a scarlet martial arts uniform, her fiery red long hair tied into a high ponytail, making her look neat and bold.

Although this class was managed by Ma Xiaotao, the actual executor was still Wang Yan.

Wang Yan took out a notebook and began randomly grouping the students within the class.

Each group consisted of three members. Having just arrived in this class, he didn't know the students very well.

The purpose of this class was mainly to collect information on the students' Martial Souls.

This was to prepare for the group formations for the Freshman Assessment two months later.

"Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, the three of you are in a group, battling Zhang Qiu, Feng Yue, and Li Xinrui."

"Xiao Yi, Jiang Yikun, Huo Xiuyuan, the three of you battle Ke Xunnan, Zhang Xundao, and Han Peilin."

Soon, everyone in Class 1 of First-Years except for Lu Chen had completed simple groupings and been matched with suitable training objects.

Wang Yan first briefly spoke about a few rules for actual combat training before letting everyone begin training according to their groups.

Soon, only Lu Chen, Ma Xiaotao, and Wang Yan remained on the field.

"Lu Chen, your situation is quite special, and the class cannot match you with a suitable training object."

"So Assistant Ma will help you with your training for this class."

Wang Yan said to Lu Chen.

He and Ma Xiaotao had already discussed this matter yesterday.

Before Ma Xiaotao arrived, he had originally planned to personally step onto the field to act as a sparring partner for Lu Chen.

However, there was now a much more suitable candidate in Ma Xiaotao.

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble Senior Sister."

Lu Chen nodded in response.

By now, he could already conclude that Ma Xiaotao was indeed gunning for him.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be such a coincidence that the two of them were arranged for individual training.

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all. Just attack with all your might later."

Ma Xiaotao's lips curled upward; the evil fire within her body was about to be suppressed immediately.

"Senior Sister, then offense is taken!"

Gilded golden armor instantly covered his body, and Flash Step combined with Light-Speed Fist charged straight at Ma Xiaotao.

Ma Xiaotao was startled inwardly and hurriedly raised her arms to block.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound rang out, and Ma Xiaotao slid back two steps.

"Such fast speed, such strong power! No wonder you could persist under Zhou Yi for ten minutes at the level of a Spirit Zun!"

Just from this single exchange of blows, Ma Xiaotao realized that this junior brother of hers was no simple matter.

The strength he displayed was simply not what a Spirit Zun ought to possess.

"Got some skill, come again!"

Lu Chen's performance instead stimulated Ma Xiaotao's interest, and she immediately released her Martial Soul, scorching twin wings appearing on her back.

Ma Xiaotao's figure flashed as a wave of scorching heat rushed toward his face, and a punch struck straight for Lu Chen's face.

The speed and power of a Spirit Emperor crushed down.

Yet from the very beginning, Lu Chen had never intended to trade blows head-on with Ma Xiaotao, vibrating the golden wings of Sagittarius to shoot straight into the clouds.

Seeing this, Ma Xiaotao gave chase closely behind.

Yet dozens of moves passed, and even group battles with excessive gaps in strength had already concluded.

Relying on Flash Step and the mobility of Sagittarius, Lu Chen was still maneuvering around Ma Xiaotao.

This script was completely different from what Ma Xiaotao had imagined; not only had she failed to make Lu Chen release Hyorinmaru, but her own inner fire was gradually rising instead, and the evil fire within her body showed faint signs of restlessness.

This made a wave of irritation rise in Ma Xiaotao's heart, causing her attacks to involuntarily grow a bit heavier as her third spirit ring lit up and a raging fire swept outward. "Third Soul Skill—Phoenix Roaring Heavens Strike!"

Blazing flames soared into the air, rushing straight at Lu Chen with a scorching heat wave.

What the hell, this sister got riled up!

Seeing this, Lu Chen immediately summoned Hyorinmaru to execute Shikai, subsequently creating an ice wall to block Ma Xiaotao's attack.

Seeing Lu Chen finally reveal Hyorinmaru, Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but feel a burst of joy, and her attack frequency accelerated once more.

After fighting for so long, this fellow had finally released his Ultimate Ice Martial Soul.

Lu Chen dodged Ma Xiaotao's attack rather awkwardly, steadied his footing, looked at Ma Xiaotao whose face was gradually turning red, and directly laid his cards on the table. "I'm saying Senior Sister, enough is enough. Isn't it just that you wanted me to use Hyorinmaru to suppress your evil fire? Do you have to strike so heavily?"

Lu Chen's words fell clearly into Ma Xiaotao's ears, and the phoenix flames instantly retracted.

Her face flushed with a distinct and vivid blush—whether from the embarrassment of being seen through or due to the surge of evil fire, her pale pink eyes drifted somewhat and her tone became somewhat chaotic. "You... you knew all along?"

After saying this, Ma Xiaotao glanced at Wang Yan, her meaning seemingly asking whether Wang Yan had sold her out.