High-Altitude Deal with a Titled Douluo

"Xiaotao, do you want a man?"

On the shore, Yan Shaozhe waved at the fiery-red figure high in the air, his face full of smiles.

Ma Xiaotao landed, withdrew her flaming wings, lightly tossed her fiery-red hair, and walked over.

"Teacher, what's got you so happy?"

Yan Shaozhe smiled kindly. "While passing through the Outer Court, I happened upon a young lad who insisted on becoming my disciple. He was fair and clean-looking, fairly handsome too, so I thought he'd make a suitable child husband for you."

"Of course, this boy is a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius. He possesses an Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, which can just happen to suppress your Evil Fire."

Yan Shaozhe placed particular emphasis on "Ultimate Ice." Clearly, this was the true reason he had abducted Wang Xiao.

"Teacher, I already told you I don't want some child husband..."

Ma Xiaotao was exceedingly impatient. Before she had even heard him out, she was ready to fly away. But upon hearing "Ultimate Ice," her delicate body shuddered, and she nearly fell from midair.

"What? Ultimate Ice! Teacher, are you telling the truth?!"

She lunged through the air and rushed before Yan Shaozhe, her face brimming with delight and her tone extremely urgent. "Teacher, where is this Ultimate Ice wielder? Take me to him, quickly."

"Hahaha, of course it's true. I tied that brat up like a dumpling and locked him in a room." Yan Shaozhe laughed.

Ma Xiaotao revealed a puzzled expression. "Tied up like a dumpling? Didn't you say that little brother was begging Teacher to accept him as a disciple?"

The corner of Yan Shaozhe's eye twitched. He had accidentally let the truth slip.

Ma Xiaotao knew her teacher very well. How could she not understand? Taking him as a disciple was fake; directly abducting him was the truth.

"Teacher, can't you treat people a little better? You're making us look like bandits." She rolled her eyes.

Yan Shaozhe scratched the back of his head and laughed awkwardly. "Wasn't I just in too much of a hurry? Never mind that. I'll take you to see the boy."

Although Ma Xiaotao was dissatisfied with what her teacher had done, her Evil Fire condition was worsening by the day. She urgently needed Ultimate Ice to suppress it.

The two flew several thousand meters before landing in a small courtyard.

"That brat was too slippery, so I had no choice but to lock him in the room."

Yan Shaozhe opened the door, and the expression on his face suddenly froze.

Ma Xiaotao leaned her little head closer and peeked through the crack in the door. There was no child husband inside, only ropes scattered all over the floor.

"Teacher, is this the Ultimate Ice you mentioned?"

"Wait here. I'll go catch him and bring him back." Yan Shaozhe's face darkened slightly as he turned and flew into the sky.

He was shocked. Before leaving, he had knocked Wang Xiao unconscious before he had felt safe enough to depart. He had not expected the brat to wake up so quickly after taking one of his blows.

One had to know that he was a genuine Titled Douluo.

Meanwhile, over the sea on the other side.

Wang Xiao sprinted across the surface of the water at tremendous speed. His feet seemed to be stepping on wind wheels, allowing him to walk on water without sinking into the sea, completely defying common sense.

"Kurama, you're the strongest Tailed Beast, yet someone abducted me right in front of you! I suggest you put on Armored Susanoo and beat the hell out of him!" Wang Xiao said furiously.

Half an hour earlier, he had unleashed his fruit ability, instantly killed his opponent, and swiftly passed the assessment.

Just as he was about to see what expression Old Granny Zhou would make, a middle-aged man with white hair at his temples suddenly appeared.

Without a word, the man knocked him unconscious and carried him off to an unknown area.

Nine-Tails snorted. "Kid, you don't need to egg me on. With your current physical strength, you still cannot withstand complete Tailed Beast transformation."

"Besides, this old man has died once, and my chakra has yet to fully recover. Keep a low profile lately. Someone's coming."

After saying that, Nine-Tails ignored Wang Xiao entirely.

High in the sky, Yan Shaozhe stared at the figure sprinting across the sea with an expression as though he had seen a ghost.

"This brat sure is capable. How exactly is he walking on water?"

He descended, and nine Spirit Rings lit up beneath his feet. He used a secret technique to freeze the figure on the sea in place.

Wang Xiao came to an abrupt stop. His body suddenly could not move, and an energy of restraint appeared within him out of nowhere.

Just as he was about to break through the restraint, a black shadow swept past from behind at high speed.

Then, he left the surface of the sea and was grabbed by the collar and lifted into the air.

What an utter humiliation!

"Why are you panicking, brat? I'm not going to eat you. I'm merely asking you for a favor."

Yan Shaozhe asked himself honestly: he had never seen anyone as troublesome as Wang Xiao. Given his status, whenever he needed something, what faction would not rush to curry favor with him?

"Let me introduce myself. I am Yan Shaozhe, dean of the Martial Soul Department. I brought you here this time to help my disciple suppress her Evil Fire."

"You call this asking?"

Wang Xiao dangled in midair, deeply dissatisfied. He could only watch the sea rapidly scroll backward beneath him. This was simply humiliating.

"Hey, brat, are you pushing your luck?!" Yan Shaozhe laughed in anger.

Whenever any student heard the name of the dean, they would be utterly respectful. Yet this brat had no respect whatsoever for the strong.

If it were anyone else, he would have already used Martial Soul Avatar to teach them a lesson.

But he needed Wang Xiao's help, so there was truly nothing he could do to the brat.

Yan Shaozhe tried his best to soften his tone. "How about this? Help me with this favor, and in my personal capacity, I'll guarantee your admission into the Outer Court. Is that enough?"

"If you hadn't interfered, I'd already be living in the Outer Court student dormitories." Wang Xiao curled his lip, completely unmoved.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Yan Shaozhe said, "I'll give you ten Mysterious Water Pills, or one Soul Ascension Pill. How about it?"

"How about no? Honestly, you're the stingiest Titled Douluo I've ever met." Knowing the other man needed his help, Wang Xiao simply decided to go all out. He did not believe Yan Shaozhe would dare do anything to him.

"Oh my, such a young boy with such a big appetite." Yan Shaozhe laughed in anger.

He finally saw through Wang Xiao. The brat might be young, but he was shrewd. It would be impossible to get through today without paying a price.

"How about this? Once you break through to Soul Elder, I'll personally secure an Inner Court slot for you. Is that enough? Don't push your luck."

Wang Xiao rolled his eyes. "Can you stop making empty promises? I'm sick of them. I'm not bragging—give me a year or two of cultivation, and I can enter the Inner Court whenever I want."

"Good brat, you're arrogant enough!" Yan Shaozhe had finally figured out Wang Xiao's temperament. He was a somewhat conceited little rascal.

But arrogant students were exactly what he liked.

"Fine. I'll show my utmost sincerity. As long as you can successfully suppress Xiaotao's Evil Fire, I, Yan Shaozhe, will owe you a favor and act for you once without charge."

He sneered inwardly. He refused to believe Wang Xiao would not agree.

One had to know that a Titled Douluo's promise was worth more than a million Gold Soul Coins.

"Too little. Five times." Wang Xiao took the chance to extort him.

Yan Shaozhe was immediately angered into laughter, blowing his beard and glaring. He had never seen such a greedy brat in his life.

Wang Xiao naturally knew that five times was unrealistic. This was like negotiating a business deal; there would always be haggling in the end.

Yet, to everyone's surprise, Yan Shaozhe agreed.

"Just five times, right? Fine, I agree."

Wang Xiao was dumbfounded, and his heart shook violently. Wait, he agreed just like that?

He had already prepared his arguments. This was too unreal.

"Brat, you have nothing more to say this time, right? Properly suppress my disciple's Evil Fire. If you dare play any tricks... heh heh!" Yan Shaozhe did not continue, but the warning in his words was unmistakable.

"Let's be clear first: I sell my skills, not my body. I don't even know whether my freezing ability will work." Wang Xiao set up a disclaimer in advance.

Yan Shaozhe only took it as modesty. "This dean has enough discernment. Your first soul skill is called Icebound Mile, right? With ice effects of that level, even if it isn't Ultimate Ice, it is infinitely close to Ultimate Ice."

"What first soul skill?"

Worried that a misunderstanding might cause problems, Wang Xiao honestly explained, "There is no Icebound Mile. I shouted that at random. My second Martial Soul hasn't absorbed any Spirit Rings at all."

"What?!"

"You haven't absorbed any Spirit Rings?!"

Yan Shaozhe was stunned on the spot. His grip loosened, nearly causing Wang Xiao to crash from the sky.

After recovering, he looked at Wang Xiao with a grave expression. "Brat, are you serious?"

"You mean that without absorbing any Spirit Rings, you can unleash ice at that level?"

"Did you see any Spirit Rings when I activated my Martial Soul?" Wang Xiao spoke truthfully. This was not something he could deceive anyone about.

With his own Soul Power, it was naturally impossible for him to create an attack over such a vast area.

The reason was that he had borrowed Nine-Tails' chakra.

Yan Shaozhe did not know this. Thinking he had found a treasure, he was already overjoyed inside.

Naturally, Wang Xiao would not expose the truth. He was deceiving that old bastard Yan precisely because the man had dared abduct him in public. Did he not deserve some dignity?

Not long after, the two landed in a small courtyard.

Wang Xiao saw Ma Xiaotao. She was indeed hot, with her hair tied into two buns and an imposing, valiant air.