Simple-Minded

Xu Xingyu looked at Ma Xiaotao, who had become obedient and was ashamed of her foolish behavior, and sighed helplessly.

To be Xu Xingyu didn't have much affection for Ma Xiaotao, mainly because although she was a good person, she was too self-willed, and doing things with her meant going along with her.

This can be seen from the scene in the original novel where Ma Xiaotao tries to force Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to tell the ice-attribute Soul Master who suppressed her Evil Fire.

That time, she and another person both fainted from the heat, and it wasn't until no one came to their rescue that they finally let the other person go. Her apology afterward was just perfunctory.

Simply put, he abused his status as both Inner Court disciple and the disciple of the dean of the Martial Soul Department to do whatever he wanted.

Although Ma Xiaotao's experiences were tragic, and she aspired to become a strong person but ended up with Martial Soul like the Evil Fire Phoenix, this is not an excuse for the strong to bully the weak.

Of course, Ma Xiaotao's personality was shaped by her own bad temper, but the academy's educational methods also played a role.

After all, a Soul Master who believes in not causing trouble is not a good Soul Master. How high can the quality of people cultivated by an academy with such a belief be?

Because Ma Xiaotao's talent was recognized by Yan Shaozhe, the vice dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department, she was accepted as his disciple, which elevated her status in the academy to that of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion.

Therefore, even the teachers in the Inner Court tried their best to accommodate her, and very few teachers, except for Yan Shaozhe, could bring themselves to criticize her.

Moreover, even if Ma Xiaotao were to listen, it would be the typical case of "it goes in one ear and out the other." She wouldn't listen when told to stop cultivating and wait for Yan Shaozhe to find a way to resolve the Evil Fire.

They insisted on continuing their self-cultivation, and even after finding a solution, they insisted on choosing the most dangerous one.

It's unbelievable how reckless someone can be. Do they really have to wait until something terrible happens before they regret it?

Sometimes Xu Xingyu felt that it would be better to let Ma Xiaotao experience the same things as in the original story. She wouldn't change unless she experienced the harsh realities of society.

However, this is more likely to make her despair, after all, countless innocent souls have died from being forced to become Evil Soul Master.

Although Yuhao later saved her, her sins would not disappear. She lived a quiet life in Shrek City as the dean of the Martial Soul Department, and eventually died alone.

Only after experiencing the harsh realities of society can Ma Xiaotao truly understand herself and begin to improve her shortcomings and move forward step by step.

Xu Xingyu admitted that Ma Xiaotao is no longer as hot-tempered as she was in the original work, and has become more reasonable in some matters, but some habits cannot be changed overnight.

Even if Xu Xingyu refines all the Evil Fire in Ma Xiaotao's Martial Soul in the future, the problem with her temper will at most be alleviated.

Therefore, Xu Xingyu made a decision in her heart: after resolving Ma Xiaotao's problem of Evil Fire, she would try to avoid contact with her as much as possible, maintaining a friendly relationship but avoiding anything more intimate.

Anyway, his relationship with Ma Xiaotao was simply that of a doctor and patient. It's impossible that he unintentionally won her heart just because of a few treatments, right?

I am indeed very handsome in this life, but my charm isn't that exaggerated, is it?

However, reality is quite different. After Xu Xingyu scolded Ma Xiaotao and left the room, Ma Xiaotao acted like a little girl.

You should know that Xu Xingyu is the first boy who dared to treat her like this. Before, those in the academy were either a bunch of cowards who refused outright, or a bunch of useless people who made empty promises.

But Xu Xingyu is different. He has the strength to look up to, the insights to be better than his own, and he treats him in such a domineering way.

Ma Xiaotao loves tough, domineering boys the most! They're so much better than those timid, indecisive guys!

Sometimes I feel that Xu Xingyu knows more than my teacher, but this may be because Xu Xingyu has the Spirit Contract Pagoda, so this knowledge is essential for her.

When Xu Xingyu was scolding herself before, she was right about one thing: besides being impatient, she also lacked some basic knowledge about Soul Tool.

Otherwise, when she was trapped by that Absolute Defensive Soul Tool before, she wouldn't have been so passive, and she wouldn't have needed anyone to help her break free.

In a way, it was precisely because of her own foolishness that Xu Xingyu was forced to unleash her fifth Soul Skill in this competition, which successfully turned the tide.

Although Xu Xingyu mentioned before that she might have to use her fifth Soul Skill, Ma Xiaotao believed that she would only use it when she was forced to.

If I calm down a bit and find the core of the Absolute Defensive Soul Tool, then breaking free will only be a matter of time. Once she comes out, as long as we join forces with Xu Xingyu, dealing with the Star Luo Team will be a piece of cake.

Ah, you mean that Starlight Domain? In Ma Xiaotao's opinion Xu Xingyu only needs to show a little bit of his affinity and control over the power of stars to directly cause that so-called Starlight Domain to collapse.

The Star God Protection is at most a relatively hard tortoise shell. Ma Xiaotao doesn't believe that two Soul Emperor and Xu Xingyu, a powerful expert with the combat strength of Soul Saint, cannot forcefully break through it.

If Xu Xingyu could hear Ma Xiaotao's inner thoughts, he would first criticize her for being too naive. Even if Ma Xiaotao wasn't trapped in the Absolute Defensive Soul Tool, she still intended to release the Plane of Euthymia.

The main reason is that such a move would make the Sun Moon Royal Academy focus their attention on Xu Xingyu, while also giving them the illusion that Xu Xingyu is not such a big threat to them.

The ability to seal Soul Skill is arguably the biggest nemesis of the Soul Master profession, but it still has a fighting chance against Soul Engineer who use Soul Tool as their main means of attack.

From this perspective, Xu Xingyu's strongest skill, Plane of Euthymia, is not so threatening in the eyes of the Sun Moon Royal Academy, and they will begin to shift some of their attention to the other candidates in the Shrek Team.

They'll definitely notice Ma Xiaotao, who's never shown her true fighting power. Although they'll still keep some attention on Xu Xingyu, it'll be enough for her to give the Sun Moon Royals a demonstration of how to use the Chains of Heaven —cough, I mean Zi Wei Star Thunder Chains.

It can only be said that Ma Xiaotao thought she was in the upper atmosphere, but she was only in the second layer and was still complacent about it, completely unaware of Xu Xingyu's other plans.

Are all people who haven't experienced the harsh realities of society so naive?