Chapter 141 End of Cultivation.
A fine drizzle still drifted in the twilight sky, and the sycamore trees lining the road rustled in the cold wind. Wu Xuan looked up, his eyes slightly closed, water droplets sliding down the smooth, pale yellow leaves—a scene of breathtaking beauty.
A crisp footstep approached from afar. Sensing something, Wu Xuan opened his eyes. Before him stood a delicate girl in the red uniform of Shrek Academy's inner court. The fine rain seemed to have no effect on the girl; the small bells in her dark green hair still jingled.
Two years had passed, and Xiao Xiao had finally grown to over 1.6 meters tall. With age, her facial features seemed to soften, her delicate face fully developed, and paired with bright eyes, her pretty face could only be described as exquisite.
The girl leaped and bumped into Wu Xuan's arms. Their eyes met, and the girl's gaze was filled with surprise.
Wu Xuan also put his arm around Xiao Xiao, his voice gentle, "It's only been half a year, and you've grown into a young lady!"
"What! Did you always treat me like a child?" Xiao Xiao wrinkled her nose slightly, her voice becoming even more charming.
"How could I! I'm just marveling at how fast time flies." Wu Xuan chuckled, stroking Xiao Xiao's head.
Xiao Xiao giggled, wrapping her arms around Wu Xuan's, and the two walked slowly forward.
Wu Xuan's arm nestled into Xiao Xiao's slightly ample bosom, the ambiguous atmosphere easily stirring one's heart. However, his gaze was clear as he led Xiao Xiao along the road.
"By the way! Tomorrow is the day Yu Hao and the others go to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy as exchange students. Should we go see him off?" Xiao Xiao suddenly asked, as if she had thought of something.
"Exchange students?" Wu Xuan murmured, then shook his head. "No! I have more important things to do than that." With that, Wu Xuan took out the token given to him by Elder Mu.
"The Shrek Academy Inspection Team badge! You passed Elder Mu's test!" Xiao Xiao couldn't help but exclaim.
Wu Xuan nodded with a hint of pride. "I'll be able to take on more inspection missions later."
"That's great! We can go to and from class together like we used to in the outer academy." Recalling the old days in the outer academy, Xiao Xiao felt happy just thinking about it.
"Like the outer academy? It just feels like something's missing without Xiao Ming." Wu Xuan sighed; he actually missed that guy a bit after not seeing him for two years.
"Brother Xuan! You're mistaken. Xiao Ming must have had some kind of lucky encounter. His soul power is almost as strong as mine now. Five months ago, he crushed Dai Huabin, even going head-to-head with his martial soul fusion skill. Two months ago, he was specially approved to enter the inner academy." Xiao Xiao revealed a piece of news that astonished Wu Xuan.
"Really!" Wu Xuan was genuinely surprised. Qian Gu Ming was one of his few friends, and Wu Xuan was truly happy that he had caught up with him.
"Of course it's true, it's a pity Yun'er hasn't entered the inner academy yet." Xiao Xiao said with a hint of disappointment. She and Nanmen Yun'er were also very close, but unfortunately, Yun'er's talent was somewhat lacking compared to theirs.
Just as Wu Xuan was about to say something, a fiery red figure swooped down from the sky, scooped up Wu Xuan right in front of Xiao Xiao, and sped away.
Wu Xuan's face darkened, and he was about to lash out, but upon seeing who it was, his impending outburst of anger instantly subsided.
At this moment, Ma Xiaotao was enveloped in black aura, and her pink eyes, once bright, were now filled with a dazed look. It was obvious that Ma Xiaotao's evil fire had erupted.
"I'm sorry, Xiao Xiao! I'll take your brother Xuan with me first." Ma Xiaotao's face was flushed, and it seemed that she had exhausted all her rationality to say these words. Xiao Xiao was furious. She had been cultivating outside the Sea God Pavilion whenever she had free time recently, and had been waiting for more than ten days before Wu Xuan finally came out. She never expected that she would be snatched away by someone else after just holding hands.
Why did Ma Xiaotao appear in such a coincidence? It was all thanks to Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department.
Now, Ma Xiaotao's evil fire was very uncontrollable, and none of the elders in the inner courtyard could do anything about it. Wu Xuan had become the only person who could suppress the evil fire. This dean was now trying his best to bring the two together, so he was naturally paying close attention to the Sea God Pavilion. When he heard that Wu Xuan had come out of seclusion, he immediately sent Ma Xiaotao to find him.
Wu Xuan knew that Ma Xiaotao had broken through to the Soul Saint realm and obtained her seventh soul ring, a nearly 100,000-year-old three-headed Crimson Demon Hound. Xuan Lao and Yan Shaozhe had personally gone to great lengths to capture it, spending nearly a month in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
As for why the three-headed Crimson Demon Hound was chosen, it all stemmed from Wu Ming's breakthrough to Soul Saint two years prior, when his Golden Crow True Fire reached near-ultimate fire temperatures.
A 50,000-year-old three-headed Crimson Demon Hound, along with its soul bone, could bring Wu Ming, who was far from reaching the ultimate fire, to a level close to it. Seeing this potential, Yan Shaozhe, as the dean of the Martial Soul Department, immediately approved Ma Xiaotao's seventh soul ring.
But who knew that the hellfire, near-extreme, of the three-headed Crimson Demon Hound not only failed to help Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Flame transform, but instead exacerbated the eruption of the evil fire within her. If Wu Xuan hadn't used his first soul skill, Gathering Spirit Wind, to raise it to the ten-thousand-year level in one fell swoop, Ma Xiaotao would likely have fallen into the clutches of an evil soul master on the spot.
This time, Wu Xuan had been in seclusion for nearly half a year. Even if he had sealed a wisp of cool wind within Ma Xiaotao's body before his seclusion to prevent the evil fire from erupting, it would probably have been exhausted by now. It was already remarkable that Ma Xiaotao had managed to hold on until now without losing her mind.
The Sea God Lake at dusk presented a unique beauty. The afterglow of the setting sun spilled onto the lake surface, making the water shimmer and the sunset glow brilliant.
A fiery red figure swept across the sky; Ma Xiaotao carried Wu Xuan rapidly towards her small house.
"Bang—"
The small door of the wooden house was violently pushed open, and Ma Xiaotao rushed into the room with Wu Xuan, heading straight for the bedroom. Ma Xiaotao turned around and hugged Wu Xuan tightly, black flames faintly emanating from her body. She gritted her teeth, her voice panting, "Wu Xuan, help me!"
Wu Xuan nodded solemnly. At this moment, the color of his spirit ring was no longer concealed—a ten-thousand-year spirit ring!!
The black first spirit ring suddenly lit up, followed by an incredibly dense, pale blue breeze that surged wildly towards Ma Xiaotao's body.
At this moment, the black flames seemed to have met their nemesis, flickering uncertainly.
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