Chapter 22:Mutation and Martial Soul Fusion.
Originally, Huo Yuhao's Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's Heavenly Dream Finger technique had suppressed Ma Xiaotao's evil fire.
However, in less than two months, the evil fire surged again. Coincidentally, Xu Sanshi's martial soul was the Xuanming Shield, which possessed water attributes, offering only a slight suppressive effect on Ma Xiaotao's evil fire.
Thus, every time the evil fire became uncontrollable, Ma Xiaotao would grab Xu Sanshi, tormenting him to the point of despair.
Ji Wuchang, of course, knew about the evil fire. But he was powerless to solve it. He knew that in the original story, once Huo Yuhao transformed the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion into his own martial soul, Ma Xiaotao's problem would be effectively resolved. However… the thought of Ma Xiaotao being taken advantage of by Huo Yuhao in the original story made Ji Wuchang uneasy.
He felt somewhat distressed while reading the original work. Those girls who were taken advantage of by Huo Yuhao, or who gave their hearts to him, ultimately received little reward.
Huo Yuhao chose only his goddess, Tang Wutong.
Perhaps the standard for a good man is to love only one woman, but…
Ji Wuchang couldn't do it, nor did he want to.
He didn't want anyone around him to suffer. This was a very naive idea; reality isn't as easy to achieve a happy ending as in a game.
But, without trying, who knows if it will work?
He couldn't control Huo Yuhao, nor was it his responsibility. After all, some unscrupulous god was orchestrating things behind the scenes.
Otherwise, who Huo Yuhao would ultimately end up with would be truly unknown!
Ji Wuchang could only try his best to ensure the happiness of the girls attracted to Huo Yuhao, giving them a better future.
And the simplest way was to prevent them from having too close contact!
So, the primary target was Ma Xiaotao!
In the original novel, Ma Xiaotao was taken advantage of by Huo Yuhao. Although the author didn't elaborate on Ma Xiaotao's feelings, given her personality, she probably already secretly harbored feelings for him.
However, it wasn't easy for her to interfere. Perhaps there was originally a chance, but who knew that during the Continental Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies, that guy surnamed Ma ignited the evil fire within her. She even became an evil soul master!
This accident prevented them from contacting each other for a long time. And at that time, a certain "sex fiend" quickly made his move.
Ma Xiaotao, it seems, ultimately remained at Shrek Academy as the head of the Sea God Pavilion, never marrying! The reasons she became the head of the Sea God Pavilion were firstly her strength, and secondly, presumably, because she wanted to better preserve her memories.
Yes, that's right. The seemingly happy ending in Douluo Continent II actually didn't leave anyone with a good ending.
Sigh, if you're not going to marry, why flirt?
...
Back to Ji Wuchang's side, when he went to confront Ma Xiaotao about the Soul-Ascension Pill, he unexpectedly encountered Ma Xiaotao's sudden outburst of anger.
Ma Xiaotao, who had been chatting peacefully with him, suddenly turned bloodshot and began fighting him fiercely!
"What do we do now?"
They weren't in the inner courtyard. To make it easier for Ji Wuchang to find her, Ma Xiaotao had rented a place in the outer courtyard.
This place was usually deserted, so no one would bother her. But now, the situation was very unfavorable for Ji Wuchang.
Xu Sanshi wasn't there, and neither was Ma Xiaotao's teacher. There wasn't even anyone around who could temporarily suppress Ma Xiaotao!
"Damn it, why didn't the original story mention something like this? Could it be a butterfly effect caused by my arrival?" Ji Wuchang dodged Ma Xiaotao's attacks while forcing a bitter smile.
His current situation seemed like a certain death trap.
"Hmm? This is... Xiao Tao! Oh no, that little brat!" A white-haired old man who was leisurely reclining on a chair suddenly sat up. His body flashed, seemingly crossing a rift, and disappeared from the spot.
"Sure enough!"
A rift suddenly appeared in the once clear sky, and a figure silently stepped out.
Below him, a thrilling chase was taking place.
"Thank goodness, I'm not too late."
Seemingly relieved, the old man looked at the boy running ahead who was being frantically attacked, and was about to intervene, but then hesitated for a moment. The boy, seemingly driven to the brink, pulled out... a sword from his storage soul tool!
Yes, it was the silver-white longsword that had appeared in front of him once!
The moment the silver-white longsword appeared, it collided with the attack from behind.
And just then, an unexpected event occurred!
...
"No, running any further is useless. I have to fight!"
Without releasing his martial soul, Ji Wuchang's mind raced, searching for a solution.
However, as a mere Soul Master below the Soul Venerable level, even using his Martial Soul, he was easily defeated by a Soul Emperor.
So, what if he didn't use his Martial Soul?
Therefore, Ji Wuchang directly drew out the sword that could withstand a level seven or higher Soul Guidance Device head-on with just his bare body!
This sword didn't even require high Soul Power to use! As long as you had good physical attributes, you could use it!
In this situation, this was the only solution Ji Wuchang could think of.
As for why he didn't use this method at Sea God Lake last time?
"Come on, with Huo Yuhao around, there's no need to resort to a method whose effectiveness is uncertain, right?"
But in fact, after he took out the sword, an unexpected event occurred!
Crimson flames, faintly tinged with black, struck the longsword in Ji Wuchang's hand at incredible speed.
In an instant, time seemed to stand still.
Not far away, the old man, an observer, clearly saw the longsword transform into a beam of light, flying from Ji Wuchang's hand and instantly appearing before the red-clad figure with outstretched phoenix wings.
The originally silver-white longsword had now also turned crimson. The phoenix patterns on it seemed to come alive, pulsating across the blade. Finally, it surged into the red-clad figure's body.
The red-clad figure was none other than Ma Xiaotao, who had been blinded by the evil fire. At this moment, her aura was even more intense than before.
Not far from her, Ji Wuchang stared blankly at the longsword that had flown away.
Upon discovering that Ma Xiaotao's aura had grown even stronger with the aid of the longsword, yet she showed no signs of waking up, Ji Wuchang was about to seize the opportunity to leave when he found himself unable to move!
Meanwhile, still unconscious, Ma Xiaotao, guided by the flames, extended her right hand and grasped the longsword before her.
At that moment, another unexpected event occurred. However, this time it didn't happen to Ma Xiaotao, but to Ji Wuchang.
To Ji Wuchang's disbelief, a jet-black flame silently appeared before him. His right hand involuntarily rose, and his jet-black longsword appeared in his grasp.
Even more shocking to him was that the previously unremarkable black longsword now bore a dragon pattern, which then transformed into a swimming dragon and surged into Ji Wuchang's body.
In an instant, Ji Wuchang's aura also surged dramatically, directly reaching the Soul Venerable realm!
But this wasn't the end! The two seemed to be pulled closer together by some force. First came the contact with the two black and white longswords, then Ji Wuchang crashed into Ma Xiaotao's arms.
Their flames—one pure black, the other slightly tinged with black—made contact.
"What...what is this?"
The white-haired old man nearby stared wide-eyed. Even with his extensive life experience, he had never witnessed or heard of anything like it.
The fireball, suspended in the air and radiating intense heat, began to spin automatically like a windmill.
The two flames were initially very similar in color, so their rotation resembled a black hole. Then, Ma Xiaotao's flame seemed to be purified, turning a brilliant white!
Meanwhile, Ji Wuchang's flame became even blacker, as if...his flame had absorbed the blackness from Ma Xiaotao's!
Thus, their rotation became like a true yin-yang symbol—one light, one darkness!
"Martial Soul, Fusion!"
A voice quietly spread throughout this space
...
"Truly, unexpected." The white-haired old man in the distance stopped in mid-air and sighed.
If any freshmen were here, they would have noticed. This white-haired old man who had been guarding the entrance to the freshmen dormitory was actually a Soul Saint or higher!
"Xuanzi, the future successor of Shrek Academy has been found!" The old man smiled. Behind him stood a disheveled old man with unusually bright eyes.
...
"Huo Yuhao, where is that kid Ji Wuchang?"
In a class that was in session, Zhou Yi looked at the empty seat that belonged to someone and a dangerous signal flashed in her eyes.
"Wuchang seems to have gone to find Senior Sister Xiao Tao." Huo Yuhao stood up with a headache and answered cautiously.
"How many times has he skipped class?" Zhou Yi's voice suddenly turned cold.
"This... is probably... the fourth..." Huo Yuhao stammered.
"This is the seventh time! That brat! Does he really not take me, Zhou Yi, seriously?!" Zhou Yi's aura as a Soul Emperor erupted instantly, making the students in the class turn pale.
Seemingly realizing that it wasn't wise to vent her anger on the other students, and that these students couldn't withstand the pressure of a Soul Emperor for the time being, Zhou Yi quickly withdrew her aura.
"When he comes back, tell him to come see me alone." Calmly, Zhou Yi stopped getting angry and making herself suffer. She instructed Huo Yuhao and handed him a stack of papers.
Without Zhou Yi saying anything, Huo Yuhao had already quickly distributed the papers to the students in the class.
"After the freshman assessment, we'll have to teach according to aptitude. Write down your future cultivation directions on the paper. Huo Yuhao will collect them and give them to me later," Zhou Yi said.
"Understood!"
Everyone buried their heads and began to write down their future development directions.
"Yuhao, what do you think is the relationship between Wuchang and Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao? Why is he always going to Senior Sister Xiaotao's place?" Wang Dong whispered gossipingly.
"How would I know? Go ask him yourself."
Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes at Wang Dong.
"It would be a miracle if he told me!"
Wang Dong retorted with an eye roll of his own.
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