thefictionvixens Chapter 28 Huo Yuhao and Mu En's Deal
Chapter 28 Huo Yuhao and Mu En's Deal
A sharp glint flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.
He shook his head slightly and said calmly, "Provocation won't work on me."
A look of surprise appeared in Ma Xiaotao's eyes; she clearly hadn't expected Huo Yuhao to refuse so decisively.
The elders of the Body Sect standing nearby nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this.
They looked approving: "Remaining calm in the face of danger, this is what makes a qualified disciple of our Body Sect."
Ma Xiaotao snorted coldly, her fiery red hair fluttering gently at her temples: "What, a genius of the Body Sect, you don't even dare to accept a challenge from someone your own age?"
Huo Yuhao looked at her calmly: "First of all, my refusal is not because I'm afraid, but because it's unnecessary."
"Secondly, I haven't yet learned any of the Body Sect's secret techniques. If I lose, it wouldn't be fair to the Body Sect. But if I win..."
He turned to look at Xuanzi, a slight smirk playing on his lips, and said with a hint of disdain, "I'm afraid your Shrek Academy will once again find an excuse to say that I, as a Soul Master with twin Martial Souls, am bullying you, a Soul Master with only one Martial Soul. Win or lose, this battle is meaningless."
Ma Xiaotao frowned deeply: "You..."
Just then, Poison Undying kicked Xuanzi away.
He dusted himself off and laughed heartily, "Well said! You truly are my disciple!"
Then he turned and glared at Xuanzi: "Old ox, now you know what the difference is, right? What can the students you Shrek Academy teach do besides mindless fighting? Soul Masters need to have brains."
Xuanzi retorted, "Brain?!"
"Did your entire body's martial soul include your brain, tongue, and face?!"
The two old men then started fighting again.
Ma Xiaotao was still unwilling to give up.
Her problem with the Phoenix Evil Flame became increasingly serious as her cultivation level deepened.
If she doesn't find a solution in time, she will either be burned to death or fall into becoming an evil spirit master, neither of which she can accept.
Huo Yuhao's ultimate ice is the best way to suppress the Phoenix Evil Flame.
If he cannot fight him and use the extreme ice to suppress the evil fire, then Elder Mu and his teacher Yan Shaozhe's arrangements will have been in vain.
Seeing that verbal provocation was ineffective, Ma Xiaotao steeled her resolve, stomped her foot, and unleashed her soul power, causing flames around her to surge violently!
"Since you refuse to make a move, then I'll force you to!"
"I'll take some of the interest from your Body Sect for bullying Elder Xuan!"
A phoenix phantom appeared behind her, and the second ring of her hundred-year-old ring lit up instantly. She was bathed in intense flames and rushed towards Huo Yuhao like a meteor.
"presumptuous!"
Jin Peng roared angrily.
He infused his soul power into this loud shout, and the sound wave formed by the Soul Shattering Chant crashed down on Ma Xiaotao, causing her to freeze and fall heavily to the ground.
Just as Song Yunzhi was about to make a move, she was stopped by Jin Peng, Hong Yue, and the others, who stared at her coldly.
"Poison Undying!" Xuanzi tried to break free from Poison Undying upon seeing this: "Your elders from the Body Sect are interfering in a junior's sparring match, have you no shame?!"
Poison Undying sneered, "You actually know that it's shameless for the older generation to bully the younger? Why didn't you think of this when you bullied the Imperial Academy back then!"
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Ma Xiaotao's forehead.
She stubbornly raised her head, gritting her teeth as she said, "Huo Yuhao, is all you can do is hide behind your elders?"
Huo Yuhao remained calm: "Then why did you hide behind Shrek Academy when you first started hunting souls?"
He slowly stepped forward, squatted down, and looked at Ma Xiaotao.
"From the very beginning, you've been using this as an excuse to constantly provoke me and challenge me to a fight. You've been far too eager."
His voice was soft, yet every word pierced Ma Xiaotao's heart like a needle.
"I read a book in the Heavenly Soul Library that told the story of the original Shrek Seven Devils."
"It says that the Phoenix God's Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix Martial Soul was originally called the Evil Fire Phoenix, which was also an impure ultimate fire. However, with the help of the Sea God, it was able to successfully evolve into its later form."
Ma Xiaotao, Xuanzi, and Song Yunzhi's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinholes.
Hongyue frowned.
Does the Heavenly Soul Library have this book? I don't remember it.
But she quickly felt relieved.
When the Seven Gods ascended to heaven ten thousand years ago, Shrek Academy boasted extensively about their past deeds, so it's not surprising that there are some records of them in the Celestial Library.
In particular, Yu Xiaogang, who is known as a master, wrote extensively about how, under his tutelage, the Blue Silver Grass evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, the Evil Fire Phoenix evolved into the Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
To this day, that notebook remains a joke in the Heavenly Soul Royal Family's collection room.
Therefore, the Body Sect has some understanding of the Seven Divine Martial Souls.
Huo Yuhao's gaze was deep as he recalled the records in "Miscellaneous Chapters of Martial Arts: Records of the Seven Gods".
He stood up and looked down at Ma Xiaotao: "Once the Phoenix Martial Soul appears, it will inevitably be the ultimate fire."
"And the fact that your Phoenix Flame is not at the ultimate level means that your martial soul is not pure. There are only two possibilities."
"Either the flames are mixed with evil fire, just like when the Phoenix God first appeared. Or they are just one step away from the finish line, and need to use extreme opposing forces to break through the last barrier and achieve a phoenix-like evolution through a near-death experience."
"But whether it's evil fire or rebirth from fire, you need a completely different kind of power."
"And my ultimate ice is a ready-made 'fire extinguisher' or 'detonator'."
"Do you think I would help your martial soul evolve for no reason?"
Ma Xiaotao's face turned deathly pale.
The problem of his own evil fire was the biggest secret in Shrek Academy. Apart from the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, only Xu Sanshi, who treated him, knew about it.
She never expected that Huo Yuhao could analyze the essence of her martial soul from a story that had been passed down for thousands of years and from her own performance.
The admiration in the eyes of the members of the Body Sect deepened.
"No wonder Dai Hao was blind," someone thought to themselves, "So he turned his eyes into a martial soul and passed it on to Yu Hao."
Ma Xiaotao's face turned from white to red, then quickly from red to green, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
Xuanzi shoved Du Busi aside and shouted sternly, "Boy, don't spout nonsense here!"
Poison Undying said, "Old Ox, are you getting angry because your thoughts have been exposed?"
Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged.
He bowed deeply to Poison Immortal and said, "Teacher, after I finished comprehending the ultimate secret manual, Elder Mu explained Ma Xiaotao's situation to me, hoping that I could help her solve the problem of evil fire."
Poison Immortal raised an eyebrow: "You agreed? That old white dragon Mu En has no good intentions; he's dropped a bomb on our Body Sect. If we don't handle this well, and Ma Xiaotao dies on our side, what if he demands we compensate him with a Fire Phoenix?"
Huo Yuhao said, "Elder Mu said he could provide me with a 100,000-year-old spirit-type soul beast, plus a 100,000-year-old ice or water-type soul beast."
Finally, Huo Yuhao paused, then continued, "And the right to access all materials of Shrek Academy except for classified documents."
"And an opportunity for Shrek Academy to help the Body Sect, on the condition that it does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries."
Huo Yuhao bowed deeply: "This disciple dares not make the decision on his own; please make the final decision, Master."
Upon hearing this, Du Busi's face broke into a mocking smile.
"This Ma Xiaotao seems to have a problem that's more than just serious. Otherwise, would Old White Dragon be willing to go to such lengths?"