Chapter 16: The Unlucky Ji Wuchang and the Poor Ma Xiaotao.
A flash of white light shot from Huo Yuhao's fingertip towards the red-clad figure. The terrifying flames were completely unable to stop it, instantly collapsing, and the white light, undiminished in its momentum, struck him directly.
The red-clad figure groaned, his body instantly enveloped in icy blue, and he fell directly into Sea God Lake.
Huo Yuhao seemed to want to give chase, but then suddenly stopped. The light in his eyes vanished instantly, and his body, as if all its strength had been drained, collapsed to the ground.
"Someone else is coming, how annoying!" A voice faintly echoed in the void.
A few seconds later, on the shore of Sea God Lake.
Three unconscious figures lay on the bank, the lakeside covered in ice.
In the distance, deep within Sea God Lake, a dozen figures arrived at astonishing speed. In just a few blinks of an eye, they reached the shore.
"Oh no, the outer court students are injured." The leader, an elderly man in white, suddenly stepped out from mid-air, as if traversing space, and arrived beside Ji Wuchang and his companions.
With a wave of his hands, the three levitated:
"This is troublesome! These two little ones are alright, they're not seriously injured, just unconscious. But this little one is..."
"Teacher Li, please treat them! Especially this child, you must do everything you can to save his life!" The elderly man in white said to a middle-aged man beside him.
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man took Ji Wuchang and his companions, but immediately exclaimed in surprise:
"It's him!"
"What?" the elderly man in white asked hastily.
"This child, I just treated him yesterday. He's the little monster I reported to you about, the one an inner court disciple risked his life to bring back!" Teacher Li replied.
Suddenly, he unleashed his martial spirit, and a towering tree instantly appeared. He was none other than the Life Tree Soul Saint, whom Zhou Yi had invited to restore the strength of the freshman class two! Of course, he also quickly began treating Ji Wuchang and his companions.
"What?!" the white-robed elder exclaimed, clearly having already heard about the incident.
"Xiao Tao is here!" Not far away, the others pulled the unconscious woman in red from Sea God Lake. She was soaking wet, her figure graceful—clearly a woman!
The white-robed elder approached her, placing his right hand on her shoulder. A dense, white soul force could be seen surging into the woman's body at an astonishing speed.
"Strange!" The white-robed elder frowned, seemingly puzzled by something.
"Teacher Li, how are the three outer court students?" he asked, turning to the teacher treating them.
"These two little ones are fine, they just need some rest. But he might need more treatment," Teacher Li said with a wry smile.
Looking at Ji Wuchang slowly recovering under his care, even he felt sorry for him.
How long had it been! He'd already suffered such serious injuries twice. Fortunately, his physical condition was excellent; otherwise, he might have died long ago.
"Teacher Hao, take these two students back. Tell them to forget what they saw. If they spread it, they'll be expelled. Also, give them high-level compensation," the white-robed elder said to another middle-aged man.
"Understood!" The middle-aged man called Teacher Hao took Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong from Teacher Li.
"Teacher Li, take this child and come with us to the inner courtyard. Let's go!" the white-robed elder said to Teacher Li.
Teacher Li didn't say much, dragging Ji Wuchang along, and followed the white-robed elder quickly towards the depths of Sea God Lake.
…
Meanwhile, not long after, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong woke up.
Then, they received their high-level compensation.
"Where's the person who was with us? Where did he go?" Huo Yuhao asked Teacher Hao before he left.
"He's alright, but his injuries are quite serious. He was taken to the inner courtyard for treatment. Don't worry, he'll be back soon." After saying that, Teacher Hao disappeared from their sight.
"Huo Yuhao, what exactly happened? And what happened to that kid Ji Wuchang?" Wang Dong asked Huo Yuhao in surprise.
"Who knows? Maybe he ran into a madman." Huo Yuhao shrugged helplessly.
"But Ji Wuchang, we're really lucky to be safe this time!"
Looking at the dark green thing in his hand, Huo Yuhao's expression became solemn.
"From now on, he's my brother!"
He silently made a vow in his heart.
If Ji Wuchang knew what Huo Yuhao was thinking, he would be grinning from ear to ear.
"I admire your thinking. That kid really almost lost his life for you two. If you hadn't begged me so much, I wouldn't have been exposed so early!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said smugly in his mind.
Although it always had a feeling that Ji Wuchang had already noticed its existence.
In fact, that was indeed the case.
However, it wasn't just something he noticed; he knew perfectly well from the very beginning!
"Is he alright?" Huo Yuhao asked anxiously upon hearing Tianmeng's words.
"Don't worry, he was taken away by the strong from Shrek Academy. By then, his injuries had almost stabilized," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said.
"That's good, that's good." Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Huo Yuhao? Huo Yuhao! Are you listening, Huo Yuhao?" Suddenly shaken by the side, Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong and found him staring excitedly at what they were holding.
"We're rich! We're rich! This is actually a Soul Ascension Pill! A Soul Ascension Pill! Shrek's compensation to us is a Soul Ascension Pill!" Wang Dong exclaimed excitedly.
"A Soul Ascension Pill, is it the same kind of pill as the Profound Water Pill?" Huo Yuhao asked blankly.
"Of course! And it's the same level of pill! Let me tell you..."
Looking at the Soul Ascension Pill before him, Huo Yuhao's mind wandered. With just this one pill, if it weren't for Ji Wuchang and Tianmeng, they would have already lost their lives.
"Today was truly terrifying!"
...
Back in the classroom, Huo Yuhao asked for leave for Ji Wuchang. Fortunately, there was no class with Teacher Zhou Yi, so nothing happened.
Time passed quickly, and in the evening, urged by Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao came to the academy gate for the second time and set up his grilled fish stall.
Meanwhile, on the other side. On the island in the heart of the Sea God Lake, in two adjacent secret rooms, two people woke up almost simultaneously.
"You're awake." An aged voice sounded in his ear, followed by a long sigh, "Xiao Tao, you almost made a terrible mistake this time!"
"What... what happened? I only remember that I was cultivating when suddenly everything turned crimson. Then I felt some deadly threat and fought back. Then I don't know anything else."
The speaker was a beautiful young woman of about twenty years old. She had a standard oval face, which was slightly pale as if she had been overworked.
Her face looked cold, like a queen. But her gorgeous face and stunning figure made her exceptionally attractive.
She looked utterly bewildered, staring at the white-robed elder not far away, seemingly still not quite understanding.
"Why didn't you tell me you couldn't suppress the evil fire within you?" the white-robed elder glared, his beard bristling. "Do you know this almost caused a catastrophe? Three outer court students nearly died from your evil fire!"
"Teacher, I didn't know it would be this serious. I thought I could control it!" The red-robed girl, called Xiao Tao, lowered her head dejectedly. No one would have guessed that she was the same six-ring Soul Emperor who had just "gone mad"!
"You could control it? If you could, it wouldn't have turned out like this! A freshman from the outer court was almost killed by you!" The white-robed elder showed no sign of letting Xiao Tao off the hook.
He knew how terrifying this child's talent was. A six-ring Soul Emperor before the age of 20, she was a key player in the upcoming Continental Elite Soul Master Academy Tournament!
But high talent also has its downsides. Her evil martial soul, if not suppressed, might completely corrupt Xiao Tao's mind, turning her into a killing machine that only knew how to slaughter!
If this kind of martial soul appeared in a male soul master, it would be fine; at least there would be other ways to alleviate it. Just like Ma Hongjun, the Evil Fire Phoenix ten thousand years ago. And Ma Xiaotao is a descendant of Ma Hongjun's lineage!
But the problem is, Xiaotao is a girl! So there are bound to be many inconveniences. It's almost impossible to completely solve the problem of the evil fire.
They only thought of one method!
Find a male soul master with the ultimate ice, and let Ma Xiaotao combine with that person to completely solve the problem of the evil fire!
But... how rare are people with ultimate martial souls, let alone the ultimate ice among the many ultimate martial souls! At least in the past ten thousand years, there has never been a soul master with the ultimate ice martial soul!
"Teacher... I..." Ma Xiaotao opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't know what to say.
"Sigh, that freshman you almost caused to lose his life is next door. Go and see him! He can't cultivate anymore without my permission recently!" The white-robed old man sighed.
Ma Xiaotao stubbornly said, "No, teacher, I want to cultivate. I promise I won't do it again. I can feel that the evil and heat of the evil fire has been almost completely suppressed. There definitely won't be any more problems in the short term."
"I know that. The power that suppressed your evil fire is an extremely powerful ice force, somewhat similar to the freezing breath of the ancient ice dragon."
The white-robed old man nodded:
"But the ancient ice dragon is extinct, and none of our school's ice-attribute students or teachers can reach that level. I checked those three children, and none of them have a similar martial soul around them."
"Forget it, teacher, don't worry too much." Ma Xiaotao comforted him.
"This concerns your future! It can't be taken lightly!"
The white-robed old man didn't say anything more.
"Report!"
A knock came at the door, and the white-robed old man frowned:
"Come in."
"That kid is tough, his injuries have almost completely healed." It was Teacher Li who came in, the Soul Saint of the Life Tree martial soul.
"I know!"
The white-robed old man waved to Teacher Li and then led Ma Xiaotao to the next room. Ma Xiaotao lowered her head, her fingers twirling in front of her.
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