Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

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After cultivating for a while, he suddenly heard movement at the door.

Yuwen Tuo's heart leaped with joy. The first three had appeared; was it finally the Heavenly Soul's turn? He was about to go open the door, but saw it kicked open instead.

He immediately felt disappointed. People from the Heavenly Soul Empire were naive, but they wouldn't be so rude as to kick his door open. He could only think of one person.

Sure enough, the next second, Ma Xiaotao walked into the room.

"You've finished discussing tactics? Then you should focus on preparing for battle. Why are you looking for me again? You don't have any evil flames anymore." Yuwen Tuo said impatiently.

Ma Xiaotao smiled and sat next to Yuwen Tuo, looking at her hand, where a pure flame burned. "Yes, I have no evil flames left at all. My ultimate fire is pure and robust, Yuwen Tuo, it's all thanks to you. The way I am now, I'm invincible among all participating academies. No matter what tactics, they are completely meaningless to me."

Saying this, she tried to rest her head on Yuwen Tuo's shoulder, but he avoided her a step ahead. She didn't mind, continuing, "Yuwen Tuo, you dislike Shrek, I understand. You don't want to fight for Shrek, that's fine too. I'll handle everything. I just need you not to leave Shrek. I now have the strength to stand before you, to shield you from wind and rain!"

"I will also fulfill my promise from back then. I will slowly compensate you for the six years I owe you. I've brought you a gift, see if you like it!"

Ma Xiaotao stood in front of Yuwen Tuo and took out a fiery red spirit bone from her embrace. It was a left arm bone.

"This is the spirit bone that dropped when I hunted for my seventh spirit ring this time: a 60,000-year Fiery Demonic Bloodthirsty Claw Bear's left arm bone. Although its age limit is only 60,000 years, it's definitely not inferior to those 70,000 or 80,000-year spirit bones. It's a top-tier spirit bone, second only to 100,000-year spirit bones."

Fiery Demonic Bloodthirsty Claw Bear!

Yuwen Tuo knew that it was a hybrid spirit beast, formed by interbreeding a Flame Demon Bear, a Bloodthirsty Demon Bear, and a Darkgolden Dreadclaw Bear. They possessed fire and metal attributes, inheriting all the advantages of the three bear-type spirit beasts.

An absolute top-tier spirit beast. Ma Xiaotao actually managed to hunt such a spirit beast for her seventh spirit ring. Then her Martial Soul True Body must be incredibly powerful. Originally, the limit for a seventh spirit ring was 50,000 years, but she absorbed a 60,000-year one, which was already somewhat over. It seemed that over the years, not only had her flame power increased, but her physique had also greatly strengthened.

This girl's luck was also exceptionally good; she managed to get one of the best arm-type spirit bones among bear spirit beasts. If Ma Xiaotao absorbed this spirit bone, her strength would greatly increase, yet she chose to give it up and leave it for Yuwen Tuo.

"Ma Xiaotao, I don't need it. Take this back!" Yuwen Tuo stood up. He didn't want to accept Ma Xiaotao's favor.

Because accepting favors meant diminishing grievances, and he only wanted to repay kindness with kindness and hatred with hatred. He had asked Yan Shaozhe for the Spirit Bone of Destruction Impact before because that was a transactional matter, and Yuwen Tuo had to do so to temporarily leave the academy.

Now, he no longer wanted any compensation. More importantly, a 60,000-year spirit bone? 'Who are you looking down on?' He wouldn't absorb it even if she gave it to him. He knew where many 100,000-year spirit bones were, so why waste a spot absorbing this one?

Ma Xiaotao anxiously said, "Don't be mad at me. Don't you want to become stronger? With this spirit bone, it can greatly compensate for the loss of your foundation over these six years!"

"I said I don't want it. Are you going to break my bones and force it in?" Yuwen Tuo said coldly.

"You know I wouldn't do that..." Ma Xiaotao seemed a bit flustered. "Forget it, if you don't want it now, I'll keep it for you. The competition is about to start soon. You should get some good rest. If you don't want to participate, just watch. But there's something I need to remind you: you'd best stay away from Xiao Xiao. I won't hurt you, but I'm not sure if I'll hurt others."

After Ma Xiaotao's evil flames were removed, her tyrannical personality had indeed improved a lot. At least she could speak gently to Yuwen Tuo. However, her domineering and possessive nature remained unchanged. If it weren't for the fact that Xiao Xiao was also a core disciple of the academy, she probably would have lost her temper long ago.

Having finished speaking, Ma Xiaotao prepared to leave. Just then, Yuwen Tuo spoke, calling her back. "Wait!"

Hearing Yuwen Tuo call out to her, Ma Xiaotao happily turned her head. "Is there anything else?"

"For this competition, I'm not interested in the other matches. However, if I encounter a certain team, I wouldn't mind meeting them." Yuwen Tuo said.

"Which team?" Ma Xiaotao was curious. Besides Shrek, which other side could evoke such dislike from him?

"The Sun and Moon Empire's Royal Soul Engineer Academy," Yuwen Tuo said.

At this moment, inside the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's meeting room.

Old Ma angrily slammed the table. "Disdain! Shrek completely looks down on us. They actually only sent three senior students, with the rest being reserves. This is a slap in the face. They're going to try to compete with us with such an incomplete lineup!"

Shrek was the perennial champion. All academies naturally paid close attention to their intelligence. However, the results of the investigation showed that they only brought three main members, which was an insult to all academies.

"Old Ma, don't worry. I think there might be a reason for this," said a handsome youth under fifteen, from among the reserves. He was tall and slender. His hands, especially, were as fair as those of a Tang Sect disciple practicing Xuan Yu Hand; these were the hands he used to create soul tools, and they were always well-maintained.

Every soul engineer cherished their hands immensely, treating them as precious treasures.

"Perhaps. Xiao Hongchen, you'd best focus your energy on Shrek Academy's reserves. In the next Great Competition, they will be your opponents."

Xiao Hongchen smiled faintly. "Old Ma, you overestimate them. My only opponent will always be myself."

The opposing main team's captain, Ma Rulong, frowned. "Xiao Hongchen, when facing Old Ma, be more respectful."

Xiao Hongchen shrugged casually. "Brother Ma, I am being very respectful! You, on the other hand, should work harder. Don't lose even to this half-crippled Shrek. Oh, by the way, Old Ma, have you met that Yuwen Tuo?"

Old Ma nodded. "I've met him. His talent is not bad, but far inferior to yours. Under Shrek's cultivation, he's only at around rank 30 at thirteen years old."

It seemed that Old Ma's knowledge of Yuwen Tuo was quite limited, and his investigation wasn't detailed enough. He only knew Yuwen Tuo was confined in Shrek but didn't know what kind of treatment he received there. If not for Shrek's "meticulous cultivation," Yuwen Tuo was confident that he certainly wouldn't be at rank 30 now.

"Heh, such noble bloodline, yet such wasted talent. Old Ma, what's the point of bringing such a person back?" Xiao Hongchen sneered.

"Exactly? With us here, are we still short of such a person?" a girl who was trimming her nails beside him laughed. She was Xiao Hongchen's younger sister, Meng Hongchen. She was also a genius, second only to her brother in the academy.

"Indeed, we're not short, but he should have been one of us from the start. He wasn't found nine years ago and was then monopolized by Shrek for seven years. Are we supposed to let him remain with Shrek and continue to be our enemy? Xiao Hongchen, although he's not as good as you, he's not bad. In the competition five years from now, he can still serve as your support. And Meng Hongchen, he's very handsome, several times more handsome than your brother!" Old Ma said.

Hearing this, both Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were startled.

"Hmph, I don't need any support. I'm not afraid of anyone now. Five years from now, no one will be my opponent."

"No, big brother, I think two fists are hard to beat four hands. Having a helper is quite important."

The siblings had completely different attitudes. Xiao Hongchen really wanted to complain about how his sister suddenly rebelled. 'Do you really need a helper, or are you just hooked by that "handsome" word?'

Old Ma looked at the two siblings. Although both were top-tier geniuses, one was too arrogant, and the other was a look-supremacist. After all, they were young and immature. He said in a deep voice, "Alright, everyone sit down. The most important thing now is the Soul Dueling Competition. Yuwen Tuo's matter can be discussed later. I will now arrange the lineup for the first round."