Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 406 Ma Xiaotao's Choice
"Sect Master, we're leaving now. After this incident, the Sun Moon Empire will probably need a few years to heal its wounds. But even a weakened camel is bigger than a horse. Dou Ling and Xing Luo won't dare to make any rash moves. When you get back, please remind His Majesty to also remain silent for the time being and focus on developing the country and strengthening its national power in the next few years. When the time is right, I will begin the second part of that plan."

Inside the valley, Yuwen Tuo prepared to leave with Xiao Xiao and the other two, giving Du Busi several reminders before parting ways.

The first part of the plan was to disrupt the Sun and Moon court, weaken the Sun and Moon Empire, and strengthen the Heavenly Soul Kingdom. So far, it has been completed quite well.

Xiao Xiao has already handed over all the captured soul tools to Vina. With so many soul tools, and with Nana, the actual soul tool master, training a legion of soul masters to use them, the Heavenly Soul Empire's combat power will be greatly enhanced.

The second part is about Shrek.

Yuwen Tuo cannot borrow the power of the Body Sect for this part; he has to do it himself. Therefore, he needs the continent to be quiet for a few years so that he can steadily improve his strength.

My actions have caused the war on the mainland to be postponed for several years, which is enough.

"Don't worry, Tuo'er, I understand. You should also be careful. I'm afraid you're already on the Holy Spirit Cult's kill list." This is what Du Busi is most worried about.

Yuwen Tuo has immense potential and a tremendous hatred for the Holy Spirit Cult. Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao are probably insane and want to seize the opportunity when Yuwen Tuo is alone to kill him and prevent him from growing any further.

"Sect Master, you don't need to worry about me. I have a way to protect myself." Yuwen Tuo said with a smile. "Then, let's take our leave here. Senior Sister, Senior Brothers, Elders, until we meet again. Jin Xuan, practice the techniques I taught you well. If I come back and you haven't made any progress, I will break your legs and make you sit in a wheelchair like Xu Tianran."

"Take care, junior brother!"

"Don't worry, Master, I won't let you down."

Vina, Long Aotian, Cao Jinxuan, and the others knew that after this, they would probably not see Yuwen Tuo for a while. Although they were reluctant, they would not stop him. They were all geniuses and would meet at the top sooner or later.

"Erha, you should go home too and tell my parents not to worry about me," Qiu'er said to Chi Wang.

The Crimson King nodded. Now that Qiu'er carries Di Tian's Reverse Scale with her and has Yuwen Tuo's protection, there is indeed no need to worry too much.

The group temporarily separated at the bottom of the valley.

One group returned to the Body Sect, while the other headed towards the far north.

Within the Valley of Love and Destiny, the trials continue.

After the second round of adventures, the third round is called the True Love Adventure.

The test is how far one can truly dedicate oneself to their loved one.

Everyone else had no problems; Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Cai Meier, Dai Huabin, and others all passed smoothly.

Only Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er were trapped in a desperate situation.

After all, Tang San's personal descent was actually for the sake of the three of them.

Needless to say, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er are from here. Qiankun Asking Love Valley is also known as Qiankun Dog Training Valley. It is from here that Wang Dong'er will turn back into Tang Wutong. Moreover, this time her divine consciousness has not been separated, so she does not need to wait for Qiu'er's sacrifice to return her divine consciousness before she can wake up. She will probably only need to sleep for a while.

Their test was a sacrifice for each other, and Yuwen Tuo did not comment on Wang Dong'er's character.

But at least when facing Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er was much more passionate and devoted than Tang Wutong was; she even committed suicide faster than Huo Yuhao.

"Bu Dong'er—" No matter how piercing Huo Yuhao's cries were, they couldn't stop Wang Dong'er from breathing slowly in his arms. His lament wasn't unjustified, because from this moment on, he truly would lose Wang Dong'er forever. Even if she woke up later, she wouldn't be the same Wang Dong'er, but merely Tang Wutong with Wang Dong'er's memories. After all, their personalities were different; how could they be considered the same person?

Ma Xiaotao's test was to take her back to the day she first absorbed Yuwen Tuo's pure fire.

Standing at the doorway again, her inner fire seemed to return, burning her with unbearable pain.

The voice from Qiankun Wenqing Valley told her that she now had two choices. The first was to go in and return to the old path. The second, of course, was to leave and set Yuwen Tuo free, but she herself would die from burning lust and lose Yuwen Tuo forever.

Ma Xiaotao had actually fantasized about this scene before. If she were given a chance to do it all over again, what would she do?
She thought at the time that she would never harm Yuwen Tuo again, but when the moment came, she was consumed by rage and found that she still couldn't restrain herself.

She wasn't afraid of dying from the evil fire, but she didn't want to lose Yuwen Tuo forever.

However, she would no longer absorb Yuwen Tuo's power, so she chose the most extreme method.

Ma Xiaotao opened the door again and went inside. Not long after, she saw the entire house engulfed in flames.

Two figures embraced under the raging flames until they both turned to ashes.

Ning Rongrong was stunned by the scene. "This woman is even crazier than I imagined!"

"Evil fire can affect a person's character. Although her evil fire has been dispelled, it is difficult to change the character that has been affected by those years. After all, she has not experienced the life-and-death separation from her lover like Fatty has." Tang San finished speaking and waved his hand.

The illusion dissipated, and Ma Xiaotao suddenly opened her eyes.

Even gods don't truly have the ability to reverse cause and effect, after all, Tang San doesn't possess Yuwen Tuo's Yin-Yang Demon Eyes.

That was just an illusion.

“Ma Xiaotao, I never expected you to be so extreme.”

“Yes, I am extreme. I’ve figured it out. You’re right, my love is domineering and possessive, but so what? This is who I am, Ma Xiaotao. I would rather die with Yuwen Tuo than give him up,” Ma Xiaotao said resolutely.

“Your love may be distorted, but it is sincere. You have passed the test,” Ning Rongrong said.

All the Shrek members passed the test of the Valley of Love.

Ning Tian was "rewarded" to become a man, and could finally live happily ever after with Wu Feng. But she didn't know whether she should be happy or not. The master of Wenqing Valley didn't even ask her if she wanted to become a man, and just decided it for her.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu received more normal rewards; Dai Huabin was promoted to level 65, and Zhu Lu was promoted to level 60.

Cai Meier was also rewarded and promoted one level. Now her skill level is no less than Yan Shaozhe's, and she has also reached level ninety-six.

The others also improved their skills to varying degrees.

Huo Yuhao was boosted to level 70 in one go. He was originally just a Soul King, but now he directly reached the Soul Saint level. This reward was obviously against the rules and exceeded the limit that Qiankun Wenqing Valley should have.

But there was no other way; Tang San had to make Huo Yuhao get stronger quickly, otherwise, let alone surpass Yuwen Tuo, he would have a hard time becoming a god.

As for rules, has Tang San ever followed them since he decided to interfere in the affairs of the mainland?
(End of this chapter)