Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 107 Ma Xiaotao with Amnesia (Part 2)

"So, senior brother, for your sake and for our teacher's sake, let's not stay at Shrek Academy any longer. Only the Sun Moon Empire can forge a better future for us."

Fan Yu stared at the handwriting in the letter, speechless for a long time. Was Cai Tou carrying such a deep hatred in his heart all along, seeking revenge against the Sun Moon Royal Family?
A bitter smile crept onto Fan Yu's face. His disciple had been carrying such a heavy burden all along; he, as the teacher, had truly failed in his duty…

“Caitou, I should have thought of that sooner. Dark skin has always been the most unique feature of the Sun and Moon royal family.”

He Caitou's shoulders trembled involuntarily. His nearly two-meter-tall, muscular figure now appeared so broken and battered. Fan Yu's words reminded him once again of that blood-soaked night.

Flames raged in the palace, and he hid alone in the shadows, witnessing his father, mother, sister, and other blood relatives being brutally murdered. As a weakling, he hid helplessly like a useless piece of trash, too afraid to utter a sound.

"Teacher, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide it from you." He Caitou's voice choked with emotion, low and somber.

"I should be the one apologizing. All these years, your teacher has focused on your cultivation and the creation of soul tools, and didn't even know that you were carrying such a heavy burden."

Fan Yu said gently, her gaze towards He Caitou filled with guilt and heartache.

"Alright, let's deal with the immediate issue first. What do you think of what Yuhao said?" Fan Yu comforted He Caitou with a few words, steer the conversation back on track.

"Wherever you go, teacher, I'll go!" He Caitou replied without hesitation.

"Putting all that aside, I want to know your real thoughts. What do you think about going to the Sun Moon Empire?" Fan Yu looked intently at He Caitou.

“Junior brother is right, I agree. Staying at Shrek Academy is indeed of no use to your development, and may even be a hindrance.”

Shrek Academy truly deserves its reputation as the best in the continent when it comes to teaching martial spirits, but neither I nor you, teacher, primarily rely on martial spirits for our strength, rather than on soul tools.

In this regard, the Sun Moon Empire holds absolute power and can provide a better environment for growth. Moreover, I really don't want to stay at Shrek Academy because…”

He Caitou revealed the inside story of the competition and that Elder Xuan had made them take the Bloodthirsty Pill. Fan Yu was first shocked upon hearing this, and then furious.

He knew exactly what the Bloodthirsty Pill was; it was something only someone on the verge of death would use with the intention of taking someone else down with them.

For the sake of a continent-wide advanced soul master academy fighting tournament, Shrek Academy is willing to give up even the lives of its students. Has Shrek Academy gone this crazy?

He had already made up his mind to leave after seeing Huo Yuhao's letter, but Xuanzi's indifference and exploitation of his disciple's life undoubtedly strengthened his resolve.

"Caitou, go pack your things, I'm going to find your master's wife." After Fan Yu finished speaking, his figure disappeared instantly. Seeing this, Caitou and Fan Yu ran off in another direction.

The distance between the Martial Soul System and the Soul Guidance System wasn't far, and Fan Yu, a Soul Douluo, quickly arrived at Zhou Yi's office.

Snapped!
With a heavy thud, the door was pushed open forcefully. Zhou Yi was about to get angry when she saw her husband's face. She stopped talking and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Fanyu, what brings you here?"

"Zhou Yi, I have something to tell you." Fan Yu took out a disc-shaped soul tool. As soul power was injected, an indistinct soul power shield isolated the two of them.

This is, after all, a martial spirit system, so Fan Yu has to be careful. If they were overheard, they would be in trouble.

"What's so serious that they're even using a soul-suppressing device? Is it related to the academy?"

Zhou Yi's expression turned serious. She knew Fan Yu very well. Using an isolation soul tool meant that he didn't want the conversation to be leaked, which was usually not a good thing. The fact that he used it here made it obvious who he was referring to.

"Cai Tou is back, and Yu Hao was taken away by Dean Xian... I plan to leave Shrek Academy."

Fan Yu quickly recounted the whole story, from Xuan Zi forcing everyone to take the Bloodthirsty Pill to Huo Yuhao's letter, and then recounted everything He Caitou had just said to Zhou Yi.

The sheer volume of information shocked Zhou Yi; he never imagined that so many strange things would happen recently.

For nearly ten years since he took office at Shrek Academy, Shrek had been stable and peaceful. However, in just half a month, one thing after another, one after another, happened.

The Shrek Seven Devils, led by a level 98 Super Douluo, suffered heavy casualties, as their opponent was merely a Soul King.

Xian Lin'er, the number one Soul Master in Douluo Continent and a level 95 Super Douluo, was targeted for a long time, and was forced to resign and leave Shrek Academy.

Now, it's even more shocking that the elders of the Sea God Pavilion are forcing students to take banned drugs for the sake of the competition. These things have completely shattered Zhou Yi's worldview.

Zhou Yi sighed, never expecting so many things to happen in just half a month, and all of them were despicable acts.

Whether it's a coincidence or something that's always been there and is only now being exposed, we have no way of knowing.

With Zhou Yi's cultivation level as a Soul Emperor, if it weren't for Fan Yu, she would have no way of knowing these things and would probably have stayed in this hypocritical place for the rest of her life.

"I understand. When do we leave?"

Zhou Yi nodded in agreement. Since Shrek Academy itself wasn't a good place, and Fan Yu had chosen to leave and found a better path, she would naturally follow her husband away.

"Now." Seeing Zhou Yi's reaction, Fan Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and his anxious heart finally calmed down. To be honest, without Zhou Yi's support, he didn't know what to do, but fortunately, things didn't develop that way.

"So eager? Would the academy really stop us?" Zhou Yi was taken aback, quite surprised by Fan Yu's answer.

"Ma Xiaotao." Fan Yu's expression turned extremely serious as she finished speaking.

For Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao is not only a genius with an ultimate martial soul, but also the antidote for Ma Xiaotao's evil fire.

If Huo Yuhao only possessed the former, given the current situation, Fan Yu certainly wouldn't be in such a hurry, and even if they proposed leaving, Shrek Academy might not necessarily do anything.

However, since Huo Yuhao possesses both qualities, Shrek Academy will definitely try every means to find him. If Fan Yu suddenly proposes to leave at this time, it will definitely touch a sensitive nerve of the academy's higher-ups.

Because of his master-disciple relationship with Huo Yuhao, and considering the fact that Xian Lin'er took Huo Yuhao away, the higher-ups at Shrek Academy would definitely assume he knew Huo Yuhao's location and take unpredictable actions. The higher you stand, the more darkness you see. As an eighth-level Soul Master, Fan Yu didn't believe that seemingly righteous forces were necessarily righteous, let alone Shrek Academy's actions, which were comparable to those of evil Soul Masters.

When it comes to Ma Xiaotao, the academy's higher-ups, especially Yan Shaozhe, will not only take strong measures against him for proposing to leave, but will also not let go of his wife Zhou Yi and his disciple He Caitou, who are close to him.

Even if he didn't suggest leaving, as Huo Yuhao's teacher, he would definitely be under the academy's surveillance. At that time, he wouldn't even be able to leave quietly.

Zhou Yi's expression changed. She had forgotten about Ma Xiaotao. As long as the evil fire could be removed, Ma Xiaotao might become the ultimate fire.

As a true descendant of the Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao finally found a way to deal with the evil fire, and Shrek Academy would definitely not let Huo Yuhao, who possessed the ultimate ice, go.

"Where's the turnip?" Zhou Yi asked Fan Yu.

"I sent him to pack up the soul tools and blueprints. Do you need some time?"

"My things are all in the storage soul tool." Hearing Zhou Yi's words, Fan Yu nodded, and the two of them quickly left.

Meanwhile, Du Weiren was on his way to Poseidon Island, but he couldn't find Yan Shaozhe in the Martial Soul Department's office immediately.

Aside from targeting specific individuals, given Du Weilun's position, it's highly unlikely he would know Yan Shaozhe's whereabouts.

However, Yan Shaozhe usually only stayed in the office and on Seagod Island. Du Weilun went to Seagod Island immediately after failing to find him in the Martial Soul System, but this undoubtedly wasted a lot of time.

If either of them had a voice transmission soul tool, things wouldn't be so complicated. Du Weilun does have one, but Yan Shaozhe, who is always on the front line of the fight against soul tools, would never be equipped with one.

Du Weiren sped across the lake; this distance was easy for a Soul Douluo. He rushed to the inner courtyard teaching area but couldn't find Yan Shaozhe anywhere.

Several places have been investigated, so Yan Shaozhe can only be in one place: the Sea God Pavilion.

Du Weilun was almost certain that Yan Shaozhe was in the Sea God Pavilion, but the problem was that he wasn't qualified to enter. Apart from the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, only some titled Douluo and special students from the academy could enter at will.

Anyone else who wants to get in needs to have the relevant credentials.

"Director Du, what are you doing here?"

Just as Du Weiren was at his wit's end, a clear female voice rang out. He looked in the direction of the voice and his eyes lit up with joy. The person in front of him was a special student who could enter the Sea God Pavilion.

"Le Xuan, I have urgent business with Dean Yan. He should be at the Sea God Pavilion right now. Could you please inform him for me?"

Standing before Du Weilun was Zhang Lexuan, known as the senior sister of the inner court, and one of the very few exceptions who could freely enter and leave the Sea God Pavilion.

“Okay.” Although Zhang Lexuan was a little confused, she nodded in agreement. The two quickly arrived at the Sea God Pavilion. Zhang Lexuan strode in, while Du Weilun stood outside.

The Sea God Pavilion was carved inside the Golden Tree, and every table, chair, bed, and stool inside was carved from the heart of the tree.

This place is filled with a rich aura of light, which is not only beneficial to the cultivation of Soul Masters with the attribute of light, but also has considerable benefits for ordinary Soul Masters. At the same time, it is also an excellent place for healing.

At this moment, Yan Shaozhe stood beside a wooden bed. On the bed, a person wrapped in bandages lay peacefully. Although her face was not visible, it was not difficult to tell from her figure and long red hair that she was a woman.

Looking at Ma Xiaotao, who was still unconscious, Yan Shaozhe felt a mix of emotions. Ma Xiaotao was at the center of the explosion. Although her soul power was far higher than Dai Yueheng's, as a power-attack type soul master, her attacks were more energy-based.

This resulted in her defensive capabilities being inferior to Dai Yueheng's, who primarily relied on his physical body, despite the enhancement of his martial soul and soul skills. Her injuries were far more severe than Dai Yueheng's, but fortunately, she possessed an extremely powerful soul bone.

This soul bone brought an extremely powerful defensive soul skill. It was under the crucial protection of this soul skill that Ma Xiaotao was able to avoid losing limbs and becoming disabled like Dai Yueheng.

However, there were so many corpses from the explosion that Ma Xiaotao was still affected by the residual force, suffering considerable damage all over her body.

In addition, a large amount of corpse poison seeped into her lungs and internal organs, eroding all of Ma Xiaotao's internal organs in a short period of time. In terms of the severity of her injuries, Ma Xiaotao's injuries were more serious than Dai Yueheng's.

For Shrek Academy, external injuries were extremely simple, but internal injuries were much more troublesome. The corpse poison had caused too much damage to Ma Xiaotao, and these toxins could not be eliminated in one go. It took them more than half a month to barely stabilize her condition.

These corpse poisons are of a cold and yin nature, and Ma Xiaotao's flames happen to be their nemesis. After discussion, the higher-ups decided that Ma Xiaotao's treatment plan should first stabilize her injuries and prevent the corpse poison from spreading further.

After healing her external injuries, she took a spiritual medicine containing a large amount of pure fire attribute. This spiritual medicine could accelerate Ma Xiaotao's recovery and also slightly inhibit the spread of corpse poison.

To everyone's surprise, Ma Xiaotao remained unconscious for more than half a month, which made them worry. The longer it dragged on, the more the corpse poison would penetrate into her bone marrow, and even if Ma Xiaotao regained consciousness, it would be difficult to eradicate it completely.

Yan Shaozhe visits his beloved apprentice every day, using his power as a phoenix to help Ma Xiaotao recover.

Just as Yan Shaozhe began to use the power of the Phoenix of Light to soothe Ma Xiaotao's body as usual, he suddenly saw Ma Xiaotao's tightly closed eyes tremble.

Yan Shaozhe was overjoyed and immediately held his breath. As time passed, Ma Xiaotao's eyes trembled more violently. Finally, with a soft "hmm," she slowly opened her eyes, revealing a pair of dark red pupils.

"Xiao Tao, you're finally awake." Yan Shaozhe was extremely excited to see Ma Xiao Tao wake up. Since last week, the corpse poison in Ma Xiao Tao's body had become increasingly serious. If she didn't wake up soon, the corpse poison would penetrate deep into her bone marrow.

"Where is this?" Ma Xiaotao's eyes were full of confusion, and she felt a splitting headache. Everything around her seemed so unfamiliar.

"This is the Sea God Pavilion, Xiao Tao. You were seriously injured during the inspection team's mission and have been unconscious for more than half a month," Yan Shaozhe explained patiently.

“Sea God Pavilion? Inspection Team?” Ma Xiaotao felt that these words were familiar, but she couldn’t recall any relevant information for a moment.

"Who are you? And who am I?" Ma Xiaotao finally focused her gaze on Yan Shaozhe, but her words left Yan Shaozhe speechless.

Yan Shaozhe was petrified. His emotions fluctuated wildly in just a few seconds, and the joy he had just felt vanished instantly.

"Xiaotao, what are you saying! I'm your teacher!"

(End of this chapter)