Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 108 Xuanzi: I Don't Know (Part 2)

Yan Shaozhe stared intently into Ma Xiaotao's eyes, trying to find a familiar shadow in them, but he failed. Ma Xiaotao's eyes were still filled with unfamiliarity, confusion, and even wariness.

“Teacher? I don’t remember having a teacher,” Ma Xiaotao said firmly.

Yan Shaozhe took a few steps back in disbelief, his face turning extremely pale. "Corpse poison! It must be corpse poison!"

After Yan Shaozhe finished speaking, he left immediately and soon appeared in front of Ma Xiaotao with an old man.

"Xiao Tao, do you still remember who I am?" Old Zhuang stepped forward slowly, his tone full of kindness.

"I don't know her." Ma Xiaotao shook her head, her brows furrowed. Everything around her felt unfamiliar, and she felt a constant stinging pain in her body. Her expression became somewhat irritable.

"Elder Zhuang, what's going on? Is it because of the corpse poison?" Yan Shaozhe asked anxiously, his expression tense.

"I'm not sure, let me check first." Elder Zhuang's expression was serious as he placed his hand on Ma Xiaotao's forehead. Rings of spirit energy rose from beneath his feet, clearly the nine rings symbolizing a Title Douluo.

Several emerald green vines spread out from his body, wandering over Ma Xiaotao and quickly covering her completely.

Looking at the swaying vines, a hint of panic flashed in Ma Xiaotao's eyes. She wanted to speak up to stop them, but was horrified to find that she suddenly couldn't make a sound.

Several spirit rings around Elder Zhuang's body lit up one after another, and with each spirit ring lighting up, the vines shimmered with strange lights of different colors.

After a moment, Old Zhuang withdrew his hand, and the vines also withdrew. He gently shook his head and said:
"It's not a problem with the corpse poison; it's probably brain damage caused by the impact of the explosion, which is causing Xiao Tao's memory problems."

"Can it be cured?" Yan Shaozhe immediately asked.

"It's hard to say. The brain has always been the most unknown area in a Soul Master's body. We know too little about it. In cases like Xiao Tao's, where brain injury leads to amnesia, we can only leave it to time."

Old Zhuang shook his head again, indicating that he was powerless to help, and then added:

"Xiao Tao's brain only suffered minor damage from some impact and will recover quickly. I'm not sure if her memory will also return. The most urgent task is to clear the corpse poison from Xiao Tao's body."

"Xiao Tao, let me tell you about the current situation..." Before Ma Xiao Tao could speak, Yan Shao Zhe began to recount everything that had happened before Ma Xiao Tao fell into a coma.

After Yan Shaozhe finished speaking, Ma Xiaotao calmed down a lot and realized that she could speak. However, she did not speak immediately, but closed her eyes and carefully felt the changes in her body.

The situation is now clear: she has suffered a serious injury that could worsen at any moment. Regardless of whether the person in front of her is her teacher, she has no choice but to believe him, since she is currently unable to move and has no ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

The only thing she can do, and the most important thing right now, is to recover from her injuries and at least regain the ability to move freely.

Although Ma Xiaotao lost her past memories, her ability to use soul power and mental power was ingrained in her bones, and she quickly adapted completely.

Her internal organs had long been severely affected by the corpse poison. Ma Xiaotao hardly needed to sense it; the wisps of corpse poison, emanating a chilling power, appeared concretely in her perception.

Ma Xiaotao instinctively activated her soul power, which began to circulate throughout her body. The corpse poison, which was expanding its territory, seemed to have encountered a natural enemy and began to hide deeper.

The remaining large amount of corpse poison outside melted away rapidly like ice and snow under the influence of soul power. Ma Xiaotao could feel the corpse poison being decomposed into evil energy, and this energy began to slowly merge into her soul power.

As her soul power continued to circulate, these evil energies completely merged into Ma Xiaotao's soul power circulating throughout her body, and her soul power gradually became stronger.

After merging with these evil forces, Ma Xiaotao did not feel anything unusual or uncomfortable. She opened her eyes, looked at Yan Shaozhe and the other person, and said, "I can neutralize these corpse poisons."

Ma Xiaotao did not reveal that she could fuse with the soul power generated by the decomposition of corpse poison. On the one hand, she did not feel any harm, and on the other hand, she was still wary of the two of them.

Yan Shaozhe was overjoyed upon hearing this. With this, Ma Xiaotao's recovery was only a matter of time, and he would no longer have to worry about her all the time.

Just then, the wooden door was pushed open, and Zhang Lexuan, dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, entered. She saw Yan Shaozhe and remained calm. When her gaze fell on Elder Zhuang to the side, she paused slightly, then bowed respectfully.

"Professor Zhuang, Dean Yan."

She hadn't received a response at Yan Shaozhe's door at the Sea God Pavilion, so she came to look for Ma Xiaotao. She often visited the unconscious Ma Xiaotao, and knew that Yan Shaozhe came here every day for a while.

"It's Lexuan, visiting Xiaotao again?" Yan Shaozhe, still basking in the joy of his beloved student's impending recovery, smiled and said to Zhang Lexuan.

"Le...Xuan?" Before Zhang Lexuan could speak, Ma Xiaotao, who had already woken up, suddenly said, her dark red pupils filled with doubt, and a look of confusion reappeared on her face.

For some reason, hearing this name always gave her a strange sense of familiarity and warmth, but no matter how hard she tried to recall, she couldn't find any related clues in her memory.

"Xiao Tao, you're awake?" Zhang Lexuan was about to tell Yan Shaozhe about Du Weilun looking for him when Ma Xiaotao interrupted her. She immediately noticed that Ma Xiaotao had come out of her coma, and her tone changed abruptly.

Zhang Lexuan hurried forward, only to find that Ma Xiaotao ignored her, mechanically repeating the name "Lexuan." Her joyful expression vanished immediately, and she softly called out, "Xiaotao? Xiaotao?"

Ma Xiaotao remained unchanged. Yan Shaozhe's smile vanished, and he sighed, "Le Xuan, although Xiaotao has woken up, it seems that the aftershocks of the explosion have affected her brain, causing her to suffer from amnesia."

"Amnesia? Has Xiao Tao's mental consciousness been damaged?" Zhang Lexuan's expression immediately changed. Mental damage is much more serious than physical damage, and the stronger a person is, the more they can understand the meaning of this.

"I just checked, and Xiao Tao's mental sea is not damaged. She only suffered brain damage, which is the most troublesome thing."

If it's damage to the mind or consciousness, we can try to find a solution, but damage to the brain itself is something I can't do much about. I can only let Xiaotao recover slowly over time.

Old Zhuang answered Zhang Lexuan's question, his tone filled with deep helplessness.

"Would keeping Xiao Tao in a familiar environment or with familiar people help her recover her memory?" Zhang Lexuan asked Elder Zhuang.

Old Zhuang hesitated for a moment, a thoughtful look on his face, before replying, "It's hard to say, but we can give it a try."

"Xiao Tao." Zhang Lexuan called again. Ma Xiaotao didn't repeat herself, but looked at Zhang Lexuan and asked, "Who are you?" "My name is Zhang Lexuan. You can call me Sister Lexuan." Zhang Lexuan softly told Ma Xiaotao about some things from the past.

Seeing Ma Xiaotao listening attentively to Zhang Lexuan's words, Yan Shaozhe felt a little uncomfortable. He had seen Ma Xiaotao's wariness towards him when she woke up earlier.

How come he trusted Zhang Lexuan so quickly? Could it be that his position as a teacher is not as important to Ma Xiaotao as Zhang Lexuan's?

Du Weilun, who was waiting outside the Sea God Pavilion, couldn't help but wonder why Zhang Lexuan had taken so long to call someone out.

"Shao Zhe, let's go first and leave some space for Xiao Tao and Le Xuan," Old Zhuang said in a low voice. Yan Shao Zhe nodded slightly and was about to leave when Zhang Le Xuan paused, suddenly remembering the matter that Du Wei Lun had asked her to do.

"Dean Yan, Director Du is waiting for you outside the Sea God Pavilion. He said it's urgent."

Yan Shaozhe was taken aback, but didn't think too much about it. "Okay, I'll go out now."

Elder Zhuang returned to his cultivation room, while Yan Shaozhe walked towards the outside of the Sea God Pavilion. He soon saw Du Weilen, who looked anxious, and immediately asked, "Weilen, what happened that made you come to the Sea God Pavilion to find me?"

Yan Shaozhe was puzzled. In the past, when Du Weilun had something to report to him but he happened to be out, Du Weilun would always wait until the next time to report. This was the first time he had come directly to the Sea God Pavilion.

"Dean, you've finally come out! Today is the day the reserve team returns."

As soon as Du Weilun finished speaking, Yan Shaozhe's face turned cold. The news that Shrek Academy had been eliminated in the first round of the round-robin tournament had already reached the higher-ups.

They were undoubtedly furious upon hearing this news. Yan Shaozhe had already decided how to punish them. The reserve team could be ignored, but Wang Yan, who led the team, and Ling Luochen, who was on the regular team, had to be punished.

"Go on," Yan Shaozhe said to Du Weilun, suppressing his displeasure.

“When Wang Yan and the others returned, I went to greet them. I noticed that Huo Yuhao was not in the group. After asking Wang Yan, he said that Huo Yuhao had left with Xian Lin'er when he was in Xingluo City.”

As soon as Du Weilun finished speaking, Yan Shaozhe's expression changed drastically, and his tone became extremely agitated, "You said Huo Yuhao was taken away by Xian Lin'er? What exactly happened?"

Wang Yan said that Xian Lin'er arrived in Xingluo City during the round-robin tournament, but he didn't know why she came.

"Later, when they were eliminated, Xian Lin'er made an excuse that she had something to do and had to take Huo Yuhao away first. He didn't know anything else." Du Weilun recounted what Wang Yan had just told him in a very fast voice.

Yan Shaozhe took a few steps back in disbelief, his expression suddenly becoming extremely complex. Xian Lin'er had taken Huo Yuhao away; was there any chance he would come back? Of course not!

They lost a genius of ultimate ice, wait, ultimate ice?

Yan Shaozhe's eyes widened. Huo Yuhao, the owner of the ultimate ice martial soul, had left. What would happen to Ma Xiaotao's evil fire?
You should know that back then, in order to solve the evil fire, he went to great lengths to find an ice-attribute soul bone that was over ten thousand years old before Huo Yuhao agreed to help Ma Xiaotao break through to the Soul Douluo level.

The benefits of the soul bone are secondary; the evil fire is the most important thing!
In their vision, Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul should be an Ultimate Fire Martial Soul. As long as the Evil Fire is eradicated by using Ultimate Ice, Ma Xiaotao will surely soar to great heights.

This is an ultimate martial soul genius from the pure lineage of Shrek Academy; his future achievements will at least start as a Super Douluo.

A Super Douluo with an ultimate martial soul can fight even a Limit Douluo. If he breaks through to the Limit Douluo level, he can be said to be invincible in the world.

Finally, an ultimate ice technique appeared, which could have solved Ma Xiaotao's martial soul problem, but unexpectedly, this kind of mishap occurred!
No, we must convene a meeting of the Sea God Pavilion immediately! Ma Xiaotao is too important to Shrek Academy; we cannot afford to make any mistakes.

With this thought in mind, Yan Shaozhe quickly took out his sensing soul tool, one of the few soul tools he possessed. He wouldn't have bothered using it if it weren't for such an important matter as the Sea God Pavilion meeting.

As soul power was injected, a soft glow emanated from the surface of the sensing soul tool. Eight of the nine small spheres surrounding the bottom of the sensing soul tool lit up simultaneously, which meant that the elders had all received the message.

These nine small balls correspond to the sensing devices of the other nine elders, serving as a secondary confirmation method. As for the small ball that did not light up, it undoubtedly belongs to Xian Lin'er.

Soon, all the elders appeared in the pavilion's meeting room. Mu En and Xuan Zi, who had already returned to the academy, sat in their seats, their eyes fixed on Yan Shaozhe, their expressions inscrutable.

How many times has the Poseidon Pavilion held meetings this year? This is the fifth time!

Yan Shaozhe initiated three out of five meetings, and each time the issue was directed at the soul tool. Leaving that aside, the martial soul faction was always in the wrong, which truly puzzled the elders.

"Shao Zhe, you initiated this meeting, so you should chair it," Mu En said slowly. He really couldn't understand why Yan Shao Zhe would initiate a meeting after Xian Lin'er had left the academy.

"Teacher, esteemed elders, the reason for this meeting is that Huo Yuhao was taken away by Xian Lin'er."

Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, all the elders were shocked, including Mu En.

"Just today, the reserve team that participated in the Soul Fighting Tournament returned to the academy, but Huo Yuhao was not in the team. After inquiring, we learned that Xian Lin'er had taken Huo Yuhao away the day before they left Xingluo City."

Yan Shaozhe repeated what Du Weilun had said to everyone. The elders couldn't help but turn their attention to Xuanzi. Before the accident happened to the main team, Xuanzi was the team's leader.

Everyone knows that Xuanzi returned to Xingluo City after sending the regular team back to the academy.

Although Xianlin'er's departure from Shrek Academy occurred after Xuanzi left, and Xuanzi was unaware of it, if Xianlin'er appeared in Xingluo City, Xuanzi would likely know some relevant information.

"Xuanzi, what did Lin'er tell you about her reasons for coming to Xingluo City?"

Everyone naturally assumed that Xuanzi must have met Xianlin'er, including Mu En. Xianlin'er knew that Xuanzi was unaware of her departure from Shrek Academy, and with her strength, it was impossible for her to keep it from Xuanzi.

Therefore, everyone thought that Xian Lin'er would definitely find an excuse to fob off Xuan Zi.

"I……"

(End of this chapter)