Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 84 Ma Xiaotao ②
Unlike the alluring and seductive eyes of the woman in red, the look in her eyes could be described as extremely cold.

That's why she managed to suppress her gaze, which seemed capable of captivating and seducing.

A scorching and surging aura erupted from her body—a powerful fire-attribute energy carrying an evil aura. Almost instantly, the evil princess within Shu Yan's spiritual sea was startled.

She looked Ma Xiaotao up and down, then clicked her tongue in amazement and said:
"You humans are truly the darlings of the heavens. Look at this, the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul is infinitely close to the ultimate fire. Let me think, I seem to have seen a Limit Douluo with a Fire Phoenix Martial Soul in the past, but that person's flames did not have the evil aura on this little girl's body. That was truly pure ultimate fire."

"Shu Yan, how about we pull off something big? You lure this little girl out of Shrek City, and I'll use that to guide her into becoming an evil soul master, completely transforming her phoenix flames into the ultimate evil fire... Our Soul Devouring Spider Queen clan has a unique mental control technique. You can use it to turn her into your spirit slave. Tsk tsk, this is a spirit slave with the potential to become a Limit Douluo. If I hadn't merged with you, I would definitely have tried every means to get her and modify her..."

Shu Yan ignored Xie Ji. Although Xie Ji may seem to be just a bit eccentric and unpredictable on the surface, her evil and greed are ingrained in her bones. For her, besides devouring souls, toying with other living beings is one of her few forms of amusement...

Her hobby is very demanding on both herself and her spirit beasts...

Returning to reality, looking at the undisguised coldness in Ma Xiaotao's eyes, Shu Yan chuckled wryly, then said:

"Want to fight? If so, let's make this clear beforehand. If your evil temper goes out of control, it's not my fault..."

Ma Xiaotao first glared fiercely at Xu Sanshi, who was trembling behind Shu Yan, then turned to look at Shu Yan. She was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke:
"Forget it, but I really want to ask you something. Am I, Ma Xiaotao, just a source of trouble in your eyes?"

A huge question mark suddenly appeared above Shu Yan's head...

No, we're not that close.
Hey, hey, hey, that's a bit much of a question...

"Forehead…"

Shu Yan was at a loss for words and didn't know how to answer Ma Xiaotao for a moment.

Seeing that Shu Yan had not answered for a long time, Ma Xiaotao sighed and then said:
"I hope you'll be among the final members of this year's Seven Devils. If you and I join forces, no team will be able to rival Shrek Academy in this tournament, not even the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. And the academy's glory, which has lasted for ten thousand years, will shine even brighter in our hands..."

Ma Xiaotao spoke with a very serious expression, which could even be described as pleading.

"Let's talk about these things later..."

Shu Yan shrugged and said casually.

Ma Xiaotao was speechless for a moment. She seemed to finally realize that Shu Yan had little interest in the so-called Soul Fighting Tournament, and he himself did not have much of a sense of belonging to Shrek Academy. He also ignored the academy's so-called eternal glory.

Xu Sanshi listened tremblingly to the conversation between the two big shots. Only after they finished talking and Shu Yan left did he swallow hard and cautiously say:

"Sister Xiaotao, if I said that I wasn't the one who just said those words, would you believe me?"

Ma Xiaotao frowned slightly. She raised one hand and gently caught a falling leaf. A spark appeared, instantly burning the leaf to dust.

"Xiao Xu, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want... I think you understand this principle, right?"

Xu Sanshi nodded vigorously, then he said tremblingly:
"Sister Xiaotao, I understand..."

"Well, I won't hold you responsible for your nonsense this time... There's one more thing, you don't need to come to the inner courtyard to see me every week anymore, understand?" Ma Xiaotao nodded and continued.

Xu Sanshi was taken aback at first, then hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"Sister Tao... what about your lustful desires..."

Ma Xiaotao waved her hand impatiently, then said:

“You don’t need to worry about me. Just like Shu Yan said, the gap between your cultivation and mine is getting bigger and bigger. Unless you break through to the Soul Sect, you won’t be able to help me anymore. On the contrary, once my evil fire gets out of control, your chances of survival will be almost zero.”

"In any case, this is for your own good..."

As she spoke, Ma Xiaotao casually took a box from her storage soul tool and tossed it to Xu Sanshi.

"This is compensation for you. After all, you helped me a lot before, so I can't let you down."

Xu Sanshi held the box in his arms, nodding repeatedly.

Seeing his expression, Ma Xiaotao sighed inwardly. It seemed that it was indeed true that she was the most dangerous of the two active volcanoes in the inner courtyard. Even Xu Sanshi, who had spent a considerable amount of time with her, was afraid of her so much, let alone others...

To this, Ma Xiaotao can only say... prejudice in people's hearts is truly a mountain!

She was just a bit short-tempered, and the influence of the evil fire limited her activities to the inner courtyard. In essence, she wasn't some otherworldly fairy; she was interested in new and interesting things, and was even a very kind-hearted girl. It was just that her reputation prevented anyone from getting to know her better.

To some extent, she, Wu Ming, and Ling Luochen share the same problem: due to various reasons, outsiders have deep-seated prejudices against them...

After all, it takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but running around trying to refute them is exhausting, and the three of them didn't even bother to refute them. Ultimately, they're not on the same level. When they reach the pinnacle of power on the continent, those who love spreading rumors now will likely be frequently awakened by nightmares at night.

When you've walked enough, all the rumors will fall apart on their own.

What? You're saying that even though you've become a Title Douluo, rumors about you are still circulating on the continent?

Then that's your own problem. Did you just keep those nine spirit rings for nothing? Do you think this is a female-oriented novel where you can only swallow your anger and suffer in silence, only to regret it later?

That's absolutely impossible.

The most important reason why titled Douluo are treated with respect in any country on the continent is that each of them possesses extremely important strategic significance.

Especially the three mentioned above, they will definitely occupy extremely important positions in their respective Soul Master factions in the future. It can be said that the stability and development of the Soul Master world in the future will definitely need pillars like them.

In a fantasy world, strength reigns supreme. Strength is the only eternal truth.

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(End of this chapter)