Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 171 Evil Fire Eruption
Under the overwhelming emotional impact, the anger she had just barely managed to suppress instantly spiraled out of control.

"what--!"

Ma Xiaotao let out a sharp shriek, and her long, fiery red hair moved wildly without wind, each strand standing on end.

Dark red flames erupted from her body like a volcanic eruption.

Her eyes turned bloodshot in an instant, filled with an aura of violence and destruction.

"not good."

Yan Shaozhe's expression changed. He hadn't expected that this news would have such a strong impact on Ma Xiaotao, directly causing her to lose control of her evil temper.

He immediately took a step forward, instantly arriving in front of Ma Xiaotao. His right hand, fingers pointing like a sword, flashed with golden light and soul power, precisely striking Ma Xiaotao's brow.

"Cleanse your mind and concentrate your spirit."

Yan Shaozhe let out a low shout, and the powerful and pure spiritual power of the Radiant Phoenix, like a clear spring, forcefully poured into Ma Xiaotao's spiritual sea to help her suppress the violent evil thoughts.

However, this time, the rampage of evil fire came with overwhelming force.

The flames on Ma Xiaotao's body not only did not go out, but burned even more fiercely, and even began to turn into an ominous dark black.

"Peach."

Yan Shaozhe's heart tightened, and he increased the output of his soul power.

With his influx of unrestricted spiritual power, a glimmer of clarity gradually appeared in Ma Xiaotao's ferocious red eyes.

With the help of Yan Shaozhe's luminous soul power and her own willpower, Ma Xiaotao managed to wrest back a sliver of her sanity from the backlash of the evil fire.

"Take me...back."

She bit her tongue, and the intense pain jolted her spirits. She frantically circulated her soul power, working in conjunction with Yan Shaozhe's strength to gradually suppress the rampaging evil fire back into her body.

"Huh...huh...huh..."

A full quarter of an hour passed before the raging flames in the room slowly died down.

Ma Xiaotao's body went limp, and she fell backward.

Yan Shaozhe reacted quickly, catching her and helping her to sit down on a chair in the room.

At this moment, Ma Xiaotao's face was as pale as a sheet of paper, and she had no strength at all. She even found it difficult to move a finger.

But her eyes were brighter than ever before, fixed on Yan Shaozhe, filled with eagerness and longing.

"Teacher...is it true? You...you're not lying to me?"

Seeing his disciple in this state, Yan Shaozhe felt both heartache and amusement.

"When have I ever lied to you?"

he said angrily.

"Would I dare joke about something like this?"

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Ma Xiaotao's eyes instantly reddened, and two streams of hot tears uncontrollably slid down her cheeks.

These are not tears of pain, but tears of joy.

She cried, like a child, releasing all the grievances, pain, and resentment she had felt over the years.

Yan Shaozhe did not disturb her, but simply stood quietly to the side, waiting for her to calm down.

After a long while, Ma Xiaotao finally stopped crying.

She wiped away her tears, raised her head, and the vulnerability in her eyes had disappeared, replaced by a burning urgency.

"Where is he? Teacher, where is he?!"

Ma Xiaotao asked eagerly.

Yan Shaozhe smiled and patted her hand to calm her down.

"Don't rush, don't rush, it's far away, but it's right in front of you."

“He’s at our Shrek Academy, and…you even know him.”

"I know?"

Ma Xiaotao was taken aback upon hearing this, and then a deep sense of frustration appeared on her face.

"Among the people I know, is there a supreme Ice Soul Master?"

Her mind raced, going through everyone she knew, especially the ice-attribute soul masters. Ling Luochen from the inner courtyard? She was an ice elementalist, but definitely not the ultimate ice master.

Who else?
'How come I had no idea?'

Seeing her deep in thought, yet unable to find a solution, Yan Shaozhe stopped keeping her in suspense and revealed the answer directly.

"His name is Yin Chen."

"It's the outer court core disciple who went on a mission with you in the far north."

"Silver dust?"

The name made Ma Xiaotao frown instantly.

Of course she remembered the silver-haired boy with heterochromatic eyes.

During the mission, the boy's calmness, wisdom, and abilities far beyond his years left a deep impression on her.

but……

"It's him?"

Ma Xiaotao's face was full of suspicion.

"That's impossible, teacher. I've seen that kid's martial soul with my own eyes. It's a very strange time-attribute martial soul. It's not ice-attribute at all, let alone extreme ice."

Ma Xiaotao clearly remembered that Yin Chen's ability was time-related.

That has absolutely nothing to do with ice.

Did the teacher make a mistake?
Just as she was filled with doubt, a thought flashed through her mind like lightning.

"Could it be... twin martial souls?!"

She suddenly looked up, staring at Yan Shaozhe in shock.

Only this explanation makes sense.

"Haha, as expected of my disciple, he understands immediately."

Yan Shaozhe laughed approvingly, his eyes full of pride.

"That's right, it's twin martial souls."

"That child's second martial soul is an Ice Jade Scorpion, which is the purest and ultimate ice attribute."

Because of Elder Mu's gag order, he couldn't reveal a single word to Ma Xiaotao about the Ice Emperor and the 400,000-year soul ring.

However, there was no need to hide the fact that he had a second martial soul and the ultimate ice.

After all, Yin Chen couldn't possibly never use his second martial soul.

Once he uses them, the secrets of his twin martial souls and ultimate ice will naturally be known to outsiders.

What the academy truly needs to conceal is the origin of this martial soul, the existence of the Ice Emperor, and that earth-shattering opportunity that could arouse the greed of even a Title Douluo.

"Ice Jade Scorpion... The Ultimate Ice..."

Ma Xiaotao murmured to herself, and in her fiery red eyes, the light of ecstasy shone brighter than ever before.

"I'm going to find him now."

She suddenly stood up, and because the movement was too sudden, she swayed, but Yan Shaozhe helped her up again.

"Teacher, please take me to him right now."

She couldn't wait even a second longer.

Yan Shaozhe was both amused and exasperated by her flustered appearance.

He reached out and stopped Ma Xiaotao, pointing to the pitch-black night outside the window.

"My silly apprentice, look at what time it is now?"

"It's the middle of the night, everyone's already asleep in the boys' dormitory. Do you think you, a girl, are going to sneak into the boys' dormitory of the outer college at night?"

Hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Ma Xiaotao's impulsive impulse calmed down a little.

She then realized that she had indeed been too excited.

She took a few deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down.

(End of this chapter)