Douluo Continent: I'm writing a diary, and something's not right with you guys.

I really can't understand it. Yan Shaozhe was already a genuine Super Douluo at that time, while Ma Xiaotao was only at the Soul Saint level.

The difference in cultivation level between these two people is like that between a three-year-old toddler who has just learned to walk and a strong, healthy adult.

Forget about stopping them, you could pin someone down with just one finger.

And what happened? Just like that, Yan Shaozhe couldn't stop Ma Xiaotao, and she just ran away from Shrek Academy. No one would believe it if you told them; it was utterly ridiculous.

But in the end, he couldn't stop her, and Ma Xiaotao really did get away.

Wang Dong'er looked at this passage and sneered. She was no longer surprised that Shrek Academy was declining.

A dean like this couldn't even stop a Soul Saint. Either he didn't try to stop him at all and held back from the beginning, or his strength is simply not worthy of the title of Super Douluo. Either way, he's a disgrace to Shrek Academy.

Ma Xiaotao froze. Could she, in the future, actually escape from a Super Douluo? She herself couldn't believe it. There was only one reason: Teacher Yan Shaozhe never intended to actually stop her.

Chapter 88 Lin Ye: Music

Zhang Lexuan felt a surge of anger rising to her head. The Sea God Pavilion had really misjudged Yan Shaozhe when they chose him as the dean.

Even a Super Douluo's cultivation level couldn't stop a student who had just broken through to Soul Saint and was still out of control, unless he deliberately held back from the beginning.

He disregarded the academy's reputation for personal gain and was willing to casually push away the future of his students. He was utterly unworthy of being the dean.

Xiao Xiao looked at the contents of the diary, her little mouth pursed tightly.

She had always thought Dean Yan was a very capable and reliable person, one of the pillars of Shrek Academy, but she never expected him to be such a person behind the scenes.

It's incredibly irresponsible of them to let even the out-of-control Ma Xiaotao escape like that; they clearly didn't care about the safety of their students.

Tang Ya looked at this passage and felt nothing but utter irony.

The Shrek Academy students constantly shout that they want to eradicate evil spirit masters, placing themselves on the moral high ground. However, their dean secretly condones even the members of the Holy Spirit Cult.

They can even casually push their own academy's students into the den of evil spirit masters. Compared to those evil spirit masters, they're not much cleaner.

Gu Yuena looked at this passage without the slightest ripple in her eyes.

Human emotions are always their greatest weakness, and also their most vicious weapon.

For the sake of personal gain, countless innocent lives are sacrificed, and a student's life is ruined. Such a force, no matter how glorious it may seem now, is doomed to perish sooner or later.

Honestly, I still can't understand how absurd this was. Yan Shaozhe had already reached level 97 at that time.

Level 97! What does that mean? That's a true Super Douluo, just one step away from becoming a Limit Douluo, standing at the pinnacle of the Soul Master world.

Throughout the entire continent, the number of people who can reach this level can be counted on two hands.

And what happened? This level 97 Super Douluo couldn't stop Ma Xiaotao, who had the cultivation of a Soul Saint. Ma Xiaotao, with the cultivation of a mere Soul Saint, broke through the encirclement right under his nose and eventually fell into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult.

If there's nothing fishy going on here, I'd never believe it even if you killed me.

Let alone a level 97 Super Douluo, even a Title Douluo who has just broken through to level 90 could easily stop a Soul Saint. They could just raise their hand and hold him down, without giving him any chance to escape.

There's a whole major realm separating Soul Saint and Title Douluo, not to mention the vast difference between Super Douluo and Soul Saint—they're practically from different worlds.

It's like an adult stopping a child who has just started kindergarten. Do you think the child can run away from you?

Unless you deliberately let go and let him go, this kind of thing simply couldn't have happened.

Looking at the words in the diary, Ma Xiaotao felt a tightness in her chest.

She was certain that Yan Shaozhe, in the future, never intended to actually stop her from the very beginning.

Even the Holy Spirit Church itself probably didn't expect this operation to go so smoothly.

To put it bluntly, their actions this time were a gamble—a gamble that Shrek Academy's high-end combat power was lacking, and that they could snatch Ma Xiaotao away.

However, the only people they dispatched were some titled Douluo, and they didn't even send out a Super Douluo above level 95. To put it bluntly, they didn't have high hopes. It would be best if they succeeded, but they wouldn't lose anything if they failed.

After all, they knew in their hearts that even if Elder Xuan was not there, Shrek Academy still had Yan Shaozhe, a level 97 Super Douluo, to guard it. If it really came down to a head-on fight, their small number of people would be no match for him.

As for Shao Zhe, he became the only breakthrough point in this operation, and also the hurdle they were least confident about.

A cold smile curled at the corner of Wang Dong'er's lips, and she felt utterly ironic.

Sure enough, these high-ranking officials at Shrek Academy are all birds of a feather.

They spout lofty ideals of justice, but behind the scenes, they harbor nothing but wicked selfishness. For their own petty matters, they would casually ruin someone else's entire life. Compared to those ruthless evil spirit masters, they are nothing more than having an extra layer of glamour.

I think that when the Holy Spirit Cult members received the news that Yan Shaozhe had personally intervened to intercept Ma Xiaotao, they were probably all in despair.

They all felt that this operation was bound to be a waste of effort, and that the people they sent out might even perish at Shrek.

After all, the intimidating power of a level 97 Super Douluo was undeniable; few people on the entire continent dared to confront him head-on, let alone the fact that they only brought a few ordinary Title Douluos, who were no match for Yan Shaozhe.

If it were me, if I were the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, knowing that there was a level 97 Super Douluo guarding the enemy, I would have ordered a retreat immediately. There's no way we could continue fighting; it would be pure suicide, with absolutely no chance of winning.

Tang Ya felt a mix of emotions as she read this.

She knew all too well the Holy Spirit Church's style of doing things; they never fought a battle they weren't sure of winning, and they wouldn't act rashly if there was even the slightest risk.

Those who dare to venture into Shrek Academy in the future probably already know Yan Shaozhe's intentions and that he will most likely go easy on them. Otherwise, even if they had a hundred times the courage, they wouldn't dare to venture into Shrek Academy's den.

However, this game, which everyone thought was doomed to fail, took a complete 180-degree turn.

For no apparent reason, Ma Xiaotao escaped from Yan Shaozhe's grasp and swaggered out of Shrek Academy, falling into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult.

I can picture the scene: the Holy Spirit Cult members were prepared for total annihilation, but when they looked up, Ma Xiaotao had actually broken free, breaking free from Yan Shaozhe's grasp.

At that moment, everyone's expression must have been one of utter astonishment. Their eyes must have been wide open, and they must have even been questioning their existence, frantically trying to figure out what was going on.

How did a Soul Saint escape from a level 97 Super Douluo?

Could it be that Yan Shaozhe has been replaced? Or is this some kind of trap set by Shrek Academy?

They probably didn't dare to approach the person at first, fearing it might be a trap. Only after waiting for a long time and realizing no one was chasing after them did they dare to take the person away. In the end, they probably still couldn't figure out how it all came about.

Xiao Xiao pursed her lips tightly, her heart filled with disappointment.

She had always thought that Shrek Academy was the most sacred place on the entire continent, and that Dean Yan Shaozhe was a respected and powerful figure. But now she realized that he was capable of doing such a thing.

A level 97 Super Douluo couldn't stop a Soul Saint senior. Who would believe that?

Unless he did it on purpose, abandoning even his own students for his own selfish reasons.

Ning Tian stared at the words in his mind, his brows furrowed deeply.

She understood the level gap between Soul Masters better than anyone else. The gap between a level 97 Super Douluo and a level 70+ Soul Saint could not be bridged by Martial Soul or by losing control.

Chapter 89: PUA Has a Sure Method

Even if Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Martial Soul is strong, and her combat power increases dramatically after going out of control, she still wouldn't be able to withstand three moves from Yan Shaozhe, who is at level 97, let alone break through the encirclement.

There is no other possibility that Yan Shaozhe deliberately let this go.

What good can come of Ma Xiaotao falling into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult? What kind of place is the Holy Spirit Cult? It is the most evil gathering place of evil spirit masters on the entire continent. Everyone in it has countless lives on their hands and can use any insidious means.

Ma Xiaotao, an out-of-control Phoenix Soul Master with evil power within her, fell into their hands and was immediately used as their best pawn. She was forcibly made into the Phoenix Saintess of the Holy Spirit Cult, becoming their tool to fight against Shrek Academy and wreak havoc on the entire continent.

During those years, only she herself knows how much suffering she endured, how much hardship she endured, and how many things she was manipulated into doing that she didn't want to do.

A promising Shrek Academy prodigy was almost completely ruined, his career nearly ruined, because of Yan Shaozhe's one moment of letting him win.

Ice Emperor sneered. Having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, she had seen too much hypocrisy and selfishness in humans. For her own selfish reasons, she could push a perfectly good genius into a fire pit.

Only these self-proclaimed righteous humans would do something like this.

She had heard of how insidious the Holy Spirit Cult was, though she had never witnessed it herself. It was a miracle that Ma Xiaotao had survived being in their hands.

Xue Di sighed softly, her heart filled with regret.

According to Lin Ye's description, Ma Xiaotao's ordeal was avoidable. It was only because of Yan Shaozhe's selfishness that she suffered so much undeserved misfortune, which was truly a pity.

Fortunately, Ma Xiaotao's ending was quite good; she didn't completely rot away in the Holy Spirit Cult.

Once Huo Yuhao had grown up and become strong enough, he rescued her from the Holy Spirit Cult.

Moreover, it was a blessing in disguise. The evil black phoenix martial soul within her body was not completely destroyed, but instead underwent a complete transformation, refining the evil power and transforming back into the ultimate fire phoenix martial soul, even surpassing its previous talent.

Her cultivation path became much smoother afterward, breaking through barriers one after another. She not only became a Title Douluo, but later even broke through to the Super Douluo realm, reaching the same level as Yan Shaozhe back then, and even surpassing him.

As Zhang Lexuan read this, her heart finally settled, and her eyes welled up with tears.

She had a very good relationship with Ma Xiaotao. In the past, she was more anxious than anyone else to see her being tormented by the evil fire. Now that she knew that Ma Xiaotao had not only returned safely in the end, but had also broken through to the Super Douluo realm, she felt both gratified and heartbroken.

It's comforting that her suffering has finally paid off, but it's heartbreaking that she shouldn't have had to endure all that hardship.

Moreover, she later succeeded Yan Shaozhe as the new dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department.

Honestly, this is the best irony. The student that Yan Shaozhe casually gave up back then ended up in his position and did a better and more competent job than him.

After all, Ma Xiaotao truly regarded Shrek Academy as her own home and the students of the academy as her own younger brothers and sisters.

Having experienced the torment of inner fire and the despair of losing control, she understands better those talented but potentially problematic students. Unlike Yan Shaozhe, she wouldn't push students away carelessly for her own selfish reasons.

The Imperial Beast shook its little head, feeling indignant.

That bad guy Yan Shaozhe doesn't deserve to be the dean at all. Sister Ma Xiaotao is so kind. She suffered so much, and in the end she was able to come back and become the dean. She's really amazing!

When a bad person does something wrong, they should eventually be replaced by someone better than them. That's the right thing to do!

Although it wasn't written in the original work, I reckon that with her strength, her contributions to Shrek Academy, and her prestige in the academy, her final destiny would definitely be to succeed the Sea God Pavilion Master and stay at Shrek Academy for the rest of her life, dedicating her entire life to Shrek Academy.

Honestly, I really admire her for this. It was clearly the Shrek Academy's higher-ups who wronged her, and she suffered so much because of Shrek Academy, almost ruining her life.