Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 19 Dean Yan, why are you just looking at me?

Wang Nan's soul power reached level 33. In fact, level 7 innate soul power is not considered a top-tier talent. Wang Nan was able to become a three-ring Soul Master at the age of 11 because he could reduce the loss of soul power in the soul rings each time he absorbed them, thus maximizing his own soul power.

Seeing Wang Nan open his eyes, Ma Xiaotao, who was standing next to him, came closer.

"How did it go?"

"It went fairly smoothly." Wang Nan nodded.

"Now that you've obtained the Soul Ring, Xiao Tao, take out the Fire Chestnut." Yan Shaozhe glanced at the time; it was already close to noon.

"Okay, teacher."

Ma Xiaotao took out the chestnuts and held them in her hand. With a gentle squeeze, the black shell cracked, revealing the red flesh inside. Instantly, a fragrant aroma wafted out. She took out a few more and did the same, then scattered them around.

"That's fine."

Sure enough, not long after the three hid to the side, several firebirds flapped their wings and flew over.

Unfortunately, these were only hundred-year-old soul beasts, so Yan Shaozhe had to knock them unconscious. The academy has a special place for raising soul beasts, and these Fire Cloud Sparrows might even become part of next year's advancement assessment.

As time goes by, the aroma of chestnuts travels further and further.

Just as the sun was at its highest point at noon, a red shadow suddenly flew out of the forest. It was small in size, but had a long tail feather trailing behind it. It looked like a firefly, but it was much more beautiful than an ordinary firefly.

"This is a variant of the Fire Cloud Sparrow, the Flame Cloud Sparrow." Ma Xiaotao's eyes lit up as she spoke, her martial soul illuminating itself.

Fiery red feathers appeared on Ma Xiaotao's body, and her eyes shone with a fierce light. With a light tap of her toes, she shot forward. The two fiery red figures collided, and for a moment it was difficult to tell which one was Ma Xiaotao and which one was Yan Yunque.

However, the two soon showed their differences. Yan Yun Que, with its own advantages, could stay in the air for a long time, while Ma Xiao Tao had to land every time before leaping high into the air again.

After several collisions, Ma Xiaotao suddenly opened her mouth and spat out a line of fire.

However, the Flaming Cloud Sparrow was also very agile. With a gentle flap of its wings, it rose several inches higher on the spot, barely dodging Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Fire Line.

As the saying goes, birds die for food. After dodging the attack, the Flame Cloud Sparrow turned and landed on the ground, picked up a fire chestnut and flew into the forest. However, with Yan Shaozhe by its side, there was no chance for it to escape.

Yan Shaozhe did not reveal his martial spirit, but simply gathered his energy, combined his spiritual power with his soul power, and struck out with a palm. Yan Yunque fainted just like the Rocky Dragon.

"Thank you, teacher." Ma Xiaotao withdrew her martial spirit and descended from the sky.

"Okay, let's go absorb the spirit ring."

Seeing Ma Xiaotao introduce the soul ring into her body, Yan Shaozhe's face showed a trace of worry. He then glanced at Wang Nan beside him, and his eyes showed a hint of expectation.

Fortunately, Wang Nan didn't see Yan Shaozhe's expression at that moment, otherwise he probably would have drawn a pie chart on the spot.

Several hours passed, and Ma Xiaotao's aura gradually subsided, which meant that the process of absorbing the soul ring was coming to an end.

But at that moment, flames suddenly erupted from her body. These flames were different from the bright red ones before; instead, they resembled blood. Her eyes opened, and they seemed to be ablaze, filled with a blood-red color.

The sudden increase in temperature jolted Wang Nan out of his meditative state. Seeing the scene before him, he immediately understood. Ma Xiaotao's martial soul was the Evil Fire Phoenix, and it was likely that the absorption of a soul ring had caused her soul power to surge, leading to her martial soul going berserk.

Wang Nan looked at Yan Shaozhe. As Ma Xiaotao's teacher, he should have a way to deal with this.

However, to Wang Nan's surprise, Yan Shaozhe simply watched without making a move.

Before Wang Nan could think any further, the out-of-control Ma Xiaotao had already lunged at him. Even before they made contact, he felt the temperature around him rise considerably.

Seeing that Ma Xiaotao's right hand, wreathed in flames, was about to strike him, Wang Nan had no choice but to summon the Panlong Staff to deflect her.

Seeing that her attack had missed, Ma Xiaotao lit up her newly acquired third spirit ring, and huge fiery wings appeared behind her, lifting her body into the air. With a long fiery tail trailing down, she truly looked like a phoenix flying in the sky.

With the use of his third soul skill, the surrounding temperature rose again, causing a few drops of sweat to seep from Wang Nan's forehead.

The attack wasn't over. Taking advantage of the air, another line of fire shot out from Ma Xiaotao's mouth. With the enhancement of her third soul skill, Phoenix Wings Soaring, the Phoenix Fire Line was not only incredibly fast but also much faster. Wang Nan dodged and weaved on the ground, but he was still inevitably hit by the fire line.

The scorching flames burned a gash into his left arm along with his clothes, and a burning sensation immediately assaulted his heart. Not only that, a hot aura flowed into his body along with his soul power.

This was the evil fire. The feeling it gave Wang Nan was not the warmth of flames, but a kind of frenzy and violence.

This sweltering heat flowed through Wang Nan's body and soon surged towards his head.

Wang Nan's spiritual sea began to boil again, just like when he faced Ji Tongxuan. The light at the top kept flashing, and the lake below surged wildly, splashing water and scattering it throughout the spiritual sea.

A warm feeling spread from between his brows, and the evil fire surging around him vanished as if it had encountered its natural enemy.

Wang Nan didn't know what the ball of light in his spiritual sea was, but there was no doubt that it had a very significant restraining effect on powers similar to those of evil spirit masters.

With this thought in mind, Wang Nan once again activated his spiritual sea, and the surging spiritual power surged out like waves, entering the Panlong Staff along with his soul power.

While in mid-air, Ma Xiaotao unleashed a series of soul skills, and the flames on her body noticeably weakened. So she abandoned her ranged attacks, leaped down from the air, bent her left leg, straightened her right leg, and used gravity to kick Wang Nan.

Wang Nan was not afraid either. He spun the dragon staff in his hand half a circle and then swept it towards Ma Xiaotao's leg.

An ordinary person would have no way to avoid this attack, but Ma Xiaotao was able to use the Fire Wings to gain momentum in the air, turn her body and step on the side of the Panlong Staff, kicking it aside.

Although Wang Nan's blow was blocked, it also stopped Ma Xiaotao's attack. By this time, she had landed, and Wang Nan took the opportunity to close in, pushing and pulling with both hands, and swung the Panlong Staff out again.

This was no simple attack. The first and second soul rings flashed alternately, and with the use of the extra skill "Sweep," the flames on Ma Xiaotao's body visibly dissipated.

Wang Nan pressed his advantage relentlessly, disregarding the fact that the person in front of him was still a young girl. He launched another python-like attack, and Ma Xiaotao, whose strength had been suddenly weakened, was unable to resist and took the hit head-on.

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