Douluo Continent: Shrek Prince, Getting to the Root of the Matter

Yu Wudao's fishing trip today was not purely out of interest.

Although he wasn't physically in the inner courtyard, he had plenty of informants (underlings) there. He knew that Ma Xiaotao would soon be unable to resist cultivating and then unleash a burst of evil energy, so he had been ordering (threatening) his informants (underlings) in the inner courtyard to keep an eye on her movements.

Until today, someone from the inner courtyard told him that Ma Xiaotao had a fight with Yan Shaozhe last night, and this morning she secretly went to Elder Lin's place and took away the resources allocated to her by the inner courtyard this month.

Yu Wudao instantly realized that this afternoon was most likely the time when Ma Xiaotao from the original story would have an episode.

At this moment, Ma Xiaotao, whose face was contorted with rage and resembled an evil spirit master, proved this point.

As she approached and Yu Wudao's gaze shifted, Wang Dong also sensed the impending crisis.

She suddenly turned her head to look at Ma Xiaotao and exclaimed:

"What is that?"

Yu Wudao reached out and pulled Wang Dong behind him, his expression grave. "If anything goes wrong, just run! Don't worry about me!"

Wang Dong asked, somewhat puzzled:

"What exactly happened?"

"No time to explain, stay away!"

Ma Xiaotao was already a powerful Soul Emperor, and with her Martial Soul granting her the ability to fly, she was extremely fast!

As the two were talking, Ma Xiaotao had already arrived at a distance of less than ten meters from them. Powerful fire elemental energy permeated the air, and the scorching heat and Ma Xiaotao's powerful aura approached together!

Yu Wudao swiftly tapped the pendant at his waist with his right hand, and a silver-white spherical precision instrument appeared. Without any hesitation, he injected his soul power into it and then threw it out.

At the same time, a spirit ring lit up behind Ma Xiaotao, and she opened her lips, spitting out a blazing flame that collided with the spherical metal.

"Boom!"

After being attacked, the device quickly deployed a golden shield that bound Ma Xiaotao inside. Flames exploded inside the shield, and the violent explosion and impact were confined to the small space, making it even more terrifying!

Confined within the protective barrier, Ma Xiaotao had no chance of escaping. Her body flew backward and slammed violently against the barrier, coughing up blood.

At this moment, some cracks appeared on the part behind her that had been hit, and Yu Wudao keenly noticed this.

Level 5 soul-guided shield is really too rubbish!

Yu Wudao spat and quickly turned around to shout at Wang Dong:

"Stop spacing out! Get out of here! Don't get in the way, I have ways to deal with her!"

Wang Dong snapped out of his daze and anxiously retorted:

"This is a Soul Emperor! What can you do? Let's run away together while she can't get out!"

"Oh shit!"

Yu Wudao cursed, then stopped urging him and turned to walk directly towards Wang Dong.

Seeing this, Wang Dong assumed that Yu Wudao wanted to leave with her, and her expression softened as she spoke:

"Without further ado, we..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Wudao raised his hand and delivered a chop to the back of Wang Dong's neck.

Wang Dong fell to the ground with a thud, and Yu Wudao simply threw her to the other side.

"You nagging woman, you're such a nuisance! I told you to leave, why are you still here? You almost ruined my plans!"

Yu Wudao originally intended to take Wang Dong with him to gain favor in a critical moment, but he didn't expect Wang Dong's favorability towards him to be a bit too high, which almost ruined his plan.

Fortunately, he was decisive enough, and there should still be enough time.

"Old Master Yi!"

After confirming that no one was in the way, Yu Wudao called out in a low voice.

An old, white figure emerged from behind him, his face blurred and indistinct, but he exuded a chilling sense of holiness. It was none other than Electrox!

"The powerful figures on the other side of the lake haven't noticed anything amiss yet. It's estimated that it will take at least a minute before they realize it, which is plenty of time."

Yu Wudao nodded, "Alright! Then I'll leave it to you, Elder Yi."

At the same time, the soul guide shield shattered, and Ma Xiaotao broke free from the seal. Her body was engulfed in flames, her aura exploded, and her face was ferocious. She charged straight at Yu Wudao like a fighter jet!

Electrolux waved his staff and said calmly:

"It's a small matter, no need to make such a fuss."

A white magic circle appeared out of thin air beneath Ma Xiaotao. As the circle rotated, streams of black flames emanating an extremely evil aura erupted from Ma Xiaotao's body! Her body froze instantly, her rose-red eyes wide open as she glared ferociously at Yu Wudao.

She struggled fiercely, and Yu Wudao could even feel the intense heat emanating from her body!

But no matter how hard she tried, it was all in vain.

Electrolux swung his staff again, and a magic circle rose up, enveloping Ma Xiaotao within it.

As the magic circle rotated again, black energy began to continuously surge from Ma Xiaotao's body, frantically converging below her navel and beginning to outline a mark.

"Huh?!?!"

As the mark gradually became complete, Ma Xiaotao let out a loud scream!

After lasting for less than half a minute, the last wisp of black energy in her body merged into the mark.

Ma Xiaotao lowered her head and fainted.

Electrolux then raised his shimmering fingertip and touched Yu Wudao's brow, then said:

"The evil power within her isn't particularly strong, but it's extremely pure, and it will grow stronger with cultivation. However, it's not a problem for me. I've already handed over control of this mark to you, and there's nothing more for me to do now."

Yu Wudao nodded and said gratefully:

"I'm sorry to trouble Elder Yi, but it's a pity that Elder Yi's cultivation is too strong. It's almost impossible to find a suitable original body for your resurrection in the Douluo Continent. Otherwise, it would be much more convenient in the future."

Electrolux waved his hand and returned to Yu Wudao's body.

"Even if it is found, given my current state of soul recovery, I cannot be resurrected."

Yu Wudao also understood that reviving Electrolux was a long and arduous task, so he immediately turned his attention back to Ma Xiaotao.

He raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.

"Snapped!"

"wake up!"

As Yu Wudao's voice fell, Ma Xiaotao's body trembled slightly, and then she opened her eyes in a daze.

"Where...am I...?"

Yu Wudao clapped his hands, drawing Ma Xiaotao's attention.

"Hey, do you know what you just did?"

Yu Wudao pointed at Wang Dong, who was lying on the ground, and said in an icy tone.

"Um?"

Ma Xiaotao didn't have time to dwell on Yu Wudao's title; she looked at Wang Dong lying on the ground with a slightly nervous expression.

After Yu Wudao's reminder, she finally came to her senses and realized that she might have been consumed by evil energy again.

However, after a short while, she breathed a sigh of relief and said to Yu Wudao in an unfriendly tone:

"Isn't she still alive?"

Yu Wudao's eyes instantly turned cold. If he was just putting on an act before, he was genuinely angry now.

"What do you mean? You think it doesn't matter as long as the person isn't dead?"

Ma Xiaotao was completely oblivious to Yu Wudao's change; instead, she focused on something else entirely.

"She's just a freshman from the outer academy, isn't she perfectly fine? Never mind that, Yu Wudao, do you know what just happened? Such a strange feeling… I've never felt so light! It's as if the evil fire never existed! Tell me quickly, what exactly happened just now!"

Yu Wudao did not answer Ma Xiaotao's question, but instead asked coldly:

"What if she dies? Answer me and I'll tell you what happened."

Ma Xiaotao frowned and said with some distress.

"If she dies, things will be a bit more complicated. First of all, we must appease the family and not let this matter get out! Otherwise, Shrek's reputation will be ruined! We should offer some compensation, such as giving her family a few special admissions spots so that her family can benefit a little. It wouldn't be a bad idea."

Then, the next step is to wrap things up properly in class, without revealing any flaws.

"..."

"I want to thank you for making me feel absolutely no guilt about what I was going to do anyway!"