Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

He would get up to meditate before dawn, and at night, while everyone else was asleep, he would still be circulating his soul power in the courtyard.

He was already overweight, and in the past two weeks, his face seems to have lost some weight. Although he's still round overall, at least he's not as greasy anymore.

However, problems also arose.

The Evil Fire Phoenix, this mutated martial soul, while granting Ma Hongjun powerful fire-attribute attacks, also brought him a side effect he was ashamed to mention: evil fire.

This evil fire is not simply desire, but a kind of scorching energy rooted in the origin of martial spirit, which grows stronger as soul power increases.

It needs to be released regularly, otherwise it will accumulate in the body, affecting the circulation of soul power, and even backfiring on itself.

Previously, Ma Hongjun's cultivation was not particularly diligent, and the accumulation of evil fire was slow. He could resolve it by going to Soto City every few days.

But things are different now.

The more diligently he cultivated, the faster his soul power increased, and the faster the evil fire grew and accumulated.

He used to go to Soto City every eight or nine days, but now he goes there almost every four or five days. The heat in his body reaches an unbearable point.

Just like right now.

As evening fell, the afterglow of the setting sun bathed Shrek Academy's dilapidated playground in an orange-red hue.

Ma Hongjun had just finished a day of cultivation and opened his eyes from his meditation.

He let out a long breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The soul power within his body has indeed improved, and he seems to be one step closer to the bottleneck of level 30.

But what followed was that familiar, irritating heat that slowly rose from his lower abdomen, like a venomous snake awakening and beginning to roam within his body.

"here we go again……"

Ma Hongjun's chubby face fell, and he muttered a curse under his breath.

He could sense that the evil fire had come earlier and was more intense than it had yesterday.

It's only been three days.

If this trend continues, I'm afraid I'll have to go to Soto every day from now on.

How much would that cost?

Although Ma Hongjun is usually carefree, he is quite sensitive when it comes to money.

Shrek Academy's stipends were already meager, and Dean Flander was incredibly stingy, so the students were all strapped for cash.

I used to go every eight or nine days, and that was enough to keep me going.

If it really becomes three or four times a week... Ma Hongjun counted the dozen or so gold soul coins he had left in his pocket and felt that his future was bleak.

But I can't not go.

If you suppress that evil fire, not only will you feel uncomfortable, but it will also affect your cultivation, and in severe cases, it may even damage your meridians.

Ma Hongjun sighed, got up from the ground, and patted the dust off his backside.

He decided to set off now.

Before it gets completely dark, let's go to Soto City and resolve the issue. If we come back early, we can still make it for dinner.

Although Shrek's dinner wasn't very good either.

Thinking of this, Ma Hongjun rubbed his rumbling stomach and decided to go to the cafeteria to get two steamed buns to tide him over.

He dragged his somewhat heavy steps toward the cafeteria.

As he passed the main teaching building, he noticed that the window of Dean Flander's office on the second floor was still lit.

"The dean is calculating accounts again..." Ma Hongjun muttered under his breath.

Flanders seems to be in a bad mood lately, with a long face all day long, and he keeps muttering to everyone he sees, "The academy's expenses are too high" and "We need to save money."

Ma Hongjun didn't want to get caught in the crossfire, so he quickened his pace, trying to slip out of the academy as soon as possible.

Not long after he left Shrek Academy, he saw a figure appear on the dirt road ahead.

He was a middle-aged man, wearing a faded gray robe, of medium build, with an ordinary face, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and his hair was neatly combed, but his expression showed obvious fatigue and confusion.

He was standing at a crossroads, looking left and right, holding a crumpled map in his hand, his brow furrowed, as if he were troubled by something.

Ma Hongjun glanced at it but didn't pay much attention.

Shrek Academy is located in a remote area, and apart from the students and teachers, almost no outsiders come here.

This person is probably a lost villager.

Thinking this, Ma Hongjun prepared to walk around him.

But just as he passed by the man, the man suddenly spoke.

"Young man, may I ask..."

His voice was gentle, carrying a scholarly air unique to academics.

Ma Hongjun paused, turned around, and looked at the middle-aged man.

"What's the matter?" His tone wasn't very polite, after all, the evil fire within him was raging, and all he wanted to do now was get to Soto City as quickly as possible.

Chapter 306 Yu Xiaogang and Shrek Academy

The middle-aged man pushed up his glasses and carefully examined Ma Hongjun for a few moments, his eyes lighting up slightly when he saw the Shrek Academy uniform he was wearing.

"Excuse me, is Shrek Academy located around here?" the middle-aged man asked, his tone tinged with anticipation.

Ma Hongjun was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

So they came looking for Shrek Academy.

However, this is neither the enrollment season nor a special occasion, so why would someone make a special trip to find us?

He looked at the other person suspiciously: "What do you want with Shrek Academy?"

The middle-aged man seemed to sense Ma Hongjun's wariness and gave a gentle smile: "I'm here to find someone. Excuse me, is the academy in this direction?"

He pointed in the direction Ma Hongjun had just come from.

Ma Hongjun nodded: "Just walk straight ahead, and you'll see a cluster of dilapidated houses."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

But the middle-aged man spoke again: "Young man, you're a student at Shrek Academy, aren't you?"

Ma Hongjun was getting impatient: "So what if it is? What do you want?"

The middle-aged man wasn't angry. Instead, he stepped forward and said, "My name is Yu Xiaogang. I'm an old friend of Dean Flander of your academy. I've come here to discuss some things with him."

Yu Xiaogang?

Ma Hongjun felt the name sounded familiar, but couldn't quite place where he had heard it before.

However, since he is Dean Flander's friend, there shouldn't be any problem.

He pointed in the direction of the college: "The dean should be in his office. You can just go find him. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

After saying that, he waved his hand and walked quickly toward Soto City without looking back.

He looked so anxious, as if something was chasing him from behind.

Yu Xiaogang shook his head as he watched Ma Hongjun's hurried departure.

"The Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul... This mutation actually exists." He muttered to himself, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.

As a theoretical researcher, Yu Xiaogang has a great interest in various mutated martial souls.

Naturally, he would also know about the information of Flander's current students, and the chubby boy from earlier was, unsurprisingly, the owner of the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul.

However, now is not the time to study this.

Yu Xiaogang gathered his thoughts, raised his head, and looked in the direction Ma Hongjun was pointing.

There were indeed some building outlines there, which looked particularly dilapidated in the twilight.

Yu Xiaogang frowned.

Flander, that guy, is a Soul Saint after all. How could he choose a place like this to found the Soul Master Academy he founded?

Moreover, judging from the appearance of those buildings, their conditions are probably not much better.

He recalled the Notting Junior Soul Master Academy he had previously attended. Although it wasn't particularly luxurious, at least the school buildings were tidy, the facilities were complete, and it had all the necessary training grounds and teaching equipment.

But this building in front of me...

Yu Xiaogang sighed and strode forward.

His main purpose in coming here was for Tang San and Cinderella.

Some time has passed since we parted ways in the courtyard of Tiandou City.

After finishing his business at Notting City Academy, Yu Xiaogang went to Tiandou City to see his father, Yu Yuanzhen.

He not only obtained several precious pills refined by Gedo from his father, but also learned in detail about the latest situation in Gedo.

When Yu Xiaogang learned that Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, had personally gone to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and was even willing to let his daughter Ning Rongrong cooperate in the research, he became even more convinced that it was absolutely the right choice for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect to cultivate a good relationship with Ge Duo.

But right now, the most important thing is Tang San and Cinderella.

These two children are key to his future fame on the mainland and serve as the practical embodiment of all his theories.

Yu Xiaogang believed that as long as they followed his plan and received the most scientific guidance and the most suitable resources, they would definitely grow into monsters that would shock the entire Soul Master world.

By then, who would dare say that Yu Xiaogang is just a good-for-nothing who only knows how to talk big?

Who would dare to laugh at his theory as a pipe dream?

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang quickened his pace.

He couldn't wait to see the two children and find out how they had been doing at Shrek Academy and whether their cultivation had improved.

Of course, he also needed to observe Shrek Academy carefully.

After all, in Yu Xiaogang's view, Flander was not a professional teacher and obviously did not have professional teaching methods.

As he walked and pondered, he unknowingly arrived at the gates of Shrek Academy.

He stopped and looked up at the buildings in front of him.