Douluo Dalu II: I, Huo Yuhao, join Sun Moon

Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 197: I am Xiao Yan of the Soul Hall

Ling Luochen was a little hesitant. After all, doing so might cause Ma Xiaotao to suffer more serious injuries.

For the academy's Elder Zhuang, some injuries can be easily cured, while others are difficult to treat. She does not want to leave Ma Xiaotao with indelible scars.

Ma Xiaotao panted, her eyes gradually turning red: "Xu Sanshi can't do it. He's too weak.

My evil fire problem is getting worse. If it were usual, I could ask him to help suppress it.

But in this situation, only you can help me suppress the evil fire, Luochen. Help me—I can't suppress it anymore."

While speaking, Ma Xiaotao's breathing became more rapid, and her expression grew increasingly manic.

The rationality of a human soul master was also fading rapidly at this moment. She gritted her teeth and stared at Ling Luochen, as if she wanted to devour her.

It's bad! She was affected by the evil fire and lost her mind so quickly?

Ling Luochen's heart skipped a beat. The reason she and Ma Xiaotao were able to come near the Sea God Pavilion was because Yan Shaozhe had given special permission. Normally, students could not approach such an important place as the Sea God Pavilion without authorization.

Yan Shaozhe did this to improve Ma Xiaotao's health. After all, he was her teacher and had to consider her well-being.

Moreover, Ma Xiaotao was a descendant of Ma Hongjun, one of the original Seven Monsters, who made significant contributions to the academy. Naturally, Shrek Academy wanted to protect Ma Xiaotao as much as possible.

"Xiaotao, calm down. Don't lose your mind. Think about Dean Yan. Dean Yan doesn't want you to lose control."

Ling Luochen's fair face showed anxiety. No matter what, she didn't want Ma Xiaotao to get into trouble.

She hoped Ma Xiaotao could regain her composure and communicate normally.

But her attempt was in vain.

As soon as her voice fell, Ma Xiaotao was directly possessed by her martial soul.

Scarlet wings spread from her back, and a large amount of flames flickered on her side, hot and bright. From a distance, she appeared as a fiery red figure.

The temperature in the air suddenly rose, and the mist near the Sea God Lake turned into water vapor, dissipating quickly under Ma Xiaotao's influence.

Ma Xiaotao's expression when looking at Ling Luochen was also very strange. It was more like she was looking at her friend than a hunter observing her prey.

For a moment, Ling Luochen also felt a sense of crisis.

She knew Ma Xiaotao had lost her mind, and words alone could not bring her back.

Ling Luochen gritted her teeth, and an ice staff immediately condensed in her hand.

A chilling aura filled the air.

This was her first soul skill—the Ice Staff.

She planned to deploy her other soul skills afterward to suppress the evil fire in Ma Xiaotao's body and restore her consciousness.

Although doing so might hurt Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen had no choice.

After a moment, Ling Luochen fell to the ground, her face pale, with scarlet blood at the corners of her mouth.

The ground nearby was charred, with deep pits of various sizes.

These damages were traces of the fierce battle between the two.

Ling Luochen looked at Ma Xiaotao from a distance, somewhat in disbelief.

She didn't expect that Ma Xiaotao's evil fire problem was unresolved, yet her opponent's strength had become so much stronger.

Could it be that, for Ma Xiaotao, the evil fire's erosion had deepened, enhancing her strength instead?

She subconsciously activated her soul guidance shield, which soon enveloped her in a golden glow.

The appearance of the shield provided Ling Luochen with some sense of security.

"But once my soul power is exhausted, I won't even be able to support the defensive soul guidance device.

What should I do then? How can I fight Ma Xiaotao without any soul power?" Ling Luochen felt a heavy weight on her chest. Her situation looked grim, and she worried she might fall at Ma Xiaotao's hands.

After all, Ma Xiaotao was beyond communication now.

However, Ling Luochen couldn't retreat.

She knew very well that letting Ma Xiaotao leave in this state would harm the other students of the academy. For their safety, she could only grit her teeth and stay.

"It would be great if there were someone around."

She felt helpless. The fierce fight just now had caused a big commotion, but no one came to intervene.

This suggested that the elders of the Sea God Pavilion were not present; otherwise, they would have come out long ago to resolve Ma Xiaotao's problem.

"Sure enough, in a one-on-one fight, Ling Luochen can't compare to Ma Xiaotao."

Ma Xiaotao was not only higher in level but also a formidable attack-type soul master. Furthermore, her evil fire was not suppressed by Huo Yuhao as in the original story.

As a result, Ma Xiaotao's erosion by the evil fire had intensified, making her even stronger.

The main reason Ma Xiaotao could not become the ultimate fire was that her martial soul was not pure enough.

However, Ma Xiaotao didn't need to pursue the ultimate fire. Once she was sufficiently eroded by the evil fire, her martial soul could evolve into another extreme. If she were paired with the Sword of Judgment, she would become the Black Flame Phoenix, then join the Holy Spirit Church and become a Saintess.

Huo Yuhao used an illusion imitation soul skill to mimic the surrounding environment. At this moment, he was in a stealth state, so Ling Luochen and Ma Xiaotao didn't notice him.

He had just been in the underground of the Sea God Pavilion when he sensed movement outside.

He chose to step out and see what was happening, and soon spotted Ling Luochen and Ma Xiaotao fighting.

'Well, I should help Ma Xiaotao, because she is the descendant of Ma Hongjun. I can make some arrangements with her, maybe even alienate the Seven Monsters. They are Tang San's core allies, following him from Douluo to the God Realm, and are essentially his most loyal followers.

If the alienation succeeds, Tang San will feel uncomfortable.

According to the original story, Ma Hongjun is a man who misses his wife in the legend of the God Realm. He should occasionally pay attention to his descendants.

Ma Hongjun has a descendant like Ma Xiaotao, which suggests Bai Chenxiang might be carrying Ma Hongjun's child.

Even so, Tang San didn't get Bai Chenxiang into the God Realm, which is quite outrageous.

Although according to the original setting, there are quota restrictions for ascending to the God Realm.

But Tang San is a god king himself. Rong Nianbing is not as strong as him; he's only a first-level god. He can gather so many followers—there's no reason Tang San can't do the same.'

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao put on a mask, revealed his figure, and walked out directly.

Ling Luochen saw someone approaching and showed joy.

But when she recognized Huo Yuhao's figure and attire, her face darkened. In her opinion, there was no such person among the elders of the Sea God Pavilion.

So, the other party must be a student from the inner courtyard.

Ling Luochen immediately asked for help: "You're wearing a mask, and I don't know which inner courtyard student you are.

However, you should know Ma Xiaotao. She's in trouble now. I hope you can help me. Once Ma Xiaotao leaves here, the Outer Courtyard students might be attacked by her."

"I am not a student of the inner courtyard," Huo Yuhao shook his head.

"Not a student of the inner courtyard?" Ling Luochen was puzzled.

"Well, I am from the Soul Palace. You can call me Xiao Yan." Huo Yuhao chose to wear a disguise—this was necessary to deceive others later. As for Ma Xiaotao, it was quite easy for Huo Yuhao to handle her.

Soul Palace? Xiao Yan?

What's their connection?

Ling Luochen was a little confused. Soul Palace sounded like an organization, but is there such an organization on the Douluo Continent?

(End of this chapter)