Douluo: Starting by Taking Control of the Holy Ghost Cult's Saintess

"Huo Yuhao, you were really hard to find—"

Ning Tian and the other new students of the outer court were experiencing for the first time just how savage and unreasonable Ma Xiaotao could be in a fit of jealousy.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower!"

The wings on Ma Xiaotao's back suddenly spread open. A red light, accompanied by the great black light of her sixth soul ring, rose up fiercely. In an instant, with her as the starting point, a large area of the surrounding space was illuminated in red. One after another, huge golden-red fireballs with a diameter of over a meter instantly fell from the sky, covering the entire cafeteria.

This madwoman! The corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched wildly. If he let this move crash down, he might be able to dodge it with his third soul skill, but the others would very likely suffer. The cafeteria might even be torn down by her!

Don't be fooled by the fact that his partners had all progressed rapidly in these few months. The huge gap in their levels left Ning Tian and the others completely powerless to fight back.

They were all just two or three-ring new students! Even the four-ring Xie Huanyue's martial soul was completely countered by her ultimate fire!

"Amaterasu!"

Huo Yuhao had no choice but to condense all his soul power into his left eye. Pitch-black flames spread out from where his gaze was focused, instantly turning into a monstrous sea of fire that intercepted Ma Xiaotao's sixth soul skill entirely.

"What is this flame?" Only then did Ma Xiaotao realize she had gone a bit too far. She was just about to pull back, but she was quickly captivated by the flame skill Huo Yuhao was using.

"Eight Treasures have a name, the third is Power!" At this moment, the support from Ning Tian and the others also arrived. Wu Feng unleashed her Dragon's Fire, Dragon's Rage, and Dragon's Burst all at once. Amplified by the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, her instantaneous explosive power approached that of a Soul King.

Cui Yejie's face was ashen. She immediately possessed herself with the Sage Fox Outer Armor, her hands wildly shooting out Annihilating Gray Bones as a friendly gesture.

Xie Huanyue, knowing full well that his martial soul's characteristics feared fire, ignored everything and activated his fourth soul skill, charging towards the Phoenix Meteor Shower.

A great battle was on the verge of breaking out.

"All of you, stop!" A voice full of majesty suddenly echoed throughout the entire cafeteria. In the center of the energy collision, a figure appeared out of thin air. He was seen raising his hands like lightning, and nine soul rings slowly rose up. He was a Titled Douluo-level expert.

Accompanied by a clear and melodious phoenix cry, all the attacks unleashed by both sides were completely received and neutralized by that figure's immense soul power.

This person is so strong!

On Huo Yuhao's side, everyone's heart trembled. To so casually neutralize so many offensive techniques, this person was probably a top-ranked expert even among Titled Douluo.

"Teacher!" Ma Xiaotao quickly retracted her martial soul and came before the white-robed old man to bow.

Ma Xiaotao's teacher? The Bright Phoenix Douluo, Yan Shaozhe? Huo Yuhao's eyes darted, and he immediately guessed the identity of the visitor.

"Xiaotao, this is the Shrek outer court cafeteria. How can you cause a ruckus here?" Yan Shaozhe's expression was stern. He scolded her with his hands behind his back.

"Teacher, this disciple knows her mistake," a trace of unwillingness flashed in Ma Xiaotao's beautiful eyes, but she still sincerely admitted her fault to Yan Shaozhe.

"The few of you, all of you, come with me. Hmph!" Yan Shaozhe snorted coldly and walked angrily out of the cafeteria.

Huo Yuhao shot his partners a look, signaling them to be calm, and proactively followed him out.

Xie Huanyue, Ning Tian, and the others glared at Ma Xiaotao, but at this time, it was not good to act up again. They could only follow him out.

The two parties who had started the trouble were quickly taken away, leaving only a group of outer court students who had survived the disaster.

"That little junior brother is something else," just as the other onlookers were discussing among themselves, Xu Sanshi turned his gaze in the direction Huo Yuhao had left and said with a laugh, "To actually be able to block Sister Xiaotao's Phoenix Meteor Shower with the strength of a three-ring, even with the help of an auxiliary-type soul master, it's enough to be proud of."

"Is that Huo Yuhao that strong?" Xiao Xiao, sitting in her seat, was mystified. The series of events just now had developed too quickly, and she hadn't seen the actions of either side clearly at all.

"Yes, very strong indeed," Bei Bei's expression was solemn. "If not for that junior brother blocking Ma Xiaotao's sixth soul skill, I'm afraid the others wouldn't have had time to counter-attack."

"That person looks a bit familiar. He seems to be a new student from our year, right?" Xiao Xiao's face showed a look of worry. "I heard he's Class Nine's scumbag, Huo Yuhao."

"Pah! I hate scumbags the most!" Wang Dong's face showed disdain. "When the new student assessment starts, I will definitely rub him on the ground!"

"Haha, our Little Dong has guts!" Xu Sanshi laughed loudly, but he didn't want to say it out loud. Although Wang Dong's twin martial souls were strong, and his comprehensive strength was comparable to a three-ring Soul Elder, he definitely couldn't withstand a single Phoenix Meteor Shower from Ma Xiaotao.

"Exactly, exactly! Little Dong, remember to use our Tang Sect's ultimate skills to defeat him in the assessment!" Tang Ya was very optimistic about the talented Wang Dong and cheered him on, not forgetting to promote their Tang Sect's ultimate skills at the same time.

"That's natural!" Wang Dong had already gained a preliminary understanding of the Tang Sect's ultimate skills. Having deeply experienced the mysteries of the Xuan Tian Art, he naturally wouldn't pay too much attention to the new students of this year...

In the office of the Dean of the Martial Soul Department.

Yan Shaozhe, who had roughly figured out the cause of the matter, had a strange expression. "So, you all were fighting today purely because of a love rivalry?"

"Lord Dean, Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao's offensive techniques were too fierce. If you hadn't arrived in time, the few of us would have probably died on the spot. Please, you must seek justice for us!" Ning Tian fully utilized her strong diplomatic skills and directly pointed the spearhead at Ma Xiaotao, who had made the first move.

Yan Shaozhe raised his hand to signal her to stop, then turned his gaze to the innocent-looking Huo Yuhao. "Kid, you haven't been shy about playing the field since you came to the academy, have you?"

"Dean, you are mistaken. A person's charm is something they are born with! Actually, I really just want to study and cultivate well in the academy!" Huo Yuhao spouted shameless sophistry.

"Oh? So you 'studied' your way into the same blanket with several of them?" Yan Shaozhe was so angry he laughed. He had heard no small amount of stories about Huo Yuhao, the veritable new student harem king. Although he himself had been a scumbag in his youth, seeing Huo Yuhao surrounded by so many lovely birds, he couldn't help but feel displeased.

Yan Shaozhe's words made the faces of Ning Tian and the other two girls present turn red. They never expected that Shrek's higher-ups had specifically investigated their situation.

Xie Huanyue and Cui Yejie were both filled with disbelief. The latter even cast a resentful gaze at Huo Yuhao.

"Alright, in today's matter, it was indeed Xiaotao who was in the wrong first. At that time, I will give you compensation in the name of the academy. Except for Huo Yuhao, the rest of you may withdraw for now," Yan Shaozhe waved his hand at the group, signaling everyone except Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao to leave.

Xie Huanyue and the others looked at me, and I looked at you, not knowing what the dean's intention was in keeping Huo Yuhao behind. At the moment, they could only honestly withdraw.

As the few of them left, Yan Shaozhe pointed to the adjacent stools in front and signaled Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao to sit down.

"Huo Yuhao, I heard that you not only spend all day soaking in piles of girls, but you also provoke the inner court senior sisters, and even have the guts to tease the female teachers..." Yan Shaozhe rattled off all of Huo Yuhao's interpersonal relationships since he came to the academy. "Are you planning to take all the beauties in the entire academy for yourself?"

Hearing this, Ma Xiaotao's expression instantly became very spectacular. Her gaze towards Huo Yuhao even held a faint hint of disappointment.

"Dean, you can't say that. There is a saying that a teacher's duty is to impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts. Because I, personally, admire Dean Yan to the point of prostrating myself, I would not hesitate to tarnish my own name to learn from the dean's romantic ways," Huo Yuhao said, looking straight at Yan Shaozhe with a free and easy smile, as if he hadn't heard Ma Xiaotao's gaze at all.

"Can I interpret this as you provoking me?" Yan Shaozhe's originally calm and breezy face finally changed slightly. "Do you think that in front of me, the people from the Holy Ghost Cult secretly protecting you can still keep you safe? Holy Son Huo Yuhao!"

The moment these words were spoken, the entire office instantly fell into a dead silence. Huo Yuhao could see through his Spirit Eyes the soul power that was about to erupt from Yan Shaozhe.

As expected! Huo Yuhao thought to himself. Long Xiaoyao has already told Mu En about me. And after I came to Shrek, I definitely couldn't hide it from them. The reason they didn't control me at the first opportunity probably has other reasons.

"Dean Yan has good eyesight indeed," Huo Yuhao's face still maintained its original calmness. He smiled. "But how can Dean Yan be so sure that I am an evil soul master who commits all kinds of atrocities?"

"Are all evil soul masters born as heinous villains? The world believes that those who have committed sins should rightly be punished, that's true. But for those people whose martial souls are mutated or flawed from birth, has the never-setting-sun Shrek ever thought of guiding them onto the right path? Instead of generalizing and executing them on the spot as evil soul masters."

"Oh? Do you perhaps think you are not an evil soul master?" Yan Shaozhe became interested and said sarcastically, "Can a normal soul master still devour the souls of the dead?"

Huo Yuhao faced Yan Shaozhe and talked with assurance and poise. "Just as Ma Xiaotao reported to the academy, the first time she saw me, my martial soul, the Spirit Eyes, inexplicably devoured a large number of souls and was regarded as the Holy Son by the Holy Ghost Cult. Then if it was the Body Sect that discovered me back then instead of the Holy Ghost Cult, would my reputation have been better?"

"The original Grandmaster of your Shrek said, 'There are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters.' I wonder if I can add a sentence: 'There are no evil martial souls, only evil soul masters'?"