"Um, Elder Xuan… how about I take Junior Brother Bai to obtain his soul ring instead? Dean Xian's research may really be at a critical stage, and she might not be able to spare the time for now…"
At this moment, Zhang Le Xuan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.
Although she didn't know Xian Lin'er very well, based on what she knew—Xian Lin'er's protection and indulgence toward Bai Zhou during the Sea God Pavilion meeting—there was no way she would do anything detrimental to Bai Zhou.
It might truly be as Bai Zhou said: Xian Lin'er simply couldn't free herself for the time being.
Meanwhile, Elder Xuan was responsible for training and protecting the Shrek Seven Monsters, as well as organizing extremely dangerous missions.
She, on the other hand, happened to be free recently. Taking Bai Zhou to the Star Dou Great Forest wouldn't take too long.
"Mm, it's fine if you take the kid instead, Xiao Xuan," Elder Xuan said.
Although he was still somewhat annoyed, he didn't argue back.
However, the look he gave Bai Zhou was still far from friendly.
"Alright then, I'll trouble you, Senior Sister…"
Bai Zhou forced out a stiff smile, secretly lamenting that he wouldn't be able to go out into the wild "fighting" together with Ma Xiao Tao after all…
But the thought passed in an instant.
After all, there would be plenty of opportunities to meet privately with Ma Xiao Tao.
Opportunities to raise his favorability with Zhang Le Xuan, however, were rare.
Moreover, he had already rejected Elder Xuan once. If he rejected Zhang Le Xuan again, he would definitely be seen as ungrateful.
Though it wouldn't be a big deal, it would easily give others the impression that he was arrogant and looked down on everyone—something that didn't really fit the persona he wanted to maintain.
"Rumble—!"
At that moment, a terrifying explosion suddenly erupted in the distance.
A pillar of fire shot into the sky, and five pitch-black figures were instantly blasted away, crashing heavily to the ground in a sorry state.
Aside from Dai Yue Heng, who only suffered light injuries, the others were badly hurt, lying on the ground unable even to crawl.
"Captain, why did you suddenly go all out…?"
"Yeah, you said it was just sparring! With these injuries, I'll have to lie down for days…"
"Captain, you're cheating! I'm not playing with you anymore!"
"..."
Ma Xiao Tao's opponents all complained bitterly, looking at her with eyes full of grievance.
Ling Luo Chen also looked at Ma Xiao Tao in surprise, not understanding why she had suddenly used such heavy force.
However—
Ma Xiao Tao didn't even glance at her unlucky teammates.
Instead, she spread her flaming wings and vanished from the spot with a whoosh.
In the next instant, she appeared right beside Bai Zhou.
"Xiao Bai! Why are you here?!"
Ma Xiao Tao was pleasantly surprised, instinctively wanting to pull Bai Zhou into her arms and dote on him fiercely.
But she immediately realized that there were so many people watching, so she changed from hugging to touching instead…
Gently patting Bai Zhou on the head.
"Sister Xiao Tao, my teacher's a bit busy, and I just happened to reach level 40, so I wanted to ask you to help take me to get a soul ring~"
Bai Zhou smiled slightly, then explained, "But Senior Sister said you might be busy, so she plans to go with me instead."
"No!"
Ma Xiao Tao rejected it outright.
Bai Zhou was her person. She had never gone out alone with him before—there was no way she would give this opportunity to someone else!
"Hm?"
Zhang Le Xuan and Elder Xuan were both stunned by Ma Xiao Tao's strong reaction and turned their gazes toward her.
"Ahem—what I mean is, Bai Zhou is my sworn little brother. This is my own business, so there's no need to trouble Senior Sister~"
Ma Xiao Tao's cheeks flushed slightly as she hurriedly explained.
"Oh, I see. No wonder Junior Brother Xiao Bai came to find you~"
Zhang Le Xuan finally understood.
Earlier, she had been puzzled as to why an outer court student would insist on looking for Ma Xiao Tao.
After all, Bai Zhou was only Xian Lin'er's student. It would make sense if he were close to Yan Shao Zhe—but being this close to Ma Xiao Tao was indeed strange.
Now that she heard Ma Xiao Tao's explanation, it all made sense.
And judging from how close the two were, even closer than real siblings, they might have known each other long ago…
"However…"
Zhang Le Xuan changed the topic, looked at Bai Zhou, and frowned.
"Xiao Tao is only a Soul Emperor, while I am a Soul Douluo. Are you sure you want Xiao Tao to take you?"
"Yes. Thank you for your kindness, Senior Sister, but I believe Sister Xiao Tao can protect me well."
Bai Zhou nodded seriously.
"Alright then. But the Star Dou Great Forest is still very dangerous—you must not go too deep."
Zhang Le Xuan nodded and said no more.
After all, Bai Zhou was only obtaining his fourth soul ring. With a Soul Emperor escort, it was more than sufficient.
Of course, what Zhang Le Xuan didn't know was that the information Xian Lin'er submitted had concealed Bai Zhou's soul ring age.
If Zhang Le Xuan and Elder Xuan knew that Bai Zhou's third soul ring was already forty thousand years, they would probably insist on getting him a hundred-thousand-year soul ring this time, no matter what…
…
A hundred-thousand-year soul ring was still a bit too much for the current Bai Zhou.
He probably wouldn't be able to handle it… it would burst him…
Bai Zhou had his own plans.
His soul rings didn't need to be huge, but they had to be the most suitable.
After all, his Wish System could increase soul ring age.
But with his soul power level still too low, forcibly increasing soul ring age would cause soul skill consumption to skyrocket, severely reducing endurance.
So Bai Zhou didn't want to waste his wish attempts on that.
Moreover, he focused on cultivating the physical body. Increasing soul ring age was far less cost-effective than strengthening his body.
With his current overall combat strength already comparable to a Soul Emperor—plus Ma Xiao Tao—obtaining a thirty- to forty-thousand-year soul ring was more than feasible.
To be safe, Bai Zhou had even prepared a Fire Spirit Pearl for Ma Xiao Tao, roughly the same tier as the one he gave Tang Ya.
When slowly absorbed and refined, it would be immensely beneficial to fire-attribute soul masters. While it wouldn't evolve Ma Xiao Tao's martial soul into Ultimate Fire, it would absolutely cause her soul power level to rise significantly.
If swallowed directly, it could cause a fire-attribute soul master to go berserk, temporarily boosting combat strength by dozens of times.
At most, there would be a period of weakness afterward. There were no serious side effects, and soul power would still increase greatly.
The value of the Fire Spirit Pearl was in no way inferior to Tang Ya's Blue Silver Emperor Heart—they simply focused on different aspects.
The Blue Silver Emperor Heart focused on potential, elevating Tang Ya's martial soul into a super martial soul, giving her hope of reaching the Titled Douluo realm in the future.
The Fire Spirit Pearl, on the other hand, focused on cultivation speed. One Fire Spirit Pearl was equivalent to several years of Ma Xiao Tao's hard training.
In terms of value, the two were roughly equal.
After all, potential was still just potential—it required time to accumulate.
Even if Tang Ya's martial soul evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, defeating Ma Xiao Tao in this lifetime would be impossible.
…
Early the next morning.
Ma Xiao Tao set off together with Bai Zhou toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
Because of Bai Zhou, Elder Xuan gave Ma Xiao Tao a few days off, allowing her to properly help Bai Zhou choose the most suitable soul ring.
This made Ma Xiao Tao extremely happy. She wasn't in a rush at all and instead took Bai Zhou to stroll and shop around other major cities.
Although the Star Dou Great Forest was directly opposite Shrek City, entering from that direction made it easy to be targeted.
With only Ma Xiao Tao, a single Soul Emperor, it was relatively dangerous.
So she deliberately took a detour, entering from a safer exit instead. That way, they would encounter fewer powerful soul beasts, and she could confidently ensure Bai Zhou's safety.
Bai Zhou was helpless about this and could only go along with it—incidentally…
And in a corner neither of them could see, a breathtakingly beautiful figure quietly watched their intimate interactions, clenching her fists tightly…
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