Douluo: Twins of Fate

Chapter 17 Evil Fire Phoenix Ma Xiaotao

When Mr. Zhuang heard this, he quickly said, "Little girl, you're talking nonsense! When did I start spying on you?"

"Then why are you here?" Jiang Qingtong asked back.

Mr. Zhuang was speechless for a moment. After blinking and thinking, he explained to Jiang Qingtong: "Is it not okay for me to go shopping?"

Jiang Qingtong looked at Elder Zhuang with an expression that asked, "Do you think I believe this?" Elder Zhuang felt a little uncomfortable with her gaze and comforted her, "Don't be sad, little girl! It's just that a few elders are still a little concerned about you. I believe that after seeing your sincerity, they will put aside their prejudice."

Jiang Qingtong shrugged and nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Zhuang, I understand."

Zhuang Lao added, "Also, you can't give your ninth-level soul guide away casually anymore! If your family knew about this, they'd think Shrek Academy had stolen your ninth-level soul guide!"

"Yeah." Jiang Qingtong nodded.

Zhuang Lao waved his hand and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to eat something good!"

In the Poseidon Pavilion, Elder Zhuang, who had appeased Jiang Qingtong, was reporting the matter to the other elders.

"A ninth-level soul guide, and she's so generous!" Elder Song frowned slightly, unsure whether Jiang Qingtong was sincere or not. Regardless, giving away a ninth-level soul guide like that was beyond their expectations.

The highest-level soul guide in the entire Shrek Academy is only the eighth-level soul guide developed by Xian Lin'er.

"She didn't give it to anyone else, but Tang Ya. Is she really just feeling sorry for Tang Ya?"

Old Zhuang looked at Old Song and sighed, "The little girl is only twelve years old, how scheming can she be? Mei'er, tell me about Qingtong's behavior these days."

"Qingtong took the basic martial soul course with the freshman class. I asked Zhou Yi, and she performed very well! As for when she practiced with me, her words and deeds were impeccable." Cai Meir nodded, took over the conversation, and said to everyone.

"That's right! Mother, the little girl is so kind, don't be suspicious. A few days ago, she even lent me a ninth-level soul guide for research! If she really came with ulterior motives, even if she didn't give it to me, what could we say? Why would she go to such lengths?"

Xian Lin'er was also on the side advising Old Song not to be so suspicious.

"Forget it! I won't say much. Let's see how she performs in the future. If she is truly pure and flawless, it will be considered the fortune of our Shrek Academy." Old Song sighed and shook his head.

On the shore of Poseidon Lake, Jiang Qingtong looked at the Poseidon Island in the center of the lake. If nothing unexpected happened, the matter of her sending the ninth-level soul guide to Tang Ya was being discussed in the Poseidon Pavilion.

Suddenly, Jiang Qingtong saw a red figure on the Poseidon Lake speeding across the lake at an astonishing speed, rushing towards her.

The red figure was like a fiery red cloud. In the blink of an eye, it crossed a distance of thousands of meters and was not far from the shore.

As he got closer, Jiang Qingtong saw the man's appearance clearly. Apart from his clothes, even his hair was a fiery red, and he exuded a terrifying and ferocious aura. He also wore a fire-patterned mask on his face.

Jiang Qingtong's pupils shrank as she felt a wave of heat coming towards her. In just a moment, the other party had arrived in front of Jiang Qingtong and slapped her.

The flames in this palm were so fierce that Jiang Qingtong could even hear the cry of the phoenix!
Seeing that the palm was about to hit Jiang Qingtong, a brilliant light quickly appeared on her body, and layer after layer of intricate patterned magic arrays were released from the necklace on her chest, blocking all the opponent's attacks.

This was her other defensive ninth-level soul guide, the Seven-Leaf Mirror Lotus. Jiang Qingtong's multi-layered barrier, except for the one blocking the opponent, quickly retracted. Then, a red light flashed, reflecting the entire palm attack back at her!
The red figure hit by the recoil groaned, and was blown away before even having time to activate its spirit ring, and landed on the shore of Poseidon Lake.

Jiang Qingtong walked to the lakeside and looked at the red-haired girl half submerged in the water. She recognized her identity: "Ma Xiaotao, the Evil Fire Phoenix!"

Jiang Qingtong looked at the ground around him being burned by the flames, patted his chest lightly, and said, "Fortunately, I am more skilled, otherwise I would have been slapped to death by her."

Ma Xiaotao's martial spirit, the Evil Fire Phoenix, was inherited from Ma Hongjun, one of the original Shrek Seven Devils ten thousand years ago.

There was no doubt that this was a powerful fire-attributed martial spirit. However, she had been plagued by the evil fire impurities in her martial spirit, causing her to go crazy from time to time.

Faced with this martial soul that was delivered to her doorstep and could evolve into the ultimate fire level in the future, Jiang Qingtong fell into deep thought. Should she imprint it or not?

The martial soul of ultimate fire means extremely powerful attack power. The quality of the martial soul is good, but Jiang Qingtong cannot guarantee whether her martial soul will be affected by the evil fire after she imprints it.

After pondering for a long time, Jiang Qingtong shook his head and made up his mind: "Forget it! The brave will die of overeating, and the timid will die of starvation! At worst, I can go back and engrave Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice and mix it myself!"

She unleashed her spirit, the Flower in the Mirror. Her second spirit ring lit up, covering Ma Xiaotao's body with a fluorescent glow, imprinting her spirit. Over time, a crimson phoenix pattern gradually became imprinted on one of the crystal petals.

Not long after Jiang Qingtong imprinted Ma Xiaotao's martial soul, more than ten figures flew in from the depths of the Sea God Lake. Among them were Elder Song, Elder Zhuang and other elders of the Sea God Pavilion.

They all rushed over from the Sea God Pavilion after sensing the commotion here.

"Xiaotao!" When Cai Meir saw Ma Xiaotao lying unconscious on the shore, she hurried to her side and picked her up.

"Girl, what's going on?" Old Zhuang looked at Jiang Qingtong and asked about the situation.

Jiang Qingtong pointed at the necklace and explained the situation to everyone. Mr. Zhuang quickly stepped forward to check Ma Xiaotao's physical condition. He was relieved after confirming that she had just fainted due to the recoil and her body had not suffered serious injuries.

Elder Song walked up to Jiang Qingtong and said seriously, "I hope you can keep today's events a secret and not mention them to anyone! Otherwise..."

"What else? Is Your Majesty going to attack me?"

Jiang Qingtong asked back, blinking her eyes with a slightly aggrieved look, and said, "I understand. I'm from the Sun-Moon Empire, and I'm naturally not liked by your Excellencies!"

It's just tea talk, but it's very useful to those people in Poseidon Pavilion who claim to be noble and upright.

"Little girl, don't overthink it!" After hearing Jiang Qingtong's words, Zhuang Lao hurriedly comforted her, "Who said we don't like you? If we didn't like you, why would we let you enroll? Isn't that just asking for trouble?"

Old Song's expression was also a little unnatural. She coughed lightly, looked at Cai Mei'er on the side, and said, "Mei'er, take Xiao Tao back and recuperate!"

"Yeah." Cai Meir nodded and carried Ma Xiaotao back to the inner courtyard.

(End of this chapter)