Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 51: Shrek-style Pie-in-the-sky and Theorists (Please Read!)
After a moment of silence, Yan Shaozhe looked at Ma Xiaotao again, and then said in a deep voice:

"The longer you suppress it, the more powerful it will be when it erupts. From now on, Xiaotao, you should postpone your training. The harm caused by the evil fire is too great. If it erupts again, your body and potential will be severely damaged. Teacher really doesn't want to ruin you for the sake of the academy and the Fighting Spirit Competition."

"You should have sensed it yourself. Your mental endurance is almost reaching its limit. If you choose to break through to the Soul Emperor realm now, I believe the evil fire will inevitably launch another massive counterattack. By then... even with the teacher's help, it's still hard to say whether you can withstand it..."

Ma Xiaotao fell silent for a long time before she spoke softly:

"Teacher, I understand..."

Looking at Ma Xiaotao's dejected and painful expression, a trace of pity appeared in Yan Shaozhe's eyes. After all, she was his personal disciple who had grown up with him. The depth of his feelings for her was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

After thinking for a while, Yan Shaozhe continued:

"After a while, I will come up with some ideas for you. At least before the Soul Fighting Tournament, I will definitely help you break through to the Soul Emperor level and obtain the sixth soul ring."

Hearing this, a glimmer of light appeared in Ma Xiaotao's eyes, but then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she looked up at Yan Shaozhe again and asked softly:
"Teacher, was that young man Shu Yan?"

Yan Shaozhe glanced at Ma Xiaotao lightly, then nodded slightly.

"Yes, that kid's grandfather was my senior, and he was also one of the Shrek Seven Devils. Speaking of which, that kid's talent is even better than yours, Xiaotao. Even Elder Xuan once said that the kid would at least reach his level in the future. It can be said that he has completely replaced you as the new number one genius of the inner courtyard..."

Ma Xiaotao fell silent again.

She wanted to refute Yan Shaozhe's words, but after thinking about it carefully, she found with some sadness that even when her evil fire erupted, she had almost no ability to fight back against Shu Yan, not to mention that the other party looked at ease from beginning to end. When Ma Xiaotao thought about it now, she felt shocked and angry.

"Teacher, I still don't understand how he suppressed the evil fire in my body...?"

Ma Xiaotao asked another question that was in her heart.

Yan Shaozhe reached out and tapped Ma Xiaotao on the forehead, then said unhappily:

"It's very simple. He has an extremely pure murderous aura within him, which is of the cold element. Furthermore, he injected a trace of spatial power into you. The combination of the two temporarily restrains the evil fire in your body. Add to that the trace of extremely cold soul power that Ling Luochen injected into you. It's estimated that this will protect you from the effects of the evil fire for three days."

Ma Xiaotao nodded gently. She thought for a moment, then raised her head and said firmly:

"Teacher, I would like to spend the next three days in seclusion to try to break through to the Soul Emperor level. I hope you will allow me..."

"Xiao Tao, you just promised me something, and it's been less than two minutes..."

Yan Shaozhe said angrily that Ma Xiaotao had always been like this in the past. She had clearly promised him that she would behave properly, but she never kept her word. She even changed her mind after a while after saying something. If he hadn't been accustomed to this behavior, if it had been someone else, Ma Xiaotao would have definitely criticized her.

But after calming down for a moment, Yan Shaozhe changed his mind and thought about it. In the end, he just waved his hand helplessly and said:

"Forget it, leave it to you. Teacher knows that even if I don't allow you, you will never listen to me. So it's better to let you go and seek the opportunity for a breakthrough. Teacher will always be by your side. But Xiaotao, remember this: you only have three days. When the time is up, even if you haven't broken through, you must stop practicing immediately. This is the only requirement of Teacher. Can you do it?"

Ma Xiaotao nodded firmly, and then said:
"Teacher, I promise."

Yan Shaozhe sighed again, waved his hand and said nothing more...

The weather has been a bit changeable recently, sometimes it is cloudy and rainy, and sometimes it is sunny. The changeable weather has caused countless students from the outer courtyard to complain. Their conditions are not as good as those of the inner courtyard students, and the weather will still have many negative effects on them.

Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming finally had some free time today, and since it was raining heavily outside, the three of them simply got together to cook a hot pot.

Outside, the rain was pouring down like a waterfall, but the atmosphere in the room was harmonious and warm like spring. As the three of them chatted and laughed, Wu Ming suddenly spoke about her and Han Ruoruo's recent mission:

"Sister Ruoruo and I have been so busy lately. I don't know what the academy is thinking. They want us inner courtyard students to cooperate with an outer courtyard teacher to do some kind of martial spirit research. Don't they know that our time is precious? They can just find a few senior outer courtyard students to do martial spirit research..."

Han Ruoruo picked up a piece of tender beef for Shu Yan. After hearing this, she glanced at Wu Ming and said with a smile:
"Ming'er, you just lie there and sleep all day, what's there to be tired about? It's just a small thing that can be done easily. I helped you, and didn't the college give us compensation..."

Wu Ming rolled his eyes and said with some disdain:
"We only got a few small things. It's fine to use them to send off students from other colleges, but it's a bit disrespectful to use them to send off us."

The strong have their own pride, and the geniuses have their own treatment. Wu Ming really looked down on Shrek Academy's approach in this regard.

The treatment or rewards promised before doing something are good, but in fact, it is no different from the pie in the sky in the sky in the workplace in the previous life. It is just verbal talk. When you really ask for it to be fulfilled or achieved, they always have countless reasons to delay or perfunctory.

Isn't it the same with Huo Yuhao in the original novel? He didn't get a single promised 100,000-year spirit ring or spirit bone, and in the end he relied on himself to obtain them all. In this, Shrek Academy did not contribute at all, and even in the later period they might have automatically put the matter behind them.

Shu Yan's movements paused slightly, and then he asked softly:
"Are teachers from the outer courtyard also qualified to have inner courtyard students serve as assistants?"

Han Ruoruo sighed softly, and then explained to Shu Yan:

"That man's name is Wang Yan. He's a senior teacher at the academy and one of the most outstanding theoretical scholars there. Theoretically, he's qualified to teach the inner court students. Unfortunately, his talent is average, and he's only accomplished a bit in theoretical research. He does seem to have a good background, though; otherwise, it's unlikely the academy would assign inner court students to assist him."

Shu Yan tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, his expression unchanged. Wu Ming continued speaking:

"Tsk, let me tell you the truth which is a bit unpleasant to hear."

"A large number of them are, to put it nicely, theoretical scholars, but in reality, they are just a bunch of people who lack the ability to cultivate to a higher level and instead indulge in idle fantasies."

"Master Yu Xiaogang from ten thousand years ago was exactly like that. Wang Yan was much better than Yu Xiaogang, but his vision was limited by his realm. He was destined to never be able to access the true secrets of a spirit master's martial spirit, because those things can only be comprehended after a spirit master breaks through to the level of Titled Douluo or even Super Douluo. His research involves things that are meaningless to a high-level spirit master. This may not sound good, but it is true."

Han Ruoruo picked up a tissue and gently wiped away the oil stains from the corner of Shu Yan's mouth, then chuckled and said:
"Okay, Ming'er, since the academy has arranged it, we should do it. It won't waste much time anyway. If we don't follow the arrangement, we will be punished. After all, we are still just students."

"As for theoretical research... I once heard this from a senior..."

"A strong theorist isn't necessarily a truly strong person, but a truly strong person is definitely a strong theorist. The laws of the world are based on hierarchy..."

Shu Yan met Han Ruoruo's gentle eyes. When their eyes met, they smiled knowingly, completely ignoring Wu Ming, the light bulb beside them...

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(End of this chapter)