Douluo Continent: Transmigrating to the Star Palace of Yuhao

Chapter 39 You must take the initiative!

In a secret room within the inner courtyard of Shrek Poseidon Island, a woman gradually awakens from unconsciousness.

"Ugh." The woman in red stirred slightly, instinctively raising her right hand to cover her chest, murmuring, "So hot! So uncomfortable! Waaah, so painful! Hmm?"

Gradually, she opened her eyes. Her bright eyes were a pale peach pink, and the bloodlust in them had completely faded, though a hint of confusion remained. "Hmm? It's not hot anymore?"

The woman suddenly sat up, instinctively looking down at herself. Her clothes, which had been soaked by the lake water, were now completely dry. She jumped off the bed, ripped off her mask, revealing a slightly pale face.

Her face was a classic oval shape, and her expression carried a hint of coldness, yet it did nothing to conceal her stunning beauty. Standing there, her full and alluring figure was as tempting as a ripe peach.

"You're awake." An aged voice rang out, and an old man in white stood at the door of the secret room. He was none other than Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department, who had just been knocked three times by Huo Yuhao.

"Xiao Tao, your loss of control this time really cost me a fortune! Although I don't know exactly what happened, I suspect that extreme ice-attribute energy within you is related to that brat Huo Yuhao! Do you remember what that kid did after we rushed out of Sea God Lake?"

Yan Shaozhe's words left the newly awakened Ma Xiaotao bewildered. "Huo Yuhao? Who's that? I don't remember anything, except I vaguely saw a pair of wings." Suddenly, Ma Xiaotao's eyes widened, and she looked at Yan Shaozhe with disbelief. "That's... the aura of a phoenix!"

Yan Shaozhe was stunned. What? A phoenix? An ice phoenix? He immediately realized something and looked at Ma Xiaotao with an incredulous expression. "Xiaotao! Are you sure? Is it Huo Yuhao? Or Wang Dong?"

Ma Xiaotao was stunned. "Huo Yuhao? Wang Dong? Who are they?"

Yan Shaozhe suppressed his excitement and explained to Ma Xiaotao, "They are both freshmen who have just entered the university. Huo Yuhao is the adopted son of the two deans of the Soul Guidance Department. He is a very handsome boy with a black ponytail, dark blue eyes, and a gentle appearance. He should be about 1.7 meters tall."

"Wang Dong has short, light blue hair and light blue eyes; if you remember him, you'll definitely recall that feature. So, which one of the two is it?"

Ma Xiaotao fell into deep thought, but unfortunately, all she remembered was the pair of wings that had crossed over to block her attack; she couldn't remember anything else.

She shook her head, explaining with a hint of helplessness, "I only remember that at the very last moment, a pair of overlapping ice-blue wings blocked me, and then the ice-blue soul power that erupted from the wings knocked me unconscious."

Yan Shaozhe looked at Ma Xiaotao with a headache. "Your statement puts me in a difficult position. We were in the wrong first. If I don't have direct evidence to confront those two guys in the Soul Guidance Department, I might get ripped off a few more times."

Ma Xiaotao looked at Yan Shaozhe somewhat embarrassedly, "Teacher, how much were you charged this time?"

Yan Shaozhe was furious when Ma Xiaotao brought up the matter. "That brat Huo Yuhao, I originally thought he was just using the defensive soul tool those two guys from the Soul Guidance Department gave him to block your attack, but now it seems hard to say! That kid definitely planned it all out, and he and his roommate Wang Dong are just standing there waiting for us!"

"As soon as we arrived, this kid introduced himself! I gave him two Marrow Cleansing Pills and he wasn't satisfied, even complaining that I was stingy! I then gave his roommate a Phoenix Light Source Pill! This kid actually said he would tell those two the truth! In the end, he even managed to extort a Jade Soul-Replenishing Pill from me!"

Ma Xiaotao stared at Yan Shaozhe in shock. "Teacher, is this little guy really that powerful? He knocked on you so many times?" When Ma Xiaotao was young, she had only used the Marrow Cleansing Pill. The Phoenix Light Source Pill was refined by Yan Shaozhe using his own Bright Phoenix True Fire and several extremely precious light-attribute rare and precious materials. Ma Xiaotao remembered that Yan Shaozhe himself had said that he had only refined three of them in his entire life.

The Azure Jade Soul-Replenishing Pill was crafted by Elder Zhuang of the Sea God Pavilion using his own Tree of Life Martial Soul as an aid, along with dozens of rare medicinal herbs. Yan Shaozhe had paid a considerable price for this one, and Ma Xiaotao remembered that it was prepared for her.

Yeah, it's all gone now.

Yan Shaozhe grew increasingly angry as he spoke, but suddenly he seemed to remember something, turned to look at Ma Xiaotao, and said seriously, "If it's definitely this brat! Xiaotao! You have to win him over! If it really is Huo Yuhao, you'd better hurry! With that face of his, he'll probably attract a lot of beautiful women!"

At this point, Yan Shaozhe strangely thought of Wang Dong; he seemed to remember him. That was...

Holy crap! Yan Shaozhe's expression changed drastically!

"Xiao Tao! I'll confirm this person's identity as soon as possible! Get ready! If it really is Huo Yuhao, you must take the initiative!"

Ma Xiaotao blushed. "Teacher, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm seven or eight years older than him!"

Yan Shaozhe sighed and said, "With your wicked fire burning within you, there's hardly any other way besides combining it with the possessor of the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul. How many years have we been searching for the Cockscomb Phoenix Tail Sunflower that Ancestor Ma Hongjun consumed? Have we even seen a trace of it? Now the opportunity to seize it is right in front of us! You can't be willful anymore, Xiao Tao!"

Ma Xiaotao snorted indignantly, "I'll suppress my anger! I don't need anyone else!"

Yan Shaozhe glared angrily and said, "Ma Xiaotao! If you continue to be willful, I will disown you as my disciple!"

When Ma Xiaotao saw Yan Shaozhe get angry, she immediately became much more obedient, pouting and saying, "But, teacher, I..."

Yan Shaozhe couldn't bear to scold her anymore, so he raised his hand and patted her head. "Silly girl, feelings can be cultivated, but life is only once. Besides, you are so outstanding, your teacher must find you a good home no matter what."

Ma Xiaotao fell silent, her mind replaying the pair of ice-blue wings, a faint glimmer of anticipation rising within her.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong took a day off to absorb the elixir.

Because Huo Yuhao had previously undergone a marrow cleansing process by the power of the stars, and because the Starry Purple Flame was constantly burning the newly produced magazines within his body, he did not choose to take the Marrow Cleansing Pill, but instead directly took the Azure Jade Soul-Replenishing Pill.

Unlike Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong had to proceed step by step, first absorbing the Marrow Cleansing Pill, then digesting its medicinal power, and finally taking the Phoenix Light Source Pill.

However, since some of the medicinal power of the Marrow Cleansing Pill had accumulated in his body, Wang Dong finally gave up the idea of ​​immediately taking the Phoenix Light Source Pill. He planned to absorb it for a few more days to completely drain the medicinal power of the Marrow Cleansing Pill before absorbing the Phoenix Light Source Pill.

When Wang Dong woke up, it was just past lunchtime. He glanced at Huo Yuhao, who was still absorbing the medicine's effects. Although he had many questions for Huo Yuhao, now was clearly not the time. Wang Dong shook his head and decided to go to his afternoon classes instead.

(End of this chapter)