Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 105 The murderer was myself?

"Ma Xiaotao?"

Looking at the beautiful figure in a bright red dress walking towards them not far away, Luo Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of doubt.

He wasn't sure what Ma Xiaotao wanted to do here, especially since it seemed she had come to see them.

At this moment, upon seeing Luo Chen staring at them from beside the stall, Xu Sanshi and Ma Xiaotao suddenly paused, their eyes revealing a hint of surprise.

"Brother Xu, what's going on?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit strange, Huo Yuhao was very perceptive and broke the silence first, looking at Xu Sanshi, who was standing in front of his stall and was not unfamiliar with him.

After Luo Chen and Xu Sanshi finished fighting, Xu Sanshi searched for Luo Chen relentlessly in order to get revenge. Unfortunately, Luo Chen went to Seagod Island early the next morning, leaving Xu Sanshi with nowhere to vent his anger.

Therefore, he could only turn his attention to Huo Yuhao's barbecue stall. However, even though Luo Chen was gone, Bei Bei and Tang Ya were still there, and he could not really harm Huo Yuhao without knowing his identity.

That's why Xu Sanshi had no choice but to vent all his anger on Huo Yuhao's grilled fish. It was only after tasting Huo Yuhao's grilled fish that Xu Sanshi finally understood why Huo Yuhao's grilled fish was so popular in the outer courtyard.

The exquisite taste was so irresistible that just one bite turned him into a loyal customer of Huo Yuhao. That's why Huo Yuhao now affectionately calls Xu Sanshi "Brother Xu."

However, when Xu Sanshi saw Luo Chen finally appear beside the stall, the anger that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time could not help but burst out. Just as he was about to roll up his sleeves and fight with the other party, a huge force suddenly stopped him.

Sensing this terrifying power, Xu Sanshi couldn't help but turn his head to look, only to see that the one blocking his way was Ma Xiaotao, who had been silent all along.

"Sister Tao, why are you stopping me? You know how much I suffered at that guy's hands. I'm going to have a good spar with him and get my revenge!"

Seeing that Ma Xiaotao suddenly stopped him, Xu Sanshi asked in confusion, but Ma Xiaotao's gaze was unusually strange.

"Xiao Xu, I'm saving you. With your current pathetic skills, you should forget about revenge. Even I almost lost to that guy. If you want revenge, you should first consider your own strength, or you'll just lose face again..."

Ma Xiaotao naturally knew about the hardship Xu Sanshi had mentioned. After all, Luo Chen, with his cultivation as a second-ring Great Soul Master, had defeated Xu Sanshi, who was at the third-ring Soul Venerable realm. This was something that everyone in Shrek Academy knew, and she had naturally heard about Luo Chen's glorious deeds of extorting Xu Sanshi.

Therefore, Ma Xiaotao stopped Xu Sanshi before he suffered another loss at Luo Chen's hands. After all, she hadn't come here for the sake of the matter between Luo Chen and Xu Sanshi, and she didn't want to get involved in their conflict.

"Hmm? Isn't this Senior Xu? Long time no see! I didn't expect you to have made such great progress in just two months. It seems my previous guidance was quite effective!"

Luo Chen, who activated his life detection ability, naturally saw how amazing Xu Sanshi's strength was at this moment. Compared with before, it had improved by a lot. He was originally only a high-level Soul Venerable, but now he was comparable to a four-ring Soul Master.

"Is it because the divine beast bloodline martial soul awakened ahead of schedule? Not only has its soul power cultivation increased, but even its blood qi has increased significantly. Interesting..."

Looking at the drastically changed Xu Sanshi, Luo Chen silently deduced Xu Sanshi's situation in his mind. Apart from the early awakening of the divine beast bloodline martial soul, Luo Chen really couldn't find any reason to explain why Xu Sanshi's strength had changed so much in such a short period of time.

However, whether it is a three-ring Soul Master, a four-ring Soul King, or a Divine Beast Bloodline Martial Soul, Luo Chen is now fearless in the outer court of Shrek Academy, and is even invincible in the inner court of Shrek Academy.

"you……"

Xu Sanshi, who was still in a daze after hearing Ma Xiaotao's explanation, had not yet recovered from the shock when he heard Luo Chen's words. He couldn't help but retort, but he realized what he had said the moment the first word left his mouth.

Ma Xiaotao couldn't possibly lie to him, and Luo Chen, with his second-ring cultivation, couldn't possibly see through his strength in an instant, unless the other party's strength had truly increased to an unbelievable level, as Huo Yuhao had previously told him, to the point that even Ma Xiaotao would have to go all out.

Thinking about this, Xu Sanshi felt it was more and more likely. After all, Luo Chen had disappeared for more than two months. Although Huo Yuhao and others told him that Luo Chen had been taken to the inner courtyard by the academy's higher-ups for study, he did not believe it at the time.

However, upon seeing Luo Chen, he was suddenly surprised to find that he could not even sense the other party's cultivation level. This surprised him greatly. Although Luo Chen was very likely to have broken through to the three-ring Soul Venerable realm, even so, Luo Chen could not possibly shield his senses.

Thinking of this, Xu Sanshi cleverly changed his expression and tone in an instant, his face instantly beaming with a cheerful expression. Then, he looked at Luo Chen and replied:

"Of course, I also have to thank Junior Brother Luo Chen, otherwise I wouldn't have known I had such great potential."

A true man can bend and stretch. After hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, Xu Sanshi was so surprised that the anger that had just surged in his heart vanished in an instant.

Since the opponent's strength is comparable to Ma Xiaotao's, who is at the sixth-ring Soul Emperor level, he naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to stick his neck out and let the opponent hit him, and then lose face again. Wouldn't that be brainless?

Fortunately, Xu Sanshi had no shame, and now that he knew he couldn't get his revenge, he simply chose to ignore the matter.

"Senior Xu truly lives up to his reputation as the top defensive talent in the outer academy. Even when he suffers setbacks, he can transform that pressure into motivation for cultivation. I really admire you, Senior Xu."

"But senior, I've almost used up all the pills you gave me before. Do you have any extra pills? Could you give me some more as a fee for being friends with me?"

When Luo Chen saw Xu Sanshi, he thought the other party would rush up without hesitation. However, he didn't expect that the other party still had some sense and did not rush over as he had imagined. This made him a little disappointed. He had thought that he could take this opportunity to extort the other party again.

However, Luo Chen was not willing to give up. He continued to provoke Xu Sanshi with words, forcing him to fight him. This way, he would have a reason to test Xu Sanshi's strength and obtain some resources.

However, upon hearing Luo Chen's words, Xu Sanshi's expression only stiffened slightly for a moment before returning to normal. He looked at Luo Chen with a smile and replied through gritted teeth:

"It's a pity, junior. You already have almost all of my wealth. Even if you want more, I can't give it to you anymore..."

At this moment, how could he not understand that the other party was clearly fearless and relying on his superior strength to provoke him? Their goal was probably to find an excuse to beat him up again. Xu Sanshi would not fall for that trick!

Seeing that his words failed to provoke Xu Sanshi into a rage, Luo Chen smiled and remained silent. He had only intended to tease him and didn't really want to offend Xu Sanshi for the sake of those resources. After all, Xu Sanshi was a capable person who could be of great help to him in the future.

"Senior Xu, here, your grilled fish is on me."

Just as Xu Sanshi was twitching his face in the face of Luo Chen's hurtful words, Huo Yuhao, with great tact, handed him a grilled fish, successfully calming him down.

It has to be said that this move was quite effective. Xu Sanshi, who was originally quite angry with Luo Chen, was now completely immersed in the taste of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish after tasting it, and couldn't extricate himself from it.

At this moment, Luo Chen also looked at Ma Xiaotao beside Xu Sanshi and couldn't help but ask:

"Senior, did you bring Senior Xu here specifically to try Huo Yuhao's grilled fish?"

Although Luo Chen had some guesses after seeing that the evil fire on the other party had subsided, he still asked the question.

After all, he had to protect his little brother. If he allowed the other party to make things difficult for his little brother so recklessly, where would Luo Chen's face be?

However, at this moment, Ma Xiaotao shook her head and stated the purpose of her visit without any attempt to hide it:

"No, I came out here only to find the Soul Master who suppressed my Evil Fire's ultimate Ice Martial Soul, but I never expected to encounter a monster like you here..."

"A Soul Master with the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul?"

Upon hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, Luo Chen raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Xiao Xiao and the others behind him, asking with a hint of "doubt":

"What does it have to do with my junior brothers if you're looking for a Soul Master with the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul? If you're not here for grilled fish, then please go back. After all, I'm paying for all of my junior brothers' grilled fish today."

Seeing that Ma Xiaotao had indeed come to find Huo Yuhao and the others to find out the source of the extreme ice energy, Luo Chen did not give her a chance to say more and directly issued an order to leave.

However, who is Ma Xiaotao? As soon as she revealed her purpose, her eyes were fixed on Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong behind Luo Chen. But even so, she couldn't find anything wrong with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.

"Junior Brother Luo Chen, you are aware of the side effects of my Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul. That Soul Master with the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul is really important to me, so I must find out the truth. This is not only my personal opinion, but also the academy's opinion."

"Don't worry, I'm just checking those two guys behind you. I won't do anything outrageous to your junior brother."

Hearing Luo Chen say this, Ma Xiaotao was not afraid at all and responded.

Although Luo Chen's talent is unparalleled in the inner academy, and his strength is even comparable to hers, this is not only her own idea, but also the academy's. With the academy's order, even if she forcibly takes action to examine Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, there will be no problem.

"Evil Phoenix, Evil Fire... I remember now, you wouldn't happen to be the guy who attacked me and Yuhao by the Sea God Lake, would you? How dare you show your face in front of us? We were almost killed by you back then, do you know that?"

After overhearing the conversation between Luo Chen and the senior in red, Wang Dong belatedly realized what was happening and angrily confronted her.

After all, he only wanted to go to the Sea God Lake with Huo Yuhao to grill fish, but he didn't get to eat the fish and almost lost his life. How could he not be angry?

However, upon hearing Wang Dong's accusatory words, Ma Xiaotao showed no remorse whatsoever, and responded coldly:

"The loss of control over the evil fire was not my intention, and I am not the culprit behind all of this. You should ask the senior brother standing next to you. If he hadn't insisted on sparring with me, I wouldn't have gone berserk because of the loss of control over the evil fire..."

"what?"

Upon hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, not only were Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong stunned, but even Luo Chen's eyes revealed an unexpected expression. This time, he was not pretending; he genuinely did not expect that the person who caused Ma Xiaotao's evil fire to go out of control and attack Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong would be him.

Luo Chen silently calculated the time in his mind. Hmm, it just matches up. So, does that mean he almost harmed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong?

Thinking of this, Luo Chen's lips twitched involuntarily. So it was all his fault. Oh well, it's alright then.

"Yes, it's my fault. Since you were assigned by the academy to investigate the Soul Master with the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, then go ahead and investigate. My two junior brothers, one with the Goddess of Light Butterfly Martial Soul and the other with the Spirit Eye Body Martial Soul, are not the holders of the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul you mentioned."

Seeing that he was in the wrong, Luo Chen did not insist any further and agreed to Ma Xiaotao's inspection. However, he would not really let Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong suffer at his hands.

"Whether it's true or not, I'll know after I check..."

(End of this chapter)