Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 20 Absurd

Just as the third blow was about to land, Wang Nan finally stopped, because he saw that Ma Xiaotao's eyes had regained their sparkle, and she must have come to her senses.

Ma Xiaotao first looked at herself, then at Wang Nan in front of her, and immediately realized that her lustful anger had flared up again. So she hurriedly stopped and looked at Yan Shaozhe beside her in a daze.

"I'm sorry." This apology was from Yan Shaozhe to Wang Nan. "Before this, I wasn't entirely sure that your martial soul could suppress the evil energy in Xiao Tao's martial soul, so I kept many things from you. But now, I think I should tell you the whole story."

Hearing Yan Shaozhe say this, and recalling the words of the Pavilion Master in the Treasure Pavilion, Wang Nan understood everything.

There's no way a highly skilled teacher could "just happen" to have the time and "casually" help you acquire a soul ring; it's all pre-planned.

It must have been during his battle with Ji Tongxuan that Yan Shaozhe realized he had a restraining effect on the abilities of evil spirit masters, which is why he arranged this trip, allowing him to take this opportunity to try and suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire.

Yan Shaozhe, unaware of Wang Nan's thoughts, continued to explain, "I am Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department, and Xiao Tao is my personal disciple. As you can see, her Martial Soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix, and she has been plagued by evil energy since childhood. Therefore, although she is exceptionally talented, she cannot cultivate for long periods of time."

"As her soul power increased, the evil energy within Xiao Tao's body became more and more severe. I tried many methods before, but with little effect. In the end, I could only ask a soul master with ice or water attribute martial souls to help suppress it. I saw your performance in the final of this year's freshman assessment, which is why I made this attempt."

"These are compensation for you. I'm sorry for keeping this from you. Also, I hope you can keep Xiao Tao's matter a secret." Yan Shaozhe said, taking out several bottles of pills from his storage soul tool. Although Wang Nan didn't know exactly what these were, they were definitely not ordinary items.

"Finally, there's one more thing," Yan Shaozhe hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "I hope you can help Xiaotao with her cultivation in the future."

"This is not a request from me as the dean of the Spirit Department, but a request from Xiao Tao's teacher and her... foster father. I don't want to see this child's talent wasted, nor do I want her to suffer because of her spirit."

"If you agree, I will prepare the same cultivation resources for you as for Xiao Tao every year until you reach the Soul Saint level. In addition, I can also do my best to help you once without harming Shrek Academy's interests."

Yan Shaozhe's promise was undoubtedly significant. Even a Super Douluo's full-force attack could guarantee at least one 100,000-year soul ring and one 100,000-year soul bone.

In fact, as a Super Douluo and the dean of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe did not need to apologize, compensate, or make promises to Wang Nan. He could easily make Wang Nan take action by offering some things, which was a combination of threats and inducements.

However, Yan Shaozhe had other thoughts in mind that he didn't voice. Besides the Extreme Ice, the greatest hope for completely resolving the evil fire within Ma Xiaotao was Wang Nan.

Soul Masters with ultimate ice abilities are extremely rare, and Wang Nan, who is right in front of him, happens to be only two years younger than Ma Xiaotao, so he intends to let the two children develop a relationship.

Therefore, he did not want Wang Nan to harbor any resentment because of this incident.

Wang Nan's expression at this moment was quite interesting. When he first learned the truth, he also felt a bit resentful at being tricked. If it were someone with a bad temper, they might have started fighting with Yan Shaozhe while shouting "You've already met your end!"

But what Yan Shaozhe said next left Wang Nan stunned. With promises of cultivation resources and assistance, if Wang Nan hadn't been kept in the dark beforehand, he might have even thought Yan Shaozhe was a kind person.

Regardless, he had already obtained his third spirit ring, and helping Ma Xiaotao wouldn't do him any harm. Moreover, the resources Yan Shaozhe promised were real. After thinking it over, Wang Nan agreed.

"Dean Yan, I agree to this."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe's expression visibly relaxed.

Ma Xiaotao, who was standing to the side, had just recovered from the rampage of her martial spirit and was still a little dazed. When she came to her senses, she found that she no longer seemed to have to worry about her martial spirit.

……

Poseidon Island, in front of the Poseidon Pavilion.

Mu En was lying on a deck chair, sunbathing as usual, next to Yan Shaozhe, who had just returned from the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Teacher, I'm back."

"You're back. How's the child?"

"I was just about to tell you that Wang Nan's martial soul has a natural advantage against evil soul masters. Just like the previous two times, Xiao Tao also experienced a martial soul berserk state when she absorbed her third soul ring, but she quickly recovered during her fight with Wang Nan."

At this point, Yan Shaozhe's speech quickened slightly, "This shows that Shrek Academy's records are correct. The Panlong Staff can help Xiao Tao dispel the evil fire. Over time, perhaps Xiao Tao's martial soul will become a true fire phoenix."

"Sigh." Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Mu En suddenly let out a long sigh. "Anything else?"

Yan Shaozhe did not notice that Mu En's expression was turning ugly, and continued, "He and Xiao Tao are about the same age. I want to make him and Xiao Tao a good match. In this way, Xiao Tao will be completely free from the constraints of martial souls. Perhaps our Shrek Academy will obtain the first Soul Saint in history who is under twenty years old."

"Ridiculous!" Moon shouted, coughing repeatedly.

"Teacher, are you alright?"

"Ahem, it's nothing. Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm a little tired, you can go back now."

Yan Shaozhe looked at Mu En's aged face, hesitated several times before finally saying nothing and turning to leave.

Watching Yan Shaozhe's retreating figure, Mu En slowly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with worry. As a Limit Douluo, he knew his physical condition all too well. Even if he stayed at Shrek Academy to recuperate, he would have less than twenty years left at most.

However, his most favored disciple, Yan Shaozhe, although possessing decent strength, was short-sighted and stubborn, and had made no progress whatsoever despite serving as the dean of the Martial Soul Department for decades. He had arranged for Yan Shaozhe to meet Wang Nan, intending to capitalize on Wang Nan's talent, but little did he know that Yan Shaozhe's mind was entirely on Ma Xiaotao.

With such flaws, how could Moon feel at ease entrusting Shrek Academy to him?

"Sigh." Moon sighed again.

As the conflict between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts intensifies, and with the Sun Moon Empire eyeing them covetously from the sidelines, Shrek Academy needs an outstanding leader who possesses both strength and vision to maintain its foothold on the Douluo Continent.

In just over a decade, can he really find such a successor?

(End of this chapter)