Peerless: Tang San, this time Huo Yuhao is the attacker.

Chapter 92 The purge of Shrek has not yet been successful; comrades must continue their efforts.

Lan Luoluo swallowed hard, her expression one of utter disbelief. Lan Susu beside her also looked as if her worldview had been shaken.

Sacrifice? This word, which used to only appear in stories, is now actually happening around them.

Zhu Lu was equally shocked, but what concerned her was the deaths of three people and the serious injury of one person mentioned in Xiao Xiao's words.

She knew that Dai Yueheng was one of the Shrek Seven Devils of this generation!

If what Xiao Xiao said is true, and the three women present are the only remaining members of the main team, then Dai Yueheng must have encountered some trouble.

Was it a serious injury or death?

"Xiao Xiao, can't that seriously injured senior get treatment in Xingluo City? Maybe he can participate in the competition in a few rounds."

Upon hearing Zhu Lu's voice, Xiao Xiao subconsciously frowned. Although she was somewhat displeased, she still replied, "That senior's eyes are injured and he has gone blind. Even if his injuries are healed, he won't be able to participate in the competition."

Zhu Lu didn't pay attention to Xiao Xiao's cold tone; her heart was already in turmoil.

The seriously injured student has lost his sight, which means that Dai Yueheng will either die or go blind.

Regardless of the possibility, Dai Yueheng, like Dai Huabin, has undoubtedly lost his eligibility to compete for the title of Duke of Baihu.

Zhu Lu gasped. The White Tiger Duke had three sons: Dai Yueheng, Dai Huabin, and Dai Luoli.

Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin are now ineligible for the title of Duke of the White Tiger, and Dai Luoli lacks the talent to inherit the title.

Could it be that the main lineage of the Dai family, which has been stable for so many years, is going to be changed in this generation?

If he is really replaced, Dai Hao will basically be nailed to the pillar of shame in his own lineage.

Unless Dai Hao has another son to inherit the title of Duke.

But it will take at least thirty years for him to mature, and that's assuming he's extremely talented.

If it's another son with the same talent as Delori, then this process will only take longer.

Zhu Lu was incredibly grateful that she hadn't gone back to Xingluo City with Dai Huabin to get married, as her family had said in their letter.

If Dai Yueheng becomes a duke, Dai Huabin will still have a decent position.

However, if the main branch of the White Tiger is replaced, the status and fate of Dai Huabin, a useless person, are self-evident.

"Is the opponent a Title Douluo? How could they cause such heavy casualties? Even your team leader didn't intervene in time to help."

After the initial shock, the six members of the seeded team became curious. Faced with Xie Huanyue's question, Xiao Xiao found it difficult to speak.

If only he were a Title Douluo, the real answer seemed absurd to her just thinking about it.

"Xiao Xiao, what's wrong?" Lan Susu poked Xiao Xiao's arm and asked curiously.

"Xiao Xiao, tell me quickly, just how strong is your opponent?" Lan Luoluo asked curiously. Xiao Xiao pursed her lips and said, "He's a Soul King."

"ah?!"

The seeded team members were all visibly shocked; clearly, the answer had taken a significant toll on them.

"Xiao Xiao, do you mean the sacrifices of our seniors were caused by those Soul Kings?"

Lan Susu tentatively asked, and Xiao Xiao immediately shook her head.

"I knew it! How could a Soul King possibly be—"

"No, there's only one Soul King."

Lan Susu's voice faltered, her face full of question marks.

The six people stared blankly at Xiao Xiao, who then recounted the events that had transpired.

However, she only talked about the initial corpse explosion and did not mention the later part about Xuanzi framing Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen.

After the explanation, the expressions of Zhu Lu and the other six were indescribably strange.

This story is just as explosive as the one about Shrek Academy being the stronghold of evil spirit masters.

One Soul King caused the tragic situation of three Soul Kings dying in battle and one Soul Emperor being seriously injured.

They didn't know whether to say that the Soul King was powerful or that the selected team members were not careful enough, and they didn't know whether to say that the team leader had a problem.

At this moment, Zhu Lu and the others felt lucky. Fortunately, Dean Xian was an extremely responsible teacher who did not let them suffer any harm along the way.

Even if danger is encountered, Dean Xian will step forward immediately to eliminate it.

Not all the teachers at the academy were as responsible as Dean Xian.

This idea simultaneously appeared in the minds of all six people.

"So, Xiao Xiao, you have a chance to represent the academy in the competition?"

"I can't do it." Xiao Xiao smiled shyly at Lan Luoluo. "I'm just a Great Soul Master, and my cultivation level is among the lowest in the reserve team. It's not my turn to play."

"I see." A hint of disappointment flashed across Lan Luoluo's face. Hearing that there were only three players left on the main team, she had originally hoped to play, which was why she asked this question.

But Xiao Xiao's words extinguished her illusions. If even Xiao Xiao from the reserve team couldn't get a chance to play, then there was no way she, from the seeded team, could.

"How are you feeling lately, senior? Are there any signs of your body heat returning?"

In the upcoming battle, my senior is definitely a key player, so she must unleash her full power and not be affected by the evil fire.

Huo Yuhao noticed that Ma Xiaotao was distracted. He had noticed it earlier; after hearing that Xian Lin'er had directly dealt with the evil soul master who wanted to attack the seed team, her expression was clearly a bit off.

It's obvious that Ma Xiaotao must have remembered Xuanzi's framing and slanderous attacks that day, and she was probably provoked.

Compared to Xianlin'er, Xuanzi is simply as repulsive as a rat in a sewer.

This is exactly what Huo Yuhao wanted to see. He wanted to reshuffle the entire Shrek Academy, and core members like Xian Lin'er and Ma Xiaotao were absolutely indispensable.

In fact, he had other targets, such as Zhang Lexuan, the senior disciple of the inner courtyard.

Zhang Lexuan isn't exactly a direct descendant of Shrek Academy, but she's pretty close.

After her family was wiped out, Zhang Lexuan stayed at Shrek Academy for many years, and could be considered a half-direct descendant.

In addition, given her talent in breaking through to the Soul Douluo level at the young age of twenty-six, she is destined to enter the Sea God Pavilion in the future, making her one of the few new talents that Huo Yuhao can find.

However, Huo Yuhao couldn't think of a way to contact Zhang Lexuan, and he was even more unclear about her opinion of Shrek Academy.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao still has reservations about Zhang Lexuan. It would be best if he could bring her over, but if not, Ma Xiaotao and Xian Lin'er would be there to cover for him.

"Huh?" Ma Xiaotao was taken aback at first, then realized what Huo Yuhao had just said and subconsciously smiled.

"It has indeed begun to recover, but it won't affect my normal combat for the time being, so there's no need to rush to suppress it."

Ma Xiaotao spoke with extreme confidence, saying that the amount of evil fire she had now was less than one-fifth of what it was at its peak.

For her, who had been suppressing her inner fire for years, this little bit of fire was nothing more than a joke.

"After Teacher Wang finishes his meeting, I'll practice with my senior sister to suppress the resurgent evil fire."

Huo Yuhao was not infected by Ma Xiaotao's confidence. There are two ways for evil fire to grow. One is through the accumulation of daily little things.

Another method is to use a martial soul. When releasing martial soul abilities and soul skills, a portion of the soul power is allocated to the evil fire.

In this situation, the rate and amount of accumulation of pathogenic heat are far greater than in the first case.

In the original novel, Ma Xiaotao experienced two instances of losing control of her evil fire during the competition.

The first time was when she was fighting against the Star Luo team, when Ma Xiaotao unleashed her full power and went berserk with evil fire.

The second time was during the battle with Ma Rulong, when the dark power contained in the Sword of Judgment aroused the "evil" nature of his martial soul, causing the evil fire to run rampant and his martial soul to mutate a second time.

Both of these instances of the evil fire going out of control had one thing in common: Ma Xiaotao unleashed her full power in both instances.

The constant use of martial spirit and soul skills during the all-out battle caused the evil fire to accumulate at an extremely rapid pace, eventually leading to its rampage and Ma Xiaotao losing control.

Huo Yuhao still needs Ma Xiaotao's power to help him eliminate Shrek Academy, so naturally he won't let her use the Evil Soul Master Experience Card as in the original story.

His cultivation level is still shallow, and he cannot alleviate the pressure on Ma Xiaotao in the battle. Therefore, he can only start by suppressing the evil fire.

Huo Yuhao's plan was to help Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire every time they fought, keeping it dormant.

Unfortunately, his current cultivation level is a fatal flaw.

All he could do before was help Ma Xiaotao clear the evil fire from her body; he couldn't suppress its generation.

If he could reach the fifth level of cultivation, he could leave the ultimate ice soul power within Ma Xiaotao's body, preventing the evil fire from being generated until the soul power disappeared.

Huo Yuhao felt that if Ma Xiaotao and Ma Rulong were fighting, the evil fire in her body would be in the second situation.

Whether the dark power of the Sword of Judgment can successfully stimulate Ma Xiaotao's martial soul mutation remains to be seen.

"No need, I can control this bit of evil energy."

Ma Xiaotao was puzzled, wondering why Huo Yuhao would suddenly want to help her suppress her evil fire.

"Senior, as you know, the main force of the team in this competition only consists of the three of you."

Although you are all very strong, and it's fair to say that you are invincible in your respective realms, you still can't reach the point where you can fight against multiple opponents.

What would happen if you encountered a powerful opponent, and the evil fire within you happened to exceed its threshold during the battle?

Ma Xiaotao subconsciously followed Huo Yuhao's words and thought that if her evil fire got out of control during the battle, not only her opponent but also her teammates would suffer.

Just imagining Huo Yuhao severely injuring him while he was still fighting her made Ma Xiaotao feel like she was going to die.

Ma Xiaotao shivered involuntarily, her face showing a hint of lingering fear. "Okay, then I'll listen to Yuhao."