Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

Chapter 195 Huo Yuhao with PTSD

As for why Xu Yang left the clues, all I can say is that it was intentional.

Just like how criminals, after committing a perfect crime, often like to return to the crime scene to savor their masterpiece.

Xu Yang didn't want everything he did to go unnoticed.

He waited for Huo Yuhao to find out everything, and at the same time, he looked forward to the day when Huo Yuhao would discover that his beloved teacher Otto was actually him.

When the time comes, Xu Yang will definitely use the Void Treasury to record every micro-expression of Huo Yuhao, and then appreciate it carefully.

Huo Yuhao finished his internal inspection and his consciousness returned to his body.

He then heard someone calling him from outside.

It's Ma Xiaotao.

Let's discuss the upcoming matches with him.

"Yuhao, are you in your room?"

Ma Xiaotao's voice was so soft that if the students in the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy heard it, they would probably wonder if there was something wrong with their ears.

"Sister Tao, the door isn't locked, you can just come in."

"Okay, I'm coming in now."

Ma Xiaotao slowly pushed open the door and saw Huo Yuhao, who had just finished his cultivation.

Xiao Yuhao, are you cultivating? Why don't you come find Sister Xiaotao?

Ma Xiaotao opened her arms, wanting Huo Yuhao to rush into her embrace as usual, so that the two could begin their beautiful cultivation together.

But—Ma Xiaotao discovered that Huo Yuhao was different.

For some reason, she noticed that Huo Yuhao was avoiding her gaze when he looked at her.

Ma Xiaotao was quite perceptive about Huo Yuhao's situation, and she guessed that it was likely related to the stimulation Huo Yuhao's mental sea had suffered previously.

From Erming, Ma Xiaotao learned the reason why Huo Yuhao had become that way before.

Yan Shaozhe was furious about this and demanded an explanation from the person in charge of the Xinghuang Hotel, but what could they do?

To avoid further trouble, Xu Jiawei had no choice but to hand over some more resources to Yan Shaozhe. Although these resources were originally prepared by Xu Jiawei to curry favor with Shrek Academy.

Yan Shaozhe then stopped making a fuss.

The matter was thus left unresolved.

However, Ma Xiaotao knew that Huo Yuhao needed comfort right now, so she changed her position, placed Huo Yuhao on her lap, and hugged him from behind.

She hoped she could help Huo Yuhao recover quickly.

They say that feelings grow over time, and Ma Xiaotao found that this saying seemed to really apply to her.

The reason why Huo Yuhao acted this way was mainly because the illusion had left a very deep impression on him.

Now, whenever he sees Ma Xiaotao, he feels like Dai Hao is following behind her.

"Alright, your Sister Tao has come here this time to tell you some good news."

"I'll still take you to the next round; after all, the last time was just an accident. And our next opponent is still an academy that's not very strong."

"I think it's called something like Thousand Spirits Academy?"

"In short, according to Wang Yan, it is a Soul King leading six Soul Masters, and the only special feature of this team is that they have two powerful Soul Masters who control ice and fire attributes."

"When the time comes, I'll be your backup plan, and you can use your ultimate ice martial spirit to thoroughly humiliate them."

"Anyway, this is an opportunity I specially got for you, so don't disappoint your Sister Tao."

After Ma Xiaotao finished speaking, she turned Huo Yuhao's body so that he was facing her.

Huo Yuhao sat on Ma Xiaotao's lap.

Looking into Ma Xiaotao's blushing eyes, I was filled with emotion.

He knew that everything Ma Xiaotao did was to help him regain his confidence and to allow him to shine in front of everyone.

Of course, Ma Xiaotao may also have her own selfish motives; she wants to prove to Yan Shaozhe that her man is not a good-for-nothing.

Based on Huo Yuhao's understanding of Yan Shaozhe, the previous failure would likely lower Yan Shaozhe's opinion of him considerably.

Although Yan Shaozhe wouldn't say it because of his talent, Huo Yuhao still felt guilty.

He needs a victory to prove himself!

So this is an opportunity, a chance for him to rise again.

"Remember to prepare well tomorrow, Sister Tao, I'll be going now."

As Ma Xiaotao left, Huo Yuhao felt the lingering scent of the two of them when they were snuggled together, and a flame rekindled in his eyes.

"What is fake will always be fake."

Huo Yuhao kept reassuring himself.

The next day, at the Soul Master Tournament arena.

Shrek Academy's previous victory over seven opponents once again propelled the school to new heights.

Shrek is still the invincible Shrek.

At Qianling Academy, Captain Shen Ce is a Soul King whose martial soul is the Thousand Machine Spear.

In addition, the team also has two female Soul Masters with ice and fire attributes. They are An Lengye, whose martial soul is Frost Bear, and Fei Yuyan, whose martial soul is Blazing Tiger.

These two, however, did not follow the path of strong offense; instead, they transformed themselves into control-type Soul Masters to cooperate with the team.

As for the other four students, their martial spirit is the Spirit Rhinoceros Shield.

A defensive martial soul, essentially a weakened version of the Xuan Turtle Shield.

Even Xu Yang was surprised that four people with completely different surnames and probably no family ties could awaken the same martial soul.

And yet, they managed to gather them all.

However, it is said that these four people seem to come from the same sect.

The battles at this academy are extremely entertaining to watch.

They eliminated their opponents cleanly in the previous two matches.

The Thousand-Machine Spear, controlled by both ice and fire.

This is how people describe this team.

"Yang-ge, what's so interesting about this kind of competition?"

Xiao Hongchen frowned. In the past two days, he had figured out the general situation of Shrek Academy.

Two Soul Emperors, one Soul King, and the rest were Soul Sect Masters and Soul Venerables.

There are even two Great Soul Masters.

In his opinion, Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao were far inferior to Ji Juechen and Di Ni'er, whom he had faced during his previous training.

Therefore, he was very confident that even if Shrek Academy sent those two Soul Emperor level experts, he could easily defeat them with his own and Meng Hongchen's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Of course, Xu Yang and Di Ni'er are exceptions.

Shrek Academy and Thousand Spirits Academy were drawn into a team battle, which is also the battle tactic that Thousand Spirits Academy is best at.

Despite the fact that the opponent was Shrek Academy, the captain of Thousand Spirits Academy did not seem to be discouraged.

Especially after seeing that the opponent, just like in the first match, only sent out one Soul Emperor and a group of kids whose average age was no more than fifteen and whose average soul power had not even reached the Soul Master level.

Shen Ce was full of fighting spirit.

Although the odds of winning this competition are still not high.

But—he wanted to show the Shrek Academy that heroes are as numerous as fish in a river, and Shrek would one day pay the price for its arrogance!

"Please invite both contestants to the stage!"

The referee's voice faded.

Shen Ce led his team onto the stage and formed the most classic formation.

Four defensive-type Soul Masters trapped the surrounding area, with An Lengye and Fei Yuyan positioned on the left and right as the team's two main controllers, while Shen Ce, the core of the team, was in the center, responsible for coordinating the entire battlefield.

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