Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

Chapter 123 I'm determined to take the reward, and Tang San can't stop me, that's what I said!

"Women..."

Xu Tianming looked at the two women, who were becoming increasingly inseparable, with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

One or two months have passed since Ma Xiaotao was awakened, and her evil fire has gradually subsided after being suppressed multiple times.

Even though Ma Xiaotao's evil fire had become more deeply bound to her martial soul due to her breakthrough to the seventh ring of cultivation, as long as Ma Xiaotao was in a conscious state, with the cooperation of internal and external forces, Xu Tianming could suppress it several times and gradually wear it down.

Zhang Lexuan's condition is also recovering rapidly under recuperation. Xu Tianming occasionally uses a little bit of the power of the Life Gold to assist her, so that the condition that would have taken several months or even half a year to recover has been almost fully recovered in just one or two months.

However, something else happened during this time.

About Xuanzi!

Zhang Lexuan has recovered, and Ma Xiaotao has also woken up, but Xuanzi's guilt cannot be ignored!

This time, the casualties among the inner court disciples were not as severe as before, but four inner court disciples still died!

For the inner court, which already has very few disciples, losing four disciples is an extremely significant loss!

The root cause of this loss is Xuanzi!

In response to the casualties caused by this Soul Hunting Operation, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion held a special meeting.

Xuanzi personally visited the families of the four deceased inner court disciples to offer condolences and provided them with many valuable resources. He also voluntarily offered to resign from his positions as a senior member of the Sea God Pavilion and deputy head of the supervisory group.

The elders of the Sea God Pavilion did not agree to Xuanzi's request.

Master Mu personally made the decision to confine Xuanzi for a year, during which time he was forbidden from drinking alcohol and eating meat, and was only allowed to eat simple food and drink coarse tea, in order to completely change Xuanzi's habit of drinking and causing trouble!

There was no physical punishment involved. At this level of cultivation, only Elder Mu in the entire Shrek Academy had the authority to physically punish Xuanzi. However, Elder Mu himself was nearing the end of his life and could not afford to waste his energy on this.

Therefore, apart from Xuanzi having to make sufficient and sincere compensation to the families of the four deceased disciples, the only way to punish Xuanzi himself is to address his authority and hobbies.

In terms of authority, Xuanzi's strength is undeniable. Elder Mu is already old, and Xuanzi will have to shoulder the responsibility of the Sea God Pavilion for decades to come. It is impossible to let him leave the power center of the Sea God Pavilion at this time. It involves the future of a force, and things are not so simple.

So the only option is to start with my hobbies.

Moreover, the reason why Xuanzi messed things up this time was because of this hobby, so naturally, taking drastic measures in this regard is the most correct approach.

Xuanzi's martial spirit is Taotie, who loves to eat and drink. For Xuanzi, being forbidden from drinking alcohol and eating meat is a punishment even more severe than being stabbed with swords!

Xuanzi accepted the punishment, but still insisted on resigning from his positions as a senior member of the Sea God Pavilion and deputy head of the inspection team.

In the end, it was only through the combined efforts of Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao that Xuanzi was persuaded to go back.

Xu Tianming did not interfere with these matters; he knew very well that Xuanzi would not make any moves.

If Shrek Academy were an empire, then Elder Mu would be an emperor nearing the end of his life, and Xuanzi would be the only member of the royal family besides Elder Mu who could keep order both inside and outside the empire.

If Xuanzi is harmed, it will cause turmoil in the entire top power structure of Shrek Academy!

Moreover, at present, Xuanzi is the strongest combat force that Shrek Academy has shown to the outside world. If he were to leave the Sea God Pavilion, then the outside world's attention would quickly turn to Shrek Academy.

At that time, there were even more problems!

Therefore, neither Elder Mu nor the other elders of the Sea God Pavilion allowed Xuanzi to leave the Sea God Pavilion.

Unless... someone else can replace Xuanzi!

But at least for now, this person hasn't appeared yet.

In the outer courtyard, Xu Tianming put away the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife in his hand—no, it should now be called the Blade of Life, since the terrifying curse had completely disappeared.

The carving knife was put away, and a level 5 soul-guided core magic array was completed!

"You have fully mastered the core magic array of level five. With your current cultivation level of forty-eight, you can now try to break through to level six Soul Master!"

Fan Yu took the level-five core magic array made by Xu Tianming and couldn't help but marvel.

To attempt to become a Level 6 Soul Master at the age of fourteen! Even in the Sun Moon Empire, where Soul Masters are everywhere, there is no precedent for such a prodigy, right?

This is even under the condition of dual cultivation between a Soul Master and a Soul Instructor!

"Hmm... let's see if I can break through to level six Soul Master before the competition."

Xu Tianming was confident in himself, especially after acquiring the Blade of Life, which made the creation of soul tools even easier.

After leaving the Soul Guidance Department, Xu Tianming went to find Elder Mu downstairs in the freshman dormitory, but overheard the freshmen discussing the freshman assessment.

He then remembered that the freshman assessment for this year's class seemed to be about to begin.

"Teacher, your grand-disciple is about to take the new student assessment. What will you say?"

Xu Tianming pulled out a small stool from his storage soul tool, looked at Elder Mu, and casually took out some snacks, which Elder Mu took without any hesitation.

Old Mu slightly opened his eyes, his voice aged and tinged with helplessness: "What? How do you mean?"

Xu Tianming said with a smile, "This freshman assessment is a fairly significant one. If your grand-disciple wins, as his grandmaster, you should at least give him some reward, right?"

Old Mu laughed and scolded, "You little rascal, you love to play the teacher and take on apprentices, but instead of preparing your own, you come here to fleece me?"

Xu Tianming said, "No, I'm prepared. I'm looking over here."

Elder Mu raised an eyebrow and said, "That kid... I remember his cultivation level is only around level ten, right? There are several Soul Venerables among this year's freshmen. If the freshmen assessment is in groups of three, his chances of winning the championship are a bit slim, aren't they? Are you so sure he can win the championship?"

Xu Tianming stretched his arms and said, "That's right, the people I value can't be bad!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Mu smiled and said, "Very well, if your disciple can win the freshman assessment championship, I will also give him a reward."

Xu Tianming: "What reward?"

Master Mu: "Keep it a secret for now. Let's win the championship first. I won't be any worse than you, kid. If you really win the championship, I'll give you a reward for recruiting such a good disciple."

Xu Tianming laughed and said, "Alright, I'll be waiting for your gift! No backing out, and you can't be biased. The gift for me can't be worse than the one for Yuhao!"

Old Master Mu waved his hand: "Alright, alright, I know. You should let your disciple win the championship first, otherwise I'll punish you for misleading a young student..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianming stood up, put away his small stool, and strode towards the teaching building: "Teacher, you'd better prepare two rewards. I'm taking them! Even Ancestor Tang San couldn't stop me, I said it!"