Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

"Thank you, Sister Tao."

Xu Tianming looked at Ma Xiaotao and spoke softly.

Ma Xiaotao was stunned.

Xu Tianming continued, "Thank you for saving me."

When the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear lashed out with its claw, Zhang Lexuan was the fastest to react, but in terms of speed, she couldn't compare to Ma Xiaotao, a Soul Master with the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul.

Ma Xiaotao immediately lifted him into the air, freeing him from the threat of the Dark Gold Terror Claw.

Given his speed, if no one blocked his claw attack, he would most likely not be able to dodge it, since he is not an agility-type Soul Master and does not have wings.

"It's alright, it's all thanks to Sister Lexuan's quick reaction, otherwise, the three of us would probably have suffered a great loss from that claw strike!"

Ma Xiaotao's slightly sour mood brightened immediately after hearing Xu Tianming's words.

She has a rather outgoing and cheerful personality.

Xu Tianming smiled and said, "Yes, but I will remember your kindness, Sister Xiaotao. Once my cultivation level improves, I should be able to help you completely resolve the problem of the evil fire!"

For Ma Xiaotao, the evil fire was a persistent leech, with almost no way to completely resolve it.

But for Xu Tianming, there are many ways to deal with the Evil Fire Phoenix.

Hearing this, for some reason, Ma Xiaotao felt a little uncomfortable.

Although her biggest headache was the evil fire, she wasn't so happy to hear that Xu Tianming was going to help her get rid of it completely.

Perhaps it's because she didn't want her relationship with Xu Tianming to be limited to just gratitude.

The three moved quickly and returned to Shrek before dark.

The sunset's afterglow reflected on Poseidon Island, spreading into a warm orange-red landscape, was incredibly beautiful.

Since Xu Tianming's cultivation level was only Soul Master and he did not have the ability to fly, Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao took his hands, one on each side, and flew directly to Seagod Island.

As for the process... one flew with wings, and the other flew with the profound soul power of a Soul Saint. Naturally, their coordination was not very smooth, so much so that Xu Tianming felt his arms being pulled left and right, with extremely uneven force.

Fortunately, despite some bumps and stumbles, they managed to reach Poseidon Island without incident.

"Sister Lexuan, Sister Xiaotao, I'm going back to take a shower first, I'll come find you again tomorrow..."

Xu Tianming rubbed his torn arms as he walked toward his dormitory in the inner courtyard.

The accommodation for students in the inner academy is divided into two types. One type is the dormitory building, which is an exquisite multi-story building, usually for double occupancy. It is not only spacious and bright, but also fully furnished, with various life soul guide devices and private bathrooms.

These dormitories are generally for disciples who have just entered the inner academy. On the one hand, they are meant to help the new disciples get used to the inner academy's environment. On the other hand, those inner academy disciples who will not stay at Shrek Academy after graduation also live here.

This is a standard dormitory; even after graduation, it can be easily tidied up and used by the inner court disciples who come later.

The other type is a detached wooden house or a small courtyard.

These detached wooden houses and courtyards were mostly built by students who chose to stay at the academy after graduation. They built their own residences in the excellent cultivation environment of Poseidon Island, which can be considered a benefit that Shrek Academy provides to inner court disciples who are willing to stay at the academy.

Xu Tianming is currently living in a standard dormitory, a small building shared by two people, but he lives alone.

The number of students in the Inner Academy is still too small. Every year, a large number of disciples leave the Inner Academy, and a large number of disciples are injured or killed in Shrek Academy's inspection missions. As a result, even though there is a lot of space on Seagod Island, the dormitory environment has not been expanded.

As long as the inner court assessment is not relaxed, and as long as the inner court disciples still carry the mission of the Shrek Academy Supervisory Group, there will always be a shortage of people, not a shortage of dormitories.

Back in his dorm, Xu Tianming took a shower and then retrieved the dark gold dinosaur claw right palm bone from his storage soul tool. He watched as the soul bone, radiating a dark gold light, slowly lost its remaining blood under the showerhead, revealing its most magnificent brilliance.

Holding the soul bone in his hand, Xu Tianming's gaze gradually became fervent.

Among the soul bones produced by the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, the right palm bone is the most precious, but the left palm bone is only slightly weaker.

Moreover, this soul bone is not the one Huo Yuhao absorbed two years later, which was over a thousand years old, but... twenty thousand years old!

This means that after this soul bone is absorbed, the time it takes for it to grow into a 100,000-year soul bone will be greatly reduced!

After watching for a few minutes, Xu Tianming slowly closed his eyes and put the soul bone in his hand back into the storage soul tool.

After taking a shower and getting dressed, Xu Tianming went to the dining hall in the inner courtyard for lunch.

Unlike the outer courtyard's canteen, the inner courtyard's canteen doesn't require any gold soul coins; you can eat all kinds of high-energy, nutritious meals containing the essence of soul beasts and rare and precious materials for free.

As long as you can eat it, I won't charge you for any more.

However, Xu Tianming did not go to eat directly. Instead, he took a piece of high-quality dark gold dinosaur claw bear meat and a piece of mutated golden crocodile meat and went directly to the kitchen to find the chef.

His own cooking skills were decent, but he had never handled such top-quality ingredients before. The chefs, or rather nutritionists, of Shrek Academy's inner court were the best on the entire continent.

The chef in the inner courtyard canteen that Xu Tianming has found is a food-type soul master at the level of a seven-ring soul saint!

Such an existence would be enough to be worshipped in any country or power.

"Dark Gold Devilclaw Bear? Mutant Golden Crocodile? Good heavens, where did you get such top-tier ingredients?!"

The chef's name is Li Fugui, an ordinary name. No one would have guessed that he would actually be a food-type Soul Saint!

Xu Tianming said with a smile, "We were lucky. These two big guys were fighting, and we managed to pick up the pieces along with Senior Sister Le Xuan and Senior Sister Xiao Tao."

As he spoke, he took out another piece of dark gold dinosaur claw bear meat and placed it in front of Li Fugui.

"Master Li, could you teach me how to prepare this top-quality ingredient?"

Having recently experienced encountering an evil soul master during the inner court examination and a dark gold dinosaur and golden crocodile during the soul hunt, he wanted to relax and shift his focus.

For him, tasting and making food is a great way to relieve stress and distract himself.

Or rather, it's a way to relax and enjoy yourself.

Li Fugui glanced at the dark gold dinosaur claw bear meat that Xu Tianming had taken out and said with some amusement, "You kid, you're not that old, but you're quite quick-witted. Alright, I'll teach you. It's been a long time since I've come across such top-quality ingredients, my hands are itching..."

While Xu Tianming was learning how to handle top-quality ingredients from Li Fugui, on the other side of the continent, in the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, an old man with his back almost bent at a ninety-degree angle stood in front of the gate of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Looking at the academy buildings filled with the style of soul tools, he quietly walked in.

Strangely, even though there were many people around, no one noticed him.