Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 150 After the Immortal Herb!

early morning.

Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao walked out of the room; Yan Shaozhe had already left.

Zhu Ziyang's face was filled with weariness. The sudden relaxation of his highly tense nerves caused a deep sense of fatigue, and the emptiness brought about by the depletion of his soul power made Zhu Ziyang just want to go back and sleep.

On the contrary, Ma Xiaotao looked radiant, exuding an unprecedented sense of ease and joy. Her pink eyes were filled with delight, excitement, and exhilaration. The medicinal properties of the Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower were extremely potent, eradicating the evil fire that had seeped into her bones. Her martial soul could finally shed the name "Evil Fire Phoenix" and become a true super martial soul, the Fire Phoenix.

Yes, after the evil power was removed, Ma Xiaotao's martial soul possessed true ultimate fire.

Currently, Ma Xiaotao's soul power cultivation level is 64, and the remaining medicinal power of the Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower has increased her soul power by two levels.

"Little brother Ziyang, I owe you more and more!" Ma Xiaotao said affectionately, putting her arm around Zhu Ziyang's shoulder, her pink eyes sparkling with a captivating light.

"Hehe, don't worry about it. There's no debt between us." Zhu Ziyang smiled, his mind involuntarily recalling the scenery he saw when he first woke up. He felt his blood rushing back to his head, so he quickly shook his head to shake off these thoughts and said, "Sister Xiaotao, I want to go back and rest. See you this afternoon."

"Oh, okay!" Ma Xiaotao nodded immediately upon hearing this, "Then you go quickly, I also want to experience the changes in my martial soul."

"Bye-bye, Sister Tao." Zhu Ziyang immediately walked towards his room.

"Ziyang," Ma Xiaotao called out suddenly as she watched Zhu Ziyang's retreating figure, "I apologize to you on behalf of your teacher."

"Sister Xiaotao, this is none of your business!" Zhu Ziyang paused, then shook his head slightly without turning around, and said, "I don't want to talk about this right now."

Zhu Ziyang left, and Ma Xiaotao stood there, sighing silently. They weren't fools; how could they not realize that this was all Yan Shaozhe's scheme?

Although the medicinal properties of the Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower were somewhat potent, Ma Xiaotao was capable of absorbing them on her own with her strength and willpower. However, the reality was that the medicinal properties of the Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower became extremely violent, so violent that Ma Xiaotao could not suppress it alone and needed Zhu Ziyang's combined efforts to control it.

However, this is too much of a coincidence, as if it were all planned.

In fact, this was indeed a scheme, and the person who schemed against them didn't even try to hide their intentions. After Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao tamed the medicinal power of the Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower, they discovered the wisp of soul power that caused the Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower's medicinal effects to go out of control. It was a wisp of soul power containing the aura of light and the aura of a phoenix. Such soul power undoubtedly revealed the identity of that person.

Both Zhu Ziyang and Mu En were fully aware of Yan Shaozhe's motives for this scheme. Yan Shaozhe had never given up on bringing them together, and this time he even wanted them to consummate their relationship! If Zhu Ziyang hadn't remained calm, he probably would have fallen for it. Zhu Ziyang also understood once again why Mu En's disappointment in Yan Shaozhe was so profound.

To achieve his goals, he even schemed against his own disciple, deliberately stimulating the medicinal properties of the Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower at this crucial juncture for Ma Xiaotao, making it violent and luring Zhu Ziyang into his trap. Although he maintained a good sense of proportion, preventing Ma Xiaotao from being injured by the violent effects of the medicine, the process, which should have gone smoothly, became fraught with difficulties, and Ma Xiaotao suffered considerably.

Yan Shaozhe's image in Zhu Ziyang's mind had plummeted. Compared to him, Xuanzi was far more lovable. After all, Xuanzi was merely foolish, while Yan Shaozhe's intentions were impure.

After returning to the cabin, Zhu Ziyang fell asleep immediately, and soon began to snore.

-

Ma Xiaotao found Yan Shaozhe.

"Teacher, why did you do this?" Ma Xiaotao asked angrily.

"Xiao Tao, I did all this for your own good!" Yan Shaozhe looked at the angry Ma Xiao Tao, a bitter smile appearing on his lips. He thought his disciple would understand him, but he never expected that he would end up alone.

"Hoo..." Ma Xiaotao tried to calm her tone, and said pleadingly, "Teacher, I understand your good intentions, but please stop interfering in my relationship with Ziyang! Is that alright?"

Yan Shaozhe stared blankly at Ma Xiaotao, his eyes filled with complex emotions. After a long while, he slowly said, "Alright! I promise you, I won't interfere in your affairs anymore."

"Thank you, teacher!" Ma Xiaotao breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of apology on her face, and said, "Teacher, my tone was a bit harsh just now, please forgive me."

"It's alright." Yan Shaozhe waved his hand, his tone tinged with relief and a hint of self-deprecation, and said, "Xiao Tao, you're more opinionated than your teacher, and your personality is more decisive. Sometimes, I even suspect that Lin'er is your teacher!"

"Teacher, I..." Seeing Yan Shaozhe becoming somewhat self-pitying, Ma Xiaotao immediately spoke up, wanting to comfort him.

"Alright, don't worry about what I think," Yan Shaozhe interrupted Ma Xiaotao, saying, "Let's test your martial soul's transformation instead."

"Okay!" Ma Xiaotao had no choice but to nod in agreement.

-

When Zhu Ziyang woke up, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

He immediately sat up, examining the changes within himself. After helping Ma Xiaotao absorb the Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower, Zhu Ziyang also gained some benefits. Firstly, his soul power improved; after absorbing the medicinal herb power released by Ma Xiaotao, his soul power broke through to level 53. Aside from the improvement in soul power, the biggest gain was the enhancement of his Ultimate Ice.

His ice element affinity exceeded 95 points, and the ultimate talent attached to Ultimate Ice finally revealed itself. Ultimate Ice only has one ultimate talent, while Ultimate Light has two, which shows the difference between the higher-level element of Light and the regular element of Ice.

The ultimate talent of the ultimate ice is called the power of ice, a passive aura. When Zhu Ziyang uses the Heavenly Frost Sacred White Dragon Martial Soul, this aura will spread outwards from him, creating a psychological deterrent to all living beings around him, making them fear Zhu Ziyang and lose the courage to take the initiative to attack.

This is an aura similar to the might of a dragon, which is extremely effective against ice element creatures, but against creatures other than ice element creatures, it depends entirely on Zhu Ziyang's strength.

"It can be used in conjunction with the 'Reign of the World' technique!" Zhu Ziyang stroked his chin, quickly figuring out how to use the power of ice, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Lord Ziyang, you're awake!" Xingcai, who had been standing in the room for a long time, walked over with affection and respect in her eyes, stretched out her head to nuzzle Zhu Ziyang, and called out happily.

"Hmm, long time no see, Xingcai!" Zhu Ziyang smiled broadly, reaching out to stroke the hair on Xingcai's neck, and said, "You've emerged from seclusion. It seems you've made some breakthroughs!"

Six months ago, Xingcai went into seclusion in the underground world of the Golden Ancient Tree, and the opportunity to use it was naturally given to her by Zhu Ziyang.

Now she has emerged from seclusion, her cultivation having reached a staggering 3,500 years! Her physique has also finally moved beyond infancy, entering adolescence, her height and body length nearly identical to her mother's. Once the Starry Unicorn clan reaches adolescence, their physical growth ceases; aside from the horn on their head and the wings on their back, which continue to grow, all other parts stop growing.

"Mmm-hmm!" Xingcai nodded excitedly and said, "I'm already a soul beast with five thousand years of cultivation! I could defeat ten times my former self!"

"Hahaha, you're really amazing!" Zhu Ziyang laughed heartily upon hearing this, a thought suddenly popping into his mind. If he sent Xingcai into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, would the unique environment there also have an effect on her? One year is equivalent to ten years in the outside world. If Xingcai cultivated there, wouldn't she reach the level of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast in ten years, given her racial talent?

This idea made Zhu Ziyang very concerned. He planned to send Xingcai to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye as soon as his strength was enough to intimidate the immortal herbs there, and then test it out!

"Come on, I'll take you out for a walk!" Zhu Ziyang thought to himself, stood up, patted Xingcai's head, and said.

Xingcai happily agreed and immediately followed Zhu Ziyang out of the room. Zhu Ziyang mounted his horse and rode Xingcai across Poseidon Lake, galloping across the grassland beside the lake.

(End of this chapter)