I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

Xu Xingyu looked at Ma Xiaotao, who had become obedient and was ashamed of her foolish behavior, and sighed helplessly.

To be honest, Xu Xingyu didn't have much affection for Ma Xiaotao, mainly because although she was a good person, she was too self-willed, and you had to go along with her when doing things with her.

This can be seen from the scene in the original work where Ma Xiaotao tries to force Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to tell the ice-attribute soul master who suppressed her evil fire.

That time, she and another person both fainted from the heat, and it wasn't until no one came to their rescue that she finally let the other person go. Her apology afterward was just perfunctory.

Simply put, he abused his status as both an inner court disciple and the disciple of the dean of the Martial Soul Department to do whatever he wanted.

Although Ma Xiaotao's experiences were tragic, and she wanted to become a strong person but ended up with a martial soul like the Evil Fire Phoenix, this is not an excuse for the strong to bully the weak.

Of course, Ma Xiaotao's personality was shaped by her own bad temper, but also by the educational methods employed at the academy.

After all, a Soul Master who believes in not causing trouble is not a good Soul Master. How high can the quality of people cultivated by an academy with such a belief be?

Because Ma Xiaotao's talent was recognized by Yan Shaozhe, the vice dean of Shrek Martial Soul Department, she was accepted as his disciple, which elevated her status in the academy to that of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion.

Therefore, even the teachers in the inner courtyard tried their best to accommodate her, and very few teachers, except for Yan Shaozhe, could bring themselves to criticize her harshly.

Moreover, even if Ma Xiaotao were to listen, she would only let it go in one ear and out the other. She wouldn't listen when told to stop cultivating and wait for Yan Shaozhe to find a way to deal with the evil fire.

They insist on continuing their self-cultivation, and even when a solution is found, they still choose the most dangerous one.

It's unbelievable how someone can be so reckless. Doesn't it take until something bad happens before they regret it?

Sometimes Xu Xingyu felt that it would be better to let Ma Xiaotao experience the same things as in the original story. She wouldn't change unless she experienced the harsh realities of society.

However, this is more likely to make her despair, after all, she has been forced to become an evil spirit master and countless innocent souls have died from their injuries.

Although Yuhao later saved her, her sins would not disappear. She lived a quiet life in Shrek City as the dean of the Martial Soul Department, and eventually died alone.

Only after experiencing the harsh realities of society can Ma Xiaotao truly understand herself and begin to improve her shortcomings and move forward step by step.

Xu Xingyu admitted that Ma Xiaotao is no longer as hot-tempered as she was in the original work, and has become more reasonable in some matters, but some habits cannot be changed overnight.

Even if Xu Xingyu refines all the evil fire in Ma Xiaotao's martial soul in the future, the problem with her temper will at most be alleviated.

Therefore, Xu Xingyu made a decision in her heart: after resolving Ma Xiaotao's problem of lust, she would try her best to avoid contact with her, maintaining a friendship but avoiding anything more intimate.

Anyway, his relationship with Ma Xiaotao is just a simple doctor-patient relationship. It's impossible that he won her heart unintentionally just because of these few treatments, right?

I am indeed very handsome in this life, but my charm is not that exaggerated, is it?

However, reality is just that exaggerated. After Xu Xingyu scolded Ma Xiaotao and left the room, Ma Xiaotao acted like a little girl.

You should know that Xu Xingyu is the first boy who dared to treat her like this. Before, those in the academy were either a bunch of cowards who refused outright or a bunch of useless people who made empty promises.

But Xu Xingyu is different. He has the strength to look up to, the insights to be better than his own, and he treats him in such a domineering way.

Ma Xiaotao loves those tough, domineering boys the most! They're so much better than those timid, indecisive cowards!

Sometimes I feel that Xu Xingyu knows more than my teacher, but this may be because Xu Xingyu has the Spirit Pagoda, so this knowledge is necessary for her.

When Xu Xingyu was scolding herself before, she was right about one thing: besides being impatient, she also lacked some basic knowledge about soul tools.

Otherwise, when she was trapped by that absolute defense soul tool before, she wouldn't have been so passive, and she wouldn't have needed anyone to help her break free.

In a way, it was precisely because of her own stupidity that Xu Xingyu was forced to unleash her fifth soul skill in this competition, which successfully turned the tide.

Although Xu Xingyu had mentioned before that she might have to use her fifth soul skill, Ma Xiaotao believed that she would only use it when she was forced to.

If I calm down a bit and find the core of the absolute defense soul tool, then breaking free will only be a matter of time. Once she comes out, as long as we join forces with Xu Xingyu, dealing with the Star Luo team will be a piece of cake.

Ah, you mean that Starry Domain? In Ma Xiaotao's opinion, Xu Xingyu only needed to show a little bit of his affinity and control over the power of stars to directly cause that so-called Starry Domain to collapse.

The Star God's protection is at most a relatively hard tortoise shell. Ma Xiaotao doesn't believe that two Soul Emperors and Xu Xingyu, a powerful expert with the combat strength of a Soul Saint, can't break through it by force.

If Xu Xingyu could hear Ma Xiaotao's inner thoughts, he would first criticize her for being too naive. Even if Ma Xiaotao wasn't trapped in the absolute defense soul tool, she still intended to release the Pure Land of One Heart.

The main reason is that such a move would make the Sun Moon Royal Academy focus their attention on Xu Xingyu, while also giving them the illusion that Xu Xingyu was not such a big threat to them.

The ability to seal soul skills is arguably the biggest nemesis of the Soul Master profession, but it still has a fighting chance against Soul Masters who use soul tools as their main means of attack.

From this perspective, Xu Xingyu's strongest Pure Land is not so threatening in the eyes of the Sun Moon Royal Academy, and they will begin to shift some of their attention to other candidates in the Shrek team.

They will definitely notice Ma Xiaotao, who has never shown her true fighting strength. Although they will still retain some attention on Xu Xingyu, it will be enough for him to show the Sun and Moon Royal Family how to use the Heavenly Lock (cough, I mean, the Purple Star Thunder Lock).

It can only be said that Ma Xiaotao thought she was in the atmosphere, but she was only in the second layer and was still complacent about it, completely unaware of Xu Xingyu's other plans.

Are people who have never experienced any harsh realities from society all so innocent?