Chapter 142 Ma Xiaotao Takes the Initiative.
A gentle breeze entered Wu Xuan's body. His terrifying spiritual power, nearly comparable to that of a Title Douluo, allowed him to control any soul skill with ease. The gentle breeze spread outwards, meticulously dissolving the evil energy clinging to Ma Xiaotao's meridians and soul power.
In a battle of vastly different strengths, the evil energy crumbled, and in just a short moment, the evil fire within Ma Xiaotao's body was almost completely extinguished by the gentle breeze.
Although the evil fire was nearly cleared away, Ma Xiaotao's pretty face was still burning hot, her full, imposing breasts trembled uncontrollably, and an unnatural flush rose from her neck.
"What's going on? Has her spiritual sea also been invaded by evil energy?" Wu Xuan remained silent. The next moment, the Soul-Breaking Spear flashed out, simultaneously summoning two martial souls to fight—a result of Wu Xuan's two years of secluded cultivation.
However, simultaneously controlling two such powerful martial souls was extremely taxing on his mind and spiritual power; with Wu Xuan's current strength, he couldn't maintain it for long.
Wu Xuan activated his innate soul skill, "Gathering of Sharpness," and a wisp of his spiritual power, carrying a gentle breeze, directly entered Ma Xiaotao's sea of consciousness.
Within a fiery red world, watching the rising wisps of black flames, Wu Xuan frowned slightly. It seemed that fusing with the three Crimson Demon Hound soul rings was merely a stepping stone. Ultimately, Ma Xiaotao had suppressed her emotions for too long, and now, unable to hold back, she was suffering a backlash from the evil energy, even her sea of consciousness was being severely eroded.
A gentle breeze swept through, and terrifying annihilation power, along with purification power, directly engulfed her entire sea of consciousness.
After Wu Xuan's first soul ring advanced to a 50,000-year soul ring, even his previous soul skills underwent some changes.
Not only did its original characteristic of clearing negative states from spiritual power change to clearing all negative states from the body, but even the attribute amplification effect changed to a 20% elemental amplification.
This demonstrated the special nature of the Wind Spirit, this peculiar soul beast.
The cleansing of the evil fire continued for over an hour. Only after the evil energy accumulated in Ma Xiaotao's spiritual sea was completely swept away by the gentle breeze did Wu Xuan's wisp of spiritual power finally breathe a sigh of relief and slowly withdraw.
Eradicating the evil fire was definitely beyond the reach of the 50,000-year-old soul skill, the Gathering Spirit Wind. Perhaps only when the first soul skill truly reached the 100,000-year level would that pure purifying power be stable!
As soon as he opened his eyes, Wu Xuan felt a soft touch. Ma Xiaotao was clinging to him, and the scorching heat in their contact had disappeared. Those familiar pink eyes were staring at him intently.
Wu Xuan shrugged and said irritably, "Get down now if you've seen enough. Clearing the evil fire from your mind's sea of consciousness this time was very mentally taxing."
Ma Xiaotao blushed slightly upon hearing this and quickly released her arms and legs from Wu Xuan.
Wu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back on the bed. He wasn't physically tired, but maintaining the same position for nearly an hour, with the weight of Ma Xiaotao, an adult, pressing down on him, definitely caused soreness in his wrists and ankles.
Looking at the exhausted Wu Xuan, Ma Xiaotao's lips moved, as if she had made a decision. "Junior Brother Wu, Wu Xuan, if... if one day I truly lose control of my evil fire and become... an evil soul master, please don't hold back. Kill me. I don't want to become an evil soul master, endangering the continent and ruining Shrek Academy's reputation."
Wu Xuan was slightly stunned, then suddenly stood up, looking at Ma Xiaotao with disbelief: "Why me?"
Ma Xiaotao smiled, a very happy smile. "Because I understand our teachers. If it really came to that, they wouldn't be able to do it. But you're different. I understand you as well as I understand myself. You're an absolutely rational person, and the only one who won't be bound by emotions."
Wu Xuan was speechless for a moment. Ma Xiaotao's analysis of him was too accurate. He was indeed an absolutely rational person; he could do what others couldn't do because of their soft hearts.
Even if his closest person became an evil soul master, he could act without hesitation. Hesitating for even a second would be disrespectful to his own beliefs.
Seeing the silent Wu Xuan, Ma Xiaotao moved closer to him, her expression unusually serious: "I've always felt incredibly lucky, almost like I've been blessed by heaven. My background is actually quite ordinary, but I was lucky enough to awaken the top-tier Fire Phoenix Martial Soul. Then, I was lucky enough to meet my teacher, and after becoming Dean Yan's apprentice and joining Shrek Academy, I was lucky enough to escape the natural disaster that destroyed my village. Finally, when I was repeatedly tormented by the Evil Flame and on the verge of collapse, I was lucky enough to meet you."
Wu Xuan's lips twitched. This experience felt so familiar. So familiar, as if he had personally experienced it himself.
"Wu Xuan, I'm truly grateful for your appearance. You've brought unprecedented changes to my life. These past three years have been the happiest three years of my life since awakening my Martial Soul."
"Senior, you...!" Wu Xuan's body tensed slightly.
Ma Xiaotao extended her slender, white fingers, stopping Wu Xuan from speaking: "Actually, from the moment you first helped me suppress my evil fire, your image was etched in my heart. Wu Xuan, I know this might be a bit abrupt, but I'm really suppressing my feelings. If I can't express them today, I might really regret it."
Wu Xuan took a deep breath; even he, slow to react, understood Ma Xiaotao's thoughts. He then immediately blocked his mental sea; he had no penchant for being watched.
Seeing that Wu Xuan didn't refuse, an unprecedented tenderness flashed in Ma Xiaotao's eyes: "My ideal type is someone of the opposite sex who is more talented than me, stronger than me, and capable of surpassing me in every way."
"My teacher has advised me more than once not to be so stubborn, and to find a male Soul Master who can suppress my evil fire to marry, which might make me feel better. But I never thought of depending on someone else, so I argued with my teacher several times. But since I met you, everything has changed. I'm not so averse to my teacher's advice anymore, and I even have a glimmer of hope."
"I hope to be with you as my teacher said. This time I'm just following my heart. To be honest, Wu Xuan, I really do like you a little bit."
Staring nervously at Wu Xuan's profile, Ma Xiaotao experienced the feeling of her heart beating for the first time in her twenty-one years. Although she was known as the Flame Demon and the Living Volcano of Shrek Academy, she also had fantasies about love.
Wu Xuan fell completely silent. With his personality, it was impossible for him to fall completely in love with someone, but he wouldn't deliberately suppress his physical needs either.
Seeing Wu Xuan remain silent for a long time, Ma Xiaotao's tone was slightly nervous: "I've confessed like this, Wu Xuan, you won't reject me as heartlessly as you rejected those other girls, will you?"
Looking at Ma Xiaotao's graceful figure and delicate face, the person before her seemed to fulfill all his fantasies about the opposite sex, and he really seemed to have no reason to refuse.
Wu Xuan smiled slightly, "Of course not, senior, actually I've liked you for a long time too."
Hearing Wu Xuan's last sentence, Ma Xiaotao felt that happiness had come too suddenly.
Just now she had prepared herself to be heartlessly rejected, but she didn't expect to be given such a big surprise at the end.
It was understandable that Ma Xiaotao would think this way. The girls in the foreign language department who admired Wu Xuan could probably form a whole freshman class if they liked him.
But Wu Xuan remained unmoved, rejecting everyone who came. If it weren't for Wu Xuan getting close to a girl named Xiao Xiao, she would have thought that Wu Xuan's sexual orientation was abnormal.
Ma Xiaotao's unusually hot body pressed against Wu Xuan, a genuine smile playing on her lips. "You like me too, senior? I'm so happy! Don't go back tonight, rest in my room. I'll teach you some interesting things!"
"Interesting things? Is it cultivation?" Wu Xuan asked knowingly, feigning ignorance. He wanted to tease Ma Xiaotao and see her reaction.
Ma Xiaotao suddenly blushed. Only then did she remember that Wu Xuan was only a little over fifteen years old.
In Douluo Continent, fifteen was just the beginning of adulthood; it was normal for him not to understand these things.
Thinking that Wu Xuan was an adult, Ma Xiaotao seemed to regain her confidence. Her hot breath brushed against Wu Xuan's ear, sending a shiver down his spine.
"Don't ask so many questions. Although I haven't experienced it myself, I understand the process. Just leave everything to me."
"What?" Does that mean I'm left in a passive position?
Just as Wu Xuan was about to move, Ma Xiaotao leaned forward and pushed him down without hesitation, kissing the lips she had longed for in countless dreams.
At that moment, Ma Xiaotao felt a surge of heat throughout her body; even the pent-up desire she had just suppressed showed signs of recurring.
Under the glow of the soul-guiding lamp, their bodies pressed tightly together.
Lying on the soft bed, Ma Xiaotao hugged Wu Xuan tightly, her pink eyes slightly hazy. Holding his fair and upright body, feeling the masculine energy unique to men, Ma Xiaotao felt her body go weak. Ma Xiaotao had never felt so comfortable before; the desire suppressed for over a decade was completely released. At that moment, she felt her mind go blank, her thoughts seemingly floating on clouds.
PS: The protagonist's personality dictates that he won't actively pursue girls. After thinking about it, only Ma Xiaotao, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Qiu'er don't require active pursuit.
As for "Dream of the Red Dust," let's leave it at that; the later chapters will focus on the protagonist's visit to the Sun Moon Empire's palace and its nobles.
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