Chapter 177: Transformation into Ultimate Fire

"Ah..." Ma Xiaotao let out a startled cry and quickly put a slight distance between herself and Bai Zhou.

She had missed Bai Zhou so much that she had completely forgotten about Ling Luochen's presence nearby.

Fortunately, Bai Zhou still had some sense left and wasn't holding her...

"Senior Sister Ling, long time no see~" Bai Zhou didn't think much of it; he turned slightly to the side and greeted Ling Luochen with a smile.

"Hehe~ Little Junior Brother, we meet again~"

Ling Luochen waved her small hand gently at Bai Zhou, appearing very approachable—unlike her usual cold demeanor toward others—and even blushing a little.

Because the moment she saw Bai Zhou, she thought of the time he had teased her...

However, setting that aside, she still liked Bai Zhou very much.

Not only because Bai Zhou was handsome, but also because he possessed some good things she had never heard of before.

For example, the "Extreme Ice Pill" he gave her last time had allowed her to level up twice in one go, saving her a massive amount of time.

And then there was that pill Bai Zhou gave Ma Xiaotao.

It had actually allowed Ma Xiaotao to level up by a full six levels! If Bai Zhou still had such treasures in his possession, she really wanted them, even if it meant paying a huge price.

That was why she wanted to appear more approachable and enthusiastic; even if Bai Zhou didn't give her gifts for free anymore, he might just sell her some good things.

She didn't ask to get the same treasure as Ma Xiaotao; she would accept even something slightly inferior. It should barely be enough to let her reach level 60 and bring her strength into the first tier of the Shrek Seven Devils.

"Hehe, during my travels outside this time, I obtained some decent fire-attribute treasures. Sister Xiao Tao, find a safer environment; this treasure might just allow your Phoenix Flame to transform into Ultimate Fire~"

Bai Zhou chuckled, withdrew his gaze from Ling Luochen, and turned it toward Ma Xiaotao.

Although Ma Xiaotao didn't mind his business with Ling Luochen, Bai Zhou wasn't brainless.

In this situation, it was naturally not good to abandon Ma Xiaotao to go flirt with Ling Luochen; he had to show more concern for Ma Xiaotao.

"What! Transform into Ultimate Fire! How can such a treasure exist in this world!"

Before Ma Xiaotao could speak, Ling Luochen's exclamation came first.

Although she said that, the envy in her tone was almost enough to drown Bai Zhou and Ma Xiaotao.

"Xiao Bai, are you telling the truth!"

Ma Xiaotao also reacted, grabbing Bai Zhou's hand excitedly, her eyes filled with little hearts.

After all, an Ultimate Attribute was the dream of every single-attribute Soul Master.

Because above a Super Martial Soul, there was another realm: the legendary Ultimate Martial Soul!

At the same level, an Ultimate Martial Soul was almost an invincible existence.

Not only at the same level, but under the same attribute, an Ultimate Martial Soul could suppress all other non-Ultimate Martial Souls! It was just a pity that Ultimate Martial Souls were innate.

They could only envy them and hope to one day behold the splendor of an Ultimate Martial Soul...

And now, Bai Zhou actually said there was something that could make Ma Xiaotao's martial soul evolve into an Ultimate Martial Soul.

The two of them were naturally shocked beyond measure.

"Hehe, that's a secret; you'll know when the time comes~" Bai Zhou smiled mysteriously, not revealing anything about the immortal grass.

After all, it was quite troublesome to explain.

Rather than wasting breath explaining, it was better to just put it into practice; whether it succeeded or not, the result would be clear at a glance.

Very soon.

Ma Xiaotao brought Bai Zhou to a small, enclosed training ground.

Although most Inner Court students went out on missions and relied on self-discipline for cultivation, the basic training facilities were still there.

You might not use them, but they had to exist.

Although the number of people in the Inner Court was less than one-tenth of the Outer Court, the resources and funds invested every year were several times that of the Outer Court! Naturally, they were wealthy and generous.

"This is it. This is considered a personal cultivation room; the isolation effect is very good. Even if you make a huge commotion, it's hard for it to spread outside."

Ma Xiaotao pointed to the huge training ground in front of her and said. In the Outer Court, training rooms with such strong privacy were at most the size of two or three rooms, and they basically could only isolate sound.

But in the Inner Court, the smallest single-person training room was the size of two basketball courts from his past life. Not only could it isolate sound and various pressures and auras, but most importantly, it was completely free.

This was also one of the reasons why Outer Court students broke their heads trying to get into the Inner Court.

This treatment was simply heaven and earth apart.

Of course, those who entered the Inner Court were the top geniuses of all of Shrek; they naturally deserved to enjoy such treatment.

"The isolation effect is a bit poor; I still have to do it myself."

Bai Zhou looked around and found that the training ground was only equipped with two very simple isolation soul tools.

These two soul tools were not of a high level; they were more than enough to isolate the sound and fluctuations of a battle, but they were far from enough to isolate the aura of an Ultimate Martial Soul.

After all, this was a surprise he had prepared for Ma Xiaotao, not for those old fogies in the academy. Naturally, he couldn't let them know; otherwise, they would ask endless questions, and they might even covet the immortal grass essence in his hands.

This wasn't Bai Zhou being overly anxious.

Every faction, no matter how good its reputation was on the outside, would 100% have a few traitors or parasites on the inside.

Although Shrek's brainwashing was very successful, it couldn't wash away human nature, let alone greed.

Every high-level Soul Master had a large number of innocent souls under their hands.

Mu En was like that too.

Not to mention those teachers at Shrek.

They might not look down on ordinary treasures and opportunities, but that didn't mean they wouldn't look down on immortal grass.

To be safe, Bai Zhou naturally didn't intend to make this matter public.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

No sooner said than done, Bai Zhou's figure flashed slightly, and he quickly set up a large number of isolation soul tools around the training ground.

Not only that, Bai Zhou even used his powerful spiritual power to condense it into a semi-solid state, covering a small half of the field, completely cutting off all possible detection and peeping.

"You don't have to be so cautious..."

Seeing this series of operations by Bai Zhou, Ma Xiaotao's mouth twitched slightly, and she was somewhat speechless.

How did Bai Zhou make it look like he was guarding against thieves...

It was one thing to be cautious when they were in the wild... but this was the Inner Court, the Sea God Island, which could be said to be the safest place in Shrek.

Was it really necessary to go this far...

"Ahem, don't worry about these details."

Bai Zhou knew he couldn't explain it clearly to Ma Xiaotao, so he simply couldn't be bothered to explain.

After preparing everything.

Only then did Bai Zhou carefully take out a jade box.

With a "click," the jade box opened, revealing a mass of fiery red substance inside.

And the moment this mass of fiery red substance appeared.

The temperature of the entire training ground instantly soared by more than ten degrees! "What is this? How can it be so hot!"

Ling Luochen belonged to the ice attribute and was naturally afraid of fire. At this moment, she instantly felt as if she were in a boiler, extremely dry and hot. She retreated repeatedly, subconsciously wanting to flee this place.

"This... this... what is this? It actually has such pure fire attribute..."

Ma Xiaotao's reaction was the exact opposite of Ling Luochen's.

The moment she saw this red gelatinous substance, the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul in her body instantly became restless. An extreme hunger even transmitted from her martial soul into Ma Xiaotao's body, making her swallow hard.

It seemed as if she had seen some peerless treasure.

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