Chapter 85: Setting off, Xian Lin'er secretly follows

"That, Elder Xuan... how about letting me take Junior Brother Bai to obtain a soul ring, Dean Xian's research might really be at a critical moment, and she can't get away for a short time..."

At this time, Zhang Lexuan, who had been silent on the side, suddenly spoke up.

Although she didn't have much understanding of Xian Lin'er, based on the shielding and doting she knew Xian Lin'er had for Bai Zhou at the Sea God Pavilion meeting, she would absolutely not do anything detrimental to Bai Zhou.

It might really be as Bai Zhou said, Xian Lin'er couldn't get away for a short time.

And Elder Xuan was responsible for training and protecting the Shrek Seven Devils, and responsible for organizing some extremely dangerous missions.

And she just happened to have nothing to do recently, taking Bai Zhou to the Star Dou Great Forest wouldn't take too long.

"Mm, Xuan girl, you taking this kid is also fine."

Elder Xuan heard Zhang Lexuan say this, and although he was angry in his heart, he didn't refute it.

However, his gaze toward Bai Zhou was still somewhat unfriendly.

"Alright, since that's the case, then I'll trouble Senior Sister..."

Bai Zhou squeezed out a reluctant smile, secretly thinking it was a pity that he couldn't go "fighting" in the wild with Ma Xiaotao...

However, this thought only flashed by.

After all, there were plenty of opportunities to meet Ma Xiaotao privately.

And opportunities to brush up Zhang Lexuan's favorability were few.

And, he had already refused Elder Xuan once; if he refused Zhang Lexuan again, he would definitely be considered ungrateful.

Although it wasn't a big deal, it was easy to give people the impression of being arrogant and domineering, which didn't quite fit his persona.

"Boom—"

Just at this moment, a terrifying explosion suddenly erupted in the distance.

A pillar of fire shot into the sky, and five pitch-black figures instantly flew backward, falling to the ground in a very sorry state.

Except for Dai Yueheng who had minor injuries, the others were not lightly injured, lying on the ground unable to crawl up.

"Captain, why did you suddenly erupt..."

"Exactly, we agreed on sparring, my injuries will take at least a few days to lie down..."

"Captain, you're cheating, I'm not playing with you anymore!"

"......"

Ma Xiaotao's several opponents were all complaining, their gazes toward Ma Xiaotao full of resentment.

Ling Luochen also looked at Ma Xiaotao with extreme surprise, not knowing why she suddenly struck so heavily.

However.

Ma Xiaotao didn't even look at her several unlucky teammates.

Instead, she spread her flame wings and disappeared from where she was with a whoosh.

The next second, she appeared beside Bai Zhou.

"Little White, why did you come!!?"

Ma Xiaotao was somewhat pleasantly surprised, subconsciously wanting to hold Bai Zhou in her arms and love him fiercely.

However, she instantly reacted that there were still so many people watching, so she changed from hugging to touching...

Gently touching Bai Zhou's head.

"Sister Xiaotao, my teacher is a bit busy, and I just happened to reach level 40, so I wanted to ask you to help me obtain a soul ring~"

Bai Zhou smiled slightly, then explained: "However, Senior Sister said you are quite busy, so she planned to go with me."

"No!"

Ma Xiaotao heard this and refused flatly.

Bai Zhou was her person, and she had never gone out alone with Bai Zhou before, so she naturally couldn't give this opportunity to others! "Mm?"

Zhang Lexuan and Elder Xuan saw Ma Xiaotao react so strongly and were stunned for a moment, simultaneously casting their gazes on her.

"Cough cough, I mean, Bai Zhou is my sworn younger brother, this is my own business, so I won't trouble Senior Sister~"

Ma Xiaotao's face flushed slightly, and she hurriedly explained.

"Oh, so that's how it is, no wonder Junior Brother Bai would come to find you~" Zhang Lexuan heard this and suddenly realized.

She had previously been puzzled why a student from the Outer Court would insist on finding Ma Xiaotao. After all, Bai Zhou was only Xian Lin'er's student; if he had a good relationship with Yan Shaozhe, that would be one thing, but having such a good relationship with Ma Xiaotao was not quite normal.

Now hearing Ma Xiaotao's explanation, it made sense.

And the relationship between the two looked even closer than that of biological siblings; they might have known each other long ago...

"However..."

Zhang Lexuan changed the subject, looked at Bai Zhou, and asked with a frown: "Xiaotao is only a Soul Emperor, and I am a Soul Douluo, are you sure you want Xiaotao to take you?"

"Mm, thank you for your kindness, Senior Sister, I believe Sister Xiaotao can protect me well." Bai Zhou nodded very seriously.

"Alright, but the Star Dou Great Forest is still very dangerous, you cannot go too deep."

Zhang Lexuan nodded and didn't say anything more; after all, Bai Zhou was only obtaining a fourth soul ring, and having a Soul Emperor to protect him was indeed more than enough.

Of course, what Zhang Lexuan didn't know was that the information Xian Lin'er submitted had hidden the age of Bai Zhou's soul rings.

If Zhang Lexuan and Elder Xuan knew that Bai Zhou's third soul ring was already 40,000 years old, they would probably have done anything to get Bai Zhou a 100,000-year soul ring this time...

A 100,000-year soul ring was still a bit too big for the current Bai Zhou.

He might not be able to fit it... he would be burst...

Bai Zhou had his own plans; the soul ring didn't need to be too big, but it must be the most suitable.

After all, his Wishing System could also increase the age of soul rings.

It was just that Bai Zhou's soul power level was too low; rashly increasing the age of the soul ring would cause the soul power consumed by using soul skills to increase exponentially, reducing his stamina.

So Bai Zhou didn't waste his wish counts on this.

And, Bai Zhou specialized in body refining; the cost-effectiveness of increasing the soul ring age was far less than increasing physical strength.

His current comprehensive combat power was comparable to a Soul Emperor, plus Ma Xiaotao, obtaining a 30,000 to 40,000-year soul ring was more than enough.

Of course, for the sake of safety, Bai Zhou even prepared a "Fire Spirit Bead" for Ma Xiaotao, roughly of the same grade as the bead given to Tang Ya.

Slowly devouring and refining it had huge benefits for fire-attribute soul masters; although it wouldn't cause Ma Xiaotao's martial soul to evolve into Ultimate Fire, it could definitely cause Ma Xiaotao's soul power level to receive a huge increase.

And if swallowed directly, it could cause a fire-attribute soul master to erupt, increasing combat power by dozens of times in a short time, which was more than enough.

At most, it would just be a period of weakness; not only were there no side effects, but it could also significantly increase the soul power level.

The value of the "Fire Spirit Bead" was not inferior to Tang Ya's "Blue Silver Emperor Heart" at all.

It was just that the focus was different.

The Blue Silver Emperor Heart focused on increasing potential, causing Tang Ya's martial soul to become a Super Martial Soul, with the future prospect of stepping into the realm of Titled Douluo.

While the Fire Dragon Bead focused on increasing cultivation; swallowing one Fire Dragon Bead was enough to be worth years of hard cultivation for Ma Xiaotao.

The value of the two was actually about the same.

After all, potential was ultimately potential, and it also required time to accumulate.

Even if Tang Ya's martial soul evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, wanting to defeat Ma Xiaotao was impossible in this lifetime.

Early the next morning.

Ma Xiaotao and Bai Zhou set off together for the Star Dou Great Forest.

Because of Bai Zhou, Elder Xuan gave Ma Xiaotao a few days off, letting her help Bai Zhou choose the most suitable soul ring well.

This made Ma Xiaotao very happy, so she simply wasn't in a hurry to rush on the road, but took Bai Zhou to other big cities to go shopping.

Although the Star Dou Great Forest was opposite Shrek City, entering from this direction was easy to be targeted.

It was quite dangerous with only Ma Xiaotao, a Soul Emperor.

So Ma Xiaotao took a detour with Bai Zhou, entering from another safe exit, where the number of powerful soul beasts encountered was relatively small, so she had the confidence to ensure Bai Zhou's safety.

Bai Zhou was helpless about this, so he could only follow, and by the way...

And in a corner that the two couldn't see, a beautiful figure was quietly watching the two's intimate actions, clenching her fists...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 86 =====