Chapter 11: The Secret Chamber
By the Sea God Lake, an area within a hundred-meter radius had transformed into a world of ice and snow.
On the green lawn by the lake, a man and a woman slept soundly, two or three meters apart.
For Huo Yuhao, he had long since replaced sleep with meditation.
From the direction of the Sea God Lake, more than a dozen figures swiftly flew over.
"What, what's going on here?"
The leader, an old man in white, came before Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao. Looking at the two sleeping figures, his brows furrowed deeply.
He extended both hands, using his Soul Power to examine their bodies.
"How is this possible? Xiaotao's evil fire has actually subsided."
The old man then looked at Huo Yuhao beside him, his brows furrowing even tighter.
There was an extremely pure ice-attribute power in the surroundings, but Ma Xiaotao's evil fire was not suppressed by this ice attribute.
He also didn't sense any ice attribute on this junior student.
Strange, very strange.
"Teacher Li, send the junior student to the school's infirmary. He's just exhausted his Soul Power and fainted."
But as soon as he finished speaking, the old man felt something was amiss.
"Never mind, I'll take Xiaotao and him back myself."
Immediately, he picked up one person with each hand and transformed into a white light, heading towards the depths of the Sea God Lake.
In his sea of consciousness, Huo Yuhao looked at the external scene projected by Electrolux, a smile on his face.
This far exceeded his expectations.
He had thought Shrek would be as undiscerning as in the original story.
"Master, while we have this free time, please continue teaching me Spiritual Power control."
...In a secret chamber on Sea God Lake's central island, a woman in red slowly sat up, stretching her waist languidly, revealing her breathtaking figure.
"Oh, so comfortable, such a refreshing feeling."
As if realizing something, she took off her mask and looked around the secret chamber she was very familiar with.
In the secret chamber, besides the old man in white, there was also a young boy lying on a bed in the corner.
As if realizing something, her expression changed, and she was about to check on the boy's condition.
"Xiaotao, don't worry, his condition is very good. Teacher has thoroughly examined him. This Outer Court student has good physical qualities. Although his Soul Power Cultivation is a bit low, his Spiritual Power surpasses his Soul Power Cultivation by two major Realms. He should be a Spiritual-attribute Soul Master, and can be considered a good prospect for the Inner Court."
"Xiaotao, do you remember what happened after you rushed out of Sea God Lake?"
Ma Xiaotao shook her head blankly.
"I only remember a field of red before my eyes, then a sudden splitting headache. After it eased slightly, I felt a gentle force soothing me, making my evil fire no longer restless. After that, I lost consciousness."
"When I woke up, I was here."
The old man in white frowned and came before her.
"How could the evil fire subside on its own? Teacher just examined it, and your evil fire is indeed much calmer, but there's no reason for this! When I and the Inner Court teachers arrived, you and this student were very close, both unconscious. There was also an extremely potent ice-attribute power around, very pure, but there isn't a trace of ice-attribute aura in your body. Your evil fire was definitely not suppressed by the ice attribute."
"The ice attribute at the scene seemed to have spread unconsciously. As for the reason, Teacher is completely baffled."
Huo Yuhao, seemingly asleep nearby, was watching the teacher and Disciple in the secret chamber rack their brains to guess the answer through Electrolux's live broadcast in his sea of consciousness.
"Master, do you think he'll guess it?"
Electrolux pondered for a moment, then said, "Hard to say. The person with the light aura, his light is too impure. To Cultivate to this Realm, it's probably due to natural talent, with little understanding of the essence of power. He probably won't."
"This Disciple also thinks so."
..."Xiaotao, until we find a way to suppress your evil fire, remember, you must not Cultivate again!"
Ma Xiaotao was silent for a long time.
The old man in white sighed, his gaze turning to Huo Yuhao, who was sound asleep on the bed.
"This Outer Court student is Huo Yuhao. He's a Soul Master discovered by Outer Court Teacher Mu Jin in Shrek City and admitted through special recruitment. Mu Jin's Family and our Shrek Alliance have been together for over a thousand years and are trustworthy. Through the academy's investigation, this child was found to be an orphan, possessing a top-tier Body Martial Soul. His potential is very high, and his Martial Soul also has research value. He is already in the Outer Court's cultivation sequence."
"When he wakes up, apologize to him. The academy will give him sufficient compensation."
"It's just that Teacher still doesn't know where the ice-attribute aura at the scene came from."
As he spoke, the old man in white saw Huo Yuhao's eyelashes flutter on the bed and immediately stopped speaking.
Huo Yuhao sat up 'blankly,' looking around cautiously.
"W-where is this!"
The old man in white also put on a gentle smile.
"Student Huo Yuhao, I am Dean Yan Shaozhe, Yan Shaozhe of the Shrek Martial Soul Department."
"D-Yan Shaozhe!"
Huo Yuhao quickly got out of bed and bowed to Yan Shaozhe.
"Greetings, Dean Yan."
Dean Yan returned the bow.
Watching Huo Yuhao's flustered appearance, Dean Yan also nodded in his heart.
Ah, another student who yearns for Shrek's glory.
"Student Huo Yuhao, this is your Inner Court senior, Ma Xiaotao."
Dean Yan pointed to the woman in red standing behind him.
Huo Yuhao frowned, and Dean Yan carefully observed his expression, then said, "Ma Xiaotao is my Disciple. Due to her Martial Soul, she lost control and almost harmed you. It was my fault as her Teacher. Please forgive me."
"Ah, this, no, it's fine..."
"Student Huo Yuhao, the academy is fair. For this incident, the academy will definitely give you satisfactory compensation. You will absolutely not suffer in vain."
Changing his tone, Dean Yan continued, "Student Huo Yuhao, Teacher also wants to know, when you encountered Ma Xiaotao, was there anyone else present? Otherwise, why would both of you have fainted there?"
Huo Yuhao glanced at Ma Xiaotao, who was staring at him, and after avoiding her intense gaze, said, "My unconsciousness was probably due to exhausting my Soul Power, and Senior Sister's unconsciousness was likely caused by my Soul skills."
"Soul skills?"
Dean Yan raised an eyebrow.
When Ma Xiaotao went berserk, her combat power was almost comparable to a Soul Saint. Huo Yuhao actually said that his Soul skills made Ma Xiaotao unconscious? Is this reasonable?
"What is your first Soul skills? Is it an attack type?"
"No, it's an auxiliary Soul skills."
"Auxiliary Soul skills?"
Dean Yan pondered.
"Can you let me feel it?"
"Of course."
Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes Martial Soul manifested, a yellow Soul Ring lit up, and a surge of Spiritual Power went towards Dean Yan.
However, Dean Yan's spirit was too vast to be shaken by Huo Yuhao's current Cultivation.
Dean Yan naturally felt this Spiritual Power and allowed Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Power to be applied to him.