The two Tang brothers, having exhausted nearly every trick in their book (save for their hidden weapons), had finally subdued the Mad Team.
"We won! Hah! We did it!" Oscar, the scruffy sausage-maker, cheered wildly.
Ma Hongjun offered no celebration. Maimed and scarred, he stood like a creature from a nightmare, but the flames that wreathed him burned with a newfound, terrifying intensity.
Tang San and Tang Chuan shared a heavy look.
In the fight, Tang Chuan had been forced to reveal techniques from the Xuantian Treasure Record.
.
Tang San's gaze was accusatory, burning with the suspicion that his own brother had stolen his legacy.
Dai Mubai merely stood apart, his face a mask of profound gloom.
In over three years, his soul power had crawled forward a pitiful two levels.
He was now the weakest link, surpassed by everyone except the newest recruits.
Unseen by the celebrating team, Yuan Longxuan sat near an exit passage, Xiao Wu curled contentedly against him.
Her powerful spiritual sense easily detected the myriad glances from their private box.
She didn't mind. She welcomed allies. Yuan Longxuan was... insatiable. Even as a Level 98 Super Douluo, she was often overwhelmed.
His recent ability to manipulate time itself, stretching a single hour into a full day of exertion, had only made her search for fellow "volunteers" more urgent.
"Husband... a kiss?" she murmured, tilting her face up.
He complied softly, their intimacy a quiet island in the roaring crowd. Xiao Wu sometimes marveled at her journey from pet to primary wife.
Her mother, A Wu, had been shrewd. Her early transformation, fueled by her mother's desperate search for rare herbs after Yuan Longxuan's departure, had secured her this privileged position.
All according to Mother's design, she thought with secret amusement.
Their tender moment did not go unnoticed.
"Holy hell! It's him! The devil!" The hoarse whispers came from Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, their faces pale with instant, visceral fear.
They clapped hands over their mouths, traumatic memories flooding back....of maiming flames, of a severed arm, of a life saved only by Flender's ruined finances.
Yuan Longxuan paid them no mind. They were gnats.
But his analytical eye noted the change in Ma Hongjun. The corrupting darkness he'd sensed before was gone, burned clean by his own black fire.
What remained was a purer, wilder flame, hinting at a potential for "Extreme Fire."
Interesting, Yuan Longxuan mused. Mutilated, disfigured... yet purified? A phoenix needs ashes to rise.
But the path to True Extreme Fire was tortuous, requiring divine herbs or a Super Douluo's epiphany.
For a one-armed warrior, even reaching Title Douluo would be a miracle.
"Brother Longxuan," Xiao Wu whispered, her eyes sparkling with playful challenge. "Tonight, I'm ready for a rematch."
He chuckled, nuzzling her hair. "Your appetite is bottomless, little rabbit."
"And you are an endless feast,"she shot back, grinning.
Their murmured exchange, clear as a bell to soul masters, drew venomous but envious glares from the Shrek team.
They cursed him inwardly, yet ached with longing for his power and his woman.
The reaction from Tang Chuan, however, was volcanic.
His eyes burned crimson, his breath came in ragged, animalistic gasps.
He stared at Yuan Longxuan and Xiao Wu with raw, undiluted hatred, as if witnessing his greatest torment.
"Brother, let's go." Tang San tugged at his sleeve, confused.
He saw Yuan Longxuan and recalled only minor schoolyard spats from Notting.
His greater contempt was reserved for his so-called master, who had guessed his twin souls and then offered nothing but empty boasts.
"GET OFF ME!" Tang Chuan roared, shoving Tang San away violently, his body trembling with apocalyptic rage. "I—! HE—!"
His words failed him, lost in a sea of incandescent fury.
After discovering the Time Barrier, Yuan Longxuan's schedule had become exceptionally spacious.
And since all his wives had grown familiar and comfortable with one another, they no longer held back when they were together.
Today was Sunday, with no special classes. Of course, anyone who did
n't want to rest and wished to come to Yuan Longxuan for extra tutoring could still show up.
Just like Xiao Wu today. With her incredible recovery as a Level 98 Super Douluo, she always wanted to attend a few extra "lessons" with Yuan Longxuan.
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