Douluo Continent: Starting with the Burning Blade, he was then entangled with Ma Xiaotao.

Chapter 5 Twin Martial Souls

On Poseidon Island, a charming little courtyard is filled with blooming flowers and singing birds, resembling a phoenix's roost.

"Devouring evil fire caused a mutation in the soul ring... Hmm, it's not impossible, but what about this ten-thousand-year-old ice silkworm?"

Inside the courtyard, an elderly man with white hair was looking at Lin Feng thoughtfully. He was the teacher Ma Xiaotao had mentioned—the Dean of the Martial Soul Department, Yan Shaozhe, the Bright Phoenix Douluo.

"As far as I know, these low-level ice-attribute soul beasts usually only appear in the far north, and it's extremely difficult for them to cultivate to the ten-thousand-year level. How could it appear in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Yan Shaozhe spoke calmly, but asked one question after another, clearly harboring doubts about Lin Feng's past.

Lin Feng's heart tightened, but he remained calm and speculated based on the other person's words: "Perhaps the Crimson King captured it to use as a tonic, but it accidentally escaped."

"Hmm, that makes sense," Yan Shaozhe nodded, seemingly accepting the explanation. "It seems that the Crimson King's initial target when it suddenly appeared on the outskirts of the forest was not Little Peach, but this ten-thousand-year-old ice silkworm."

Hearing Yan Shaozhe's own conclusion, Lin Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His half-truthful explanation, coupled with the simulated soul skill, had at least managed to fool them.

But at that moment, Yan Shaozhe suddenly changed the subject, looking sharply at him and throwing out a bombshell question: "Xiaofeng, do you know that you have twin martial souls?"

"Twin Martial Souls?!" Lin Feng and Ma Xiaotao exclaimed in shock almost simultaneously.

"Based on my observation of your martial soul release just now, your second martial soul should be a rare type of body-based martial soul, which is your body itself. Otherwise, there's no way to explain why you were able to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring beyond your level. Without a sufficiently strong physique, it's absolutely impossible to withstand that kind of energy."

"Dean, really? Don't lie to me. I'm not well-educated, and I obtained both spirit rings by accident." Lin Feng pretended to be confused.

"I'm pretty sure," Yan Shaozhe said confidently, then changed the subject, his eyes filled with appreciation. "Xiao Tao is already my personal disciple. Xiao Feng, would you be willing to become my second personal disciple as well?"

He was increasingly pleased with Lin Feng, who was exceptionally talented and had a calm and composed temperament. In addition, there was the ambiguous relationship between him and his eldest disciple, Ma Xiaotao, which might actually lead to them becoming "peerless duos" in the future.

"Dean? I am honored by your high regard, Master. Your disciple Lin Feng is willing." Lin Feng quickly changed his words, his tone steady and his gaze firm.

He would regret it if he hesitated for even a second longer, after all, the resources this teacher could provide him were extraordinary.

"Alright, then let's become disciples," Yan Shaozhe said with a genuine smile. "I don't like seeing people kneel and bow. So, drink this tea instead of wine, and you'll be my disciple, Yan Shaozhe."

Lin Feng bowed three times to himself before picking up the teacup with both hands and drinking it all in one gulp. Yan Shaozhe nodded in satisfaction.

"Hehe, that's great!"

Ma Xiaotao, standing to the side, couldn't help but clap her hands and chuckle, her face beaming with joy, even happier than when she herself had successfully become an apprentice.

She leaned closer to Lin Feng and whispered, "If anyone bullies you in the academy, just say my name!"

Yan Shaozhe glanced helplessly at his impetuous disciple, then said solemnly to Lin Feng, "Now that you have joined my sect, you should uphold your principles and diligently cultivate. The academy's resources will be tilted towards you, but how far you go ultimately depends on yourself."

"Disciple understands and will certainly live up to Master's expectations." Yan Shaozhe nodded, took out a seemingly ordinary white jade token from his pocket that contained a unique soul power fluctuation, and handed it to Lin Feng.

"This is my token. With it, you can freely enter and exit most areas of Seagod Island, including my library and cultivation room. If you encounter any difficulties in your cultivation, you can come here to find me at any time."

"Thank you, Teacher Xie." Lin Feng solemnly accepted the gift.

"Your Soul Master level is too low right now. In the future, you might be able to completely devour Xiao Tao's evil fire and help her achieve the ultimate fire."

"Yes, teacher, Sister Xiaotao, I will try my best." Lin Feng replied confidently, he was quite confident that he could solve Ma Xiaotao's problem of evil fire by using the Burning Technique.

"It's nothing, you two can go now." Yan Shaozhe picked up his teacup, his tone as usual.

"Yes, goodbye, teacher." Lin Feng and Ma Xiaotao replied in unison, and were about to turn around and leave.

"Wait," Yan Shaozhe called out as if he suddenly remembered something, "Xiao Tao, please stay a moment, I have something to tell you. Xiao Feng, please wait outside the door for a moment."

Ma Xiaotao walked back to her teacher's side in confusion, only to see a barely concealed smile flash across Yan Shaozhe's eyes, his tone also carrying a hint of teasing: "Xiaotao, I must remind you, Xiaofeng is only twelve years old now, some things... should not be rushed. Even if we have to wait, we should at least wait until he turns fourteen, otherwise, I'm afraid his body won't be able to handle it."

"Teacher! What kind of person do you think I am?!" Ma Xiaotao's cheeks flushed instantly, feeling both ashamed and anxious.

Yan Shaozhe chuckled and lowered his voice, saying, "I've been there. If you can truly become cultivation partners with Xiaofeng in the future, within ten years, you will definitely... Hehe, never mind, I won't say anymore. This rare opportunity is yours to seize."

"Goodbye, teacher!" Ma Xiaotao's ears turned bright red. She dared not look Yan Shaozhe in the eye again and quickly rushed out the door.

Lin Feng stood outside the door and heard the conversation inside clearly. It was obvious that Yan Shaozhe had deliberately not set up a soul power barrier to block the sound, intentionally letting him hear it.

Seeing Ma Xiaotao come out, he immediately put on an expression of complete ignorance and asked with concern, "Sister Xiaotao, why is your face so red?"

"N-nothing!" Ma Xiaotao's eyes flickered as she tried to remain calm. "It's just that the teacher insists on playing matchmaker, it's ridiculous!"

A smile flickered in Lin Feng's eyes, but he feigned surprise and asked, "Oh? Which genius has caught our teacher's eye? Who has come to personally act as matchmaker?"

"Someone surnamed Mu, with a blockhead like elm wood, guess who it is?"

"I've only just arrived at the academy, how could I possibly guess?"

"Hmph, if you can't guess, then so be it!"

Ma Xiaotao gave a soft snort and turned her face away, but her hand was still tightly gripping Lin Feng's small hand. Still a virgin, she couldn't resist such teasing. She was usually engrossed in Soul Master cultivation and rarely cared about matters of the heart.

Lin Feng's arrival was like sending charcoal in snowy weather, or rather, sending snow in charcoal.

Lin Feng's effectiveness in dealing with the Phoenix Evil Flame surprised her greatly; it was almost a thousand times better than Xu Sanshi's.

Xu Sanshi's monstrous strength was no match for the Phoenix Evil Fire; he was always beaten black and blue.

Ma Xiaotao's mind wandered, and she even forgot to control the direction of the flight, unknowingly circling around the Sea God Lake for quite a while.

It wasn't until the sun set and the lake was sprinkled with golden light that she suddenly came to her senses.

"Oh dear, it's almost dark!" she exclaimed, a hint of panic flashing across her face, whether from fear of delaying important matters or fear of having her thoughts revealed.

"We need to hurry up and get the enrollment done," she said, turning to Lin Feng with feigned composure. "Once we're late, the registrar's office will close."

Lin Feng strongly suspected that Ma Xiaotao had deliberately gotten lost. The two quickly arrived at the Academic Affairs Office and finally managed to complete the registration before closing time.

"There's no time to arrange a dorm room, so just stay at my place for the night."

"Oh? Sister Xiaotao, isn't this inappropriate..."

"Stop talking nonsense and come with me!"

Lin Feng confirmed that she had deliberately gotten lost.