Phoenix, Phoenix, Only Perches on the Wutong Tree
Phoenix, phoenix, it will not perch on anything but the wutong tree. Soto City. Suburbs.
A dilapidated thatched hut.
Pale moonlight shone on the faded old wooden door. The night wind was cold, and the desolate environment seemed somewhat eerie. A ragged teenager was curled up on a straw mat, clenching his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain of the evil fire burning within him.
Beads of sweat fell from his forehead, soaking his back, leaving the teenager drenched.
"Creak—"
The dilapidated wooden door was pushed open.
A childish voice, laced with disappointment, rang out.
"Lin Xiao, you're still so stubborn. If you refuse to find a woman, you'll be consumed by the evil fire and burn to death!"
"After the teacher took me to the brothel, I felt relaxed all over, and the process of venting the evil fire was not only painless but also very comfortable."
"Although we're young now, the evil fire gives us the same functions as normal men. This kind of thing is just a matter of time. Aren't we going to do it when we grow up anyway?"
"Why are you so stubborn?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiao opened his eyes hazily.
Following the sound, he saw only a fair-skinned, slightly wretched-looking little fatty, accompanied by a tall middle-aged man with a hooked nose.
It was Ma Hongjun and Flender.
"Hongjun, everyone has their own aspirations. Even if I die, I don't want to do that dirty thing, let alone be controlled by the evil fire like a beast."
Lin Xiao's voice was weak.
Sweating had taken away a lot of moisture, leaving him somewhat exhausted, his lips cracked.
Flender frowned, "If you dislike the women in the brothel are dirty, I can help you find a clean one. You have two choices: first, I'll spend money to buy the innocence of a commoner's daughter for you; second, I'll find you an older girl as a fiancée, and you'll have to be responsible for her."
"Think about it carefully. The evil fire has been suppressed to the limit your body can reach."
"When the evil fire fully erupts, the ending waiting for you will either be self-immolation or exploding and dying."
Having said that.
Flender quietly waited for Lin Xiao's response.
He observed the teenager curled up on the straw mat before him.
His face was delicate, and there was a heroic spirit between his brows. Despite his current plight, one could still see the pride in his heart, which seemed unshakeable in his principles.
He was a good seed to be a Soul Master…
The Martial Soul Lin Xiao awakened was the same as Ma Hongjun's, the Evil Fire Phoenix, and his Evil Fire Phoenix was even more ferocious than Ma Hongjun's.
When that phoenix flame appeared, even Flender couldn't help but feel a trace of palpitations in his heart.
But this was normal.
After all, compared to Ma Hongjun's Innate Soul Power of level eight, Lin Xiao had Innate Soul Power at full level.
It was just a pity that he was too stubborn.
Did he really have to stick to his bottom line, without even being flexible? Lin Xiao, though weak, spoke with unwavering determination.
"I choose neither of those two options!"
Lin Xiao couldn't bring himself to spend money to buy the innocence of a commoner's daughter and then walk away ruthlessly.
And he couldn't accept getting engaged to a girl he didn't know, with the initial intention being just to sleep with her.
"Then you can only wait to die!!!"
Flender's voice was laced with anger.
This Lin Xiao was truly incorrigible!
He disliked the women in the brothel were dirty, so he would find him a clean one, wouldn't that be it? Finding a commoner's daughter, giving money, and not even needing to be responsible, wouldn't it be very convenient to walk away?
Didn't he know that he was a noble Soul Master, yet he still cared about the innocence of a commoner? Being able to sleep with a Soul Master wasn't that a commoner's honor! He was clearly a young man, why was he so pedantic! The night wind howled, making strange noises from the holes in the window paper. It started to rain outside, and the pattering raindrops fell on the bluestone bricks, drip-dropping.
On Lin Xiao's pale face, a faint smile appeared.
"Then die."
His words were calm, even though he gritted his teeth from time to time due to the intense pain, but there was a sense of detachment from life and death.
He had spoken earnestly for a long time, but Lin Xiao just didn't appreciate it.
Flender became angry out of humiliation: "Just because of that so-called principle, you don't even want your life?!"
Lin Xiao's expression was indifferent.
"Better to be a shattered jade than an unbroken tile."
Flender's expression suddenly changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Good!"
"Good! 'Better to be a shattered jade than an unbroken tile!'"
Ma Hongjun felt dissatisfied in his heart.
"Lin Xiao, I kindly asked the teacher to save you, but not only did you ignore it, but you also said things like 'Better to be a shattered jade than an unbroken tile.' Do you have to act noble?"
"For the sake of so-called nobility, you don't even want your own life?"
"Lin Xiao, I always thought you were smart before, but now it seems that you are the most stubborn and pedantic one."
"I don't care about you anymore!"
Ma Hongjun was already a little worried that if Lin Xiao became Flender's disciple, he would become a student more valued by the teacher, and his own position would not be secure.
Now, Lin Xiao had offended Flender.
And he stubbornly refused to vent his Evil Fire, he had only persuaded him once out of his past friendship with Lin Xiao, and would not persuade him again and again.
But Flender still loved talent after all.
He had seen the power of Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul. Lin Xiao would only be stronger than Ma Hongjun, but this blockhead really didn't know how to turn around.
"Lin Xiao, I'll give you one last chance."
"Will you vent this Evil Fire or not?"
Lin Xiao did not answer.
He closed his eyes and murmured softly.
"The phoenix soars in the sky, but does not perch except on the wutong tree."
The phoenix does not perch except on the wutong tree, does not eat except bamboo fruit, and does not drink except from the sweet spring.
How could Lin Xiao willingly degenerate?
Flender's expression changed drastically!
This Lin Xiao is truly unrepentant!
"Forget it, everyone has their own destiny, take care of yourself!"
"Hongjun, let's go!"
Ma Hongjun pretended to shake his head.
Looking down, he looked at Lin Xiao with some pity.
"What a pity, what a pity."
"Lin Xiao, you always think you are smarter than me."
"But in fact, the most foolish one is you."
After speaking, Ma Hongjun shook his head and followed Flender out.
...
Inside the thatched hut.
Only Lin Xiao was left alone.
He clenched his teeth tightly, enduring the great pain.
That feeling was as if his internal organs were being burned, a fate worse than death.
"Am I, Lin Xiao, who has traveled to this world for six years, going to die like this?"
Lin Xiao was truly unwilling.
He was originally a university student from Blue Star, who accidentally transmigrated to Douluo Continent, becoming an abandoned baby outside Soto City, growing up eating food from a hundred families.
He was sensible at a young age, and relying on the wisdom of his previous life, he improved the lives of the villagers.
But on the day of Martial Soul awakening, he awakened the same Evil Fire Phoenix as Ma Hongjun.
Lin Xiao, with Innate Soul Power at full level, felt like the sky was falling.
"If possible, I would rather not have this talent, and only ask to live a clean life."
Having received higher education, and being self-disciplined since childhood, Lin Xiao really couldn't accept going to a brothel to do such beastly things...
He was afraid of seeing the ugly side of himself, dominated by the evil fire!
(Note: The following is a clear cover, and also a concept map of the protagonist)
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