Evil Fire Suppression

Evil Fire Suppression

After asking Yan Shaozhe to leave to keep him from interfering with the upcoming sealing of Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire, Huo Yuhao recalled what had just happened, and the speculation in his heart gradually became clear.

As expected, Dean Yan had taken a liking to him again.

Sigh.

Huo Yuhao found it inexplicably amusing. Then he composed himself slightly and returned to the experiment table.

Looking at the girl on the table staring at him, Huo Yuhao merely said, "Bear with it. Don't move around," before once again placing his hand on Ma Xiaotao's lower abdomen.

Her body was touched again, and Ma Xiaotao's expression became slightly unnatural. But when she thought of the Evil Fire within her body that hindered her cultivation, she made up her mind and slowly closed her eyes.

Seeing Ma Xiaotao's compliant appearance, Huo Yuhao no longer hesitated. Soul Power carrying the Ultimate Ice attribute gradually seeped into Ma Xiaotao's body through his palm.

"Mm..."

Ma Xiaotao let out a strange sound.

Realizing what she had done, she immediately raised a hand to cover her mouth. An unnatural flush appeared on her cheeks, and she wanted to struggle. Yet the next moment, the cool Soul Power flowing through her body completely sealed her own Soul Power and restricted her movements as well.

Unable to move, the girl was like a fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others. She had even been deprived of the right to speak and could only glare at Huo Yuhao with shame and indignation!

Yet faced with a girl completely incapable of resisting, Huo Yuhao merely frowned slightly.

This was truly unexpected.

Out of habit, Huo Yuhao had used the method from his previous life to suppress the Evil Fire.

But he had forgotten that even when Sister Xiaotao made strange sounds back then, she would endure it without moving, then cling to him afterward and bite and nibble at him—but that had been because they had been close.

But in this life, he and Sister Xiaotao did not even know each other!

A huge mistake!

Straightening his expression, Huo Yuhao looked at Ma Xiaotao with an utterly clear conscience and spoke sternly.

"Didn't I tell you not to move around? The quality of my Soul Power is still too high for you to bear. If you move around, the Soul Power will only run wild inside your body and seal up your entire body!"

That was indeed the truth. Seeing Huo Yuhao's expression, Ma Xiaotao froze, unable to stop the thought from arising in her heart: Did I misunderstand him?

Ma Xiaotao looked conflicted.

She had learned from her teacher that this "Teacher Tianmeng," who looked like a middle-aged man, was actually not much older than she was!

From what her teacher had implied, he might even have wanted to pair her up with him.

She had been extremely resistant to the idea. She had never even seen his true appearance—there was no way she would agree to be with a strange man!

If it were not for the Evil Fire, she would never have come!

She had originally intended to treat this as an ordinary sealing, but that strange sound she had made had been heard by this guy...

"Y-you... continue."

Ma Xiaotao turned her head away and gritted her teeth as she closed her eyes, refusing to look at Huo Yuhao. She could only silently hope that the sealing would end quickly this time.

Huo Yuhao's expression remained calm.

Once again, he placed his hand on Ma Xiaotao's lower abdomen.

The icy Soul Power began spreading from her lower abdomen again. At the same time, muffled but clearly suppressed whimpers echoed through the laboratory.

A moment later, Ma Xiaotao forced her weak, limp body to move. Without saying a word, she grabbed Huo Yuhao's white coat from nearby and put it on, then staggered out of the laboratory at top speed.

Outside, Yan Shaozhe stared in astonishment at his student's fleeing back before turning to look at Huo Yuhao, whose face was full of innocence.

"Xiaotao, she..."

"Sealing aftereffects. She'll recover in a little while," Huo Yuhao said without so much as blushing.

Yan Shaozhe's expression was slightly complicated. After a moment of silence, he nodded and turned to chase after her.

For a time, Huo Yuhao was the only one left in the laboratory.

Huo Yuhao let out a slight breath of relief and gradually cleared from his mind the image of Ma Xiaotao lying on the experiment table.

After resting for a short while, Huo Yuhao raised his hand and summoned the Light Gate to the Undead Demigod Plane, then stepped inside.

A moment later, at a Soul Beast Forest somewhere outside Maple Leaf City on the border of the Heaven Dou Empire, Huo Yuhao, now dressed in disguise, stepped out of the Light Gate. After taking out a map and compass to confirm his direction, he donned the Level Nine Flying Soul Guide and continued on his journey.

This had become one of his rather unusual daily routines lately.

There were about three weeks left before the start of Shrek Academy's new term.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy began around the same time as Shrek Academy, only a few days earlier. Likewise, its enrollment period also began a few days earlier.

Time was tight, but he could still make it.

Fortunately, he only had to make this trip once. Once he obtained Mingdu's spatial coordinates, he could use the Undead Demigod Plane for spatial teleportation. Otherwise, if he had to make this trip every day, he would probably die of exhaustion.

With a sigh, Huo Yuhao habitually checked the time.

Mm. Two in the afternoon. I'll travel until five, then go back and cook.

As he thought, Huo Yuhao covered his body with Spiritual Power, skillfully concealing his aura. He then passed directly through the Sun Moon Empire's border defenses and sped straight toward Mingdu.

Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy's Soul Fighting Arena.

Ling Luochen fell silent as she watched Ma Xiaotao fight two opponents alone.

What? Didn't this girl just break through to Rank Forty-Six?! How is she already beating up two Soul Ancestors of the same rank?! Isn't that a little too ridiculous?!

"Sister Luochen, did Sister Xiaotao get some kind of stimulation?"

Xixi, wearing a rabbit-eared hood, blinked as she ate a macaron and quietly asked Ling Luochen beside her. Her tone was calm, but it carried a hint of concern.

Ling Luochen shook her head. "I don't know. I only heard that the dean summoned her away a few days ago, and she only returned today. But she was like this as soon as she came back."

As three of the only members of the next generation of Shrek Seven Monsters who had remained at the academy, and since they were all girls, their relationship was fairly good. On the surface, at least.

From their very first day at the academy, because one possessed an ice Martial Soul and the other a fire Martial Soul, while their cultivation levels had been similar and both were strikingly beautiful, some busybodies had grouped the two of them together.

Ling Luochen had always been first in everything since childhood. How could she tolerate being ranked alongside someone else? Thus, Ling Luochen had started butting heads with Ma Xiaotao.

Although two years had passed and Ling Luochen had matured somewhat, realizing just how childish she had been, she still could not bring herself to apologize and ease the tension between them.

After all...

If I apologize first, wouldn't that mean I'm admitting that I'm inferior to her?!

How could that be acceptable?!

Absolutely not!

But...

Ling Luochen watched Ma Xiaotao use her soul skills freely in the Soul Fighting Arena, showing no restraint whatsoever, and sensed that something was off.

It seems like this girl's Evil Fire is gone? No... the color of her flames hasn't changed, so it's been suppressed? But shouldn't she be happy if her Evil Fire has been suppressed? Why does she look so angry?

Ling Luochen rested her hand on the railing and propped her chin in her palm. As she watched Ma Xiaotao battle madly in the distance, an inexplicable guess arose in her heart.

Could it be that she's angry precisely because her Evil Fire was suppressed?

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