Soul Beast Fusion, Suppressing Evil Fire

The suffocating humiliation of being suppressed by a Three-Ring Soul Elder was something a prodigy like Ma Xiaotao simply could not endure. Instinctively, she began drawing upon the power of her evil fire...

Fortunately, Yan Shaozhe stopped her in time. Even so, Ma Xiaotao was still on the verge of erupting.

Ma Xiaotao was a true genius, but this evil fire had also plagued her all along!

Suddenly, Yan Shaozhe looked toward Zhou Sichen and the Ice Jade Scorpion beside him.

The best way to suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire was with high-level water or ice, and Extreme Ice was undoubtedly the best choice!

Grabbing Ma Xiaotao, Yan Shaozhe appeared before Zhou Sichen almost instantly.

Zhou Sichen glanced at Ma Xiaotao, who was struggling violently and crying that she felt awful and begging someone to help her. He understood that her evil fire was about to erupt.

Yan Shaozhe said, "Zhou Sichen, may I borrow your Ice Jade Scorpion's Extreme Ice to help Xiaotao suppress her evil fire?"

Then he addressed the others in the arena. "All students, please return for now."

No one dared question Yan Shaozhe's decision. They all rose and left without sparing another glance.

As Dugu Xianmeng and Ling Luochen departed, their gazes lingered on Zhou Sichen for several seconds...

Zhou Sichen met Dugu Xianmeng's eyes and gave a slight nod.

Once everyone had left, Zhou Sichen said to Yan Shaozhe, "If I'm not mistaken, Senior Sister is in this state because the evil fire power of her Evil Fire Phoenix has erupted, right?"

Yan Shaozhe was quite surprised to hear this. He had not expected Zhou Sichen to know even that.

Zhou Sichen smiled faintly. "I usually study all kinds of theoretical knowledge, and I'm quite interested in various rumors as well..."

Zhou Sichen said to Yan Shaozhe, "If you trust me, leave Senior Sister to me. I'm confident I can help her suppress this raging evil fire."

Yan Shaozhe found himself admiring Zhou Sichen even more and directly laid Ma Xiaotao flat on the Soul Dueling Platform.

Watching Ma Xiaotao roll around wildly on the Soul Dueling Platform, Zhou Sichen said to Ah Da, "Ah Da, fuse."

As soon as he spoke, Ah Da transformed into a streak of light and merged with Zhou Sichen. The next moment, Zhou Sichen's appearance underwent a tremendous change.

His black ponytail became a head of icy-blue long hair, while six icy-blue markings appeared on both sides of his face. He transformed from a refined young gentleman into a god of ice and snow.

Behind Zhou Sichen, the phantom of an Ice Jade Scorpion seemed to roar, giving off the impression of Martial Soul Possession.

Soul beasts and humans were different, after all. Moreover, Ah Da had no experience saving people, so Zhou Sichen had no choice but to use this trump card.

That was right. Not only could Zhou Sichen use the Book of Contracts to contract soul beasts, but he could also fuse with his contracted soul beasts and thereby obtain all of their abilities!

All of them!

At the sight of this, the pupils of both Yan Shaozhe before Zhou Sichen and Xuan Zi and the others atop the platform shrank once more.

Fusion? Zhou Sichen could actually fuse with his contracted soul beasts?

Wouldn't that mean his only weakness no longer existed? In fact, as a Level 4 Soul Engineer, Zhou Sichen seemed not to have any weaknesses to begin with.

But this fusion increased Zhou Sichen's value by geometric multiples!

However, the immensely powerful Book of Contracts had one major flaw: it could not grant Soul Bones from contracted soul beasts.

That was because he did not kill the soul beasts directly, but formed contracts with them.

This meant that the soul beasts themselves had not died, so naturally they could not grant Zhou Sichen Soul Bones.

This was also why Zhou Sichen's three contracted soul beasts were so rare and powerful—including a Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear that would almost certainly yield a Soul Bone—yet had not brought him any Soul Bones.

But to Zhou Sichen, this flaw was practically irrelevant, because the abilities gained through fusing with contracted soul beasts far exceeded any value a Soul Bone could provide.

Besides, he still had his Second Martial Soul. He certainly would not lack Soul Bones in the future, so this sole drawback was hardly worth mentioning.

The only disappointing part was that no matter how rare a contracted soul beast he obtained, it would not yield a Soul Bone.

Still, it did not matter much. After fusing with a soul beast, Zhou Sichen could wield all the power of that contracted soul beast, making him the equivalent of a humanoid Fierce Beast.

Zhou Sichen slowly crouched down. His hand, so beautiful and slender that it surpassed even a girl's, reached out. He brought two fingers together and lightly touched Ma Xiaotao's forehead.

A bone-piercing aura of Extreme Ice quietly spread out, and an incomparably cool, comfortable sensation washed over Ma Xiaotao.

The savage pain in her expression gradually eased. Once Ma Xiaotao stopped struggling, Zhou Sichen helped her sit cross-legged and pressed both palms against her back.

Extreme Ice coursed through Ma Xiaotao's entire body, but her figure—envied by countless people—did not distract Zhou Sichen in the slightest.

After completely restraining the evil fire that was about to burst from her body, Zhou Sichen controlled the Extreme Ice and began sending it into Ma Xiaotao's body.

At that moment, Ma Xiaotao's meridians and internal organs were filled with violent evil fire. Zhou Sichen intended to suppress it all in one stroke!

Sensing the foreign power, the first reaction of the evil fire within Ma Xiaotao was resistance. But before the absolute suppression of Extreme Ice, what use was resistance?

The evil fire that surged forward was instantly dissolved by the terrifying Extreme Ice, then scattered away.

Ma Xiaotao only felt incomparably light and comfortable. The cool sensation within her body brought her a joy she had never experienced before.

"Ah~"

Without realizing it, Ma Xiaotao let out a comfortable moan, but she quickly shut her mouth.

As the evil fire within her was suppressed, her awareness also cleared.

She knew that Zhou Sichen had used Extreme Ice to help suppress her evil fire, allowing her to experience an unprecedented sense of comfort.

But that moan just now made her face flush faintly red...

She... she had made that kind of sound in front of a strange boy?

Second by second, the evil fire within Ma Xiaotao was completely suppressed. For at least the next three months, she could cultivate freely and use her martial soul without suffering any adverse effects.

Zhou Sichen removed his palms from Ma Xiaotao's back. Still seated cross-legged, he did not move, merely letting out a long breath with a somewhat weakened expression.

Though the suppression looked simple, it actually required immensely powerful Spiritual Power to control. A single lapse could shatter Ma Xiaotao's meridians and destroy her cultivation entirely!

Of course, for Zhou Sichen, who could carve precise fourth-level formation arrays, the expenditure was manageable. But with so many Shrek Academy higher-ups present, there was no harm in putting on a little act, right?

After all, as the old saying went, the squeaky wheel got the grease.

Ma Xiaotao quickly rose to her feet, turned around, and softly murmured a thank-you to Zhou Sichen, her voice barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.

But when she noticed the change in Zhou Sichen, she could not help raising an eyebrow.

Zhou Sichen had already been handsome before. Now, he looked as if he had equipped an ice-and-snow attribute skin—not only more handsome, but also somehow more captivating...

Ma Xiaotao shook her head, casting those thoughts from her mind.

Zhou Sichen smiled faintly. "Are you better now, Senior Sister?"

Ma Xiaotao nodded. She could no longer summon any of her earlier anger, because she too could see Zhou Sichen's exhaustion.

Unable to help herself, Ma Xiaotao asked, "Y-you... are you all right?"

Zhou Sichen shook his head slightly. "I'm fine. I've dealt with all the evil fire currently lingering in your body. It won't affect you for roughly the next three months."

"However, this method only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. If you want to truly solve this problem, the best approach is still to completely remove the evil fire..."

At Zhou Sichen's words, Ma Xiaotao's expression immediately dimmed. Shrek Academy possessed such vast resources, yet they had still failed to resolve her evil fire. That alone showed just how difficult the problem was.

Yan Shaozhe walked over and said, "Xiaotao's evil fire has grown increasingly powerful along with her cultivation. Many of the methods we used before can barely produce any effect now. This time, we have you to thank. Thank you."

Zhou Sichen waved a hand. "You're Dean Yan, right? This was only a trivial matter to me. There's no need to thank me."

Yan Shaozhe was not surprised that Zhou Sichen had guessed his identity. Setting aside his relationship with Zhou Sichen's grandfather, Zhou Zhenxuan, Zhou Sichen's knowledge and the experience he had displayed made it unsurprising that he recognized him.

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