Evil Fire as Food!

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed as he saw this. The Nine-Colored Flowing Light flashed on his palm, and he thrust it forward. A deafening dragon's roar echoed across Sea God Lake as a colossal dragon formed from pure fire element burst forth from the void, its fangs bared and claws extended to meet Ma Xiao Tao's terrifying palm strike.

The two terrifying forces collided in mid-air with a tremendous boom. A scorching shockwave swept outwards from the two of them, instantly causing large patches of white mist to rise from the lake's surface. The trees on the shore turned to charcoal. Ma Xiao Tao grunted and was instantly forced back dozens of meters.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath and slowly extended a finger, tapping the void. Azure wind-attribute energy gathered out of thin air, condensing into a hair-thin Wind Blade at his fingertip. The blade shimmered with faint flowing light, exuding an extreme level of refinement. Even the surrounding air was cut with a faint "hissing" sound.

At this moment, Ma Xiao Tao's body trembled violently. A terrifying pressure continuously condensed in the air. Perhaps sensing an unprecedented crisis, her body suddenly strained, and a clear phoenix cry suddenly rang out. Immediately after, a massive fire phoenix instantly appeared behind her, its two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings rising one after another.

"Six-ring Soul Emperor, Lin Yuan, be careful!" Wang Dong exclaimed.

The moment Wang Dong spoke, the second, third, and sixth soul rings among Ma Xiao Tao's six soul rings lit up simultaneously. The flames behind her instantly turned dark red. The next second, a fire thread as thin as a finger shot out from the fire phoenix's mouth.

"Extreme Wind, Meteor Kill!" Lin Yuan shouted lowly. The hair-thin Wind Blade at his fingertip shot through the air, instantly colliding head-on with Ma Xiao Tao's dark red fire thread.

"Boom—"

The terrifying energy impact exploded on the lake, white mist churning and heat waves sweeping in all directions.

Lin Yuan seized the opportunity to charge forward, instantly closing in on the out-of-control Ma Xiao Tao. He reached out and gripped her slender neck, feeling the surging evil fire within her body rampaging everywhere.

For others, this would be a fatal crisis, but for Lin Yuan, it was practically takeout delivered from the heavens. Without the slightest hesitation, the Dragon God's Heart began to operate, like a bottomless black hole, madly devouring that berserk fiery energy.

"Xiao Yuan, be careful!" Wang Dong, not far away, reminded him nervously.

"Don't worry, this stuff is a tonic for me," Lin Yuan's voice carried a hint of ease.

As the devouring deepened, a red light flashed in Lin Yuan's purple eyes. The evil fire, originally capable of burning everything, was purified layer by layer by his Dragon God Power, transforming into the purest energy to nourish his meridians and Divine Core. After doing all this, he slowly released his hand, letting the unconscious Ma Xiao Tao fall into Sea God Lake. The lake water immediately churned up a large amount of white mist.

Returning to Wang Dong's side, Lin Yuan said calmly, "Xiao Dong'er, I'm going to knock you out next. Don't ask why."

As soon as he finished speaking, before Wang Dong could react, his vision went black. He was knocked unconscious by Lin Yuan's palm and slumped into his arms. At the same time, Lin Yuan himself "fainted" as well.

The shore of Sea God Lake, which had been filled with terrifying soul power fluctuations the previous second, had now completely returned to peace. On the shore, only Lin Yuan and Wang Dong lay on the ground, unconscious.

In the distance, deep within Sea God Lake, dozens of figures rapidly approached at astonishing speed. In just a few blinks of an eye, they arrived at the shore.

"This is bad, we've injured Outer Court students." The elder in white at the head of the group suddenly took a step forward in mid-air, arriving beside Lin Yuan and Wang Dong. With a wave of his hands, their bodies floated up. "Fortunately, they've only fainted and aren't seriously injured. Teacher Li, please treat them."

Hearing this, another middle-aged man in white hurried forward, taking Lin Yuan and Wang Dong. Circles of green light enveloped their bodies. It could be seen that the nearby vegetation also had a faint green hue, and life was slowly recovering.

"Xiao Tao is here." With a "splash," a person in white fished Ma Xiao Tao, whom Lin Yuan had previously thrown into Sea God Lake, out of the water.

The elder in white, who had been leading the group, approached Ma Xiao Tao. He placed his right hand on her shoulder, and dense white soul power surged into her body at an astonishing speed. However, after a moment, he frowned slightly and said doubtfully, "How strange! Teacher Li, what's the situation with those two Outer Court students?"

"No problem, they'll wake up soon."

Seeing this, the elder in white couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, no major mistakes were made. It seems Xiao Tao still retained some consciousness. Teacher Li, you escort these two students back, tell them to forget about this, and give them high-level compensation. We're leaving." The last four words were directed at the others. He picked up Ma Xiao Tao and, with a flash of his body, turned into a white light and flew towards the depths of Sea God Lake.

After those people had successively departed, Lin Yuan finally opened his eyes, calmly watching the middle-aged man. Before he could speak, Wang Dong, whom he had knocked out, slowly opened his eyes with a muffled groan. However, his face was blank, as he knew nothing.

Seeing that the two had woken up, the middle-aged man in white said faintly, "You are fine now. We ask that you forget what you saw just now. These two items are compensation for you. We believe you are both intelligent people." After speaking, he threw a green object to each of them and then soared into the air, flying towards Sea God Lake. "Go to class, and remember to forget everything you saw before."

On the shore of Sea God Lake, after the middle-aged man in white left, Lin Yuan and Wang Dong looked at each other in silence.

Lin Yuan put away the green Soul Ascension Pill and glanced at the sky, saying casually, "Let's hurry, class time is almost here."

"You're still smiling!" Wang Dong finally came to his senses, his pink-blue eyes widening. "What was going on with that senior just now? And you, you were clearly so powerful, why did you pretend to faint?"

Lin Yuan stretched and leisurely explained, "She's just crazy. The farther we stay away from her, the better. As for pretending to faint... it's better for both of us if we know less about certain things."

Hearing this, Wang Dong looked down at the green pill in his hand and was stunned. "It's a Soul Ascension Pill! We're rich now!"

Not long after they rushed back to the classroom, Huo Yu Hao also arrived. Judging by his state, Lin Yuan could tell he had gained immense benefits. Just like yesterday, the three of them sat together.

Compared to Zhou Yi's class yesterday, today's lesson was extremely easy for the students. The entire morning and afternoon were theoretical classes. The morning was Martial Soul classification, and the afternoon was Soul Beast age identification.

As soon as school ended in the afternoon, Wang Dong quietly slipped away. He went to the Academic Affairs Office, intending to apply to switch to the same dormitory as Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan was unaware of Wang Dong's intentions and didn't pay much attention. Instead, he walked directly towards the academy's exit.

At this moment, outside the academy gate, at least thirty people were waiting for Huo Yu Hao's grilled fish. However, with Lin Yuan's arrival, the orderly queue instantly became restless.

The two grilled fish that Huo Yu Hao had just finished were snatched away by two quick-fingered girls, who shouted, "The male god is here! I'm claiming today's fish!"

Lin Yuan smiled helplessly and was about to explain when a clear voice called out, "Lin Yuan!"

Turning around, he saw Wang Dong standing not far away with a disgruntled expression. In his hand, he held a dormitory transfer approval form from the Academic Affairs Office.

"Why did you come here?" Lin Yuan walked over.

Wang Dong shoved the form into Lin Yuan's hand and said, "From today onwards, I'm moving into your dorm."

"I can't believe you thought of this method. Here's the dorm key." Lin Yuan smiled helplessly and took out another key to dorm number 107 from his soul tool storage ring, tossing it to Wang Dong.

While Lin Yuan and Wang Dong were talking, Ma Xiao Tao gradually woke up in a secret room on the central island of Sea God Lake.

"Mmm..." Ma Xiao Tao moved her body and instinctively covered her chest with her right hand, murmuring, "So hot... so uncomfortable... I'm so sad... Huh?" Gradually, she opened her eyes, which were a faint pink. The original blood-red color had faded, and her eyes held a hint of confusion. "Strange, why isn't it hot anymore?" After speaking, she abruptly sat up and instinctively looked down at herself. Her previously wet clothes were now dry.

She reached up and removed the mask from her face, then jumped off the bed, revealing her pale, pretty face. She looked no older than twenty, her facial features somewhat cold, but unable to conceal her stunning beauty. Just standing there, she exuded a voluptuous and captivating figure.

"You're awake." Yan Shao Zhe sighed deeply. "Xiao Tao, you almost made a grave mistake this time! I just don't know if it was a coincidence, but the evil fire in your body was completely consumed. Do you remember anything that happened after you rushed out of Sea God Lake?"

Ma Xiao Tao shook her head blankly. "I don't remember. I only remember seeing hot, red mist before my eyes, then a fatal threat appeared, and I fought back with all my might. After that, I returned here."

Yan Shao Zhe walked in front of Ma Xiao Tao and said gravely, "Why didn't you tell me you couldn't suppress the evil fire in your body? Do you know that two Outer Court students almost died from your evil fire?

The longer you suppress it, the more powerful the explosion will be. Xiao Tao, from now on, you will temporarily halt your cultivation. Even though you are the greatest genius Shrek Academy has seen in hundreds of years, you cannot ruin yourself for the academy. If the evil fire destroys your consciousness next time, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

Ma Xiao Tao said stubbornly, "No! Teacher, I want to cultivate. I promise it won't happen again. I can feel that all the accumulated evil fire from before is gone, and there won't be any problems in the short term. However, what kind of power was it that could completely consume my Phoenix Evil Fire?"

Yan Shao Zhe looked at Ma Xiao Tao and sighed with a complex expression. "It's fortunate that you are safe. As for what power it was, I cannot be sure, but I can confirm that his Martial Soul is of a very high grade. Otherwise, he would not have been able to completely consume your accumulated Phoenix Evil Fire."