Wouldn't It Be Better to Kill Them in Advance?

Shrek City.

Wang Dong'er, disguised as a boy, raised her head and looked at the imposing city. She couldn't help letting out a deep breath.

According to the contents of Ao Yao's Diary, he had already set off from the Star Dou Great Forest for Shrek Academy. Before long, she would meet the person who might change her tragic fate!

At the thought, Wang Dong'er didn't hurry to the Shrek Academy admissions office. Instead, she found a noodle shop at random and sat down, then pulled the piece of jade from her clothes.

Ever since the day she became the Water Spraying Dragon King, after the Diary's contents didn't go as she'd hoped, Wang Dong'er had barely spoken in the group. There were very few people chatting in the group, too; at most, there were two or three inconsequential messages a day.

But today, Wang Dong'er decided to try again.

Of course, it wasn't only for the Water Spraying Dragon King title. Her main goal was to take this opportunity to see how many people at Shrek Academy had this Diary copy.

She needed to figure out exactly how many rivals she had.

That was right. In Wang Dong'er's eyes, everyone else in the chat group was a rival.

She had received a reward from the Diary last time, gaining the important ability to conceal herself from Tang San's senses. But it would only last for half a year. She had to appear in the Diary as often as possible to earn rewards that lasted longer—or even a reward that could change her fate.

That meant everyone who had a Diary copy was her rival.

The more often those people appeared in the Diary, the fewer times she would appear in it herself.

So she had to find out who everyone in the group was.

[Deep Clouds Unknown: I can't believe Tang Ya has the Dark Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and will even become an Evil Soul Master in the future. That's truly shocking!]

[Deep Clouds Unknown: And I remember Ao Yao saying earlier that someone named Ma Xiaotao at Shrek Academy would also become an Evil Soul Master in the future.]

[Deep Clouds Unknown: Tsk... The dignified Shrek Academy has actually produced two Evil Soul Masters. If word got out, wouldn't that damage Shrek's reputation?]

[Flute Blowing Pot Smashing Expert: Yeah, exactly! This makes me afraid to enroll at Shrek Academy!]

Enroll?

So... this group member named Flute Blowing Pot Smashing Expert was the same age as her and was enrolling at Shrek Academy at this time, too?

Wang Dong'er looked thoughtful. As for the claim that they were afraid to enroll, she didn't believe it for a second!

She'd been right... There really were a lot of people at Shrek Academy with Diary copies!

[Proud Fire Phoenix: He's talking total crap!]

[Proud Fire Phoenix: Shrek Academy would never produce an Evil Soul Master!]

[Moon Ma: What Ao Yao recorded is only something that might happen in the future. It doesn't necessarily have to come true. Now that we know about it in advance, Shrek Academy will surely be on guard. This won't happen again.]

[Moon Ma: @Flute Blowing Pot Smashing Expert Shrek Academy welcomes you.]

Wang Dong'er's eyes narrowed slightly, and she immediately understood.

Proud Fire Phoenix and Moon Ma were both members of Shrek Academy. Judging by their reactions, Proud Fire Phoenix was much more emotional, and could very well be either Ma Xiaotao or Tang Ya. But the Diary said Tang Ya had the Dark Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, which didn't seem to match this username.

That made it much more likely that this person was Ma Xiaotao.

As for Moon Ma...

That way of speaking didn't sound like a student. It sounded more like a teacher at Shrek Academy—or perhaps one of its higher-ups.

She still couldn't determine who Moon Ma was, so she'd make a note of it for now.

[Deep Clouds Unknown: On guard? You don't mean secretly executing Tang Ya and Ma Xiaotao, do you? Kill future threats in advance to keep them from wreaking havoc on the continent? I think that's a great idea.]

[Flute Blowing Pot Smashing Expert: @Moon Ma Thanks~]

[Flute Blowing Pot Smashing Expert: I think @Deep Clouds Unknown has a point. If they'll become Evil Soul Masters in the future, why not kill them before they can wreak havoc on the continent?]

Inner Court, in a secret chamber.

Looking at the messages on the jade, Ma Xiaotao's lips twitched twice, and her expression turned strange.

Kill me first?

What a joke!

I was a reserve member of the previous generation of the Shrek Seven Devils, and I'm one of this generation's Shrek Seven Devils!

My teacher is Yan Shaozhe, the dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department. And you're saying I should be killed in advance?

How dare you even say that!

Ma Xiaotao's full breasts rose and fell repeatedly. The group messages had clearly infuriated her.

Of course, what angered her even more was Ao Yao, who had spread rumors in the Diary.

I, Ma Xiaotao, would never become an Evil Soul Master, even if I died!

But soon, Ma Xiaotao seemed to realize something, and her emotions quickly settled.

She might usually be extremely volatile, liable to erupt at the slightest provocation, but that didn't mean she lacked brains. Sometimes she simply couldn't be bothered to use them.

No matter how she looked at it, she couldn't become an Evil Soul Master in the future.

At least, it was absolutely impossible if it were up to her.

Influenced by Shrek Academy and her Martial Soul, she was someone who despised evil. And as an inspector, she was absolutely ruthless toward Evil Soul Masters.

Under those circumstances, there was only one possible explanation for her becoming an Evil Soul Master in the future.

One day, she would be unable to suppress the Evil Fire inside her. When it went out of control, she would kill countless innocent people.

That was the only explanation.

At the thought, Ma Xiaotao's face paled, and disbelief crept into her eyes.

Could it be that, in the future, she really wouldn't be able to solve the problem of the Evil Fire? Would she truly be tormented by it until the very end?

A trace of bewilderment flashed through Ma Xiaotao's eyes.

If that was really the case, then what had all her years of perseverance been for?

Ma Xiaotao clenched her fists. Her emotions surged, and her chest began to rise and fall again, displaying her fiery figure in full.

After sitting quietly for a long while, Ma Xiaotao finally let out a long breath.

Though she didn't want to admit it, this Diary... was indeed mysterious.

Perhaps she could use it to find a way to suppress the Evil Fire—or even eliminate it completely?

All she had to do was get her name to appear in the Diary many times, wasn't that right?

But would the Diary really give her a reward like that?