[You know, after Yan Shaozhe took the Universe Creation Pill, he had already broken through to rank ninety-seven! A rank ninety-seven Super Douluo!]
[And Ma Xiaotao, who was only a Soul Saint, still managed to force her way out of his encirclement and fall into the Holy Spirit Cult's hands!]
[Yan Shaozhe was the Holy Spirit Cult's real MVP!]
Reading those painfully glaring descriptions in the diary, Ma Xiaotao could not help clenching her fists, her breathing growing rapid.
A nameless fire abruptly flared in her heart. That anger was not directed at Aoyao, who had written the diary, nor did it seem to be directed at her teacher.
Although she was terribly disappointed by her teacher's actions in the diary, he was, after all, the teacher who had raised her. She found it difficult to harbor any overly extreme feelings toward him. At most, she would no longer know how to face him and would simply avoid him.
Then... that anger could only fall upon those despicable Evil Soul Masters.
Damn Holy Spirit Cult! You and I cannot live under the same sky!
[Naturally, nothing good awaited Ma Xiaotao once she fell into the Evil Soul Masters' hands. They gave her the full package: brainwashing, control, and corruption. A future Sea God Pavilion Elder of Shrek Academy was completely remade into the Holy Spirit Cult's Phoenix Holy Maiden.]
[Fortunately, she did get a reasonably good ending.]
[Through Huo Yuhao's efforts, Ma Xiaotao was eventually rescued. Her evil black phoenix martial soul finally underwent a transformation as well, reverting to a top-tier fire phoenix martial soul. She even broke through to the Super Douluo realm and later succeeded Yan Shaozhe as dean of the Martial Soul Department.]
[Barring any surprises, Ma Xiaotao would eventually take over as Sea God Pavilion Master too, continuing to devote her entire life to Shrek Academy.]
[I have to say, Shrek Academy did a pretty good job in this respect. That sense of belonging to the academy was rock-solid. As for where that sense of belonging came from, never you mind.]
Ma Xiaotao took a deep breath, a hint of complicated emotion in her eyes.
At last, she knew the truth behind her becoming an Evil Soul Master.
Yet after reading it, rather than breathing a sigh of relief, Ma Xiaotao felt even more weighed down.
Even without the Sword of Judgment, or the hateful Illustrious Virtue Hall and Holy Spirit Cult, she still had a serious problem-the evil fire's presence and corrosion were like a terrifying time bomb. Even if she could still forcibly suppress or endure it now, the moment she could no longer suppress it, everything would detonate.
When that happened, she would fall completely even without the Sword of Judgment, plunging into an endless inferno.
[Seriously, this whole evil fire setup is pretty unreasonable, and it is not remotely friendly to female Soul Masters. When the evil fire flared up in a male Soul Master with an evil fire phoenix martial soul, like Ma Xiaotao's ancestor Ma Hongjun, all he needed was a quick visit to a prostitute to vent it.]
[But when a female Soul Master gets an evil fire flare-up... she can hardly go out and hire a male escort, can she? Come to think of it, does this world even have those guys? Even if it does, someone as proud as Ma Xiaotao would never do that.]
[At most, Ma Hongjun would get a little disdain for doing it. But if Ma Xiaotao did the same, she would probably be saddled with some humiliating label for sure.]
[Hiss... wait, could she take care of this herself? Do a little mining on her own or something... that might actually work?]
[My mistake. I almost forgot that when the evil fire goes to her head, she barely has any reason left. In that state, she probably could not mine by herself.]
[Hey! This is where the need to develop soul tools really shines. Ma Xiaotao could just ask a Soul Engineer to make her an electric mining machine! That would save her from losing her reason during an evil fire flare-up and being unable to dig for herself.]
Ma Xiaotao could not help leaning her head forward, a trace of bewilderment and disbelief flashing across her face.
This guy... what on earth was he talking about!
This... was this even something a human being could come up with?
But honestly, this did seem like a... workable solution?
Beneath her veil, Ma Xiaotao's cheeks had turned the same pale pink as her eyes, and an inexplicable mix of embarrassment and anger arose in her heart. Of course, that feeling was not because she had pictured herself mining alone or using an electric soul tool to mine. It was directed more at Aoyao, who had written those words.
Meanwhile, Ning Tian, who sat beside Aoyao eating small bites of her meal, looked rather puzzled.
Mining?
What was that?
And an electric soul tool... what was that supposed to be?
Unlike the thoroughly confused Ning Tian, Wu Feng, who had sat down beside her, had a faint gleam in her eyes.
Aoyao's words might have been a little crude, but they really seemed to have opened the door to a whole new world for her-never in her wildest dreams had she imagined that soul tools could have an application like this!
Using an electric soul tool like that should be easier and more comfortable than mining by herself, right?
Maybe... she could try making one?
Wu Feng was tempted, but the thought that she was not a Soul Engineer and would have to ask someone else to make it for her immediately put an end to that idea.
Asking someone to make something like that... was just too embarrassing.
[It is actually simple for Ma Xiaotao to avoid falling into becoming an Evil Soul Master. She just needs to eradicate the evil fire completely, or thoroughly evolve and cleanse her martial soul like Ma Hongjun did.]
[Unfortunately, eradicating her evil fire would be rather difficult.]
[By now, Ma Xiaotao has already missed the best window. The evil fire has long since taken root in her body, making it almost impossible to eradicate. Even after Huo Yuhao obtains a martial soul with the ultimate ice attribute, he can only suppress it.]
[Achieving Martial Soul Evolution would be even harder. Even Ma Hongjun only completed his final transformation and evolution with the help of the immortal herb Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core.]
Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower?
An immortal herb?
Ma Xiaotao parted her lips, a sense of helplessness instantly engulfing her.
Where was she supposed to find a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower?
And that Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core-she had never even heard of it!
[I just do not know whether my evolved Primordial Pearl martial soul could completely remove the evil fire. No matter how you look at it, the Primordial Pearl is a top-tier martial soul with ultimate light, ultimate holiness, and a purifying ability. If it is only being used to suppress evil fire, that should be fine, right?]
[Uh... actually, maybe not.]
[Besides, there is no need for me to get that stink all over myself. Ma Xiaotao might look like a hot little chick, but that temper of hers... forget it.]
Could Aoyao's martial soul help her suppress the evil fire?
Ma Xiaotao raised her head slightly, her pale pink eyes shifting, their light enough to steal souls and stir hearts.
The diary's rewards were deeply tempting to her.
The possibility that Aoyao's martial soul could help suppress her evil fire tempted her even more!
As for Aoyao's final remark, she had already unconsciously ignored it.
You do not want that stink all over you? Well, I am going to make sure you reek of it!
Before you continue