Yu Xiaogang's Solution

He temporarily put aside his thoughts on the Mo Xuan training plan, closed his notebook, stood up, straightened his slightly old-fashioned clothes, put on his habitual serious and steady expression on his face, opened the door and walked out.

Seeing Yu Xiaogang come out, the smile on Flender's face deepened, as if he was offering a treasure.

He gently pushed Ma Hongjun behind him who was at a loss and was secretly looking at this unfamiliar environment, and said to Yu Xiaogang happily:

"Xiao Gang, look, it's this kid!"

"My name is Ma Hongjun. She is just six years old."

"I asked, he was Martial Soul Awakening, Innate Soul Power level nine!"

He paused deliberately and emphasized:

"And it's the mutated Phoenix Martial Soul!"

"The real top Beast Martial Soul!"

"This is definitely a good seedling that is unique in a million!"

Then, he changed the topic and pointed at Ma Hongjun:

"It's just that this Martial Soul seems to have some flaws. I heard this kid said it's called Evil Fire, and it will bite back on itself."

"Please take a closer look and see if your theory can be solved."

Immediately, Flender relayed to Yu Xiaogang in as much detail as possible the feelings and descriptions he asked from Ma Hongjun about the onset of "Evil Fire" on the road.

Hearing Flender's description, a look of interest flashed across Yu Xiaogang's usually calm face.

His slightly dim eyes looked at Ma Hongjun who was pushed in front of him. His gaze was sharp and focused, as if he wanted to analyze this child from the inside out.

Ma Hongjun felt uncomfortable with this look, and felt inexplicably uneasy.

He secretly raised his eyes and glanced at the middle-aged man with short hair, stiff face, and plain clothes in front of him, and his heart beat:

Is this person... really the "Grandmaster, the best theory in the continent" as described by Dean Flender?

No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the word "awesome".

Yu Xiaogang didn't care about Ma Hongjun's little thoughts.

He slowly walked up to Ma Hongjun, coughed twice as a habit, tried hard to squeeze out a smile that was trying to be gentle, but seemed a bit unnatural due to muscle stiffness, and asked softly in his unique, low and steady voice:

"Hello, child. I am Yu Xiaogang. Now, can you release your Martial Soul so that I can take a closer look?"

Ma Hongjun heard this and nodded quickly. He took a deep breath, concentrated, and urged Soul Power again.

"Boom!"

The purple-red Evil Fire rose again, the chubby phoenix silhouette emerged, and the hot and restless breath filled the air.

Because of the nervousness, Evil Fire seemed more unstable this time than before, and Ma Hongjun's little face quickly started to turn red.

Yu Xiaogang's eyes suddenly lit up the moment the phoenix shadow appeared, as if he had discovered a rare treasure.

He moved closer, ignoring the scorching air waves, and fixed his eyes on the dancing purple-red flames and the shape that didn't look like a phoenix.

"Such a solid flame form... Such a strong top-level Beast Martial Soul pressure... It is indeed an extremely rare and powerful Mutated Martial Soul..."

He murmured in a low voice, as if he was analyzing or admiring.

However, after observing for a moment, his brows gradually furrowed.

The purple-red flame contained not pure heat but mixed with some kind of "evil" aura that stirred his mind, which made him feel troubled.

In his theoretical reserves and all the classics he has read, he has indeed never seen a clear record of such "Evil Fire" Martial Soul side effects, let alone a mature solution.

However, Yu Xiaogang's expression did not change at all. Years of habit had taught him to hide uncertainty deep in his heart.

He slowly straightened up, his face regained the calm and confident look, nodded slightly, and said in an authoritative tone:

"Well, I have a general understanding of the situation of Martial Soul. The problem does exist, and it is quite special."

He looked at the expectant Flender and the uneasy Ma Hongjun, and continued:

"In this way, my child, you can stay in the college first and let Flender arrange a room for you. I will need some time to review some information and formulate a preliminary solution for you based on your specific situation."

When Flender heard this, he immediately laughed out loud, patted Ma Hongjun's shoulders hard several times, and said proudly:

"Look! Let me tell you! Xiao Gang must have a way! He is Grandmaster! You can stay here with peace of mind!"

Ma Hongjun heard Yu Xiaogang's calm and sure tone, and saw Flender's confident look. The tense strings in his heart relaxed a little, and a relieved smile appeared on his face, and he nodded vigorously.

"Thank you Grandmaster!" he whispered.

Afterwards, Flender chatted a few words in a low voice with Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Xiaogang once again asked Ma Hongjun for some more specific details, such as the approximate frequency and duration of Evil Fire's attacks, the specific impact on the body and mind, etc.

Ma Hongjun also tried his best to answer them one by one.

After that, Flender happily took Ma Hongjun to arrange accommodation.

Two days passed quickly.

In the past two days, Yu Xiaogang almost locked himself in his study, reading over and over again his treasured ancient books and theoretical manuscripts collected from various places.

His brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and his fingertips ran across the yellowed pages, but he still could not find any direct records related to "Evil Fire Phoenix" or similar side effects.

"Evil Fire... The essence is that the flame mutation is mixed with negative energy that affects the mind... It belongs to Yang, restlessness, and arouses desire..."

He kept writing and drawing on paper, deducing various possibilities.

Ultimately, in the absence of direct cases and solutions, he could only rely on his own theoretical framework for deduction.

Since this Evil Fire will amplify inner desires and affect sanity, logically, enhancing mental power and willpower may be a way to suppress it.

At the same time, Evil Fire belongs to "fire", so in theory, it seems reasonable to use the power of mutually restraining attributes to neutralize or suppress it.

An idea gradually took shape in his mind.

He found Flender and explained his analysis seriously:

"Flender, this child's situation is very special."

"I checked a lot of information, but there is no precedent."

"Currently, we can only try to solve it based on the principle that Martial Soul attributes are mutually reinforcing and incompatible."

He paused to make sure Flender was listening carefully:

"My idea is to find a Soul Beast for him that has both 'Mental Attribute' and 'water attributes' or 'ice attributes', as First Soul Ring."

"Mental Attribute Spirit Ring is designed to enhance his mental power and willpower and help him better control the impact of desire brought by Evil Fire."

"The water or ice attribute is intended to neutralize and suppress his hot Evil Fire from the nature of energy."

"If the fire is too strong, it should be moistened with water."

Flender nodded repeatedly after hearing this. He was always convinced by Yu Xiaogang's theoretical analysis. "It makes sense! Xiao Gang, tell me, which Soul Beast is suitable?"

Yu Xiaogang was obviously prepared, he said in a deep voice:

"My initial selection is Three-Eyed Azure Feather Sparrow, which has a cultivation level of about four hundred years."

"This Soul Beast is relatively rare, it has rare spiritual and ice attributes.

Its innate ability 'Azure Feather Ice Prism' can not only launch mental shock to interfere with the opponent, but also condense ice-attribute feathers for physical attacks."

"The most important thing is that its ice properties are pure enough."

He further explained:

"At this stage, you absolutely cannot add Spirit Ring with fire or wood attributes to him. That would be like adding fuel to the fire and adding wood to the fire. It will only make the Evil Fire problem more serious."

"Only the water and ice properties that are incompatible with it can temporarily stabilize it."

When Flender raised the concern that "First Soul Ring uses Soul Beast, which has completely opposite properties to Martial Soul itself, and will it cause damage or conflict to Martial Soul's development?" Yu Xiaogang looked solemn, but his tone remained firm:

"The primary goal now is to solve the Martial Soul defect and prevent backlash."

"Prioritize stability and then develop. This is the most feasible solution based on current theoretical derivation. There are risks, but it is worth a try."

His tone contained the unique sense of determination of a theoretical researcher trying to explore unknown areas, although the consequences of this decision will be entirely borne by Ma Hongjun.

Flender has almost unconditional trust in Yu Xiaogang's judgment.

He patted Yu Xiaogang on the shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Okay! I'll do as you say!"

"I'm going to prepare now and take this kid to Star Dou Great Forest to hunt down a suitable Three-Eyed Azure Feather Sparrow!"

So, there is this scene on Star Dou Great Forest and Soul Hunting Town.