Ma Xiaotao Became an Evil Soul Master

Jiang Heng had only belatedly sensed that so many Title Douluo had appeared within Star Luo City, and every one of them possessed an extremely powerful aura.

Everything seemed peaceful and harmonious, yet beneath that harmony lurked endless killing intent.

Jiang Heng found this deeply baffling.

All the various factions were practically on the verge of laying their cards on the table, so why were they still dragging things out?

Was it really just for some so-called Soul Master Tournament championship? Was it truly that important?

To beings at their level, wasn't a so-called Soul Master Tournament championship nothing more than children playing house?

Fortunately, for Jiang Heng, who was now a Soul Beast, this was advantageous to them.

Because Di Tian had yet to arrive.

As time passed, the battle for the championship of this Soul Master Tournament officially began.

Shrek Academy bulldozed its way through the competition with overwhelming strength, while the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy was no slouch either.

"Interesting?"

Jiang Heng looked toward Ma Xiaotao, the captain leading Shrek's lineup, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

Because of his interference, Huo Yuhao had not gone to Shrek Academy and had instead joined the Body Sect.

That meant there was no Ultimate Ice to help Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire.

Her Evil Fire had already been close to erupting, and after going through so many battles, it was now burning into her heart. She could no longer suppress it at all.

The key issue was that Yan Shaozhe, a level 95 Title Douluo whose martial soul was also the Radiant Phoenix, could not possibly have failed to sense Ma Xiaotao's condition.

He knew something would go wrong, yet he still chose to let her participate in the final.

When Jiang Heng had read the original novel in his previous life, people had said Yan Shaozhe treated Ma Xiaotao like a daughter. But Yan Shaozhe also valued Shrek's so-called honor above even his own life.

Now, it seemed that his supposed treatment of Ma Xiaotao as a daughter had, from the very beginning, been contingent on her being able to uphold Shrek's honor.

Shrek's ten-thousand-year legacy of glory was truly enough to drive people mad.

Under Jiang Heng's gaze, with countless eyes upon them, the final between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy began.

The opening clash was quite intense. Just as the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy was preparing to use the Sword of Judgment, an unexpected change erupted on the arena.

Flames burned around Ma Xiaotao's body, radiating an eerie black color. Her eyes and mind had already been completely controlled.

Falling took only an instant.

In no more than a few breaths, she had become an Evil Soul Master reviled by everyone.

"Die! All of you, die!"

Evil Fire engulfed the entire arena.

Ma Xiaotao attacked everyone on the field in a frenzy, regardless of friend or foe.

Whether enemies or her own teammates.

"What?"

"I haven't even used my Sword of Judgment yet, and you've already fallen!"

"Big sis, you're making me look stupid here!"

Ma Rulong of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, wielding the level-eight Soul Tool Sword of Judgment, was utterly dumbfounded.

Looking at the crazy woman before him, he hurriedly summoned his teammates to his side and activated defensive Soul Tools to protect themselves.

The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy was immensely wealthy, and every student was equipped with defensive Soul Tools. Thus, although they were somewhat flustered at first, they immediately protected themselves once they reacted.

In comparison, Shrek Academy's side was in terrible shape.

Clusters of Phoenix Evil Fire transformed into meteors and crashed toward them in a frenzy.

The stronger ones could still dodge or block them, but those relatively weaker were grievously injured by the Phoenix Evil Fire, with some even having Evil Fire invade their bodies.

Among them, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan suffered the most severe injuries.

Chen Zifeng, Xixi, and Yao Haoxuan had been seriously injured in the earlier matches and therefore could not participate in the final, which was why the lineup had changed.

At the same time, Yan Shaozhe had wanted Beibei to use this opportunity to build up his credentials.

This time, Beibei would win the championship alongside the team. At the next Soul Master Tournament, he would lead Shrek to another championship. In the future, when he became a Title Douluo and an Elder of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion, even if Mu En was no longer around by then, no one would object.

Unexpectedly, this became a disaster for Beibei instead.

The instant Evil Fire entered his body, it instead triggered the Radiant Sacred Dragon Bloodline within Beibei. In an instant, the Radiant Sacred Dragon manifested and, for a brief moment, suppressed Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire, allowing her a fleeting instant of clarity.

Only then did Shrek's people belatedly react.

"Referee, Shrek Academy concedes!"

The first to speak was Song Yunzhi, a level 97 Title Douluo and one of the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion, who had come to help them obtain the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo.

"Heavens, Shrek Academy actually lost!"

"How is that possible? This must be fake!"

"Give us our money back! I bet my coffin on Shrek winning..."

"What exactly happened? I'm still confused. Why did Shrek Academy's captain suddenly attack her own people?"

"An Evil Soul Master! She's an Evil Soul Master!"

"There's actually an Evil Soul Master in Shrek Academy!"

"..."

For a time, unrest erupted both on and off the arena.

"Holy Maiden! It's the Holy Maiden!"

"The Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Maiden has appeared! Our holy cult shall rise!"

Among the crowd, Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult had concealed themselves there. Upon seeing Ma Xiaotao's display, they all became excited.

As for Jiang Heng, he focused more of his attention on Beibei.

He was not surprised in the slightest that Ma Xiaotao had ended up like this.

A crazy woman who knew she would lose control if she continued cultivating, yet still insisted on forcing herself onward.

Wasn't that simply courting death?

In his view, all of this had been inevitable.

Xuan Zi was originally supposed to ruin this generation of the Shrek Seven Devils. Since Xuan Zi had been slain by Jiang Heng, Jiang Heng had missed that spectacle and thought it was a pity. Who would have expected Ma Xiaotao to make up for it instead?

When their captain suddenly turned on them, the other members of Shrek Academy had no time to react before they were attacked by Evil Fire.

Once Evil Fire entered their bodies, if it could not be removed, then aside from becoming crippled, they had only one other possibility: falling into becoming Evil Soul Masters.

After all, their martial souls were not the Evil Fire Phoenix. Even a small amount of Phoenix Evil Fire could cause them to lose themselves.

The reason Jiang Heng was watching Beibei was because he felt there was profit to be made here as well.

If he remembered correctly, Mu En still had a Dragon Core in his possession.

With Beibei's insufficient foundation, forcibly manifesting the Radiant Sacred Dragon due to the stimulation of Evil Fire had not only depleted his own foundation, but also allowed Evil Fire to burrow into his body.

In such circumstances, what would Mu En do?

Would he expend his remaining strength to wear away that Evil Fire and use the Golden Tree to replenish Beibei's origin?

Or would he give Beibei that Dragon Core?

If it was the latter, then Jiang Heng had an opportunity.