So... So Comfortable

"Fifth Soul Skill!" Ma Xiaotao shouted. Her entire body was already enveloped in Evil Fire, and even her voice had turned frenzied.

"Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike!"

A phantom phoenix formed from Evil Fire let out a resounding cry and flew toward Lin Ming.

Ma Xiaotao herself flapped the massive fiery wings behind her and dove toward Lin Ming.

At that moment, she resembled an uncontrollable flood beast, her eyes filled with slaughter and madness.

The Evil Fire had completely spiraled out of control.

"Not good!"

Yan Shaozhe, who had been watching from the side, immediately sensed that something was wrong. Lin Ming was someone Mu En personally thought highly of. If anything happened to him right before Yan Shaozhe's eyes, his days as dean would be over.

The Bright Phoenix Martial Soul emerged, and nine Spirit Rings circled beneath his feet, releasing the imposing aura of a Super Douluo.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yan Shaozhe flashed onto the arena.

Facing Ma Xiaotao's frenzied attack, Lin Ming had just prepared to unleash his third and fourth Soul Skills to block it.

But when he turned his head, he saw Yan Shaozhe standing in front of him.

Although Ma Xiaotao's strength increased dramatically after being controlled by Evil Fire, she was still no match for the Bright Phoenix Douluo.

Yan Shaozhe extended his right hand toward Ma Xiaotao. Bright Soul Power surged in his palm, and a massive hand formed from pale golden Soul Power reached out to seize her.

Faced with the pressure of a Super Douluo, Ma Xiaotao in her Evil Fire state had no way to resist. She was firmly caught in the palm of that pale golden hand.

At that moment, Ma Xiaotao was already under the control of Evil Fire, her mind becoming unable to distinguish friend from foe.

She attacked with all her might, trying to break free from Yan Shaozhe's control.

"Xiaotao, calm down!"

Yan Shaozhe's words had no effect whatsoever. Ma Xiaotao remained in a crazed state.

Left with no other choice, Yan Shaozhe used Soul Power to knock her unconscious.

Having lost consciousness, Ma Xiaotao finally settled down. The dark crimson flames around her gradually receded as well, and her Martial Soul Possession was released.

Yan Shaozhe looked at his disciple and let out a helpless sigh.

Ma Xiaotao's talent was exceptionally high. Although it was nothing compared to Lin Ming beside him, she still had hope of reaching the Soul Saint realm before the age of twenty.

But no matter how great a person's talent or strength was, if they could not control it, they could never become a true powerhouse.

Having immense power yet being unable to control it was not the mark of a powerhouse. It was a ticking time bomb.

Ma Xiaotao was currently in exactly that state.

Her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul was of extremely high quality, a tremendously powerful beast-type Martial Soul, but it also contained that Evil Fire.

This Evil Fire made it difficult for Ma Xiaotao to keep her mind steady during cultivation, causing her to suffer its backlash and descend into madness.

Ma Xiaotao's ancestor was Ma Hongjun, the God of Phoenix among the Shrek Seven Devils from ten thousand years ago. His Martial Soul had initially been the Evil Fire Phoenix as well, and he too had been troubled by Evil Fire.

Yan Shaozhe had always been searching for a way to resolve Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire.

The path Ma Hongjun had taken could no longer be replicated.

After all, it was only after he consumed the immortal herb known as the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower that he completely purified his Evil Fire.

Immortal herbs were things one could only encounter by chance. They were nearly impossible to find even once in ten thousand years. Even if Yan Shaozhe was willing to pay an enormous price, he could not obtain one.

Since Ma Hongjun's method could not be copied, they could only seek another solution.

Yet even now, they had not found a good one.

Looking at Lin Ming beside him, Yan Shaozhe gave an apologetic smile. "Sorry, Xiaoming. Xiaotao's Martial Soul has some flaws. She nearly hurt you. As her dean, I apologize on her behalf."

Lin Ming shook his head. "I don't mind. But Dean Yan, I want to ask whether a solution to her problem has been found."

During his battle with Ma Xiaotao just now, Lin Ming had vaguely sensed a slight stirring from his second Martial Soul, the Prayer Angel, and had formed a few guesses.

Hearing this, Yan Shaozhe shook his head with a bitter smile. "If it were that easy to find, Xiaotao would not be in her current state."

He picked up the unconscious Ma Xiaotao and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Lin Ming called out to stop Yan Shaozhe, who was about to depart.

"What is it, Xiaoming? If you need compensation for emotional distress, the dean will make it up to you later."

Lin Ming shook his head. "That won't be necessary. I just wanted to say that I seem to have a way to help Ma Xiaotao suppress the Evil Fire in her body."

At those words, Yan Shaozhe's heart gave a violent jolt.

"Xiaoming, is what you said true?"

"Absolutely true."

Seeing Lin Ming's confident expression, Yan Shaozhe immediately flashed away with him to a secret chamber within the Sea God Pavilion.

The entire secret chamber was filled with ice blocks, all of them frozen ice regularly transported from the Far North.

The purpose of this chamber was to provide some suppression whenever Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire erupted.

But this ice was not Ultimate Ice, after all. It could only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

"Xiaoming, what method do you have? Tell me quickly."

This concerned his own disciple, and Yan Shaozhe could no longer maintain the dignity of a dean.

Lin Ming nodded, then released his second Martial Soul.

As the Prayer Angel appeared, gentle light spread through every corner of the secret chamber.

"Dean Yan, this is my secondary Martial Soul, the Prayer Angel. You saw it before when I awakened my Martial Soul."

Yan Shaozhe nodded. For some reason, after seeing the Prayer Angel Martial Soul, he had already begun to believe what Lin Ming had said.

Lin Ming walked up to the unconscious Ma Xiaotao and placed both hands against her back.

His Prayer Angel Martial Soul did not yet have a single Spirit Ring attached to it, but with the foundation of his own Soul Power, he could still use a little healing ability.

As waves of gentle Soul Power entered Ma Xiaotao's body, the wounds left behind by the rampaging Evil Fire rapidly healed.

When the Evil Fire within Ma Xiaotao encountered the Soul Power of the Prayer Angel, it was as if it had met its greatest nemesis, and it actually began to be suppressed.

It was at that moment that Ma Xiaotao slowly awakened.

She was still dazed, but the intense comfort within her body made her let out a soft moan.

"So... so comfortable. Don't stop..." Her voice was weak, as though the pleasure had drained all strength from her body.

Lin Ming began increasing his Soul Power output, continuing to suppress the Evil Fire.

Seeing that it truly worked, Yan Shaozhe was overjoyed.

After all these years, they had finally found a method capable of effectively suppressing the Evil Fire.

Several minutes later, Lin Ming withdrew his hands from Ma Xiaotao's back, his face covered in sweat.

More than half of the Evil Fire in Ma Xiaotao's body had already been suppressed, and it would not flare up again anytime soon.

She had already awakened and knew that Lin Ming was the one who had helped suppress her Evil Fire. When she looked at him, there was an additional trace of sincere gratitude in her eyes.