Suppressing the Evil Fire

Half a day ago.

Inside a dormitory in the Inner Court, a fiery red figure was currently burning with deep crimson flames, within which wisps of black were interspersed.

Ma Xiaotao was drenched in sweat, her legs clamped tight and rubbing against each other as she forced herself to cultivate through the physical discomfort, yet she could not calm her heart no matter what.

Before long, feeling her physical state becoming increasingly unbearable, to the point where she was nearly losing her sanity, Ma Xiaotao had no choice but to stop her cultivation and gasp for air.

Feeling that her soul power had not improved in the slightest, Ma Xiaotao felt extremely irritable.

Although she had previously relied on her teacher's light-attribute power for suppression, along with various ice and fire-attribute treasures, her Evil Fire was becoming harder and harder to control. This caused her available cultivation time to shorten significantly, and being stuck at level 59 made her feel increasingly restless.

At the same time, she felt a sense of gloom; her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul was inherited from her ancestor, Ma Hongjun, who had ascended to the God Realm ten thousand years ago.

However, she could not rely on the opposite sex to help vent her fire like her ancestor did. In Ma Xiaotao's eyes, only a peerless genius was worthy of her.

Yet, such people were not easy to find, and as for the other legendary solution—immortal herbs—they were nowhere to be found.

The final method was to find a soul master with an ultimate attribute: either an ice attribute to suppress and potentially eliminate the Evil Fire, or an ultimate fire attribute to help purify her flames.

Ma Xiaotao sighed in her heart, put on her clothes, and walked outside.

She hadn't walked far before she bumped into someone head-on; it was none other than her teacher, Yan Shaozhe.

"Teacher, you've come." Ma Xiaotao was clearly in low spirits, her voice listless.

Seeing his disciple like this, Yan Shaozhe felt a pang of distress, but at the thought of Xiao Yi, he couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.

"Xiaotao, your Evil Fire has been saved." Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao raised her head in surprise.

Looking at Xiao Yi following behind her, Ma Xiaotao felt a complex mix of emotions.

Recalling what her teacher had said, she couldn't help but spit in her heart.

"A new student has arrived at the Outer Court. His Martial Soul is very special, and his talent is excellent; he reached level 39 at the age of 12." Ma Xiaotao was slightly startled upon hearing this, but even so, she was unwilling to vent her fire in that way, even if the other party was exceptionally talented.

However, she became unsettled upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's next sentence.

"He is also an ice-attribute soul master."

And so, the scene before her came to be. According to Yan Shaozhe, Ma Xiaotao should try to get along with Xiao Yi. This would not only help her solve the Evil Fire problem and assist her cultivation, but she would also gain a husband who was outstanding in appearance and talent. The academy would also gain a genius with infinite potential—a triple win, so to speak.

Ma Xiaotao felt a sense of shame, her face flushing slightly. She glanced at Xiao Yi again; the other party was indeed handsome, and his talent was superb.

Seeing Xiao Yi look over, Ma Xiaotao hurriedly and unnaturally withdrew her gaze. She appeared calm, but in reality, she was panicking.

Xiao Yi did not notice Ma Xiaotao's abnormality. He was currently calculating that after securing that piece of ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber—which was being treated as a thousand-year one—he would beautifully take down a Radiant Flood Dragon of about 9,000 years. Then, he would consume the Whale Rubber to improve his physical fitness, drive the soul beast's evolution, and obtain his first true dragon.

He had no idea that he was walking into the lion's den. It just goes to show that boys need to protect themselves when they are out, especially boys like Xiao Yi who possess the handsomeness of the "Half-Step Reader Realm."

Boarding a small boat, Ma Xiaotao presented an Inner Court identification badge and led Xiao Yi across Sea God Lake to reach Sea God Island, where the Inner Court was located.

Xiao Yi looked curiously at the massive Golden Tree that was constantly emitting life force. This was a treasure; it could be called the life core of the Douluo plane, capable of gathering the essence of heaven and earth, making the energy here extremely abundant.

If Xiao Yi were to cultivate here, his speed would be even faster.

Before long, Xiao Yi was brought into a room by Ma Xiaotao.

After entering, Xiao Yi curiously looked around, and it was only then that he realized something seemed wrong.

What met his eyes was a room with a very girlish style. Although there were no excessive decorations and it appeared neat and ordinary, one could tell at a glance that it was a girl's room.

A soft "bang" sounded from behind as the door was closed. The room only had one small window, which was covered by curtains, making the room quite dim. Xiao Yi swallowed his saliva; he felt that something was strange.

The moment he turned around, he met Ma Xiaotao's somewhat dazed eyes. She had been able to keep a clear head, but she had been lost in thought the entire way, and having suppressed her Evil Fire for years, she was now starting to lose control.

Ma Xiaotao took off her outer garment, looking at Xiao Yi with hazy eyes.

At this moment, Ma Xiaotao was wearing a red dress that accentuated her already explosive figure, making it look even more graceful.

Xiao Yi felt a sense of foreboding; this plot didn't seem right.

"Senior Sister Xiaotao, release your Martial Soul. I will try to use my ice-attribute soul power to suppress it for you," Xiao Yi said to Ma Xiaotao calmly. He could see that this woman was currently overwhelmed by the Evil Fire and was at her limit.

"Mm..." Ma Xiaotao replied with a hoarse voice, then slowly walked past Xiao Yi and took his hand.

Xiao Yi had already activated his Martial Soul Possession, and the ice attribute of the Nether Cold Ice Python finally offset the discomfort caused by the suddenly rising temperature in the room.

Feeling the small hand holding his, Xiao Yi was led to the bed by Ma Xiaotao. After they both sat down, they were face-to-face, and Xiao Yi thought about moving behind her.

Suppressing the Evil Fire required physical contact, and it was usually done by channeling soul power from behind; one couldn't exactly do it from the front...

As soon as Xiao Yi stood up, Ma Xiaotao turned around with him, incidentally pulling her clothes down. From this angle, Xiao Yi caught a glimpse of a large expanse of snow-white skin.

Who said Ma Xiaotao wasn't good? This was too good.

Xiao Yi steadied his mind and stopped his wandering thoughts; scenes he had only seen on his phone were still too stimulating.

Xiao Yi placed his hand on her fair, smooth back, and an exceptionally pure, concentrated ice-attribute soul power was injected into Ma Xiaotao's body. Because Xiao Yi often deliberately suppressed his cultivation, the total amount and quality of his soul power were not what a soul master of his level should possess.

"Ngh..." The moment Xiao Yi's palm touched her, Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but let out a soft moan. Her whole body trembled, and her tightly pressed thighs couldn't help but rub together.

Even with Xiao Yi's willpower, he couldn't help but blush. But before he could think too much, a terrifying red-black flame began to rise from Ma Xiaotao's body, crazily counterattacking the ice-attribute soul power Xiao Yi had injected.

The two energies erupted within Ma Xiaotao's body, causing her to let out a muffled groan. Xiao Yi hurriedly steadied his mind and began to do his utmost to suppress the Evil Fire.