Saint Son Returns, Extinguishing the Evil Fire

Saint Son Returns, Extinguishing the Evil Fire

"Take it... I can't take it anymore, it's so big. So big..."

"...fire!!"

"Water... I want lots and lots of water!"

"Ahhh~"

Somewhere on Sea God Island at Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao radiated a terrifying fiery aura, drying out the surrounding air.

Yan Shaozhe stood guard beside her and encouraged her, "Xiaotao, hang in there. You need to learn to restrain the Evil Fire yourself. Before it fully erupts, force it back down."

The commotion was considerable, and Xian Lin'er was also present, frowning.

"What's going on? The Evil Fire inside Xiaotao has been erupting rather frequently these past few days, and each episode has been more violent than the last. If this continues, then without a powerful ice- or water-attribute soul master—or a man—to put out her fire, she'll burn herself up."

"There are generally only three causes for the Evil Fire. First, Xiaotao's cultivation has reached a certain stage, and the Evil Fire energy accumulated within her needs to be released. That is cyclical. Second, the environment—some force nearby may have triggered the Evil Fire. Clearly, neither of those is the case. That leaves the third: Evil Fire stirred up by psychological and physiological factors."

Yan Shaozhe made his judgment calmly. Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire had erupted more than three times over the past few days, and each time, he had either suppressed it with Soul Power or summoned ice- and water-attribute soul masters from the academy to help.

Suppressing it with Soul Power alone would cause relatively serious harm to Ma Xiaotao's body.

As for the ice- and water-attribute soul masters, they were still on their way.

After all, Sea God Island was not somewhere just anyone could enter.

"Psychological factors? Physiological factors?" A strange expression appeared on Xian Lin'er's face.

"Teacher, send me to the Far North. I really want to see him! I've figured it out— even if the Evil Fire burns me to death, I still want to be with Little Martial Uncle! Ahhh!"

The next moment, the phantom image of a blazing Evil Fire Phoenix appeared behind Ma Xiaotao. Her Soul Power of over sixty ranks erupted completely. The force was terrifying, evaporating the moisture in Sea God Island's humid air into wisps of white mist.

A crimson figure shone in the skies above Sea God Island.

Xian Lin'er held a Soul Tool in her right hand. As the dean of Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department, how could she lack a few prized treasures?

This was a Soul Tool containing water-element power. Activated by Xian Lin'er's Soul Power, the gemstone within released a fairly dense water-element force that surged toward Ma Xiaotao.

"Dean Yan, this Soul Guidance gemstone of mine is extremely expensive. You'll have to compensate me—five hundred thousand Silver Soul Coins."

"And talk some sense into this child. I don't think it's her head that she's figured out, but what's down below!

"She's fallen for my handsome Little Junior, hasn't she? Still, speaking as a woman, I can understand. If Qingfeng and I had lived in the same era, I'd want to marry him too. Even though we aren't from the same era, I still want to!"

Yan Shaozhe's mouth twitched. Xian Lin'er really dared to say anything. He wondered what Qian Duoduo would think if he heard this.

"After spending so much time with Qian Duoduo, when did you become so money-grubbing too? Five hundred thousand Silver Soul Coins is nothing to a Martial God Douluo like you. Consider it a bit of care for the younger generation."

Only when he saw the water-element power pouring over Ma Xiaotao and the flames beginning to weaken did Yan Shaozhe finally relax.

Xian Lin'er replied irritably, "Do you think my money gets blown in on the wind?"

Yet at that very moment, the Evil Fire on Ma Xiaotao's body suddenly flared up again, becoming the strongest eruption she had experienced since birth.

It was no less intense than when she had broken through to Soul Emperor.

"What's happening?"

"Xiaotao, restrain your heart! Don't think about all that random nonsense anymore!"

"This is bad. Xiaotao is about to enter an Evil Fire berserk state."

"Your Soul Tool isn't working either."

"Xiaotao!"

Watching Ma Xiaotao's condition worsen by the moment, Yan Shaozhe was frantic. She was not only his disciple, but also the Phoenix God's sole descendant. That was why Shrek Academy had painstakingly nurtured her all this time and did not want any accident to befall her.

"Senior Brother, in this situation, it seems we can only suppress it by force. Side effects are still better than letting her burn herself to death," Xian Lin'er said.

"Alas! That's all we can do."

Yan Shaozhe sighed. It was all because Little Junior was too handsome—he was a calamity to nations and people alike!

Just as Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er unleashed their powerful Soul Power to overwhelm the Evil Fire on Ma Xiaotao's body—

The water-element force sprayed out by the Soul Tool suddenly condensed into ice, freezing everything along its path until it reached Ma Xiaotao.

Sensing that power, Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er looked toward the newcomers in delight.

On Sea God Lake, an ice path about a meter wide had appeared, extending from the shore all the way to Sea God Island.

Upon the icy path atop the lake, an elderly man hunched over a cane for support and a peerlessly ethereal young man slowly approached.

The young man's expression was calm. A breeze swept across the lake, stirring his hair, which was adorned with faint silvery-white glimmers. His Fallen Immortal-like aura held not only ethereality and elegance, but also a trace of aloofness and icy chill.

With every step the young man took, the ice path behind him shattered by an inch. When their feet stepped onto Sea God Island, the icy road across the lake completely collapsed with a wave of Su Qingfeng's hand.

If Mu En had not witnessed it personally, he would not have believed that such control and mastery over the Ice Element could have been displayed by a mere Rank 15 soul master.

This was the power of Ultimate Ice. Water was also part of ice; turning water into ice could greatly reduce Su Qingfeng's Soul Power consumption. That was the advantage of the environment.

Lake water rose and scattered toward Ma Xiaotao. The instant it touched the Evil Fire on her body, it should have turned to steam, yet now it froze into pure ice, even sealing away the Evil Fire on the surface.

"Teacher, Little Junior, you're back."

Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er both bowed respectfully to Mu En.

Mu En said irritably, "The two grand deans of Shrek Academy can't even handle a little Evil Fire and need Qingfeng to act. Aren't you ashamed? Hmph."

Mu En tapped his cane against the ground, and the entire Sea God Island seemed to tremble faintly.

Hearing this, both of them felt somewhat ashamed. Xian Lin'er, however, was thicker-skinned. She approached Mu En and Su Qingfeng and asked, "Is this Little Junior's power? Little Junior's first attribute is ice? Why do I feel that Little Junior's Ice Element power differs from that of the other ice-attribute soul masters I've seen? With Little Junior's Soul Power Level, he can actually suppress Xiaotao's Evil Fire?"

Yan Shaozhe also looked curiously at Su Qingfeng. They had not seen each other for nearly half a month, yet Little Junior was still as handsome as ever. A certain premonition arose in his heart.

Sure enough, Mu En said lightly, "What? You recognize Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Wood, but you can't recognize Ultimate Ice?"

"What? Ultimate Ice? Little Junior—Qingfeng—has already awakened Ultimate Ice?! Wasn't it said that he could merely freely choose which elements to cultivate? How did he obtain Ultimate Ice so quickly?!"

Upon hearing Mu En's words, Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er were both utterly shocked, their jaws nearly dropping. No wonder Su Qingfeng had been able to seal the Evil Fire erupting from Ma Xiaotao the moment he appeared!

"Shh. The matter behind this isn't simple. I'll only say that those who understand, understand. As for those who don't, this old man won't explain further. It's enough that you know it yourselves. Ponder it carefully."

Mu En smiled faintly.