As the golden light faded,
Tang Ya's figure reappeared before All Living Beings.
She slowly opened her eyes, and a strange dark-purple gleam flashed through them.
The surrounding students instinctively retreated several steps.
They could all clearly sense
that the Soul Power Tang Ya radiated was completely different from before.
An invisible oppressive force spread from her body, making everyone present feel their hearts tremble.
"Is this the divine power bestowed upon me by the Sky Screen?"
The quality of her Blue Silver Grass martial soul had undergone a complete upgrade. It was no longer the frail weed it had once been.
Her Devouring Talent had even received double feedback!
Because of this,
her martial soul was frantically conveying its craving for life force.
Tang Ya frowned slightly, trying to suppress her martial soul's agitation.
But that yearning for life only grew stronger, as though it wanted to devour everything around it!
In an instant,
her Blue Silver Grass martial soul was released beyond her control!
"Not good!"
Tang Ya's expression changed drastically.
She tried to retract her martial soul, only to discover that she could no longer control this power.
Dark black Blue Silver Grass spread from beneath her feet like a tide, wildly expanding in every direction!
Countless black strands of Blue Silver Grass burst from the cracks in the ground, wrapping around several nearby students!
"Ah—!!"
Screams abruptly erupted from the crowd.
The life force and Soul Power of those students were being devoured by the Blue Silver Grass at a visible rate.
"Run!"
"Tang Ya has lost control!"
The surrounding students fled in panic, but the black vines were too fast, and several more people were caught.
The students closest to Tang Ya had already collapsed to the ground, their breaths weak.
All Living Beings saw
that the Blue Silver Grass was covered in bizarre blood-red patterns and shrouded in a layer of dark-purple mist.
That aura was no different from that of an Evil Soul Master!
Tang Ya suddenly let out a crazed laugh.
She raised her hands, feeling the unending flow of life force pouring into her body.
"Wonderful! I finally have power!"
"I can avenge Father, Mother, and everyone from the Tang Sect!"
At the same time:
Several nearby outer academy teachers, Xuan Zi, Bei Bei, and the others rushed over.
[ Ding~! ] [ The review of Tang Ya has concluded. The next round of review will begin shortly! ]
Although the image on the golden scroll had already vanished,
everyone noticed the excitement and exhilaration in Tang Ya's voice,
as well as the nearly crazed glint in her eyes.
All Living Beings were utterly shocked.
Discussion instantly swept across the entire continent like a tsunami:
"Such an evil aura—she really is an Evil Soul Master!"
"I knew there was something wrong with that life-devouring talent. Now it's finally been exposed!"
"Doesn't Shrek Academy have an Inspection Group? They'll suppress her, right?"
"But that girl is the Tang Sect's sect master. Shrek Academy has deep ties with the Tang Sect. Will they really be able to do it?"
"Shrek Academy is the sacred ground of soul masters. How can it shelter an Evil Soul Master? They must give us an explanation!"
"..."
The most worried people
were the culprits behind all this—
the Iron Blood Sect's sect master and his subordinates.
Although Tie Li, the Iron Blood Sect's sect master, possessed the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, he knew perfectly well that he was no match for Tang Ya.
All he could do now was pray that Shrek Academy would deal with Tang Ya as soon as possible.
Sun Moon Empire,
deep within the Evil Spirit Forest.
Zhongli Wu watched Tang Ya's condition on the Sky Screen, his eyes filled with greed and fanaticism.
"Excellent! The Sky Screen actually rewarded her by enhancing her talent to devour life!"
"This little girl is highly suited to become the Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Maiden!"
Feng Ling sneered. "What a pity. Such a fine seedling will likely be ruined by Shrek Academy."
"Not necessarily."
Zhongli Wu shook his head, a meaningful smile curling across his lips.
"If Shrek Academy truly dares to lay a hand on her, the Tang Sect's inheritance will be completely severed."
"Even if the master of the Sea God Pavilion steps forward, he may not be able to bring himself to do it."
Meanwhile,
at the top of the Star Dragon Sanctuary tower.
Nan Feng was watching with great interest.
When the image vanished, he ordered Libra Star Dragon,
"Quickly bring up Shrek Academy's image. We can't miss such a wonderful show."
Upon hearing this, Libra Star Dragon hurriedly summoned his Space-Time Mirror martial soul.
He locked onto Tang Ya's location—the outer academy plaza from earlier.
The black Blue Silver Vines were still spreading wildly, and more than ten students had already fallen to the ground.
Xuan Zi descended from the sky and landed in the center of the plaza.
At a glance, he spotted Tang Ya wrapped in black vines, and his brow furrowed deeply.
The other teachers could also clearly sense
that Tang Ya's condition was extremely unstable.
Her consciousness seemed to have been overtaken by that devouring instinct. She could not be communicated with at all.
"So be it."
Xuan Zi sighed, and the phantom of a Godly Taotie Bull appeared behind him.
Just as he was about to suppress her,
a figure suddenly rushed in front of him and tightly embraced Tang Ya!
"Xiao Ya! It's me, Bei Bei!"
"Wake up!"
Ignoring the black vines wrapping around him, Bei Bei desperately called Tang Ya's name.
The moment those vines touched Bei Bei, they began devouring his life force.
Bei Bei's face rapidly turned pale, yet he still did not let go.
"Bei Bei..."
The madness in Tang Ya's eyes faded slightly, replaced by a trace of confusion and pain.
"Bei Bei... I'm in so much pain..."
The next moment,
Tang Ya completely lost consciousness, and the thick Blue Silver Grass vanished without a trace.
"Ah..."
Seeing this, Nan Feng could not help but sigh.
Bei Bei truly was one of the continent's foremost gods of pure love.
Even in the original work,
when the Valley of Love Inquiry stated that the condition for Tang Ya's recovery was for Bei Bei to castrate himself, he did not hesitate in the slightest.
But unfortunately, such a fine young man was merely a chess piece God King Tang had secretly used to revive the Tang Sect.
Although All Living Beings could not see what was happening within Shrek Academy, the discussion only grew more heated.
"Shrek Academy really is sheltering an Evil Soul Master!?"
"Don't they know how dangerous Evil Soul Masters are?"
"Shrek Academy must give us an explanation! Otherwise, who would dare send their children there in the future?"
"There are many ordinary residents in Shrek City. What if Tang Ya loses control? What are they supposed to do?"
"..."
Panic had also spread throughout Shrek City.
The streets were filled with discussion.
Many residents had begun packing their belongings, preparing to temporarily leave Shrek City and seek refuge elsewhere.
Some even directly blocked Shrek Academy's entrance, demanding an explanation from the academy.
Under the pressure of public opinion,
Shrek Academy could only urgently release an announcement:
"Regarding student Tang Ya's condition, the academy is doing everything possible to treat her and will never allow her to threaten anyone's safety."
"We ask the public to rest assured. In Shrek Academy's ten thousand years of history, it has never sheltered any Evil Soul Master!"
"Once the matter has been thoroughly investigated, the academy will give everyone a satisfactory explanation!"
But this announcement did not quell the public's anger.
Instead, it caused even more people to question Shrek Academy's handling of the matter.
"Doing everything possible to treat her? Isn't she an Evil Soul Master? Shouldn't she be executed immediately?"
"Shrek Academy really can't bring itself to do it. After all, she's the Tang Sect's last direct bloodline!"
"I think Shrek is about to take a serious fall this time..."
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