Ma Xiaotao: None of It Has Happened!

Ma Xiaotao acted ruthlessly, killing two members of the Sun Moon Team in succession, which thoroughly enraged the team captain Ma Rulong.

In a moment of desperation, the opponent pulled out his trump card, the Level 8 Soul Tool, the Judgment Sword.

This thing isn't an ordinary Soul Tool; it's infused with a strong dark attribute, making it a genuine demonic artifact.

As the sword thrust forward, the power of darkness flowed directly into Ma Xiaotao's body through the wound.

The Evil Fire Phoenix, which was already on the verge of collapse, mutated on the spot. Its crimson flames turned into pitch black ink, and its mind was instantly consumed by its bloodlust.

Her bun hairstyle had been loosened into long hair, and a blood-red phoenix mark appeared on her forehead, completely changing her aura.

The Dark Phoenix was born.

In that battle, her strength skyrocketed, soaring from Soul Emperor of the sixties to Soul Saint of the seventies. If she continued fighting, she might break through to the Titled Douluo realm on the spot.

Even ordinary Titled Douluo might not be able to subdue her when she goes berserk.

After the competition ended and she returned to Shrek, the academy did consider rescuing her.

Yan Shaozhe personally sealed her in the cultivation room and kept her under guard, intending to slowly purify the dark power within her.

Unfortunately, before the purification could be completed, the Holy Spirit Cult came knocking and snatched the person away.

As for why a Super Douluo couldn't stop a Soul Saint? Well, that's just laughable.

I've said before that Yan Shaozhe did it on purpose, and I continue to support that view here: Yan Shaozhe definitely did it on purpose.

In short, from that day on, the genius of Shrek Inner Court disappeared.

Instead, she was replaced by the Phoenix Saintess, one of the two great saintesses of the Holy Spirit Cult.

The anger on Wang Dong'er's face gradually faded, replaced by a look of seriousness.

Although she disliked Ma Xiaotao, she knew what would happen if she were abducted by the Holy Spirit Cult.

Tang Ya's example is a case in point. Ma Xiaotao is even more talented Tang Ya, and if she falls into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult, she will only suffer a worse fate.

Xiao Xiao also abandoned her interest in watching the commotion and clenched the hem of her clothes tightly in her small hands.

She had always thought Ma Xiaotao was amazing, like a flame that would never go out. She never imagined that Ma Xiaotao would one day be kidnapped and become Evil Soul Master.

Ma Xiaotao read this text, the flames around her gradually subsided. She lowered her eyes, her body trembling slightly.

The Judgment Sword... The Black Phoenix... The Holy Spirit Cult...

Although this was something that happened in the future, Lin Ye described it in such detail that it was as if she had personally experienced the scene.

After joining the Holy Spirit Cult, Ma Xiaotao received even better treatment than Tang Ya.

The leader of the Holy Spirit Cult personally intervened, using evil magic to nourish her Black Phoenix Martial Soul, grooming her as the next successor to the cult leader.

The vice leader, Feng Ling, even personally guarded the entrance to the headquarters, specifically watching over her cultivation.

Firstly, her Phoenix Flame are too domineering, and the evil magic corrupts her mind much more slowly than ordinary people, making it worthwhile to invest in her for the long term.

Secondly, there was also the fear that she might one day regain her senses and cause trouble within the main organization.

In just a few years, her skills skyrocketed.

When he reappeared, he was already at the level of Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, and his Martial Soul had evolved again based on the Black Phoenix.

The flames are a combination of Ultimate Fire and dark attributes, making its combat power even surpass that of ordinary Titled Douluo.

At that time, Huo Yuhao was only at the Soul Emperor realm, and he was no match for her in a head-on confrontation.

High status comes at a high price.

The more highly the Holy Spirit Cult elevates her, the more ruthlessly they exploit her.

On the surface, she is a noble saint, but in reality, she is the most ruthless executioner in the church.

During her years with the Holy Spirit Cult Holy Spirit Cult, she carried out countless purges, annihilated numerous unruly sects, and caused countless deaths of Soul Master and innocent civilians under her Black Phoenix Flame. To describe it in four words, it was a scene of "mountains of corpses and seas of blood."

Most importantly, she is different from Tang Ya.

Tang Ya's memories have been erased, leaving her completely without control over her own destiny.

But Ma Xiaotao was conscious; her mind was simply clouded by evil magic and dark power, and her lust for killing overwhelmed her reason. However, she knew what she was doing and who she was killing.

That's why, after she was rescued and fully regained consciousness, she felt a complete mental breakdown when she looked back on those days.

If Huo Yuhao hadn't been there to comfort and guide her, she probably wouldn't have been able to get through that period of self-doubt.

The blood on my hands is too much, the debt of lives I owe is too heavy; it cannot be wiped away with a simple "I had no choice."

In the cultivation room, Ma Xiaotao slowly closed her eyes.

Mountains of corpses and seas of blood...

These four words pierced her heart like needles.

She was momentarily dazed, as if she saw those faces wailing in the flames, those sects burned to ashes, those innocent ordinary people who died tragically...

The phantoms that appeared before her eyes were like scenes of hell on earth. They were not amnesia, nor confusion, but the flames she had lit with her own hands, the lives she had taken with her own hands.

Even if she was influenced by the power of darkness, even if her mind was manipulated, the one who ultimately took action was herself.

"It was my fault..."

She murmured softly, her voice filled with unconcealed weariness and guilt. "These debts, I'll have to spend my whole life paying them back."

Then, she shook her head, looked around, and saw that it was still the same training room, but the illusory figures had disappeared.

She gave a wry smile. So, she had been influenced after all?

Fortunately, nothing has happened yet, and there is still a possibility of change.

Shrek Academy, Inner Court Office.

Zhang Lexuan sighed softly, her eyes filled with regret. "She had a bright future ahead of her, but because of a match and a sword, she ruined most of her life."

The Holy Spirit Cult is truly ruthless. Knowing she was of sound mind, they deliberately used evil magic to amplify her bloodlust, making her commit murders herself and cutting off her path to redemption.

It's fortunate that she has a strong will; otherwise, she probably would have completely succumbed to despair and never woken up again.

But she understood that even if she regained her senses later, many people would still be dissatisfied.

Perhaps Huo Yuhao's strength and the strength of the Shrek Seven Monsters were too great at the time, suppressing Ma Xiaotao's sins.

But no matter how much she tries to suppress it, it is still a fact that she committed the heinous crime of indiscriminately killing innocent people.

The Far North.

Ice Empress's tone was less sarcastic and more serious.

"It's the Holy Spirit Cult again."

She snorted coldly, "These human Evil Soul Master certainly have a whole repertoire of methods."

Erasing memories, amplifying desires, turning perfectly good people into killing machines—this Ma Xiaotao has some backbone; she didn't completely succumb to it. An ordinary human would probably have willingly become Evil Soul Master long ago."

Snow Empress gazed into the distance. "She was more clear-headed and more tormented Tang Ya. Making mistakes while confused versus sinking into depravity with clarity—the latter carries a much heavier burden."

Ice Empress said with some resentment, "I really don't know what these Evil Soul Master are thinking. Are they trying to destroy the continent?"

Whether they are Soul Beast or humans, they will kill them all. What is their purpose? To rule the continent? Or to destroy it?