Human Traitor Tang Ya

This was the bottom line of the entire Douluo Continent!

Even the most heinous enemy couldn't be tortured and plundered in such a way!

What was more, the diary made it crystal clear that she hadn't been controlled or manipulated at the time. She had chosen that path herself!

She hadn't been forced into it, nor had she been left with no way out. For revenge, for strength, she had personally crossed that line!

"N-No... impossible..."

Broken murmurs spilled from Tang Ya's lips, her voice trembling so badly it was nearly inaudible. The next moment, she could no longer hold herself together. She suddenly collapsed onto the dining table and burst into heartrending sobs.

Her cries tore at the heart, laden with endless despair, fear, and disbelief.

It was as though her very soul had been crushed to pieces, every bit of strength drained from her body. Even her shoulders shook uncontrollably.

"Xiao Ya! Xiao Ya, don't cry! What happened? Tell me! Did someone bully you? Or did something happen to the sect? Tell me, I'll take care of it!"

Bei Bei's expression changed instantly. His heart ached terribly as he hurriedly pulled her tightly into his arms, gently patting her back again and again as he anxiously tried to comfort her.

He had known Tang Ya for so many years, yet he had never seen her cry like this before. It was as though the sky had fallen and she had completely broken down.

He questioned her over and over, but Tang Ya merely buried herself in his arms and cried, shaking her head desperately without uttering a single word.

How could she tell him?

Was she supposed to tell Bei Bei that there was a Diary from the future in her mind, and that it said she would become an Evil Soul Master who committed every evil imaginable, who would voluntarily devour innocent people's life force, become humanity's greatest traitor, and ultimately meet a death she deserved?

She couldn't say it.

The Diary's rules stated that she absolutely couldn't tell outsiders about it. The moment she even entertained the thought of saying it, she felt as if she had fallen into an abyss, as though she would suffocate to death the next second.

She could only swallow down all her fear, collapse, and despair, letting her tears soak Bei Bei's clothes as she cried until her entire body went limp, every breath painful.

Huo Yuhao sat beside them, having long since set down his bowl and chopsticks. As he watched Tang Ya cry her heart out, a flicker of profound suspicion passed through his seemingly clear eyes.

His thoughts had always been far deeper than those of his peers.

Having endured endless cold stares in the Duke's Estate since childhood and struggled through life in the streets, he was far more sensitive and perceptive than ordinary people when it came to changes in emotion.

In truth, ever since he had first met Tang Ya and agreed to join the Tang Sect, he had felt that something was very wrong with this Tang Sect Master.

Especially her emotions, which always fluctuated violently for no apparent reason.

One moment, she would be perfectly fine, smiling as she planned out the future with everyone. The next, her face would suddenly turn pale and her gaze unfocused, as though she had heard something terrifying.

Sometimes, in the middle of a conversation, her eyes would suddenly redden and her mood would plummet. Whenever someone asked what was wrong, she would only shake her head and say she was fine.

Just like now.

She had been fine a moment ago. There had been no warning and nothing had happened, yet she had suddenly broken down in tears and refused to answer any questions.

This was far too abnormal.

It made no sense at all.

It was as though... something was constantly affecting her emotions, controlling her happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy, making her unstable as though... something was wrong with her mind.

The suspicion in Huo Yuhao's eyes deepened, and his vigilance gradually rose.

Just then, Skydream Iceworm's grave voice sounded in his mind. "There's something extremely wrong with this little girl. Her emotional fluctuations aren't caused by any people or events in front of her. They appear completely out of nowhere. There must be a major problem here."

Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered. While pretending to be concerned, he began communicating with Skydream Iceworm in the Sea of Spirit.

[She was different from Ma Xiaotao. Ma Xiaotao couldn't make her own decisions, while Tang Ya chose to become an Evil Soul Master herself.]

Ma Xiaotao had just left Shrek Academy's cafeteria and was walking along a tree-lined path toward the inner courtyard's cultivation area.

Just then, the Diary Copy in her mind began updating.

Ma Xiaotao paused, her beautiful brows rising at once.

Oh? It was talking about Tang Ya, yet it had dragged her into this too?

She had already glimpsed her own future through the previous diary entries.

She knew that because her Evil Fire would spiral out of control, she would be kidnapped by people from the Holy Spirit Cult, have her mind wiped, and become a blade in their hands. She would become the Holy Spirit Cult's Saintess, feared by all, and commit many acts against her will.

For the past few days, a heavy stone had been weighing on her heart.

She had seen too many people scorn and hate Evil Soul Masters. She also knew what sort of end awaited her if she truly walked down that path in the future.

She had even prepared herself for Lin Ye to place her in the same category as Tang Ya in his diary, viciously condemn what she would do in the future, and call her an Evil Soul Master who deserved to die.

After all, in everyone's eyes, anyone associated with the words "Evil Soul Master" was an unforgivable criminal. No one cared whether they had chosen it willingly or been forced into it.

Yet she had never expected Lin Ye to draw such a clear line between her and Tang Ya in the diary.

He said she was different from Tang Ya.

He said Ma Xiaotao couldn't make her own choices, while Tang Ya had chosen to become an Evil Soul Master.

Ma Xiaotao stood there in a daze for quite some time.

The wind swept fallen leaves past her feet, but she seemed completely unaware. For the first time, warmth surfaced in her usually frosty phoenix eyes, though she did not even notice it herself.

The corners of her lips unconsciously curved into an exceedingly faint smile. It carried relief, gratitude, and a complicated feeling even she couldn't put into words.

[Many people online in my previous life said that the Ironblood Sect deserved to die in its war against the Tang Sect. Then how did Tang Ya become a Soul Douluo with seven black soul rings and one red one in such a short time?

As everyone knows, the Holy Spirit Cult's secret arts all relied on devouring others' life force, soul power, and even souls to strengthen oneself.

Every time Tang Ya's rank rose by one level, countless lives vanished behind it.

After Huo Yuhao rescued Tang Ya later on, she was instantly cleared of all blame and became the Tang Sect Master again. Did the lives she had harmed before just not matter anymore? Did they deserve to die?]

What Lin Ye found most intolerable in the original story was Tang Ya's redemption arc.

A Soul Douluo with seven black soul rings and one red one—seven ten-thousand-year soul rings and one hundred-thousand-year soul ring out of eight.

Using the Holy Spirit Cult's life-devouring secret arts, she had soared from a Great Soul Master to a Soul Douluo in just a few years. How many lives had to be sacrificed for that?

How many innocent people had their families destroyed and their souls scattered because of her selfish desires?

Yet because she was the Tang Sect Master and Bei Bei's beloved, after Huo Yuhao rescued her, she was lightly absolved of everything. She received no real punishment and continued serving as the Tang Sect Master in glory.

And what about the lives she had harmed? Did they deserve to die simply because she had her own grievances and hatred?