Helping Ma Xiaotao Control Her Evil Fire, Changes in the Dantian

"I choose the Soul Guidance Academy!"

Bai Fan's voice rang out like thunder.

"Why? Your martial soul is Ultimate Ice. Your future achievements are limitless."

Yan Shaozhe stepped up to Bai Fan and demanded an answer.

"I'm sorry, Dean Yan. Teacher Fan Yu has given me a great deal of help and care. I can't repay kindness with ingratitude."

"Even if I join the Soul Guidance Academy, I'll still focus on cultivation."

"No. Our Martial Soul Academy will never give up on you. You have no idea what you'll achieve in the future. I won't let you go down the wrong path."

"Hold on, Old Yan. Since when does joining the Soul Guidance Academy mean going down the wrong path?"

Qian Duoduo rolled up his sleeves, his face full of indignation.

"I'm telling you, our Soul Guidance Academy will never give up on Yuhao either. Remember, you were the one who handed Yuhao over to us in the first place. I even have a recording."

As he spoke, Qian Duoduo pulled a recording tape from his pocket and played the conversation between himself and Yan Shaozhe.

Listening to himself dismiss Bai Fan in the recording, Yan Shaozhe's old face flushed red.

"I don't want to argue with a scoundrel like you. Let's go to the Sea God Pavilion and ask the elders for their opinion. I believe the elders have sharp eyes."

The group went straight to the Sea God Pavilion over Bai Fan.

Inside the Sea God Pavilion, a group of top experts sat together.

"Huo Yuhao must belong to our Martial Soul Academy. His talent absolutely cannot be buried."

"Bullshit! Yuhao's talent in soul tools is unmatched. We've already included him in the Ultimate Individual Soldier Plan for training."

"Yan Shaozhe, remember this: you gave up on Yuhao long ago. The recordings are all there, so don't even think about denying it."

Qian Duoduo and Yan Shaozhe continued to quarrel.

Gradually, the other experts from the two academies also stepped forward and began fighting over Bai Fan.

"Enough!"

An aged, authoritative voice rang out, and the people who had been arguing fiercely fell silent at once.

"What is there to fight over? Since neither side is willing to give him up, let Yuhao join both academies and take both sets of courses at the same time."

"Don't forget Shrek Academy's purpose. We exist to cultivate monsters."

"Monsters are destined to be extraordinary, so our teaching methods must naturally change accordingly."

Everyone gradually accepted Mu En's proposal.

Mu En paused for a moment, then said, "There is one more matter. Soul tools will become increasingly powerful in the future. Our academy's Soul Engineering Department must hurry and improve, training more talented people."

"Teacher, there's no need to make such a fuss, is there? Soul tools are merely external objects." Yan Shaozhe argued with Mu En.

Mu En condensed his Soul Power into a palm and heavily smacked Yan Shaozhe on the head. "Heh heh, Little Yan, you still can't change that arrogant habit of yours."

"By now, quite a few Class 9 Soul Tools have been created. I wouldn't even dare guarantee that I could block every one of them."

"People must learn to accept new things. If you blindly indulge in the glory of the past, you will eventually be left behind by the times."

With the matter settled, Bai Fan became a shared student of both academies, and Shrek Academy began focusing on nurturing him.

It should be coming soon, right?

Bai Fan muttered to himself inwardly.

"Yuhao, what are you talking about? What should be coming soon?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm asked from within the Sea of Consciousness.

Before Bai Fan could answer, Ma Xiaotao suddenly appeared. With the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, she directly carried Bai Fan away.

Bai Fan was roughly tucked under Ma Xiaotao's arm as she rushed toward a quiet room.

Ma Xiaotao intended to use the most primitive method to control the Evil Fire within her body.

Previously, Yan Shaozhe had already suggested that Ma Xiaotao find an ice-attribute Soul Master as a partner to help suppress the Evil Fire in her body.

She had refused at the time. This time, the Evil Fire within her erupted without warning, and Yan Shaozhe happened to tell her about Bai Fan.

That was why Ma Xiaotao had abducted Bai Fan without a second thought.

"Help... help me."

Ma Xiaotao's voice was incredibly seductive.

At that moment, the two of them were in Ma Xiaotao's bedroom, and her entire body was weak.

Bai Fan broke free from Ma Xiaotao's restraint, and Ultimate Ice Soul Power flowed across the surface of her body.

Once Ma Xiaotao's condition had stabilized somewhat, Bai Fan pulled her into his arms.

A domineering voice sounded beside her ear.

"Mobilize all the Evil Fire in your body and transfer that power into mine."

Ma Xiaotao's already weakened body obeyed directly under Bai Fan's nearly commanding words.

Black Evil Fire energy entered Bai Fan's body and clashed with the Ultimate Ice.

Under the collision of the two opposing energies, the meridians throughout his body gradually expanded.

His previously frozen dantian slowly began to thaw.

Under Bai Fan's spiritual control, the Evil Fire energy opposing the Ultimate Ice began to gather toward his dantian.

It was then compressed continuously, eventually becoming a concentrated black dot within his dantian. That black dot contained the origin of the Evil Fire.

Bai Fan used his spiritual power to control the two opposing origins within his dantian and fuse them.

As expected, Bai Fan suffered a backlash and abruptly spat out a mouthful of blood.

The two origins began to separate, each occupying half of his dantian.

"Why did it fail? Where exactly did it go wrong?"

Ignoring the blood at the corner of his mouth, Bai Fan frowned as he considered the reason for the failure.

Because Ma Xiaotao had transferred all the Evil Fire in her body to Bai Fan,

her mind gradually cleared. The first thing she saw was Bai Fan's pale face, blood still hanging from the corner of his lips.

She had not completely lost consciousness earlier. She knew perfectly well what had happened.

"Yuhao, are you all right?"

Ma Xiaotao moved closer to Bai Fan and asked about his condition.

"I'm fine. The next time the Evil Fire in your body erupts, just come find me."

With that, Bai Fan turned and left without lingering any longer.

Behind him, Ma Xiaotao watched the slender back of the youthful boy and unknowingly became lost in a daze.

Bai Fan wore Huo Yuhao's young body, yet he radiated the air of a mature man, stirring a woman's curiosity toward him.

Over the following days, Bai Fan continuously studied the energy within his dantian during his spare time.

He devoted his entire days to cultivation and researching soul tools.

What Bai Fan found hardest to understand was that in the original story, Huo Yuhao had so many cheats, yet sometimes still seemed weak, extending his inferiority complex into combat.

Now that Bai Fan was personally taking his place, he wanted to see whether someone with cheats could truly crush others in battle.

What followed was nothing but dull cultivation, until one day, when Shrek announced that it would soon select seven Outer Court disciples to participate in the All-Continent Soul Master Tournament.

While lamenting how quickly time had passed, Bai Fan went to find Tang Ya.

"Yuhao, why do you have time to come see me today?"

Tang Ya was first stunned when she saw Bai Fan, then a smile appeared on her face.

"Sister Tang Ya, I wanted to discuss something with you."

Tang Ya casually draped an arm around Bai Fan's neck. "Little Yuhao, just say it. Your Sister Ya Ya will support you."