Shrek Academy, Back Mountain.
A clear phoenix cry suddenly rang out across the usually tranquil and peaceful Back Mountain.
Within the azure sea of flowers, a white-robed figure injected a mass of golden light into Ma Xiaotao's body. The unconscious Ma Xiaotao finally slowly woke up.
"Xiaotao, how are you?" the white-robed man asked anxiously.
If Lin Yan had been there, he would certainly have recognized this man. He was Yan Shaozhe, whom Lin Yan had met once before, the dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department.
"Teacher!"
Ma Xiaotao sat up, looking dazed.
"How do you feel? What happened just now?" Yan Shaozhe immediately pressed.
"I..."
"Teacher, the Evil Fire inside me lost control again just now."
Ma Xiaotao carefully recalled what had happened, then her delicate body trembled as she hurriedly inspected herself inwardly, panic in her eyes.
Yet in the next instant, a startled expression appeared on her exquisite face.
"How could this be? Teacher, my Evil Fire has actually been completely suppressed. Did you help me?"
Her martial soul was called the Evil Fire Phoenix, a mutated phoenix martial soul. Because of that mutation, her martial soul carried an extremely troublesome flaw. As long as she cultivated, Evil Fire would continuously arise within her body.
The stronger her cultivation grew, the harder the Evil Fire became to resist.
Ever since awakening her martial soul at the age of six, she had endured the torment of Evil Fire scorching her body day and night.
Yet at this moment, she could feel that all the accumulated Evil Fire within her had been swept away without leaving even a trace. It brought her an unprecedented sense of relief.
"It wasn't me!" Yan Shaozhe shook his head.
"Teacher, it wasn't you?"
"Then what happened to me?"
The smile on Ma