She lost control of her cultivation yet again today. The evil fire backlash of the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul left her in agonizing pain. She desperately tried to suppress the evil fire inside her body, but no matter what she did, she simply could not hold it back. She needed the breath of the ice attribute to suppress the evil fire, or the consequences would be unthinkable.
Right at that moment, she sensed an extremely faint yet unusually pure breath of the ice attribute.
That breath came from a figure not far away who was meditating with closed eyes: Huo Yuhao. Ma Xiaotao's instincts drove her to rush straight toward that aura.
When Wang Dong arrived, she happened to see Ma Xiaotao grab hold of Huo Yuhao in a tight embrace, greedily absorbing the aura from her body.
Huo Yuhao was startled by the sudden embrace and was just about to struggle when she felt a scorching wave of heat wash over her from Ma Xiaotao, so hot that it almost made her cry out.
"Don't move..." Ma Xiaotao's voice was hoarse and painful, "Let me... let me hold you for a bit..."
Wang Dong watched Ma Xiaotao hugging Huo Yuhao for dear life, and she was completely dumbfounded.
Of course she recognized Ma Xiaotao: the owner of the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, Shrek Academy's number-one genius, and a freak of nature who had broken through to become a six-ring soul emperor before the age of nineteen.
At the same time, she was also the future saintess of the Holy Spirit Cult from the original work, a pitiable soul tortured beyond endurance by the evil fire.
Her evil fire could only be suppressed by the Ultimate Ice martial soul. In the original work, if not for the help of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Huo Yuhao would have been burned alive by Ma Xiaotao's evil fire.
Yet now, Ma Xiaotao had lost control, grabbed Huo Yuhao, and was greedily absorbing that tiny, faint trace of ice attribute aura from her.
Yet Huo Yuhao's ice attribute aura was far too weak; it was nowhere near enough for Ma Xiaotao to absorb.
Wang Dong saw that Huo Yuhao's face had already begun to turn pale, her body trembling slightly, and her lips drained of all color. She was clearly being scalded by the high temperature radiating from Ma Xiaotao.
Fine beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, only to be instantly evaporated into white mist by the high heat. She looked as though she had been tossed into a steamer, and even breathing became difficult for her.
Just then, Xuan Zi and the others hurried over as well. They looked at this scene, each of them wearing a troubled expression.
On one side was Shrek Academy's number-one genius and a six-ring soul emperor under the age of nineteen; on the other was Mu En's newly accepted personal disciple.
What should they do? Suppress Ma Xiaotao by force? What if they ended up hurting her? Yet if they did nothing and something happened to Huo Yuhao, it would be hard to answer to Mu En.
While they were hesitating, Wang Dong made the first move.
With a flash of her figure, she rushed directly to Ma Xiaotao's side, grabbed her shoulders with both hands, and erupted with brute force, forcibly tearing her and Huo Yuhao apart.
Ma Xiaotao possessed immense strength, her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul granting her physical conditioning far beyond her peers, but Wang Dong's Golden Dragon King Bloodline outmatched her in sheer power.
Gritting her teeth, she put her arms into it, and like prying apart two pieces of red-hot iron plate, she forcefully ripped Ma Xiaotao off Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao was shoved away, stumbling back a few steps before collapsing onto the ground and gasping for breath.
Parts of her clothes had been scorched black, and several burn marks were left on her skin, but fortunately, nothing was seriously amiss. She looked at Wang Dong's back, a wave of heat prickling behind her eyelids. It was him again... Wang Dong had saved her once more.
She bit her lower lip and clenched her fists as an indescribable, tangled emotion welled up inside her.
Yet Ma Xiaotao was in a panic now. The evil fire within her was still churning, and the sudden disappearance of that ice attribute aura left her in agony bordering on madness.
The sensation of the evil fire backlash felt like ten thousand needles piercing her meridians simultaneously, burning her internal organs until they were practically scalding.
Instinctively, she lunged toward Wang Dong, grabbed her in a tight embrace, and pressed greedily against her body, desperate to drain that aura from her.
Wang Dong only felt a scorching wave of heat wash over her from Ma Xiaotao, so hot that her whole body shivered as though she were hugging a furnace. She drew in a sharp breath, feeling as though her clothes were about to catch fire.
She glanced down at Ma Xiaotao, whose eyes were hazy and bewildered as she muttered under her breath, "Hot... so hot... I feel like I'm going to explode..."
Xuan Zi and the others watched this scene unfold, their expressions changing drastically. "Is this kid crazy?! She's committing suicide!"
Yan Shaozhe grew anxious as well. "Quick! Hurry and pull them apart! If anything happens to Wang Dong, how are we supposed to explain this to Mu En?!"
Huo Yuhao scrambled up from the ground, and as she watched Ma Xiaotao clinging desperately to Wang Dong, her gaze turned icy in an instant. Her fingertips trembled slightly, and a murderous intent surged in the depths of her heart.
If Ma Xiaotao dared to harm Wang Dong, she would definitely kill her. Even if the other party was a six-ring soul emperor, even if she was no match for her whatsoever, she would never back down. She clenched her fists so hard that her nails dug deep into her palms, the pain keeping her mind sharp.
Held tightly in Ma Xiaotao's embrace, Wang Dong felt as though her entire body was about to burn up. Damn it! It was way too freaking hot!
She felt as though she had been tossed into a blazing kiln, her skin even emitting a faint sizzling sound.
She could feel her clothes being scorched by the high temperature, giving off a charred smell. Even so, she did not panic, for she had been prepared.
She abruptly bit down on her finger, drawing a gush of fresh blood, and pressed her bleeding finger directly against Ma Xiaotao's lips.
Aside from Ultimate Ice being able to suppress the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, there had to be a second method.
Ma Xiaotao possessed a phoenix martial soul, while she possessed the Golden Dragon King martial soul-supreme, ultra- yang, and overwhelmingly tyrannical. Dragons and phoenixes were entities of the exact same tier to begin with.
Her blood might just be able to suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire.
Wang Dong bet correctly.
The moment Ma Xiaotao came into contact with Wang Dong's blood, her body shuddered violently. Her previously hazy eyes suddenly cleared up a fraction, and the evil fire within her body began to shrink back as if encountering some natural predator.
Her martial soul trembled violently, the aura of the evil fire being suppressed, and there was even a faint tendency toward evolution. The painful expression on her face gradually faded, replaced by an indescribable serenity.
"This... how is this possible?" Xuan Zi stared wide-eyed as he watched the evil fire on Ma Xiaotao's body diminish at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving him completely dumbfounded.
"Wang Dong's blood is actually effective against Ma Xiaotao's evil fire?"
Yan Shaozhe also drew in a sharp breath. "What kind of martial soul does that kid even have? She can even suppress the evil fire of the Evil Fire Phoenix?"
Mu En's figure appeared by the sidelines unannounced, and as he watched the scene, a flash of shrewd light crossed his murky, aged eyes. He spoke slowly, "Everyone stay calm and make no rash moves. I am right here and ready to intervene at any moment."
Hearing Mu En's voice, the others collectively let out sighs of relief. With Mu En around, any unexpected accidents could be stopped in time. Even so, their gazes remained fixed tightly on Wang Dong and Ma Xiaotao, not daring to relax for a single second.
Ma Xiaotao, however, acted as though she had just tasted some supreme delicacy. She grabbed Wang Dong's finger, shoved it directly into her mouth, and sucked on it fiercely.
That sensation made Wang Dong's whole body jolt.
Wang Dong felt completely wretched, watching this and thinking it felt a bit like committing a crime.
She tried to pull her hand back, but Ma Xiaotao gripped it so tightly that she couldn't yank it free at all. She could only watch helplessly as Ma Xiaotao sucked on her blood, the expression on the other's face growing more serene and satisfied by the moment.
"I say... you've about had your fill, haven't you..." Wang Dong gritted her teeth, her voice trembling slightly. "If you keep sucking like this, I'm going to suffer from acute blood loss..."
As if she hadn't heard a word, Ma Xiaotao continued to greedily suck on her finger. Her aura underwent a heaven-shaking transformation at that exact moment.
The evil fire on her body was being purified bit by bit, and her previously violent, irritable aura gradually grew docile. Her martial soul was transforming and evolving, shifting toward an entirely brand-new direction.
The color of the flames surrounding her body was shifting as well, gradually changing from their original crimson red to a bright luster, looking as though they had been washed clean and radiating a pure brilliance.
Xuan Zi watched this scene, muttering to himself, "The evil fire... has been purified? How is this possible? What on earth is that kid's background?"
Thinking this, Wang Dong passed out cold on the spot.
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