Farewell, Demonic Phoenix Holy Maiden

Farewell, Demonic Phoenix Holy Maiden

"Huo Yuhao..." Ma Xiaotao stared blankly at the frail youth before her. Recalling everything that had just happened, she did not know how to face him for a moment.

There was no doubt that she had just experienced a wonderful illusion. That ultimate pleasure and unrestrained bliss still lingered in her mind. Even though she knew nothing had actually happened between her and this youth, deep down, she could no longer bring herself to kill this so-called Holy Spirit Cult Holy Son.

Faced with Ma Xiaotao's complicated gaze, Huo Yuhao awkwardly rubbed his nose. After all, he had just created that kind of illusion for a girl. Though awakening her martial soul had been part of the reason, from either side's perspective, Huo Yuhao's actions inevitably seemed rather sinful.

"You deserve to die..." Ma Xiaotao's red lips trembled slightly. She took a step forward and appeared before Huo Yuhao, her jade hand clutching his collar as immense soul power surged around her. She looked ready to strike at the slightest disagreement.

"You should be thanking me. From now on, you'll never be troubled by Evil Fire again, and your martial soul has evolved into the Sinful Desire Demonic Phoenix from ancient legends." Huo Yuhao shrugged, looking every bit like her benefactor.

"Besides, you can't kill me."

"What did you say? You despicable, shameless Evil Soul Master..." Ma Xiaotao's beautiful eyes reddened. Just as she was about to teach Huo Yuhao a lesson, her entire body suddenly went limp. All her strength seemed to drain away in an instant, and she collapsed weakly into Huo Yuhao's arms.

"I planted an imprint in your Sea of Spirit. With a single thought, I can turn you into an idiot on the spot." Huo Yuhao casually stroked Ma Xiaotao's head and smiled. "Want to compare? Is your fire faster, or are my brainwaves faster?"

Though she did not understand what Huo Yuhao meant by brainwaves, Ma Xiaotao knew that she had truly fallen this time. Not only had she been captured and brought into the Holy Spirit Cult's territory, but even her life was now easily held in the hands of their Holy Son.

"Then kill me if you dare. I will never submit to an Evil Soul Master!" Ma Xiaotao closed her eyes, tears rolling uncontrollably from their corners. Her head sank into Huo Yuhao's chest, and that familiar masculine scent made her recall her disgraceful state during her martial soul awakening. She immediately wanted to die.

"Why would I kill you? I came here to save you." Huo Yuhao helplessly cupped Ma Xiaotao's face and lifted it so she was looking directly at him. "I only gave you the Mental Imprint for self-protection."

"You're an Evil Soul Master. Why should I believe you?" Ma Xiaotao sneered coldly. "Don't think of using me. I can still manage something as simple as suicide."

"Ugh..." Huo Yuhao rubbed his weary brow. He placed both hands on Ma Xiaotao's fragrant shoulders and had Bibi Dong's divine sense scan the room to ensure there were no other ears listening. Then his expression turned solemn as he looked at Ma Xiaotao.

"Listen to me..."

"All night?"

Listening to the reports from the two maids, Zhongli Wu's expression could not help turning strange. Zhongli Yu had been sitting nearby drinking tea, but upon hearing that Ma Xiaotao had been tormented by Huo Yuhao all night and had let out seductive moans, her hand trembled so hard that she nearly spilled tea all over the floor.

"Though the Holy Son's potential is limitless, he is clearly overly fond of relations between men and women. I'm afraid..." An elder hesitated, but Zhongli Wu rudely cut him off.

"Get out of here. The Holy Son is still young. Never mind whether he has developed such inclinations yet—even if he has, he's probably incapable of doing anything right now!"

"This subordinate was overthinking..." The old man could only smile bitterly.

"Reporting to the Cult Leader, the Supreme Pontiff has returned." At that moment, a subordinate reported.

Mother had returned? Perfect. He could have her meet the Holy Son and share in the joy. Zhongli Wu thought as much and immediately went out to greet her, but a streak of blood-red light appeared before them first.

Two figures emerged abruptly from the blood-red light, appearing out of thin air before everyone. As one of them appeared, the surrounding air visibly distorted. All the blood-red light seemed to be worshipping her, ushering her into this world.

"Mother, Uncle Long." Zhongli Wu hurriedly bowed.

"Has something joyous happened in our Holy Spirit Cult?" She was a woman who appeared to be over fifty. Her voice was magnetic and slightly hoarse, yet it possessed a peculiar charm that easily made people feel close to her, even revere her.

"Reporting to Mother, during our trip to Star Luo, we unexpectedly found a Holy Son and Holy Maiden for our cult. We celebrated properly yesterday." The remnants of the banquet in the Holy Spirit Hall must have caught her eye, and Zhongli Wu answered with a smile.

"A Holy Son and Holy Maiden?" The other person was likewise an elderly man in his twilight years. He was tall, with silver hair combed flawlessly into place. His face was as rosy as a baby's, while his long eyebrows hung down along either side of his face. His hands rested behind his back as he silently floated in midair, without releasing the slightest fluctuation of soul power.

The newcomers were none other than the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Pontiff from the original work, Ye Xishui, and the Dragon Emperor Douluo, Long Xiaoyao.

"Yes. Their martial souls are the Wraith Spiritual Eye and the Evil Fire Phoenix respectively. The Holy Son even possesses the legendary Innate Level 30 Full Soul Power!"

"What? Innate Level 30 Full Soul Power?" Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao exchanged a glance, both showing looks of utter shock.

If what Zhongli Wu said was true, then the Holy Spirit Cult would surely possess a true god in the future!

"Take us to see them." Long Xiaoyao's expression darkened. This news was too great a shock for him, especially since such a monstrous talent happened to be an Evil Soul Master.

"Uh, well, the Holy Son and Holy Maiden are cultivating right now. If you're not in a hurry..." Thinking of Huo Yuhao still doing some unspeakable things with Ma Xiaotao, Zhongli Wu could not help hesitating.

"The Holy Maiden with the Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul you mentioned was captured from Shrek, wasn't she?" Ye Xishui glanced at Long Xiaoyao and asked blandly.

"Yes. At the time, the Holy Maiden was leading the Shrek Monitoring Group..." Zhongli Wu described the scene in which he had encountered the Holy Maiden and Holy Son that day.

"Return that Holy Maiden to Shrek. Since our cult has been fortunate enough to gain a Holy Son with such talent, an Evil Fire Phoenix is of little use." Long Xiaoyao spoke directly.

"Why?" Zhongli Wu's eyes widened at once. Wouldn't it be good to have one more highly talented Holy Spirit Cult member? He immediately turned an eager gaze toward his mother, Ye Xishui.

"Listen to Xiaoyao, lest those old immortals from Shrek come looking for trouble with us together." Ye Xishui surprisingly shared the same view. She added, "That girl is Yan Shaozhe's personal disciple. All of Shrek is going mad right now."

"The Holy Maiden is the personal disciple of Shrek's Martial Soul Department head?" Zhongli Wu cried out. Then, as though he had thought of something, he hurriedly said, "Why not use the Holy Maiden as leverage, Mother? That way, Shrek's people won't trouble us for the next few years."

"If we use her as leverage, that old fellow Mu En will likely come personally." Long Xiaoyao chuckled.

"Mu En? The Radiant Holy Dragon, the Dragon God Douluo Mu En?" Upon hearing that name, Zhongli Wu's spine turned cold. He had grown up hearing of the Dragon God Douluo's illustrious reputation. He had never expected that man to still be alive.

Indeed, because of Ma Xiaotao's disappearance, Yan Shaozhe, head of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek, the continent's greatest academy, had nearly gone mad. After finding the traces Ma Xiaotao's group had left before vanishing, he had all but confirmed that they had been taken by the Holy Spirit Cult.

After all, Ma Xiaotao was the descendant of one of the original Shrek Seven Monsters. Yan Shaozhe immediately reported the matter to Mu En, the Dragon God Douluo.

In the original work, Mu En had remained in contact with Long Xiaoyao, while Long Xiaoyao had stayed by Ye Xishui's side for countless years. First, he had done so to atone for their misunderstanding, and second, to restrain Ye Xishui's slaughter to a certain extent.

On this timeline, the Dragon God Douluo Mu En had not yet reached the end of his natural lifespan. Thus, he contacted his old friend Long Xiaoyao and forced Ye Xishui and the Holy Spirit Cult to return Ma Xiaotao. In the original work, when Ma Xiaotao left Shrek, Mu En did not have long to live. Even though he knew Ma Xiaotao had fallen into the Holy Spirit Cult's dark domain, he was powerless to do anything.

The right to speak was always directly tied to strength. Every living Limit Douluo was the continent's toughest fist.

There was another point that no one knew: Yan Shaozhe was the only son Ye Xishui had borne for Long Xiaoyao. In a sense, Ma Xiaotao could even be considered Ye Xishui's granddisciple.

Therefore, the two elders were not particularly resistant to handing Ma Xiaotao over. Not to mention, once Ye Xishui learned the good news that a Holy Son had been discovered, it directly washed away her displeasure over returning the Holy Maiden.

Now Zhongli Wu only felt that he seemed to have done something wrong. When they said return her, they surely meant returning her untouched. By now, Ma Xiaotao had probably been thoroughly ruined by Huo Yuhao. Could she still be returned intact?

Thus, Zhongli Wu was panicking like crazy inside...

On the other side, Ma Xiaotao stared intensely at the youth before her. "Everything you said is true?"

"More or less. Don't worry! And make sure you keep it secret." Huo Yuhao rubbed his nose. From his god's-eye perspective, he had explained to her how the Holy Spirit Cult might end up returning Ma Xiaotao, including the melodramatic entanglement between the three Limit Douluo and Yan Shaozhe's origins.

"Just who are you?" Ma Xiaotao was completely bewildered. She felt that the youth before her was practically omniscient and omnipotent.

"Holy Son, the Cult Leader has ordered us to take the Holy Maiden away now." At that moment, Feifei and Yingying's voices came from outside the door.

"Relax. We'll have a chance to meet again." Huo Yuhao smiled. There was no need to explain too much to Ma Xiaotao just yet. After her martial soul awakening, Ma Xiaotao's soul power had surged directly to Level 70. Once she returned and acquired a soul ring, she would become the only Soul Sage in the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition!

Ma Xiaotao looked at Huo Yuhao's brilliant smile with complicated eyes, then suddenly leaned forward and lightly pecked his cheek.

"Thank you."

An all-nighter update! Countdown to Little Yuhao leaving the Novice Village!