Yan Shaozhe (Part 1)

The Blazing Bone Dragon Vulture's proud innate soul skill, Myriad Bladed Bone Feathers, had now become the Six-Winged Angel's strongest area-of-effect offensive soul skill—Myriad Bladed Radiance!

"Go!"

At the command, the tens of thousands of holy blades blanketing the sky moved at once. A myriad swords shot forth together, piercing straight into the heavens!

After soaring a certain distance, all the holy blades suddenly plunged like arrows fired into the air. Carrying the momentum of a heavenly descent, they filled the skies and swept across everything with unstoppable force!

The sharpness that pierced all things and annihilated all creation covered the heavens and blotted out the earth, even eclipsing the moon's radiance!

The Fire Phoenix Ma Xiaotao had transformed into let out piercing cries. Sensing the magnificence of Myriad Bladed Radiance, the flames around her surged again, her outer flames turning completely into pitch-black evil fire!

Myriad Bladed Radiance descended in vast splendor!

The phoenix cried, defying the heavens!

"Such... such a terrifying soul skill..."

Xu Sanshi desperately dove toward the bottom of Sea God Lake. He finally understood why Ling Bai had told him to run—the light sword contained within every blade of Myriad Bladed Radiance was sharp enough to pierce through the Profound Tortoise Shell Shield with ease!

It was not only him. Even the watching dean rubbed his eyes as though refusing to believe what he saw!

Kid, don't be this ridiculous!

The dean could never have imagined that his personal disciple would be suppressed so thoroughly by a four-ring Soul Ancestor fighting above his level!

Ling Bai's long golden hair whipped wildly in the wind, yet his figure remained suspended gracefully in midair. The Angel Holy Sword danced, holy sword energy gathered anew, and clear sword cries echoed through the clouds!

"Cry—"

In almost an instant, Myriad Bladed Radiance violently tore apart the Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike!

The phoenix's cry was as mournful as a cuckoo crying blood, booming through the skies with heartrending anguish!

The Fire Phoenix scattered, reverting into Ma Xiaotao's body as she fell. Unable to control herself, she plummeted straight into Sea God Lake, splashing up a spray of water.

The icy waters of Sea God Lake brought Ma Xiaotao slightly back to her senses. Her evil fire had already shown signs of acting up some time ago, and her recent all-out cultivation had made it increasingly uncontrollable. That was why she had sought Xu Sanshi's help to suppress it tonight. She had never expected Ling Bai to suddenly barge in.

And then she got thoroughly beaten up!

Now, with evil fire raging through her body and her Soul Power exhausted, she did not even have the strength to swim back to Sea God Island!

As she gritted her teeth and endured the evil fire, Ma Xiaotao saw a streak of golden light land on the lake's surface. A pair of hands passed beneath her armpits from behind and gripped her shoulder blades, lifting her out of the icy water.

Ma Xiaotao turned toward the figure. Golden hair, golden eyes, and an exquisitely flawless face—he appeared young, yet was unexpectedly handsome. But tormented by the evil fire at that moment, she had no mood to admire his appearance.

"Who... are you? I don't think I've ever seen you before." Confusion filled her eyes as she bit her lip and asked with difficulty.

Ling Bai held onto Ma Xiaotao's arm with one hand to keep her from falling into the lake. "Ling Bai, your new neighbor. You disturbed me tonight. At first, I wanted to reason with you, but you insisted on teaching me physics."

Ma Xiaotao's mind was a muddled mess, and she could not take in anything Ling Bai said. Anxiously, she said, "Whoever you are, I can't control the evil fire anymore! Put me down and leave quickly. I don't want to hurt you!"

"So hot... it hurts so much!"

Ma Xiaotao could no longer endure it. With her eyes tightly shut, she cried out in agony again and again. The evil fire was madly assaulting her meridians, and even more tragically, every inch of her body felt as though it were being torn apart!

The excruciating pain had little to do with the evil fire. Myriad Bladed Radiance, enhanced by the Angel Domain, Sacred Heart, and Angel Holy Sword, was not so easy to withstand!

By sheer coincidence, Ling Bai had indirectly caused the most severe evil fire eruption Ma Xiaotao had suffered since awakening her martial soul!

Ling Bai noticed Ma Xiaotao's abnormal state. Her skin had become alarmingly hot, and she began tearing at her clothes with force!

"Hm!?"

He did his best to avert his eyes, but Ma Xiaotao was simply too well-endowed. He still inevitably caught a glimpse of pale, perfectly curved skin.

"Don't move!"

Ling Bai immediately twisted her hands behind her back. Less than ten centimeters separated their faces. The woman's restrained wrists and the indented skin around them had taken on an alluring pale pink hue, while the awkward position made her most prominent feminine assets stand out even more!

"Mmph... huh?"

Ma Xiaotao opened her eyes again. With her evil fire out of control, she instinctively wanted to resist but did not know how. The handsome youth before her was like a giant dragon, and under that cold gaze, she could only melt into a pool of spring water and let him stir ripples within her.

Ling Bai's gaze fell upon the woman's alluring red lips. Her parted mouth continuously exhaled moist breaths carrying a rich rose-like fragrance, and he inwardly sighed. Of course, trouble had come at the worst possible moment.

"Where are those Shrek people at a critical time like this? There's such a huge commotion, yet not a single person is in sight..."

He muttered a few complaints, then stared coldly at the stunningly beautiful woman with her fiery figure and said seriously:

"I'll help you control the evil fire now. But let me make this clear first—I'm doing this for the first time. If something goes wrong...

Don't come looking for me! Don't come looking for me! Don't come looking for me!"

His tone was forceful, but despite repeating the last words three times for emphasis, he unexpectedly lacked confidence.

"Angel Domain, enter the body!"

Golden radiance from the Angel Domain covered the sky. Ling Bai compressed endless holy power into a tiny thread of golden holy sword energy and abruptly drove it into Ma Xiaotao's body!

"Ah—"

Ma Xiaotao's delicate body abruptly tensed. She let out a shrill scream like a bleeding phoenix, trembling uncontrollably under the stimulation of pain.

The holy sword energy traveled through every inch of Ma Xiaotao's meridians. At the same time, the Phoenix Evil Fire sensed an intruder and constantly emerged to battle the sword energy, attempting to annihilate the foreign presence within its territory!

Both methods could purge evil fire. Ultimate Ice was like taking medicine, using icy coolness and gentleness to neutralize the evil fire's violent nature. But Ling Bai's less-than-pleasant mood meant that the holy sword energy formed from ultimate holiness...

Evil fire?

Violent??

I'm beating you up, and you actually dare resist???

The Phoenix Evil Fire was irritable, but Ling Bai and the holy sword energy were even more irritable!

Under Ling Bai's broad and aggressive control, the holy sword energy became like a surgical scalpel, cutting away every trace of evil fire wreaking havoc within Ma Xiaotao's body!

People unconsciously drew close to things that made them feel comfortable. With that evil, scorching heat fading away, Ma Xiaotao instinctively pulled Ling Bai tightly into her embrace.

Feeling the pressure against his chest and the damp breaths by his ear, Ling Bai silently rolled his eyes. He had to carefully control the holy sword energy; otherwise, if the holy power went out of control...

Well then, Ma Xiaotao would never need to worry about evil fire again. Just dig a hole and bury her!

Ma Xiaotao slowly opened her eyes. Having returned to normal, her eyes changed from scorching crimson to pale pink with a hint of charm. For twelve years since awakening her martial soul, she had suffered under the torment of evil fire. Countless times during cultivation, the evil fire had driven her to the brink of collapse. Unable to bear watching any longer, her teacher had suggested she release the evil fire in another way.

The problem was, Phoenix Evil Fire...

was lust fire!

Her ancestor Ma Hongjun had been a man, so from a certain perspective, releasing Phoenix Evil Fire had instead been a perfectly legitimate excuse for casual hookups. But for a girl—especially one as proud and self-respecting as her—Phoenix Evil Fire was undoubtedly the cruelest punishment in the world.

Her body felt lighter than ever before. Looking at the youth beside her, who was carefully controlling the holy sword energy, Ma Xiaotao forced herself to say:

"Th-thank you..."

Then she promptly fainted.