Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 127 Zhang Lexuan: How can you blame me for this? (Two chapters combined)

In an instant, the silver moon phantom behind Zhang Lexuan was stained with blood light, turning into a blood moon. The blood light spread, and even the heavens and earth changed color.

The once bright sky turned crimson, and even the black phoenix changed color under the glow of the blood.

A beam of red light shot out from the blood moon, evaporating the air completely in its path, even the light itself began to disappear, and the surrounding space began to distort.

The crimson light collided with the swooping black phoenix, and a sharp, mournful cry rang out as the rich crimson color instantly spread across the black phoenix's entire body.

Not only that, even Ma Xiaotao, who was high in the sky, felt the blood and qi surging wildly in her body, and a sea of ​​blood vaguely appeared before her eyes.

Visibly, the black...blood-red phoenix began to struggle in the air, with large amounts of black energy, like threads, constantly dissipating in all directions. In just one breath, the phoenix's size had shrunk by a full half.

Just then, a blinding golden light resounded throughout the arena, accompanied by a golden flame falling. Ma Xiaotao's phoenix, which was formed by compressing three powerful soul skills, seemed to have encountered its natural enemy.

In the blink of an eye, the phoenix vanished into the heavens and earth, and a figure appeared before Zhang Lexuan. The newcomer was bathed in brilliant golden flames, and behind him were huge fiery wings just like Ma Xiaotao's.

The difference is that Ma Xiaotao's fire wings are completely black, exuding an evil aura, while the newcomer's fire wings are pure gold, looking incredibly sacred.

The aura of light rushed towards her, and Ma Xiaotao felt as if she had encountered some terrifying being. Her entire body, whether it was her soul power or her mental power, was completely suppressed.

"Dean Yan," Zhang Lexuan called out. The person who came was none other than Super Douluo, the owner of the Martial Soul of the Bright Phoenix.

"What's wrong with Xiao Tao?" Yan Shaozhe's expression was grim. His martial soul attribute was the same as Mu En's—light—making him exceptionally sensitive to evil.

With his Super Douluo mental power, he sensed the disgusting and sinister aura emanating from the arena almost instantly and rushed over immediately.

"I don't know." Just as Zhang Lexuan finished speaking, another voice rang out.

"Xiao Tao has been devoured by the evil fire."

Mu En's voice rang out, and he appeared beside Ma Xiaotao, a gentle golden soul power surging towards her like a fan.

The black flames that swirled around Ma Xiaotao were like mice seeing a cat, constantly surging and trying to trap her, but were eventually all destroyed.

Ma Xiaotao's dark red pupils dimmed even more, the black flames on her body and the fire wings on her back disappeared without a trace, and she fell straight backward, only to be steadily supported by Mu En's soul power.

As a Soul Douluo, Zhang Lexuan could easily take to the air, and Yan Shaozhe was even more capable. The two appeared one after the other beside Ma Xiaotao, and Yan Shaozhe spoke first with an anxious expression:

"Teacher, how did Xiaotao become like this? How could she suddenly be suffering from a backlash of evil fire, and so thoroughly at once?"

"Le Xuan, tell me exactly what just happened." Mu En didn't answer Yan Shaozhe, but turned to Zhang Le Xuan, his eyes full of seriousness.

Zhang Lexuan was no less nervous than Yan Shaozhe. She and Ma Xiaotao had known each other for so many years, and in the entire inner courtyard, they were the closest of friends.

"I visited Xiaotao as I did a few days ago. She said her injuries had fully healed and she wanted to familiarize herself with martial spirits and spirit skills."

I thought I could use this opportunity to help Xiaotao regain some of her memories from the battle, so I agreed.

Everything was fine at first, and Xiaotao's performance was normal, but things started to get strange later on. Xiaotao's attacks became increasingly erratic, and her offensive became very fierce.

Just now, Xiaotao seemed to have become a different person. Her whole body was enveloped in black flames, and she even showed murderous intent towards me.

"Nonsense! Xiao Tao's injuries have just healed, her internal soul power is still unstable, and in addition, her brain has been damaged, so she also has mental problems."

You knew perfectly well that Xiao Tao's martial soul was special and inherently unstable, yet you still agreed to fight her. Foolish!

As soon as Zhang Lexuan finished speaking, Yan Shaozhe's eyes widened, his expression changing from anxious to angry, and he launched into a tirade of abuse at Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan was stunned upon hearing this. Everyone knew about the flaws in Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul. Backlashes were common in the past. Who would have thought it would turn out like this this time? How could she be blamed for this?

However, Zhang Lexuan acknowledged that Ma Xiaotao's mental state was indeed somewhat unstable due to amnesia. Although she was somewhat unhappy, she did not show it.

"Shao Zhe, what are you saying! Xiao Tao has been harmed by evil fire before, how can you blame Le Xuan for that?"

Mu En reprimanded Yan Shaozhe in a deep voice, saying that Zhang Lexuan was the future head of the Sea God Pavilion and the most likely candidate for Shrek Academy to reach the limit.

He didn't want this incident to create a rift between them. Besides, he knew Zhang Lexuan's character; this kind of thing couldn't possibly have anything to do with her.

Yan Shaozhe's face stiffened, and he realized that he had spoken too harshly. But he was a level 95 Super Douluo, how could he possibly lower himself to apologize to a little girl?

"Elder Mu, how is Xiao Tao now?" Zhang Lexuan asked with concern. Mu En hovered his hand above Ma Xiao Tao's head, his soul power surging as he scanned her from top to bottom.

“Xiao Tao’s condition is very bad right now.” Mu En first shook his head with a heavy expression, then continued:
"This is not the backlash caused by the long-term accumulation of evil fire within the body, but rather a backlash caused by the pull of other attributes."

"Are you saying that Xiao Tao's evil fire was drawn by the dark attribute, which led to the backlash?" Yan Shaozhe asked urgently, a hint of confusion flashing across his face.

"Xiao Tao has been staying in the academy all this time, how could she have come into contact with dark attribute energy? Besides, there are no soul masters with dark attributes in the academy."

"It doesn't have to be the dark attribute; the evil attribute can do the same."

As soon as Mu En finished speaking, Yan Shaozhe's expression changed instantly. "Evil attribute? That's an attribute that only evil soul masters possess. How could there be an evil soul master in the academy?"

"Could it be related to those evil spirit masters who attacked Xiao Tao?" Zhang Lexuan frowned, and Mu En and Yan Shaozhe's eyes narrowed as they both thought of the same thing.

Because Ma Xiaotao was brought back too late, the corpse poison had already invaded her lungs and internal organs, and her phoenix flames just happened to have a miraculous effect on such things.

Therefore, for safety reasons, in order to avoid causing secondary harm to the unconscious Ma Xiaotao, only her external injuries were treated, allowing the corpse poison to remain in her body for another week.

This corpse poison was produced by the evil soul master's soul skill, naturally filled with evil soul power, and it was also the only way Ma Xiaotao could possibly come into contact with evil energy. But this shouldn't be the case, as Ma Xiaotao's phoenix flames can also effectively suppress evil attributes and easily eliminate them, unless Ma Xiaotao actively absorbs them, but how could that be possible?
Even if Ma Xiaotao has lost her memory, what normal Soul Master would actively absorb evil attribute Soul Power?

"Teacher, what should we do now?"

Yan Shaozhe was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Ma Xiaotao was his only disciple. Even though her martial soul had some flaws, she was still a top-notch genius.

Mu En is even more anxious than Yan Shaozhe, who is his disciple and Ma Xiaotao is his grand-disciple.

Xian Lin'er, one of his only two disciples, defected to the Sun Moon Empire, and then his grand-disciple became an evil soul master. This is no longer a question of whether his teaching was effective or not; it has reached an outrageous level.

Ma Xiaotao's appearance underwent some subtle changes. Her pretty face became extremely pale, and her originally rosy lips were now purplish-black, giving her a somewhat sinister look.

Moreover, beneath the exposed, fair skin of her neck and arms were numerous eerie black blood vessels, making her look incredibly horrifying.

"Take Xiao Tao to the third floor for observation first." After saying that, Mu En took Ma Xiao Tao and flew towards the Sea God Pavilion, which was carved inside the golden tree in the center of Sea God Island. Yan Shaozhe and Zhang Lexuan followed closely behind.

Mu En entered a small room on the third floor of the Sea God Pavilion and placed Ma Xiaotao on an extremely simple jade bed.

The moment Ma Xiaotao touched the Jade Bed, a layer of golden light rose from its surface, forming a golden shield that enveloped her.

The moment the protective shield rose, the black flames reappeared and quickly filled the entire shield. Strangely, these eerie flames left no trace on the cold jade bed.

The black flames quickly began to strike the shield, each impact causing ripples to appear on the golden shield before suppressing the black flames.

After several impacts, the black flames seemed to realize that they could not break through this barrier, so they stopped impacting and instead pulsated steadily around Ma Xiaotao's body, accompanying her breathing.

When Zhang Lexuan saw the golden protective shield, a look of doubt flashed in her eyes. Yan Shaozhe's emotions, however, calmed down considerably. Clearly, the golden protective shield and the cold jade bed in front of them must have something special about them.

Indeed, the interior of the Golden Tree is a place where the element of light is extremely concentrated. This environment is not only very beneficial to the cultivation of light-type soul masters, but also a holy place for healing.

This room is not only exceptionally rich in light energy, but the jade bed is also a rare treasure. Cultivating on it not only calms the mind and spirit but also makes one achieve twice the results with half the effort.

What's most special is that there's no risk of going into qi deviation while cultivating on the cold jade bed, which is especially important for someone like Ma Xiaotao in her current situation.

The cold jade bed can suppress the violent evil fire in his body while keeping his mind clear, so that his spiritual sea is not disturbed by evil thoughts.

"This backlash of evil fire is different from the past; even after it is released, it will continue to generate endlessly."

Mu En's face was serious, and Yan Shaozhe's heart, which had just calmed down, was raised again upon hearing this.

As Ma Xiaotao's teacher, he knew very well that Ma Xiaotao's previous backlash from evil fire was the result of the long-term accumulation and suppression of evil fire, and that she could return to normal after releasing it.

This has been the only solution all along. Yan Shaozhe knew nothing about it, so he could only continue to ask, "Teacher, do you have any solutions?"

"The only thing I can think of is to purify the mutated evil fire in Xiao Tao's body with extreme ice."

As soon as Mu En finished speaking, Zhang Lexuan suddenly asked, "The mutation of the evil fire in Xiao Tao's body is due to the stimulation of evil attribute soul power. Can it be purified through the power of light?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe looked at his teacher with anticipation, while Mu En simply shook his head, his expression somber.

"If it were simply due to the influence of evil soul power, it would be justifiable to purify it with the power of light. However, the influence that Xiaotao suffered this time was not simply caused by the stimulation of evil attribute soul power."

The evil attribute was just a trigger; the real source was Xiaotao's own evil fire. The trouble was that the two had some special reactions.

We had always hoped that Xiao Tao could overcome the flaws in her martial soul and become a true phoenix rising from the ashes, but now Xiao Tao's martial soul has completely transformed into a dark phoenix.

However, her transformation was only halfway complete, delayed because of the unique evil fire belonging to the Evil Phoenix within Xiao Tao's body.

At this point, Moon took a deep breath, "In other words, what Xiao Tao needs now is not to clear the dark attribute derived from the evil attribute in her body, but to eradicate the riot of the evil fire."

For Zhang Lexuan and Yan Shaozhe, who knew each other very well, Mu En's words were immediately clear, giving them a clear understanding of the current situation.

"Elder Mu, until the evil fire is completely cured, does Xiao Tao have to stay like this forever?"

In response to Zhang Lexuan's question, Mu En nodded, "The evil fire in Xiao Tao's body is being generated continuously, and one day it will reach the limit that Xiao Tao can bear."

This place is filled with abundant light energy, which at least ensures that Xiaotao's condition will not continue to deteriorate, maintaining a good balance.

"With Huo Yuhao's current cultivation level, he cannot eradicate Xiao Tao's evil fire; at most, he can only suppress it."

After becoming a Soul Master, the cultivation speed of an Ultimate Martial Soul will decrease significantly. Doesn't that mean Xiao Tao will be in a coma for several years...?

Zhang Lexuan frowned, her face full of worry, completely unaware of Yan Shaozhe's suddenly darkened expression and Mu En's slightly unnatural demeanor.

Zhang Lexuan trains extremely hard every day. Excellent talent is important, but hard work is also an essential part, which is why she became the youngest Soul Douluo in Shrek Academy.

The elders of the Sea God Pavilion naturally wouldn't publicize the fact that Huo Yuhao was taken away by Xian Lin'er. Most of the participants in the competition were from the outer academy, with the exception of Ling Luochen.

This has led to Zhang Lexuan still not knowing that Huo Yuhao is no longer at Shrek Academy, and she is still focused on calculating how many years Huo Yuhao would need to cultivate to eradicate Ma Xiaotao's evil fire.

"Le Xuan, Xiao Tao's matter has nothing to do with you. You don't need to feel guilty. Go and rest first." Hearing Mu En's words, Zhang Le Xuan had no doubts. She bowed respectfully and walked out of the room.

After Zhang Lexuan left, Yan Shaozhe asked impatiently, "Teacher, is there any news about Huo Yuhao and the others?"

After a long silence, Mu En finally decided to tell Yan Shaozhe the truth, his eyes flickering slightly, "Shaozhe..."

(End of this chapter)