The distance was too far, Yan Shaozhe could only sense the evil aura, the fluctuations in Soul Power were very faint, and he didn't dare to take risks.
After a moment of hesitation, Yan Shaozhe made a decision.
Evil Soul Masters should be eradicated by everyone.
Since they were encountered, as the headmaster of Shrek Martial Soul System, he absolutely could not ignore them. He had the team stop to rest, left the team, and found Qian Duoduo and others hidden in the shadows.
"Qian Duoduo."
"What's wrong?"
"I sensed the aura of an Evil Soul Master. I'll deal with it later, you lead them, or have Fan Yu lead them to continue towards Mingdu."
Yan Shaozhe decided to personally resolve the issue with the Evil Soul Master, without involving the students.
This way, there wouldn't be any unexpected incidents, right?
"Alright, I'll have Fan Yu step up and continue leading the team. You handle the Evil Soul Master."
Even though it seemed like an embarrassment for Shrek, as if fearing the Evil Soul Masters, Shrek indeed couldn't afford to gamble.
What if it wasn't Elder Xuan's issue...
Yan Shaozhe disappeared shortly thereafter, and Fan Yu emerged from the shadows.
"Teacher?" He Caitou was surprised to see his teacher appear.
"Dean Fan Yu!"
The twenty-eight students present were all familiar with Fan Yu, needing no introduction from He Caitou.
After all, upon Fan Yu's return, their use of the soul-guiding devices, and the ones tailored for them, were all thanks to Fan Yu.
Wang Dong couldn't use soul-guiding devices, relying more on the Tang Sect's hidden weapons, but Fan Yu crafted a few auxiliary soul-guiding devices for him that didn't trigger his peculiar illness.
Storage soul-guiding devices worked just fine, as did some auxiliary soul-guiding devices.
It was just the attack soul-guiding devices that couldn't be used.
Fan Yu sighed more than once over the peculiar illness, utterly perplexed.
...
Leaving the team, Yan Shaozhe headed south, opposite to Mingdu.
After distancing from the Shrek team, he finally activated his Martial Soul, bright wings spread behind him, soaring instantly.
Three minutes later.
Yan Shaozhe's expression shifted slightly.
As expected, there was an even stronger Evil Soul Master present.
His sensing ability was much weaker compared to Su Yu's, only detecting the aura of the erupting Evil Soul Master, unable to sense those who suppressed their presence.
Getting closer, he sensed the aura of a Titled Douluo!
Damn it!
Are Evil Soul Masters of this level appearing so casually?
Clearly, over the past few decades, Evil Soul Masters of this caliber were rare, why were Titled Douluo-level Evil Soul Masters appearing as if they cost nothing?
At the same time, Yan Shaozhe felt regret for coming here.
The aura of that Titled Douluo Evil Soul Master felt familiar.
Whereas the erupting aura of the Evil Soul Master felt unfamiliar, yet the closer he got, the more anxiety brewed within Yan Shaozhe's heart.
"Hmm?"
Feng Ling looked up towards the sky, watching the arrival of the endlessly radiant Fire Phoenix.
Beside her, a woman in a dark red robe had her Soul Power aura fluctuating, rapidly increasing.
After absorbing, she opened her eyes to reveal a blood-red gleam.
"Xiaotao, Feng Ling!"
Yan Shaozhe's face darkened at the sight of two familiar figures, unable to accept the reality.
Feng Ling was alright, the conflict between them was but a misunderstanding, back then he wasn't aware of Feng Ling's identity, nor had Feng Ling awakened the Evil Phoenix, after which their relation severed.
But Ma Xiaotao was someone he'd raised from childhood, treating her as his own daughter, his direct disciple!
Years ago, Ma Xiaotao suffered a Martial Soul deterioration under the Sword of Judgment, with evil fire instantly corrupting the Martial Soul, undergoing malign mutation, and falling to an Evil Martial Soul, sealed in the Sea God Pavilion. But during an unexplained Holy Spirit Sect attack on Shrek, Ma Xiaotao vanished.
Though he had imagined, truly seeing his former disciple, seeing her increase Soul Power via Evil Soul Master's means, Yan Shaozhe still couldn't accept it.
Yes, the Evil Soul Masters before him were Sect Leader Zhongli Wu's wife Feng Ling, and Yan Shaozhe's former disciple, Ma Xiaotao.
Ma Xiaotao's Soul Power had reached Level 83!
Five years ago, Ma Xiaotao's Soul Power was merely Level 68, sealed in the Sea God Pavilion; her Soul Power barely improved, vanished three years ago.
In just three years, her Soul Power increased by 15 levels!
It's inconceivable for a normal Soul Master to cultivate from Level 68 to Level 83, let alone three years, even ten years might not suffice.
Even for a genius, it'd take five years!
Su Yu: ???
Yan Shaozhe found it unimaginable how many people Ma Xiaotao had killed.
He now struggled, looking at his former direct disciple, who now regarded him with indifference, seemingly having forgotten him, with bloodshot eyes.
Xiaotao...
"I'm sorry, I think you wouldn't want this either. As your teacher, I can only help you end this quickly." With a pained expression, Yan Shaozhe closed his eyes, then sharply opened them, with Soul Power surging.
"Hmph, hypocrite!" Feng Ling despised Yan Shaozhe's transformation.
Instantly, she also completed Soul Attachment.
Both now possessed Soul Power of Level 97.
Evil Phoenix.
Bright Phoenix.
As they attached their Martial Souls, two Phoenix cries spread for over a hundred miles.
In the distance, Qian Duoduo's expression shifted, looking back.
"Damn it, encountering this level of Evil Soul Master?"
Can Shaozhe handle this Soul Power fluctuation?
Elder Xuan, hidden in the shadows, was also startled.
Level 97?
Recently, Shaozhe seemed to have stirred up the Evil Soul Master nest? Two years ago, after receiving the Lord of Tiandou City's request and going there, a Titled Douluo-level Evil Soul Master appeared at Level 98, almost beating him to death. Today, he just aimed to resolve a Soul Fighter Level Evil Soul Master, yet encountered a Level 97 Evil Soul Master.
This luck, it's unmatched.
Meanwhile, Elder Xuan felt relieved he didn't step up to have the team jointly eliminate them back then; hearing Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo's division, he felt deeply dissatisfied.
How could Shrek be like this?
...
"Hmph!"
Feng Ling protected Ma Xiaotao behind her, circles of Soul Rings rose around her.
One yellow, three purple, four black, one red, nine Soul Rings sequentially emerged.
Yan Shaozhe's pupils contracted fiercely, breathing heavily.
Last confrontation with Zhongli Wu left him shocked over Zhongli Wu's Soul Ring combination, unbelieving it, never questioning.
He even preferred believing Zhongli Wu's Soul Rings were naturally like that.
Utilizing Holy Spirit Sect's Evil means to enhance their bodies, thus substantially absorbing higher-level Soul Rings.
Or perhaps Twin Martial Souls.
But seeing Feng Ling's Soul Ring combination today, he couldn't help but accept a reality.
Holy Spirit Sect possesses a secret technique to elevate Soul Ring years!
In his youth, traversing the continent, he'd interacted with Feng Ling for three months, at that time, Feng Ling hadn't awakened as an Evil Phoenix yet was just a Four-Ring Soul Sect with ordinary Soul Ring alignment, simply two yellow and two purple.
Yan Shaozhe instantly had numerous speculations.
If Holy Spirit Sect had this method long before, how many did they attract?
A single person's accomplishment might be tough, but destroying someone could take but an instant.
Resisting Evil Martial Soul's flaws and remaining virtuous is tough, but descending an ordinary Martial Soul to an Evil Martial Soul might happen in a mere thought.
Holding such a secret technique, are the Soul Masters within Holy Spirit Sect genuinely born Evil Soul Masters?
Lost in thought, Feng Ling attacked fiercely.
Black flames rose around her, dimming the surrounding light.
Ma Xiaotao exhibited two black flaming wings behind, rapidly distancing herself from the battlefield center.
Yan Shaozhe snapped back, the Bright Phoenix behind him sung, crimson golden flames soaring, sparring against black flames.