Chapter 233: Ma Xiaotao Captured

Come, tell granny whether you are or aren't a Holy Spirit Sect member? Tell the truth quickly!

Heroine, spare my life! I truly don't know anything about any Holy Spirit Sect!

Looking at the evil soul master before her, weeping and begging for mercy, Ma Xiaotao spat disdainfully.

Pah, who believes you? I know all the little schemes in your hearts, you evil soul masters; you never tell the truth.

Since Tang Wulin sent back news of the Holy Spirit Sect a few months ago, the academy's surveillance team has been frantically searching for traces of the Holy Spirit Sect.

Although they haven't had much success so far, Ma Xiaotao believes they will surely catch the tail of these scumbags soon.

She originally couldn't move about freely, but Yan Shaozhe couldn't bear her pleading and specially allowed her to go out on a mission for one month, and not to undertake too difficult a task, lest she overuse her power and be consumed by the evil fire.

The evil soul master before her is the target of this mission; he's only a Soul King, which is nothing to her—defeating him is as easy as lifting a hand.

It's just a pity that it seems difficult to extract any Holy Spirit Sect information this time as well.

Ma Xiaotao sighed inwardly, preparing to strike and finish him off, when a sudden change occurred.

A purple light suddenly shot toward her; its speed was so great that she hadn't even reacted before it struck her squarely.

"Ah!"

Ma Xiaotao instantly let out a cry of pain; this light did not directly harm her, but it caused the evil fire within her to instantly lose control, as if the evil qi within had been stirred up.

A woman in black clothing stepped out from the corner.

"Originally I just wanted to capture a member of the academy's surveillance team to ask about the situation, but I didn't expect to catch a big fish."

If the Holy Spirit Elder killed by Tang Wulin were here, he would surely kneel in fear and excitement; this woman is the Vice Sect Master of the Holy Spirit Sect, Feng Ling, whose martial soul is the Evil Phoenix.

Feng Ling originally only wanted to casually capture an inner court disciple of the academy to ask about the situation, because the academy's recent movements were too large; but she happened to encounter Ma Xiaotao and sensed the evil qi within her martial soul's flames.

This immediately sparked her interest; after observing for a while and confirming her discovery, she decisively acted, drawing out the evil qi within Ma Xiaotao's body.

Seeing Ma Xiaotao writhing in pain on the ground, Feng Ling approached her, bent down, and asked: "What is your name? What is your martial soul?"

"Ugh..." Ma Xiaotao didn't want to answer, but she discovered in horror that, under the control of the evil qi within her, she involuntarily opened her mouth and hoarsely said: "Ma Xiaotao, martial soul Evil Fire Phoenix."

"I see."

Feng Ling narrowed her eyes and smiled satisfactorily.

"With your martial soul, if you fully draw out the evil qi within it, you can become the master of ultimate fire; if you become my disciple, I will help you—how about it, are you willing?"

Ma Xiaotao forced a cold smile.

"Don't even think about it... I already have a teacher."

"Oh?" Feng Ling raised her eyebrows, "What is your teacher's name?"

"Yan... Shao... Zhe..."

Ma Xiaotao glared fiercely at Feng Ling, wanting to see her panicked expression.

As the former dean of the academy's Martial Soul Department, Ming Feng Douluo Yan Shaozhe's great name had spread across the whole continent; she didn't believe Feng Ling had never heard of him.

Yet, hearing Yan Shaozhe's name, Feng Ling froze for a moment, then revealed a twisted smile.

"So you're Yan Shaozhe's disciple—what a fate." Her expression was both tearful and plaintive, appearing as terrifying as an evil spirit from hell.

"Mmm..."

Seeing her expression, Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but feel a shudder of fear, instinctively stepping back, wanting to escape from her side.

But facing Feng Ling, who is at level ninety-seven Soul Power, where could she possibly flee to?

Feng Ling grabbed Ma Xiaotao's hair, yanking her up from the ground, and said with a resentful face:

"I've decided—whether you agree or not, I will take you as my disciple. I want to see what expression Yan Shaozhe will have when he discovers his disciple has been turned into an evil soul master by me—hahaha, hahaha——!"

Ma Xiaotao didn't know that by uttering Yan Shaozhe's name she was adding fuel to Feng Ling's fire.

When Feng Ling's martial soul had not yet fully awakened, it appeared as a Dark Phoenix; but it was Yan Shaozhe's appearance that caused her martial soul to irreversibly evolve toward an Evil Phoenix.

Although after discovering her change Yan Shaozhe did not immediately kill her but instead let her go, she was still discovered by the Holy Spirit Sect and forced to join it.

In her view, it can be said that Yan Shaozhe changed her life; even she herself cannot clearly say what emotion she feels toward him, but since his disciple is right before her eyes, not taking advantage of this would truly be a waste.

Actually, the way to advance an Evil Phoenix is to devour martial souls of the same type; if Ma Xiaotao hadn't invoked Yan Shaozhe's name, she would most likely have been tortured by Feng Ling and then eaten, but now everything is different.

The evil soul master who had just barely escaped being killed by Ma Xiaotao trembled as he watched the woman who had just been arrogant now being bullied by Feng Ling like a stray dog, and asked: "Senior, may I ask who you are?"

Feng Ling collected her emotions and said expressionlessly:

"My name is Feng Ling, Vice Sect Master of the Holy Spirit Sect; I now invite you to join our Holy Spirit Sect—are you willing?"

"I am willing!"

The evil soul master agreed without hesitation.

Through Ma Xiaotao's words he at least understood two pieces of information.

First, the Holy Spirit Sect is a powerful organization composed of evil soul masters.

Second, the academy is currently hunting evil soul masters on a large scale to trace the Holy Spirit Sect.

Having understood these two points, joining the Holy Spirit Sect became an answer that required no thought.

How does that saying go? When the academy considers you a Holy Spirit Sect member, you had better actually be one.

Only by joining the Holy Spirit Sect can a loose cultivator evil soul master like him have a chance to survive; otherwise, his fate is only to be exterminated by the academy.

"Very good."

Not only can she take revenge on Yan Shaozhe, but she has also brought a new recruit into the Holy Spirit Sect; Feng Ling's mood instantly improved, she seized Ma Xiaotao's neck and began pouring a large amount of evil qi into her body.

Helplessly injected with a large amount of evil qi, Ma Xiaotao had no power to resist; her eyes rolled back and she fainted just like that.

Feng Ling had no intention of showing mercy; even after Ma Xiaotao fainted, she continued to pour evil qi into her body.

Soon, when she judged that the evil qi within Ma Xiaotao's body had reached the threshold and her martial soul's mutation could no longer be reversed, Feng Ling revealed a satisfied smile, seized the evil soul master on the ground and rose into the air.

She could not wait to deliver this great gift to the academy.

Side note: Yan Shaozhe really does have connections with all the high-ranking members of the Holy Spirit Sect...

(End of chapter)