Chapter 39: Heart Toward the Light, Yan Shaozhe

"Mm." Xu Jiawei replied, studying Wang Xian'er for a long moment, "Tell me, can an arm like this be mass-produced?"

"It's difficult." Wang Xian'er pondered for a moment, "Just as she said, the simplified version is possible, but for this arm of mine, I fear her teacher also contributed a share of the effort."

"The continent truly is full of hidden talents!" Xu Jiawei leaned back against his chair.

"Wang Lao, how about you stay by Xiadie's side to protect her in the future? I don't feel at ease with Yan Shaozhe." Xu Jiawei asked tentatively.

Wang Xian'er was silent for a long moment, then said: "That depends on her opinion, and furthermore, even if I am by her side, I fear I cannot report anything to you."

"This is a matter of boundaries; I hope Your Majesty understands."

"Ah, I understand." Xu Jiawei said magnanimously, "I will only take what she agrees to; her teacher is the present, and she represents the future."

"From the information you have given me and the time I have spent interacting with her, I can also judge a bit of Miss Xiadie's personality."

"With her abilities, I fear she could completely escape from the hands of the Beast God."

"There was no need to confront Di Tian, let alone draw up an agreement."

"In a certain sense, our Star Luo Empire owes her a great favor."

"Your Majesty, you really are magnanimous." Wang Xian'er remarked with a sigh.

Wang Xian'er was very clear about the structure of the Star Luo Empire; if not for the threat of the Sun Moon Empire, the White Tiger clan might have long been thinking about taking back the throne.

The main elite troops were in the hands of the Baihu Gongjufu, and even the Worship Hall had several members who were partial to the Baihu Gongjufu.

That the Star Luo Empire is this stable now is truly thanks to the Sun Moon Empire being a thorn in their side.

Wang Xian'er and Xu Jiawei chatted idly, one sentence after another.

In a corner outside the hall window.

A blue-purple Anti-Spirit Flower grew around the corpse of a dead insect, swaying in the wind, while purple butterflies circled the Anti-Spirit Flower like bees.

Finally, a butterfly landed on the stamen of the Anti-Spirit Flower, and at the same time, the Anti-Spirit Flower dissipated into specks of luster, the falling light spots sending the insect's dead body to its final rest.

……

Xingluo Cheng, bustling with traffic and people.

The two people walking on the street, however, had faces as cold as snow.

The two were none other than the Martial Soul Department Dean Yan Shaozhe and the eldest son of the Baihu Gongjufu, Dai Yaoheng.

They had left the Huang Gong some time ago.

Soul power isolated the content of their conversation to avoid being overheard by others.

"Yaoheng, that little girl named Xiadie is, after all, an unstable factor."

Yan Shaozhe's voice was calm, but the words he spoke carried a trace of chill.

"Dean, with the guarantees of His Majesty and Wang Lao, are you still not at ease?"

Dai Yaoheng was a few years older than Dai Huabin and had been groomed as an heir; he was certainly not a brainless second son like Dai Huabin. He understood Yan Shaozhe's meaning, but even if he understood, he had to pretend he didn't.

"Guarantees, what guarantees?" Yan Shaozhe seemed to have opened the floodgates, "Yaoheng, you've been in the Shrek Inspection Group for nearly a year now, right?"

"Yes, one year and two months." Dai Yaoheng answered truthfully.

"Then do you know the significance of the Shrek Inspection Group?" Yan Shaozhe's voice was as steady as he could make it.

"The Shrek Inspection Group's scope of operations covers the continent, focusing on handling malicious incidents and the evil deeds of Evil Soul Masters that are not regulated by nations." Dai Yaoheng answered very formulaically.

"Correct." Yan Shaozhe patted Dai Yaoheng on the shoulder, "Malicious acts that some countries are unwilling to handle, or those involving certain interest groups, are also handled by us."

"Yaoheng, do you understand?"

"But..."

"There are no 'buts'." Yan Shaozhe said earnestly, "Dark martial souls are prone to falling into becoming Evil Soul Masters, but they can be, or they can not be. We at Shrek also look at the situation and show leniency; this is the warmth of law enforcement."

"However, martial souls or abilities involving death, devouring, souls, and the like..."

"Regardless of whether she is willing to become an Evil Soul Master, her martial soul will influence her personality, thereby causing her to fall into becoming an Evil Soul Master. Even if she hasn't completely fallen, she will ultimately hurt others and herself."

"Moreover, this type of Soul Master is also the primary target for Evil Soul Master organizations."

"An Extreme Death Attribute, a natural Evil Soul Master." Yan Shaozhe's voice was full of emotion, "If it were any other attribute, even if Shrek had to break the rules, we would have admitted her to the academy."

"But a Soul Master with an Extreme Death Attribute..." Yan Shaozhe shook his head, his face full of heartache.

"I know, I understand perfectly well why the Star Luo Empire would stop me from taking action."

"Extreme martial souls have only appeared three times on the entire continent so far."

"The future of such Soul Masters is, without exception, among the best of Soul Masters."

"I understand the Star Luo Emperor's thinking." Speaking of this, Yan Shaozhe sighed, "But understanding does not mean agreeing. For the sake of the continent's future, that child must die."

"Yaoheng, let me tell you one more thing that happened in the Shrek Inspection Group."

"More than six hundred years ago, an Evil Douluo appeared on the continent, titled the Blood Infant Douluo."

"He cultivated by eating the hearts of infants. He only awakened his Blood Infant martial soul at 18, but reached the Title Douluo realm in just twenty years, and the slaughter he caused during that time was countless."

"In the end, it was our Shrek Inspection Group leader who took action to kill him. Before that, more than a dozen teachers and students in the academy had already died at his hands."

"Remember, that wasn't even an extreme evil martial soul."

"If it were an extreme evil martial soul..." Yan Shaozhe's voice carried a trace of fear, "Extreme martial souls slow down the cultivation speed between the Soul Elder and Soul Saint stages to compress soul power."

"But an Extreme Death martial soul like hers doesn't need that, do you understand?"

"Because at every moment, people, or even living things, are dying."

"If the Blood Infant Douluo took twenty years to become a Title Douluo, then that child could reach the Title Douluo realm in at most fifteen years."

"Coupled with the terror of an extreme martial soul... can you imagine how that scene would play out?"

"Yaoheng." Yan Shaozhe patted Dai Yaoheng's shoulder again, "A martial soul can influence a Soul Master. She can maintain her self now, but what about the future?"

"Possessing a Light Martial Soul, I keep my heart toward the light, but sometimes, special measures are also a necessary course of action."

"For the sake of the continent's stability, we at Shrek are duty-bound."

"I will consider it further." Dai Yaoheng fell silent, "I need to discuss this matter with my father."

"Very well." Yan Shaozhe no longer pressed the issue. "You handle it first; if it is truly inconvenient, or if your father does not agree, I will have the academy discuss it properly with the Star Luo Empire then."

"To be honest, that Wang Xian'er is also very dangerous."

"If not for the fact that she treated Mu Lao back then, I would not know what to say, sigh!" Speaking of this, Yan Shaozhe sighed. "Why would she use the power of an Evil Soul Master for a perfectly good treatment?"

The Death Attribute is a type that almost guarantees one will become an Evil Soul Master.

"Then what does Dean Xian Lin'er say about this?"

It was not just Yan Shaozhe who came to the Star Luo Empire this time; Xian Lin'er was here as well.

"Lin'er?" Yan Shaozhe pondered for a long while. "Do not tell her about this yet. As for the academy's side, we shall see after you and I have thought it through and decided on a course of action."

"In short, Evil Soul Masters must be executed by all."

Chatting in this manner, Yan Shaozhe and Dai Yaoheng returned to the hotel where they were staying.

Just as they entered the door, they discovered Xian Lin'er holding a grey-robed Soul Master in her hand.

Judging by the aura of their soul power, the Soul Master in Xian Lin'er's hand seemed to be an Evil Soul Master?