Chapter 27 - Methods to Solve Ma Xiaotao's Problem

In a huddle of clouds a figure dressed in blue clothes was standing looking out into the endless sea of ​​clouds. He had long blue hair as well as deep blue eyes. This figure looked no more than twenty years old, and there seemed to be a deep and limitless aura like the sea around him.

There was also a majestic palace not far from his position that looked more like an illusion than reality.

Occasionally this figure would frown and sigh.

"Third Brother!" A beautiful woman came out of the palace and came to the side of the young man in the clouds and hugged his arm with a smile. She was wearing a long pink dress and had long hair that had been braided, which was gently tied behind her back. You could see her exquisitely slender and beautiful white neck from behind, while her long dress curled around her waist, further accentuating her perfect figure.

"Xiao Wu, you are here." Tang San, the blue-haired young man, smiled lovingly at her and stroked her hair.

Xiao Wu pouted but didn't care about her hair being messed up and asked Tang San, "You've been sighing for a long time here. There is something wrong?"

"I can no longer predict the direction the Douluo Continent is taking. There seems to be some kind of interference, preventing me from probing him." He spoke with a rather solemn expression.

"Should we bring Xiao Tong back?" Xiao Wu asked worriedly.

"No. She has my seal to protect her in case something bad happens and she seems to be developing well, so we better not interfere for now." Tang San said, but inside he knew it was no longer possible to forcefully bring her back to the Divine Realm.

'It seems that something is preventing the interference of the Divine Realm in the Douluo Continent.' This something made Tang San extremely alert. Even with his strength in the God King Rank he still couldn't figure out what it was.

'I hope nothing bad happens to Xiao Tong." Tang San sighed and recalled the scene he saw through his seal on Xiao Tong. The image of a boy with white hair and purple eyes holding a sword. Something felt wrong with this child, but he couldn't understand what. Many variables began to appear on the douluo continent.

"En." Xiao Wu nodded, still a little worried. "What about the person you said would be related to Sect Tang? Is there any news?" Xiao Wu asked.

"Well…" Tang San smiled and continued talking to his wife.

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A day has passed since the freshmen evaluation and the selection of core disciples was carried out. Mo Xie, of course, was selected as a core disciple of the Martial Souls Department. However, he was still a core disciple of the Spirit Tools Department, even though it was not announced.

Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Dai Huabin and others were also selected. Yuhao, however, was not selected and would only enjoy the benefits of a core disciple of the martial soul department until the end of the year.

On the other hand, because of his improved spiritual detection, Fan Yu accepted him as a disciple and would now become a core disciple of the Spirit Tools Department. In the end, he ended up becoming Mo Xie's younger brother by being a new disciple of Fan Yu. So far, things haven't changed much from the original story.

Mo Xie had just received the reward from Du Weilun's for the freshman. He gained a Spirit Bone for the left leg that was useless to him.

'I must find some time to sell the spirit bones I have…' Mo Xie still had a Spirit Bone from the Black Wind Lion's right leg from his last trip to Star Dou Forest in addition to the one he received from Du Weilun.

After he received the reward, a woman dressed in red came and dragged him with her.

Mo Xie was now in a training room in the inner courtyard, sitting cross-legged with Ma Xiaotao.

"Sister Xiaotao, can't you be nicer next time?" Mo Xie asked helplessly.

Ma Xiaotao had ignored his advice and didn't wait for him to train. Because of that, her evil flames was close to getting out of control when she grabbed him roughly.

When they were running back through Sea God Lake, Ma Xiaotao ended up losing control and things got a little too hot.

Mo Xie shook his head to get the image out of his head and concentrated on his work. He thanked the heavens for having a very good self-control, or he would have been embarrassed right then and there.

Ma Xiaotao blushed a little at his words and shouted angrily, "Brat, you dare to tease me? Just wait until we're done here and I'll give you a spanking."

Mo Xie shuddered: "Sister Xiaotao, you got it wrong. I did not mean that! What happened-"

Before Mo Xie finished, Ma Xiaotao shouted once more: "Forget everything that happened! You are still a child and should not have impure thoughts!" Ma Xiaotao felt a ball of frustration and embarrassment in her heart. If she didn't stop Mo Xie from talking she felt she would spend the rest of her life ashamed.

'Calm down, he's just a kid and doesn't understand these things.' Ma Xiaotao took a deep breath and said in her heart.

Mo Xie closed his mouth as ordered and said no more. He turned his attention to Ma Xiaotao's flames and activated his eyes innate ability. He could see a majestic phoenix figure with scorching red flames. Around the phoenix, there were black flames that released an evil aura invading the phoenix's body, giving birth to Ma Xiaotao's evil flames.

Normally, Mo Xie couldn't see this, as Ma Xiaotao's rank was much higher than his, but Mo Xie asked her not to stop his probing into her martial soul.

'I understand… The black flame seems to be stronger because of the evil aura, causing an imbalance of the Yin Black Flames and the Yang Red Flames.' Mo Xie carefully analyzed Ma Xiaotao's martial soul. He analyzed her for a few minutes before he felt his eye start to ache and stopped his innate ability.

He closed his eyes but continued to suppress Ma Xiaotao's flames with his Ultimate Fire and Ice.

There were several methods to deal with this problem, but Mo Xie's strength was still insufficient to try them. According to him, there were three methods he could try at the moment.

The first method was to continue suppressing the evil flames with his Ultimate Fire and Ice until he reached the rank of Soul Emperor so that he could use stronger methods that would fully clear the evil aura in the yin black flame. The second option was to strengthen the yang red flame enough that it would totally destroy the yin black flame. This method required an immortal herb called Infernal Delicate Apricot or another herb called Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. He could find them at Sunset Forest and Mo Xie only made this a viable method because he knew their location.

The third method would need to achieve harmony of both the flames and disperse the evil aura through his ultimate light element, enchantments and various soul arrays . He would also need to use his elements of fire, ice and darkness to stabilize both of the flames. However, Mo Xie would need to be able to produce master level arrays to their fullest extent and his spiritual power would need to be at least Rank 55. Ma Xiaotao also couldn't have a higher cultivation than a pseudo-Soul Sage.

Through this method, Ma Xiaotao would be able to raise her fire attribute to the ultimate level, as well as gain a new flame with the ultimate level darkness attribute. They could work together to create an even more powerful flame containing both elements, thus increasing Ma Xiaotao's destructive power. It was even possible that her bloodline being strengthened, making her closer to the Phoenix of Primordial Chaos.

Mo Xie pondered for a long time, and decided to keep his thoughts to himself. Although he helped Ma Xiaotao train and suppress her flames, he wasn't very close to her. He only knew a little about her because of the original story, but this was the real world now.

If he told her about methods to deal with his problem, he would end up exposing many secrets about his martial souls. He was already betrayed in his past life by the person he loved for not keeping his inventions a secret. He didn't want to experience the taste of betrayal in this life again, so he thought it best to see how things went before making a judgment.

Maybe that's why he avoids relating to people. Since Mo Xie came to Shrek, although he talks to some people, he still keeps some distance from them. Even from his few new friends, he can't help but distance himself. The feeling of being betrayed was still vivid in his heart.

Noticing his expression was different from normal, Ma Xiaotao asked with some concern: "Has something happened Mo Xie?"

Mo Xie straightened his expression and smiled, "No. I was just lost in thought."

Changing the subject, he said, "You should slow down your cultivation a little. I'm not saying to don't cultivate, but if you go too fast, I won't be able to suppress your flames anymore because of the difference in our cultivations."

Ma Xiaotao looked at him and seeing that he didn't want to continue that subject asked, "With your cultivation speed it shouldn't be a problem right?"

"The problem is that your flames will get out of control much faster from Rank 70 onwards, and with my current cultivation I will be unable to do anything. So even if you reach Rank 70, I suggest you don't get a spirit ring. Wait for my cultivation to reach the rank of a Soul Emperor before you decide to break through." Mo Xie explained.

"But it will still take you several years to reach the rank of a Soul Emperor. I will be left behind by the others like this!" Ma Xiaotao said unwell.

"Don't think you're going to waste your time. Do you know what happens when a person keeps cultivating and doesn't absorb a spiritual ring?" Mo Xie asked.

"This person continues to absorb spiritual power and make his spiritual power purer and denser. Furthermore, you are able to increase your mental power beyond your level in this state." Mo Xie did not wait for Ma Xiaotao's response and said.

"If that happens, you will continue to grow stronger, and when you absorb a spirit ring, your Rank will rise to levels much higher than normal. The mental power acquired will also help you to better suppress your evil flames without my help." Ma Xiaotao nodded, but she was still unwell.

"If you still decide to absorb a spirit ring without waiting for me, then you should prepare yourself to become an Evil Spirit Master. At that point, your flames will be beyond saving and you will lose control of your body to your flames and start killing indiscriminately." Mo Xie said coldly and felt Ma Xiaotao's body tremble.

Looks like she still manages to make the right decisions.

Mo Xie sighed and withdrew his hands from Ma Xiaotao's back. "I completely suppressed your flames. If nothing goes wrong, you won't feel any loss of control for the next 10 days even if you cultivate. But if you use your martial soul to fight, that time will be shortened depending on how much you use it."

Ma Xiaotao, for the first time, felt free from the restrictions of her flames and couldn't help smiling happily. She couldn't wait to start to cultivate.

She looked at Mo Xie gratefully, but saw that he had already closed his eyes and began to cultivate. She sat a little away from him and also began to cultivate. She would think of ways to thank him later. There was plenty of time for that.

Training with Ma Xiaotao, Mo Xie felt the time pass quickly.