"Teacher, do you suspect us?"
Tang Ya's face showed difficulty.
Yan Shaozhe shook his head expressionlessly, "Child, it's still the same words, I just want to know what you all have experienced during this time, that's all. I don't have any other thoughts."
"Teacher, I believe that Xiao Ya and the others must have had a very painful experience recently. Can you please not ask any more?"
At this time, Beibei, holding back the sadness in his heart, came forward.
There was also a look of pity in his eyes.
Based on his understanding of Tang Ya, he could tell from her complexion that she must have gone through some very unpleasant experiences recently.
Otherwise, how could such an optimistic, positive, cheerful person become so silent and reticent?
He was heartbroken and couldn't bear to let Tang Ya recall those painful experiences again.
"Beibei, I know you care deeply for Tang Ya, but now is not the time to be impulsive. You know that our Shrek City has recently been attacked, and they came from which place..."
Yan Shaozhe said solemnly, "So I have to investigate strictly."
After listening to Yan Shaozhe's words, Beibei didn't know what to say anymore.
On one side was the academy he loved, and on the other was the girl he liked.
"Beibei, teacher..."
Ma Xiaotao's gaze flickered as she said in a low voice, "If you want to know about the Holy Spirit Cult, let me tell you."
"Good," Yan Shaozhe's eyes brightened.
Then Tang Ya said, "The headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult is far away in a place called the Evil Spirit Forest in the Sun-Moon Empire, and it's extremely secretive, not something ordinary people can find. The place where Xiao Ya and I were is just on the outskirts of the Evil Spirit Forest. It's said that the true core location is where the real headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult..."
"And this time we were able to escape successfully by taking advantage of the opportunity when the powerful members of the Holy Spirit Cult left their base. They didn't expect that I could explode with the combat power of Titled Douluo Level at full strength, which was also key."
These claims had all been prepared beforehand.
After all, to make the people of Shrek trust them, they wouldn't be able to do it without showing something substantial.
"Sun-Moon Empire, Evil Spirit Forest!"
Yan Shaozhe's eyes flashed, and his heart was greatly shaken.
No wonder the Shrek Inspection Team from Shrek Academy had expended so much effort and yet had never discovered the stronghold of the Evil Soul Masters. They had always thought that the Evil Soul Masters were scattered warriors, but it turned out that they had long established their headquarters in a place beyond the reach of Shrek Academy.
"What else? How many powerful members do the Evil Soul Masters have?"
Yan Shaozhe wanted to know the true strength of the opposition.
Ma Xiaotao smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Teacher, that's a difficult question for me. Xiao Ya and I were just prisoners there. They wanted us to submit, but we would rather die than give in. The powerful ones we saw were only a few, and Feng Ling was the main person in charge. However, I guess that there are no fewer than ten Titled Douluo."
"Indeed..." Yan Shaozhe nodded slowly.
If they were indeed prisoners, it's true they wouldn't have seen many powerful people.
"Then, did they do anything excessive to you?" Yan Shaozhe asked a very concerned question.
"No."
Ma Xiaotao shook her head, "They wanted us to submit willingly, so they didn't take extreme measures. But I could sense that their patience was almost exhausted. If it wasn't for their sudden plan against Shrek, we might have been in trouble..."
As she spoke, Ma Xiaotao's face even showed a look of relief.
"Yes,"
Yan Shaozhe said complicatedly, "That's also a fortunate stroke of luck amidst the misfortune. It's just that the price paid by Shrek Academy...is not small."
With a sigh, Yan Shaozhe turned his attention to Tang Ya, "Xiao Tao entering the Holy Spirit Cult I can understand, but how did you get into the Holy Spirit Cult?"
Ma Xiaotao was his disciple, and he believed in Ma Xiaotao.
However, the experience of Tang Ya had aroused his doubts.
"Ah..."
Tang Ya sighed deeply before she began to speak slowly, "Actually, I didn't want to mention this past, but since the headmaster is eager to know, I will talk about it."
"In fact, it all started when I left Shrek Academy. I went directly back to my former family clan, found the evildoers who had taken over Tang Sect, and killed them all."
As Tang Ya recalled this experience, her eyes became red.
Her eyes even seemed to be swimming in their sockets.
No matter that she had exacted her revenge, the dead were never coming back.
What was the use of vengeance then?
"That's not right, as far as I know, the people who took over your Tang Sect's business were quite powerful—there were several Soul Ancestors... How did you manage to kill them?"
Yan Shaozhe had investigated Tang Ya.
He knew the strength of her enemies and that with Tang Ya's capabilities, it was absolutely impossible for her to have taken revenge.
"If... under normal circumstances, I definitely wouldn't have been able to take revenge. But something abnormal happened to me..." Tang Ya said, her gaze dropping.
"Something abnormal?"
Yan Shaozhe frowned.
Beibei even cried out in distress, "Xiao Ya..."
"It's because of it!"
Tang Ya extended her hand, and in the palm of her hand emerged a Blue Silver Grass the size of a palm.
"This is not right! This is not just any ordinary Blue Silver Grass!"
Yan Shaozhe immediately noticed the anomaly with Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass.
Because, he felt the tremors in his Martial Soul.
His Martial Soul was naturally very sensitive to dark and evil Martial Souls.
"Yes, it's no longer the Blue Silver Grass of the past. It's now called Dark Blue Silver Grass, possessing the evil attribute of devouring. It was the breakthrough of the Blue Silver Grass at a critical moment that allowed me to absorb the power of many Soul Masters, drastically increasing my combat power, enabling me to kill numerous powerful enemies!"
A look of gratitude suddenly appeared in Tang Ya's eyes, "If it weren't for this little grass, I would have become a pile of bones by now... No, given how cruel those guys were, even bones wouldn't have been left."
"Hiss..." Yan Shaozhe could imagine just how cruel the things Tang Ya had gone through must have been.
Especially for a girl.
"Xiao Ya, why were you so foolish? Why didn't you wait for me to come back and go with you when you were taking revenge?"
Tears were already sliding down Beibei's cheeks.
He really felt pain for Tang Ya.
At the same time, he could imagine what kind of torment Tang Ya must have endured. If it weren't for Blue Silver Grass awakening at a critical moment, he really would have never seen Tang Ya again.
"So, you became an evil Soul Master?"
Yan Shaozhe asked in a serious tone.
Tang Ya nodded, "Evil Soul Master? No, I don't think I am an evil Soul Master. I believe there's no distinction between good and evil in a Martial Soul, only in people. However, I have to admit that I was targeted by the Evil Soul Master Organization. They invited me to join them but I refused. Unwilling to accept my decision, they kidnapped me forcefully and took me to the Spirit Hall Headquarters."
"There, I met Xiao Tao Sister who was also trapped. The rest of the story has already been told by Xiao Tao Sister, so I think there is no need for me to repeat it."
Without a doubt, Tang Ya also had a very reasonable explanation.