Hearing Pluto Douluo Halosa's words, Yan Shaozhe's expression couldn't help but light up with joy.
Pluto Douluo Halosa said that Spirit Masters with evil Spirits could pass an assessment to join the Holy Spirit Execution Department, where all members were Spirit Masters with evil Spirits, and it could also solve Spirit problems.
The first person to surface in Yan Shaozhe's mind was his Disciple, Ma Xiaotao.
Ma Xiaotao's Spirit was the Evil Fire Phoenix, and she had suffered from the Evil Fire since the moment of her Awakening.
For so many years, he had tried countless methods—whether it was suppression or channeling, or even searching for various Heaven And Earth Treasures to stabilize Ma Xiaotao's Spirit—yet there was never a way to cure it completely.
Every time the Evil Fire erupted, Ma Xiaotao would suffer agonizing pain, and then... do some things she shouldn't have done.
If Ma Xiaotao could enter the Holy Spirit Execution Department of that Shrek Academy, perhaps this Evil Fire problem could also be readily solved.
Just as this thought surfaced in Yan Shaozhe's mind and before he had time to think it through in detail, he saw a figure stumbling over.
The person who came was Yao Haoxuan.
Not long ago, Yao Haoxuan, Gongyang Mo, Ma Xiaotao, and others had gone outside, planning to check the situation of the Abyssal Passage.
His face was ashen, covered in sweat, and he panted heavily as he rushed in front of Yan Shaozhe and the others.
"Dean Yan, something terrible has happened!"
Yao Haoxuan's voice was urgent and even carried a tremor.
Yan Shaozhe's brows couldn't help but furrow, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.
Elder Song at the side also furrowed her brows.
Looking at Yao Haoxuan's panicked appearance, she spoke somewhat impatiently.
"What are you panicking for? What on earth has happened?"
In Elder Song's view, it was already impossible for anything worse to happen to Shrek Academy now.
Mu En had died, and Xuan Zi had fled.
Shrek Academy had scattered, been injured, or died; basically, there weren't many living forces left.
Could it still become even worse?
Yao Haoxuan took a deep breath.
His ashen face was filled with panic, and his voice trembled.
"Captain... The captain has turned into a bloody mist."
After these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
Yan Shaozhe reacted the fastest.
He abruptly widened his eyes, his entire body swaying slightly as if struck by something.
"Impossible!"
His voice suddenly rose, his face full of disbelief.
"How is that possible? Xiaotao is not an Evil Soul Master!"
"Zhang Peng was even spared his life, why should Xiaotao be treated as an Evil Soul Master? This isn't fair!"
Lin Huiqun at the side also furrowed her brows.
Ma Xiaotao was the captain of their generation of the Shrek Seven Devils.
If even this captain was treated as an Evil Soul Master by others, then what did that make their Shrek Academy? An Evil Soul Master training base?
And just as everyone was shocked, Qian Duoduo stood at the edge of the crowd with a quite subtle expression.
The expression on his old face was indescribably complex, as if he knew something, yet didn't dare to speak up.
Xian Liner noticed his reaction, fiercely twisting her brows as she rebuked.
"Qian Duoduo, what do you know?"
Qian Duoduo's lips moved, but no words came out.
He looked quite timid, yet at a single glance, anyone with discerning eyes could see that this appearance was extremely guilty.
Yan Shaozhe also noticed Qian Duoduo's reaction at this moment.
His pupils contracted slightly, and then, as if suddenly thinking of something, he himself became extremely guilty.
He subconsciously avoided everyone's gaze, lowering his eyes.
Elder Song was old and shrewd; seeing Yan Shaozhe's reaction, she immediately understood in her heart.
A sharp glint flashed across her seasoned eyes as she spoke sternly.
"What on earth is going on? What else have you been hiding?"
Bei Bei also suddenly reacted at this moment.
His pupils contracted slightly as he spoke tentatively.
"Could it be... Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire?"
Hearing these words, everyone's gazes successively fell upon Yan Shaozhe.
Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire problem had indeed always been a trouble, but that was a matter Yan Shaozhe had always been handling, and during its eruptions, Yan Shaozhe had also been strictly guarding her.
Could something else have gone wrong?
Yan Shaozhe's expression changed repeatedly; he knew he could no longer hide it.
He lowered his head and remained silent for a moment.
"Xiaotao's matter was something with no other way out. I have already thought of all sorts of methods to suppress the Evil Fire for Xiaotao, and... I have also guarded her, except that I couldn't watch her every single moment..."
Everyone listened quietly, and no one interrupted him.
"Her Evil Fire erupted several times, and then... she killed innocent people."
When these words were spoken, Yan Shaozhe didn't dare to raise his head to meet anyone's gaze.
He just stood there with his head lowered, like a child who had made a mistake.
After hearing these words, Elder Song's complexion was quite spectacular.
Her aged face first showed shock, then anger, and finally transformed into a deep disappointment.
"Yan Shaozhe, this is what you call being a good role model of Shrek Academy, right?"
"You couldn't even manage your own Disciple well, causing harm to the innocents, yet you actually covered it up for her?"
"You harmed Ma Xiaotao!"
Yan Shaozhe abruptly raised his head, his eye sockets turning red, and his voice filled with sorrow and indignation.
"But... Xiaotao she didn't want this either!"
His hands were clenched into fists.
"That was because of her Spirit; she killed others unconsciously! She didn't want to kill people!"
"What right does that Shrek Academy have to kill Xiaotao? What right do they have not to give Xiaotao a chance?"
When Yan Shaozhe uttered these words, he was extremely emotional.
After all, he truly regarded Ma Xiaotao as his own child, and now Ma Xiaotao had actually died right before his eyes—how could he not be heartbroken?
Yet the look of disappointment on Elder Song's face did not decrease by even half because of his sorrow and indignation.
She remained silent for a moment, then spoke.
Her voice was much calmer than before, but her entire expression also became very cold.
"Yan Shaozhe, have you ever thought... whether you yourself might also be dragged into this?"
"Suppressing it before was not a problem, because our Shrek Academy was the number one force of Douluo Continent, and you were Elder Mu's Disciple, but what about now?"
"What can you rely on now? You did this kind of thing; have you ever thought about whether you will die next?!"
Hearing this, both Cai Mei'er and Xian Liner were stunned.
They looked at Elder Song in disbelief, and then looked at Yan Shaozhe.
The two of them could be said to both harbor affections for Yan Shaozhe, especially since Cai Mei'er was even Yan Shaozhe's wife.
Upon hearing these words, their eyes were filled with utter disbelief.
Lin Feng had already eliminated all Evil Soul Masters below the Super Douluo rank.
And Yan Shaozhe was precisely at level ninety-five.
If he really covered up for Ma Xiaotao... If that Shrek Academy really treated Yan Shaozhe as an Evil Soul Master...
Yan Shaozhe's complexion abruptly turned ashen.
His entire body seemed as though all its strength had been drained away; his figure swayed violently, and he almost failed to stand steady.
Fear surged up from the bottom of his heart like a tide, making Yan Shaozhe feel almost suffocated.
Yan Shaozhe defended himself in his heart—his Spirit was the Bright Phoenix, how could he be an Evil Soul Master!
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