Chapter 59 - 59: Changes(1)

A/N: A small chapter today, sorry, but my family's WIFI is out of load and I'm using a store pay WIFI to write and upload this, and I'm running out of money. Read the Author's Note below.

================================================================================

"Yan, do you want a ham sandwich? I made it just this morning." Xun Er asked with a smile towards Xiao Yan. An image of a dragon appeared behind her.

"Xiao Yan, do you want a piece of this steak? It's delicious." Ma Xiaotao said with a smile, cutting a piece of her meat steak with a small knife, and pierced the said piece of meat with a fork, and hovered it near Xiao Yan's mouth. An image of a phoenix appeared behind her.

Xiao Yan felt cold sweat dropped from his back as he was sandwiched between Xun Er and Ma Xiaotao, to his left and right respectively, while ignoring the strange looks of his friends from behind.

Several hours has passed and morning came for the students and Zhao Wuji. Slight works were given to the students, with the males having to do with sweeping around the area for spirit beasts while the females were to either cook for breakfast or dismantle their camping tents.

Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were given the work to dismantle the tents as two of the ladies had never cooked before, as being rich young ladies of their house, and one of them relied on either her brothers to cook for her or ordering food from restaurants.

So the work to cook were given to Xun Er and Ma Xiaotao, the two has experience in cooking for a certain pair of grandfather and grandson and little brother respectively.

The male group had finished sweeping the area for spirit beasts, just in time for Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to dismantle the tents, and for Xun Er and Ma Xiaotao to finished cooking.

They were currently sitting down on wooden logs, that had them positioned all circularly to face each other in eating.

Xiao Yan gulped as he faced the two ladies giving him food with sweet smiles on their faces that looked like it didn't reached their eyes.

'What should I do? If I choose the ham sandwich, I would face the consequence of angering a phoenix, and if I choose the steak, I would face the consequence of angering a dragon. What the hell should I do?!' Xiao Yan was in a pinch. His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy and it looks like he would face the wrath of a legendary beast or two. Eyes were on his back, judging him.

'Ah f.u.c.k it!' "Just give them to me." As Xiao Yan said that, he raised both of his hands and took the two offered foods and ate them.

'Hm? Wow, these are good.' Unknown to Xiao Yan, he missed the lightning bolt exchange between Xun Er and Ma Xiaotao, as he was preoccupied of eating a meaty meal.

"How envious brother Xiao Yan. Having to eat my sister's special steak and Xun Er's ham sandwich, oh how I envy you!" Ma Hongjun said with tears streaming down his face.

Everyone gave the fatty deadpanned looks.

Tang San shook his head and turned towards Ma Xiaotao, asking with a curious expression,

"Hey, senior Ma Xiaotao, is it really truly that you and Xiao Yan have a spirit fusion ability?" Everyone's ears perked up, as they too were curious about hearing the story they heard from Xiao Yan and Ma Xiaotao of what they were doing when they separated from the group.

Cause it's not everyday you found out that someone near you have a spirit fusion ability that is known to be rare between spirit masters.

Ma Xiaotao nodded with a smile and said,

"Yes. Xiao Yan and I have spirit fusion ability, not only that, but we are also 100% compatible of spirit harmonization."

Although this explanation of hers was already heard last night, everyone, except Xiao Yan, couldn't help but s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath of disbelief.

Spirit Fusion is an ability that could only be found in one in a thousand population of spirit masters. Although rare, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't witnessed such a thing one day in the future, but to also have a 100% compatibility? Now that's something you don't see everytime in any spirit masters who has a spirit fusion ability.

While everyone else were asking questions towards Ma Xiaotao, Xiao Yan, who was eating, was going to communicate with a pair of ghosts that was living inside his mindscape.

In the island that was actually Xiao Yan's mindscape, Flame Emperor and Igneel were busy sipping coconut water and relaxing on hammocks by the beach.

Flame Emperor, as he sipped on his coconut water, turned towards Igneel and asked.

"Igneel, since Xiao Yan's spiritual power increased a bit, should we changed this mindscape into something new?"

"Like what?" Igneel asked curiously.

"I don't know, uh, how about a jungle?"

Igneel paused for a moment before shaking his head, stating,

"Nah, too much green. I think I prefer this relaxing atmosphere to that."

"Alright." Igneel shrugged and continued sipping on his coconut water.

"Ahem." It was at that moment Xiao Yan interrupted their conversation.

"Hm? What up kid?" Flame Emperor asked with a raised eyebrow.

A serious expression appeared on Xiao Yan's face, he said.

"What the f.u.c.k happened to Ma Xiaotao's spirit?"

Flame Emperor didn't answer, rather, he glanced at Igneel.

'Why the hell are they drinking those? Their already dead and whatever related to food they conjure here are just nothing but their own spiritual power used. Eh, whatever floats their boat. It's their own afterlife.'

"Ma Xiaotao and her little brother's spirit is a variant of a normal flaming Phoenix, the Evil Fire Phoenix. It is a spirit that gives the siblings the power to use the Evil Fire, a flame corrupted by unknown means that can only be temporarily countered if it is 'released' s.e.x.u.a.lly, satiate it with food or make it submissive to a much more powerful ice related spirit."

"Ma Hongjun is dealing his Evil Fire with two of those means, while Ma Xiaotao had only suppressed it with her own willpower that even I am impressed."

"No further means of countering this corrupted flames of their spirit has been found, until you. Using the power of a higher level of flames, you have successfully purified 80% of the Evil Fire that had acc.u.mulated within Ma Xiaotao's body."

Xiao Yan nodded at that, fully knowing all that.

Igneel continued.

"Now normally, that would have been just that. Purifying the Evil Fire from her spirit that had been infecting her body. But the retaliation of the Evil Fire was worse than I, and Flame Emperor, had expected. To the point that the remaining unpurified Evil Fire had clung deep into Ma Xiaotao's meridians, spirit power, cells, and spiritual power. All of the energy and functions of her body needed to live, has been invaded by a pseudo conscious parasite."

Xiao Yan clenched his hands into fists, anger flashing through his eyes. Green lotuses started to unknowingly appear behind him.

Flame Emperor's eyes furrowed his brows as he watched several green construct lotus flames appear behind Xiao Yan.

A flame spirit is a fully formed consciousness and intelligence of any type of flame.

Igneel waited for Xiao Yan to calmed down to continue.

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and calmed down. The green lotus' flames behind him disappeared.

Xiao Yan opened his eyes and nodded for Igneel to continue.

Igneel let out a sigh and did so.

"Thankfully though you were able to save her with your heavenly flames and Dragon Qi. Now, the sudden change of her spirit is due to the Dragon Qi you channeled into her body."

"So it did changed her huh..." Xiao Yan muttered.

Igneel nodded.

"Yup. You already know that Dragon Qi could only be used by True Dragons, and sometimes anomalies like you. Due to the high compatibility of spirits between you two, it had made some sort of a loophole that made it so we were able to channeled the Dragon Qi within her body to save her."

Xiao Yan nodded, now finally understanding the change of Ma Xiaotao's spirit, but he also had another question.

"My Dragon Qi was the reason her spirit changed, yes I get that, but why would all three of her spirit rings raised in age?"

Igneel instantly replied.

"Oh that's because of me."

"..." Xiao Yan stared at Igneel in shock and disbelief for a moment before yelling.

"What?!"