Seeing Ma Hongjun being devoured by Yan's surging Starnge flame with his own eyes, Flender felt as if his heart had been cut by a knife. He could hardly believe what he was seeing.
He forced himself to endure the grief, used all his strength to escape that suffocating scene, and rushed back to Shrek Academy.
Back at the academy, upon seeing Yu Xiaogang and the others, Flender's face was pale as paper. His eyes were full of terror and unease, and his steps were faltering, as if carrying an invisible weight.
Such a state of his made everyone feel uneasy, and a sense of foreboding arose spontaneously.
"Dean, what happened to you?"
Tang San was the first to come forward and ask with concern.
He had just returned from a long journey, still bearing the traces of travel on his face.
Though he had been away for several months, he brought back good news: the Clear Sky Sect would come out of seclusion and relocate to Heaven Dou City to jointly resist Spirit Hall.
"Xiao San, you're finally back."
"Mm. My uncle and the elders have already agreed to come out. They'll be arriving in Heaven Dou City soon. I came ahead of them, just arrived today."
"That's really good news. I'm just glad you came back safely."
Flender's voice trembled slightly as he tried to calm himself.
Yu Xiaogang understood Flender and knew that for this normally optimistic and strong dean to look so dejected, something extraordinary must have happened.
"Flender, what exactly happened?"
Flender took a deep breath, trying to suppress the overwhelming grief that threatened to drown him.
"Hongjun and I were on our way back when we encountered Yan from Spirit Hall, just over a hundred li from Heaven Dou City. Yan's flames... they were too strange. Hongjun, he..."
At this point, Flender's eyes turned red, and his voice choked with emotion.
"What happened to him?"
Yu Xiaogang asked urgently, suddenly feeling something was terribly wrong.
"I couldn't protect him. He was devoured by Yan's flames. At that moment, there was nothing I could do. I could only watch... and in the end, nothing was left behind."
"What?!"
Everyone present was stunned by the news.
The always cheerful and energetic Ma Hongjun had suddenly left them just like that. It was hard to accept.
For a moment, the room fell completely silent. Everyone felt a heavy weight pressing on their hearts, making it hard to breathe.
One of the Shrek Seven Devils had left forever, and things could never go back to the way they were.
Tang San clenched his teeth and fists tightly.
"Dean, how many people were with Yan?"
"He was alone."
"What?! He was alone?"
Everyone, like Tang San, found it hard to believe.
They all knew Yan's seventh spirit ring had reached the hundred-thousand-year level.
But Flender was already an eight-ring Soul Douluo, with strong attack and speed. If he had faced Yan alone, how could he have ended up in such a miserable state?
"Dean, has Yan's strength reached that level? Even with you and Fatty joining forces, you still couldn't handle him?"
"Yes, it's all my fault for underestimating him. I never thought he actually possessed two hundred-thousand-year spirit rings and two hundred-thousand-year spirit bones. I fear even a Title Douluo might not be his match."
"What?! Two hundred-thousand-year spirit rings?!"
Everyone was once again shocked.
Xiao Wu suddenly thought of something. Her heart ached like being pierced by a blade. She immediately covered her chest with both hands and staggered backward.
Tang San quickly supported her.
"Xiao Wu, what's wrong?"
Xiao Wu didn't answer Tang San, but looked at Flender and asked:
"Dean, did he use his eighth spirit skill? What was it?"
"He did activate his eighth spirit ring. That eighth spirit skill didn't seem related to fire. I felt an incredibly powerful force, so I dodged ahead of time. Also, when he devoured Hongjun, the defense he activated also seemed to come from the eighth spirit ring. That defense was unbelievably strong. My attacks had no effect at all. Xiao Wu, why are you asking this?"
"Power?"
Thinking of this, Xiao Wu's tears streamed down uncontrollably.
"There's a high chance it's Er Ming... Er Ming might have already fallen into their hands. That eighth spirit ring came from Er Ming."
"Xiao Wu, don't be sad just yet. Maybe it wasn't Er Ming." Ning Rongrong comforted her.
Afterward, Flender told everyone the details of what happened.
After hearing it all, Tang San was even more furious.
He had thought that, with the Killing God Domain, the Blue Silver Domain, and having absorbed the hundred-thousand-year right leg spirit bone his mother had left behind, he would be qualified to face Yan.
But he never imagined that Yan's strength had already far surpassed his, at least twenty levels above.
If he were to face Yan again, he would still be completely outclassed, and might even be devoured by that merciless illusory flame just like Ma Hongjun.
However, he wasn't afraid to face Yan.
Because in his hand, he had a divine-grade spirit tool the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
Even if he couldn't defeat Yan, at the very least, he could use it to save his own life.
"Damn Spirit Hall! Damn Yan! You exterminated the Strength Clan, destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, killed Senior Dugu, ruined the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and even killed Fatty. I will definitely avenge them and make you pay a terrible price!"
Tang San silently vowed in his heart that he would eliminate Spirit Hall and Yan.
Yu Xiaogang speculated that Yan might come to Heaven Dou City perhaps Spirit Hall had another secret plan.
He then informed Ning Fengzhi and Emperor Xue Ye of the matter so they could strengthen their defenses.
Night fell. Moonlight poured down like water, quietly spilling over the glazed tiles of the imperial palace, cloaking the massive complex in a mysterious silver veil.
Although the palace was heavily guarded, to someone like Yan, who possessed teleportation skills, those defenses were practically non-existent.
He moved like a ghost through the darkness, silently avoiding all patrolling guards, effortlessly finding the Crown Prince's sleeping quarters.
Sensing an unusual fluctuation of spirit power, the Snake Lance Douluo standing outside the room immediately became alert.
"Who's there? How dare you trespass into the Crown Prince's quarters?!"
Before his voice had even faded, a dark red figure appeared like a phantom before his eyes.
Accompanied by a brief flare of crimson-gold flames, a terrifying and powerful aura surged forth. The flames quickly receded, revealing Yan's figure.
"It's me."
"You're Yan from Spirit Hall?"
Although Snake Lance Douluo mainly guarded Qian Renxue in the Heaven Dou Palace and didn't have much contact with Yan, he was well-acquainted with the experts of Spirit Hall.
That distinctive crimson-gold flame instantly confirmed Yan's identity for him.
He also knew that Young Master Qian Renxue had been secretly sending people to search for Yan's whereabouts, yet he never expected Yan to appear in such a way.
Qian Renxue, hearing the commotion outside, was stirred. She opened the door to her room.
When she saw Yan standing outside, a trace of joy flickered in her eyes.
"Uncle She, let him in."
"Yes, Young Master."
Snake Lance Douluo asked no further questions and stepped aside, allowing Yan to enter Qian Renxue's room.
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