As they went deeper, the stench of blood became increasingly pungent. The faces of both the official and reserve teams, as well as the teachers Wang Yan and Zhou Yi, all turned grim.
This so-called Death God's Emissary was truly detestable!
However, Wang Yan was even more puzzled. This place was so close to where the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao, and his forces were stationed. Why hadn't he eliminated the Death God's Emissary after all this time?
Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin had previously boasted that their father, the White Tiger Duke, was a Contradicting Soul-level powerhouse. Wouldn't it be easy for him to deal with a mere Soul King?
Wang Yan felt that there might be more to the Death God's Emissary's ability to run amok here than met the eye!
But to figure out the truth, they had to get rid of the Death God's Emissary first. They couldn't let this guy continue to harm innocent people!
Because the cave was so dark, they couldn't see anything clearly. Wang Yan had wanted everyone to assess the situation first and then launch a decisive attack to kill the Death God's Emissary.
But before he could say anything, Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Zhou Yi, Dai Huabin, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and others, all stimulated by the bloody scene around them, attacked the evil soul masters in front of them.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"
The continuous booming sounds echoed through the cave, with screams and curses constantly erupting. Under the attacks of the Shrek Inspection Team members, the cave was illuminated.
They could see the Death God's Emissary at the deepest part, his face pale and filled with an evil aura.
Caught off guard, the Death God's Emissary immediately ordered his subordinates to attack these uninvited guests. Watching his subordinates die one after another at the hands of the Shrek Inspection Team, the Death God's Emissary showed no sign of panic. Instead, a smirk appeared on his face, as if he had succeeded in a conspiracy.
"Since you insist on courting death, I won't hold back! All of you will become this one's corpse slaves!"
The Death God's Emissary grinned, looking at the corpses scattered around the Shrek Inspection Team members, and sneered.
"Explode!"
BOOM!!!
The members of the Shrek Inspection Team didn't even have time to react before the corpses scattered at their feet suddenly exploded, the sound of the explosion echoing through the sky.
Xixi, who had just finished off an enemy and hadn't had time to move away, didn't even understand what was happening before she was blown apart by the explosion of a nearby corpse, leaving only blood scattered everywhere.
Gongyang Mo, as a support-type Soul Master, had been constantly using his soul skills to allow his teammates to quickly eliminate the Death God's Emissary. However, because Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng had received his support, the power of their soul skills had become even stronger, which resulted in some of the corpses' fragments landing at his feet after the deaths.
Under the Death God's Emissary's Corpse Explosion, the force wasn't as powerful as the direct explosion Xixi had endured, but as a support-type Soul Master, his defense was poor. Furthermore, he didn't have any soul tools for self-defense, which directly resulted in half of his body being blown away. Now, he was barely alive, gasping in pain.
The higher-ups of Shrek Academy didn't know that Ling Luochen had defected to the Sun Moon Empire with Zhang Lexuan. They only thought she had left Shrek Academy temporarily to take a break because she was unhappy about being forced to suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire.
Under these circumstances, of course, someone needed to be selected from the inner court to replace Ling Luochen and participate in the Soul Master Tournament. However, this lucky person hadn't even had the chance to shine in the tournament before they were blown to smithereens by the Corpse Explosion!
Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, who were at the forefront, suffered the most damage. But because they were both Soul Emperors, they didn't die, although their injuries were extremely severe.
Even Wang Yan and Zhou Yi, the two teachers, were slammed against the wall by the terrifying explosion. Warm, crimson blood continuously flowed from the corners of their mouths. Zhou Yi's human skin mask was blown to pieces, revealing a bloodied and mangled face beneath.
In the reserve team, everyone else had some time to react, except for Dai Huabin, who charged forward to prove he was no worse than his elder brother, Dai Yueheng.
Fortunately, the White Tiger Martial Soul provided Dai Huabin with some defensive enhancement, preventing him from suffering too serious injuries. However, the impact of the Corpse Explosion had blasted Dai Huabin to the closest position to the Death God's Emissary.
Beibei released his martial soul to enhance his defense. Xu Sanshi was trying to protect Jiang Nannnan, but found she had already used her Invincible Golden Body. He Caitou survived by relying on his soul guide device, and Zhu Lu was also saved by the Invincible Shield that Ning Tian had forced upon her.
The violent explosion inside the cave reached Ning Tian and Leng Qiuyu's ears. Ning Tian appeared shocked, unable to imagine what had happened, but in reality, she wasn't surprised at all.
After a moment of brief shock and uncertainty, a trace of satisfaction flashed across Leng Qiuyu's face. Could it be that her earlier prayers had worked? Was there really a more powerful evil Soul Master inside?
Just then, a roar filled with boundless fury and panic suddenly erupted.
"You rat! You're courting death!"
Arriving fashionably late, Xuanzi, upon sensing the sudden change within the cave, immediately tossed aside the chicken leg in his hand. Eyes bloodshot, he charged towards the cave entrance, desperate to salvage the situation and save the children injured by the Death God's Emissary's Corpse Explosion.
Furious, Xuanzi didn't hesitate for a moment. As he rushed into the cave, he released his Martial Soul. His back suddenly arched, and the tattered, oily clothes he wore instantly split open. The muscles on his back swelled at an astonishing rate, doubling his size in a blink. Most remarkably, two spiraling horns sprouted from either side of his head.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red Soul Rings, shining with dazzling brilliance, rose up instantly, bringing a touch of light to the dark and gloomy cave.
What enraged Xuanzi even more was that the moment he entered the cave, he saw the Death God's Emissary's hand, with its long, sharp nails, fiercely clawing at Dai Huabin's waist!
"Pfft—"
Accompanying the sound of nails piercing flesh, crimson blood gushed out from Dai Huabin's body. The excruciating pain caused him to let out a piercing scream.
"Ugh, aaaah!!!"
"Gah, gah gah, how does my Corpse Explosion taste? No matter how strong you are, you're all doomed before my continuous Corpse Explosions. If it doesn't blow you up, it'll poison you to death!"
The Death God's Emissary was quite pleased with himself, his three yellow and two purple Soul Rings gleaming.
Even now, he still didn't know the true identities of the Shrek Inspection Team members. But just looking at the Soul Rings they possessed, he could tell they were all incredibly rare genius Soul Masters!
But what was the result?
One by one, they had lost their lives in front of the Death God's Emissary, didn't they?
"Damn it!"
Watching this scene, Xuanzi's heart was breaking.
The tragedy of the Star Dou Great Forest incident was still fresh in his memory. Now, something like this had happened again. How could he face Elder Mu?
Enraged, Xuanzi made his move. He raised his right hand and made a pulling motion towards the cave in front of him. Immediately, a terrifying suction force emanated from his palm, and the Death God's Emissary's body was pulled towards him uncontrollably.
The Death God's Emissary was shocked and desperately tried to break free from Xuanzi's pull. When he realized he couldn't escape, he didn't hesitate and once again initiated Corpse Explosion, causing Gongyang Mo's body, which only had half of it left, to rapidly inflate.
Elder Xuan's perception was not weak at all. Compared to this damned Death God's Emissary, his disciples were obviously more important! He absolutely didn't want to see anyone else sacrifice themselves!
As Xuanzi sealed Gongyang Mo's body with his soul power, the Death God's Emissary's fifth soul ring blazed with light. He transformed into a wisp of smoke and burrowed directly into a cave below.
At the same time, the corpses within the cave exploded in a chain reaction. Xuanzi couldn't focus on pursuing the Death God's Emissary and could only do his best to protect his disciples from further harm.
A mere Soul King, at the level of five soul rings, managed to escape after killing several of Shrek's geniuses right in front of Xuanzi, a Level 98 Super Douluo!
The first dream collaboration between the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Elder and the Death God's Emissary was surprisingly effective!
Wang Yan stared at the scattered bones all around, his face ashen and his lips turning blue. He stammered, "Why is this happening? We agreed to provide support as soon as we sensed something was wrong. Why did Elder Xuan only appear after so many people died?"
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