Plop—
Leng Qiu Yu had been suppressing the Evil Fire within Ma Xiao Tao's body, which had severely damaged her own essence. Her strength was now even less than some talented Soul Emperors.
Now, she was being used by Xuan Zi to vent his anger. Unable to withstand it, she was immediately suppressed to the ground by his terrifying pressure.
Despair flashed in Leng Qiu Yu's eyes. Her pale face was stained with dirt, and blood continued to pour from the corners of her mouth. Feeling suicidal, she struggled to lift her head, looking at the furious Xuan Zi, and forced a sneer.
"Waste."
"The students of Shrek are waste, the teachers are waste, all because of an old, useless waste like you!"
Xuan Zi never expected Leng Qiu Yu to dare say such things. He was about to kill her to vent his anger. If she had entered the cave with the Shrek Inspection Team, with her Soul Saint level strength, she could have definitely helped others block the explosion. No matter what, it wouldn't have resulted in such heavy casualties among Shrek's disciples!
"You're courting death!"
Leng Qiu Yu, lying on the ground, showed a hint of relief in her eyes. She made no attempt to resist, allowing Xuan Zi's power to torment her body.
However, at that moment, Wang Yan saw the situation and immediately spoke to stop him.
"Calm down, Xuan Zi! This has nothing to do with her!"
Xuan Zi ignored Wang Yan's words, intending to kill Leng Qiu Yu without a second thought. Wang Yan gritted his teeth, glanced at Ma Xiao Tao beside him, and roared.
"If you kill her now, are you willing to watch Ma Xiao Tao be consumed by the Evil Fire?"
Xuan Zi's body trembled. He quickly turned his head to look. What met his eyes was that the ground around Ma Xiao Tao's body had been scorched at some unknown time. Her face was unnaturally flushed, and her body was writhing unconsciously.
Seeing this, Xuan Zi's mind, which had been clouded by rage and shame, instantly cleared. He finally realized what he had done! Allowing such a tragic loss among the Shrek Inspection Team members was already a serious dereliction of duty for him, the leader. If he were to let Ma Xiao Tao be consumed by the Evil Fire and completely become an Evil Soul Master, he would never be able to atone for it!
Xuan Zi quickly released the pressure he had placed on Leng Qiu Yu. After taking a deep breath, he said to her in a low voice.
"Go help Xiao Tao suppress her Evil Fire!"
Leng Qiu Yu laughed hysterically, coughing up blood as she spoke, her expression almost manic.
"Hahaha...dream on! You old geezer! If you don't plan to kill me, then I'll just wait and watch your precious Shrek Academy's genius completely fall into the abyss and become an Evil Soul Master!"
Xuan Zi was once again broken by her words, trembling with rage but powerless against her. Compared to Leng Qiu Yu's life, of course, Ma Xiao Tao, this Inner Court genius, was far more important.
Wang Yan saw Xuan Zi's dilemma and stepped forward, intending to help Leng Qiu Yu up, but she brushed him off.
If he could, Wang Yan wouldn't want to get involved in this mess at all, but now that Xuan Zi was unreliable, he had to find a way to make Leng Qiu Yu suppress the Evil Fire for Ma Xiao Tao.
After a moment of thought, Wang Yan looked at Leng Qiu Yu with a sincere expression and apologized in a voice filled with regret.
"Miss Leng, I'm so sorry this happened. It's truly because the scene that appeared in the cave just now was too stimulating for Old Xuan, leading him to act irrationally."
"I know this is unfair to you, but I still hope you can help Xiao Tao suppress the Evil Fire within her. If she becomes an Evil Soul Master, it will be a disaster for the entire continent. Many innocent people could be killed if things go wrong."
Wang Yan bowed deeply to Leng Qiu Yu as he spoke, his tone sincere.
"Please, for the sake of those innocent people, help Xiao Tao one more time!"
Facing Wang Yan's attempt at moral coercion, Leng Qiu Yu didn't hesitate at all, and burst out laughing.
"So what if she becomes an Evil Soul Master? With your Shrek Academy's Xuan Zi around, are you afraid of not being able to deal with a Soul Emperor-level Evil Soul Master? Oh, right, I almost forgot, let alone a Soul Emperor-level Evil Soul Master, even a Soul King, he can't handle it!"
After saying this, Leng Qiu Yu laughed wildly again, as if she had gone mad.
Xuan Zi's face was ashen, the veins on his forehead bulging. His clenched fists were trembling slightly. If he wasn't concerned about Ma Xiao Tao's safety, he would have already killed this arrogant person who dared to be so insolent in front of him!
Didn't she know that the strong must not be insulted, or death would be the consequence?
Wang Yan was also helpless. He could only say that Xuan Zi had offended Leng Qiu Yu too deeply. She was already on the verge of being killed, and you still expect her to save your student?
If he wasn't lacking in strength, Wang Yan would have been tempted to teach Xuan Zi a harsh lesson!
"Damn it, it was your own negligence that led to so many innocent students being killed by the Death God's Messenger! And now you want to kill the even more innocent Leng Qiu Yu to vent your anger?
Now what? Even if Leng Qiu Yu dies, you want Ma Xiao Tao to be buried with her? Are you happy now?"
Just as they were at a loss, Dai Yue Heng, on the other side, struggled to sit up. Watching his own younger brother's kidneys being ripped out by the Death God's Messenger, his eyes flickered. He tried to look as sorrowful as possible, then looked at Xuan Zi and said sadly.
"Elder Xuan, if it's possible, please take us to Star Luo City. Wang Xian'er, the Deputy Hall Master who is a retainer of the Star Luo Empire's royal family, is the most powerful healing Soul Master on the continent! With her help, maybe we can alleviate Xiao Tao's Evil Fire, and also help heal Hua Bin and the others."
Upon hearing Dai Yue Heng's words, Xuan Zi seemed to have grasped at a life-saving straw. He didn't dare waste any more time. He glanced at the collapsed cave, swore to kill the Death God's Messenger personally in the future, and immediately carried the Shrek Inspection Team members at full speed towards Star Luo City, not even leaving behind Ning Tian and Leng Qiu Yu.
Xuan Zi knew that it was absolutely impossible to suppress Ma Xiao Tao's Evil Fire just by relying on a healing Soul Master. Old Zhuang had already verified this a long time ago.
If they didn't want Ma Xiao Tao's consciousness to be devoured by the Evil Fire, the only option was to have Wang Xian'er, the Star Luo Empire's retainer, treat Leng Qiu Yu, and then have Leng Qiu Yu suppress Ma Xiao Tao's Evil Fire at any cost.
While being carried in the air by Xuan Zi, Dai Yue Heng comforted Dai Hua Bin in his arms.
"Don't be afraid, Hua Bin. If Elder Xuan can persuade Wang Xian'er to treat you, your injuries will definitely be healed!"
Dai Hua Bin didn't say anything. He glanced at Zhu Lu on the other side, and tears of pain streamed down his face.
He didn't care at all whether his injuries would heal. No matter what, those kidneys the Death God's Messenger had taken weren't coming back!
Unless he obtained the legendary Immortal Herbs, or was healed by a god, he'd never be able to truly "eat" his beautiful, curvaceous fiancée, Zhu Lu!
He'd never be able to compete with his older brother for the position of White Tiger Duke!
Ning Tian on the other side didn't care about their brotherly bond. Xuan Zi's attitude had been very clear. He'd been trying his best to minimize casualties, and yet he was the one being targeted.
If that was the case, then there was nothing more to say. He'd prepare to pay the price. He would transform from being a member of the continent's most revered academy into a pariah, someone everyone would condemn!
Ning Tian glanced at Leng Qiu Yu. If he let Leng Qiu Yu go find Huo Yuhao, then Shrek Academy would have another unpardonable sin in addition to secretly destroying Zhang Le Xuan's family.
This surprise, Huo Yuhao and Xuan Zi, as well as the other Shrek Academy's higher-ups, would surely appreciate it, right?
Old Xuan, oh Old Xuan, you have committed the unforgivable sin of arrogance! And, don't you know that a woman's desire for revenge is very strong?
Honestly, I didn't expect the last chapter to be so controversial.
But I don't think it goes against Xuan Zi's character, does it? He's always been impulsive and reckless in the original story. The Star Dou Great Forest incident, the Death God's Messenger incident... and later, he almost crippled Xiao Xiao's arm.
Then, after Ma Xiao Tao had her issues during the Soul Master Tournament, Xuan Zi, in front of everyone, bullied Ma Ru Long and took his soul tool.
He openly stated that if his disciple killed students from other academies, it was because they were too weak and deserved it. But if his disciple was in trouble, it was always someone else's fault.
Seriously, could an average person do something like that?
Not to mention, the Death God's Messenger incident was even more devastating than in the original. Seeing a Soul Saint not go into the cave with Ma Xiao Tao and the others, Xuan Zi acting this way shouldn't be considered "mindlessly vilifying" him, right?
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