Chapter 91 Poison Undying: A Severe Humiliation! Xuanzi, were you wiped out by bandits?
Meanwhile, the Heavenly Soul Royal Academy team, led by Liu Yuan, was unaware of the tragic turn of events that had occurred on Xuan Zi's side.
Since crossing the borders of the Star Luo Empire, they have continued their steady journey, getting closer and closer to the political center in the southeast of this continent.
Although they did encounter several scattered attacks by evil spirit masters along the way due to the Star Luo Empire's ineffective suppression, Du Busi, as the team leader, was far more reliable than Xuanzi.
Whenever that cold and evil aura just begins to emerge, the terrifying divine sense of the level 98 Super Douluo, Poison Undying, will instantly lock onto it.
He didn't even need to take action himself; just standing there, his imposing, mountain-like pressure made any ambush impossible to hide.
Therefore, with Du Busi escorting them, Liu Yuan and his group's journey was very safe and smooth.
At this moment, they have successfully arrived at Xingluo Imperial City.
Golden sunlight shone on the magnificent city walls. Liu Yuan and the others followed behind Du Busi, slowly making their way through the bustling crowd to the designated registration and check-in point for the Soul Master Competition.
The atmosphere here is exceptionally vibrant, with Soul Master academies from all over the continent gathered here, and young geniuses dressed in various school uniforms everywhere.
After completing the formal registration and sign-in ceremony, Long Aotian casually glanced at the records in the sign-in book and raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Junior brother, look! Shrek Academy hasn't even signed in yet." Long Aotian pointed to the conspicuous blank space on the list, his tone tinged with surprise.
"Based on the distance, they are closer to the Star Luo Empire, and with Xuanzi personally leading the team, they should have arrived long ago. This time, their efficiency is ridiculously slow."
Chen Lu also came over and said in a puzzled tone, "It is indeed strange. Shrek Academy always values honor, and they are usually the first to arrive at such occasions to show their status. How come we haven't seen a single person this time?"
Liu Yuan stood to the side, looking at the blank space, a deep light flashing in his double pupils.
"Perhaps they encountered some 'surprises' on the road that forced them to stop and deal with them."
Liu Yuan smiled faintly, thinking to himself:
It seems that the messenger of death has finally made his move.
"Forget it, let's not wait for them." Poison Undying waved his hand, looking uninterested.
"Whether they're slow or not is none of our business. Come on, we've been traveling for so many days, let's find a place to have a good meal. The restaurants in Xingluo Imperial City are the best on the continent, let's go and try the local flavors."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, no longer concerned about Shrek's whereabouts, and soon found a luxuriously decorated, well-located upscale restaurant in the city and sat down.
During the meal, a dazzling array of Xingluo's distinctive dishes were served one by one.
While enjoying the food, Liu Yuan and the others discussed the upcoming competition format.
However, just as the dinner was halfway through, the soul communication device on Vina's wrist vibrated slightly.
Vina put down her cutlery and answered the message.
That was an urgent secret report sent back by the royal intelligence network of the Heavenly Soul Empire stationed in Star Luo City.
As she quickly scanned the text on the screen, Vina's originally calm expression gradually became extremely interesting, even revealing a hint of undisguised strangeness.
"What's wrong, Vina? What happened?" Liu Yuan keenly noticed her emotional fluctuations.
Vina took a deep breath, looked at everyone, and said in a subtle tone, "I just received a message from Father about the Shrek team."
"Shrek? What happened to them?" Long Aotian asked curiously.
Vina looked around and lowered her voice slightly: "The intelligence report says that the Shrek team accepted a mission from the White Tiger Duke's territory to wipe out a bandit group called 'Death Hand' on their way to Star Luo City."
"As a result... under Xuanzi's protection, the Shrek Academy's regular team encountered a high-level corpse explosion ambush."
"Yao Haoxuan died on the spot, Chen Zifeng lost both legs and was completely disabled, and Xixi and Gongyang Mo were seriously injured and unconscious. Now, almost all of the Shrek team's main members have been wiped out, leaving only Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng with minor injuries to keep going."
"What?!"
Long Aotian was so shocked that he almost dropped the cup in his hand. Chen Lu and Wang Yanfeng also looked incredulous.
"One member of the main team is dead, one is crippled, and many are seriously injured? How is this possible?" Long Aotian's eyes widened, his voice filled with disbelief. "Xuanzi is a level 98 Super Douluo. Under the nose of such a powerful figure, how could he let those kids who haven't even reached the Soul Emperor level be beaten like this? What was he doing at the time? Was he sleeping?"
Poison Undying sat to the side, and upon hearing the news, he was stunned for a moment before letting out an extremely piercing and boisterous laugh.
"Hahahaha! I'm dying of laughter! That old drunkard Xuanzi is truly a genius of all time!" Du Busi slammed his fist on the table, laughing so hard his beard trembled.
"A level 98 student escorting a few children and actually managed to escort them to their graves. A skill like that, apart from Xuanzi, is probably unmatched across the entire continent! Truly utterly useless!"
Poison Undying sneered, his eyes filled with disdain.
He had always looked down on Xuanzi's carefree and arrogant style, but he never expected that the other party could be so incompetent.
Just then, Vina glanced at the communicator again and added, "Intelligence indicates that Xuanzi, with the remaining remnants of his army, has now appeared outside the north gate of Xingluo Imperial City. It seems they intend to attend the opening ceremony despite their injuries."
Upon hearing this, Du Bu Si suddenly stood up, a malicious smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
"We've arrived at the door? Great! That's wonderful!" Poison Immortal casually tossed down a gold soul coin to settle the bill, then waved his hand and said to Liu Yuan and the others.
"Come on! Follow me to the city gate and see how Shrek Academy is behaving now."
"How could I, an old man, not go and give that fool Xuanzi a proper 'greeting' at such a wonderful opportunity to meet with old friends?"
Seeing Du Busi's excited expression, Liu Yuan knew that his master was going to vent his anger at Mu En's "apology" last time on Xuanzi.
He shook his head helplessly, but did not stop them. Instead, he led Long Aotian and the others, following behind Du Busi in silence, heading towards the gate of Xingluo Imperial City.
This is the north gate of Xingluo Imperial City at this time.
A group of people dressed in Shrek's dark green school uniforms were slowly entering the city.
However, their appearance at this moment was completely different from the confident and spirited image that people imagined.
Xuanzi, who was walking at the front, was as pale as a piece of waste paper. He looked extremely dejected. His once sharp eyes were now bloodshot, and he didn't even dare to look up at the road.
Behind him, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng looked pale and sickly. Although they had changed into clean clothes, the thick bandages wrapped around their collars were still visible. With each step they took, their brows twitched slightly as the wounds pulled at their skin.
As for Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and the others behind them, they were all listless, their eyes filled with deep sorrow and lingering fear.
This incomplete and listless group looked exceptionally desolate as they walked the streets of Xingluo City.
"Hey, isn't this the famous Gluttonous Douluo? It's only been a few days, how come you've become so pathetic?"
A powerful and sarcastic voice suddenly rang out inside the city gate.
Xuanzi's body stiffened abruptly. He slowly raised his head and saw Du Busi standing with his arms crossed, leading Liu Yuan and his group, swaggering in their way.
Du Busi looked Xuanzi up and down, sizing him up, then glanced at the bandaged wounded men behind him and couldn't help but sneer.
"Xuanzi, I heard you led a team to suppress bandits. What happened? Did you get wiped out by the bandits?" Du Busi mercilessly rubbed salt into Xuanzi's wounds.
"Did you waste your level 98 cultivation? Look at the soldiers you brought, one dead, one crippled, and the rest half-crippled. How dare you bring them to Star Luo City to embarrass yourselves?"
Xuanzi's face changed from deathly pale to flushed red in an instant, and then quickly turned ashen.
He stared intently at Du Busi, heavy breathing coming from his throat, but he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
The extreme shame made him wish he could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it right then and there.
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