Chapter 207 Ma Xiaotao was taken away? Yan Shaozhe breaks down.
At this moment, Liu Yuan bent down and looked at Huo Yuhao, who was still lying in the mud.
Then, he stood up and turned his gaze to Ju Zi and Ke Ke, who were standing not far away, trembling.
The two girls were pale-faced, and their eyes showed obvious fear as they looked at Liu Yuan.
That one-sided domination just now completely overturned their understanding of Soul Master combat.
"You're together?" Liu Yuan asked calmly.
Orange swallowed hard and nodded subconsciously.
Her hand was still gripping the soul tool that recorded the data, her knuckles white from the force.
"Take him back." Liu Yuan pointed to Huo Yuhao on the ground.
"Tell him to think it over himself. Stop being brainwashed by those Shrek students and learn to think independently."
Keke opened her mouth, intending to ask something, but when she met Liu Yuan's double pupils, she couldn't muster any thoughts of rebuttal.
It was an extremely strong sense of oppression, not just because of the difference in soul power level, but also because of a confidence that completely crushed the opponent on a cognitive level.
The same goes for oranges.
She was originally a top student in the Sun Moon Empire and was known for her rationality, but at this moment, under Liu Yuan's command, she subconsciously had a feeling of obedience.
"Understood." Ju Zi replied, then she and Ke Ke stepped forward and helped the unconscious Huo Yuhao up.
This scene was witnessed by Du Busi and Long Aotian, who slowly emerged from the shadows.
"Well done." Du Busi looked at the fallen evil spirit master Ma Xiaotao, then glanced at the departing Ju Zi and the others, his tone carrying a hint of approval.
Long Aotian walked to Liu Yuan's side, glanced at the group who had already walked away with Ma Xiaotao in the distance, and said, "Junior brother, what do you plan to do next? Are you really going to kill Ma Xiaotao? If that energy ball had really landed, she definitely wouldn't have survived."
Liu Yuan watched the direction they left in, his expression unchanged.
"Originally, I was going to kill them. But after thinking about it carefully, I realized that would be too wasteful."
Liu Yuan said calmly, "Isn't Shrek Academy always prided itself on slaying demons and upholding justice? Don't they love killing evil spirit masters? Then let them deal with Ma Xiaotao themselves. Let's see how they choose when faced with their core genius falling into evil spirit mastery."
Upon hearing these words, Long Aotian's gaze towards Liu Yuan became complicated.
Although he was a member of the Body Sect and had always acted domineeringly, at this moment, he felt that his junior brother's methods were even more ruthless than his own.
"Junior brother, you really are ruthless." Long Aotian shook his head. "This kind of psychological pressure is much heavier than killing her directly."
Liu Yuan did not respond.
He turned around and said to Du Busi, "Let's go, Master, Senior Brother. Let's take Ma Xiaotao back first, and we'll discuss the specific arrangements when we get back."
Poison Undying nodded without any hesitation.
The three figures instantly rose from the ground and disappeared into the night.
...
I don't know how much time passed, deep in the valley.
Huo Yuhao was awakened by a gust of biting cold wind.
A sharp pain shot through his head, a lingering effect of the mental backlash he had just experienced.
He suddenly opened his eyes, his body instinctively trying to spring up, but he fell down again because his limbs were too weak.
"Ma Xiaotao…"
He muttered to himself, breathing rapidly, and immediately looked around.
What came into view was a makeshift campsite with a soul-guided bonfire burning. Coco and Orange were sitting by the fire, discussing something in low voices with serious expressions.
"Where is Ma Xiaotao?" Huo Yuhao forced himself to sit up, his voice hoarse from the dryness.
Keke, who was adjusting her soul tool, heard the sound and looked up.
"That evil spirit master?" Coco put down the core array in her hand, her tone tinged with confusion. "That red-haired woman? She's already been taken away."
Huo Yuhao's heart sank. He threw off the blanket covering him, ignored the sharp pain in his head, staggered to his feet, and rushed to the metal cage.
The cage was empty, with only a few charred black feathers left on the ground.
"She was taken away?" Huo Yuhao turned to look at Ke Ke and Ju Zi, his eyes filled with anxiety. "How could you let her go? Did you notify the academy? She's from Shrek Academy!"
After a moment of silence, Ju Zi slowly spoke: "Yuhao, calm down. That person took you away just now, and we couldn't stop them at all. Besides, if we hadn't taken you away, you would still be lying in that valley right now."
Huo Yuhao clenched his fists.
He knew that, given the circumstances, even if Orange and Coco wanted to stop them, they couldn't.
But he was not willing to give up.
If Ma Xiaotao falls into Liu Yuan's hands, or into the hands of someone else, the outcome will be unpredictable.
"no."
Huo Yuhao walked to the soul communication device.
He had to notify Shrek Academy. Regardless of Ma Xiaotao's current condition, she was a student of Shrek Academy, and the academy had an obligation to bring her back or handle the matter internally, rather than letting an outsider decide her fate.
With trembling hands, he dialed the communication channel.
The soul guidance signal traversed the complex terrain of the Sun and Moon Forest, and after several transfers, finally connected to Shrek Academy's emergency communication station.
"Hello?"
A familiar voice came from the other end of the communicator.
It was Yan Shaozhe's voice.
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and recounted everything that had just happened in the valley, including Liu Yuan's appearance, Ma Xiaotao's exposed identity, and the news of her being taken away, without any concealment.
He spoke slowly, making sure the other person could hear every detail.
On the other end of the communicator, after hearing the keywords "Ma Xiaotao," "evil spirit master," and "taken away," there was a long silence.
That silence was so oppressive it was suffocating.
About ten seconds later, Yan Shaozhe's voice rang out again.
The voice sounded as if it were being forced out of the throat, lacking its usual composure and replaced by an extreme sense of suppression and coldness.
"You're saying... Liu Yuan took her away?"
"Yes, teacher," Huo Yuhao replied.
There was silence again on the other end of the communicator.
Moments later, the communication was cut off.
Although they were separated by a great distance, Huo Yuhao could almost see Yan Shaozhe's expression at that moment.
Inside his office at Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe slowly put down the soul-guided communicator in his hand. His hand rested on the table, and the hard mahogany surface cracked slightly from the pressure of his knuckles.
Yan Shaozhe raised his head, and his face, which was usually adorned with a warm smile, was now as gloomy as the sky before a storm.
"Liu Yuan..."
He uttered those two words.
The air in the entire office became incredibly heavy due to the fluctuations in his soul power.
That was the future that Shrek Academy relied on most, but at this moment, it was caught in a vortex from which there was no end.
(End of chapter)