Spiritual Probing, like an invisible Domain, instantly covered the entire area, precisely capturing the status of every Moon-Eating Silver Wolf lying dead and every surviving team member.
This was a clear-out he had achieved by sharing his Spiritual Probing as soon as he appeared, sending tons of junk information to destroy the Moon-Eating Silver Wolf's mental force, while the other surviving team members were just unconscious.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, a clear-out was essential.
After confirming that no one could pay attention, in the next moment, all the spirit power within Zhang Lexuan's body began to be frantically extracted and compressed, condensing into a point of extreme brilliance at her fingertip.
That was not just a simple ball of spirit power, but a powerful spirit power that was rotating, collapsing, and transforming at a high speed in a way that defied common sense, as if it were turning into a Soul Core.
The surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Qi was inevitably torn and swallowed, yet under Kong Mingan's control, it remained peaceful, with no tendency to lose control.
Finally, this ball of spirit power transformed into a silver needle, as fine as an ox hair, as solid as a physical entity, and emitting a clear glow like moonlight.
And it was at this moment,
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, the Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King completely shattered the solid ice on its body, its ferocity growing even stronger, seemingly trying to pounce again.
However, at the same instant it broke through the ice, the silver needle at Kong Mingan's fingertip disappeared.
It didn't shoot out at extreme speed; it was more like it broke through the limitations of space, and when it reappeared, it had silently landed precisely in the center of the Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King's glabella.
The Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King's charge abruptly stopped, and for the first time, a look of extreme horror appeared in its fierce pupils.
It instinctively mobilized all its spirit power, attempting to condense the strongest defense at its glabella, but in the next moment, its spirit power began to be uncontrollably torn and swallowed by that silver needle.
It was like... when it condensed its first Soul Core!
The Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King was completely engulfed in panic; the sudden condensation of a second "Soul Core" instantly broke the balanced state of spirit power within its body.
At this moment, all its spirit power and mental force began to surge into this abruptly appearing "Soul Core," completely out of control.
And at the same time, the Soul Core within its body also sensed this situation; the two began to use its body as a battlefield, pulling and fighting over the spirit power and mental force within it, and loss of control began.
What would happen if a Spirit Beast's second Soul Core went out of control?
The Snow Empress could serve as an example; she attempted to condense a second Soul Core with her six hundred thousand year cultivation, but failed, directly leading to severe damage to her Origin.
If the Snow Empress was like this, what about a Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King that had fortunately achieved a Breakthrough to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast?
The answer was revealed in the next moment,
"Puff."
A faint, almost negligible sound came from the Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King's glabella.
Immediately after—
"Boom!!!"
The Moon-Eating Silver Wolf King's massive head exploded like a ripe watermelon!
The huge headless body stood rigid for a moment, then fell heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
And then, a dazzling blood-red spirit ring slowly emerged from the corpse.
For Kong Mingan, there were only two outcomes in battle: completely unable to contend, or absolute crushing; clearly, this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast belonged to the latter.
Kong Mingan's gaze calmly swept over the surrounding wolf pack, which had fallen into temporary chaos and fear due to their leader's sudden death; they were now whimpering and beginning to retreat, eventually scattering quickly into the forest.
Kong Mingan did not pursue them but walked directly to the Hundred Thousand Year spirit ring and began to absorb it.
The immense power of the Hundred Thousand Year spirit ring surged into his body; Kong Mingan multitasked, controlling a portion of the surging immense Energy to transform into countless fine Energy threads, precisely connecting to the heavily injured and dying team members on the ground around him.
Then, he raised his hand, spirit power surged from his fingertips, outlining a Soul Skill Module, and then the door to his demiplane appeared and opened.
Clusters of rich, substantial green life Energy were taken from the demiplane, then all integrated into everyone's bodies; immediately after, stalks of "Blue Silver · Immortal Herb," shimmering with a faint blue-silver glow, were taken out and placed into their mouths.
Among this twelve-person team, four had already signed contracts with the Mingmeng Chamber of Commerce and were seeds he had planted; although one had already died before him, he would naturally save the others who could be saved, perhaps they could work for him in the future.
Time flowed in silence.
When Zhang Lexuan's consciousness returned to her body and she opened her eyes again, her gaze had recovered its clarity, and the absolute calmness belonging to Kong Mingan on her brows had vanished without a trace.
He left.
Zhang Lexuan instantly came to this conclusion in her heart, and a sense of loss surged, causing her to feel slightly dazed.
But suddenly, she seemed to sense something, and she raised her hand; a blood-red Hundred Thousand Year spirit ring appeared, slowly pulsating beside her, proclaiming her successful advancement to Spirit Douluo.
"Sister Lexuan, you succeeded in absorbing it?" A weak but joyful female voice came.
Zhang Lexuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw that most of her teammates had woken up and gathered not far away.
Although all were injured, wrapped in makeshift bandages made from torn clothes, and their auras were weak, at least most of them were still alive.
She quickly got up and asked urgently, "How is everyone doing?"
The speaking girl's eyes darkened, and her voice choked slightly as she said, "Thanks to you, Sister Lexuan, for exploding at the critical moment and killing that Wolf King, but Sister Lin Lin, and Senior BrotherZhao Ming, he..."
She couldn't continue, her gaze turning to the side.
Zhang Lexuan followed her gaze, and her heart suddenly constricted.
There, two bodies covered by hastily found white cloths lay silently.
Zhao Ming, Lin Lin.
Her eyes lost their focus, staring at the two glaring white cloths, and immense grief and self-blame surged into her heart.
"Sister Lexuan, it's not your fault!" Seeing this, the girl quickly comforted her, "If you hadn't killed that Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast at the end, we might all be dead!"
"That's right!" The Spirit Saint, Shi Shan, who had managed to sit up nearby, said with a pale face but indignation.
"If you ask me, it's all that old geezer's fault! A dignified Team Leader Teacher, nowhere to be seen at the crucial moment! What about the promise that he would protect our safety?!"
"Exactly! It's all that old geezer's responsibility!"
"He doesn't deserve to be a teacher!"
The surviving team members were enraged, united in their hatred.
The academy regulations clearly stipulated that in case of an emergency during a soul hunt, the Team Leader Teacher would step in to protect them! This was their confidence in daring to come to the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.
If it weren't for the protection of the Team Leader Teacher, why would they risk coming here?
All the anger was directed at the person who had neglected his duty at the crucial moment.
And it was at this moment that a yellowish stream of light finally arrived late from the horizon, carrying a smell of alcohol and crashing down.
Xuan Zi shook his somewhat dizzy head, looking at the mess before him, with everyone injured, his pupils constricted, and he quickly questioned:
"What exactly happened? How did it suddenly turn into this state?"
In an instant, all the survivors' gazes converged on Xuan Zi, their eyes filled with undisguised deathly silence and anger.
And in this silent stare, Zhang Lexuan slowly stood up.
She wiped away the bloodstains and tears from her face; her eyes, which always carried a hint of gentleness and tolerance, now only held cold disappointment and determination.
Her gaze was like a knife, fixed on Xuan Zi, her voice not loud, but carrying an unbearable rage:
"Yes, Elder Xuan,
"What exactly happened? And where did you go?!"
(End of Chapter)
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