Chapter 68: Elder Xuan Performs as Usual, Heavy Casualties!
The walls of Star Luo City stood tall and majestic, the sunlight spilling onto the ancient blue bricks, reflecting a blood-and-iron, solemn aura.
Due to the hosting of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Competition,
this ancient capital was already overcrowded, with flags of various Soul Master academies hanging on both sides of the streets.
"Star Luo City..."
Lin Sheng gazed at the city before him, his mood slightly complex.
But this thing...
its presence was indeed not particularly high; in Tang San's era, the main stage was in Heaven Dou City, while this Star Luo City
only existed in lines of dialogue.
Lin Sheng stood amidst the bustling crowd, looking at the plain white figure beside him, his voice as calm as water: "Since we have already entered the city, you and I have our respective Sect duties, so let us part ways here."
Zhang Lexuan opened her mouth.
A flash of complex emotion passed through her eyes.
Along this journey, their originally extreme stances seemed to have been dissolved quite a bit by that campfire and that coat...
But she knew very well.
Ultimately, the two of them stood on different sides.
"Alright, be careful in everything."
She whispered her instructions.
Just as Zhang Lexuan was about to turn and leave, a group of people walking toward her made her suddenly freeze in her tracks.
They were wearing shit-green school uniforms.
Leading them was Shrek's team teacher Wang Yan, and behind him, Huo Yuhao was pale-faced while Wang Dong's brow was furrowed.
Although Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and the others were there...
Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and the others, who should have been the core of this Soul Master competition, were nowhere to be seen.
"What happened... Where are Xiaotao and the others?"
Zhang Lexuan had a faint, ominous premonition in her heart.
Just as Zhang Lexuan turned her head to signal Lin Sheng, she was surprised to find that the youth who had been standing beside her had actually vanished into thin air like a wisp of smoke.
There was no spatial fluctuation.
There was no residual aura; just like that, in broad daylight, he had completely erased his traces!
...
Seeing that Lin Sheng had disappeared,
Zhang Lexuan simply stopped looking for him; at this moment, she was more concerned about the matters on Shrek's side.
"Teacher Wang Yan! And everyone, what happened to you all?"
Zhang Lexuan hurried forward, the ominous premonition in her heart becoming increasingly obvious!
When Wang Yan saw Zhang Lexuan,
it was as if he had seen a savior, but his bloodshot eyes were filled with pain and shame.
With a trembling voice, he recounted the entire tragedy that had occurred not long ago.
Because of Elder Xuan's arrogance and negligence, the Shrek Seven Devils had participated in a mission to surround and kill Evil Soul Masters while on their way to the competition venue.
The result...
they were tricked by the Evil Soul Master Zhuang Tang!
Almost all the main team members were seriously injured, and one had even died, leaving only Huo Yuhao and the other reserve members.
Currently, they were the only ones who still retained their combat strength...
"How could... how could this happen? Elder Xuan, he..."
Zhang Lexuan felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her entire body staggering back two steps.
In that instant,
what surfaced in her mind was not Shrek's glory, but Lin Sheng's grayish-white left eye.
Six years ago...
it was also because of that old man's lack of attention that a village was turned to scorched earth, and a Genius youth lost his home.
Which led to
Lin Sheng's hatred for Shrek!
Once is a coincidence; twice, three times... is this still just a mistake?
Zhang Lexuan's mood fell to rock bottom.
She had always tried to find a righteous reason for Shrek and for Elder Xuan in her heart, but now,
those reasons appeared so ridiculous and laughable in the face of the cruel facts.
...
Meanwhile, on the top of a clock tower not far away,
Lin Sheng's figure, wrapped in that dark red pupillary power, almost merged with the surrounding space.
This was a new Pupillary Technique he had developed by combining the Power of Destiny with the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Realm of Void and Reality!
His remaining right eye was staring fixedly at the bald old man crouching by a liquor stall at the street corner, slovenly and constantly pouring wine into his mouth—Elder Xuan.
"Elder Xuan, you are still the same as ever, without a single bit of progress."
The corners of Lin Sheng's mouth curled into a sinister and mocking smile.
Looking at those Shrek students who had met with disaster under Elder Xuan's protection, he didn't feel the slightest bit of sympathy.
"Even with past experience, you are still like this... a dog truly can't change its habit of eating shit."
Lin Sheng sneered.
"The one who deserves to die hasn't died, yet the innocent are always the ones to pay the price... Elder Xuan, sooner or later, I will take your life with my own hands."
Lin Sheng's figure blurred again, disappearing from the top of the clock tower.
...
Inside a quiet hall in Star Luo City,
since the Body Sect was concealing their identities this time and participating as the Snow Demon Sect, everyone, including Du Busi,
was exceptionally low-key...
it was as if they hadn't attracted much attention at all!
When Lin Sheng pushed open a heavy wooden door to the hall, Du Busi was sitting imperiously in the head seat and immediately cast his gaze over.
Long Aotian, Vina, and the others were gathered together discussing tactics.
Seeing Lin Sheng's return, everyone showed a look of relief.
"Lin Sheng, you're finally back."
Du Busi put down the item in his hand, looked Lin Sheng up and down, and keenly noticed the transformation in the aura surrounding him, laughing loudly.
"Not bad, your aura has become even deeper; it seems your fortunes on the Journey to the Far North were not small."
Lin Sheng gave a slight nod to everyone.
"Teacher, Aotian, Vina, I'm back."
"Lin Sheng, your eye..."
Long Aotian walked forward, looking at that grayish-white left eye, still finding it jarring.
"Is there really no way to recover it?"
"It doesn't matter, it will return."
Lin Sheng's tone was flat, and he then turned to Du Busi.
"Teacher, how is the situation with the competition?"
Du Busi's expression became a bit more serious as he said in a deep voice: "I've received word that Shrek's side made a huge joke of themselves. That old dog Elder Xuan screwed up, and they are basically in a crippled state now, nothing to fear."
"But Lin Sheng, you must not be careless. Our real opponents, besides those Shrek brats, also include the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy."
Du Busi tapped his finger heavily on the tabletop.
"Those soul engineers have developed extremely fast in recent years, with all sorts of new spirit tools emerging in an endless stream."
"That prince of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianran, is not one to be trifled with. In their roster for this competition, there are a few fellows whose Martial Souls are extremely bizarre..."
Du Busi said coldly.
"A Soul Master competition actually allows the use of spirit tools? Isn't that nonsense!"
"Sun Moon Empire, Holy Spirit Cult..."
A chilling killing intent flashed in Lin Sheng's eyes.
His dark red triple-pupils flickered alternately in that instant, emitting a suffocating pressure.
"Leave it to me."
Lin Sheng looked out the window at the arena that represented supreme glory.
"Whether it's Shrek or the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy... in this session of the competition, I will let them know the meaning of true fear."
Looking at Lin Sheng's resolute back, Long Aotian couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.
"It seems that this time, our Body Sect has a very good chance of taking the championship."
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