Almost in the blink of an eye, Tang Chuan and Xiao Rui'er rushed to the battered escort carriage, surrounded by fallen Spirit Hall Temple Knights.
Their figures had just stabilized, and they hadn't had time to carefully observe their surroundings.
"Bang—!"
With a muffled thud, a figure, like a broken sack, fell from the sky and crashed heavily not far in front of Tang Chuan, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The person struggled to lift his head; it was Spirit Hall's Platinum Bishop Salas!
However, he was in a sorry state, his luxurious bishop's robe severely damaged, his face pale, and blood constantly gushing from his mouth, clearly suffering from severe internal injuries.
Not far away.
Beside the shattered carriage, a middle-aged man wearing a hood, with a scraggly beard, yet possessing an Aura as majestic as a mountain, stood there. In his hand, he held Tang San, who had just been unbound and whose face was equally pale but whose eyes were filled with excitement!
Tang Hao and Tang San clearly hadn't expected Tang Chuan to suddenly appear here, and in such a manner. The three of them stared at each other, frozen in place.
Just then, two figures, radiating intense killing intent, descended like meteors, crashing heavily into the scene. One in front, one behind, they directly surrounded Tang Hao, Tang San, Tang Chuan, Xiao Rui'er, and the struggling Salas on the ground!
It was Devil Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo, who had suppressed their injuries and pursued them closely!
Seeing these two arrive, the originally dying Salas seemed to grasp a lifeline. He struggled to gather his strength, climbed to his feet, pointed at Tang Hao and Tang San, and urgently shouted:
"Two Elders! You've come just in time!"
"Quick! Don't let Tang Hao rescue Tang San!"
"He is the person His Holiness the Supreme Pontiff personally named! He must not be lost!"
Hearing this, Devil Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo exchanged glances, both seeing the solemnity in each other's eyes. They naturally knew the importance of Tang San and Tang Hao; otherwise, His Holiness the Supreme Pontiff and the High Priest would not have set up such a grand scheme to capture the two of them.
The gazes of the two Titled Douluo first fixed intently on Tang Hao, whose Aura was as steady as a mountain, and on Tang San, whom he protected behind him.
Immediately after, their gazes involuntarily shifted to Tang Chuan not far away.
This blue-haired youth was also a person His Holiness the Supreme Pontiff and the High Priest had named!
At this moment, the two looked at each other, their brows tightly furrowed, clearly in a difficult situation.
The current situation instantly turned into a tricky multiple-choice question.
If they focused their strength on Tang Hao and Tang San.
Then Tang Chuan and Xiao Rui'er, who were equally powerful and possessed the ability to fly, would likely seize the opportunity to escape, and the orders of His Holiness the Supreme Pontiff and the High Priest would not be fulfilled.
But if they split one person to deal with Tang Chuan, or prioritized capturing Tang Chuan.
Then with the strength of only one of them, trying to capture Tang San from under Tang Hao's hands or prevent him from leaving with Tang San would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens!
The orders of His Holiness the Supreme Pontiff and the High Priest would also fall through.
Immediately, the two Titled Douluo fell into a dilemma, at a loss as to which side to deal with first. The atmosphere in the arena, due to this sudden choice, became even more subtle and tense, like a powder keg, just a spark away from being completely ignited... Meanwhile, in the area where the Shrek Academy's carriage was parked.
Not far away, the violent explosion and the vaguely audible commotion from the other end of the canyon exploded in Xiao Wu's heart like a clap of thunder!
The next second, she suddenly stood up from beside the carriage, the color instantly draining from her pretty face, replaced by panic and fear, and she cried out:
"Oh no! Something happened on Third Brother's side!"
She had an extraordinary sense of Tang San's Aura and safety; the direction from which the explosion came was precisely where Tang San's escort carriage was located!
Intense worry and an impulsive, desperate urge instantly overwhelmed Xiao Wu's reason.
"I... I want to go see!"
No sooner had she spoken than she, without even having time to explain to Flender and the others nearby, her Soul Power suddenly erupted. Her petite figure, like an arrow released from a bowstring, rushed desperately towards the direction of the explosion, which was Tang San's location!
"Xiao Wu! Come back! It's dangerous!"
Seeing this, Liu Erlong's face immediately turned rather grim. She was both anxious and angry, knowing well that the area was surely a dragon's den and a tiger's lair at this moment. The aftershocks of a Titled Douluo-level battle could easily tear Xiao Wu apart!
Then, she suddenly turned her head and, with extreme speed, instructed Flender, who also had a solemn expression:
"Boss Flender! You protect the children!"
"I'll go with Xiao Wu to see! I really can't rest assured with her alone!"
After speaking, Liu Erlong's fiery Soul Power erupted around her, the phantom of her Red Dragon Martial Soul flashed and disappeared, and her figure, like a burning meteor, went full speed, rushing towards the direction Xiao Wu had left!
Xiao Wu had already recognized her as her godmother; she couldn't let Xiao Wu venture into danger alone. Even if it was a mountain of blades and a sea of fire, she would protect this child whom she regarded as her own!
Hearing this, Flender watched their figures quickly disappear among the rubble and dust, opened his mouth, and finally let out a heavy sigh, then low-voiced to the other frightened Shrek students beside him: "Everyone stay near the carriage, don't move around!"
At this moment, although the area where the Shrek Academy's carriage was located was not the center of the battle, the previous attack by the Spirit Hall's black-clad individuals had also affected this area.
Many bodies of black-clad individuals lay scattered around, and some wounded Royal Knights soldiers were groaning. Warm blood gurgled from their wounds, gathering into small pools in the depressions on the ground, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
Most people were still shaken, either vigilantly watching the distant battle or tending to the wounded. No one noticed that the Master, curled up in the carriage, was in an extremely peculiar state at this moment.
His eyes, which had originally been dull due to decadence and anxiety.
Now, they had completely turned a terrifying blood-red!
The Master's body leaned slightly forward, his eyes unblinking, staring intently at the pools of still-uncongealed blood on the ground not far away.
The expression on his face was no longer his usual pedantry or wisdom, but a twisted mix of extreme craving, greed, and some primal bestiality. The corners of his mouth even uncontrollably curled into a slight grin, a look of ravenous hunger!
The strong smell of blood frantically stimulated the instinct of his Martial Soul, which had been eroded and transformed by Rakshasa divine force. The mutated evil Luo San Pao within him was continuously emitting silent roars from the depths of his Soul, desperately craving the blood that contained life energy!
On the other side, just as Devil Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo were caught in a dilemma due to conflicting targets and didn't know how to choose.
"Chi chi chi—!"
Above the cliff walls on both sides of the canyon, a series of piercing electric sounds rang out densely!
Immediately after, a large number of new black-clad individuals slowly emerged like Gui Mei, their numbers only more, not less, than the previous Spirit Hall forces!
Blue-purple electric light continuously flickered around these people, and at the same time, a violent Dragon Aura mixed with lightning Qi continuously overflowed, immediately attracting the attention of everyone below.
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