Chapter 88 The Arrogant Xuanzi: Messenger of Death? Just a roadside dump!
Meanwhile, on the border of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Liu Yuan and his group had already set off.
Since Poison Immortal replied to Emperor Tianhun to confirm his participation, Emperor Tianhun has demonstrated extremely high efficiency, preparing all the participation procedures and identity documents in a very short time.
According to the rules of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, only students from regular academies are eligible to participate.
But for the emperor who held the power of the empire, allowing Liu Yuan and the other seven to be enrolled in the "Heavenly Soul Royal Academy" and sent as the school's number one seed team to battle was merely a matter of issuing an imperial decree.
At this moment, Liu Yuan and his group had crossed the border and officially entered the territory of the Star Luo Empire.
However, the security situation in this land is clearly not as secure as they imagined.
On their way to Xingluo City, Liu Yuan and his group were attacked unexpectedly.
This is a team of twelve evil spirit masters.
Their martial spirits mostly carried a rotten and sinister aura. Among them, the two strongest leaders possessed the cultivation level of a four-ring grandmaster, while the rest of the members were all three-ring Soul Venerables.
If a team of evil spirit masters of this size were placed on an ordinary trade route, it would be enough to wipe out a sizable merchant group.
Unfortunately, they encountered the most core disciple of the Body Sect in this generation.
"Spread out and use your usual formation to finish this quickly."
Liu Yuan stood in the center of the group and calmly gave the instructions.
He didn't act immediately, but quietly observed his surroundings.
The battle erupted in an instant.
Long Aotian took the lead, his fist covered in dark green light suddenly swinging out, directly clashing with the white bone claw of a fourth-ring evil soul master.
With a dull thud, the evil soul master's soul power defense shattered like a fragile layer of ice.
Long Aotian's power was extremely domineering; his fist force passed through the body, instantly shattering the opponent's meridians.
Wang Yanfeng and Chen Luze occupied the left and right wings respectively.
Wang Yanfeng's arm muscles bulged, and every block and counterattack carried the unique heaviness of his martial soul.
Chen Lu used his agility to quickly weave between the three-ring evil soul masters, and each of his attacks precisely severed the nodes in the opponent's soul power circulation.
Vina stood beside Liu Yuan, gently raising her hands, and a gentle spiritual wave spread out from her.
This is the auxiliary effect brought by the brain's own martial soul; under her mental connection, everyone's cooperation becomes seamless.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the two fourth-ring evil soul masters tried to unleash a bloody area-of-effect soul skill together, causing black mist to surge up from the ground.
"Gu Tong," Liu Yuan murmured a name.
Gu Tong, standing at the back, suddenly lit up his eyes with a gaze belonging to his eye-based martial soul.
A mental shockwave swept across the front in a fan shape, causing the two evil soul masters to freeze abruptly, their soul power instantly going out of control due to the severe mental damage.
Seizing the opportunity, Long Aotian leaped into the air and brought his legs down like giant axes.
With several sounds of flesh hitting the ground, the last trace of evil energy completely dissipated into the air.
The entire battle lasted less than five minutes, and all twelve evil soul masters were killed, while Liu Yuan and his group didn't even have to breathe rapidly.
After successfully eliminating these evil soul masters, Long Aotian withdrew his soul power, looked at the twisted corpses on the ground, and couldn't help but complain:
"This is the third wave of evil spirit masters we've encountered since entering the Star Luo Empire, isn't it? The frequency is too high. Has the Star Luo Empire's security deteriorated to this extent?"
Vina straightened her cuffs and explained calmly, "After all, there are no hidden organizations like our Body Sect in the Star Luo Empire that specialize in eradicating evil. Most of the garrisons in the provinces are busy with border defenses and internal factional struggles."
"Therefore, the cleanup and suppression of evil spirit masters is far less thorough than that of our Heavenly Soul Empire."
"There's plenty of space for evil spirit masters to survive here, so naturally there are more of them."
"Of course, compared to places like the Sun Moon Empire where evil soul masters are almost openly practiced, this place is slightly better."
After exchanging a few words, everyone suddenly realized that Liu Yuan hadn't said a word.
He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing intently at a distant mountain range, a faint, enigmatic smile flickering in his double pupils.
Long Aotian stepped forward with some confusion and asked, "Junior brother, what are you looking at? Are you sensing if there is any residual evil energy around us?"
Liu Yuan withdrew his gaze and gave his companions a mysterious smile.
"No, I just suddenly remembered something very interesting."
Fragmented memories surfaced in Liu Yuan's mind.
If things had followed the original timeline, Shrek Academy's instructor, Xuanzi, would have led the regular team and reserve team to wipe out a bandit gang called "Death Hand" on their way to Star Luo City due to extreme arrogance and negligence.
During that operation, the opposing team's "Death Messenger," who was jokingly referred to as the strongest Soul King on the entire continent, actually managed to severely injure the Shrek Academy team right under the nose of the level 98 Super Douluo Xuanzi, using his Corpse Explosion Technique.
This not only resulted in heavy casualties among the starting players, but also forced reserve players like Huo Yuhao to step into the starting lineup ahead of schedule.
"Xuanzi's escort..." Liu Yuan let out a faint laugh, a laugh tinged with sarcasm.
He knew Xuanzi's personality very well.
That old man always boasted of his formidable strength, believing that under his protection, a mere evil spirit master could not possibly cause any trouble.
But it is precisely this arrogance that has become one of the biggest stains on Shrek's long-standing reputation.
"If this happens again, Shrek Academy will really be a laughing stock," Liu Yuan muttered to himself.
He had no intention of intervening or offering any warnings. Right now, he was just a detached observer and competitor.
Meanwhile, on the western border of the Star Luo Empire, in the territory of the White Tiger Duke.
Compared to Liu Yuan and his group's low-key march, Shrek Academy's expeditionary force appeared magnificent.
Because of Shrek's distinguished status, Xuanzi and his companions received the highest level of hospitality upon arriving at the border.
At this moment, Xuanzi, along with Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Huo Yuhao, and other disciples, had officially left the White Tiger Duke's military camp.
In their luggage was an additional emergency mission briefing provided by the military.
The mission's target is the "Hand of Death" bandit gang, which has been lurking in the nearby mountains and committing numerous atrocities. Their leader calls himself "The Messenger of Death."
Xuanzi walked at the front of the group, and his mood was unusually high because he had been flattered by the generals in the military camp yesterday.
As he drank heavily, he nonchalantly addressed his teammates behind him:
"They're nothing but a bunch of bandits and outlaws. The White Tiger Duke's army couldn't catch them because they're slippery. But in my eyes, these guys are nothing but chickens and dogs in the ground."
As the team leader, Ma Xiaotao appeared full of fighting spirit: "Elder Xuan, I heard from the Duke's staff that the Grim Reaper has strange methods and seems to be good at manipulating corpses."
Xuanzi scoffed dismissively: "Manipulating corpses? In the face of absolute power, any evil tricks are a joke. Go ahead and do it! You are students of Shrek Academy, you can easily deal with this kind of enemy."
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