95: Graduate

At this moment, whether it was the main team, the reserve team, or Teacher Wang Yan who was always smiling on usual days, none of them held back in the slightest.

Streams of spirit abilities filled with anger bombarded out like a violent storm, and the group advanced like a hot knife through butter; not a single bandit who dared to show their head could survive past three breaths.

Finally, as the slaughter progressed, the surviving bandits became utterly terrified and despairing, scrambling in panic as they fled in disarray toward the depths of the cave.

"What kind of people dare to oppose me, the Death God Envoy!"

"All of you are going to die! All of you are going to become my corpse slaves!"

A roar so sharp it was close to madness exploded from the depths of the cave, and accompanying this roar were bloated corpses that had obviously undergone special refinement.

The next instant, those thrown corpses, along with the remains of the bandits killed by the group earlier on the ground, began to expand and turn red crazily at an alarming speed!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom..."

Violent explosions rose one after another, echoing wildly within the cave!

The terrifying shockwave, carrying minced meat and poisonous blood, swept horizontally in all directions!

Meanwhile, Lin Yan, who had been on guard all along, had already made a rapid response the moment the Death God Envoy appeared.

The monstrous Di Yan instantly surged out wildly, transforming into a rolling sea of fire that centered on him and rapidly enveloped everyone beneath it.

Under the extreme high temperature, the splashing mutilated bodies, spreading poisonous blood, and terrifying shockwave were instantly burned to nothingness and reduced to ashes the moment they contacted that cyan and blue intertwined sea of fire.

Jiang Nannan and the others from the reserve team who fell behind were already far from the explosion center and naturally safe and sound, while Ling Luochen, Gongyang Mo, and Xi Xi, who were not far from Lin Yan, were also timely covered by the Di Yan and left completely unscathed.

However, Ma Xiaotao and the other two, who had charged to the deepest part and were closest to the explosion point, were not so lucky.

Although Lin Yan did not deliberately slow down the expansion speed of Di Yan, he also did not forcibly accelerate its derivation for the sake of the three of them.

Therefore, by the time the Di Yan swept over, they still ultimately endured a wave of fierce corpse explosion impact.

Fortunately, although the three of them looked heavily injured, even the most miserable Yao Haoxuan only lost two legs; compared to having no bones left intact in the original work, at least he was still alive.

At the same time, feeling the scalding sea of fire surging from behind, the Death God Envoy deep within the cave felt his soul leave his body in terror, and without a second thought, he instantly fled wildly toward the secret passage in the rear.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yan's expression was indifferent, and there was not the slightest trace of panic in the depths of his eyes.

Just as he was about to make a move to capture the person, a belated figure, accompanied by an angry roar, suddenly descended upon the cave.

"Bastard!"

Majestic Soul Power instantly filled every corner of the cave, and all the remaining poisonous blood and evil filth were evaporated cleanly in an instant.

On Elder Xuan's body, nine spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—bloomed with light that illuminated the entire cave as bright as day.

At this moment, he was incomparably furious!

He had simply eaten two more chicken butts and delayed for just a moment, yet such a thing had actually happened!

Looking at Yao Haoxuan who had lost his legs and was unconscious, as well as Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao who were covered in blood, he instantly felt deeply distressed.

However, when his gaze swept across the slowly dissipating Di Yan, amidst his heartache, a trace of relief could not help but flash in his turbid old eyes.

Fortunately, Lin Yan was here; at least no lives were lost. If casualties were as heavy as the last time hunting spirits in the Star Dou Great Forest, he truly wouldn't have the face to go back and face Elder Mu En.

By that time, who knows how long Elder Mu En would punish him by forbidding wine and meat!

Thinking of this, he became even more furious. Raising his right hand, a terrifying suction force instantly captured a skinny figure alive from the depths of the cave.

That person was draped in a dark grey robe, emaciated and frail, with their facial features obscured, and possessed only five spirit rings: three yellow and two purple.

This person was precisely the "Death God Envoy" who had fought desperately to escape just moments ago.

This time, without Yao Haoxuan's corpse and without hostages, no matter how he struggled, he could no longer stir up even the slightest ripple.

If under such circumstances a mere Spirit King could still escape alive, Lin Yan would really have to doubt the authenticity of Elder Xuan's identity as the Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult.

The next instant, as Elder Xuan, angered to the extreme, violently unleashed his Soul Power, this "Death God Envoy" didn't even have time to let out a miserable scream before instantly exploding into a foul-smelling blood mist.

However, at the exact same instant he was crushed, several bone fragments instantly shot out from the blood mist.

Then, as luck would have it, with a "puchi" sound, one of them fiercely stabbed into the base of Yao Haoxuan's only remaining thigh.

Taking such a hit once more while in a coma, Yao Haoxuan, lying on the ground, immediately let out an unconscious, painful muffled groan.

This muffled groan was so clear and so piercing within the deathly silent cave at this moment.

The crowd, who were immersed in fear, shock, and anger, were already extremely dissatisfied with Elder Xuan's irresponsibility. Seeing this scene, the anger in their eyes immediately increased by three points.

Yet constrained by Elder Xuan's terrifying strength and status, ultimately no one dared to speak up to question him.

Just as everyone's gazes were attracted by this latest "mistake" of Elder Xuan's, no one noticed that in the depths of Lin Yan's eyes, an extremely faint trace of grey flashed and vanished.

Seeing that the atmosphere was wrong, Teacher Wang Yan on the side hurriedly cleared his throat, broke the silence, and quickly organized manpower to begin treating Ma Xiaotao and the other two.

As for Elder Xuan, he naturally sensed the resentment in everyone's gazes, flicked his hand somewhat sheepishly, and didn't stay any longer. After hastily giving Teacher Wang Yan a few instructions, he flashed out to the cave entrance to wait.

Once Teacher Wang Yan led several members of the reserve team to perform emergency hemostasis and wound cleaning, the injury conditions of the three people became completely clear.

The most miserable one was naturally Yao Haoxuan, who had a low cultivation base yet closely followed Ma Xiaotao and the other two; he not only lost his legs, but was also deeply eroded by poisonous blood, suffering severe internal injuries.

Second was Dai Yueheng; his arms and legs were complete, and his internal injuries weren't too heavy, but he happened to... injure his little brother.

Without a closer look, it wasn't known whether it was all or part.

If it was all of it... wondering if Duke of the White Tiger Dai Hao would have the guts to go find Shrek to demand an explanation.

As for Ma Xiaotao, because she herself possessed the fire attribute and almost reduced everything to ashes with every strike, the corpses piled around her were already the fewest, so her injuries were naturally the lightest. She could basically recover after recuperating for a period of time.

After simply treating the injuries, the group brought the three wounded people and walked silently toward the outside of the cave.

Seeing Lin Yan and the others come out, Elder Xuan, who finally wasn't stuffing his face eating this time, immediately cast an inquiring look at Teacher Wang Yan.

Learning the exact condition of the three people's injuries from Teacher Wang Yan's mouth, Elder Xuan instantly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and the guilt in the depths of his eyes also dissipated by more than half.

In his eyes, as long as Ma Xiaotao, this "one of our own," didn't have any major issues, then it didn't matter.

As for Dai Yueheng and Yao Haoxuan, one was destined to leave Shrek and return to Star Luo, and the other's talent was just so-so; naturally, they were of little importance in his heart.

"Teacher Wang Yan, I am taking Yao Haoxuan back to the academy to receive treatment. You lead the rest and immediately rush to Star Luo City."

"Remember, Shrek's honor, no matter what, cannot have the slightest mishap!"

Finished speaking, he took a deep look at Lin Yan, swept his gaze over Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng who had just woken up and were pale-faced, then scooped up the still unconscious Yao Haoxuan and instantly tore through the air to leave.

In fact, at this moment, Elder Xuan's heart wasn't too worried about the upcoming tournament either.

Although Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng's injuries would take about half a month to fully recover, with "monster" Lin Yan around, he truly couldn't think of any reason to lose.

...

Once Elder Xuan left, considering the need to quickly find a healing-type Spirit Master, Teacher Wang Yan, after discussing briefly with Lin Yan, led the group to the military camp of the Northwest Group Army once again.

And when Dai Hao saw the injured Dai Yueheng, especially after understanding the whole process of the matter and the part where he was injured, his face instantly turned completely livid.

He never expected that right under the nose of a ninety-eighth-rank Super Douluo, a Spirit King could actually be allowed to injure someone like this!

This Elder Xuan... could he be good for nothing?!!

In another room, after accepting the inspection and treatment of a healing-type Spirit Saint, feeling himself become a lone-testicle warrior, Dai Yueheng's face was deathly pale as he gritted his teeth and squeezed a few words out of his mouth.

"Damned... Evil Soul Master!!"

"Damned... old thing!!"