Beast Tide Incident Concluded

Night was the time when Soul Beasts reveled, but after Zhao Wuji cleared out the surrounding area, no Soul Beast dared to sneak up on the village.

After all, the entire village reeked of blood, enough to frighten off low-level Soul Beasts.

"...Xiaofeng... Xiaofeng, wake up."

Wang Xiaofeng slept groggily until Oscar suddenly woke him. Rubbing his eyes, he finally realized it was his turn to keep watch.

Wang Xiaofeng had not expected to fall asleep while meditating. It seemed that battle had taken quite a toll on him.

When he walked out of the room, he saw a weary Dai Mubai sitting nearby. His once-handsome long hair was disheveled, his expensive fitted clothes were tattered, and his body was covered in scabbed wounds. It looked like he had eaten Oscar's Sausage.

When Dai Mubai saw Wang Xiaofeng, the corner of his mouth twitched into an ugly smile.

"It's my turn to keep watch. Go get some rest."

Wang Xiaofeng patted Dai Mubai on the shoulder, urging him to hurry back to sleep.

"Xiaofeng, if I were stronger, could I have protected everyone better?"

Dai Mubai did not get up to return to the dormitory. Gazing at the bright moonlight, he spoke wearily.

Wang Xiaofeng fell silent. He knew Dai Mubai had seen some of the injured villagers and was blaming himself.

But Dai Mubai himself knew that no one dying this time was already the best possible outcome. He simply could not get over it.

"Mubai, you really are too weak."

Wang Xiaofeng looked at Dai Mubai seriously. "If you were strong enough, what would be so difficult about reversing death itself? Instead of sitting here wallowing in self-pity, you might as well cultivate and grow stronger."

"You're right, Xiaofeng." A glimmer of light suddenly appeared in Dai Mubai's dull eyes. "Wallowing in self-pity isn't my style."

Wang Xiaofeng stared at Dai Mubai, who seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, feeling rather speechless. So after saying all that, had he only heard the words "wallowing in self-pity"?

Dai Mubai abruptly stood up and quickly headed back to the dormitory. When he opened the door, he nearly crashed into Ma Hongjun and Oscar.

Ma Hongjun looked at Dai Mubai, who had begun cultivating on his bed, and asked curiously, "What's up with Big Boss Dai? He fought all night and he's still so fired up. Did he take the wrong medicine or something?"

Oscar shook his head, indicating that if Ma Hongjun had questions, he should ask Wang Xiaofeng. All of Oscar's Soul Power had gone into making Sausages, and he was exhausted in both body and mind. He needed to sleep immediately.

"Fine, hurry up and go."

Ma Hongjun found Wang Xiaofeng, who was keeping watch on the Training Field, along with Zhao Wuji.

"I've already cleared out the surroundings, but just in case, Teacher Li Songyu will keep watch with you for the latter half of the night."

Zhao Wuji stood and said, "I need to deal with the Soul Beast corpses now. It would be dangerous if an epidemic broke out."

Not long after Zhao Wuji left, Li Songyu arrived at the Training Field.

The surroundings were quiet. Ma Hongjun tossed a piece of wood into the fire and said gloomily, "I wonder how Teacher is doing. Even Soul Beasts appeared near the academy, so something must have gone wrong on his end."

Ma Hongjun usually acted carefree and boorish, but beneath that exterior, he had a thoughtful mind. He knew that a major breach must have occurred in the Star Dou Great Forest for so many Soul Beasts to pour out.

"Don't worry. The dean is an agility-attack Soul Saint. Even if he can't win, he can still run, right? He'll definitely be fine. Maybe he'll be back first thing in the morning."

Wang Xiaofeng was a little helpless. These people usually acted like they were invincible, yet one Soul Beast attack had reduced them to this state.

"I hope so."

Ma Hongjun looked so dejected that Wang Xiaofeng truly had no idea what to do with him.

The three silently kept watch until dawn, and no Soul Beast appeared. Wang Xiaofeng stood up and stretched his limbs. His butt had gone numb from sitting all night.

Just then, an eagle's cry suddenly rang out from the sky. Ma Hongjun, who had looked utterly dejected moments ago, instantly leaped to his feet.

"It's Teacher! Teacher's back!" Ma Hongjun said happily, vanishing in a flash.

Wang Xiaofeng rubbed his stomach. Nothing was more important than eating, so he should have breakfast first.

As soon as he entered the Cafeteria, he found the surrounding villagers discussing yesterday's Soul Beast incident. After all, ordinary people rarely saw so many Soul Beasts.

But the sorrow on their faces had vanished, replaced by happy smiles. It seemed that once Flander returned, everyone had found their backbone again.

Clang... clang... clang...

As Wang Xiaofeng ate breakfast and listened to the gossip, a series of ringing sounds reached his ears.

Wang Xiaofeng quickly put down his breakfast and ran toward the Training Field.

On the way, he ran into the excited Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, as well as a bleary-eyed Oscar.

When everyone arrived at the Training Field, they saw only Flander and Zhao Wuji standing there.

Once Flander saw that everyone was present, he said, "You all did well this time. Not only did you protect yourselves, but you also protected the academy. Leave the rest to us teachers. Go back and rest."

"Wuji, gather everyone." Flander began arranging matters. He had left in too much of a hurry this time, and now he still needed to learn the academy's specific situation from the others.

The moment Oscar returned to the dormitory, he collapsed onto his bed. "Xiaofeng, don't wake me. I'm going to sleep my heart out. No one's going to disturb my sleep this time. I'm sleeping until I wake naturally."

Hearing Oscar say that, Wang Xiaofeng began to feel sleepy as well. Forget it, he would rest for the day. Not long after lying down on his bed, Wang Xiaofeng also drifted into sleep.

Meanwhile, on the Training Field, Flander had gathered all the teachers and was recounting what he had seen and experienced this time.

"This Beast Tide was indeed caused by the Skyvoid Eagle. With our strength, there should not have been any problems with the defensive perimeter, but an accident occurred during the operation."

"Spirit Hall?" Zhao Wuji asked doubtfully.

Flander glanced at Zhao Wuji and nodded. "That's right. Spirit Hall caused the accident. Somehow, they found that Hundred Thousand Year Skyvoid Eagle in the Star Dou Great Forest and dispatched more than a dozen Soul Douluo and a Titled Douluo to capture it."

"Unfortunately, they misjudged the Skyvoid Eagle's strength and were completely suppressed in aerial combat. Several Soul Douluo died, yet they still could do nothing to it. In the end, it simply flapped its wings and flew away."

"Pfft... Hahaha!"

When Zhao Wuji heard that the arrogant Spirit Hall had suffered at the hands of a Soul Beast, he was immediately delighted and could not help laughing aloud.

Flander glared at Zhao Wuji. "At the time, many high-level Soul Masters wanted to take advantage of the situation, leaving the entire defensive perimeter somewhat understaffed. That allowed some Soul Beasts to break through it."

"I saw that things over there were nearly settled, so I slipped back in secret."

Flander finished recounting the Beast Tide operation in the Star Dou Great Forest. In truth, the process had been far more perilous than he made it sound, but since he had returned safely in the end, there was no need to bring it up and make everyone worry.

Next, the other teachers told Flander about everything that had happened over the past few days.

After hearing all the teachers' reports, Flander sighed, a wave of lingering fear rising in his heart. "I never expected that kid Wang Xiaofeng to encounter a lone Thousand Year Soul Beast and even kill it in return. He was really lucky."

Zhao Wuji nodded. "Tell me about it. If that kid didn't know so many tricks, he wouldn't have lived to see today's sun."

Flander then arranged a few more matters before leaving. He had slipped back in secret, after all, and needed to hurry back. Otherwise, if anyone discovered him, part of his commission would definitely be deducted.