After the Shrek group returned, the defenders and citizens of Yuming City were still cheering over having repelled the enemy's attack.
Without drawing most people's attention, the group returned to the hotel.
When Xu Jiujiu and Nebula Douluo arrived, they saw a group of grim-faced Elders, as well as Huo Yuhao sitting on the sofa, his aura somewhat weak.
Not knowing what had happened, Xu Jiujiu's heart skipped a beat. She stepped forward and asked, "How did it go?"
"We didn't kill him." Wang Qiu'er stood with her arms folded across her chest, leaning against the wall as she replied coldly.
Xu Jiujiu glanced at her, inwardly lamenting the missed opportunity as well.
"May I ask, seniors, who exactly was the Evil Soul Master secretly controlling the array?" As Xu Jiujiu's personal bodyguard, Nebula Douluo respectfully saluted Elder Song and the others.
Yet something that astonished both Nebula Douluo and Xu Jiujiu happened. The Elders did not answer, instead turning in unison to look at Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, raised his head, and looked at them. "I need to see Your Majesty."
Xu Jiujiu froze, then frowned. "I can take everyone to the Imperial Palace to see Imperial Brother, but I want to know what exactly happened."
Huo Yuhao said gravely, "The Evil Soul Master secretly controlling the array was Zhongli Wu, the Holy Spirit Cult Leader. We had already set up an encirclement and were about to kill him, but the Abyssal Sage King rescued him."
The abyss... Xu Jiujiu did not react at first. Then, suddenly, her pupils contracted sharply as information about the abyss flooded into her mind. She exclaimed in horror, "The Abyssal Sage King?"
"The existence whose cultivation rivals that of a God?"
"That's him." Enduring the pain, Huo Yuhao rose