That afternoon, Long Yu's group finished their preparations and set off for the Soul Beast Forest.
Before they departed, however, Long Yu had everyone drink a cup of "water."
Though everyone was puzzled, they still drank it.
Lin Xuan, however, invoked his "duty as town mayor" and strongly insisted on accompanying Long Yu's group, even volunteering to lead the way.
Under the students' admiring gazes toward Lin Xuan, Long Yu readily agreed and had him lead from the front.
Walking at the very front, Lin Xuan could not help but sneer. With brains like theirs, how far could these Spirit Hall geniuses possibly cultivate? They would be better off cultivating their brains first.
Not long after Long Yu and the others left, news suddenly arrived that an Evil Soul Master had attacked another town near Fengyun Town.
The kingdom's and Heaven Dou Empire's troops stationed near Fengyun Town, along with their high-ranking soul masters, were directly routed by another Soul Douluo-level Evil Soul Master leading more than a dozen Evil Soul Masters. They scattered and fled for their lives, while vast numbers of soldiers, high-ranking soul masters, and civilians were massacred.
Left with no choice, the kingdom and the Heaven Dou Empire cast aside their pride this time and directly requested Spirit Hall's intervention.
Civilians dying was one thing, but the troops and high-ranking soul masters they had sent out were meant to suppress Evil Soul Masters and bolster the Heaven Dou Empire's prestige among the people. They were not sent there to throw away their lives. Those troops and high-ranking soul masters were the elite forces of the Heaven Dou Empire and the kingdom.
Now, a Soul Douluo Evil Soul Master had suddenly appeared, and his soul skills even included wide-area group attacks.
Meanwhile, the Heaven Dou Empire's strongest