"Yanzi, are you all right?"
Dugu Yang had been watching the battle all along, so he was the first to notice the Blazing Earth-Walking Dragon preparing to self-destruct. He hurriedly shielded Dugu Yan and the others behind him.
But Dugu Yang had not actually needed to protect them. Aside from Dugu Yang and Du Lu, the other students were several hundred meters away. Even when the Blazing Earth-Walking Dragon self-destructed, they were only struck by a fierce gust of wind.
"I'm fine. Are Teacher Qin and the others all right?"
Dugu Yan looked worriedly toward the center of the explosion, where flames and dust still lingered without dispersing.
"Don't worry. Teacher Qin will be fine."
As if to prove Dugu Yang's words, two holes suddenly burst open in the dust cloud, and two figures came flying backward from within.
They were none other than Qin Ming and Huo Jun.
Their clothes were now tattered, their bodies covered in burns, and their auras had fallen to roughly thirty percent of their former strength.
Clearly, although the two had relied on their powerful cultivation to escape the range of the Blazing Earth-Walking Dragon's self-destruction, they had still suffered considerable injuries.
"That was close. I never expected that Blazing Earth-Walking Dragon to have such a fiery temperament."
"Yeah. It seems we were still too reckless to venture deep into the heart of the Star Dou Forest."
Qin Ming and Huo Jun returned to a safe position and spoke.
"Teacher Qin, Dean Huo, are you two all right?"
Dugu Yang and Du Lu came before them and looked them over.
"There's no real danger, but our condition has deteriorated too much. It would be best to leave this place now."
"Has Wushuang's side finished?"
Dugu Yang nodded slightly, then gestured with his chin toward