Xuan Zi's Shock? What the Fuck Kind of Monster Is This?

Within the dense forest, the chill had yet to dissipate, and ice crystals reflected a frigid gleam beneath the mottled sunlight.

Long Aotian, Vina, and the other Body Sect disciples gathered around Liu Yuan.

Although they had already witnessed Liu Yuan's almost shameless Undying Body during sparring matches within the sect, and had long regarded it as his ultimate defensive trump card...

Seeing him survive being bisected at the waist and still perform Limb Regeneration with their own eyes sent turbulent waves crashing through their hearts.

"Every time I see it, I feel like this ability is challenging the common sense of the Soul Master world." Wang Yanfeng's Adam's apple bobbed as he unconsciously touched his own arm. The shudder brought on by the visual impact lingered for a long while.

Ling Luochen, standing to the side, was even more shaken than anyone else present.

As one of Shrek Academy's outstanding students, she had seen countless bizarre Martial Souls and Soul Skills, yet the sight before her completely exceeded the limits of her understanding.

A Soul Grandmaster in his twenties, bisected at the waist by a Five-Ring Evil Soul Master, not only had not died on the spot, but within mere dozens of seconds, his severed bones, meridians, and flesh had begun growing and reassembling frantically as though they possessed minds of their own.

Her entire worldview was devastatingly reconstructed in that instant.

Ling Luochen stood frozen for a long time, disbelief written all over her cool eyes.

Only when Liu Yuan's deathly pale face gradually regained its color and smooth skin once again covered his severed waist and abdomen did she finally snap out of it.

Is this... really just a Soul Skill? Ling Luochen let out a powerless groan deep in her heart, eventually gritting her teeth and forcing out an assessment. "He really is... an utter freak!"

"Cough, cough."

Liu Yuan braced himself against the ground and rose to his feet, feeling his regenerated flesh and Soul Power begin circulating once more.

Although the Undying Body had healed his injuries, the excruciating pain from that instant and the immense loss of Soul Power still left him somewhat weak.

"How are you?" Vina hurried forward to support him, her eyes reddened and her voice trembling. "If you hadn't pushed me away just now, I would have already..."

"We're on the same team. What's there to say?" Liu Yuan smiled casually, indicating that he was fine.

Long Aotian stepped forward and carefully sensed Liu Yuan's aura. Only after confirming that his foundation was unharmed did he finally breathe a sigh of relief and pat him on the shoulder.

"It's good that you're alright. Your life is even tougher than I expected, kid. But next time something this life-threatening happens, leave it to your senior brother."

Liu Yuan said helplessly, "The situation was urgent just now... I couldn't just stand by and do nothing."

As the atmosphere eased slightly, everyone's gaze turned toward the mysterious girl with the Ice Staff.

Ling Luochen calmed her turbulent emotions, put away her Ice Staff, and gave Liu Yuan and the others a slight bow. Her tone returned to its usual cool politeness.

"If this friend hadn't pierced that Evil Soul Master's wings and shot him down at the crucial moment, I likely would have had a hard time keeping him in this forest. Thank you all for your help."

Long Aotian stepped forward and returned the gesture as the leader. "It was nothing."

"I am Long Aotian. We came here under our master's orders to eliminate Evil Soul Masters."

"Your cultivation is remarkable, miss, and your Martial Soul is exceptionally rare. May I ask which force has produced such a genius? And why were you pursuing that Five-Ring Evil Soul Master alone?"

At Long Aotian's question, Ling Luochen's eyes flickered slightly.

As a member of the Shrek Inspection Team, she had to conceal her identity while carrying out missions. That was a strict order from the academy.

Especially since, while these people were not particularly powerful, the dense and peculiar Soul Power fluctuations emanating from them gave her the vague feeling that their origins were far from ordinary as well.

"We met by chance. I merely acted when I saw injustice." Ling Luochen did not answer directly. She glanced at the darkening sky and spoke lightly.

"Since the mission is complete and the injured are unharmed, it is time for me to take my leave. Until we meet again."

With that, she gave Long Aotian no chance to question her further. With a light tap of her toes, her entire body became a streak of azure light and vanished into the depths of the forest.

"That woman really is quite aloof," Wang Yanfeng muttered.

"Forget it. Soul Masters with ice-attribute Martial Souls tend to be rather cold by nature." Long Aotian shook his head, his expression turning grave.

"The commotion just now was too great. It may draw even more trouble."

"Since Liu Yuan is fine, we should immediately set out for the sect."

"We can't stay in Yaluo City any longer."

Everyone agreed with this.

After nodding, they swiftly headed toward the Body Sect.

Several days later, deep within Sea God Island at Shrek Academy.

Inside a quiet pavilion, Xuan Zi, the highest-ranking leader of the Shrek Inspection Team, was swaying the wine gourd in his hand while contentedly gnawing on a chicken leg.

"Elder Xuan, Luochen has returned."

Ling Luochen passed through the mist and respectfully stood behind Xuan Zi.

"Oh? Did you catch that Five-Ring little bat?" Xuan Zi asked casually. In his view, a mission of this level was merely a matter of time for Ling Luochen.

"I killed him. But an unexpected incident occurred during the pursuit." Ling Luochen's voice was somewhat heavy, carrying even a trace of lingering shock.

Xuan Zi stopped biting into the chicken leg and turned around, looking at Ling Luochen in surprise. "An accident? Were you injured? Or did the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family interfere?"

"Neither. I encountered a group of youths who appeared to be around twelve to fifteen or sixteen years old, but they were all quite strong." Ling Luochen hesitated before finally recounting the scene that had troubled her the most.

"Especially one of them. His cultivation was only around Rank 27, a Soul Grandmaster."

"But I personally saw him use two crimson beams from his eyes to precisely kill several Evil Soul Masters of the same rank in battle. Even more terrifyingly, when that Five-Ring Evil Soul Master launched a surprise attack, he was bisected at the waist while saving someone..."

Xuan Zi's originally cloudy eyes abruptly sharpened. "A Rank 27 Soul Grandmaster blocked a Five-Ring Soul King? He was bisected at the waist? Then he must have died."

"That was what I thought too." Ling Luochen took a deep breath.

"But the moment he was severed, he not only counterattacked and used his First Soul Skill to knock off the enemy's wings, but in less than a minute afterward, his body actually... right before my eyes, reconnected itself bit by bit and healed completely."

"That kind of vitality is simply unheard of."

"What did you say?!"

With a bang, the wine gourd in Xuan Zi's hand fell to the ground, spilling its precious liquor everywhere.

Yet he paid it no mind. He abruptly rose to his feet, and the terrifying pressure of a mountain made the waters of Sea God Lake ripple.

"A Rank 27 Soul Grandmaster could injure a Five-Ring Evil Soul Master? And he can regenerate severed limbs? What the fuck kind of monster is this?"