The moment the explosion rang out, Xuan Zi, who had been sitting atop the mountain greedily devouring a chicken leg, abruptly changed expression.
"Not good!"
"Something's happened!"
With a whoosh, his figure vanished from where he stood, turning into a streak of earthy yellow light that shot straight into the cave.
He was the leader of the Shrek Inspectorate, and he had personally gathered the intelligence for this operation to wipe out the Death Hand Bandit Group.
According to the intelligence, the strongest members of this bandit group were merely two Soul King-level Evil Spirit Masters.
And those assigned to destroy the Death Hand Bandit Group were the elite disciples of their Inner Court, the main team members who would soon participate in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
Forget two Soul Kings—even if there had been two Spirit Emperors, he had been confident that the students of his academy could wipe them all out without suffering a scratch.
Yet the recent explosion had caused the entire mountain peak to tremble.
Its power was clearly beyond what Soul Kings or Spirit Emperors could produce.
Even Ma Xiaotao, the strongest assault-type fighter in their Inner Court, could not possibly unleash such a devastating explosive attack.
Already gripped by a bad premonition, Xuan Zi accelerated even further.
But when he reached the depths of the cave, the horrific sight before him still made his entire body tremble.
Thud!
A soft sound rang out.
The half-eaten chicken leg in his hand fell to the ground, and the wine gourd he never let leave his other hand dropped beside it.
"This... this is... what exactly is..."
Not only his body, but even Xuan Zi's lips and voice trembled.
Ma Xiaotao and Xixi, whose backs had been blasted into mangled ruin; Dai Yueheng, whose