In the tunnel.
Fan Yu had sacrificed himself to cover the main force's retreat, leaving everyone silent. The atmosphere was heavy.
But Xian Lin'er and Cai Meier did not let Fan Yu's sacrifice go to waste. They quickly caught up with the main force, then returned to the very front of the group and led them onward.
When the others from Shrek Academy heard of Fan Yu's sacrifice, their hearts were filled with grief. This was especially true of the Soul Tool Department students who had been brought here to take part in the Soul Engineer Competition. They had all been personally taught by Fan Yu, and the more emotional among them burst into tears on the spot.
But grief did not make the group collapse. Instead, it made their steps even more resolute.
Zhang Lexuan looked at Huo Yuhao inside the Ice Coffin beside her, and a trace of sorrow also surfaced in her eyes.
On the other side of the Ice Coffin, the black-robed figure's body trembled twice as well. In the end, he still said nothing, only seeming even more dispirited.
"This isn't your fault," Zhang Lexuan suddenly said to the black-robed figure. "According to the academy's intelligence, the ones who attacked Teacher Zhou Yi back then should have been Evil Soul Masters secretly raised by Duke White Tiger's Mansion. It's just that after that incident, Duke White Tiger's Mansion stated that the Evil Soul Master had nothing to do with them."
"It's possible that soul master detained Teacher Zhou Yi's soul, then fled all the way to the Sun Moon Empire and joined the Holy Spirit Cult. Just like the Death God Messenger."
The black-robed figure finally spoke. His voice was hoarse and carried doubt. "Duke White Tiger's Mansion? Why would they attack the academy?"
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