Time passed as everyone recovered their spiritual power. The successive battles had drained them greatly. Now that they had finally dealt with their greatest enemy, they could at last breathe a sigh of relief and rest in peace.
However, Zetsu had not taken part in the direct battle. He had already begun cleaning up the battlefield, chiefly by searching for the remaining disciples of the five great academies. They knew too much, and Akatsuki could not allow them to return to the Southern Bright Continent.
As time passed and everyone had mostly recovered, they chose to leave and help Zetsu hunt down the stragglers from the various academies. With Bu Lianshi's Absolute Perception assisting them, their search of the entire battlefield became much faster.
Those disciples who had been hostile toward Akatsuki and the Ninja Sect were killed on sight once found. The rest, who bore little enmity toward them, were all brought before Mu Yuyi to await judgment.
Quite a few people from Heavenly Mystery Academy had survived, such as Ruan Shizhi and Su Jin. Comparatively few survivors remained from the other academies. Aside from Ruan Shizhi, every one of them was placed under Mu Yuyi's Caged Bird and Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal to prevent them from revealing anything that had happened in the competition space.
"What are you planning to do next?" a magnificent purple phoenix perched on Mu Yuyi's shoulder asked. It looked noble and elegant, its purple feathers shimmering with flowing radiance. The aura it occasionally leaked was enough to fill others with dread. This bird was none other than Scruffy Sparrow, Purple Phoenix. Only now did he truly possess the bearing of one of the ancient Five Phoenixes.
"I'll probably need to lie low for a while," Mu Yuyi said softly. His sky-blue Tenseigan gazed