Tang San Loses His Composure

The next day.

The morning sun rose, bringing light back to this forest.

Xiao Wu had returned to the team, but everyone's expressions were heavy, and a faint sense of sorrow could be felt in the atmosphere.

Led by Zhao Wuji, the group moved forward in a defensive formation, seemingly searching for something.

"Teacher Zhao, I want to go back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. I want to have the people from the sect come and search... sob..."

"Sword Grandpa is a Titled Douluo; he will definitely be able to find Lin Yan."

Ning Rongrong's tearful voice broke the silence. Everyone turned to look at her, their eyes brightening for a moment as if they had found a glimmer of hope.

But soon, they thought of the impossibility of the situation, and the light of hope in their eyes dimmed once more.

Yes, they were searching for Lin Yan... and they had been searching for an entire night.

Last night, Xiao Wu had been taken away by the Titan Giant Ape, and Tang San and Lin Yan had chased after them one after the other. Zhao Wuji had no choice but to use Oscar's Flying Mushroom Sausage to lead the remaining Shrek students in pursuit.

However, they only found the corpse of a Man Faced Demon Spider. The carcass bore Tang San's hidden weapons and traces of being scorched by flames, but there was no sign of the two men.

At this point, everyone had roughly guessed the outcome...

The two of them were likely in grave danger!

"Rongrong, don't be like this."

Zhu Zhuqing uncharacteristically dropped her cold mask in front of the group to comfort her. "Lin Yan will be fine. He... he is a healing-type Spirit Master; he will definitely be fine."

"That's right, the grass leaves he gave us still have energy, which means he is still alive." Dai Mubai grasped the key point. "As long as we keep searching, we will definitely find him."

At these words, everyone's eyes brightened, including Zhao Wuji's, and they all took out the Blue Silver Grass leaves Lin Yan had left them.

The leaves radiated vitality, indicating that their owner had not yet perished, but... where exactly was Lin Yan?

The group had followed the tracks left by the Titan Giant Ape for an entire night. They had even encountered the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny along the way. Logically, it shouldn't be this hard to find someone who had lost the ability to move...

At this moment, Xiao Wu frowned slightly and muttered to herself in her heart.

Is there a possibility that Tang San is also missing...

Are you all only looking for Lin Yan?

Yes, Tang San hadn't returned either.

After condensing her spirit ring, Xiao Wu had specifically retraced her steps to look around before finally finding the group.

She had assumed Tang San would be with the team, but she hadn't expected that even Lin Yan would have disappeared along with him, which filled her with immense guilt.

It was all because of her, because of Er Ming...

Before she could dwell on it, several figures appeared in the distance. The newcomers cleared their throats, quickly drawing everyone's attention.

"Dragon Duke and Snake Granny?"

Zhao Wuji's expression was puzzled. Seeing the half-dead figure being carried by the Dragon Duke, a sense of panic welled up in his heart for no reason.

Sure enough, after seeing the group's gaze, the Snake Granny took a step forward and signaled for the Dragon Duke to place the person on the ground.

Thud.

"Brother Zhao, is this one of your people?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Ning Rongrong rushed out in excitement, but whether due to her emotional state or something else, she tripped after only a few steps.

Kneeling on the ground, the young girl looked at the figure whose waist was covered in blood, his clothes gone and replaced only by rags. She wept bitterly.

"Lin Yan!"

"Sigh," the Snake Granny sighed, her expression full of pity. "He was already like this when we found him. We managed to barely save his life, but his lower body..."

"It must have been eaten by beasts; we didn't find any remains at the scene."

"What?"

When Zhu Zhuqing heard this, her body went limp, and she collapsed directly onto the ground with a thud.

Xiao Wu, who was closest, hurriedly supported her and asked with concern.

"Zhuqing, Zhuqing, are you alright?"

Ma Hongjun, on the verge of a breakdown, buried his fingers in his hair. "It's over! Everything is over. Lin Yan was still a little virgin, and he still had to cultivate his second martial soul! What are we supposed to do now!"

Clearly, the mangled, bloody figure had lost all traces of his masculinity. In his current state, even if a god came down, he couldn't be saved.

Oscar was devastated. "Brother, why go to such lengths? Was it worth it for a Tang San who was always at odds with you?"

Only the day before, everyone had been laughing and talking, and Lin Yan had even helped him obtain his third spirit ring, yet after just one night...

"Sigh."

Dai Mubai clenched his fists. "I will find the best healing Spirit Master on the entire continent for my brother. He must not... he must not stop here in this life..."

Xiao Wu squatted beside Zhu Zhuqing, silently shedding tears. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."

"He clearly had such a bright future, and he could have cultivated his second martial soul after returning this time..."

Mentioning the cultivation of the second martial soul reminded everyone of the ambitious words Lin Yan had declared to the team before they set off:

"I want to attach a soul ring to my second martial soul; I want to become a Battle Soul Master."

"Once I have the strength, it will be my turn to protect everyone."

The determination on the young man's fair face was still vivid in their minds, but as they looked once more at that broken body...

The morning sun gradually brought warmth to the earth, yet at this moment, everyone's hearts sank to the bottom, turning ice-cold.

Zhao Wuji could not bear to look at the cruel scene before him; he covered his eyes tightly with his large hands and sighed in grief.

"Lin Yan, you brat, how am I supposed to explain this to Flender..."

"Hm? What is so hard for you to explain?"

"Because you..."

Zhao Wuji looked up abruptly, and a handsome, fair face happened to enter his line of sight. On his back were magnificent purple Dragon Wings, and his body was wreathed in high-temperature fire-attribute soul power. As his soul power circulated, the young man's hair seemed to flutter as if dancing in the wind, looking incredibly imposing.

"Lin Yan?"

Zhao Wuji let out a strange cry in his shock, and immediately after, everyone else gasped in unison.

"Lin Yan?"

Lin Yan nodded, looking down at the crowd from the air with an innocent expression.

"What's wrong with you all? Why are you all crying your eyes out? Isn't everyone here?"

Then, as if remembering something, he turned his gaze toward the figure in front of Dragon Duke and Snake Granny.

"Hiss~"

"What's the situation with Tang San?"

"Tang San?"

Xiao Wu's body tensed. Was that person, stripped of his clothes and covered in blood at the waist, really Tang San?

She looked at Lin Yan, then looked at the figure on the ground.

The next second, she collapsed straight onto the ground...