Xie Xie Flees the Battlefield (Join the fan group and chat!)

"Once we get out of the car, you two know what you should say and what you shouldn't."

Gu Yuena's voice was icy to the bone, without a trace of warmth.

Fang Yuan rubbed his eyes and sat up straight. His voice was still a little hoarse from waking up, and he leaned against the seatback without saying a word.

There was no need to spell out the obvious.

The two students had seen the devastation across the entire street with their own eyes. They knew too much; if they couldn't keep their mouths shut, they would be courting death.

Xie Xie went rigid all over, his scalp going numb as he nodded frantically.

"Got it! Don't worry, Boss Gu! We won't breathe a word of it!"

Tang Wulin nodded hard as well, his heart pounding furiously.

Charred corpses littered the ground amid ruins scorched by black flames. Even an idiot could tell this had been no ordinary conflict.

If they really talked carelessly, the ones dying would definitely be the two of them.

Di Tian sat in the driver's seat with his eyelids lowered, just about to ask for instructions on what came next.

A mental transmission pressed directly into his mind, audible only to the two of them.

"No need to say more. You have followed me for hundreds of years; you should understand my rules. I have never been one to punish my subordinates lightly."

"But if today's situation loses control in the slightest, do not hesitate. Level everything within ten miles."

Di Tian's gaze sharpened as he replied through mental transmission with utmost respect, "As you command, Master."

The moment he finished speaking, the soul car's door slid open with a swish.

The four got out one after another, walking straight into the searchlights of the Law Enforcement Team's mecha stationed by the roadside.

Several Eastsea City Law Enforcement Team officers in standard uniforms spotted the Eastsea Academy uniforms they wore, and immediately froze for a moment before exchanging glances and whispering under their breath.

"Eastsea Academy students? Four half-grown kids?"

"The suspicious vehicle flagged by surveillance was this one, but it looks like an ordinary private car used to pick up students."

"Evil Soul Masters are so ruthless in their methods. How could they possibly be connected to a few students?"

They were all full of doubts.

More than a hundred people had been killed or injured at the election site in the city center, throwing the entire city into an uproar.

The culprit should have been a vicious Evil Soul Master no matter how they looked at it, with absolutely nothing to do with a few underage students.

Fang Yuan stepped forward half a step.

He was not even as tall as the officers' waists, yet there was not the slightest trace of fear on his face. He looked up at them, his voice calm and clear.

"May I ask what happened here? We were eating at a restaurant, and when we came out, we saw that the road had been blocked off."

Gu Yuena stood quietly half a step behind him.

Her features were cool and detached. She did not speak, merely giving the officers a faint glance.

One of the older officers set aside his doubts and stepped forward with a serious expression, explaining in a deep voice.

"A violent incident suddenly broke out in the city center. An Evil Soul Master committed murder at the election site, causing more than a hundred casualties.

"The entire city is now under temporary combat readiness. We are checking suspicious people and vehicles street by street."

"An Evil Soul Master!?"

Fang Yuan's eyes widened slightly as he feigned panic.

"That sounds terrifying. It's scary just hearing about it."

"Officer, we were eating at the Drunken Immortal Tower up ahead. We stayed in a private room the entire time."

"When we came out, we saw this area had been sealed off and thought there had been a traffic accident.

"Who would've thought..."

The officer stared at him for two seconds. Seeing that his expression was open and composed, without the slightest panic, he pressed further.

"Just the four of you?"

"Was anyone else with you? Did you hear anything unusual while you were eating?"

"Just the four of us—my sister and two classmates."

Fang Yuan tilted his head to indicate the people behind him, his tone exceptionally steady.

"The private room's door was closed, so we didn't hear anything outside. After we finished eating, we were planning to return to the academy."

Another officer beside them, more meticulous by nature, did not lower his guard. His gaze locked directly onto Di Tian as he spoke coldly.

"Sir, are you these students' guardian?

"Please show your identification and vehicle permit for a routine inspection."

After saying that, he added, "All the passengers' identity information needs to be verified, and we need to take a quick look inside the vehicle as well."

Di Tian's expression remained indifferent, devoid of emotion. He raised a hand and pulled out a stack of identification documents from his spatial Soul Tool.

He had obtained those documents through proper channels some time ago. His identity, the vehicle, and the accompanying personnel's information were all complete.

They had been specifically prepared to deal with routine inspections like this, without the slightest flaw to be found.

He casually handed them over, his tone icy enough to freeze.

"See for yourself."

The Law Enforcement Team member leaped down from the mech cockpit, strode over to take the documents, then pulled out a Spirit Guidance Terminal and scanned the QR codes one by one.

Blue light flashed repeatedly, and all the information matched perfectly.

Even the vehicle's recent travel route had been logged, with not the slightest irregularity.

He then circled the Soul Guidance vehicle once and lifted the rear door to take a look inside.

The compartment was spotless. There were no bloodstains, no Soul Tool weapons, not even the faintest trace of an Evil Soul Master's dark aura.

"Everything checks out. No problem."

He handed the documents back, then gave the four students another glance.

In the end, he asked no further questions and leaped back into the mech cockpit.

Several law enforcement mechs roared to life and slowly drove away from the street, continuing their inspection of the next section.

Only after the mechs' rumbling had completely faded did Xie Xie suddenly let out a breath, his back drenched in cold sweat.

That had scared him to death.

Those few minutes had been more agonizing than fighting a Soul Master duel.

He did not dare linger. He turned and headed for the vehicle, wanting nothing more than to get out of this cursed place as quickly as possible.

But when he turned around, he saw Tang Wulin still standing where he was.

The boy stood with his head lowered, staring at the scorched marks by his feet. His brows were tightly furrowed as he muttered under his breath, his voice extremely low and filled with stubborn incomprehension.

"Someone that strong... how could they casually kill ordinary people... Have they even abandoned the basic bottom line of being human...?"

Xie Xie had sharp ears. When half the sentence drifted over, he nearly jumped out of his skin.

This place was only so big, and the bodyguard was standing just a few steps away.

If he heard all of that, the two of them would be dead here!

Xie Xie rushed over in a few strides and grabbed Tang Wulin by the wrist.

He yanked him toward the vehicle with all his strength, not looking back as he forced out in a suppressed voice.

"Go! Get in the car first!"

He pulled with urgency and force, terrified that something would happen if he was even half a second too slow.

Tang Wulin was caught off guard and stumbled from the pull, then was dragged into the vehicle in a daze.

Without even lifting his eyelids, Di Tian directly sent a mental transmission to Gu Yuena.

"My Lord, should we eliminate them completely?"

Gu Yuena's gaze lightly swept toward the vehicle door before falling back on Fang Yuan's retreating figure. There was little ripple in her heart as she replied through mental transmission.

"Not yet.

His bloodline has not fully awakened.

Acting now might instead cause the Golden Dragon King's consciousness to erupt prematurely and lose its vessel of control.

Once he completely removes the Golden Dragon King's seal, it will not be too late to kill him and absorb his bloodline."

"Understood, my Lord." Di Tian responded respectfully and said no more.

The four of them returned to the Soul Guidance vehicle. Once the compartment was shut, the sounds outside were completely cut off.

The moment Xie Xie settled into his seat, all the lingering fear and anger he had been holding back exploded.

He glared at Tang Wulin and growled through clenched teeth, his voice low but every word filled with panic and urgency.

"Tang Wulin, are you missing a screw in your head?! Could you just spout that kind of thing anywhere?"

"They were standing right beside us! You were muttering so loudly—were you afraid they wouldn't hear you?

They could slaughter an entire street with a wave of their hand. Killing the two of us would be no different from crushing ants!"

The stubbornness Tang Wulin had felt earlier had faded, and he was somewhat frightened too.

But he still refused to back down, craning his neck as he spoke quietly.

"I was just talking to myself... I wasn't saying it to them. And it's true.

Does being strong mean you can kill people whenever you want? How is that any different from an Evil Soul Master?"

Xie Xie was completely speechless.

"Have you read too many hero stories?! Where are there so many rights and wrongs in reality? The strongest fist is reason!"

"Fine, I'm done caring about you. Think whatever you want. If you get yourself killed someday, don't blame me for not warning you."

Seeing that Xie Xie was genuinely furious, Tang Wulin wilted and stopped arguing.

"I understand. I won't say it again."

"You know better, yet you still do stupid things. I seriously can't with you." Xie Xie rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath.

"Sit properly. We're going back to the academy."

Gu Yuena's calm voice suddenly rang out, carrying no anger, yet it came with an imposing pressure that instantly silenced the carriage.

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Xie Xie immediately reined in all his emotions, sitting ramrod straight and barely daring to breathe.

The two of them had witnessed something this huge with their own eyes, and Tang Wulin had even muttered things he should not have said. Logically speaking, they should have been silenced long ago.

His guts were practically turning green with regret.

If he had known he would get dragged into something this deadly, not even beating him to death would have made him go join Fang Yuan's little excitement in the first place, let alone follow them to some meal or the Spirit Ascension Platform.

One wrong step led to countless more.

Now their lives were in the hands of those siblings. They were merely two one-ring Spirit Masters, without even the right to resist.

But what he had not expected was—

All the way back to the academy, the siblings never mentioned keeping the matter secret, nor did they utter a single threat.

They simply delivered them safely to the academy gates.

Xie Xie mulled it over wildly.

Perhaps the power behind them was simply too great—so great that they did not care in the slightest about two little Spirit Masters leaking the secret.

The Law Enforcement Team, federal law—none of it meant anything to them.

It was precisely that fearless confidence that made them even more terrifying.

In the blink of an eye, Monday arrived.

The first-year Class Promotion Tournament finals officially began. This round was a team battle, and everyone had to take the field together.

The thought of standing on the same arena as Fang Yuan and Gu Yuena made Xie Xie's skin crawl.

He had personally witnessed how ruthless they were and did not dare stay near them.

His family was just about to arrange his uncle's funeral, so he used that as an excuse to request leave and forfeit, avoiding the final so he would not have to see those siblings again.

Four contestants had originally been assigned to the spacious waiting area, but Xie Xie alone was absent.

In the end, only three people stepped onto the arena to fight for the class slot.

Wu Zhangkong stood at the edge of the arena, staring at the empty seat with a deep frown as he muttered to himself.

"Did that kid Xie Xie chicken out? Taking leave at a time like this?"