Xuan Zi Leads the Team—Dead or Wounded! Huo Yuhao Gets Another Windfall

In front of the tent, Ma Xiaotao and the other five sat around the campfire, gnawing on dry rations to replenish their strength.

Xixi stood atop a massive tree, observing the surrounding area.

Knowing that evil soul masters had been spotted in this region, none of them dared let their guard down.

Ma Xiaotao had been feeling that something was off. Xuan Zi's prolonged absence made her even more worried.

She hastily finished her rations, rose to her feet, and dusted off her hands. "Stay alert, everyone. I have a bad feeling about this."

"Captain, you're being too cautious." Dai Yueheng sneered. "Even if Teacher Xuan Zi isn't here, with the seven of us working together, would those evil soul masters dare show themselves?"

Ma Xiaotao ignored him and called to Xixi in the tree, "Xixi, come down and regain your strength. I'll stand watch."

"Yes, Captain!"

Xixi answered and lightly pushed off with the tip of her foot, gliding down from the tree.

Whoosh!!

Suddenly, dark light surged over the enormous tiger lurking in the dense forest as it directly unleashed a charging skill.

Its speed rivaled teleportation. In an instant, it appeared before the descending Xixi from far away.

The tiger opened its jaws and, with a crack, bit through Xixi's spine.

The giant tiger had lain in wait for a long time, all for this fleeting opportunity.

Even Xixi, an agility-type Soul King, failed to react in time, let alone the others.

"Ah!!"

A scream instantly jolted everyone in the camp awake.

Ma Xiaotao reacted the fastest. The moment she saw the giant tiger appear, a pair of flaming wings had already emerged behind her.

"Xixi!!"

With an enraged roar, she spewed out a Phoenix Fire Line straight at the black-furred giant tiger.

At the same time, the other five sprang into action. They instantly released their martial souls and rushed toward the black tiger.

The Phoenix Fire Line slammed into the black giant tiger, but failed to even burn through its fur. Instead, it completely enraged the beast.

With a toss of its head, it flung the blood-soaked, spine-shattered Xixi aside, then opened its mouth and fired more than a dozen black-red light blades at Ma Xiaotao.

"Ice Wall!!"

Ling Luochan raised both hands, and a thick wall of ice appeared in front of Ma Xiaotao.

Yet the dozen or so light blades were immensely powerful. They shattered the ice wall in an instant and continued hurtling toward them.

Fortunately, Dai Yueheng promptly unleashed a White Tiger Radiant Wave, finally blasting the light blades apart.

At that moment, terror appeared on Ma Xiaotao's face as she recognized the giant tiger's form. She finally remembered the soul beast's identity.

"This is a soul beast recorded as extinct in ancient texts—the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger! It possesses six attributes and increases its cultivation by devouring humans and soul beasts."

"This Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has at least sixty thousand years of cultivation. It could even fight a hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"

Ma Xiaotao glanced at Xixi, who was coughing up blood, and immediately said, "Dai Yueheng, join me and draw it away!"

"Ling Luochan, find a chance to take Xixi and leave. Go find Teacher Xuan Zi!"

"Move!!"

The Shrek Seven Monsters had worked together closely for a long time. In battle, Ma Xiaotao's orders were absolute.

Almost the instant her voice fell, they moved.

"White Tiger Demon God Transformation!"

"Phoenix Sky-Roar Strike!"

As Gongyang Mo's seven-colored light descended, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng charged straight at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger let out an angry roar and fearlessly swung its claw blades as it lunged toward them.

Boom! Boom!

Flames scattered, and the white tiger howled.

Working together, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng barely managed to withstand the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's assault.

Seizing the opportunity, Yao Haoxuan rushed in from the side, scooped up the blood-covered Xixi, and fled into the distance like mad.

Ling Luochan and Gongyang Mo guarded them from either side, while also calling out to Ma Xiaotao, "Captain, go!!"

Ma Xiaotao neither dared nor could leave. If she withdrew, Xixi and the others would be in danger.

"I'll hold it back! Dai Yueheng, you go first!"

She shouted furiously, her eyes slightly reddening as Phoenix Meteor Shower roared forth.

"I won't be a deserter! I'm killing this beast today!!" Dai Yueheng gave a savage grin as White Tiger Demon-Slaying Strike locked onto the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

But to their despair, their strongest soul skills were directly blocked by the gray airflow emanating from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Rumble!!

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger roared, and a thunderball mixed with the three attributes of wind, lightning, and evil instantly exploded beside them!

Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng both groaned and staggered backward.

More critically, that evil aura invaded Ma Xiaotao's body, stirring up the evil fire she had suppressed for so long.

Buzz!!

Black flames surged. Ma Xiaotao's eyes were filled with struggle. "Y-you, leave now! I'm about to lose control!!"

While her mind was still clear, she directly propelled herself toward the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with her wings, attempting to create a chance for her teammates to survive at the cost of her life.

"Ah—Die!!"

Suddenly, an enraged roar came from the sky as a violent figure descended from above with overwhelming momentum.

This figure had the body of a goat, eyes beneath its armpits, tiger fangs, human claws, and a pair of enormous bull horns.

It was over thirty meters long, even larger than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Intense yellow light burst forth. Nine soul rings transformed into halos and drifted up and down between those massive horns, each over five meters long.

He descended from the sky and stomped on the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's body. His gravity control suppressed the rampaging Ma Xiaotao, while his right hand clenched into a fist and smashed fiercely toward the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's head.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Punch after punch landed, battering the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger until its skin split and flesh tore.

Xuan Zi was furious. He had not expected that his own negligence would once again place the Shrek Seven Monsters in a life-or-death crisis.

Ma Xiaotao was suffering a backlash from her evil fire, Dai Yueheng was severely injured, and the lives of several teammates were unknown...

The tragedy of the previous generation of Shrek Seven Monsters was still vivid in his mind, directly stirring up the fear and lingering dread buried within Xuan Zi. He vented every bit of it upon the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger wanted to resist, but at that moment, the terror it had felt when its mate died twenty thousand years ago enveloped it once more.

It wanted to use its trump card, Evil God Thorn, but its body was firmly suppressed by that human's gravity control, leaving it unable to move.

At last, the light in its eyes dimmed.

At that moment, Dai Yueheng forced himself to stand and shouted, "T-Teacher... Xixi isn't going to make it. Go save her..."

"What!!"

Xuan Zi instantly snapped back to his senses. With one hand suppressing Ma Xiaotao and the other grabbing Dai Yueheng, he ignored the dead Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and raced frantically forward.

He did not want the tragedy to repeat itself!

Not long after Xuan Zi left, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's body suddenly shrank into an ink-black bead and fled wildly toward the other side of the forest.

Just as the bead escaped, a figure entirely shrouded in a black robe appeared. Looking in the direction Xuan Zi had left, he let out a sinister laugh. "Shrek's Ma Xiaotao truly is a born evil soul master!"

The next moment, his figure flashed as he took to the air and flew toward the direction in which the bead had escaped.

On the other side of the mixed zone, the evil soul master patiently said to Huo Yuhao, "Mental-attribute soul beasts are extremely rare in the Star Dou Great Forest, but don't worry. This altar master will certainly find you a suitable hundred-year soul beast!"

Huo Yuhao nodded. As long as it could make him a soul master, he could wait however long it took!

Buzz!!

Space suddenly trembled. An ink-black bead broke through space and, with a whoosh, burrowed into the back of Huo Yuhao's head.

He groaned and instantly collapsed unconscious.

The evil soul master panicked and hurried forward, shaking him. "Huo Yuhao, what's wrong!!"

This was his ticket to prosperity. Nothing could happen to him!

"Relax. The kid is fine. This is his opportunity." A voice sounded behind him.

He turned around, and upon seeing the face beneath the black hood, he immediately became excited. "This subordinate greets the Sect Master!!"