Xuan Zi's Escape

"Xu Tianran, how could you just die like this?" Xuan Zi gritted his teeth, his expression twisted as resentment surged in his chest.

Xu Tianran could certainly die, but absolutely not now—especially not at his hands.

After all, he had come to Mingdu solely to capture Xu Tianran alive, thereby affecting the Sun Moon Army at the front lines. Ideally, he could use Xu Tianran as a hostage to force the Sun Moon Army to withdraw.

But now that Xu Tianran was dead, as Shrek Academy's second strongest, every word and action of his represented Shrek Academy. There was no way he could absolve himself of responsibility.

As for the allied forces, they would naturally suffer negative repercussions because of this matter as well.

"Xuan Zi, you broke into Mingdu and murdered His Majesty. I will never rest until you are dead! Today, I will avenge His Majesty!" Fire blazed in Jing Hongchen's eyes as he charged straight at him.

"Jing Hongchen, listen to my explanation. I never intended to kill Xu Tianran. At most, I only wanted to injure him and make him lose the ability to resist, making it easier for me to capture him alive. But for some reason, he just sat there stiffly in his chair, his eyes vacant, as though he had been controlled. Even after my attack broke through the Soul Guidance Light Barrier again, he still chose not to resist. I suspect..." Xuan Zi explained as he backed away.

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by the surging golden light that filled the sky, forcing him to counterattack.

Jing Hongchen glared furiously and roared, "You mean His Majesty willingly let you kill him? What utter nonsense! Xuan Zi, no matter what, the evidence that you murdered His Majesty is irrefutable. Today, you