Canghui's Students Fled for Their Lives
Lin Xuan tore open the oil paper package, grabbed a piece of beef, and popped it into his mouth, chewing it.
"That's normal. Yesterday we completely suppressed them, so today we've encountered an easy target, so we're bound to take advantage of them."
Xiao Wu sat down next to him on the bench, swinging her long legs.
"Who can argue with that? But these teams in the Qualifying Tournament shouldn't be able to stop us. We're definitely going to be number one in the Qualifying Tournament!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan pondered and said,
"We still have to fight against Divine Wind, Thunderclap, and Tianshui, so we can't let our guard down."
However, there was another team that Lin Xuan did not mention, and that was the Canghui Academy, which possessed a seven-in-one Soul Skill fusion technique.
But now that Shi Nian is dead, and Qian Renxue has used the Crown Prince's power to smooth things over, the Spirit Hall will never trace it back to him.
In this situation, will the Canghui Academy players still go all out and reveal their trump cards in the upcoming matches?
At this moment, Tang San also arrived at Lin Xuan's side and said in a deep voice,
"Lin Xuan is right. Carelessness can easily lead to disaster. Although we are powerful, we cannot underestimate our opponents!"
Zhu Zhuqing echoed this sentiment.
"We have advantages, but we cannot be careless."
Tai Long and the others immediately echoed this sentiment.
Lin Xuan nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this. As the saying goes, pride comes before a fall; even with strength, caution is necessary to go further.
Heaven Dou City Inn.
Inside the rented detached building of the Canghui Academy, it was completely dark, and the clock showed 10 p. m.
Seven or eight students sat around a wooden table in the hall, all with tense expressions.
The captain was a short-haired young man nearing twenty, Martial Soul was the extremely rare argali sheep.
He stood at the top of the stairs, pacing back and forth, his shoes making a dull thud on the floor.
"The teacher hasn't come back yet?"
A slightly overweight team member shook his head.
"After the competition in the afternoon, the teacher said he had to go out to run some personal business and told us to go back to the inn to review our tactics."
"It's almost midnight. Teachers never used to stay out this late."
Another young man stood up, his hand resting on the table, his expression anxious.
"Why don't we go out and look for him? Our teacher is a level 72 Soul Sage; what could possibly go wrong in Heaven Dou City?"
The captain stopped and raised his hand to silence the crowd's murmur.
"Don't panic."
"Teacher Shi is Shi Nian meticulous in his work; even if he makes a mistake today, it won't be a problem."
"You all stay inside, lock the doors and windows, I'll go out and find out what's going on."
The captain put on a gray cloak and strode out of the inn.
Most of the shops on the main street had already closed, with only soldiers patrolling with lanterns.
The captain lowered the brim of his hat and inquired along the taverns and tea stalls around the Great Soul Arena.
When he reached the vicinity of the City Defense Army's sentry post, he slipped two Silver Soul Coin to the leading sentry, using the excuse that his servant had gone missing at home, and inquired whether there had been any disturbances in the city that day.
The veteran weighed the silver coin in his hand and casually uttered a few words:
"This afternoon, a huge commotion broke out in a side alley outside the city. Dozens of bolts of lightning struck like madmen, the ground froze over with half a foot of frost, and even half of the houses collapsed."
"However, the higher-ups have strictly ordered a cover-up. His Highness the Crown Prince personally led his guards to seal off the scene, saying that the eruption of subterranean fire was mixed with heavenly lightning, and the case files were immediately archived and not allowed to be examined."
"Look for someone elsewhere, don't go into that alley, it's bad luck!"
The captain emerged from the shadows, his back beaded with cold sweat.
Thunder.
Frost.
He saw it clearly from the stands of the Great Soul Arena today: that monster named Lin Xuan from the Blue Tyrant Academy used purple-gold Lightning and hard ice crystals!
Teacher Shi Nian clearly harbored murderous intent when he saw the group of people from the Blue Tyrant Academy.
Could it be...?
The captain's legs trembled, and he didn't dare linger on the street for even a moment longer. He ran back to the inn, hugging the wall.
Pushing open the door and locking it from the inside, the captain leaned against the door, panting heavily.
The team members inside immediately gathered around.
"Captain, have you found out? Where did the teacher go?"
The captain pulled off his cloak and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Don't ask anymore."
"The teacher is probably in grave danger and won't be coming back."
The entire hall fell silent instantly.
One of the team members stared wide-eyed, his voice trembling:
"Impossible! Our teacher is a level 72 Soul Sage! His Remnant Dream Martial Soul kills without a trace, who could kill him silently..."
The captain immediately interrupted him.
"A battle broke out outside the Great Soul Arena, and the entire area was blasted to the ground. The Crown Prince personally went to suppress the news and classified it as an accident!"
Even the Crown Prince is covering for them, so what can we do?
The air inside the room became heavy.
The young trainees looked at each other, their eyes filled with panic.
Shi Nian was the only pillar of the Canghui Academy, and the reason they dared to resort to underhanded tactics in the Qualifying Tournament.
The pillar of the family vanished without a trace, not even a skeleton was found. What are those few Soul Elder in their thirties left here?
"Captain, what do we do now?"
The slightly chubby teammate swallowed hard, his fingers gripping the hem of his shirt.
"We still have to fight Blue Tyrant Academy later, if we face them..."
The captain sat down in his chair and sighed.
"Fight? With what?"
"Withdraw from the game."
Upon hearing this, the other team members nodded in agreement. Without the protection of their Soul Sage teacher, leaving as soon as possible was the only way to save their lives!
Being alive is more important than anything else!
On the morning of the second day, the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena was bustling with activity.
In the Blue Tyrant Team's rest room, Tai Long was cracking his knuckles.
"Captain, when we go on stage later, Huang Yuan and I will handle those guys from the Canghui Academy."
Tai Long turned around, gesturing twice in the air with his thick arms.
"I heard they all have Gemstone Martial Soul, so they're not that strong. I'll go up there and unleash my Gravity Fist to knock down a couple first!"
Huang Yuan sat on the bench, wiping his leather wrist guards, and replied with a smile:
"The way they looked at us yesterday was off. Today it's our turn to meet them, so we can't hold back."
Zhu Zhuqing leaned against the window, silently adjusting the protective gear on her cuffs.
Today she wore a sleek black and purple outfit, her long hair was incredibly smooth, and her slender waist was cinched with a belt, giving her an aura of coolness.
Xiao Wu sat next to Lin Xuan, resting her chin on her hands in a daze.
A short while later, she turned her head and softly complained to Lin Xuan:
"Lin Xuan, Tai Long and his gang snatched up the whole bag of Soy-Braised Beef I bought yesterday! I only managed to eat two pieces! If we finish playing early today, you have to come with me to buy two more bags, and also the roasted chestnuts from that shop in the South City."
Lin Xuan raised his hand and rubbed her head.
"Sure, as long as you're not afraid of toothache, I'll buy three packs."
Xiao Wu slapped his hand away, her cheeks slightly flushed, but she leaned against Lin Xuan's shoulder, muttering:
"My teeth are fine; I could even bite you."
As they were chatting and laughing, the wooden door to the lounge was suddenly pushed open.
Ye Mengyao walked in quickly.
Today she wore an elegant light blue long dress with a silver silk belt around her waist, and her voluptuous figure was extremely pleasing to the eye as she walked.
Because her body has been nourished by pure healing Soul Power for many years, she looks only about thirty years old, with her long hair tied up and her demeanor dignified and gentle.
However, at this moment, Ye Mengyao's eyes were filled with some doubt and confusion.