Mu Qingyu Appears!

Xu Qingyang looked at the Sky-Devouring Peng and said coldly, "Now, I'll give you a chance. Submit to me, or I'll send you straight to your grave!"

"Submit?"

The Sky-Devouring Peng's expression turned ugly at those words. No member of its race had ever submitted to a human. If it submitted, wouldn't it utterly disgrace the entire Sky-Devouring Peng race?

But if it refused, the human before it might very well kill it. Then it would never have another chance to advance to an eighth-rank monster beast!

After some thought, the Sky-Devouring Peng said helplessly, "I'm willing to submit!"

"Very good!"

Xu Qingyang said with great satisfaction, "You won't regret the decision you made today!"

With that said...

He pointed a finger, and a Divine Soul Mark sank into the Sky-Devouring Peng's sea of consciousness.

"What...?"

Sensing the mark in its sea of consciousness, the Sky-Devouring Peng began to panic.

Xu Qingyang said, "This is a Divine Soul Mark. If you dare betray me, it can kill you in an instant!"

The Sky-Devouring Peng trembled uncontrollably in fright, its desire to survive plain in its voice. "Master, even if you gave me a hundred times the courage, I wouldn't dare betray you!"

"Heh!"

Xu Qingyang merely chuckled at that.

Luo Qianyu looked at Xu Qingyang and smiled. "Young Master Xu, congratulations on subduing the Sky-Devouring Peng!"

Xu Qingyang smiled and was about to leave when the Sky-Devouring Peng suddenly spoke. "Master, to demonstrate my loyalty, I'm willing to offer you the Ancient Tree of Life I found!"

"The Ancient Tree of Life?"

A gleam instantly flashed through Xu Qingyang's eyes. He said excitedly, "Then hurry up and take it out!"

He had heard of treasures like the Ancient Tree of Life. It contained an incredibly rich vitality.

No matter how severe his injuries were, as long as he had a breath left in him, it could restore him completely—and at an astonishing speed.

The next moment...

The Sky-Devouring Peng extended a claw, and a small green tree appeared, radiating dense vitality.

"Wonderful!"

The instant Xu Qingyang saw the Ancient Tree of Life, delight filled his face. He reached out, and it landed in his hand.

"Little fellow, your luck is truly incredible. You actually obtained a seedling of the Divine Tree of Life. Once it matures, it'll be something extraordinary!"

The Desolate Tower's voice rang out.

Holy shit!

The Ancient Tree of Life the Sky-Devouring Peng offered me is actually a seedling of the Divine Tree of Life?

Have I struck it rich?

Such were the thoughts running through Xu Qingyang's mind.

"Sky-Devouring Peng!"

Xu Qingyang glanced at the Sky-Devouring Peng and smiled. "Since you offered me the Ancient Tree of Life, I won't treat you poorly. I'll help you advance to an eighth-rank monster beast in the future!"

At Xu Qingyang's words, the Sky-Devouring Peng said excitedly, "Master, thank you in advance!"

"From today onward, your name will be Tuntun!"

"Thank you for naming me, Master!"

Afterward, Xu Qingyang, Luo Qianyu, and the Sky-Devouring Peng left the cave and headed toward the God-Burial Mountain Secret Realm.

Outside God-Burial Mountain.

Qin Guanyu, Su Zilian, Xu Qingying, Chen Gong, Zhao Churan, and the others appeared.

They then transformed into streaks of light and returned to their respective factions to report what had happened in the God-Burial Mountain Secret Realm.

In the end, however, Qin Guanyu stayed behind. Not only did she intend to kill Mu Qingyu, but she also wanted to wait for Xu Qingyang to emerge from the God-Burial Mountain Secret Realm.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea...

Xu Qingyang, Luo Qianyu, and the Sky-Devouring Peng emerged from the God-Burial Mountain Secret Realm.

"Instructor Qin, why haven't you left yet?"

Xu Qingyang spoke when he saw Qin Guanyu's graceful, beautiful figure.

A smile appeared on Qin Guanyu's face at his voice. She knew Xu Qingyang had returned, and he hadn't suffered any injuries.

Then Qin Guanyu smiled and said, "Naturally, I was waiting for you to return to the Azure Waves Academy with me and take over as dean!"

"Mm!"

Xu Qingyang nodded.

"Wow!"

Tuntun flapped its wings and said excitedly, "My master is actually the dean of the Azure Waves Academy! That's amazing!"

"A Sky-Devouring Peng?"

Qin Guanyu immediately noticed Tuntun on Xu Qingyang's shoulder. A thought struck her, and she said in disbelief, "Xu Qingyang, don't tell me you subdued this Sky-Devouring Peng!"

"That's right!"

Xu Qingyang answered casually.

The speaker meant little by his words, but the listener took them to heart.

At that moment, Qin Guanyu's face was filled with utter shock.

Heavens!

Good gracious!

Xu Qingyang subdued a Sky-Devouring Peng?

If word of this reaches the Azure Waves Academy, those fellows will be completely stunned.

The next moment...

Xu Qingyang looked toward the City Lord's Estate and said, "Before we head to the Azure Waves Academy, we need to stop by the City Lord's Estate!"

"I was thinking the same thing!"

Qin Guanyu nodded in firm agreement.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

In that instant, Xu Qingyang, Luo Qianyu, Qin Guanyu, and Tuntun headed toward the City Lord's Estate.

Soon, they arrived at the City Lord's Estate and found it eerily quiet.

Then Xu Qingyang, Qin Guanyu, and the others entered the great hall. Not only was Mu Qingyu nowhere to be found, but there wasn't a single guard in sight either.

"Did that bastard Mu Qingyu realize his scheme was exposed and run away?"

Qin Guanyu asked thoughtfully.

Xu Qingyang shook his head. "Mu Qingyu shouldn't know what happened in the God-Burial Mountain Secret Realm!"

"Then why has he disappeared?"

At that thought...

Xu Qingyang frowned.

Suddenly, he seemed to realize something. Could Mu Qingyu be hiding somewhere in the City Lord's Estate?

Xu Qingyang, Qin Guanyu, and the others immediately left the great hall. They had barely taken a few steps when formations blanketed the sky and earth, enclosing them.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

As the sounds of bodies cutting through the air rang out, more than a dozen figures suddenly appeared.

"Mu Qingyu?"

The moment Qin Guanyu saw Mu Qingyu's familiar figure, fierce anger blazed in her eyes.

"Qin Guanyu, you actually survived the God-Burial Mountain Secret Realm and came back?"

At that moment, Mu Qingyu's eyes were filled with sinister malice. He stared at Xu Qingyang, Qin Guanyu, and the others as he spoke with some surprise.

"You bastard!"

Qin Guanyu cursed through gritted teeth. "I trusted you so much, yet you had me bring the Devil Race's Blood Demon Pearl into the God-Burial Mountain Secret Realm! Today, I'm going to kill you!"

"Heh!"

Faced with the furious Qin Guanyu, Mu Qingyu showed no surprise and merely chuckled. Clearly, he hadn't taken her words to heart at all.

Xu Qingyang smiled and said, "Instructor Qin, don't be in such a hurry to kill Mu Qingyu. Let's first find out exactly what his relationship with the Devil Race is!"

At those words, Mu Qingyu looked at Xu Qingyang with an icy gaze, then sneered. "You think you can kill me? Don't you realize you're already at death's door?"