Amid the blood mist filling the sky, the pupils beneath the Soul Emperor assassin's mask visibly contracted several times, thick apprehension welling up in them. Was this strength a Soul Elder should possess?!
"Damn it, who is this guy..."
The Soul Emperor assassin growled through gritted teeth.
"Boom!"
Before he could react, the space beside him seemed to be compressed by some explosive force before bursting apart. The power within it even made his body defend itself instinctively.
With a boom.
The Soul Emperor assassin was sent flying backward. A Soul Ancestor behind him suffered the penetrating force of the hammer blow directly, coughing up mouthfuls of blood as his chest caved in.
"Hurt my students, and die."
Tang Chuan held the Golden Dragon Clear Sky Hammer, blood energy surging around him like a god of war!
"Teacher... is so strong!"
Huo Yuhao stared blankly at the scene. Although Tang Chuan's current strength appeared to be only at the Soul Elder level, he could easily drive back a Soul Emperor. One could imagine how terrifying his strength was.
"Is that really the Clear Sky Hammer..."
Wang Dong stared at the Clear Sky Hammer in Tang Chuan's hand and cried out involuntarily. She also possessed a Clear Sky Hammer, so how could she not know its characteristics?
But however powerful the Clear Sky Hammer was.
It did not seem to possess such terrifying blood energy!
"Whoosh!"
In the distant night sky, several figures rushed out from the direction of Shrek Academy. Naturally, Ma Xiaotao was at the very front, with Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya following behind her.
"Teacher is back!"
The instant Tang Ya saw Tang Chuan, her mood improved.
"Who is that?"
Xian Lin'er asked gravely.
"Tang Chuan."
When Yan Shaozhe saw that the person taking action was actually Tang Chuan, he could not help looking astonished. Remembering Mu En's instructions, he immediately said, "He is currently an elder of the Tang Sect."
"A Tang Sect Elder?"
Xian Lin'er and the other Sea God Pavilion Elders were somewhat puzzled. Hadn't they said that only Bei Bei and Tang Ya remained in the Tang Sect? When had another elder appeared?
"His martial soul... the Clear Sky Hammer? Is he from the Clear Sky Sect?"
One elder recognized the Clear Sky Hammer in Tang Chuan's hand.
"It is indeed the Clear Sky Hammer, but it is even more terrifying than an ordinary Clear Sky Hammer. It seems to be a mutated martial soul..."
Xuan Zi appeared as well.
"There is nothing strange about someone from the Clear Sky Sect serving as a Tang Sect Elder. After all, the two have ties to begin with."
Yan Shaozhe breathed a sigh of relief. "But with him taking action, that group of assassins seems to be nothing to fear."
"Little Yuhao, are you all right?"
Tang Ya hurried forward and asked.
"I'm fine, Teacher Xiaoya. Teacher saved us."
Huo Yuhao smiled and shook his head. Had Tang Chuan not appeared in time, he probably would have had to release the Ice Empress's power. However, that would also have been an enormous trial for his body.
"Teacher really is amazing."
The sight of Tang Chuan chasing down several assassins by himself was reflected in Tang Ya's beautiful eyes, her face filled with reverence.
Xu Sanshi, on the other hand, looked thoroughly embarrassed...
So Tang Chuan was this powerful. Good thing I didn't fight him to the death back then. Otherwise, if that hammer had come crashing down, my chances of surviving would have been slim...
"Boom!"
In the sky, the Life Dragon Wings behind Tang Chuan spread, unleashing a burst of speed that even the Soul Emperor assassin dreaded. He appeared beside the assassin in an instant, and a dragon's roar swept out with sky-high blood energy.
"First Soul Skill..."
"Heaven-Burning Hammer!"
At that moment, everyone saw the first blood-red Soul Ring on Tang Chuan's Clear Sky Hammer. Brilliant flames seemed to burn around him, and as he smashed his hammer out, golden flames blazed.
"Roar!"
The dragon's roar tore through the night sky.
The Soul Emperor assassin was scared witless, feeling as though even his soul was trembling. In desperation, he unleashed his sixth Soul Skill to counter the hammer blow.
"Pfft!"
The Soul Emperor assassin coughed up mouthfuls of blood, but seized the opportunity to retreat hastily. He knew tonight's mission had already failed. If he did not leave now, he feared he would lose his life.
However...
"Swish!"
A streak of blue-gold light swept out from the nearby mountain forest at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye. The Blue Silver Emperor bound the Soul Emperor assassin in layer upon layer in midair.
"Damn it, where did this Blue Silver Grass come from!"
The Soul Emperor assassin cried out in terror.
"Instantly controlling Blue Silver Grass at its maximum range? What degree of precision would that require..."
The pupils of Yan Shaozhe, Xuan Zi, and the others watching from afar abruptly contracted. Moreover, they all felt...
That damn thing doesn't seem to be Blue Silver Grass.
It's the Blue Silver Emperor!
"The Clear Sky Hammer, the Blue Silver Emperor, and Mu En's attitude..."
Xuan Zi, who had been leisurely drinking at the side, suddenly thought of this and immediately sprayed out a mouthful of wine. His expression became rather comical, exceedingly funny.
"Surely not..."
Meanwhile, on the distant battlefield, Tang Chuan appeared before the Soul Emperor assassin with the Golden Dragon Clear Sky Hammer in hand. By now, the assassin was almost free of the Blue Silver Emperor's restraints.
"You... who exactly are you!"
The assassin roared.
"Nothing more than an unremarkable teacher."
Tang Chuan smiled faintly. Then, stalks of the Blue Silver Emperor condensed together in his hands into short blades with tremendous piercing power. The next instant, Tang Chuan's gaze suddenly turned icy.
"Swish!"
His hands moved so fast they nearly left afterimages.
He instantly hurled the Blue Silver Emperor short blades from his hands at extremely tricky angles. In the next instant, bloody holes burst open across the Soul Emperor assassin's body with wet pops.
"Aah!"
The assassin screamed.
Immediately afterward, Tang Chuan noticed that the Soul Power throughout the assassin's body had begun boiling, as though he would explode the very next moment. He was going to self-destruct!
"Yuhao, Xiao Xiao!"
Tang Chuan called softly.
Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao reacted instantly. Within Huo Yuhao's eyes, the Purple Demon Eye and Soul Shock abruptly fused as he unleashed them,
"Purple Demon Eye, Soul Shock!"
"Ten Thousand Purple Divine Light!"
The Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron descended in suppression between heaven and earth, the melodies nurtured within it booming as well. Their combined attack instantly pierced the Soul Emperor assassin's mental defenses.
He let out a muffled groan, and his body went limp.
He could no longer even self-destruct.
"You haven't given us any intelligence yet. How could I let you die?"
Tang Chuan chuckled, then carried the assassin down and handed him to Bei Bei.
"Bei Bei, I'll leave this fellow to the academy. With the academy's methods, getting some useful information out of him shouldn't be difficult."
Tang Chuan said.
Before Bei Bei could speak, Mu En suddenly appeared.
"Leave this matter to the Sea God Pavilion."
Mu En's tone was solemn. "Someone actually dared to send assassins to ambush our Shrek students. We will get to the bottom of this!"
"Then sorry for the trouble, Mu En."
Tang Chuan chuckled.
Then Tang Chuan left with Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong. Naturally, Tang Ya followed as well, while cleaning up the battlefield was left to Bei Bei and the others...
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