Di Qiu'er's fingertips trembled violently the moment they touched Toji's shoulder.
Beneath those seemingly dazzling golden cracks lie deep wounds that expose the bone.
His right arm was unnaturally twisted, and the outline of broken ribs was faintly visible beneath the panel in the depression of his chest.
"Are you alright? Actually, I could have called for Di Tian to come out and take that blow. You didn't need to block it." Di Qiu'er quickly picked up some healing medicine and applied it to Toji's body.
"... We can't let a girl get hurt. Besides, if Di Tian knew I didn't protect you, he'd probably cripple me," Toji explained.
He's saving himself.
If Di Tian were to hate me, I would truly be convinced.
"Oh right, hurry up and dig out the Soul Bone! We can't let those Soul Bone from the Clear Sky Sect go to waste."
"It's alright, we've already dug them out." Ye Guyi was holding several pieces of Soul Bone in her hands.
Beside her, Ji Juechen was brutally dismembering her corpse into eight pieces with a broken sword.
He was clearly venting his anger.
"Oh, I see."
Toji looked at himself and saw that his whole body was covered in medicine, and his injuries felt much better.
"The good news is, we defeated this Super Douluo."
"The bad news is that the entire White Tiger Duke perished because of this battle."
He Toji around and saw that the once prosperous and magnificent Duke's Mansion had now been reduced to ashes.
He couldn't help but sigh.
Who would have thought they'd run into people from the Clear Sky Sect here?
Could it be that he's just staying here to guard Huo Yuhao?
"Where's Xu Rong? He's not dead, is he?"
"He's not dead, we dragged him out."
Jing Ziyan, carrying the barely alive Xu Rong with one hand, dragged him out of the ruins like a dead dog and pulled him in front of Toji.
This former Soul Douluo butler was now covered in broken bones, his face smeared with blood, and his eyes filled with nothing but despair.
"Don't worry, I won't let you die so easily," Toji said, looking at him.
Xu Rong made a hoarse sound in his throat, but he couldn't even utter a word of begging for mercy.
Ice Empress glanced around the Duke's Mansion, which was almost completely razed to the ground, and snorted coldly, "That's enough trouble, time to leave."
Di Qiu'er carried the long spear, but her gaze involuntarily drifted towards Toji. The golden body on his body had faded, but the hideous wounds had also stopped healing.
After realizing that he was not in any Life danger, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's go, let's go. We really should leave. We've made too much noise."
Toji quickly waved his hand, signaling everyone to retreat.
Meanwhile, on a distant hillside...
Huo Yuhao helped his mother Huo Yun'er, to stand on a high place, gazing at the ruins of the Duke's Mansion.
The cold wind whipped at the corner of his clothes, and his eyes reflected the figure standing atop the scorched earth.
The man who single-handedly confronted Super Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect and even overturned the entire White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
"Mom, we're free," Huo Yuhao whispered, his voice trembling slightly.
Huo Yun'er hugged her son's shoulders tightly, tears welling in her eyes. " Yuhao, what will we do next..."
"Let's find a place to settle down, and then I'll slowly become stronger." Huo Yuhao interrupted her, his eyes filled with unprecedented determination, "Strong enough... that no one can bully us anymore."
Huo Yuhao took a deep look at Toji's departing figure, then turned around, supported his mother, and walked towards the Star Dou Great Forest.
One day, he too will be as powerful as that person, strong enough to destroy all injustice!
You're already Level 80!
Ice Empress looked Toji up and down, and said impatiently.
"Ah, right, I'm Level 80."
"When does it begin?"
Ice Empress was enveloped in a fiery heat.
"Um... shall we find a place now...?"
Toji he finished speaking, everyone seemed to sense something and looked ahead.
"Someone's here."
Di Qiu'er suddenly said.
They didn't bring any extra teammates, so they can't be here to support them, can they?
This made everyone in the group extremely cautious.
How many people are on the other side?
"Just one." Di Qiu'er said abruptly after confirming the situation.
"One person? So what? It can't be that the Star Luo Empire sent a Limit Douluo to deal with us after they found out we razed the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, right?"
Toji rolled her eyes.
Moreover, the Star Luo Empire doesn't have Limit Douluo.
Let's see what's going on.
Soon, they all saw a figure rushing towards them at the end of the road ahead.
As he approached, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
They're one of our own.
Liang Wu.
However, he arrived looking very anxious, as if something major had happened.
"My lord, my lord... my lord!!!"
Upon seeing Toji and his group, Liang Wu suddenly shouted.
He ran as fast as he could until he reached Toji, panting heavily. Even as a high-level Soul Master, he couldn't keep up because he had been running all the way.
Running from the Heaven Dou Empire to the Star Luo Empire, you wouldn't even run a marathon like that.
"Take a break, don't rush, speak slowly."
Toji kindly handed him a glass of water.
But before the fear on Liang Wu's face had faded, he suddenly snatched the water, took a sip, and then said in one breath:
"Sir, something's happened! Because Miss Zhang hasn't contacted us for several years, Elder Zhang, worried about his daughter, went to the Shrek Academy to check on Zhang Lexuan."
"Then what?"
"That's the crux of the matter. You've been in the Star Luo Empire for about a week now. Given Elder Zhang's cautious nature, if Elder Zhang daughter is alright, he'll stay in Shrek City to catch up with her, and he'll definitely send a letter back."
"It's been a week. The envelope should have reached the Heaven Dou Empire by now, but there's still no news!"
Liang Wu said anxiously:
"Just in case, I also sent someone to follow Elder Zhang, but the problem is, I can't even contact my own people!"
"Therefore, I believe there's something wrong with the Shrek Academy right now!!!"
"Everyone who went to the Shrek Academy has disappeared! It must be their doing!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Toji's expression suddenly changed drastically.
Shrek Academy.
In a dark, secluded room, the damp smell of mildew mingled with a faint stench of blood.
Zhang Lexuan sat cross-legged in the center of the room. Her once smooth, flowing black hair was now disheveled, with dried blood and dust mixed in between the strands.
His face was as pale as paper, his eyes were sunken, and his once bright eyes were now dull and lifeless, filled only with deep weariness and despair.
She couldn't remember how long she had been locked up here.
She had no idea what was happening inside the Shrek Academy.
Originally, she was exceptionally talented, breaking through to level 77 at the age of 20. She swept through the competition, crushing all her peers, and won the championship, thus being recognized as the next Sea God Pavilion Master.
But on that very day, something strange happened on Sea God Island, alarming all the elders.
She also wanted to see what had happened on Sea God Island, but was forbidden from entering.
Thinking back on it, I'm glad I didn't go in that day.
Since that day, everyone in the Sea God Pavilion has changed. They even interrogated Zhang Lexuan, asking Toji was, who he was, and what his identity was.
Hearing them inquire about Toji's information, Zhang Lexuan quickly realized what was going on and knew she would never reveal any information, no matter what.
Even if it means losing the position of successor to the Sea God Pavilion Master, he won't say a word.
Compared to him, the position of the Sea God Pavilion Master is completely insignificant!