Chen Feng and the others were forced to kneel on one knee by the oppressive aura. Only Xuan Zi narrowed his eyes and was particularly surprised to see Du Busi appear.
The phantom image of the Taotie behind him suddenly solidified.
"No wonder you're so nervous. After all, apart from you, no one else in the Body Sect has Gold Grade Second Awakening talent."
Xuan Zi's disheveled hair moved on its own even without wind.
"I just wanted to bring him back to the Shrek Academy to do some investigation."
Du Busi strode through the air, each step bringing a surge of emerald light that suppressed the Taotie. He merely scoffed at Xuan Zi's words.
" Xuan Zi, after all these years, how have you become so shameless? Bringing him back to Shrek for investigation—do you even believe that yourself?"
"Under your leadership, Shrek really does resemble a bandit group, eager to seize any genius they see?"
"He's my successor, let me tell you, don't even think about it!"
"That depends on his own willingness. What you can teach, the academy can naturally teach as well," Xuan Zi said.
Toji suddenly spoke up, answering Xuan Zi's question:
"I should have said it before, I won't go to Shrek Academy."
Chen Feng and the others couldn't help but look at Toji.
Holy crap, those two big shots were having a conversation, and their mere presence was enough to silence us completely. And you actually had the nerve to interrupt?
"Did you hear me?" Du Busi glared at Xuan Zi. "Get the hell out of here! Just looking at you brings me bad luck."
"Hey, you old poisoner, it's been so long! It's rare to run into you like this. You're so easy to talk to, just letting us go like that?"
Xuan Zi seemed to have discovered something.
"You're definitely plotting something, aren't you? Don't tell me you're planning to unleash another beast tide?!"
"Hmph, I signed the agreement, and I mean it. I won't start another beast tide." Du Busi looked at Xuan Zi. "At least you're better than me. Unlike you, shameless and brazen, you take any genius into the academy and kick out anyone who isn't a genius. Is this Shrek Academy? Heh heh..."
Xuan Zi roared, "If you dare say another bad word about the Shrek Academy, believe me, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
"Haha, come on, but do you think you can do it?" Du Busi Immortal laughed eerily. "I think I'll tear your mouth off."
"Hmph, I have a good temper, I won't bother with someone like you who's halfway to the grave." Xuan Zi glanced at Toji, feeling quite sorry for him.
If he could get into Shrek, he might discover even more secrets.
"Let's go."
Xuan Zi waved his hand, about to lead everyone away.
"That... Xuan Zi."
Zhang Lexuan suddenly spoke up; in front of these two unparalleled experts, she appeared so weak:
"I still need to absorb Soul Ring..."
"What are you trying to absorb? This Soul Beast may suit you, but it has over 20,000 years of cultivation. If you force yourself to absorb it, you'll only burst."
Xuan Zi frowned, looking at Zhang Lexuan.
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry. With hard work at the Shrek Academy, you might find something even more suitable for you."
"But it has domain skills." Zhang Lexuan looked longingly at the Blood Moon Wolf King's Soul Ring. "Nothing is more suitable for me."
" Domain Soul Skill?" Xuan Zi hadn't cared about the students' plight at all, so he was stunned when he heard about the Domain Soul Skill.
Domain Soul Skill are not just rare, they're one in ten thousand. Among all the Soul Master in the Douluo Continent, there are probably no more than five who possess Domain Soul Skill.
"Hehe, this girl seems to have a strong connection with my personal disciple." Du Busi suddenly spoke up, "Little girl, you can absorb whatever you want. We'll protect you, so there's nothing to be afraid of."
"We're the most experienced when it comes to absorbing Soul Ring that exceed our own limits. In this respect, your academy simply can't compare to us."
"The one who stirred up the beast tide is quite proud of it." Xuan Zi's expression turned cold.
"So what?"
"Du Busi " chuckled, glancing at Toji:
"Go help her."
"Yes, teacher, even our secret method must be kept secret and cannot be passed on to outsiders." Toji glanced at Xuan Zi.
"I can't leave," Xuan Zi immediately said. "Otherwise, who knows what you're going to do to our students?"
"Enough with the nonsense. What could we possibly do to your students? Hmm? Given the special nature of this little girl's Moon Martial Soul, shall we take her back to the sect for further investigation?"
The Du Busi; it emitted a strange, unpleasant aura that was extremely irritating.
"Do you take us for someone else?"
"You... fine, for your sake, humph."
Xuan Zi was displeased and led his students away from the scene. It was indeed not a very rational thing to do to clash with Du Busi here.
If anything happens, Du Busi can easily leave with Toji, and even Toji can run away on her own.
But that would be difficult for him.
"I can show you, but you can't cheat by using your senses to observe our secret technique." Du Busi waved his hand casually, and a green halo enveloped the ground around Zhang Lexuan, creating a scene that could only be seen but not sensed.
Xuan Zi could accept this choice.
"As long as our students are safe, that's all that matters."
"That's not how you trainees acted when they encountered a pack of wolves." Du Busi laughed even more brazenly.
He knew Xuan Zi's personality all too well.
They are extremely domineering towards those weaker than themselves, but will yield to those stronger than themselves.
"Tell me, what were you doing when the trainees encountered the wolf pack?"
"It's just to give them experience. If anything really happens to them, I will naturally help them," Xuan Zi said stubbornly.
"Don't pretend, I know you too well. You're probably hiding somewhere, drinking and eating heartily," Du Busi said. "And don't try to escape, this is just the nature of your Martial Soul."
I have Toji interest in knowing about the feud between them.
He came to Zhang Lexuan's side and took out a Head Soul Bone from his Storage Soul Tool.
At this moment, this Soul Bone was emitting a blood-red aura and extremely intense Soul Power fluctuations.
Looking at the Soul Bone, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but say:
"This is..."
"It was found on a mutated Soul Beast. I immediately checked to see if it had a Soul Bone Soul Bone. After finding one, I secretly put it away to prevent others from seeing it. Just in case, it's better to be cautious."
Toji handed the Soul Bone to Zhang Lexuan.
"Absorb the Soul Bone first, then absorb the Soul Ring. That will make things much easier for you."
Zhang Lexuan hesitated for a moment, then said:
"But this Soul Bone is your spoils of war; you should absorb it better yourself. Why are you giving it to me...?"
"Without you, we would never have been able to kill this mutated Soul Beast."
"Don't you know that absorbing Soul Bone also requires compatibility? This Soul Bone isn't suitable for me."
Toji forcibly shoved it into Zhang Lexuan's hand.
"Absorb it quickly, time is running out. If you dawdle any longer, this Soul Ring will dissipate."
Zhang Lexuan lightly bit her red lips, her pupils reflecting Toji's face, as if she wanted to remember him for a lifetime.
She no longer held back and decisively began absorbing the Soul Bone.
Just as Zhang Lexuan was absorbing the Soul Bone, Toji's functional Communication Soul Tool beeped.
He quickly took it out and looked at it, his expression changing slightly.
The traps that were previously set on the corpses of the Light-attribute Soul Beast have reacted!
Toji glanced at Zhang Lexuan was absorbing the Soul Bone in front of him.
Why this time?
"What's wrong?" Du Busi asked Toji off.
"My trap has been compromised; it's very likely the Three-Eyed Golden Lion," Toji said in a deep voice.
Du Busi was completely bewildered; he hadn't even realized it himself.
How did you know?
"It's Soul Tool, which is the main reason why I chose to go back first and then come to the Star Dou Great Forest." Toji took out the device and handed it to Du Busi.
"Look, I've set up three traps and placed sensors on the corpses. The red dots on the screens are flashing, which means they've been disturbed by Soul Beast."
After learning the situation, Du Busi said:
"What do we do now? This girl is about to absorb her Fifth Soul Ring, and my cultivation method is incompatible with hers, so we definitely need your help to help her absorb it."
"If I go to check the situation, what if I alert them? The commotion Xuan Zi and I made just now was obvious enough. Besides, if I go and come back, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion might be completely lost."
Even Toji felt extremely embarrassed.
On one side is Zhang Lexuan, and on the other side is very likely the Three-Eyed Golden Lion...
Finally, he made up his mind and said:
"Teacher, please go and check if it's the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. I'll stay here and assist Lexuan in absorbing her Fifth Soul Ring."
"If you don't return within an hour, I'll assume the Three-Eyed Golden Lion has triggered a trap."
"Please ask the teacher to go and check, or to mark the way while tracking the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. If you do not return, I will come to meet you after I finish my work here."
"What if we fail?" Du Busi asked.
"So be it if we failed." Toji sighed. "If you were to return, there are only two possibilities: either you're not the Three-Eyed Three-Eyed Golden Lion Three-Eyed Golden Lion, or you're unable to track it down..."
"If we fail, we can only try again next time."
"That's indeed a good idea, but don't forget, there's also Xuan Zi." Du Busi glanced at Xuan Zi, who was watching him intently from afar.
"If I'm here, things will be fine, but if I just leave... it's hard to say whether things will go smoothly on your end. Xuan Zi is a very domineering person; he will never swallow a loss he's suffered."
He'll probably cause you trouble.