Xuan Zi was sitting two kilometers away from the Shrek Academy student camp, eating meat and drinking wine with great pleasure. Moreover, Qian Chen had given him a food storage Soul Tool, and the food he took out from it was exactly the same in taste, temperature, and color as when it was freshly made, making him feel as if he were still feasting in a grand hotel in Shrek City.
Suddenly, the air seemed to move, and a stunningly beautiful woman in black descended from the sky, landing not far away. Xuan Zi didn't even raise his head, seemingly focused solely on eating meat and drinking wine.
The woman in black was none other than Feng Ling, the vice leader of the Holy Spirit Cult. Seeing that Feng Ling Xuan Zi n't react, Feng Ling wasn't angry. She stepped forward a few paces, bowed slightly to Xuan Zi, and said, " Feng Ling greets the Supreme Elder."
Xuanzi then raised his head, glanced at Feng Ling, who was dressed in black and had an exquisitely beautiful face, and said, "No, don't call me that. I am Xuanzi, the Dean of the Inner Court of Shrek Academy, an elder of the Sea God Pavilion, and the Gluttonous Douluo. I am not some Supreme Elder, and I have no connection with your Holy Spirit Cult!"
Feng Ling smiled and said, "Grand Elder, look, you're being mischievous again. You're the elder who has eliminated the most geniuses from the Shrek Academy in all these years of our Holy Spirit Cult! Your contributions are truly remarkable!"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Zi became somewhat anxious and said, " Feng Ling, what do you mean? When you asked me to do these things, you kept it a secret. Now you're using these things to threaten me?"
Feng Ling smiled charmingly, not bothering to argue with Xuan Zi any further. She directly took out the letter Ye Xishui had given to Xuan Zi and said, "Elder, this is a letter from the Supreme Master who misses you so much. He personally wrote it for me to give to you."
Xuan Zi glanced at the letter but didn't take it. Now that he had broken through to the Limit Douluo, he could become the de facto master of the Shrek Academy, and he didn't want to get involved with the Holy Spirit Cult again.
"What? Is the Grand Elder dissatisfied with the Grand Master's written greeting? How about this, I'll immediately send someone to capture some Soul Master and Soul Beast for the Grand Elder and deliver them to the Shrek Academy. Once the Grand Elder returns to the Shrek Academy, he can then devour these Soul Master and Soul Beast."
Xuan Zi said somewhat angrily, " Feng Ling, what do you mean? What exactly do you want to do?"
"We just thought that Elder Tai hadn't used his Devouring ability in a long time, so we sent him some tonics. Since Elder Tai is also a member of our Holy Spirit Cult, how could we not care about you? And how could we bear to see you studying so hard alone at the Shrek Academy?"
Feng Ling's words made Xuan Zi's heart tighten, reminding him of more than a hundred years ago when he was in danger in the Star Dou Great Forest. Without teachers, teammates, or food supplies, he was about to die in the Star Dou Great Forest. The intense hunger eventually made him activate the devouring ability within his body.
He survived in the Star Dou Great Forest thanks to his devouring ability, but unfortunately, this ability was discovered by an evil Evil Soul Master Evil Soul Master who immediately reported it to the Holy Spirit Cult. The Holy Spirit Cult used this to blackmail him, Xuan Zi, in order to keep his Devouring Attribute a secret, was forced to join the Holy Spirit Cult. Later, he reluctantly followed the orders given by the Holy Spirit Cult, causing the deaths of many Shrek Academy students who were capable of breaking through to become Super Titled Douluo and posed a threat to the Holy Spirit Cult.
When Xuan Zi reached the Titled Douluo, the Holy Spirit Cult nominally appointed him as an elder. Later, when Zhongli Wu succeeded as the cult leader, Xuan Zi naturally became the nominal Supreme Elder.
Enraged, Xuan Zi wanted to kill Feng Ling. His figure appeared before Feng Ling like a phantom, ready to strike. But the next moment, he stopped himself. His Soul Power Level was only one level lower than Feng Ling 'Feng Ling; if Feng Ling wanted to escape, she could definitely do so. Moreover, his secret would be completely exposed.
Xuan Zi reluctantly took the letter from Feng Ling and said, " Feng Ling, tell me, your Holy Spirit Cult has been using the discovery of my devouring ability to blackmail me for years. Every time you ask me to do something, you say it's the last thing. I really don't know when you will truly let me go."
"Elder, you've misunderstood. You possess the ability to devour, making you a natural member of our Holy Spirit Cult. How can you say you were coerced? Besides, if you need anything, just tell the Supreme Leader and the current Leader, and we'll definitely help you. Naturally, if the Holy Spirit Cult needs your assistance, Elder, we'll certainly have to lend a hand!"
Xuan Zi cursed inwardly, "As the Dean of Shrek Inner Court, even if I were in trouble, I wouldn't ask the Holy Spirit Cult to settle things for me! This is simply the Holy Spirit Cult's shameless one-sided extortion."
"Elder, you should take a look at the letter the Supreme Master gave you," Feng Ling reminded him.
Xuan Zi said with great displeasure, "I hope this is the last time your Holy Spirit Cult will ask me for a job."
Feng Ling simply smiled and did not answer. After a moment, Xuan Zi finished reading the letter Ye Xishui had written to him, feeling somewhat displeased. This time, he was actually being asked to assassinate a Shrek Academy student named Ning Tian.
"Are you looking down on me? You actually want me, a Level 98 Super Douluo, to assassinate a mere support Soul Elder!" Xuan Zi said angrily.
"Elder, look at what you're saying. The Supreme Master must have her reasons for making this arrangement. As her subordinates, we shouldn't overthink things." Seeing that Xuan Zi had accepted the task again, Feng Ling smiled slightly and said, "Then I won't disturb Elder's meal any longer." The next moment, her Martial Soul Possession, and a pair of huge black phoenix wings unfolded, carrying her away into the distance.
After this incident, Xuan Zi lost his appetite. He picked up Ye Xishui's letter and read it carefully again. The letter demanded that he kill Ning Tian with minimal cost and minimal impact. Xuan Zi tightened his grip, crushing the letter to shreds. Xuan Zi knew very well who Ning Tian was: last year's Freshman Tournament champion.
A Soul Elder support with a damaged Sea of Consciousness. No one knows what she did to offend Ye Xishui, but Ye Xishui specifically wrote a letter ordering her to kill her.
The next day, Xuan Zi appeared before the Soul Hunting Group. The students were somewhat surprised. It was rumored that when Xuan Zi led the students on Soul Hunting, he would not participate; the students had to find and kill the Soul Beast themselves, and he would only be responsible for the final rescue. Of course, he might also be drunk and not be responsible for the final rescue.
The students said in unison, "Greetings, Xuan Zi."
Xuan Zi hummed in agreement and said, "I just remembered, the Soul Master Tournament is still more than half a year away, Shrek Seven Devils Reserve Team haven't been selected yet. This Soul Hunting can't be delayed too much. I'll help you find and hunt the Soul Beast afterward; you just need to absorb them."
The students were overjoyed, not expecting such a good thing, and said in unison, "Yes, Xuan Zi."
Xuan Zi acted swiftly, finding all the Soul Beast needed by the dozen or so students within three days and crippling them to facilitate the students' absorption.
Seeing that the Soul Hunting Plan had been successfully completed, Xuan Zi said to everyone, " The Soul Hunting is finished. Everyone, run back to the academy."
"Yes, Xuan Zi."
On the fourth day, when Xuan Zi led the Soul Hunting Group students back to the Shrek Academy, the news that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had been completely annihilated by Evil Soul Master also reached Shrek City at roughly the same time.
That day, in Class 1 of the second grade, Bing Ling was teaching her students. Suddenly, another teacher came to the classroom door and said, "Teacher Bing Ling."
Bing Ling frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
The teacher, with a somber expression, said, "I'm here to see Ning Tian, a student in your class. Something happened at her home, and her family is waiting for her at the school gate."
Bing Ling nodded and said, " Ning Tian, you go first."