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On the other side, aside from Elder Cai Yue'er and other senior Elders of the Sea God Pavilion who stayed behind at the academy, Yue Zhengyu and the rest hurried to the battlefield at top speed....

Xie Xie yawned stretchingly, a look of sentimentality on his face as he gazed at the surroundings, "Although I've been here many times already, I have to say, this place hasn't changed one bit!"

As for Xu Sheng's return, he initially held great anticipation, but with no sign of movement for so long, he had lost much of his faith!

To his side, Ye Xinglan also sighed, "Yeah, since that great battle, these ruins have remained unchanged, without even an attempt to rebuild. Presumably, it's because of a suggestion by Elder Cai!"

Xu Xiaoyan expressed her confusion, "Eh?? Xing Lan, what do you mean by that? What is this proposal from Elder Cai you're talking about? Could it be that the lack of reconstruction here is related to the academy?"

Ye Xinglan nodded, confirming her guess, "Yes! It is because Teacher Xu was involved in the past with the Abyssal Emperor here, and the chances are high that he would return through this same place. That's why there has been no reconstruction, to prevent any accidents!"

Yue Zhengyu stroked his chin, pondering, "I see, this is the first time I'm hearing of this!"

Yuanen Yehui furrowed her brows, "Same as Zheng Yu, I'm just finding out about this. But Xing Lan, why do you know so much about it?"

It seemed that apart from Ye Xinglan, the others were unaware!

Ye Xinglan didn't hide anything, answering truthfully, "Because at that time, I went as a representative with Elder Cai, and none of you were there!"

Yuanen Yehui's beautiful eyes sharpened, "Was it a discussion held while we were away? That would explain it!"

They were all in the Douling Empire at the time and naturally had no knowledge of this matter!

Just then, Xu Lizhi unexpectedly reminded everyone, "Umm... everyone, let's hurry and meet up with Wulin and Gu Yue, so we don't keep them waiting too long!"

He hadn't intended to come along since he was just a support-class Soul Master with limited combat methods and not strong spiritual power.

However, he decided to come after considering that searching for whatever Life Force might require a lot of Soul Power.

Xie Xie patted his shoulder, saying earnestly, "Lizhi is right, let's stop chatting here and quickly meet up with Wulin and the others!"

No sooner had he spoken than a surge of spiritual power burst into existence from a certain direction, seemingly to draw their attention....

Yue Zhengyu instantly saw through it all....

"Is that the spiritual power wave released by Gu Yue to get our attention? It's terrifying already. But it seems she has found us!"

"Let's hurry over there!"

With that said, they rushed toward the direction of the surging spiritual power....

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Tang Wulin's expression was complex as he watched the spiritual power fluctuations that nearly enveloped the entire area....

He couldn't help but marvel sincerely, "Gu Yue, your spiritual power has grown stronger again, even almost tangible!"

He had thought that the gap in spiritual power between them was not vast, but now it seemed he had underestimated her talent!

Gu Yuena laughed lightly, "Mhm, since I'm unable to break through to a God Rank, there has been almost no way to further improve my strength. Hence, I've focused all my efforts on spiritual power!"

In doing so, she could use her spiritual power to suppress the Ghost Emperor in the upcoming battles!

Tang Wulin looked in a certain direction and said again, "The spiritual power you just released was so immense, Xie Xie and the others must have noticed it and are on their way here!"

True to his words, Xie Xie and the rest appeared in their field of vision just as he finished speaking....

"Wulin, Xie Xie!"

Seeing their arrival, Tang Wulin's cheeks also revealed a smile, "Everyone's here, huh? That was faster than I thought!"

Today, the Shrek Seven Monsters were all finally present!!

Gu Yuena nodded to signal recognition, speaking very calmly, "Long time no see, everyone!"

Seeing her demeanor, Xie Xie felt somewhat displeased, "Hey hey, Gu Yue, we are after all comrades who have been through life and death together, don't be so cold!"

Even though he could feel the joy in her heart, she still showed such a tough expression!

Yue Zhengyu affirmed this, "Exactly, exactly. You were all smiles when you were alone with Wulin before, so why do you act this way when we all come?"

Xu Xiaoyan blinked a few times, "Just so, just so. If you're unhappy about our arrival, should we just leave right away?"

"Or is it because you've become the Spirit Pagoda's master, you no longer want to associate with us?"

Ye Xinglan interrupted, "Cough cough... Xiao Yan, what are you saying? Gu Yue is not that kind of person!"

"But as I see it, today we have gathered here to search for the Life Force, so setting aside our titles shouldn't be an issue for now!"

"Right, Gu Yue?"

All eyes then turned towards Gu Yuena...

Her ears turned a shade redder, and she spoke in a low voice, "Mm, you're all right, I've been too serious!"

Since the friction between the Spirit Pagoda and the Soul Land had been growing increasingly sharp!

Even though the people before her were once comrades with whom she had risked her life, her heart held reservations!

Seeing this, Tang Wulin quickly changed the subject, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm sure Gu Yue has her own considerations!"

"Additionally, the reason I called you all here, you should all know already—it's for Teacher Xu's Life Force and Destruction Force!!!"

Xie Xie immediately became intrigued and asked in confusion, "Destruction Force? Wulin, when you were using the soul tool, didn't you say it was for the Life Force? Why is there suddenly a Destruction Force?"

The others also showed puzzled expressions...

Tang Wulin explained, "There's nothing strange about that, because both the Life Force and Destruction Force are powers controlled by Teacher Xu!"

"As the name suggests, Life Force can be used to heal injuries, while Destruction Force is for attacking!"

"Whichever it is, as long as we can get it, our chances of defeating the Ghost Emperor will greatly increase!"

Xie Xie frowned and pressed on, "Speaking of Life Force, doesn't Elder Ya'li also possess it?"

Clearly, it could be obtained from Elder Ya'li, so why make the effort to search for it here!

Tang Wulin glanced at him, "It's completely different. Elder Ya'li's Life Force can at most save a dying person, but Teacher Xu's Life Force can actually bring back the dead!!"

Yue Zhengyu gasped, "Sss... bring back the dead, doesn't that mean, with Teacher Xu's Life Force, we can boldly fight the Ghost Emperor!"

"What are we waiting for then, let's get moving. Wulin, since you've called us here, you must have made some preparations, right?!"

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