Xie Xie couldn't bear the humiliation and angrily retorted, "What are you being arrogant about here? If you dare, don't threaten us using the lives of the people from Lingbo City—then watch me slaughter all of you!"
Yue Zhengyu also cursed, "Exactly! You only know how to use such despicable methods. Aren't you afraid of ending your family line?"
Tang Wulin released his Purple Demon Eyes and solemnly said, "Xie Xie, Zheng Yu, there's no use reasoning with evil Soul Masters. Apart from having a human appearance, they are no different from wild beasts in their hearts!"
Aruheng gave a slight nod and agreed, "Junior brother is right. Everyone, be careful. Delaying them even for a moment is good—we will find a way!"
Seeing this, the lead evil Soul Master commanded, "You all, go ahead and attack!"
The others instantly understood and revealed cruel smiles...
It's no wonder he is the boss; with just a simple sentence, he had effortlessly cornered the opponents!
Having been here for many years, they knew very well that there was no such thing as explosives within the Spirit Transmission Tower Branch!
They had only said that to frighten the opponents!
The next second, they no longer held back. Unleashing their Martial Soul True Body, they instantly reversed the situation...
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As for below the Spirit Pagoda!
Xu Lizhi glanced at the few who were hastily fleeing and said in surprise, "The Spirit Transmission Tower Disciples and the evil Soul Masters are either dead or have fled. There's no one to stop us now!"
Yue Zhengyu laughed lightly, "Nonsense. Their strongest attacks couldn't even break through the barrier conjured by Elder Ya'li. Of course, their first thought would be to run! Otherwise, should they stay here and wait for death?"
Long Yuxue sighed, "Unknowingly, we've killed so many people..."
At the Blood God Army, it was abyssal creatures they were fighting, so killing them didn't invoke any guilt!
But these were all living people in front of her!
It was normal to find it difficult to accept this internally!
Jiang Wuyue patted her shoulder and said, "Yuxue, don't feel guilty. These people, since they've colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult, deserve to be killed!"
Sima Jinchi was eager to fight, saying, "That's right, I still regret not having killed all of them. After all, who knows if this place will become a stronghold for evil Soul Masters again in a few years!"
Ye Xinglan turned her gaze towards the silently Ya'li and said, "Elder Ya'li, now that there is no obstruction from the Spirit Pagoda Members and evil Soul Masters, let's immediately go support Wulin and the others on the top floor!"
Snapping back to reality, Ya'li replied with a grave expression, "No, I alone will go up. You must leave at once!"
She could clearly sense that on the top floor of the Spirit Pagoda, there was one level 95 Hyper Douluo and three Titled Douluos!
Given the combined strength of Yuan En Zhentian, Tang Wulin, and others, they should have been able to deal with them already!
But the fact that they have lasted until now was extremely unusual!
Ye Xinglan pressed further, "Elder Ya'li, the more people, the more power we have. We..."
Ya'li didn't give them the opportunity to argue and interrupted, "Enough, I have already decided. Leave immediately! Otherwise, your status as Shrek students will be revoked."
With those words, her figure vanished instantly...
The group exchanged glances, seeing the confusion in each other's eyes...
Xu Lizhi scratched his head and asked, "Then I… What should we do now?"
Ye Xinglan pressed her lips together and said, "Let's listen to Elder Ya'li. She seemed to have a very serious look on her face; she must have sensed something's not right."
Yue Zhengyu agreed, "Yeah, and she's willing to revoke our status as Shrek students to stop us, which really doesn't seem like Elder Ya'li's usual style!"
Sima Jinchi retracted his Martial Soul and said leisurely, "Well, let's go then. I'm tired of all this killing anyway. We can rest while we wait for Wulin."
"Let's go. With Elder Ya'li and Elder Yuanen there, everyone will be safe!"
With that, they left the Spirit Pagoda as instructed by Ya'li...
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Soon, Elder Ya'li appeared on the top floor and exclaimed, "Elder Yuanen!"
Yuanen Zhentian also spotted her immediately and said gravely, "Elder Ya'li, why have you come? What about the other students?"
Ya'li squinted her Beautiful Eyes and said, "I've told them to leave. What exactly has happened here? Why haven't these evil Soul Masters been dealt with yet?"
She then glanced at Tang Wulin and the others, who were fighting without hitting back...
Yuanen Zhentian breathed a sigh of relief and began to recount, "Elder Ya'li, this is what happened..."
He then relayed the events that had occurred earlier...
After listening, Ya'li mused, "However, I've scanned the entire Spirit Pagoda with my spiritual power and haven't found any explosives. It's very possible that these evil Soul Masters are at the end of their rope and are just trying to intimidate us!"
Suddenly, it dawned on Yuanen Zhentian, and he smacked his forehead, "Damn, I've been so caught up in the situation. If the Spirit Pagoda really had that much explosive installed, how could it have gone undetected!"
Now that he thought about the opponents' words, they were riddled with mistakes!
Immediately, he called out to Tang Wulin and the others, who were still engaged in the tough battle, "Children, there's no need to hold back anymore. What these guys just said was all a bluff to intimidate us."
Very quickly, Tang Wulin and the others, no longer restrained, immediately regained the upper hand in the fight...
Ya'li looked seriously at Yuanen Zhentian and stated, "Elder Yuanen, after we return to the Sea God's Pavilion, I hope you can give an explanation for this matter!"
If she had not arrived, these evil Soul Masters may have succeeded!
The latter naturally had no complaints, expressing his remorse, "I will!"
This time, he had almost caused the death of these children due to his misjudgment!
Merely being asked to explain himself was already a very light punishment!
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Soon, with the aid of Yuanen Zhentian and Ya'li, the four evil Soul Masters were decisively defeated...
Xie Xie, stepping on the head of one of the evil Soul Master corpses, said indignantly, "To think I really believed these guys had planted explosives. It turns out it was all just a threat!"
Aruheng lamented, "Exactly, if we'd known, we wouldn't have cared so much and just killed them right away!"
Yuanen Yehui said in relief, "Thank goodness Elder Ya'li arrived in time. Otherwise, there might have been casualties!"
Xu Xiaoyan suddenly spoke up, "Wait, Wulin, if you kill these evil Soul Masters, how are you going to find out where your mother is?"
Tang Wulin was suddenly struck dumb...
Right, if they killed all the evil Soul Masters, how would they force the information about his mother's whereabouts from them!
At that moment, Ya'li gave him a deep look and said, "Regarding this, come here for a moment, Wulin!"
Despite his confusion, Tang Wulin followed her...
Ya'li suddenly stopped, her voice grave, "Child, before I tell you, you better brace yourself!"
Tang Wulin's body trembled, seemingly already guessing something, "Yes, Elder Ya'li, please go ahead..."
"Your mother has passed away. I found her body in the interrogation room!"
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