Chapter 2813: Returning to the Ten Thousand Beast Platform_1
The next day!
Tang Wulin, not having received any news, clearly looked a bit off...
Clasping his hands together, he pondered, "Xie Xie hasn't contacted us yet, could it be that something happened to him on the way to the Douling Empire?"
Yue Zhengyu raised an eyebrow, "That shouldn't be the case, though Xie Xie is slightly inferior to me, he's not someone who can be easily provoked!"
After all, he's a Super Douluo-level powerhouse, who would mess with him without a good reason?
Xu Xiaoyan solemnly said, "Zheng Yu, I think Wulin's concern is reasonable. Xie Xie hasn't contacted us and hasn't returned to the academy, I'm afraid something really might have happened!"
Ye Xinglan expressed her doubts, "But Xie Xie is an agile-attack class Soul Master. Apart from someone at the God Rank, if he wanted to escape, there shouldn't be anyone who could stop him, right?"
She vaguely remembered that Xie Xie's Martial Soul could even perform Spatial Shuttle!
Xu Lizhi, seeing this, decided to voice his thoughts, "Um, everyone, I think it's possible that Xie Xie might have fallen asleep or something and forgot to contact us..."
Yue Zhengyu couldn't help rolling his eyes, "Lizhi, what are you saying? Even if Xie Xie is foolish, he couldn't possibly be foolish to that extent, could he?"
"Right, Ye Hui?"
Upon hearing this, Yuanen Yehui actually bowed her head, hesitating somewhat...
"I... can't be certain, sometimes Xie Xie's ideas are too quirky!"
Yue Zhengyu's mouth twitched, but he knew such discussion was meaningless...
He suggested, "Instead of guessing, why don't we try to contact him? The situation might not be as bad as we think!"
The others exchanged glances and nodded in agreement...
Upon agreement, Yue Zhengyu immediately used the communicator to contact Xie Xie...
It took about ten seconds for the call to finally go through...
Yue Zhengyu eagerly asked, "Xie Xie, can you hear me?"
Soon, Xie Xie's languid and comfortable voice came through, "Ah, it's Zheng Yu. What's up, calling me so early in the morning? I had such a... refreshing sleep!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present showed a flash of anger in their eyes...
Yue Zhengyu scolded loudly, "A refreshing sleep?? We were all worried something had happened to you, and you were actually sleeping!!"
"Don't you know to contact us first??"
He felt like all his prior concern had been for nothing!
Xie Xie on the other end suddenly jolted awake, his drowsiness vanishing completely...
He soothed, "Well, Zheng Yu, don't be mad, I couldn't help it, after all, I was imprisoned by the emperor of the Douling Empire!"
Hearing this, Tang Wulin's pupils contracted, and he immediately took the communicator from Yue Zhengyu's hand, urgently asking, "Xie Xie, did you just say you were imprisoned by the Douling Empire?"
Xie Xie was silent for a few seconds before explaining, "Ah, it's not exactly imprisonment. It's just that Xue Yuntian used the relationship between the Douling Empire and Shrek Academy to force me to stay, so I'm temporarily staying in a certain hotel."
"Don't worry, I'm fine!"
Tang Wulin pressed on, "And your mission this time..."
Xie Xie replied with a hint of pride in his tone, "It's been successfully completed. Not only that, but Xue Yuntian also made his decision right in front of me!"
Tang Wulin finally breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, even though Xue Yuntian didn't lay a hand on you, always be wary, he's not a good person!"
Xie Xie, however, was dismissive. "Don't worry, if I wanted to leave the Douling Empire, it would only take a minute. The only reason I stayed was to avoid conflict."
"All right, I'm getting sleepy again, I'll contact you later!"
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The communication ended...
Tang Wulin looked at the communicator with a complex expression and sighed, "Should I say Xie Xie is reliable or not?"
If you say he's reliable, he doesn't take the initiative to contact everyone after the job is done, which makes everyone anxious!
But if you say he's not reliable, he managed to get the Douling Empire's emperor to adopt his suggestion on the spot!
Yue Zhengyu patted his shoulder and joked, "Regardless, it seems that we have completed our mission for this trip. It's just that it seems like Xie Xie won't be able to come back anytime soon."
"I really don't know what Xue Yuntian is thinking, actually keeping him there. He serves no purpose at that place!"
Xu Xiaoyan strongly agreed, "That's right! Not only did they keep Xie Xie, but they also let him stay in a luxury hotel. Darn it, had I known, I would have gone too!"
Ye Xinglan covered her mouth and laughed, "Xiao Yan, you're not the type to be vain, right? It's just a luxury hotel, after all. The places we stayed at in the federation were much better!"
Xu Xiaoyan stuck her tongue out, "Just kidding. I wouldn't go to the Douling Empire even if I had the chance!!"
Especially since there were rumors that Xue Yuntian was a tyrant...
Yuanen Yehui coughed and interjected, "Alright, everyone. Now that we are sure that Xie Xie is safe, we should start preparing for the upcoming battle!"
Although the method told to Xue Yuntian could result in fewer soul masters of the Douling Empire being transformed by the Ghost Emperor...
the number is still terrifying to hear!
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Inside the Ten Thousand Beast Platform!
Gu Yuena stepped into the forbidden area, and the sight of the harmoniously mingling soul beasts filled her heart with joy...
She had fought to become the Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda not just to allow the Soul Beast Clan to live like humans, right?
The Titan Ape and Azure Oxpython, who were playing with the soul beasts, also noticed her arrival and immediately walked towards her...
The Titan Ape spoke first, "Gu Yuena, why have you come?"
Gu Yuena replied calmly, "There's nothing wrong with the Spirit Pagoda today, so I came to have a look. I didn't expect that we'd have so many soul beasts already!"
The Azure Oxpython glanced at the young soul beasts and nodded, "Yes, although they are artificial soul beasts, they are indistinguishable from real soul beasts!"
"Besides, if we can keep resurrecting soul beasts like this continuously, it shouldn't be hard to revitalise the Soul Beast Clan!"
Gu Yuena pursed her lips and responded, "I will do my best to speed up the Spirit Pagoda's pace."
Hearing the implication in her words, the Azure Oxpython asked with concern, "Is there a new problem in the outside world?"
Gu Yuena confirmed gravely, "Yes, in the last operation to eradicate the Holy Spirit Cult, not only did the Ghost Emperor not die, but he also reached God Rank by devouring the essence and blood of soul masters' corpses!"
"Now he is attempting to turn the entire Douling Empire into evil Soul Masters!"
The Azure Oxpython and the Titan Ape both exclaimed...
"What?? He reached God Rank!"
The former tried to calm down and said through gritted teeth, "Doesn't that mean there is nobody in the human world who can contend with the Ghost Emperor now?"
Gu Yuena sighed, "At the moment, that's the case. The threat of the Ghost Emperor to the Spirit Pagoda even surpasses that of the federation!"
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