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When these new students felt the intense killing intent from the side, their bodies shuddered, releasing Tang Wutong and the others as they retreated timidly...
Tang Ya teased Bei Bei, "Bei Bei, why are you emitting such strong killing intent? Could it be jealousy? No way, right? These new students are just kids."
She couldn't believe that Bei Bei and the others would actually be jealous of these outer court new students. It was simply unbelievable!
Tang Wutong and Jiang Nannan, with their beautiful eyes, looked towards Qian Yu and Xu Sanshi, respectively, without hiding their amusement...
At that moment, the outer court new students pointed behind them and exclaimed, "Look, President Yan and Elder Xuan are here!"
"Didn't President Yan just go to report to Elder Xuan about the Tang Sect elder brothers and sisters? He must be feeling quite dejected now."
Yan Shaozhe and Elder Xuan rushed over as quickly as they could. The former, with tears welling up in his eyes, asked, "Are you all okay?"
Thankfully, everyone had returned; otherwise, this incident would have certainly become an indelible shadow in his life...
Looking at Yan Shaozhe with reddened eyes, Tang Ya reassured him, "We're all fine, President Yan doesn't need to worry."
Xu Sanshi lightened the mood with a joke, "Hahaha, it's my first time seeing President Yan cry. It seems like he really was worried about us!"
Jiang Nannan raised an eyebrow playfully, "Not only that, Sister Wutong has also made a breakthrough to Soul Sage!"
Tang Wutong affectionately linked arms with Jiang Nannan, "Nannan, aren't you the same?"
Yan Shaozhe wiped the corner of his eyes, "As long as you're okay, that's all that matters."
Elder Xuan, standing beside him, patted his shoulder and comforted, "Alright, you're an elder of the Sea God's Pavilion now, don't lose face in front of the new students!"
He understood the guilt in Yan Shaozhe's heart, but as long as they had returned safely, that was enough!
After saying this, Elder Xuan's turbid eyes turned to the silent Qian Yu beside him. In an instant, he noticed the empty sleeve...
Shocked, he said, "Qian Yu, your arm... how...?"
It was only after Elder Xuan's words that the outer court new students and Yan Shaozhe noticed—Qian Yu had lost his left arm!
In disbelief, Yan Shaozhe said, "Qian Yu, what... what happened? How could this be..."
All of the Tang Sect members were unharmed, yet Qian Yu, the strongest among them, had lost his left arm!
Being a Titled Douluo, Qian Yu's soul power rank was bound to decrease with the loss of his left arm!
All the new students were shocked, "Elder Qian Yu... lost his left arm! Could it be that in the battle he was..."
"Damn it, if we'd known something like this would happen, we would've waited a few more days before asking the academy to help us acquire soul rings!"
"It's all our fault! It's because we chose this time to acquire soul rings that Elder Qian Yu lost his left arm!"
All of the Tang Sect members hung their heads in silence, somewhat at a loss for words...
Seeing everyone's expressions, Qian Yu smiled indifferently, "There's no need to blame yourselves. This was my own mistake; it has nothing to do with all of you. Besides, it's just a hand, no big hindrance."
This matter had nothing to do with them. If not for his own unresolved issues with Juzi, perhaps this was a punishment or warning from Tang San...
After hearing Qian Yu's words, Elder Xuan pursed his dry lips and heaved a sigh of regret...
Just a hand?
Was it really as simple as Qian Yu had said?
Losing a hand and the consequent drop in soul power rank were, either one, a huge blow for Qian Yu, who was on the verge of becoming a Hyper Douluo!
Moreover, given Qian Yu's talent, he had a good chance of surpassing the level-99 Ultimate Douluo...
But now, having lost his arm, he had seemingly cut off his chance to ascend to godhood!
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Xuan Zi asked with a heavy face, "So Qian Yu, to what level has your soul power rank fallen now?"
Qian Yu's eyes flickered a few times, and he calmly stated, "It has fallen to level 88 for now, but it shouldn't take too long to return to Titled Douluo."
Yan Shaozhe, standing beside him, couldn't suppress the emotions in his heart any longer. He stared tightly at Qian Yu, full of remorse, "Qian Yu, it's all my... If at that time..."
Before Yan Shaozhe could finish, Qian Yu interrupted him, "Enough, President Yan, you need not blame yourself. However, during this period, Elder Xuan, you should still send someone to the Aquipeia Forest to take a look."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Zi's eyes shone with sharp light, "Qian Yu, do you mean..."
He immediately understood Qian Yu's implication!
It was the Beast Tide! Something even more terrifying than a war between empires!
Every occurrence of a Beast Tide in the past had led to heavy casualties among Soul Masters!
Just the side facing Shrek City alone required all of Shrek Academy's elders and students to defend against it!
Seeing that Xuan Zi immediately understood his meaning, Qian Yu nodded slightly...
At this moment, Jiang Nannan spoke in a soft voice, "Isn't Qian Yu a ninth-rank soul-guidance master? He could actually make a mechanical arm for himself..."
Bei Bei exclaimed in surprise, "A mechanical arm? That's not a bad idea at all!"
Xu Sanshi sarcastically said, "A mechanical arm, how ugly is that? I think Qian Yu looks quite distinctive the way he is!"
In a flash, everyone's gaze turned towards him...
Xu Sanshi scratched his head feeling somewhat guilty, "Uh... did I say something wrong?"
Unbeknownst to the others as they discussed, the Outrage within Qian Yu's storage soul tool was continuously flashing with light...
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At this moment, deep within the Aquipeia Forest!
Numerous ferocious beasts with a cultivation level of over 200,000 years were gathering together, and within a hundred miles of them, not a single soul beast dared to come close!
This was the power that belonged to ferocious beasts!
Di Tian, transformed into a human form, had a deep and cold look flashing in his eyes as he calmly said, "Interesting! That man's soul power rank has actually fallen to such a degree!"
Although his strength had reached a level no less than that of an Ultimate Douluo, his aura was now so feeble!
Even Di Tian himself was not certain he could defeat him!
Who exactly could have inflicted such severe injuries on him?
Di Tian was naturally referring to Qian Yu. Since the moment Qian Yu forcefully removed the Outrage from Huo Yuhao, Qian Yu's aura and location were exposed to his senses...
Wan Monster squinted his eyes beside him, "That man? Boss, are you talking about that Huo Yuhao?"
Chi King said coldly, "That Soul Master named Huo Yuhao is not worth our attention; a couple of slaps could kill him! However, I cannot deny his terrifying growth rate!"
Bi Ji reminded, "We should not underestimate that Huo Yuhao. He might also become a very terrifying Soul Master in the future!"
Di Tian's cold gaze swept over them, "Let's delay the launch of the Beast Tide for a bit longer, it seems there has emerged an even more terrifying Soul Master among humans!"
Di Tian, unclear about who had injured Qian Yu, naturally had to be more cautious...
After all, if there truly existed a terrifying power surpassing Qian Yu among humans, rashly initiating a Beast Tide would only lead to the extinction of soul beasts in the Aquipeia Forest!
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