Elder Xuan’s thinking was very simple; the strength of the Shrek Seven Devils was obvious, and this mission was impossible to fail.
Yet, in the end, everyone was fine, but Yao Haoxuan had died.
Even if he hadn’t paid much attention to them earlier because he was busy catching a rare avian Spirit Beast to roast and eat, which perhaps indirectly led to Yao Haoxuan’s tragic end.
However, as the team leader, Ma Xiaotao could not shirk the blame either!
“I…” Listening to Elder Xuan’s interrogation, Ma Xiaotao felt truly aggrieved.
She suddenly wanted to retort and ask him a question.
As a Super Douluo, you promised a short while ago to keep an eye on us at all times and protect us, but where were you when the incident happened?
“It was like this…” However, Elder Xuan was, after all, an elder of the Sea God Pavilion and the leader of the inspection team.
Even if Ma Xiaotao felt a myriad of grievances in her heart, she dared not talk back at this moment and could only recount the sequence of events exactly as they happened.
After listening to Ma Xiaotao’s account, Elder Xuan narrowed his eyes, swept his gaze over the others, and finally landed on Qian Daoliu.
“So, you mean the opponent was too strong, you were almost wiped out, and it was this person who intervened to save you, allowing you to survive, right?”
The others nodded repeatedly, confirming this was correct, but their eyes were filled with resentment toward Elder Xuan.
“What?
Is that look in your eyes suspecting me?” Qian Daoliu frowned, looking at Elder Xuan, and understood the meaning behind the other’s gaze.
“It’s good that you know.” Elder Xuan revealed an expression as if he had seen through everything.
He stared fixedly at Qian Daoliu and said, “They just had an incident, and you arrived immediately.
This is truly too coincidental, so coincidental that I cannot help but be suspicious.”
“It took me some time to rush over, yet you, on the other hand, arrived just in time to intervene and save them?”
“Could it be that this is because you were already nearby?”
“Or even, already inside the cave!”
“I have reason to suspect that you are actually an accomplice of the Evil Soul Masters, attempting to use the act of saving them to demand a reward, and then infiltrate the inner circles of my Shrek Academy!”
Elder Xuan believed his intelligence had occupied the high ground.
The more he spoke, the more confident the expression on his face became.
“Elder Xuan, how can you say that!” Ma Xiaotao frowned and spoke up.
“The Senior saved our lives; you cannot slander the Senior!”
Elder Xuan, however, sneered.
“I…” But before he could finish his sentence, he heard Qian Daoliu’s angry voice.
“You scoundrel, how dare you compare me to those filthy vermin!
You, fellow, have successfully angered me!”
Qian Daoliu struck out fiercely, immediately unleashing the skill of his Angel Suit right arm bone.
A golden longsword appeared in his hand, and he slashed toward Elder Xuan.
In an instant, brilliant light erupted.
The golden Sword Qi was like a dazzling sun, illuminating the cave.
“Ah!” Elder Xuan was hit head-on; a deep gash was cut into his chest, and he was sent flying straight out of the cave, vomiting a mouthful of blood at the same time.
This was not the end.
Qian Daoliu followed him out of the cave, standing in the sky.
The six wings on his back bloomed with a sacred color, and his tone carried a murderous intent.
“Sixth Spirit Ability, Angel’s Wrath.” He raised the golden longsword in his hand, condensing sacred energy, and then a massive golden beam of light descended from the sky, landing on Elder Xuan.
“Ah!” Elder Xuan had not yet recovered from the previous attack when he suffered another heavy blow.
His body was directly suppressed, and a large crater appeared in the ground.
Ma Xiaotao and the others came out of the cave and were stunned when they saw this scene.
Although they were unhappy with Elder Xuan because of what had just happened, they had to admit that Elder Xuan was very strong; he was a powerhouse of Shrek Academy, second only to Mu En in strength.
But now, he was actually being beaten and suppressed by Qian Daoliu without any power to resist.
How was this possible?
“Today, considering that it is not easy for you to have Cultivated to level 98, and that this is your first offense, and it seems you have killed quite a few Fallen Ones, I can spare you this once.”
Qian Daoliu put away the golden longsword, looked at Elder Xuan lying in the crater, and said, “But if there is a next time, I do not care who you are or where you come from; I will not show mercy.” “Do you understand?”
Hearing this, Elder Xuan felt the violently churning spirit power in his body and the intense pain radiating from his body; he no longer dared to be arrogant.
Coughing up two mouthfuls of blood, he lowered his head and whispered, “Understood.”
In fact, if it were someone else, Elder Xuan would have at least rushed up to exchange a few moves.
However, as a Super Douluo, through the Spirit Ability that had just struck him, he could sense that the other party was definitely a Limit Douluo, enough to be on par with Mu En.
How could he fight that?
Elder Xuan also overturned his previous guess at this moment.
A Limit Douluo, and the Spirit Ability he displayed was incomparably sacred; how could he be an accomplice of the Evil Soul Masters?
There was even less reason to attack now.
“You had better truly understand.” Qian Daoliu steadied his emotions, took one last look at Ma Xiaotao, turned, and left, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
He indeed had the ability to kill Elder Xuan on the spot, but because he had inherited the Angel’s Glory, he was willing to show tolerance toward those who were not Fallen Ones.
Of course, this was not the main reason he let Elder Xuan go.
The main reason was that he could tell Elder Xuan had the filthy aura of the Fallen Ones, but he himself was not a Fallen One, which meant that Elder Xuan had killed many Fallen Ones.
Therefore, leaving Elder Xuan alive would be helpful for purging the Fallen Ones across the entire continent.
After Qian Daoliu left, Elder Xuan hurriedly jumped out of the crater onto the ground.
He patted the dust off his body, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and clutched his chest with a pained expression.
Fortunately, his physical constitution was strong enough; otherwise, he would have definitely lost his life here today.
“Elder Xuan, are you alright?” The team leader, Teacher Wang Yan, ran over to ask with concern.
“I’m fine.”
Elder Xuan coughed lightly twice, trying hard not to show a painful expression on his face, and then looked at Ma Xiaotao and the others not far away, looking slightly awkward.
He certainly could not admit that he was wrong, and only said, “Yao Haoxuan’s death absolutely cannot be let go just like this.
Have someone bring him back to Shrek later.”
“After participating in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, I will personally take action to purge all the Evil Soul Masters in the vicinity and avenge him!”
After finishing, Elder Xuan was also secretly planning in his heart.
He must investigate the identity of the person from just now.
He knew that there were only three Limit Douluo on the continent: Shrek’s Mu En, the Holy Spirit Cult’s Ye Xishui, and the untraceable Long Xiaoyao.
When did another one pop up?
This matter was extremely important and could even potentially change the landscape of the continent.
If he could be recruited, it would be great; Shrek would surely grow even stronger because of it.
“By the way, what was that person’s name?
Does anyone know?” Elder Xuan looked at the group and asked.
But all he got in response were shakes of the head.
He sighed; this was truly difficult to handle.
Apart from his appearance, he knew nothing else, and there was absolutely no lead for an investigation; he could only take it one step at a time.
And just when Elder Xuan was lost in his thoughts, Huo Yuhao, who was at the back of the team, had his expression change.
“Who are you?” “Why are you inside my spiritual sea?”