As for the area below the Spirit Pagoda!
Xu Lizhi glanced at the few people hurriedly fleeing and exclaimed, "The Spirit Pagoda members and evil Soul Masters, some are dead, some have escaped—no one is stopping us anymore!"
Yue Zhengyu chuckled softly, "Of course, even their strongest attacks couldn't break Elder Ya Li's barrier, so naturally they thought of escape first! Otherwise, what, stay here and wait for death?"
Long Yuxue sighed, "Without realizing it, we've already killed so many people..."
In the Blood God Army, due to the enemies being abyssal creatures, there was no guilt in killing them!
But those in front of us now—they are living, breathing people!
Feeling somewhat difficult to accept this is entirely normal!
Jiang Wuyue patted her shoulder, "Yuxue, no need to feel guilty. Since these people collaborated with the Holy Spirit Cult, they deserve to die!"
Sima Jinchi eagerly said, "That's right, I even wish we could have killed them all. After all, who knows if this place will become a stronghold for evil Soul Masters again in a few years!"
Ye Xinglan glanced at the aside silent Ya Li, "Elder Ya Li, now that there are no Spirit Pagoda members and evil Soul Masters to stop us, let's head straight to the top floor to support Tang Wulin and the others!"
Ya Li regained her senses, her expression grave, "No, I will go up alone. You must evacuate immediately!"
She could clearly sense that on the top floor of the Spirit Pagoda, there was a level 95 Hyper Douluo and three Titled Douluo!
Considering the combined strength of Yuanen Zhentian and Tang Wulin, they should have dealt with them long ago!
But the opponents had lasted until now, which was extremely strange!
Ye Xinglan pursued, "Elder Ya Li, the more people, the more strength we have, we..."
Ya Li didn't give them a chance to argue, interrupting, "Enough, I've decided, you must evacuate immediately! Otherwise, you will lose your Shrek student status."
Having said that, her figure instantly disappeared...
Everyone exchanged glances, seeing the confusion in each other's eyes...
Xu Lizhi scratched his head, "Then what... what should we do now?"
Ye Xinglan pressed her thin lips, "Let's listen to Elder Ya Li. Her expression looked troubled, she probably sensed something was wrong!"
Yue Zhengyu agreed, "Yes, she even threatened to revoke our Shrek student status to stop us. That's not like Elder Ya Li!"
Sima Jinchi withdrew his Martial Soul, lazily saying, "Then let's go. We're tired from killing, time for a rest while waiting for Wulin."
"Let's go then, with Elder Ya Li and Elder Yuan'en present, we won't come to harm!"
With that said, they left the Spirit Pagoda, as instructed by Ya Li...
...
Soon, after Ya Li appeared at the top floor, "Elder Yuan'en!"
Yuanen Zhentian noticed her immediately, saying gravely, "Elder Ya Li, why are you here, what about the other students?"
Ya Li squinted her beautiful eyes, "I've already ordered them to leave. What happened here, why haven't these evil Soul Masters been dealt with yet?"
Then she looked at Tang Wulin and the others who weren't fighting back...
Yuanen Zhentian sighed in relief, explaining, "Elder Ya Li, it's like this..."
Then he recounted the events that happened earlier...
After listening, Ya Li was thoughtful, "But, I've scanned the entire Spirit Pagoda with spiritual power and haven't discovered any explosives. It's likely these evil Soul Masters are resorting to threats in desperation!"
Suddenly, Yuanen Zhentian seemed enlightened, hitting his own head hard, "Damn, I was oblivious. If the Spirit Pagoda was really rigged with explosives, how could we not find them!"
Reflecting on their words now, they were full of holes!
Then he urged Tang Wulin and the others who were struggling, "Kids, don't hold back any longer. What those guys just said was merely intimidation."
Quickly, without restraint, Tang Wulin and others soon regained dominance in the battle...
Ya Li cast a deep glance at Yuanen Zhentian, earnestly saying, "Elder Yuan'en, once back to the Sea God's Pavilion, I hope you can provide an explanation for this!"
If she hadn't arrived, these evil Soul Masters might have succeeded!
Yuanen Zhentian expressed no dissent, replying apologetically, "I will."
This time, he nearly endangered these children due to his poor judgment!
Providing an explanation is already a lenient punishment!
...
Tang Sect!
Zhao Song looked at the Tang Sect, which was beginning to show its strength again, and said with emotion, "Our Tang Sect has finally returned to the right track, the old Sect Leader would definitely feel relieved!"
Liang Xiaoyu nodded slightly, "Yes! But our Tang Sect has been so low-key over the past few years, many might have almost forgotten us!"
Guo Xiaoxu waved his hand, "Not really, as one of the great powers today, our Tang Sect never lacks prestige!"
"However... it's time to recruit new Tang Sect disciples. Only with new blood can Tang Sect continue to prosper!"
Zang Xin, the current Sect Leader, mused over these words before speaking, "What Hall Master Guo said makes sense, Tang Sect should indeed recruit new disciples. I'll leave this matter to you!"
Liang Xiaoyu promptly nodded, "Yes, Sect Leader!"
Just then, a Tang Sect disciple suddenly rushed in, bending over respectfully, "Report Sect Leader, and all Hall Masters, Dou Spirit Empire Branch leader Li Yunzhe has arrived at the headquarters!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the three Hall Masters revealed slight displeasure...
"Hmm? Li Yunzhe? What's he doing here!"
"Hmph, when our Tang Sect was in danger, he didn't return. Now that we're finally back on track, he comes quite often!"
"I reckon he, like those from the Xingluo Empire Branch, is here to see Headquarters make a fool of itself!"
Zang Xin remained expressionless, "Let him come in!"
The Tang Sect disciple straightened up, saluting, "Yes! Sect Leader!"
After the former left, it wasn't long before a man walked in...
Seeing Zang Xin and the others, he spoke, "Yunzhe greets the Sect Leader and all Hall Masters!"
Zhao Song folded his arms, showing no kindness, "Isn't this Tang Sect leader of Dou Spirit Empire? I didn't expect you still remembered us!"
Li Yunzhe was momentarily puzzled, unable to fathom why Zhao Song was so angry at him!
"Not sure how I've offended Hall Master Zhao?"
Before Zhao Song could speak, Liang Xiaoyu sneered first, "How dare you ask! When Tang Sect was hit by God-killing soul-guided missiles and turned into ruins, there was no help from you!"
Li Yunzhe opened his mouth to counter, but had to acknowledge the truth...
He patiently explained, "I truly bear responsibility for that, not returning to headquarters in time. But my task from the old Sect Leader was to develop the Tang Sect Branch in Dou Spirit Empire."
He was also contributing to Tang Sect!
Does it mean Headquarters is Tang Sect, and Branch isn't Tang Sect?
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