On Sea God Island, in a wooden house.
"Sister Xiaotao, how are you feeling?"
On the exquisite bed, Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao sat facing each other, their four palms pressed together, fingers intertwined. Ma Xiaotao's pretty face was flushed with an unhealthy color, her cherry lips pursed, her expression a mix of pain and pleasure. Zhu Ziyang, on the other hand, had a solemn expression, continuously circulating his extreme cold spirit power, which, through his palm, entered Ma Xiaotao's body.
"Much better!" Ma Xiaotao's voice carried a hint of charm, but more so, weakness, as she answered Zhu Ziyang's question.
"That's good." Zhu Ziyang's eyes showed a hint of helplessness, and after opening his eyes, he involuntarily glanced away, saying. He finished his cultivation, silently withdrew his hands, and got off Ma Xiaotao's exquisite bed.
Every time he came to help Ma Xiaotao suppress the evil fire, it was a huge test for Zhu Ziyang. This was because Ma Xiaotao's attire was always very revealing, and her enchanting figure would inadvertently be exposed to his eyes, which greatly tested Zhu Ziyang's willpower and composure.
"Sister Xiaotao, don't cultivate for the next few days. Take a break for a while," Zhu Ziyang stood up, his back to Ma Xiaotao, and reminded her, "I'm going back now."
"Mm!" Ma Xiaotao hummed softly, somewhat carelessly. Her expression was languid, and her graceful figure slowly lay down, leaning against the pillow. Her hair, like flames, spread over her fragrant shoulders, her jade-like legs crossed, one hand supporting her head, the other resting on her thigh. Her eyes, slightly hazy, watched Zhu Ziyang's retreating figure, her chest gently rising and falling, lost in thought.
"Phew~" After walking out of Ma Xiaotao's room, Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but let out a long sigh. If possible, he really didn't want to continue like this with Ma Xiaotao, because he could feel that Ma Xiaotao's feelings for him were becoming more and more fervent. At first, she still maintained the reserved of a senior, but now, she was subtly beginning to tempt him.
He really needed to resolve Ma Xiaotao's evil fire problem as soon as possible, otherwise, Zhu Ziyang was truly afraid that he wouldn't be able to resist the temptation.
As her strength grew, Ma Xiaotao's evil fire became increasingly difficult to control. Even without actively cultivating, her spirit power, which had reached level 57, would slowly accumulate evil fire. This meant that Zhu Ziyang now needed to cleanse the evil fire from her body every ten to fifteen days to ensure she wouldn't lose control.
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In the third month after Jiang Nannan was admitted to the Inner Courtyard, she began her first external monitoring mission. Naturally, Zhu Ziyang, Dai Yueheng, and four others accompanied her. This operation was actually the first practical cooperation exercise for the current main team members. The teachers leading the team were Old Song and Cai Meier.
Their destination for this trip was the Tianhun Empire, and their target was to eliminate a team of Evil Soul Masters that was rampaging through a remote town in the Tianhun Empire. According to intelligence from Shrek Academy, this team of Evil Soul Masters consisted of ten people, led by a Spirit Douluo. His subordinates were a group of fallen Spirit Masters of the Spirit Ancestor and Spirit King levels. Zhu Ziyang and his companions' target was this group of Spirit Ancestors and Spirit Kings. As for the Spirit Douluo, Cai Meier would naturally take care of him.
Speed was of the essence. Led by Old Song and Cai Meier, the group went directly to the lair of the Evil Soul Master team, trapping them in a valley, like catching a turtle in a jar.
"These beasts!" Looking at the visible bones in the valley, everyone gritted their teeth in hatred! Such a large scale of bones made it hard to imagine how many people these Evil Soul Masters had killed, and how many innocent lives had perished at their hands.
"Yueheng, Ziyang, your target is that group of fallen Spirit Masters who are aiding the wicked. Don't worry about that Spirit Douluo." Cai Meier's eyes burned with anger, yet she maintained her composure as she spoke to Dai Yueheng and Zhu Ziyang.
"Yes!" Dai Yueheng, Zhu Ziyang, and the other six nodded in agreement.
The arrival of the Shrek group was quickly discovered by the Evil Soul Master team in the valley. The two groups met in a relatively open mountain passage.
Zhu Ziyang finally saw the appearance of the Evil Soul Master who had been rampaging for a thousand li. How to describe him? The Evil Soul Master, to everyone's surprise, did not have the usual madness and ferocity of a normal Evil Soul Master. Instead, he was dressed in luxurious clothes, refined and courteous, and if not for the wedding-dressed skeleton he held in his arms, he would definitely have been mistaken for a gentleman of noble birth.
However, precisely because of this, their expressions became even more solemn. Even Cai Meier quietly put away a trace of contempt, because she was very surprised to find that the Evil Soul Master, whose cultivation was reported to be Spirit Douluo, was now a Titled Douluo! Her expression couldn't help but become a little ugly, thinking that after returning, it would be necessary to deal with the personnel who provided this intelligence.
"It's actually people from Shrek Academy. Are you also here to attend my ceremony for advancing to Titled Douluo? You are most welcome!" The Evil Soul Master appeared courteous, every movement like a nobleman, and a refined smile played on his pale face as he spoke.
"Wei Changgong, there's no need to feign politeness. You know our purpose." Cai Meier's expression remained unchanged, her tone cold, as she spoke.
Wei Changgong, that was the name of the Evil Soul Master before them. The intelligence stated that he was only forty years old. Originally, he was just an ordinary small merchant in the Tianhun Empire. On his wedding day when he was twenty-five, his wife was humiliated and killed by a son of a great noble, and his family and elders were also massacred. Great joy turned into great sorrow. After such a shock, Wei Changgong became deranged and disappeared.
When he reappeared five years later, it was at the wedding banquet of that great noble's son. At that time, Wei Changgong had astonishingly transformed from an ordinary person with no spirit power into a Spirit Saint. He had become an Evil Soul Master! Wei Changgong repaid him in his own coin, not only humiliating the bride to death but also massacring three hundred members of the great noble's family, shocking the eastern part of the Tianhun Empire.
After avenging himself, Wei Changgong did not stop the slaughter. He began to rampage through the large towns in the eastern Tianhun Empire, successively wiping out great nobles in several towns and nearly a million commoners. This finally incurred the wrath of the Tianhun Empire's imperial family, leading to a pursuit by a Titled Douluo and two Spirit Douluo. He was severely wounded and fled, disappearing once again.
It wasn't until the last year that he reappeared in remote towns of the Tianhun Empire, continuing his massacres.
"Hehehe~ Since you're not here to congratulate me, then die." Wei Changgong let out a strange laugh, then revealed his true intentions and instantly attacked. Nine spirit rings lit up behind him, all of them black spirit rings. The wedding-dressed skeleton in his arms immediately grew a layer of flesh, transforming into a sinister, ghostly zombie. That skeleton was Wei Changgong's Spirit, and also his wife!
Cai Meier did not hesitate. A long spear, with a dragon Spirit swirling around it, appeared in her hand. Nine spirit rings, of standard configuration, rose behind her. Holding the long spear, she met the zombie bride and thrust the spear forward.
Zhu Ziyang, Dai Yueheng, and the other six Shrek Academy students also did not hesitate, revealing their Spirits and confronting Wei Changgong's subordinates, that group of fallen Spirit Masters.
So-called fallen Spirit Masters refer to Spirit Masters who willingly degrade themselves, coveting the cultivation speed and spirit rings of Evil Soul Masters, and voluntarily become their subordinates. Their Spirits and abilities might be normal, but their hearts have long since become utterly dark, and their hands are stained with the blood of countless mortals. They are absolutely unforgivable.
A streak of green light cut across the sky. It was Old Song, who had been following behind. She didn't hesitate and immediately attacked, joining forces with Cai Meier to deal with Wei Changgong. It was a righteous two-on-one fight.
Zhu Ziyang faced a Blood-Eyed Wolf Spirit Ancestor and a Copper Hammer Spirit Ancestor. Fighting two, he did not fall behind in the slightest. Wielding the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe, he exuded a majestic aura of Ultimate Light, which was the bane of these ghosts and monsters. What's more, he also had the assistance of a support system Spirit King behind him.
Gongyang Mo's Spirit was the Rainbow Dragon, a dragon Spirit known as the Dragon King's companion, a rare support system true dragon with powerful support capabilities comparable to the Tool Spirit Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The Spirit King-level Gongyang Mo directly applied all his amplification Spirit Abilities to his companions. This was a battlefield where life and death were irrelevant, allowing no room for him to hold back.
Beside him was the control system Spirit Master Ling Luochen, who was also giving her all, assisting Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng on the front lines. These two Inner Courtyard Disciples directly took on five opponents, engaging in a head-on clash with two Spirit Kings and three Spirit Ancestors from the other side. Jiang Nannan also engaged a Spirit Ancestor, using her speed advantage to completely outmaneuver the fallen Spirit Master, whose strength was close to that of a Spirit King, and incidentally also restrained a Spirit Elder who wanted to ambush Gongyang Mo and Ling Luochen.
Thus, the six of them directly blocked nine of the opponents, not falling behind in the slightest, and even subtly gaining the upper hand.
"Dong!"
The Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe struck the copper hammer, which immediately let out a mournful cry. The Copper Hammer Spirit Ancestor's face showed fear, and he retreated more than ten steps before stopping. He and the Blood-Eyed Wolf Spirit Ancestor exchanged glances, their eyes filled with fear and panic. The Ultimate Light of the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe was simply too terrifying for them. They were both unwilling to launch an attack first, pushing the responsibility onto each other.
However, Zhu Ziyang would not give them time to breathe. His second and third spirit rings lit up simultaneously, and the magnificent radiance of Ultimate Light was instantly released. Zhu Ziyang, carrying the light of judgment and punishment, quickly charged forward. The Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe in his hand swept in a semicircle from behind to the air, descending with an irresistible might towards the two fallen Spirit Masters.
"Ah!" At the critical moment, the Blood-Eyed Wolf Spirit Ancestor actually pushed the Copper Hammer Spirit Ancestor out directly, while he himself retreated. The Copper Hammer Spirit Ancestor's eyes were bloodshot with rage, but besides terror, there was nothing left. The scythe blade, imbued with the intent of judgment, cleaved down, and the Copper Hammer Spirit Ancestor was instantly split in half. His Spirit, illuminated by the light, was cleansed of its sins, turning into green smoke and dissipating.
The Blood-Eyed Wolf Spirit Ancestor naturally could not escape Zhu Ziyang's judgment. His first spirit ring lit up, and the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe gently swung. After a blade glow, a fine head flew off.
After dealing with the two Spirit Ancestors, Zhu Ziyang turned to look at his companions. Under the combined efforts of Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng, only two Spirit Kings among the five fallen Spirit Masters were struggling to hold on. On Jiang Nannan's side, after prioritizing the Spirit Elder, she was pressing the remaining Spirit Ancestor, and the battle situation was already very clear.
In mid-air, the combined attack of the two Super Douluo, Old Song and Cai Meier, was something Wei Changgong, an Evil Soul Master who had just advanced to Titled Douluo, could not resist. Being beaten back repeatedly, he was constantly looking for an opportunity to escape.
But how could Old Song and Cai Meier let him run? Old Song waved her hands, and several streaks of green light, like ten thousand arrows firing at once, shot towards Wei Changgong. Wei Changgong was unable to dodge, and one of his arms was pierced by the green light. Panicked, he tried to withdraw, and the zombie bride immediately rushed towards him, but her back was completely exposed to Cai Meier's eyes.
A golden light flashed in Cai Meier's eyes, and the Evil-Breaking Dragon Soul Spear in her hand thrust out without hesitation, directly piercing through the zombie bride's body and into Wei Changgong's heart! Wei Changgong looked in disbelief at the long spear that had pierced his heart, his eyes filled with unwillingness and relief, gradually losing their luster.
Wei Changgong, deceased!
With Wei Changgong's demise, Shrek's main team successfully completed this extermination mission without any accidents or injuries.
This was the efficiency and strength that Shrek Academy should possess.