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"Everyone did a great job on this mission. Once we return to the Inner Academy, I expect you'll all receive a generous amount of Fire Energy to practice in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower."
Huo Dian looked at the four students behind him, a satisfied expression appearing on his face.
Although these four students had only recently been promoted from the Outer Academy to the Inner Academy, their performance during this mission had been excellent. The group of five was currently on the road back to Jia Nan Academy.
In less than an hour, they would reach the boundaries of Peace Town. As long as they stepped into Peace Town, the mission would be truly complete, and they would be safe.
"We have to thank Elder Huo for his help this time. Otherwise, with just the four of us at the Dou Shi level, completing this mission wouldn't have been so easy!"
"That's true. If Elder Huo hadn't been there to hold the fort, those fellows from the Black-Corner Region wouldn't have given us any face."
"Elder Huo, after this mission is finished, we should all be able to charge toward the Da Dou Shi realm!"
"It's so good to complete a mission without anyone being sacrificed!"
Shortly after Elder Huo finished speaking, the four Jia Nan Academy students, whose faces still carried a hint of youthful naivety, began chattering and discussing excitedly.
Clearly, the entire group was currently immersed in joy.
However, there is a saying: extreme joy turns to sorrow.
Sometimes, it is better not to plant "flags" so early before a mission is truly finished.
As they approached the boundaries of Peace Town, even Huo Dian, the lead Elder for this group of Jia Nan Academy students, couldn't help but relax his guard slightly.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Suddenly, while the group was still basking in the happiness of their imminent return, a gust of violent wind blew past them unnaturally.
Slash slash—
In just an instant, all five members of the Jia Nan Academy party, including Huo Dian, had bloody gashes carved into their bodies by this eerie wind.
"Not good! There's an enemy, get on guard immediately!"
Realizing something was wrong, Huo Dian instantly shielded the four slightly injured students behind him and circulated his Dou Qi to block the strange, violent wind.
Alerted by Huo Dian's warning, the four students snapped out of their shock.
They immediately began to secretly circulate their Dou Qi, staying vigilant against the hidden enemy. It must be said that even as students only at the Dou Shi realm, they possessed the proper discipline for facing an enemy.
"Jie jie jie, isn't this Elder Huo of Jia Nan Academy? I'm quite lucky today to be able to corner you along with your four students!"
Accompanied by a signature villainous laugh, a figure clad in a grey robe blocked the path leading to Peace Town.
The moment Huo Dian saw this grey-robed figure, his face darkened.
"Jing! Gui! You bastard, you actually dare to attack Jia Nan Academy? Have you forgotten what happened to your younger brother?"
Huo Dian spat out the visitor's identity word by word and issued a stern warning.
However, it would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it; at the mention of his brother, Jing Gui's expression immediately twisted into a snarl of gritted teeth.
"You bastard, you still have the face to mention my brother? My brother died at the hands of you hypocritical Jia Nan Academy lot!"
"Today, I will have my revenge for him! In any case, after I kill you all, I'll leave the Black-Corner Region immediately. You Jia Nan Academy people can try and hunt me down at the ends of the earth!"
Jing Gui had clearly made up his mind for this moment.
In the Black-Corner Region, it was indeed difficult to escape Jia Nan Academy's pursuit. But if he stopped operating in the Black-Corner Region entirely, what was there to fear?
Today, he had to kill these five people from Jia Nan Academy to vent the hatred in his heart!
"Humph, you two brothers truly are shameless!"
"Your brother repeatedly ambushed Jia Nan Academy students, and many female students were even violated by him. His death was a result of his own many wicked deeds! What face do you have to claim revenge? Then who will seek justice for our Jia Nan Academy students?"
Although Huo Dian knew their chances of survival today were slim, he refused to back down in spirit. People from Jia Nan Academy do not die on their knees, even when facing a Dou Huang powerhouse!
"Shut up! This world is naturally one where the strong eat the weak. My brother was stronger than them; it was their honor to die at his hands!"
Huo Dian's words made Jing Gui fly into a fit of rage.
"Heh, if that's the case, isn't your brother dying at the hands of Jia Nan Academy also just a matter of the strong eating the weak?"
As Huo Dian's words fell, Jing Gui was left speechless, unable to find a retort.
After all, wasn't that exactly how the logic worked?
"Fine, fine, fine! I can't win an argument against you people who are full of moral platitudes. However, today, the five of you will definitely die by my hand! When the time comes, you can go to the underworld and explain your logic to my brother!"
If you can't win the argument, then start the fight! This was a standard villain move.
Seeing Jing Gui erupt with the Dou Qi of a Dou Huang realm, ready to strike at any second, Huo Dian could only prepare to resist with everything he had.
"I will hold Jing Gui back in a moment. You all run as fast as you can and never look back. I'm only a Dou Wang, so I won't be able to stall him for long. As long as you can make it back to Peace Town, there is still a glimmer of hope!"
Huo Dian was clearly prepared to sacrifice himself. As an Elder of Jia Nan Academy, protecting the safety of the students was his duty!
"Elder Huo!" x4
Looking at the resolute expression on Huo Dian's face, the four students all showed looks of reluctance. One student even expressed a desire to stay and fight the enemy alongside him.
"Go!"
However, without giving the four students time for sentimentality, Huo Dian flapped the Dou Qi Wings on his back, using a gust of wind to push them a significant distance away. At this moment, the four students realized Huo Dian's determination.
With tears in their eyes, they turned around and prepared to run toward Peace Town.
"Jie jie jie, don't be in such a hurry. No one is leaving today! Eerie Wind Ghost Arrows!"
Jing Gui smiled cruelly and thrust a palm toward Huo Dian and the four nearby students. Instantly, a barrage of pitch-black arrows enveloped both Huo Dian and the students.
"It's over!"
The moment he saw Jing Gui show no mercy and open with a Dou Technique, Huo Dian knew that he and the students were truly doomed.
He had originally thought that as a Dou Huang, Jing Gui wouldn't bother using a Dou Technique against a single Dou Wang and four Dou Shi, so he believed he could hold out for a while. Who would have thought the opponent would use a killing move right from the start?
How was he, a Dou Wang, supposed to block that? He might as well just wait for death!
"You just said that no one is leaving today, right? Sorry, but I'm protecting them today!"
Just as Jing Gui was looking at Huo Dian and the others with a sadistic gaze, a voice abruptly rang out beside his ear.
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