The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 25 No Deaths

At dawn, a group of people slowly emerged from the main gate of Shrek Academy, shrouded in a layer of morning mist. Judging from their age, they should be students of Shrek Academy, but they were not wearing school uniforms. Some wore simple clothes, while others wore elaborate robes, each with their own unique style.

Huo Zhanji was dressed in a light blue outfit, with his long blue-gray hair cascading down his back. He walked together with a dozen or so people in twos and threes.

Old Master Xuan was still dressed the same as always: messy hair, a gourd of wine, and chicken legs. His diet always seemed to revolve around chicken legs and wings, yet he never seemed to tire of them.

During the journey, Huo Zhanji summoned a phantom from the system space. The phantom could hold two people, so Huo Zhanji reached out his right hand, grabbed Wang Dong's waist, and pulled the phantom up. Only when they saw the soul tool under Huo Zhanji did everyone take it seriously.

With the soul tool personally made by Huo Zhanji, the soul power consumption was not large. When the trip ended, Jiang Nannan, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei were already panting heavily.

Xu Sanshi, in particular, was exhausted to the point of collapse. He was lying on the ground, refusing to move an inch.

"Huo Zhanji, show us what you've got," Ma Xiaotao said to Huo Zhanji.

"Okay, okay, I agree. Zhanji's skills are the best." Xu Sanshi, who was sitting on the ground panting heavily, raised his hands and feet at the same time.

Beibei, standing to the side, couldn't resist adding a sarcastic remark: "You really are like a turtle turned upside down, truly worthy of being a Xuanming Turtle Soul Master! Hahahaha..."

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Huo Zhanji, including Elder Xuan.

Huo Zhanji said awkwardly, "Well, I didn't bring any ingredients, but I did bring some seasonings with me."

"That's easy," Elder Xuan said.

"Xiao Tao, you're in charge of starting the fire. Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng, you're tasked with catching fish, the more the better. Ling Luochen and Xixi, you two go catch some wild game. Gongyang Mo, you go with them too."

"Those who don't want to go hungry, get moving! Huo Zhanji, you're the head chef today. The rest of you, go find firewood, don't just sit around."

As he spoke, Elder Xuan leaned closer to Huo Zhanji and whispered, "Is your grilled fish really that delicious?"

"Chef-level quality," Huo Zhanji said.

Elder Xuan nodded. He had to admit that the elites of Shrek Academy were absolutely outstanding in completing the mission.

"Begin, begin." Elder Xuan raised his wine gourd to Huo Zhan, signaling him to start quickly.

Before long, a rich aroma of meat filled the air, and the game turned a uniform golden yellow. Drops of oil dripped into the fire, making a "plop, plop" sound, but it was at this moment that the aroma was at its most intense.

Everyone was all smiles during the meal. What was originally supposed to be a half-hour to an hour's rest turned into a full hour and a half of rest.

Everyone was stuffed. There were plenty of big fish, and Huo Zhanji's cooking skills were absolutely superb. After the meal, the seven senior students from the inner courtyard and the seven students from the outer courtyard became fast friends.

The group moved very quickly. Although they had rested for a long time, they had received ample nutrition. An hour later, they finally arrived at the border between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire. Ahead, a large military camp blocked their path.

Dai Yueheng entered the military camp alone and borrowed more than a dozen military-specific flying soul tools. After half an hour of practice, everyone was finally able to fly.

In order to obtain Huo Zhanji's spiritual detection sharing assistance, the outer courtyard members gathered around Huo Zhanji. Wang Yan was above them, and Elder Xuan was nowhere to be found again. The seven members of the inner courtyard, led by Ma Xiaotao, formed a V-shape to clear the way and flew forward at full speed.

Because of the earlier delay, it was already getting dark when they landed and rested after descending from the sky.

"That won't do, there won't be enough time. I'll take you for a while," Elder Xuan's voice rang out.

"However, before I set off with you, I'm a little hungry. You know what to do, right?" Elder Xuan approached Huo Zhanji with a smile.

This time, without Elder Xuan giving any instructions, everyone immediately took their duties. Another sumptuous dinner was served, which took another hour. In addition, the time it took for everyone to recover their soul power was wasted.

"Here, tie it around your waist." Wang Yan handed a long rope to Huo Zhanji.

Huo Zhanji wasn't the only one who got the rope; everyone did, including Wang Yan. Ultimately, all the rope ends ended up in Elder Xuan's hands.

"Little ones, what you need to do later is protect yourselves as much as possible. After taking off, maintain a forward-flying posture. After I give you my instructions, each of you should activate your soul power to protect yourselves from the impact of the airflow. Do you all understand?"

"clear."

Huo Zhanji pulled Wang Dong over and released the Ice Emperor's Body Protection, greatly reducing the impact and thus offsetting the impact of the surrounding air currents. Under Huo Zhanji's protection, Wang Dong was well protected the whole way.

"Ugh—" The sounds of vomiting rose and fell.

"Look at all the pathetic things you've accomplished," an aged voice rang out.

Even those with cultivation levels like Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng had extremely pale faces as they struggled to suppress the churning stomach acid within them.

"Little Dai!" Elder Xuan called out lazily.

Dai Yueheng's facial muscles twitched suddenly, but he still obediently walked over and respectfully greeted, "Elder Xuan."

Elder Xuan said, "I made quite a commotion when I landed, so the military must have spotted me. This place is only about fifty miles from the Western Army Group of the Star Luo Empire. Their people should be here soon. You handle it. I'm going to take a nap. It's true what they say, old age makes you weak! Luckily, I ate well today."

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Standing in front of Duke White Tiger, Huo Zhanji observed him carefully. He looked to be no more than thirty years old, with regular features, deep-set eyes, and twin pupils shining in each of his azure eyes. His face looked slightly thin, but he had a metallic quality to his whole being.

After the White Tiger Duke appeared, everyone's attention was focused on him, and no one noticed Huo Zhanji.

Huo Zhanji clutched his chest, his face contorted in pain. "How much must this body hate him?"

Dureth led the group to another tent, first arranging food and rest for them, and then went to collect the intelligence and clues that Shrek Academy needed.

Wang said, "After lunch, everyone rest for three hours, and then we will set off into the Mingdou Mountains. By then, the intelligence should have arrived."

After everyone finished eating, they immediately began to meditate and rest. Huo Zhanji also distributed defensive soul tools to the two unlucky children, hoping that the tragedy would not repeat itself.

As the group charged toward the evil spirit masters' encampment, the bloody scene before them continued forward, with more and more corpses appearing, and the sounds of fighting inside growing increasingly intense.

The terrain ahead suddenly opened up, and they finally saw the battle in progress. The spirit rings shone brightly, almost dazzlingly so. Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix spirit was the most prominent, its blazing flames erupting wildly.

The battle has gradually intensified, as the inner disciples are bearing the brunt of the pressure, resulting in a one-sided crushing defeat for the reserve team.

However, just as Huo Zhanji finished vomiting, he suddenly roared, "Watch out—"

"Hurry!" The group flew rapidly out of the cave.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom..."

Violent roars echoed throughout the cave, terrifying explosions accompanied by flying flesh and blood, with the bones, muscles, and blood vessels of the corpses all becoming weapons in the blast. The stronger the corpse was in life, the greater the power of its explosion.

When the explosion subsided, Elder Xuan had already arrived. Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng were blasted aside, both coughing up blood, but thanks to the protection of their soul skills, they weren't tainted by the poisonous blood. Ling Luochen had ice to protect his entire body, and although he was also blasted away, his condition wasn't too bad. Chen Zifeng and Gongyang Mo, thanks to the defensive soul tools given to them by Huo Zhanji, weren't killed, but they were seriously injured.

The Seven Eccentrics of the Inner Court were all injured, yet all remained intact, with not a single one killed! By the time Elder Xuan made his move, the opponent had already vanished without a trace, because the undead had caused Electrox, who was dormant in Huo Zhanji's spiritual sea, to begin showing signs of revival.

At this moment, Huo Zhanji's spiritual sea began to tremble slightly.

"Tianmeng-ge, Hyotei, what's wrong?"

"I don't know either," said Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

"Don't worry, I mean no harm. My name is Electrolux. I just sensed a familiar presence, which caused me to awaken," the black sphere said.

Within Huo Zhanji's spiritual sea, everything turned gray. Both Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ice Emperor felt a pressure that even they found terrifying. It was a soul level completely different from their own.

Elder Xuan's feelings at this moment could no longer be described as grief and indignation. Under his leadership, such huge losses had occurred, and those who were injured were all members of the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils from Shrek Academy!

A few days later, they were supposed to represent the academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, but at this time they were all seriously injured.

Looking at the seven seriously injured people, Elder Xuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, none of them had died in battle; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to explain himself to the academy.

The severely injured students from the inner courtyard had been gathered together. The worst off were Yao Haoxuan, Gongyang Mo, and Chen Zifeng, who were lying on the ground unconscious. Xixi was also unconscious, but her injuries were less severe than theirs. Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen were also seriously injured, but they were still conscious.

Compared to the tragic fate of the seven inner disciples, the outer disciples were completely unharmed.

"How is the situation?" Elder Xuan, who was releasing his martial spirit, had a face so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water. He turned to Wang Yan and asked.

Wang Yan said, "Chen Zifeng's injuries are slightly less severe because of the defensive soul tool. Gongyang Mo's injuries are the most serious; the poison has already penetrated his internal organs. Xixi's internal injuries are relatively minor, but the poison is also very dangerous. All three of them have started to have high fevers. I gave them antidote pills, but they can only temporarily stabilize their injuries. Fortunately, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, along with Ling Luochen, were not contaminated by the poisonous flesh."

Upon hearing this, Elder Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully there had been no tragic loss of life.

Elder Xuan opened his eyes again, his resolute gaze revealing his decision. He said in a deep voice, "Wang Yan, the arduous task will now fall on your shoulders. You take them back to the military camp first. Once Xiao Tao and the other two have stabilized, immediately head to Xingluo City to participate in the competition. I will take Gongyang Mo, Chen Zifeng, Yao Haoxuan, and Xixi back to the academy for treatment. There is no time to lose; let's act immediately."

after one day

Shrek Academy.

An old man with disheveled hair sat on the steps, chugging wine. Footsteps sounded behind him, and an elderly man dressed in white walked over.

"How is the situation?"

The old man in white stood respectfully behind Elder Xuan and said, "The situation has stabilized. It was corpse poison, and fortunately, it was just this one type of toxin. You brought them back in time. Their lives are no longer in danger. We have to thank the soul tools on Chen Zifeng and Yao Haoxuan for saving their lives!"

Elder Xuan exhaled a breath of alcohol and exclaimed in surprise, "Soul tools? Where did they get soul tools? They're students from the Inner Academy's Martial Soul Department!"

"A soul tool? Who else could have a soul tool? Wait... Huo Zhanji!"

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(End of this chapter)