Douluo Continent: Becoming a God of Magic Starting with Your Martial Soul

As soon as Beibei finished speaking, she and her two companions were about to rush towards the assassins when they heard a loud phoenix cry.

A bright red spot appeared in the distant sky, and then grew rapidly.

The visitor was none other than Ma Xiaotao.

Like a meteorite from outer space, she landed fiercely in the center of the five assassins.

Immediately following was a tremendous impact and intense heat, which allowed Ma Xiaotao, whose pent-up desires had nowhere to go, to unleash them to their fullest extent.

"Are you alright?"

Bei Bei caught the pale-faced Huo Yuhao and asked in a deep voice.

Wang Dong was being supported by Jiang Nannan, as the life-or-death chase had nearly exhausted his soul power.

He watched in shock as Ma Xiaotao displayed her formidable fighting prowess, maintaining a firm advantage even when facing five opponents alone.

Even with the Soul Emperor leading the five assassins, they couldn't defeat the talented Ma Xiaotao, no matter how hard they tried.

Some people immediately considered retreating, but after Bei Bei and Jiang Nannan settled their two junior brothers and joined the battle to encircle and annihilate them, they were all burned to ashes by Ma Xiaotao.

The entire battle lasted no more than a minute.

Ma Xiaotao was even a little unsatisfied, feeling that she hadn't had enough fun, but when reason returned, she realized that she had been a bit rough.

"Oh dear, I forgot to leave any survivors!" Ma Xiaotao's blush deepened, whether from her martial spirit or embarrassment, it was hard to tell.

"It's okay, I caught one that slipped through the net."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Lu Yi, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan walking out of the city gate, dragging a person who was stiff and unconscious.

"Lu Yi," Bei Bei asked, looking at the person being dragged away, "who is this?"

Lu Yi abandoned the unconscious man and explained, "This should be the last assassin."

As soon as he left the Treasure Pavilion, Lu Yi sensed a malicious gaze fixed on him.

This wasn't the first time he'd experienced something like this, but compared to being targeted in Xingluo City, this malice was more pure and more insidious.

If his mental strength hadn't been enhanced by the influence of the Life Gold, he might not have been able to detect the assassin's presence.

At first, he thought they were just assassins keeping an eye on Huo Yuhao, but even after Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong left, the spying didn't stop.

In order not to alert the enemy, he had no choice but to pretend that nothing had happened, and then find an opportunity to use the illusion spell to carry out a sneak attack from behind.

As it turns out, the immobilization spell is an amazing skill when used in ambush scenarios.

Upon hearing this, Bei Bei stepped forward to examine the man and discovered that his lower abdomen had become a horrific sight. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Lu, his...!"

"As a Grand Soul Master, I definitely can't beat a Soul King in a head-on fight!"

Lu Yi said matter-of-factly, "I'm not even sure how long the control will last, so I can only target his dantian. I don't know if that will be enough to restrain him."

"Sure!"

Xu Sanshi and Lu Yi hadn't had much contact, but upon hearing this, he interjected, "That's incredibly capable! You've basically crippled this guy completely!"

"I see, it seems I did the right thing."

Lu Yi nodded, feeling quite enlightened.

In fact, crippling a Soul King, even without resistance, still required considerable effort from Lu Yi.

The key is not how to cause destruction, but how to cause destruction without harming the other party's life.

So he could only control the power of the cutting spell to destroy the man's dantian, and then use flames to stop the bleeding afterwards.

"There's absolutely no information about this person!"

Beibei examined the man but found nothing. She couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her: "How did you determine this person was an assassin?"

"Brother Bei, no information is the biggest piece of information. Any professional assassin wouldn't leave evidence on their person!"

Lu Yi said this, and Bei Bei nodded in agreement, without mentioning at all that she had used her mind-reading ability.

In fact, he only managed to extract fragmented memories from the killer's consciousness.

This includes portraits of himself and Zhou Sichen, as well as information about the dates of the treasure appreciation event.

But this alone is enough to prove that you did not harm the innocent.

Ma Xiaotao walked over and stood in front of Huo Yuhao: "Have you offended someone?"

After her reminder, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong suddenly realized that Dai Huabin's name was almost blurted out.

Wang Dong, with his impatient temper, couldn't sit still any longer and immediately wanted to return to the academy to find Dai Huabin, but was stopped by Huo Yuhao.

"Wang Dong, don't worry. We don't have enough evidence right now, but we have one survivor. We can settle accounts with him after we get the results of the interrogation!"

Huo Yuhao then looked at Lu Yi, trying to seek his opinion, but Lu Yi had no intention of participating in the debate between the two, and only looked at Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei and the others.

He believed he had not provoked anyone and only wanted to improve himself quietly, but he did not expect to be implicated in the matter.

"There's an old saying in your Tang Clan that I think makes a lot of sense."

Lu Yi's expression darkened: "Once we've confirmed that the opponent is an enemy, and they're determined to die, show no mercy!"

After saying that, Lu Yi turned and left, with Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan following closely behind.

Beibei's face showed surprise, not expecting that Lu Yi could actually quote the Tang Sect's "Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record: General Outline".

Huo Yuhao stared at Lu Yi's retreating figure, his eyes flashing with a strange light, feeling that the figure was growing taller and taller.

"Dai Huabin!" Lu Yi chewed on the name. "You just wait!"

……

The surviving assassin was taken away by Yan Shaozhe.

Undoubtedly, he will be met with the most brutal interrogation, but the specifics of which are unknown to outsiders.

Before class the next day, in an attempt to get revenge, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao went to find Dai Huabin and demanded that he honor the bet of kowtowing.

Before everything settled down, neither of them mentioned sending someone to assassinate him, since the other party would deny it outright if they did.

And Dai Huabin actually knelt down and kowtowed several times in front of everyone.

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao seemed to enjoy venting their anger and humiliating their enemies, but Lu Yi didn't even turn his head, as if everything was normal.

In front of Dai Huabin, no one in the class discussed his kneeling incident, but many were talking about the rumors from last night.

"Have you heard? Yesterday, several assassins appeared outside Shrek City. In the end, only one was killed by the senior students from the inner court. He's probably already undergone about ten different interrogation methods, right?"

"Seriously?! Someone actually dares to cause trouble at Shrek Academy?"

"If they try to seduce me with their honey pot in the first round, I'll confess!"

"That's wishful thinking. Who gives out rewards on the very first level?"

"..."

These words reached Dai Huabin's ears, making him increasingly terrified. His anger and shame were replaced by fear, and his back was already soaked with cold sweat as he felt guilty.

He stared anxiously at the classroom door, his heart pounding with fear at every turn as he watched a stranger appear outside to grab him.

At that time, not only him, but even the White Tiger Duke's Mansion would bear the wrath of Shrek Academy.

His father would likely choose to appease Shrek's anger by sacrificing himself.

At that time, let alone the status of heir, his martial spirit might even be destroyed, while his elder brother would naturally inherit everything.

"Useless! Failing the mission is one thing, but couldn't you just end it all?"

Overwhelmed with mixed emotions, Dai Huabin gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with ferocity: "If you dare to reveal even the slightest information, your entire family will not escape!"

His gaze then swept over Lu Yi, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong: "And you lot won't have it easy either!"

Just as Dai Huabin was venting his anger and plotting how to fight to the death, a figure wearing a red school uniform from the inner courtyard appeared at the door and peered into the classroom.

The woman was extremely beautiful, but Dai Huabin felt that she resembled a vengeful ghost who had come specifically to exorcise him.

With a sudden cardiac arrest, his fierce face turned deathly pale, his body began to tremble uncontrollably, and he collapsed limply.

"It's over!"