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Hearing these discussions, the Shrek students also cast curious glances toward Shen Yi...

"Teacher Shen, is this national ritual very important? Why is everyone talking about it?"

"Yeah, and those Soul Masters from the Xingluo Empire seem really surprised, as if something impossible has happened!"

Shen Yi glanced at them and calmly explained, "Yes, the national ritual of the Xingluo Empire is held annually, and only Soul Masters from this continent can participate!"

After a pause, she added, "It is indeed a significant gesture for us as Soul Masters from Xingluo Land to be invited to participate this time!"

Xu Xiaoyan suggested, "But if it's a national ritual, wouldn't that be very solemn? If something goes wrong..."

Before she could finish, Shen Yi cut her off with a frosty voice, "One could be executed on the spot! This is no joke, I hope everyone takes it seriously!"

There once was a Soul Master who said a few words at the Xingluo Empire's national ritual that displeased His Majesty the Emperor, and that person was beheaded on the spot!

After hearing this, the Shrek Academy students who were initially excited swallowed hard...

They certainly didn't think Shen Yi was joking!

Xu Xiaoyan chuckled awkwardly, "Such a dangerous matter, perhaps we should not participate?"

Xie Xie disdainfully said, "What's there to be scared of? It's just a national ritual. If we are afraid of even this, how can we call ourselves students of Shrek Academy? It's embarrassing!"

Even if something really did happen, he didn't believe that the Xingluo Empire would dare to lay a hand on Shrek Academy!

Gu Yue rarely agreed, "That's right, as long as we don't cause any commotion during the ritual, there should be no problems!"

Tang Wulin sighed, "I hope so, but we still need to be cautious!"

Seeing their expressions, Shen Yi's lips slightly curled, and she urged, "Enough talk, leave the hotel and get into the carriages in order!"

Thereafter, the hotel became deserted as all the students got into the carriages, which, under the military escort, set off toward the imperial palace of the Xingluo Empire...

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Inside the Sea God's Pavilion at Shrek Academy!

Cai Yue'er said with a worried face, "The agreed-upon day should be soon, and it looks like Elder Xu will not be able to arrive on time!"

Without him, the risk of the Holy Spirit Cult striking increases significantly!

Long Yeyue pursed her lips thinly, "There's nothing we can do; the exchange event on Xingluo Land does not start at our discretion at Shrek Academy!"

If not for the importance of the exchange event, they would have thought about forfeiting!

Beside her, Ya Li's beautiful eyes flickered softly as she explained, "I heard that a few days ago, Princess Dai Yun'er of the Xingluo Empire was captured by an evil Soul Master, and it was during the Youthful Soul Master Competition!"

Hearing this, the Elders all showed a look of surprise...

"What? Does that mean this exchange competition will be canceled?"

"I don't think it likely; the exchange events are crucial for maintaining peace between the continents. If they were to stop because of this incident, the consequences would be unimaginable, and the royal household of the Xingluo Empire should be well aware of this."

"That's not certain; the emperor of Xingluo Land, Dai Tianling, is extremely doting on this daughter. He might do something beyond our comprehension!"

Ya Li shook her head and interrupted, "Elders, there's no need to speculate, because Dai Yun'er has returned safely to the imperial palace. The person who rescued her was none other than Elder Xu!"

Feng Wu Yu took a sharp breath, shocked, "Hiss... such a thing happened? Those evil Soul Masters encountering Elder Xu, they're just plain unlucky!"

Tang Yinmeng raised an eyebrow, "Well, Elder Xu always acts according to his nature. If he really wants to save the Princess of Xingluo Empire, no amount of evil Soul Masters can stop him."

Seeing the conversation veering off course, Cai Yue'er glanced at Yun Ming, who was expressionless beside her, covered her mouth, and reminded, "Cough cough... Although the Elders are engaged in a heated discussion, I still have to point out that we have lost focus!"

"The most important thing for us right now is to eliminate the Holy Spirit Cult!"

Following her words, all the Elders returned from Xu Sheng's question to the matter of eliminating the Holy Spirit Cult!

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When three giant dragons struck the Protective Barrier together, it did not immediately vanish but triggered a tremendous explosion...

The Protective Barrier reached its limit and shattered in an instant, bursting apart...

All the students of Star Luo Plant Academy were sent flying backward by the shock...

Especially the male student who released this soul skill, he spewed out blood with a "pfft" and knelt on the ground, clearly suffering from a severe backlash...

This was the drawback of this soul skill; once it was broken successfully, the caster would experience a strong backlash!

He held his chest, his face full of disbelief, "How... how is this possible? He's just a Soul Ancestor, why could he break my Protective Barrier!"

His companions, who had just steadied themselves, all looked terrible...

They gritted their teeth and said, "It was that support-class Soul Master; he seemed to have fed the opponent a red bun just now. I'm afraid it greatly enhanced strength!"

"We had the Soul Power supply from the six of us, but we couldn't withstand it. It's truly frightening!"

"Yes! These Shrek Academy students never intended to give it their all in a fight with us from the start! Truly... it's humiliating."

As for the observing students, each widened their eyes, some unable to believe that the Protective Barrier that couldn't be broken with full force just moments ago was now destroyed by one person!

"Hiss... The power that Shrek student just released has reached the Soul Emperor level! Otherwise, it would not have been possible to destroy the Protective Barrier."

"But he's just a Soul Ancestor, how can he possess such strength? Could it be... right from the start, Shrek Academy intended to conceal their true power in the match?"

"Yeah, this explains why the Shrek student seemed so frustrated before. It's not that they couldn't break it, but that they didn't want to!"

"Good one, Shrek Academy, we were almost deceived! But... this just makes things more interesting!"

Xie Xie, wanting to take advantage of the moment and eliminate the Star Luo Plant Academy students, suddenly felt his body extraordinarily heavy, as if bound by countless chains...

He exclaimed, "Cough cough... What's... what's happening? My body... has become incredibly weak!"

Xu Xiaoyan, seeing him motionless, urged, "Xie Xie, hurry up, take them down while you've got momentum!"

Tang Wulin looked towards Xu Lizhi, "Xie Xie's body seems very heavy, Lizhi, what's going on?"

Gu Yue narrowed her eyes slightly, "I'm afraid... the Bloodthirsty Red Bean Bun has side effects!"

Xu Lizhi scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, "Well... although the Bloodthirsty Red Bean Bun can significantly increase strength, it will cause weakness after the effect wears off! It's meant to be used only as a last resort!"

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