Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

Chapter 111 How many are still alive?

Xuanzi's voice was extremely urgent, blood seeped from between his fingers and dripped down his hands, the inner courtyard disciple in his arms was rising and falling slightly, the curve was almost invisible, and even his breathing was extremely weak, almost inaudible if you didn't listen carefully.

This is a sign of impending death!

Upon hearing Xuanzi's call, Elder Zhuang immediately appeared and released his Martial Soul, the Tree of Life.

Nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—rapidly rose from beneath his feet. A gigantic phantom of the Tree of Life appeared behind him, its emerald green leaves swaying as the soul rings shimmered. Streams of emerald green life energy seeped into the dying inner disciple's body, quickly enveloping his bleeding form.

A dozen seconds later, the inner disciple's wounds began to heal gradually, and his breathing became steady and strong again.

With Zhuang Lao's level 95 healing-type soul master abilities, as long as he's not dead, he can basically be saved.

"Elder Xuan, what happened? Why is this inner court disciple so badly injured? If it had been a few hours later, even I wouldn't have been able to save him!"

"Old Zhuang said in a deep voice."

He is indeed one of the top healers in the world, but that is only limited to healing. If a person dies, he cannot bring them back to life!

Xuanzi slowly put the inner court disciple down, letting him lie flat on the ground to continue receiving the healing from Elder Zhuang's Tree of Life.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault!"

Xuanzi's face was full of grief and self-blame. This time, the incident involving the inner courtyard disciples was due to his negligence!

Elder Zhuang frowned, treating the inner court disciple before him while turning to Xuanzi and asking in a deep voice, "What exactly happened? Weren't you supposed to lead thirteen inner court students to hunt soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest? Where are the others?"

Xuanzi led the inner court disciples to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings; the elders of the Sea God Pavilion all knew about this.

But now it seems something bad has happened!

Moreover, this was no ordinary accident; the inner court student in Xuanzi's arms was in critical condition, on the verge of death!

It's hard to say whether the other inner court disciples will be in even worse condition!

"I..."

Before Xuanzi could finish speaking, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened!"

Old Master Mu's voice was unusually stern.

In terms of seniority, Xuanzi is his junior apprentice, but because of his age, he also serves as an elder in the Sea God Pavilion. Under normal circumstances, Elder Mu does not speak to Xuanzi in the tone of a senior apprentice.

But now, when he saw the inner court students lying on the ground, their fates unknown, his tone became genuinely stern.

"Elder Mu, I..."

Xuanzi was about to raise his head, but quickly lowered it again.

He was too ashamed to face Elder Mu. Before setting off, Elder Mu had specifically reminded him to take this Soul Hunting Operation seriously. After all, among the twelve Inner Court students, Zhang Lexuan was to obtain her eighth Soul Ring. To find a suitable eighth Soul Ring, he had to go deep into the Mixed Zone, or even enter the Core Zone!

That also means that the inner court students participating in this operation will face much greater dangers!

This is why Elder Xuan was chosen! Because he is a level 98 Super Douluo! He can ensure that after finding suitable soul beasts for everyone, he can provide absolute military support!

With Xuanzi around, everything should have gone smoothly. After all, a cultivation level of 98 is equivalent to a soul beast with 400,000 to 500,000 years of cultivation. Even among the ferocious beast overlords in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, only a handful are stronger than Xuanzi.

Logically speaking, with Xuanzi around, the probability of an accident is very small!

In particular, before they set off, Xu Tianming gave them a series of instructions, and Elder Mu also gave them a series of instructions!

But Xuanzi simply didn't listen, as if he had forgotten everything they had agreed upon after entering the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Teacher, how are Sister Lexuan and Sister Xiaotao? They..."

Xu Tianming finally ran over, his gaze instinctively falling on the inner courtyard disciple lying on the ground, enveloped in emerald green light.

This is a male disciple, not Zhang Lexuan or Ma Xiaotao.

"Master Xuan, where are Sister Lexuan and Sister Xiaotao? Where are Sister Lexuan and Sister Xiaotao!"

It's no wonder Xu Tianming was having wild thoughts, after all, there had been an accident in the original timeline, which was also due to Xuanzi's negligence, and Zhang Lexuan obtaining the eighth soul ring.

This time, however, it wasn't just Zhang Lexuan who was there, but also Ma Xiaotao!

He was unaware of the severe consequences of this accident. The original plot involved twelve inner court disciples encountering a 100,000-year-old soul beast, resulting in eight deaths and four serious injuries—an extremely dangerous situation! They were almost completely wiped out!

"They encountered a 100,000-year-old soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest. Le Xuan and Xiao Tao were behind them. They weren't seriously injured like this inner court disciple, but..."

Xuanzi hung his head, looking utterly dejected.

The word "but" immediately made Xu Tianming's heart jump again.

He rushed forward, grabbing Xuanzi's disheveled, blood-stained clothes, spitting as he spoke, disregarding the fact that he was merely an inner courtyard disciple while Elder Xuan was the second strongest in Shrek Academy.

"Elder Xuan! You are a level 98 Super Douluo, and this is just for the inner court disciples to hunt soul beasts. I even had my teacher remind you before they set off. Why? Why would you send them to face a 100,000-year-old soul beast?!"

Xu Tianming practically roared. A Soul Master with a cultivation level of 47 roaring at a Super Douluo with a cultivation level of 98—the scene was simply unimaginable.

But in reality, Xuanzi didn't utter a single word in response to Xu Tianming's yelling.

After all, the facts are there. Despite repeated reminders, he still acted like a fool and let the inner disciples get into trouble.

Of course, Old Mu watching with a gloomy expression was also an important reason.

Elder Mu simply watched Xuanzi quietly, without releasing any pressure, but the surrounding air pressure increased sharply, making Xuanzi afraid to even breathe.

Xu Tianming's eyes were icy as he coldly asked, "Elder Xuan, where is he?! Where is he right now?!"

Xuanzi then spoke, "On the way, I brought back the most seriously injured first. Lexuan is leading them on the way back..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianming breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that she was able to bring people back at least means that Zhang Lexuan is safe and sound.

"What about Xiaotao? How is Xiaotao?"

Xuanzi paused for a second, then said, "Xiao Tao obtained a spirit ring, but because she unleashed her full power immediately after absorbing it, her evil fire erupted, and she is now unconscious due to the evil fire's influence..."

coma...

If it's just that the person is unconscious due to the influence of evil fire, then that's alright.

After confirming that nothing serious had happened to the two people he cared about, Xu Tianming gradually calmed down.

Elder Mu, standing to the side, said in a deep voice, "You took thirteen people with you this time for the Soul Hunt. How many are still alive?"

The aged voice suppressed a barely contained rage, causing Xuanzi to shudder.