Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

Chapter 119 Her clothes belonged to a male disciple of the inner court...

"Old Mu, Tianming... he's been inside for a long time, hasn't he?"

Zhang Lexuan stood at the door of the room, looking at the golden door in front of her, her tired but beautiful eyes filled with deep worry.

She turned to look at Elder Mu and asked in a deep voice, "Does suppressing the evil fire take this long?"

The rooms inside the Golden Ancient Tree have excellent soundproofing. Even when cultivating or breaking through inside, the fluctuations of soul power released will be perfectly isolated, not to mention sound.

Old Mu's aged eyes narrowed slightly, and his brows furrowed slightly, but he still shook his head.

"Normally, it shouldn't take this long..."

If Xu Tianming started immediately after they left, then normally it would be effective within two hours.

This doesn't mean that suppressing the evil fire only takes a short time, but rather that Xu Tianming's soul power cultivation level is such that it's difficult for him to sustain himself for a long time against an evil fire at the level of a seventh-ring Soul Saint.

But now, three hours have passed...

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan frowned and tried to open the door.

If something is not normal, then something unexpected has happened!

"etc."

Old Mu spoke up and stopped Zhang Lexuan.

"Old Mu, something might have happened to Tianming!"

Zhang Lexuan looked anxious, and even her tone when speaking to Elder Mu became somewhat impatient.

Elder Mu naturally understood Zhang Lexuan's anxiety, but he still said softly, "Tianming is a man of his word, and I left a strand of energy within him. If Tianming were to encounter a danger he couldn't overcome, this energy would be triggered. But right now, this energy hasn't been triggered, which means Tianming hasn't encountered any insurmountable danger..."

He was naturally not as careless as Xuanzi in handling matters. Even though Xu Tianming said he was confident enough, he still left Xu Tianming with a life-saving mechanism.

Xu Tianming, a four-ring Soul Master, might be in trouble facing the evil fire at the level of a seven-ring Soul Saint, but under the energy protection of a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo, it would be impossible for it to cause any fatal damage, or even serious injury.

"But..."

"Let's wait a little longer. If Tianming hasn't come out by half an hour, I'll go in with you."

Old Master Mu offered words of comfort.

He still had more faith in his disciple's ability to handle situations and didn't think Xu Tianming would put on a brave face.

It hasn't come out yet; it must be engaged in some kind of protracted struggle.

Half an hour later, just as Old Master Mu and Zhang Lexuan were getting restless and about to open the door, the door opened from the inside.

When Xu Tianming appeared unharmed, Zhang Lexuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Her tense nerves relaxed instantly, and she felt a little dizzy and unsteady, falling forward uncontrollably.

Fortunately, Xu Tianming reacted immediately and caught Zhang Lexuan's falling body with both hands.

Behind Xu Tianming, Ma Xiaotao quickly came over to support Zhang Lexuan.

"Sister Lexuan, are you alright?"

Seeing that Xu Tianming was alright, Ma Xiaotao also woke up from her coma, and Zhang Lexuan smiled slightly.

"I'm so glad you're all alright. I, I..."

With her nerves stretched too tight, Zhang Lexuan felt her eyelids become extremely heavy and fainted.

In the last second before she fainted, she saw that Ma Xiaotao was not wearing the clothes of an inner court female disciple, but rather the attire of an inner court male disciple.

"Sister Lexuan!"

Xu Tianming's expression changed.

Old Master Mu immediately checked on Zhang Lexuan's condition and said softly, "Lexuan is fine. She just fainted temporarily because she was too tired and didn't get enough rest. She'll be fine after some rest."

After saying that, he reached out to check Xu Tianming's physical condition.

His Qi and blood were stable, and even his soul power had not decreased much. His condition was almost better than when he went in!

Seeing this, Elder Mu blinked, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

But soon, he saw Ma Xiaotao standing next to him, wearing the uniform of an inner courtyard male disciple.

Then, considering the time, as well as some characteristics and solutions of the evil fire... the doubt in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a look of understanding.

"Alright, you all take Lexuan to rest..."

As he spoke, he hunched over, his back bent at almost a ninety-degree angle, and walked deeper into the Sea God Pavilion.

Yan Shaozhe wanted to ask some more questions, after all, Ma Xiaotao was his disciple, and he had naturally seen the clothes Ma Xiaotao was wearing and guessed some possibilities.

"Shao Zhe, come with me."

Before Yan Shaozhe could even ask, Old Mu called him over with a single sentence.

Seeing this, Yan Shaozhe had no choice but to follow his teacher's lead. As for his disciple Ma Xiaotao's situation, he could only ask about it later.

After the group of people left, the door that had been open was quietly closed at some point.

The scene before it was closed showed that nothing inside had changed, yet there was a strange, inexplicable feeling about it.

However, this strange feeling quickly dissipated under the cover of the golden tree's own energy.

On the other side, Xu Tianming carried Zhang Lexuan back to her small villa on Poseidon Island. He gently placed her on the bed, took off her shoes, and pulled the blanket over her.

Looking at Zhang Lexuan, who was asleep but still had a hint of fear in her expression, Xu Tianming's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Sister Tao, what exactly is going on with this Soul Hunt?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao recalled everything that had happened in the Star Dou Great Forest, and a look of fear appeared on her face.

"It's a 100,000-year-old soul beast! A 100,000-year

Her breathing quickened: "Under Sister Lexuan's guidance, our initial soul hunting went smoothly, and I successfully obtained a suitable ten-thousand-year soul ring. But when it came time to help Sister Lexuan obtain a soul ring, we ventured deep into the Star Dou Great Forest..."

That place shouldn't have any 100,000-year-old soul beasts! The academy had specifically scouted that area before, and Sister Lexuan's original plan was just to hunt a soul beast with 70,000 to 80,000 years of cultivation, but unexpectedly..."

Xu Tianming closed his eyes, and the scene seemed to appear in his mind.

The strength of a soul beast with 70,000 to 80,000 years of cultivation is on a completely different level from that of a soul beast with 100,000 years of cultivation!

Even with Zhang Lexuan's quick reflexes, she would find it difficult to deal with a soul beast of this level if she encountered one suddenly.

This is equivalent to a Title Douluo with a cultivation level of 92 or above attacking Zhang Lexuan and her group in the Star Dou Great Forest. For the Soul Hunting Squad, whose highest cultivation level is only 80, they are completely unable to stop them!

"Fortunately, you warned us beforehand to be careful during this Soul Hunting operation, so we reacted quickly and organized a counterattack in time..."

Xu Tianming looked at Ma Xiaotao.

Originally, Ma Xiaotao was not part of this Soul Hunting team. If he remembered correctly, in Soul Hunting operations without Ma Xiaotao, eight out of twelve people died and four were injured.

Now, with a team of thirteen, four dead and nine injured, they are considered fortunate amidst misfortune.