Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 45 Xuanzi's Wrath, Death Flees

Apart from Dai Yueheng, who was closest to the mountain of corpses, everyone else, whether from the main team or the reserve team, was also there.

None of them were directly harmed by the explosion of these corpses triggered by the Corpse Explosion Technique, caused by the combination of bones, muscles, blood vessels, and soul power.

However, apart from the reserve team who were directly protected by the glass shield, the main team members also suffered injuries of varying degrees due to the corpse poison and blood mist stirred up by the corpse explosion.

In the immediate aftermath of the zombie explosion, despite the lack of mental detection, the main team members did their best to resist.

Ma Xiaotao was covered in golden-red phoenix flames. With a large amount of soul power consumed, the corpse poison and blood mist lost their original toxicity the moment they came into contact with the phoenix flames, and could not cause any real damage.

Ling Luochen was similar; with the help of her ice-controlling ability, her entire body was enveloped in a layer of ice crystals, which effectively blocked most of the corpse poison and blood mist from seeping in. However, because her soul power was lower than Ma Xiaotao's...

The ice layers on Ling Luochen's body were also corroded and penetrated by the corpse poison in some of the weaker areas.

Xixi used lightning to protect herself and resist some of the corpse poison, but even so, due to her martial soul and cultivation direction, she was still severely affected by the corpse poison and her injuries were not light.

Gongyang Mo and Chen Zifeng were helpless, as they had neither defensive soul skills nor the nature of their soul power suitable for resisting corpse poison.

They could only try their best to use their soul power to protect themselves, but even simple soul power protection could be corroded by the alien soul power in the corpse poison and blood mist, and the leather armor issued to the Shrek Supervision Group was not a fully sealed type.

This means that parts not protected by the leather armor, such as joint gaps, or areas like the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, were corroded by the corpse poison and blood mist to varying degrees.

Meanwhile, Gongyang Mo was enduring the pain and using his soul skill to alleviate the effects of the corpse poison on everyone.

However, the composition and nature of the corpse poison that everyone was tainted with were extremely complex. The corpse poison nourished by the bones, muscles, blood vessels, and soul power of each corpse was subtly different.

Therefore, Gongyang Mo could only temporarily delay the onset of the corpse poison and suppress its effects, but could not completely eliminate it.

Even worse was Yao Haoxuan. His martial soul was that of a giant, and his body size was too large. Moreover, his soul skills were more inclined towards support and control. Therefore, when facing the overwhelming corpse poison and blood mist, his excessive body size became his biggest weakness.

His entire body was almost entirely stained dark green by the corpse poison and blood mist, and with the corrosive effects of the corpse poison, he was in excruciating pain.

The continuous explosions lasted for more than ten seconds. Although Dai Yueheng was the second strongest among them after Ma Xiaotao, and the Evil-Eyed White Tiger's physical strength and defensive soul skills were quite good.

Even so, he couldn't possibly withstand the full force of the Corpse Explosion Technique, which was equivalent to the destructive power of a Soul Saint.

At this moment, the entrance to the passage that was originally blocked by Dai Yueheng had been mostly destroyed by the terrifying power of the Corpse Explosion Technique. Moreover, due to the limitation of the passage size, the power of the Corpse Explosion Technique was bidirectional.

After the corpse explosion, which was compressed by the passage environment, almost all the bandits who retreated into the passage were killed.

As for Dai Yueheng, who was originally blocking the entrance to the passage, he was already dead beyond recognition, amidst the terrifying fluctuations of soul power and the scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Only Huo Yuhao could use the Eye of Truth to observe the unactivated body parts that were tainted by the alien soul power of the Death Messenger and roughly determine which ones were transformed from Dai Yueheng.

"If we brought a defensive-type Soul Master to block the entrance, the situation would be much better. Although the Corpse Explosion Technique is incredibly powerful, an elite Soul King specializing in defense should be able to survive, at most suffering serious injuries."

"After all, some defensive Soul Masters possess abilities like invincible golden bodies, which are practically cheat codes."

From the very beginning, Huo Yuhao wanted to complain about the lineup of the main team. They brought a support and control type who was responsible for spewing profanities, and the strongest soul skill was still the comedic Yao Haoxuan who could eat everything in his mouth. Why didn't they bring a defensive soul master?

However, it's hard to say. Perhaps the inner court disciple of the Soul Guidance Department who was kicked out of the main team is a defensive Soul Master. And even if he isn't, with the ability of the Soul Guidance Device, it's not impossible for him to temporarily act as a defensive Soul Master at a critical moment.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Outside the cave, Xuanzi, who was sitting on the top of the hill drinking and eating meat with great enjoyment, felt the vibration and terrifying sound below him and his eyes widened.

"Please, please don't let anything happen."

With a flash, all that remained where Xuanzi had been was some cleaned chicken bones, a testament to what Xuanzi had done.

Originally, Xuanzi was the true leader of the team, and he should have been following the group all along, protecting them in secret, since this mission was different from the usual inspection team missions.

The team on this mission consists of the main team and reserve team selected by Shrek Academy for the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament is not far off.

From the perspective of the competition, Shrek Academy simply doesn't have the time to select a more suitable team.

From the academy's perspective, these fourteen individuals can be considered Shrek Academy's most elite and core disciples in the past decade.

If all of these people were to perish here, it would be a devastating blow to Shrek Academy, which was already facing a shortage of talent.

Moreover, this mission was even personally applied for by Xuanzi, the vice leader of the Shrek Inspection Team, because normally the regular team and the reserve team have special privileges, at least they can postpone the mission of the Shrek Inspection Team.

It was simply because Xuanzi felt that these elite disciples of Shrek Academy should not shirk their responsibilities.

Furthermore, he did not believe that a band of evil soul masters who, in his perception, only possessed Soul King level experts, could pose much of a threat to his students.

However, the Grim Reaper slapped Xuanzi hard with the facts, who said that only the people of Shrek Academy can be invincible among their peers and fight against those of higher levels?

Who says that the most elite disciples of Shrek Academy can be compared with the evil soul masters who follow the true direction of the world and are orthodox soul masters?

Even with poor spirit ring configurations and low cultivation levels, evil spirit masters can still unleash terrifying combat power by utilizing the rules of the Douluo World.

Now, even if he regrets it, it's too late. Xuanzi can only pray that most of the students will be alright, otherwise he doesn't know how to face the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.

If they lose the tournament, will Shrek Academy's millennia-long legacy of glory and consecutive victories be interrupted under his leadership? No! Absolutely not!

"Hehehe, how does this envoy's corpse explosion taste? Even if it doesn't kill you, the corpse poison will be enough to give you a hard time."

From the depths of the cave, where the cave had been blown up, came the chilling voice of the Grim Reaper.

"This Grim Reaper isn't exactly pure blood, is he? Why isn't it just 'hehehehe'? Villains die from talking too much, why isn't he running away now?"

Huo Yuhao said to the people around him, "I have a bad feeling. Let's retreat."

Immediately afterward, Huo Yuhao disregarded whether the others agreed or not, deactivated the glass shield, and then ran towards the back.

Wang Dong reacted the fastest and quickly followed Huo Yuhao, followed by Xiao Xiao and Ning Tian, ​​while Bei Bei pondered for a moment before also following.

Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan hesitated for a moment when they heard this, looking at the main team ahead, but still chose to follow Huo Yuhao.

Seeing this situation, Wang Yan didn't know what to say. Looking at the main team members who were troubled by the corpse poison in front of him, and the reserve team that had retreated to the rear, he was caught in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.

A single, aged roar quickly saved Wang Yan from his predicament.

"Damn it!" Accompanied by a bright white light, a terrifying soul force and pressure swept in and filled the entire cave, instantly evaporating all the poisonous blood that was still present in the environment and was corroding.

Xuanzi finally arrived, but the poisonous blood that had seeped into the bodies of the regular team members was not so easy to remove.

Xuanzi's aged and disheveled figure appeared beside the main team members. He noticed that Dai Yueheng was the only one missing. Although the others were not in good condition, they were not fatally injured or maimed. A look of relief flashed in Xuanzi's eyes.

Fortunately, none of the main team and reserve team members suffered serious injuries. After a short rest, they should be able to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament again.

But the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, who is also the captain of the main team, Dai Yueheng, died here. How am I supposed to explain this to the White Tiger Duke?

While the power of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion is certainly incomparable to that of Shrek Academy, the White Tiger Duke has maintained a long-standing friendship with Shrek Academy, and the status of its members is definitely different from that of ordinary students.

Therefore, the ensuing anger swept over Xuanzi's mind again. Xuanzi waved his hand, and a terrifying suction force came from his palm, causing the passage that had been blocked by the collapsed rubble to explode open.

A thin figure dressed in a black robe was about to be pulled in front of Xuanzi.

"But how could I, the legendary Soul King and Messenger of Death, simply sit and wait to die?"

Bored, Huo Yuhao provided the voiceover for the scene from the back, while preparing to activate the Glazed Shield again, since Xuanzi had been unreliable for quite some time.

Because at this moment, the pieces of Dai Yueheng's body that had been blown up everywhere by the corpse explosion expanded again, and the bones, muscles, blood vessels and soul power within them reacted violently again under the stimulation of the Death Messenger.

Xuanzi, being a Super Douluo after all, quickly sensed the situation. Looking at the members of the main team beside him, a conflict flashed in his eyes, but he ultimately gave up on capturing the Death Messenger.

A burst of white light emanated from Xuanzi, transforming into a solid barrier of soul power that protected Xuanzi and the group behind him.

The pieces of Dai Yueheng's body, scattered everywhere by the explosion, exploded under the effect of the Corpse Explosion Technique. With the support of his original Soul Emperor cultivation, the power of the Corpse Explosion was close to the level of a Soul Douluo.

However, this alone would not pose a threat to Xuanzi. But at this moment, the messenger of death took advantage of the opportunity and pressed some mechanism, and then turned into a wisp of black smoke and drifted to the ground.

Then, a series of terrifying explosions rang out from the hidden passageway beneath the cave.

At this moment, under the influence of the two corpse explosion spells, the already crumbling cave could no longer hold on and a large area collapsed.

Xuanzi roared in a fit of impotent rage, but seeing the helpless crowd, he finally waved his sleeve and used his soul power to control the fourteen people present, quickly flying them out of the cave.

Meanwhile, Xuanzi used his soul power to support the rubble and debris in the cave, keeping it temporarily stable. When everyone left the cave, it collapsed completely because it lost its support.

"Wang Yan, take good care of the wounded. I won't let that damned evil spirit master get away with this!" Xuan Zi said angrily. He then abandoned the seriously injured students, rose into the air, and entered the state of martial spirit possession.

Xuanzi's spiritual and soul power, as a Super Douluo, was no longer restrained, and surged outwards like waves into the surrounding rocks, grass, and trees.

The weaker members of the group felt considerable pressure under his influence, while Yao Haoxuan, who was more seriously injured, coughed up blood and fainted.

Huo Yuhao shook his head inwardly. He wasn't very optimistic about whether Xuanzi could catch the Death Messenger, because he had just discovered through the Eye of Truth that the Death Messenger seemed to have several soul tools that concealed his aura.

Moreover, the soul tool on the Grim Reaper is of a high quality, or rather, it is clearly custom-made.

The series of explosions in the underground tunnel were not caused by ordinary gunpowder, but by explosives that were specially processed and could be directly activated by soul power, which were only used when making soul tools.

Furthermore, considering the series of actions taken by the Death Messenger in the Mingdou Mountains and the border of the Star Luo Empire, it is not difficult to see that this person should belong to the Holy Spirit Cult and must have the support of the Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire.

In this situation, Xuanzi, blinded by rage and without even treating the seriously injured students first, would probably find it difficult to catch the slippery Grim Reaper.

After all, these bandit gang members on the surface were not the Grim Reaper's true trump card; they were just some random rabble gathered together.

The Grim Reaper had twelve corpse slaves under his command. With the soul guide device concealing his aura and soul power, he used these twelve corpse slaves to cover the rear and confuse the aura.

Even though Xuanzi's own soul power level was extraordinary, as a reckless and impulsive man, Huo Yuhao thought it would be difficult for him to catch this death messenger who was merely a Soul King.

(End of this chapter)