I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

Back to Xu Xingyu's side.

At this time, Xu Xingyu and her group had joined the Shrek Surveillance Corps, and the leader of these Shrek Inner Court disciples was a black-haired woman.

She was a young woman of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with long black hair that reached her waist. Her delicate face was fair and flawless, and her quiet and gentle temperament was unforgettable.

She is Zhang Lexuan, the senior disciple of the inner academy, who is known as the most outstanding disciple in the inner academy. Her achievement of breaking through to become a Soul Douluo at the age of twenty-six makes her the most outstanding disciple in Shrek Academy's nearly three-thousand-year history.

It is precisely because of her excellence that she is favored by the elders of the Sea God Pavilion and regarded as the best successor to the position of Sea God Pavilion Master once she grows up after Elder Mu's future death.

Only such outstanding individuals could suppress the arrogant students in the inner courtyard and lead them in such a hunt.

Even someone as stubborn and impatient as Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but feel genuine respect for this person.

Looking at the examinees led by Xu Xingyu, Zhang Lexuan turned to Elder Xuan, who was leading the group, and asked, "Are these the outer academy students who are participating in this operation to take the exam?"

"Yes," Elder Xuan replied definitely while drinking.

Looking at the students before her, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but sigh and said, "Elder Xuan, do you really think this kind of assessment isn't too dangerous? According to our intelligence network, there are already more than fifty evil soul masters here this time, including twenty Soul Masters and dozens of Soul Kings. Considering those three Soul Saint level evil soul masters as well, isn't this lineup too dangerous for training?"

"I think we should report this to the Sea God Pavilion first. With our current strength, we might be able to win, but the price would be very high."

Upon hearing Zhang Lexuan's report, even Elder Xuan was taken aback. He truly hadn't expected that in such a short time, the village would have gathered so many evil spirit masters.

It's generally understood that in the public's perception, every evil spirit master is somewhat stubborn and headstrong, and they rarely form groups. This is why evil spirit masters simply cannot cooperate or even form a faction without special methods.

However, the current situation indicates that these evil spirit masters have not only begun to form groups, but have also subtly indicated that they have become a force.

Using this situation as an assessment is indeed too dangerous.

However, upon closer examination, this was also a battle full of fortuitous encounters, since those evil spirit masters wouldn't have gathered in Lingxing Village for no reason.

If we wait for the academy's experts now, those evil spirit masters might have already settled their affairs in the village, and then we won't be able to avenge the deceased villagers.

In the end, Elder Xuan said in a deep voice, "Let's proceed with the original plan for now. I will notify Xingluo to send more troops to join this hunt."

"Elder Xuan!" Zhang Lexuan could understand why Elder Xuan didn't want to delay any longer, but the current situation was no longer suitable for training.

However, Elder Xuan stubbornly refused, saying, "Don't worry, I will stay by these children's side. If there is any danger, I will take immediate action."

Seeing Elder Xuan's stubborn attitude, Zhang Lexuan knew she couldn't persuade him, so she could only try to have the children from the outer courtyard carry out rescues in places where there were fewer evil spirit masters.

About an hour later, the Shrek Surveillance Corps and the Star Luo Empire's hunting plan began.

The Star Luo Army surrounded the village to the east and south, while the Shrek Inspection Team dealt with the final northern part.

This allocation was based on Shrek's investigation into the location of the leaders of those evil spirit masters, so the strongest fighters were obligated to bear the brunt of the enemy's firepower.

As for why there is no one in the west, it is mainly because that area is the border of the Sun and Moon Empire, so they can only ask the people on the Sun and Moon Empire's side to take responsibility.

The Sun Moon Empire's response was that they would stop any evil spirit masters attempting to escape to the Sun Moon Empire, but they did not intend to get involved.

This greatly angered Shrek and the Star Luo Empire, but considering that the Sun Moon Empire was originally their enemy, they could only let the other side do as it pleased.

After all, they couldn't just secretly adopt evil spirit masters without the knowledge of other empires; otherwise, their Sun Moon Empire would be at odds with the entire continent!

Soon, under the command of the generals, the troops from all sides began their assault, and Xu Xingyu and her group followed Shrek's men to carry out rescue work on the back side of the village.

During this process, he saw countless corpses, which made him feel slightly uncomfortable. After all, although he had lived in Douluo Continent for so long, his overall values ​​still leaned towards Earth.

In a worldview like Earth's, which leans towards peace, one rarely sees scenes of corpses strewn across the land, except in certain TV dramas.

However, this did not mean that he could not make up his mind to kill the evil soul masters. On the contrary, it made Xu Xingyu even more determined to kill these bastards who had lost their humanity.

Admittedly, some evil spirit masters have had tragic experiences, and some should not even be considered evil spirit masters, but once they start indiscriminately killing innocent people, they have no reason to deny it.

Xu Xingyu had no interest in listening to their tragic stories. There were many people in this world who lived tragic lives, and she didn't need to help them. All she could do for them was send them to see God and let God decide whether to grant them forgiveness.

Suppressing her discomfort, Xu Xingyu looked at Jiang Nannan beside her. Jiang Nannan's face was deathly pale. She had never seen such a terrible sight before and was now starting to vomit.

Seeing this, Ma Xiaotao quickly comforted Jiang Nannan, who was still vomiting, while Xu Xingyu began to look around warily and used her mental power to check if anyone was there.

Although Xu Xingyu wanted to comfort Jiang Nannan, they were currently in enemy territory, and it would not be wise to let their guard down at this time.

Seeing this, Ma Xiaotao was also impressed by Xu Xingyu's performance. She had previously thought that Xu Xingyu was just putting on a brave face to save face for a boy when she said she wasn't nervous.

But it seems that Xu Xingyu has not lost her composure; instead, she immediately became alert to her surroundings.

Ma Xiaotao had only seen this kind of initiative from her fellow members of the inspection team and the inner court teachers. If she didn't know that Xu Xingyu was from the outer court, she would probably have mistaken her for someone from the inner court.

However, there's nothing wrong with viewing her this way, since Xu Xingyu can officially become an inner court disciple once she passes this test.

After calming Jiang Nannan down, the group began their rescue operation, during which they killed several evil soul masters from the Soul Sect and their corpse puppets.

However, at this moment, a change occurred. A beam of blood-red light shot into the sky from the center of the village, and a thick aura of bloodlust began to spread throughout the village. The evil spirit masters, who had been suppressed from all sides, suddenly experienced a surge in strength, as if they had been given a stimulant.

What surprised Xu Xingyu the most was that he could sense a familiar aura from the blood-red light.