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

A blue light flickered in the thick smoke.

As the smoke cleared, everyone finally saw the true form of the light: an indigo protective shield. Inside the shield, the figures of the selected team members appeared before them.

This protective shield is a group defense soul tool specially made by the Spirit Tower. It is a level seven soul tool that can immediately release a protective shield when it senses that its owner is in danger, enveloping the user and a group of people around them, thereby defending against attacks from the enemy.

Simply put, this group defense soul tool is a group invincible protective shield.

Actually, this soul tool should usually be used by multiple people. This way, soul power can be saved when releasing the protective shield, and the defensive power will not decrease when the protective shield expands.

However, because Shrek Academy had not yet grasped some of their concepts regarding soul tools, Xu Xingyu was unable to persuade everyone to get one, so she could only rely on herself and Jiang Nannan to maintain the protective shield.

However, judging from their rather disheveled state, this group defense did not block all the explosive damage.

There's no way to use the protective shield formed by the soul power provided by two people; it would be very difficult to protect seven people.

At the same time, because the range of defense has expanded, the defensive power provided by the shield has also decreased.

Therefore, it can be seen that each of the main players suffered some kind of injury.

Chen Zifeng, who was closest to the explosion, lost his right leg completely, while Gongyang Mo, being a support character, was more vulnerable and was severely injured and lost consciousness at the moment of the explosion.

Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, who were stronger, fared a bit better, but they still suffered quite a few injuries.

Because Ling Luochen was relatively close to Jiang Nannan and Xu Xingyu, he only suffered minor scratches.

As for Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan, who were the instigators, they stood almost unharmed, coldly looking at the so-called messenger of death.

The messenger of death looked at the starting lineup and said angrily, "How is this possible!"

"The corpse explosion I meticulously planned this time should theoretically be unstoppable even by a Soul Saint! How could none of them have died?! And how could some be almost completely unharmed?! What kind of soul tool is that?!"

However, while the evil spirit master's attention was still on the regular team members, countless rocks had already surrounded him.

It seems that Elder Xuan has made a move.

With a face full of resentment, Elder Xuan slowly walked towards the evil soul master. Although his lovely students had all survived thanks to Xu Xingyu, it did not stop him from venting his anger on the bastard who had hurt his students.

Seeing this, the evil soul master immediately tried to break free, but those rocks were constructed from the earth element soul power of the old man, and he, as a soul king, was not qualified to break free.

Therefore, he could only watch as the enraged Elder Xuan and the nine gleaming soul rings behind him unleashed a deadly punch filled with soul power towards him.

At this moment, this evil spirit master, who called himself the messenger of death, felt for the first time in his life how close he was to death.

Did those who died at his hands feel the same way before they died?

Just as he was still filled with fear of his impending death, Elder Xuan's voice rang out again: "The messenger of death, is that it? Since you are one of death's men, then I will personally send you to meet the death you so deeply worship!"

After saying that, a huge, earth-yellow fist made of soul power began to smash towards the trembling evil soul masters.

Soon, with a tremendous roar, a huge crater replaced the location of the evil spirit master.

The crowd present couldn't help but marvel at Elder Xuan's formidable strength. He truly lived up to his title as the Vice Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion at Shrek Academy. With his cultivation as a Level 98 Super Douluo, he had utterly obliterated the body of that Evil Soul Master with a single punch!

However, Xu Xingyu noticed Elder Xuan's strange expression and realized something was wrong, so she hurriedly shouted, "Don't let your guard down!"

Although those present did not notice anything amiss, it did not stop them from becoming vigilant about their surroundings. After all, they were still deep within enemy territory, and if anything unexpected happened, they would be finished.

Just then, a black crack appeared before everyone, and a blond young man with a gentle and refined appearance but who gave off a hypocritical feeling walked out of the crack.

The young man was still holding the completely unconscious evil spirit master in his right hand, while on his left was a pale-faced boy who was full of evil aura.

The moment this person appeared, everyone could feel a strong aura spreading through the cave—an aura formed by powerful malice and killing intent.

It was at this moment that the blond-haired youth said, "I'm sorry, this person is still useful to our Holy Church, so we can't let you eliminate him yet."

"The Holy Church?" Elder Xuan exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that you are a member of the Holy Spirit Church?!"

This surprised the blond-haired youth, who said, "You actually know about our existence? Are you from the Chilling Tower or Shrek? Wait, look at those Shrek green school uniforms, you should be from Shrek."

"The Soul Master Competition is just a few days away, and you actually have the leisure to hunt down evil Soul Masters? You're really too confident in yourselves. With this unexpected incident, your team members have all been reduced to cripples."

"You still have the energy to participate in the Soul Master Competition? I think you should just go wash up and go to bed! With only reserve members left, you simply don't have the ability to protect your so-called Shrek glory in the competition."

"you!

Hearing the sarcasm from the blond-haired youth, Elder Xuan, who was already in a bad mood, became even more irritable!

"Only members of Shrek Church can criticize us. Who do you think you are, you Holy Spirit Cult members who only know how to hide in the shadows and harm innocent civilians!"

After speaking, Elder Xuan immediately released his eighth soul skill, Meteor Strike. Yellow light flashed behind Elder Xuan and instantly formed countless huge yellow light orbs, turning into a large meteor shower that rushed towards the young man who was suspected to be from the Holy Spirit Cult.

It was obvious that Elder Xuan dared not hold back at all, because the being before him could save the messenger of death without Elder Xuan even noticing.

This means that the young man in front of him should be a Title Douluo-level evil soul master. Perhaps the other party's level is not as high as his, but Elder Xuan does not want to repeat the same situation as before.

Therefore, he immediately used his eighth soul skill to eliminate the opponent. Of course, considering that this was a cave, Elder Xuan slightly adjusted his soul skill so that the range of his Meteor Shower soul skill was not as wide as it would normally be.

Otherwise, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life if he unintentionally hurt his already injured students.

Upon seeing this, the blond-haired youth merely smiled, and eight spider legs extended from his back.