Douluo: The True Eye

Apart from Dai Yueheng, who was closest to the pile of corpses, neither the main team nor the reserve team directly suffered from the explosion caused by the Corpse Explosion Technique, which combined bones, muscles, blood vessels, and soul power.

However, aside from the reserve team, who were directly protected by the Glazed Tile Shield, the main team suffered injuries of varying degrees due to the poisonous blood mist stirred up by the corpse explosions.

At the first moment of the corpse explosion, although without the help of mental detection, the main team members tried their best to resist.

Xixi resisted part of the corpse poison through lightning protection, but even so, due to the nature of her martial soul and cultivation direction, she, as an agility-based soul master, was severely affected by the corpse poison and suffered serious injuries.

Gongyang Mo and Chen Zifeng had no way to defend themselves; they had neither defensive soul skills nor soul power attributes suitable for resisting corpse poison.

They could only try their best to use soul power to protect themselves, but pure soul power protection would also be eroded by the different kinds of soul power in the poisonous blood mist, and the leather armor issued by the Shrek Supervision Corps was not completely sealed.

This meant that those parts not protected by the leather armor, such as joint gaps, or places like the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, were all corroded by the poisonous blood mist to varying degrees.

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

However, the components and properties of the corpse poison that everyone was exposed to were extremely complex, and the corpse poison nurtured 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 effectiveness, but could not completely eliminate it.

Even worse was Yao Haoxuan; as a giant martial soul, his body was too large, and his soul skills were more inclined towards support and control, so when faced with the overwhelming poisonous blood mist, his large body was his biggest weakness.

Almost all the skin on his body was stained dark green by the poisonous blood mist, and he was in great pain as the corpse poison eroded him.

The continuous explosions lasted for more than ten seconds, and although Dai Yueheng was second only to Ma Xiaotao in strength, and his Evil Eye White Tiger body was quite strong with good defensive soul skills,

even so, it was impossible for him to completely withstand the Corpse Explosion Technique, which was equivalent to a Soul Sage-level attack.

At this time, the entrance to the passage that Dai Yueheng had been blocking had been mostly collapsed by the terrifying power of the Corpse Explosion Technique, and due to the size of the passage, the power of the Corpse Explosion Technique was bidirectional.

After the Corpse Explosion Technique exploded after being compressed by the passage environment, those bandits who retreated into the passage were almost all killed miserably.

As for Dai Yueheng, who was originally blocking the entrance of the passage, he was already dead without a whole body; amidst the terrifying fluctuations of soul power and the scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Only Huo Yuhao could use the perspective of the Eye of Truth to observe those corpses that were stained with the alien soul power of the Death Bringer but had not yet been activated, and roughly determine which ones were Dai Yueheng's remains.

'If we had brought a defensive soul master to block the door here, the situation should be much better. Although the Corpse Explosion Technique is extremely powerful, an elite Soul King specializing in defense should be able to ensure his survival, at most just being seriously injured.'

'After all, some defensive soul masters also have abilities like Invincible Golden Body, which are like cheating.'

From the beginning, Huo Yuhao wanted to complain about the configuration of the main team. They brought a support and control system responsible for verbal abuse, and the strongest soul skill was the comedic Yao Haoxuan, who eats in all directions. Didn't they bring a defensive soul master?

But it's hard to say, maybe the soul tool department's inner courtyard disciple who was kicked out by the main team was a defensive soul master, and even if he wasn't, with the ability of soul tools, it's not impossible to play the role of a defensive soul master at a critical moment.

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

"Please, nothing bad should happen."

With a flash of his figure, only some cleanly eaten chicken bones remained where Xuanzi had been, proving what Xuanzi had been doing before.

Originally, as a true elder leading the team, Xuanzi should have been following the group all the time, secretly protecting them, after all, this mission was different from the usual Supervision Corps missions.

This time, the main team and the reserve team selected by Shrek Academy for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition were on a mission.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition was not far away.

Whether considering it from the perspective of the competition, Shrek Academy would not have time to select a more suitable team.

Or considering it from the academy's perspective, these fourteen people could be called the most elite and core disciples of Shrek Academy in the past decade.

If all of these people were to be lost here, it would undoubtedly be adding insult to injury for Shrek Academy, which was already suffering from a shortage of talent.

Moreover, this mission was even personally requested by Xuanzi, the vice-captain of the Shrek Supervision Corps, because normally the main team and the reserve team had special privileges, at least they could postpone the Shrek Supervision Corps' missions.

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

Moreover, he did not think that a group of evil soul master bandits that he sensed only had Soul King experts could pose much of a threat to his students.

However, the Death Bringer slapped Xuanzi in the face with the facts. Who said that only the people of your Shrek Academy could be invincible at the same level and fight beyond their level?

Who said that the most elite disciples of Shrek Academy could compare with the evil soul masters, who conform to the true direction of the world and are the orthodox of soul masters?

Even if the soul ring configuration is poor, even if the cultivation strength is low, evil soul masters can use the rules of the Douluo world to explode terrifying combat power.

But now, even if he regrets it, it is too late. Xuanzi can only pray and hope that most of the students will be alright, otherwise he doesn't know how to face the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition.

If the competition were to be lost, would Shrek Academy's ten thousand years of glory, its consecutive victories, be interrupted under his leadership? No! That absolutely couldn't happen!

"Gahahaha, how's the taste of this envoy's Corpse Explosion? Even if it doesn't kill you, this corpse poison is enough to give you a good dose!"

From deep within the collapsed cave, the chilling voice of the Death God Envoy echoed.

'This Death God Envoy isn't very pure. Why isn't he cackling evilly? Villains die from talking too much; shouldn't he be running right now?'

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

Immediately, without waiting for anyone else to agree, Huo Yuhao dispelled the Glazed Shield and ran backward.

Wang Dong reacted the fastest, quickly following Huo Yuhao, followed by Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, and after a moment's thought, Bei Bei also joined them.

Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan hesitated, glancing at the main team ahead, but ultimately chose to follow Huo Yuhao.

Seeing this, Wang Yan didn't know what to say. Looking at the main team struggling with the corpse poison and the reserve team already retreating, he was caught between advancing and retreating.

But a loud, aged roar quickly resolved Wang Yan's dilemma.

"Bastard!" Accompanied by intense white light, a terrifying soul power and pressure swept over, filling the entire cave, instantly vaporizing all the poisonous blood still corroding the environment.

Xuan Zi had finally arrived, but the poison already deep within the main team's bodies wouldn't be so easily removed.

Xuan Zi's aged and disheveled figure appeared beside the main team. Seeing that only Dai Yueheng was missing, and while the others weren't in good condition, they weren't fatally wounded, a hint of relief flashed in Xuan Zi's eyes.

Fortunately, the main and reserve teams hadn't suffered too much damage. After a little recovery, they should still be able to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.

However, the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, and also the captain of the main team, Dai Yueheng, had actually died here. How was he going to explain this to the White Tiger Duke?

Although the White Tiger Duke's influence couldn't compare to Shrek Academy's, the White Tiger Duke's family had always been on good terms with Shrek Academy, and their members' status was definitely different from ordinary students.

Therefore, anger surged through Xuan Zi's mind again. With a wave of his hand, a terrifying suction force emanated from his palm, instantly blasting open the collapsed passage entrance.

A gaunt figure in black robes was about to be pulled towards Xuan Zi.

'But I am a legendary Soul King, how could the Death God Envoy just sit and wait for death?'

Bored, Huo Yuhao provided commentary from the rear, while preparing to activate the Glazed Shield again, as Xuan Zi's unreliability wasn't a recent development.

The scattered remains of Dai Yueheng, blown apart by the Corpse Explosion, swelled again. Under the Death God Envoy's stimulation, the bones, muscles, blood vessels, and soul power within them reacted violently once more.

Xuan Zi was, after all, a Super Douluo, and quickly sensed this. Looking at the main team beside him, a conflicted expression flashed in his eyes, but ultimately, he gave up on capturing the Death God Envoy.

A wave of white light emanated from Xuan Zi, transforming into a solid soul power barrier, protecting Xuan Zi and the others behind him.

The scattered remains of Dai Yueheng exploded under the Corpse Explosion technique. Amplified by his original Soul Emperor cultivation, the power of the Corpse Explosion approached the Soul Douluo level.

However, even that wasn't a threat to Xuan Zi. The Death God Envoy seized the opportunity, pressing some hidden mechanism, and transformed into a wisp of black smoke, drifting towards the depths of the earth.

Then, a series of terrifying explosions echoed beneath the hidden passages under the cave.

By this point, the already precarious cave, weakened by two Corpse Explosions, could no longer support itself and began to collapse extensively.

Xuan Zi roared in impotent rage, but seeing the helpless crowd, he finally waved his sleeve, directly using soul power to control the fourteen people present, and flew quickly out of the cave.

At the same time, Xuan Zi used his soul power to support the rubble and debris in the cave, temporarily maintaining its stability. As the group left the cave, it lost its support and the cave, burying the Death God Envoy's sins, completely collapsed.

"Wang Yan, take care of the injured. I won't spare that damned evil soul master!" Xuan Zi said angrily, then abandoned the severely injured students, soared into the air, and directly entered his Martial Soul Avatar state.

Xuan Zi's spiritual and soul power as a Super Douluo were unleashed, surging like a tide through the surrounding mountains, rocks, and vegetation.

The weaker individuals felt significant pressure under his influence, and Yao Haoxuan, who was more severely injured, directly spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.

Huo Yuhao secretly shook his head. He wasn't optimistic about Xuan Zi catching the Death God Envoy, because he had already discovered through the Eye of Truth that the Death God Envoy seemed to have several soul tools to conceal his aura.

Moreover, the quality of the soul tools on the Death God Envoy wasn't low, or rather, the soul tools on the Death God Envoy were clearly custom-made.

The series of explosions in the underground passage weren't caused by ordinary gunpowder, but by explosives that were specially treated and could be directly activated by soul power, which were only used when making soul tools.

Combined with the series of actions the Death God Envoy had taken in the Mingdou Mountains and the border of the Star Luo Empire, it wasn't hard to see that this person belonged to the Holy Spirit Sect and was supported by Soul Tool Masters from the Sun Moon Empire.

In this situation, Xuan Zi, blinded by anger and not even dealing with the severely injured students first, would probably find it difficult to catch the slippery Death God Envoy.

After all, these surface-level bandit members weren't the Death God Envoy's true trump card, but just some randomly gathered rabble.

The Death God Envoy also had twelve corpse slaves under his command, and with soul tools concealing his aura and soul power, he could use these twelve corpse slaves to cover his retreat and confuse the trail.

Even if Xuan Zi's soul power level was extraordinary, Huo Yuhao thought that as a reckless brute, he would probably find it difficult to catch this Soul King Death God Envoy.