Military legion on the edge of the Continent!
Countless evil Soul Masters were seen continuously flooding into the vast legion...
Especially the malevolent aura they emitted made the hearts of every member of the legion tremble, giving them the distinct feeling they were about to be backstabbed!
This also led to them whispering among themselves...
One of the members grimaced, "Damn, we actually have to associate with these evil Soul Masters, it's truly revolting!"
Another member sighed, "There's no other way, if we don't agree, the Holy Spirit Cult will launch an attack on the legion, and then, none of us would survive!"
"Hmph! Everybody's joined the legion, still afraid of death? Anyway, I haven't found the leader, and he actually agreed to the cooperation invitation from the Holy Spirit Cult!"
"Cooperation? It's probably not that simple! With these evil Soul Masters arriving in droves, they're likely to completely erode our entire legion!"
"That's right, at this rate, the entire legion will be controlled by the evil Soul Masters, and eventually, even we will be labeled as evil Soul Masters!"
"Whoever wants to stay can stay, but I'm going to quietly leave! A legion cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult, ha! What a disgrace!"
Just at that moment, a sudden voice broke their discussion, "What are you all whispering about here?"
Hearing this familiar, icy tone, everyone tensed up and turned around begrudgingly, immediately seeing Bi Ji standing behind them. They spoke in an annoyed tone, "Deputy... Deputy leader! What brings you here?"
Bi Ji's Beautiful Eyes narrowed slightly, "Did I just hear that you're planning to quietly desert the legion?"
In an instant, the legion members felt an icy chill rise up their backs...
They hurriedly explained, "No... There's no such thing, we've just joined the legion, how could we possibly do such a thing!"
"Right, right, it's much more comfortable here in the legion than where we were before, why would we go back to endure that kind of suffering!"
"Deputy leader, you must have heard wrong! You must have!"
Bi Ji pursed her lips and with a sharp tone said, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. The legion's collaboration with the Holy Spirit Cult is only temporary, after all..."
Several legion members were stunned and asked in confusion, "After all?"
A deep sense of doubt welled up in their hearts...
Could it be that the cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult was only
Bi Ji shook her head and said indifferently, "Nothing, you all may leave. Just know that the leader has everything under control!"
"Yes, Deputy Leader!"
After responding, the legion members left in a daze, their minds somewhat eased from the thoughts they had before, due to the words revealed by Bi Ji just now...
Watching them depart, Bi Ji silently sighed, "For now, we can only barely appease the members of the legion, but if time passes, I fear many members will choose to leave!"
Then all their hard work up until now would have been in vain!
Curse that Holy Spirit Cult, once we pinpoint your exact location, brace yourselves for the wrath of our Soul Beast Legion!
Having said that, she turned and walked toward the gathering legion members...
Meanwhile, in a room exclusive to the higher-ranking members...
The faces of several ferocious beasts displayed a barbaric hue as they spoke angrily, "These evil Soul Masters are too arrogant, just having arrived and already daring to take over the resting place of all our legion members!"
"If not for the future of the legion, I really want to crush the heads of these fools with one claw!"
"That's still nothing, I've heard that some of the legion members have vanished without a trace the day after getting into friction with the evil Soul Masters, likely assassinated by some cursed soul skill!"
"Boss, we absolutely can't go on like this. Otherwise, before we even locate the Holy Spirit Cult's exact position, our legion members will have mostly died or been injured!"
This was the legion they'd built with so much effort! Yet all they could do was watch helplessly as it continually declined!
Having heard these words, Di Tian's face remained composed as he said indifferently, "All this must be the Holy Spirit Cult's secretive discussions, using them to test our stance. The moment we make any move unfavorable to the Holy Spirit Cult, they will strike immediately!"
The backlash from as many as five to six thousand evil Soul Masters, even if they were ferocious beasts, would be difficult to escape unscathed!
Upon hearing this, expressions of despondency appeared on the faces of the various ferocious beasts...
Only the weakest among the ferocious beasts said with a bitter face, "Then boss, what are we supposed to do now? Pretend we don't see?"
Di Tian, with a glint of golden light in his pupils, glanced at him and nodded, "For now, it seems we can only send a slight warning to the evil Soul Masters to not go too far!"
"As for the members of the legion who died, let's consider it our revenge on mankind!"
As for the rest, it would be better to consult the master...
Upon hearing this, the ferocious beasts could only nod and say, "Yes! Boss"
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The next day!
Shrek Academy!
Teacher Xu Sheng, who was speaking, was interrupted by a female teacher who walked in.
Her face was tinged with a slight blush as she said softly, "Elder Xu, I am Miss Wang who will be taking over your class for first grade!"
Xu Sheng simply smiled at her, "Mm! Miss Wang, then I'll leave this place to you!"
After that, he announced, "Students whose names I called out yesterday, come with me now!"
He then left the classroom...
And a portion of the students also stood up and followed Xu Sheng's pace swiftly...
The remaining Shrek students and Tang Sect disciples in the classroom showed puzzled looks...
"Eh, where is Teacher Xu taking them? No more classes?"
"Didn't you just hear? This Miss Wang is here to substitute. Teacher Xu is probably giving those students special training!"
"Being given special training by Teacher Xu is so exciting, after all, that face that charms both men and women, you just can't get tired of it!"
"Exactly exactly, just look at those female students, they're like smitten kittens!"
The substitute female teacher coughed, withdrawing her gaze from Xu Sheng, "Class, let's quiet down now, let's start the lesson!"
...
Wu Siduo was the first to ask, "Teacher Xu, where are we going now?"
She only wanted to train, to improve her own strength! So as not to be the weak link in the exchange journey to Xingluo Land!
After all... she did not dare to claim her strength was the strongest among her peers!
The other students also cast puzzled glances...
Xu Sheng explained gently, "I'm just taking you to meet the other students who will be going to Xingluo Land with us, to get acquainted with each other!"
"After all, going to a foreign land, without unity, we can easily be bullied. Of course, Shrek Academy would not get such treatment!"
Xu Xiaoyan took a deep breath and pressed on, "Then Teacher Xu, will you be joining us on the trip to Xingluo Land? You probably haven't been there either, right?"
Xu Sheng revealed a meaningful expression, "That's a secret!"
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