Chapter 89: Evil Soul Masters

The next day.

Zhu Zhuqing and the other two girls came over to the neighboring room and saw Zhou Sheng'an and Liu Erlong.

Liu Erlong was looking in the mirror. When she heard the sound of their arrival, she turned around.

Her stunningly beautiful face carried two faint dark circles under her eyes.

"Dean…" Jiang Zhu looked at her with concern.

Liu Erlong shook her head and sighed. "It's nothing. Let's return as planned."

She was feeling frustrated. Last night, she had entered the simulation, but as soon as she stepped in, she was instantly killed. After thinking it over, she guessed it was most likely the work of Spirit Hall.

'Could it be that woman, Bibi Dong? My love rival?'

She had ended up dreaming all night about fighting Bibi Dong over Yu Xiaogang, tossing and turning in anger. She kept wanting to grab something to throw at her, even trying to beat Bibi Dong up in her dream.

In the end, she had kicked Zhou Sheng'an in her sleep, making him so uncomfortable that he booted her off the bed.

Because of that, she barely got any sleep.

Zhu Zhuqing suddenly said, "Teacher, last night, I overheard something. Someone was scouting our inn from below. They called themselves the Blood God Cult and were planning to attack us on the road."

Xiao Wu nodded repeatedly, giggling. "That so-called Blood God Cult really doesn't know their place! They actually dare to target us?"

Hearing this, Liu Erlong sneered with contempt. "Blood God Cult? Never even heard of them. I don't even need to think about it to know they're just some small-time gang. And they want to rob people on the road? They better not fall into my hands!"

She cracked her knuckles, her face full of excitement—she had been looking for a way to vent her pent-up frustration!

Zhou Sheng'an shook his head. "Better to avoid trouble if we can. It's best if we don't run into them."

"What, are you afraid you'll owe me a favor? If I end up saving you from these so-called Blood God Cult people, will you agree to do one thing for me?" Liu Erlong's eyes lit up as she looked at Zhou Sheng'an.

After last night's dream, she was even more eager to see Yu Xiaogang.

If she didn't, and Bibi Dong got to him first, she'd die of anger! Especially since Bibi Dong had both status and power—if she tried to abduct Yu Xiaogang by force, Liu Erlong wouldn't be able to stop her!

Zhou Sheng'an gave her a calm look and said, "You won't have the chance."

"You're looking down on me, aren't you?" Liu Erlong planted her hands on her hips, glaring at him aggressively.

Zhou Sheng'an just shook his head slightly and didn't respond.

Liu Erlong huffed, turned her back on him, and ignored him as well.

'What's with this guy? I'm still a dean, you know! Not giving me any face at all?'

'All I want is to add one more person to the academy. Why won't he agree?'

"Let's go."

Without sparing Liu Erlong another glance, Zhou Sheng'an stepped out of the room.

Xiao Wu was the first to follow, with Zhu Zhuqing right behind her. Jiang Zhu hesitated for a moment, glanced at Liu Erlong, then lowered her head and quickly walked away.

In the end, only Liu Erlong was left in the room.

Listening to their footsteps fading away, she quickly turned around—only to realize that everyone was gone!

"This is infuriating! I'm the dean, damn it!" Liu Erlong let out an irritated growl and stormed off after them, fuming inside.

'Whether in the academy or outside, my authority as the dean is completely overshadowed by Zhou Sheng'an!'

…

Liu Erlong was angry.

The entire way, she ignored Zhou Sheng'an and the three girls.

Zhou Sheng'an didn't pay her any attention either. He first used his Blue Silver Domain to sense the strength of those following them, confirming their abilities before confidently leading the group away.

Leaving the town, the five of them avoided the main road and traveled in a straight line across the plains.

Before long, two carriages suddenly came to a stop.

From the front carriage, a figure shot out—it was Liu Erlong.

She looked at the six people surrounding them, clapped her hands, and sneered. "So, you're the ones planning to rob us for our looks? Tell me, who are you planning to take?"

The people from the back carriage also stepped out—Zhou Sheng'an and the others had all emerged.

As Zhou Sheng'an had sensed earlier, these men looked vicious, but the strongest among them was only a Soul Elder.

The six men exchanged glances, seemingly surprised by Liu Erlong's blunt question.

The leader had his martial soul activated—it was a bat. His face was strange, somewhat resembling a rat but thinner and more gaunt. He let out a sinister laugh. "The women! We'll take all of them!"

"Yes! They'll all be sacrifices for Lord Blood God!"

The others shouted fanatically.

They all summoned their martial souls. Though their spirits varied, they shared one common trait—the aura they emitted was undeniably sinister and evil!

"Evil Soul Masters…?" Zhou Sheng'an frowned slightly.

He had once looked into Evil Soul Masters, considering it as a way to break through his own talent limitations. But in the end, he gave up on the idea—the side effects were too severe. The most immediate problem was intelligence degradation.

If they were normal bandits, they would have hesitated upon seeing Liu Erlong's fearless attitude.

But these six Evil Soul Masters from the Blood God Cult completely failed to grasp the situation!

Liu Erlong found it amusing. She shouted, "Alright then, tell me, who do you most want to take?"

Xiao Wu, getting into the spirit, giggled and asked, "Are you picking the prettiest one?"

The Bat Soul Master burst out laughing. "You women can't wait to be favored, can you? Don't worry, my brothers and I will satisfy you before offering you to Lord Blood God!"

"If we're talking about the prettiest one, of course, it's the little girl in leather!"

His eyes gleamed with greed as he pointed at Zhu Zhuqing.

"Bullshit! Do you even have eyes? Isn't it obvious that I'm the prettiest?" Liu Erlong snapped.

The Bat Soul Master sneered. "You're already old. Who'd want you when there's a younger one? Besides, just look at you—you're obviously a tomboy…"

"Go to hell!!!"

Liu Erlong exploded in fury and charged at the Blood God Cult Soul Masters.

Midway, she completed her martial soul possession. When seven spirit rings appeared around her, the Blood God Cult members were instantly stunned.

A single punch knocked one of them out. In the blink of an eye, the only one left standing was the Bat Soul Master—who was now pinned under Liu Erlong's foot.

"Blood God will never forgive you!" he roared.

"Shut up!" Liu Erlong sent him flying with a brutal kick.

She clapped the dust off her hands and walked back with a scowl.

"A bunch of blind idiots…"

Standing before Zhou Sheng'an, she smirked and said, "Hey, I saved you all again. You owe me now—shouldn't you agree to do something for me?"

Zhou Sheng'an's lips twitched. Though his spirit power was lower than the Bat Soul Master's, killing them would've been as easy as slaughtering chickens.

Liu Erlong was clearly just trying to take advantage of the situation.

Seeing that he wasn't responding, she pressed on. "If I hadn't stepped in, even if you could've killed them, they might have hurt Jiang Zhu and the others. So, you still owe me!"

She grinned triumphantly. "No one else could've helped you, right?"

"…" Zhou Sheng'an remained silent, looking at her helplessly.

"The dean is so shameless…" Xiao Wu muttered under her breath.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Actually, I was waiting for the right moment to make an entrance. But it seems that Mr. Zhou already has a powerful expert by his side."