"Senior Lou Tong."
Seeing Lou Tong's return, a Black Tortoise Academy disciple immediately greeted him. His expression was normal, but his gaze quickly fell on Lou Tong's empty waist.
"Yes." Lou Tong nodded in response. His expression was calm, but his eyes flickered. When he returned to his seat, people immediately crowded around him. After casting a small barrier, they dared to speak to Lou Tong in a low voice.
"What happened?" The people surrounding Lou Tong asked. Lou Tong's belt was gone. His eyes flickered. The result did not seem optimistic.
"I … lost." Lou Tong's expression dimmed.
"How is this possible?" Everyone was shocked. Black Tortoise Academy disciples knew better than them what it meant to remove the belt. They were already surprised that Lou Tong was forced to this point. Who would have thought that Lou Tong, who had released all his soul power, would also lose. This should not have happened. Wasn't the opponent he had to face completely ignorant of martial arts?
"That brat is unbelievable." Lou Tong briefly recounted the fight between him and Lu Ping.
"Then isn't it bad now?" Everyone was shocked. Their gazes and perception started to look around. If this operation failed, how could the North Style Academy not retaliate immediately? Although the three academies were cooperating, they were only here to watch the Seven Star Trial. The manpower that the three academies brought was extremely limited. They were definitely not a match for the other academies.
"No." Lou Tong shook his head. "When I left, I noticed that someone else was rushing over. Looking at the time, there has been no movement until now. Maybe the other party has been restrained."
"This … since there is another helper, why didn't Senior Brother stay behind to help?" A disciple asked in confusion.
"I … I thought that I was not a match for that brat, so I hurried back to deliver the letter." Lou Tong looked ashamed. No matter how he explained, he could not change the fact that he had fled after realizing that he was not a match for Lu Ping. At that moment, he had indeed lost his will to fight. He was only thinking about how to escape after his plan failed.
"It's better to let the teacher know about the situation as soon as possible." A disciple from the Black Tortoise Sect stood up and said.
"Expert Armor … you go." Lou Tong hesitated for a moment and said to this disciple. Among the people from the Black Tortoise Academy, excluding Wei Su, Lou Tong's position was the highest. But after such an embarrassing defeat, everyone looked at him in a different way. Lou Tong also felt ashamed, so when he gave orders to his disciples, he didn't feel so justified anymore.
"Yes." The disciple called Expert Armor bowed in acknowledgment, then turned around and left the viewing area, heading towards the Sevenstar Pavilion. It was like a hidden treasure pavilion. In this North Style Academy, using soul power to transmit information was too scary, so nobody dared to use it unless they had no other choice. On the contrary, the most common form of oral transmission seemed more reliable.
Below the Seven Stars Building, in the innermost circle of the Seven Stars Meeting. Apart from the seven academicians, all the experts of the North Style Academy were gathered here. If ordinary people were to walk this circle, just the aura of these experts would make them feel an invisible pressure.
Expert Armor arrived at the staircase of the Seven Star Tower and explained the purpose of his visit to the guards of the Big Dipper Gate. Then, he waited for the Big Dipper Gate guards to send a message to the top floor. Although the top floor of the Seven Star Tower was not a secret place, there were many important figures gathered there. Necessary protection was necessary, and nobody could go up and down as they pleased.
Just as he was waiting patiently, another person arrived. He was wearing a water costume, and he was a first rank student from the Lack Yue Academy. After explaining the purpose of his visit to the Big Dipper Gate guards, he also waited.
Expert Armor and the person did not know each other. After their gazes met, they both nodded and looked elsewhere.
Not long after, the two received a response at the same time. They signaled the two to go upstairs.
The two went up to the top floor and naturally reported to their respective instructors. The words they used did not seem to be related to the matter at hand, but they were all code words that they had agreed on before they came. During the process of their conversation, their gazes met intentionally or unintentionally. After a while, the two disciples finished their conversation and went downstairs to return to the viewing area. Since they were going the same way, the two naturally walked together.
"Expert Armor." The Black Tortoise Academy's first rank student introduced himself.
"Mu Hong." The first rank student from the Lack Yue Academy also introduced himself.
"Happy working with you."
"Happy working with you."
The two nodded, and the conversation ended at this point. Not long after they returned to the viewing area unhurriedly. A few people from the two academies left naturally. They went in different directions, as if they had their own things to do. But soon, they gathered at the foot of Phecda Peak. Both sides had their own leaders. It was Expert Armor and Mu Hong.
"Move quickly," said Expert Armor.
"There are too many people. It's better not to take the mountain road," said Mu Hong.
"Agreed," said Expert Armor.
The two teams combined, totaling twelve people. They snuck into Phecda Peak. They did not take the mountain road, but still headed toward the peak. In the end, not long after. They found a corpse in the mountains. It was the uniform of Phecda Peak.
"He died not long ago," said Mu Hong after checking.
"The killer was very fast. He was killed in one hit." Expert Armor touched the bloodstain on the neck of the deceased.
"This position …" Mu Hong had already paid attention to the other injuries on the deceased. Her gaze moved up the slope, searching for traces along the way. Her finger quickly pointed upward. "He was thrown from there, right?"
"The killer met the people from Phecda Peak on the way, so he killed and dumped the corpse," Expert Armor deduced.
"In that case, the other party did not escape along the mountain road," said Mu Hong.
"Otherwise, they would have met the people from Phecda Peak who were walking on the road first," said Expert Armor.
"So where did they escape to …" Mu Hong pondered.
"Ji Yan," called Expert Armor.
"Yes," a disciple from Black Tortoise Sect with a purple belt answered. The disciples sent to complete this mission were naturally carefully selected. Each had their own strengths. The disciple from Black Tortoise Sect called Ji Yan held a short strip of black cloth in his palm. It was Lou Tong's belt that was left after he was destroyed.
At this moment, it was held in Ji Yan's palm. Gradually, it glowed and floated in the air. Then, it seemed to determine the direction and flew out decisively.
"Soul Treading Iron Shoes? Why didn't you use it earlier? "Mu Hong said as she gestured for him to follow.
"It won't last long," said Expert Armor as he glanced at Ji Yan.
At this moment, Ji Yan's eyes were tightly shut. He did not look, listen, speak, or move. He was trying his best to seal off his senses. He was completely focused on the short belt. His brows were tightly furrowed. It seemed like it was not easy.
"Hurry up and keep up," shouted Expert Armor.
"So fast!" Mu Hong, who had moved a step earlier, was very surprised when she saw the speed at which the short strip of cloth was flying.
"It roughly imitates the speed of the opponent's soul power," said Expert Armor. He turned around and glanced at Ji Yan, who was still in the same spot. His expression was no longer relaxed, but clearly in pain.
"Ji Yan is having a hard time. I don't know how long he can last. Hurry up," said Expert Armor.
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