There was actually someone in the valley?
This was somewhat out of Xu Mai and Song Yuan's expectations. Xu Mai hurriedly confirmed it, but his expression immediately changed.
There had been a trace of soul force that had triggered his perception, but it hadn't been that clear due to the thick mountain wall. It was only because Xu Mai's perception ability was powerful that he could sense it. Even someone as strong as Song Yuan hadn't sensed it at all. And now, Xu Mai had more or less grasped the information about this trace of soul force.
This trace of soul force was extremely weak. It was the remnant of a person's life force being severed. In other words, there was someone, but this person was most likely dead. What made Xu Mai's expression change wasn't because he had sensed a dead person, but because after strengthening his perception, he sensed that there was just too much remnant soul force in the valley. The entire valley was filled with such soul force.
This kind of soul power was something that would only appear when a cultivator's soul power dissipated after they died. It was originally very weak, but in this valley, this kind of extremely weak soul power had actually formed such a momentum. This was … How many people had died?
Xu Mai thought as he walked toward the valley entrance. Song Yuan, who was still confused, hurriedly followed when he saw Xu Mai suddenly move.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"They're all dead," Xu Mai said. His perception confirmed that the valley was filled with such an aura of death. There wasn't the slightest bit of vitality.
The two entered the valley and quickly passed through the mountain wall. When they entered the valley from the exit, they were immediately shocked by the scene before them.
In the entire valley, only a semicircle with a radius of about two meters from the entrance remained the same. Other than that, there was blood and corpses everywhere.
Queyue Academy, Nantian Academy, and Black Tortoise Academy.
The small valley behind Lu Cuntang had become a mass grave for the corpses of the three academies.
The two academicians looked at each other. They had originally thought that they would see Lu Ping's tragic collapse after risking everything to stop the invasion of the three academies. But now, looking at the clean semicircle with a radius of two meters from the entrance, it seemed like the three academies had risked everything to break through here, only to be slaughtered and left with corpses.
"Where's Lu Ping?" Song Yuan lowered his head and looked around, while Xu Mai scanned the distance.
He couldn't find Lu Ping. However, in the process, they saw many faces that they could recognize. They were all outstanding disciples of the three academies and famous experts on the continent. But now, all of them had become corpses. They fell in a mess in the valley. On the mountain wall directly facing the mountain pass, there was a patch of blood, which was even more ghastly.
Xu Mai's gaze swept to this point and he was slightly startled. He immediately leaped up. A few ups and downs. Without stepping on any of the corpses on the ground, he landed at the foot of the mountain. Song Yuan followed closely behind. When he saw Xu Mai paying attention to the bloodstains, he immediately used his Superpower, Create Something From Nothing. In the end, he could only restore a little bit of broken flesh.
"No need," Xu Mai said.
Song Yuan stopped his ability and looked at Xu Mai.
"It's a room," Xu Mai said. Even though Shi Su had died miserably, he had died the latest. Thus, his soul power, which had dissipated due to the passing of his life, remained the most. Based on this, Xu Mai had already recognized the identity of this pool of blood.
"Shi Su!" Song Yuan exclaimed.
The Black Tortoise's Seven Mansions were equally famous as the Big Dipper's Seven Academicians. They represented the top strength of the two great academies. In the end, they had died such a tragic death. They had actually been blasted into a pool of blood.
"It can't be Lu Ping, right …" Song Yuan finally said.
From the moment they entered the valley and saw the scene before them, it wasn't just him. Xu Mai had been repeating the same question in his heart.
"Could it be that the three great academies killed each other? After all, at this stage, they felt that victory was within their grasp. Thus, they began to eliminate one another, hoping to dominate. This is also … also … "Song Yuan elaborated on his analysis, but as he spoke … He couldn't continue.
The corpses in the valley showed no signs of fighting. What was more obvious was that the people from the three academies had tried their best to advance from the stone forest to the exit of the valley. However, there were no signs of them collapsing.
They had a common goal, which was to guard the exit of the valley. They had tried all sorts of methods, left, right, center, and so on. In the end, it had ended up like this. They had easily overturned Song Yuan's hypothesis.
Song Yuan was dumbfounded, but Xu Mai had already leaped back into the stone forest.
The teleportation channel that had been opened here had already been closed. Xu Mai seemed to have thought of something and frowned slightly. He lowered his head and looked at the stone forest. Many people from the three great academies had collapsed here as well. From here, he could clearly see the rhythm of the three great academies entering the valley.
One, two … There had never been more than three. In other words, although the three great academies had resolved the problem of the teleportation channel restricting life forms, the teleportation space had become narrow. They could only enter one or two people at a time.
When the Seven Star Order was issued, the teleportation channel hadn't been opened yet. Thus, the number of people invading the North Style Academy was still limited. Moreover, a large number of people had fallen here.
However, the three great academies had already closed the teleportation channel.
As the only way they could invade the North Style Academy, they wouldn't give up just because they were ambushed here, even if they suffered heavy casualties.
There could only be one reason why they had given up on the teleportation channel: they no longer needed it.
There were only two possibilities for them not to need it.
The first possibility was that they had enough people invading. But from the casualties he had seen and guessed that they could only enter one or two people at a time, Xu Mai could already conclude that the strength of the three great academies invading the North Style Academy wasn't much. At least, it wasn't enough to sweep the North Style Academy clean and let them sit back and relax to the point where they didn't need any reinforcements after closing the teleportation channel.
Then, there was only one other possibility.
The three great academies had other means of reinforcements.
Was it a spy hidden in the North Style Academy? Or did they have other means to pass through the Seven Elements Relief?
Seven Elements Relief …
Thinking of this, Xu Mai suddenly had a bad premonition.
After separating from Li Yaotian's group at the foot of Megrez Peak, they returned to the Seven Stars Valley and then to Tianji Peak. Even if he and Song Yuan were faster, Li Yaotian and the rest should have reached Alioth Peak by now, right? But the Seven Elements Relief hadn't been activated yet.
Was there an accident?
Just as he was thinking, a thunderous sound suddenly resounded in the sky. The sky above the Big Dipper Mountain was like a starry sky at night, constantly flickering with light.
Megrez Peak, in the sky above the observatory, the vast starry sky was finally rid of the layer of blood stains. Academician Chen Jiu stood up from the small observatory. He didn't look very tired, and confidently shook his sleeves. Amidst the cheers of the Megrez Sect, he smiled rather contentedly.
"I thought it would be very difficult," he said to the disciple beside him.
"Teacher, you have miraculous hands." The disciple at the side hurriedly praised. To restore the Star Fate Diagram, using miraculous hands to bring the dying back to life was also suitable.
Everyone rejoiced and danced as they looked at the resplendent starry sky. But soon after, they discovered that among the Big Dipper Seven Stars in the starry sky, two of them had actually become chaotic and indistinct. Just as the Star Fate Diagram was completely restored, these two stars suddenly shook, and the soul power fluctuated. It was as if two mournful cries resounded in the starry sky. The two stars left their original positions, and slowly, they began to separate from the starry sky.
"That's …"
The observatory that was still in a state of jubilation suddenly became quiet. No one would have thought that when the Star Fate Diagram had just been restored, stars would fall.
Yes, stars fall.
No matter how unwilling they were, no matter how much they hoped that something had happened to the Star Fate Diagram. But to the Megrez Sect members who were most familiar with the Star Fate Diagram, they already had an undeniable answer in their hearts.
It was stars fall.
Two of the Big Dipper Seven Stars, left their original positions. At first it was very slow, but gradually it moved faster and faster. The originally murky radiance, along with the movement, became resplendent. This was the last radiance of their lives.
Boom …
A thunderous sound.
The entire sky above the Big Dipper Mountain was filled with the soul power of the starry sky twinkling, as if to bid farewell to the two stars, a sad song.
The two stars that were as big as the Big Dipper, flew out from the Star Fate Diagram, one towards Alioth Peak, the other towards Phecda Peak, flying faster and faster, flying faster and faster.
The Megrez Sect members on the observatory gazed at the two stars in absolute silence.
Chen Jiu, who was just smiling proudly, had already wiped away all the smiles on his face.
"Announce the obituary." He suddenly opened his mouth and said.
"Alioth Research Fellow Li Yaotian, Phecda Research Fellow Wang Xin …" He said the two names, his tone seemingly emotionless, but after saying the two names, he suddenly paused.
He turned around, not letting anyone see his expression.
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