"Skyleaf King? The Skyleaf King should be a male, right? "
"That's right. I've heard that the Ten Great Kings are all men. I've never heard of a woman …"
Someone questioned.
The Ten Great Kings of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe had always been men, so how could the Skyleaf King possibly be a woman?
"Who said that the Skyleaf King isn't a woman?"
Jiang Yuan sneered coldly. "The Skyleaf King has always been a secretive person. I have only heard of her name, but most people have never seen her before. Why can't she be a woman? Besides, even if it's a man, it's said that he has already reached Leaving Aperture realm. With such strength, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to possess the body of a human and infiltrate our midst! "
"This …"
Everyone clenched their fists and looked at Lozosy again with vigilance.
At Leaving Aperture realm, a cultivator's Primordial Spirit would be able to roam the world freely, granting them the ability to possess others. Furthermore, he didn't suffer from the Possession Deterioration of a soul oracle. At the very most, his Primordial Spirit wouldn't be compatible with his body, resulting in him being unable to bring out his full strength.
It could be said that if the Skyleaf King were to possess Zhang Xuan's body, no one would be able to notice it, not even Wu Shi.
Recalling Lozosy's actions, Zhang Xuan realized that she hadn't spoken much ever since they arrived at the ancient domain, but every single word that she had said had played an important role in the battle … No matter how knowledgeable a twenty-year-old lady was, could she possibly be more knowledgeable than Wu Shi and Mu shi?
Could it be that his body had really been possessed, and he had lured everyone into a trap along the way?
"You … better explain yourself!"
Just as he was about to say something, Wu Shi paused, frowned, and looked coldly at the girl in front of him.
It had to be said that there was nothing wrong with the other party's analysis. The young man before him was indeed worthy of suspicion.
Even though Lozosy was on close terms with Mu shi, and the latter was the one who had introduced her to him, he was still unable to see through the other party's cultivation. As such, he had been perplexed as well.
Facing the doubts of the crowd, Lozosy did not explain. Instead, she shook her head and looked around. "Do you all think so?"
"This … Y-you can't possibly be an Otherworldly Demon in disguise, right?"
With a pale face, Feng Xun hurriedly retreated.
To think that he would actually fall in love with an Otherworldly Demon, and an Otherworldly Demon on top of that … Just the thought of it made his hair stand on end, and he felt like vomiting.
Seeing his expression, the disappointment in Lozosy's eyes grew stronger and stronger. This guy kept saying that he liked her, but now, he was full of doubts.
Shaking his head, he was just about to speak when a figure suddenly walked up to him.
"Done!"
Zhang Xuan waved his hand as he glanced at the young lady and said, "I believe that she isn't an Otherworldly Demon, and she hasn't been possessed by any lifeform either."
"You believe it?" Lozosy looked over.
"Yes!" Chuckling softly, Zhang Xuan's eyes shone with determination. "Don't worry. No matter what others say, I will stand by your side!"
He had come into contact with this young lady the most. Along the way, she had always been calm and composed, seemingly unconcerned about anything. If she was truly the Skyleaf King, given her strength, they would have long been killed. There was no need for her to go through so much trouble to disguise herself.
Seeing the deep trust in the other party's eyes, Lozosy felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She said, "He's right. The Otherworldly Demons appeared after I left, and I was the one who told you to look for traces of the Otherworldly Demons, only to fall into a trap … I can't refute his words, so why would you believe me?"
"Do I need a reason?"
Staring into the other party's eyes, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly. "No matter what you do, I'll believe you. Don't worry, there's no need for you to refute my words. I'll settle it for you! "
After saying those words, he turned around and looked at the crowd. "I can guarantee with my life that Luo shi isn't the Skyleaf King or an Otherworldly Demon!"
"Zhang Shi … You have to reconsider your words. Combat Master Jiang's words aren't without reason …" Wu Shi hurriedly spoke up.
"Indeed. Zhang Shi, there's indeed something peculiar about Luo shi …"
The others also turned their gazes over with doubtful looks on their faces.
Not only did they trust Zhang Xuan, they also felt admiration for him. Why would such a formidable master teacher be unable to convince a beautiful lady?
"Zhang Shi has saved all of our lives, and you were the one who led us here. I have nothing to say if Zhang Shi wants to protect her, but … if she's really the Skyleaf King, not only will we be wiped out, more importantly, our mission to find Zhang Yinqiu and the others will fail, and the reputation of the Mingshi Tang Empire could very well be tarnished!"
Seeing Zhang Xuan stepping forward to protect Luo shi, Jiang Yuan frowned.
"How should I choose? I don't need you to teach me! "
Zhang Xuan harrumphed coldly as he flung his sleeves.
"You …"
Not expecting the usually amiable Zhang Xuan to not give him any face at all, Jiang Yuan clenched his fists tightly.
"There's no need for you or me. There's nothing wrong with Luo shi. The one who should be the one with the problem should be you, right? Jiang Yuan, Great Combat Master Jiang? "
Zhang Xuan asked.
"I'm the one with the problem? What problem could I possibly have?" Jiang Yuan shook his head.
He hadn't said a single word along the way, and he hadn't given any wrong hints either. What problem could he possibly have?
Hearing Zhang Xuan's words, the crowd couldn't help but be perplexed.
"We have entered so many courtyards, and every single one of them has their own formations, traps, and checkpoints … As long as one enters them, they will trigger all kinds of dangers. I believe that all of you should have experienced it firsthand, right?"
Ignoring Jiang Yuan's question, Zhang Xuan swept his gaze across the crowd and explained.
"Un." The crowd nodded in agreement.
Ever since they had entered the celestial palace, they had been through plenty of dangers. Every single time, they had barely managed to escape death. Even when their companions had been killed, they hadn't been able to retrieve their corpses.
"Every single courtyard that we have entered so far has been fraught with danger … But have you all noticed that despite being in this courtyard for so long, we haven't encountered any formations at all? Other than the Scarletleaf King leaving after saying a few words, there hasn't been the slightest anomaly …"
Zhang Xuan turned to the crowd and asked, "Don't you all find it strange?"
"This …" The crowd fell silent.
Just as Zhang Xuan had said, all of the courtyards that they had entered so far had been fraught with danger. The slightest carelessness could have easily cost their lives. Yet, they had been in this courtyard for more than twenty minutes, and yet, there hadn't been the slightest anomaly.
"Is it because the Scarletleaf King didn't activate the formation? His goal is to have us kill one another, "one of the combat masters said.
"It's true that he wants us to kill one another, but it's not that he didn't activate the formation," Zhang Xuan said.
President Han was taken aback. "You mean to say that … we are still in the midst of some kind of formation?"
As the leader of the Formation Master Guild, as well as a seven Star pinnacle formation master, he would have been able to discern if a formation had been activated.
"That's right!" Zhang Xuan nodded grimly. "Actually, it's not that there isn't a formation in this courtyard, and it's not that it hasn't been activated. To tell you the truth, not only is there a formation, we are currently under attack! "
"This …" Everyone glanced at one another in bewilderment.
Even though they weren't as proficient in formations as President Han, as master teachers and combat masters, they still possessed a keen eye of discernment. The surroundings were completely silent, and there wasn't the slightest disturbance in spiritual energy, so how could there be a formation?
Ignoring everyone's bewilderment, Zhang Xuan turned to Shen Pingchao and asked, "Principal Shen, what's the personality of Elder Gan of your Luoqing Master Teacher Academy?"
The Elder Gan that he was referring to was the elder who had threatened to kill the combat masters previously.
"Elder Gan is a true master teacher. He's an amiable person, and he enjoys a good reputation among his students."
Not knowing why Zhang Xuan would suddenly ask such a question, Shen Pingchao pondered for a moment before answering.
Elder Gan was a person who couldn't even bear to reprimand his mischievous students. He was known to be a good person in the academy, and he was also a good friend of Zhang Xuan's. It was for this reason that he had gone as far as to fall out with Feng Xun.
As if expecting such a response, Zhang Xuan chuckled. "Don't you think that it's weird for such an amiable teacher to suddenly threaten to kill someone?"
"This …" Everyone was taken aback.
"Do you mean to say that … there's some kind of formation in this courtyard that's interfering with our thoughts? Making us even more irritable? "
Recalling something, President Han's face darkened as he asked.
"Indeed, that's exactly the case. The sudden appearance of the Scarletleaf King and the words he said to sow discord was to leave an opening in our minds so that he could discreetly activate the formation in order to influence our thoughts … Haven't you noticed that in just twenty minutes, all of us have become a little irritable?"
Zhang Xuan nodded in agreement.
Hearing those words, the crowd fell silent.
That was indeed the case.
Previously, no matter which courtyard they were in, they would still treat it cautiously. However, at this very moment, what they were thinking about the most was how they could kill the other party or commit suicide so that they could fill the fifteen slots!
Clearly, their thoughts had gone awry, causing them to lose their rationality. This was the reason why so many conflicts had arisen, and a battle had even broken out at any moment.
After hearing Zhang Xuan's explanation, Feng Xun and Shen Pingchao glanced at one another, and cold sweat trickled down their backs.
If not for Wu Shi and the others stopping them, they would have surely fought each other to the death.
"Everyone fell for the same trick, and even Combat Master Feng Xun wasn't an exception …"
At this point, Zhang Xuan turned his gaze to Jiang Yuan and asked, "I am just curious as to how our Combat Master Jiang was able to deduce that there was a problem with Luo shi, as well as determine that she is the Skyleaf King."
"Indeed. Could it be that you weren't affected by the formation?"
Everyone quickly turned to look at Jiang Yuan.
"I …"
Jiang Yuan's eyebrows shot up, and he sneered coldly. Shaking his head, he said, "Zhang Shi, there's no need for you to change the topic! It's true that I wasn't affected by the formation, but it doesn't seem like you and Luo shi were affected either! Everyone's strength and temperament are different from one another. Just because I wasn't affected by the formation doesn't mean that I'm a unique individual! "
"You're right. Just because I wasn't affected by the formation doesn't mean that I'm unique …"
Zhang Xuan glanced at Jiang Yuan and chuckled softly. "However, both you and Feng Xun are Thousand Men Commanders, and your standing in the Combat Master Hall is on par with one another. In fact, you might even be slightly higher than the other two. Yet, along the way, you didn't utter a single word, as if you didn't exist at all. In fact, even when your subordinates were attacked, you remained completely unmoved. Don't you think that … you're being a little too calm?"
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