"Soul oracle? The emperor is a deity, a saint beast that has survived since the ancient times. You have offended the dignity of the Cloudmist Ridge, so he will surely tear you into pieces and extract your soul to exact vengeance for me … "the Golden Beartiger Beast roared.
The Golden Beartiger Beast roared.
From the looks of it, it seemed like it was extremely loyal to the so-called emperor, and there was even a deep reverence for the latter.
It didn't believe that the other party was a soul oracle at all. Instead, it viewed the other party as a deity.
Zhang Xuan shook his head. It was just a fragmented soul. No matter how powerful the other party was, how powerful could it possibly be?
If it was truly so fearsome, it wouldn't have remained in the Spirit Fog Mountain all this time.
"If the emperor is really as powerful as you say, he would have already come out after seeing your current state, right?" Zhang Xuan asked.
"The emperor won't give up on me. He will surely kill you for treating me like this …" the Golden Beartiger Beast roared.
Even though it said so, its eyes were still filled with fear.
It was only a mutual benefit relationship with the emperor. If it offered a sacrifice, the other party would bestow it with power or Earth Vein Spirit Essence.
Even if it were to be beaten to death, the other party would just choose another representative. Otherwise, it wouldn't have allowed the other party to pummel it to such a state with the massive cauldron.
Seeing through the fear in the Golden Beartiger Beast, Zhang Xuan knew that his words had worked. Thus, he activated the Heart of a Teacher, and the Impartation of Heaven's Will sounded, "I heard that you were going to offer me and Elder Mi as a sacrifice. Could it be that you have been offering the lives of master teachers to the emperor over the years?"
That fellow had said that he was going to offer Elder Mi, him, and many master teachers as a sacrifice, and the other party had agreed to it immediately. It seemed like this had been going on for a very long time already.
Considering the many corpses he had seen in the Cloudmist Ridge, it wasn't too difficult for him to guess that the sacrificial ritual had been conducted using the lives of master teachers.
The implications of this matter were too great, and the other party would surely keep the other saint beasts in the dark.
Perhaps, he might be able to get the answer he wanted.
"Nonsense …"
The Golden Beartiger Beast hurriedly shook its head. However, halfway through its words, it saw the young man before it standing taller and taller, reminiscent of a majestic deity. It wanted to deny it, but it found itself unable to do so no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't bring itself to admit it. Thus, it said, "That's right! His Majesty will devour the flesh and blood of a master teacher before bestowing the spirit essence upon the spirit beast, granting it an opportunity to achieve a breakthrough! "
Previously, Zhang Xuan's Impartation of Heaven's Will was only effective on humans. It wasn't as effective on spirit beasts and the like. However, after comprehending the Heart of a Teacher, he was able to beguile even the latter easily.
"Devouring the flesh and blood of master teachers?"
Elder Mi clenched his fists, his body trembling.
Zhang Xuan had thought that the saint beast of the Cloudmist Ridge was just a threat, but who could have thought that it would actually be a man-eating demon?
If he had known that this would happen, he would have killed him long ago.
The Otherworldly Demonic Tribe had been sacrificing master teachers for many years, and it was hard to tell how many master teachers had died in their hands.
With an awful complexion, Zhang Xuan asked, "Could the bones in the cavern be the remains of a master teacher?"
"Yes! Those were the master teachers who had challenged the mountain over the years, but their flesh and blood had all been devoured by the emperor, leaving behind only a pile of bones! In order to repay the Cloudmist Ridge, it used its immense strength to alter the terrain and form a natural formation to gather the Earth Vein Spirit Essence, thus strengthening the spirit beasts of the Cloudmist Ridge! "
The Beartiger Beast said.
Even though it didn't dare to hunt down master teachers wantonly, there were quite a few master teachers who had gone missing during the Master Teacher Trials every year. It was a walk in the park for it to kill dozens or even hundreds of master teachers every year.
"Since the emperor has devoured the flesh and blood of master teachers, it can't be a pure soul oracle. Where is it now?"
Zhang Xuan asked furiously.
A soul was a soul, and in order to survive, it had to be nourished by a physical body. Otherwise, it would be affected by the Five Soul Declines and grow weaker and weaker.
The reason why Mo Hunsheng was able to live for tens of thousands of years was due to the Nine Hearts Lotus. If not for that artifact, he would have long disappeared into the annals of history.
To be able to live for so many years and even devour the flesh and blood of master teachers, it was unlikely that the emperor was just a soul oracle.
"I … I'm not too sure where it is either. It only appears when we offer sacrifices here …" the Beartiger Beast said.
"Offer sacrifices here?"
"They are conducting the ritual here?" Zhang Xuan frowned as he scanned the surroundings with his Eye of Insight.
He had been here once before, and he had taken a look around, but he hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary.
Since the emperor would appear here and offer sacrifices here, could there be something special about it?
Through his Eye of Insight, there was nothing special about the surroundings. It was just an ordinary cavern.
"Right, that fellow appeared earlier. I should be able to follow its trail …"
Suddenly recalling a matter, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
As a soul oracle, it was impossible for others to notice the other party's presence. However, with his Eye of Insight, he should be able to find some clues.
Focusing his attention, the lines in his eyes grew clearer and clearer. Turning his gaze toward the area where the emperor had appeared, he saw a faint trail extending into the cavern.
"Ding Ding, I'll leave this fellow to you … You can do whatever you want with him!"
Seeing that there were clues to follow, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief and walked into the cavern with widened strides.
This Golden Beartiger Beast had already crossed his bottom line by killing master teachers. Naturally, he couldn't allow it to live.
"Do whatever I want with him? Great … That's exactly what I like! "
Roaring excitedly, Jin Yuan Ding leaped into the air and flew toward the Golden Beartiger Beast.
"What are you doing?"
Seeing the excited look on the other party's face, the Golden Beartiger Beast's body stiffened in fear. "Zhang Shi, I'm willing to acknowledge you as my master. Please don't kill me … Ah …"
Before it could finish its words, a cry of agony escaped its lips. The massive cauldron descended from the sky and sat right in front of its face. The blazing charcoal beneath the cauldron sizzled loudly, and a fragrant aroma drifted into the air.
"Gudong!"
The Scarlet Blaze Lion, Steelback Bear, and the other beasts swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
The heck.
This was too monstrous! It was fortunate that they had submitted, or else they would have ended up in the same state as the Golden Beartiger Beast …
This was especially so for the Golden Beartiger Beast's face … In the past, it was as majestic as a bear and a tiger, but now, it was flattened like a toad …
…
"Zhang Shi!"
Paying no heed to Jin Yuan Ding, who was happily pummeling the Tiger Beast, Elder Mi hurriedly rushed over.
Not daring to address the other party as Principal Zhang in public, he could only refer to him as' Zhang Shi '.
"That 'emperor' is extremely powerful. I think it's best to avoid unnecessary trouble. Let's report this matter to the headquarters and make a decision …"
Zhang Xuan hurriedly sent a telepathic message to Zhang Xuan.
Just a moment ago, that emperor had raised a severely injured Saint 1-dan cultivator to Saint 3-dan with just a wave of his hand. That kind of ability was simply too fearsome!
If Principal Zhang were to look for that emperor without bringing Senior Jin Yuan along … he feared that he might be in danger.
The best way to deal with this matter was to report it to the headquarters and have a higher-ranked master teacher descend.
"That emperor will surely flee upon seeing his loyal subordinate being killed. It will take at least half a month for the headquarters to send someone over. By then, it will already be too late!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.
That fellow was an incomplete soul, and he would be of great help to Zhang Xuan. How could he allow someone else to help him?
Once the master teachers from the headquarters arrived, he would only be rewarded with a few words of encouragement. Since that was the case, he might as well resolve the matter himself.
"This …"
Elder Mi hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'll have Mu shi and the other elders come over. This way, we'll be able to look after one another …"
"There's no need for that. You stay here, I'll just head in to take a look. If there's any danger, I'll escape on my own!"
Zhang Xuan said with a wave of his hands.
The cultivation of that 'emperor' was at least at Saint 4-dan or 5-dan. The reason why Zhang Xuan dared to look for it was because he had Vicious in his hands, and more importantly, he had the golden page in the Library of Heaven's Path!
He had formed the golden page back when he accepted Principal Jiang Qingqin as his student, and he had been reluctant to use it. No matter how powerful that fellow was, could he possibly be stronger than the heavens?
Even Vicious would have to kneel before a single golden page, let alone an incomplete soul.
But of course, he couldn't tell anyone about this matter, not even Elder Mi's sincerity toward him.
"Principal Zhang …" Seeing that Zhang Xuan was determined to enter the Library of Heaven's Path, Elder Mi hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
"Alright, go out and have the Scarlet Blaze Lion and the other kings summon the spirit beasts back to the Cloudmist Ridge. After that, inform Elder Zhao Bingxu that the negotiations have been concluded, and have the students who participated in the battle return to the academy to rest! "
Zhang Xuan waved his hands. "They must be exhausted after fighting for so long!"
"This … Yes!"
Since Principal Zhang had issued the order, Elder Mi didn't dare to turn him down. Thus, he could only nod.
"Here are two hundred high-tier spirit stones. Check how many students have died this time around and compile them into a book. We'll use the money to compensate their families!"
Sighing deeply, Zhang Xuan took out a pile of high-tier spirit stones.
There were exactly two hundred of them.
Even though he loved money more than his life, there were some things that he had to do.
The beast stampede on the Cloudmist Ridge was caused by his theft of the Earth Vein Spirit Essence. Since so many students had died, he had to do something about it.
Even though high-tier spirit stones couldn't save the lives of those who had died, they could at least provide a better life for their families.
"This … Principal Zhang, the academy will pay for the compensation of the students. How can we ask you to pay for it out of your own pocket?"
Seeing Zhang Xuan taking out so many high-tier spirit stones, Elder Mi leaped in shock, and he hurriedly waved his hands.
Even though Zhang Xuan was the principal of the academy, there was no need for him to fork out his own money. The academy and even Mingshi Tang had their own policies regarding this matter.
These master teachers had sacrificed their lives for mankind, for the greater good. Naturally, he couldn't allow them to disappear without a trace.
"Take it!" Zhang Xuan said with a frown. "No matter what the academy does, these are mine!"
"Yes!"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan was sincere in giving these high-tier spirit stones to the students who had died in the battle, Elder Mi could only accept it.
His admiration for the new principal before him deepened once more.
Only a selfless and selfless person like Zhang Xuan was qualified to be the principal of the academy!
In the future, I should learn from Principal Zhang and learn from him.
With such thoughts in mind, Zhang Xuan made up his mind.
"Alright, hurry up and do it. Leave me here, so there's no need to worry about me …"
After instructing Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan waved his hands and walked toward the depths of the cavern using his Eye of Insight.
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