"This disciple doesn't have any special status," the Deacon Elder said.
"How dare he poison someone without any special status? How dare he?" Third Elder said angrily.
"It can't be considered as eating a leopard's gall. His strength has completely surpassed Yan Liang's. He has already reached the point where he can completely master the fourth-grade icy talisman!" Elder Wei replied.
"Huh? How could someone with such strength become a new disciple of our Mask Academy? "Third Elder asked.
A person with such strength could already establish his own sect. Now, he actually came to their academy to be a new disciple. Naturally, he was puzzled.
"That's because he could only activate Level Two Ice Talismans when he entered the academy. He's even younger than Yan Liang," the Deacon Elder said.
"You mean to say that that person's strength rose by two levels in less than a month?" The Third Elder's eyes involuntarily widened as he asked.
In his opinion, this was simply impossible.
"Absolutely!" Elder Wei hurriedly affirmed.
"Is that really the case?" The Third Elder couldn't help but ask when he saw that the two of them were serious.
"Third Elder, it's true," Elder Wei and the Deacon Elder said.
"According to what you're saying, Linlong is a genius among geniuses?" Third Elder frowned.
"You can say that." Both Elder Wei and the Deacon Elder agreed.
"Is that so …" Third Elder pondered.
On one side was the young master of the Yang family in Jia Shang City. On the other side was a rare genius in the academy. He hesitated.
Although Elder Liang did not say it explicitly, he could tell that Elder Liang and the others had come to ask him to deal with Linlong.
Knowing what the Third Elder was thinking, Elder Liang hurriedly said, "Third Elder, if you can help us, our Yang Family will definitely make you a guest elder. When we return, I will discuss this with the Family Head and give you a salary every year!"
Third Elder did not answer. Instead, he asked, "Where is Linlong now?"
"Linlong brought someone into the Catacombs a few days ago. He hasn't returned yet," Elder Wei answered.
"I see." Third Elder nodded. "We'll talk about it when he comes back."
Hearing that, Elder Liang knew that he was hesitating. Naturally, Elder Liang did not press him any further and left with Elder Wei.
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On the other side, Lin Long still could not find Zi Hu.
Just when they were feeling depressed, Yao Lei suddenly discovered the tiger's footprints near them.
Yao Lei immediately called them over.
After looking at the footprints on the ground, Linlong said to Yang Sheng and Shi Xu, "These footprints are similar to Zi Hu's."
"Judging from the size, it should be the footprints of an adult purple tiger." Yang Sheng and Shi Xu both nodded.
"Alright, let's catch up and take a look!" Linlong immediately made up his mind.
Then, he led the others to follow the trail.
After the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, although they could still follow the footprints on the ground, they encountered a group of eight ferocious beasts.
If it was any other time, they would definitely choose to deal with so many ferocious beasts. Even if they could completely take down this group of ferocious beasts with their strength, they chose to deal with this group of ferocious beasts directly. The reason was very simple. If they took a detour, they would lose their tracks on the ground.
The strength of the eight beasts were all at their peak. If they were to split up and deal with them individually, they would not be a match for the eight beasts. Therefore, Linlong directly asked Elder Wang and the other four to use a joint attack technique.
As for Lin Long, he roamed around the five of them.
This way, even if the eight ferocious beasts attacked them simultaneously, they would not be able to do anything to them.
Even though the eight ferocious beasts were unable to do anything to them, it still took them a great deal of effort to kill them.
It was fortunate that no other ferocious beasts had rushed over during this period of time. Otherwise, things would have been even more troublesome.
After killing the group of ferocious beasts, they continued their pursuit.
However, after chasing for a while longer, a path appeared in front of them. By the time they reached this path, the footprints had already disappeared without a trace.
"Could it be that the ferocious beasts crossed this path to the other side?" Yao Lei asked.
"That's possible. Let's head over to the other side to take a look." Linlong nodded.
Thus, he led the others across this path. However, to his dismay, he was still unable to find any traces of the ferocious beasts on the other side of the path.
"It's very likely that the ferocious beasts followed the trail and left," Hall Master Xing said.
"If that's the case, we won't be able to find them at all," Elder Wang said with a frown.
Just when the few of them thought that they had lost the trail that they had painstakingly found, a tiger's roar suddenly sounded not too far away.
Even though the roar was deep and low, they could hear it clearly. It came from not too far away from them.
"Let's head over to take a look!" Linlong said.
After saying that, he ignored the few of them and immediately activated his movement technique to chase in that direction.
When he arrived near the source of the roar, he saw a Striped Tiger.
Hearing the roar, the Striped Tiger immediately turned its head around. The moment it did so, a look of joy appeared on Linlong's face. This was because the Striped Tiger's eyes were faintly glowing with a purple light.
To determine whether it was a Striped Tiger or not, one had to look at the purple light in its eyes. It was clear that the Striped Tiger before them was a Striped Tiger.
"It's a Striped Tiger!" Elder Wang and the others exclaimed in delight.
"Let's surround it!" Linlong said.
After saying that, he led Elder Wang and the others over to surround the Striped Tiger.
Who would have thought that the Striped Tiger would actually turn tail and flee upon seeing them?
Clearly, this Striped Tiger was more intelligent and knew that they would not be easy to deal with.
Linlong and the others hurriedly chased after it.
The Striped Tiger's speed was not faster than Linlong's, but what made Linlong depressed was that the Striped Tiger ran directly toward the place with the most ferocious beasts. Hence, after chasing for a while, Linlong had to stop because he was blocked by other ferocious beasts.
By the time they dealt with this ferocious beast, the Striped Tiger was nowhere to be seen.
Moreover, there were no traces left on the ground at all.
"What should we do? It wasn't easy to find one." Yao Lei could not help but feel depressed.
The others were equally depressed.
After spending so much effort to find one, the Striped Tiger actually managed to escape just like that. How could they not be depressed?
Linlong smiled and said, "Don't worry. I've already released the bamboo rat just now to remember the Striped Tiger's aura."
When they discovered that it was a Striped Tiger, Linlong immediately released the bamboo rat for fear that it would escape. He did not expect that it would actually be effective.
Hearing Linlong's words, Elder Wang and the others all heaved a sigh of relief. During this period of time, they had witnessed how powerful the bamboo rat was.
Linlong immediately let the bamboo rat sense the Striped Tiger's aura. After a while, the bamboo rat sensed the direction, and the group hurriedly chased in that direction.
Not long after, they saw the Striped Tiger again in the forest ahead.
"What if it runs away again?" Hall Master Xing could not help but worry.
"I'll go first. You all follow behind me. When I'm in front of it, you all follow me and block its path of retreat!" Linlong said.
He was fast and could conceal his aura. Therefore, he was the most suitable person to block the Striped Tiger's path. This was also the best way to deal with the Striped Tiger. Otherwise, it would be very easy for it to escape.
Naturally, Elder Wang and the others also knew that this was the best way to deal with the Striped Tiger, so they immediately nodded their heads.
In the next moment, Linlong directly moved toward the Striped Tiger in front of him. When he was close enough, his figure suddenly moved, and he directly used his fastest speed to chase after the Striped Tiger in front of him.
Noticing that someone had suddenly appeared, and moreover, it was the person who had been chasing after it previously, the Striped Tiger was taken aback for a moment, and it hurriedly rushed forward.
However, due to its late start and the fact that Linlong was fast enough, the Striped Tiger was still blocked by Linlong.
Once the Striped Tiger was blocked, Linlong immediately activated the Grade 4 Ice Talisman that he had prepared in advance.
In an instant, waves of cold air rushed toward the Striped Tiger.
At the same time, Elder Wang and the others also surrounded the Striped Tiger.
Just when Linlong thought that he would definitely be able to take down the Striped Tiger, the Striped Tiger desperately rushed to the right, and it actually rushed out.
As expected of the Striped Tiger, it was extremely talented. If it were any other Striped Tiger, it would not be able to escape! Such a thought flashed through Linlong's mind.
While sighing, Linlong continued to chase after the Striped Tiger.
The Striped Tiger had already been injured by his cold air. Although it would not be a serious injury, it would definitely affect its speed for a short period of time. Thus, they would be able to catch up to the Striped Tiger very quickly.
Indeed, just as he had guessed, the Striped Tiger's speed was much slower than before.
Thus, very soon, Linlong caught up to the Striped Tiger.
Seeing that it was unable to escape, the Striped Tiger suddenly changed direction and rushed toward the left.
There were obviously more Striped Beasts in front of it, so why did the Striped Tiger rush to the left? Linlong had a puzzled look on his face.
Soon, he found out why. The Striped Tiger rushed into a stone cave.
The stone cave was narrow and could only accommodate two people at a time. It was obvious that the Striped Tiger was guarding against Linlong and the others from surrounding it.
Seeing the Striped Tiger rush in, Linlong could only stop.
Elder Wang and the others who were chasing after the Striped Tiger also stopped.
"Young Master, it seems like we can only take turns to deal with it one by one." Elder Wang frowned as he looked at the stone cave in front of him.
Although the Striped Tiger could enter the stone cave at the same time, it would be very difficult for two people to attack at the same time. Thus, they could only enter one by one to deal with the Striped Tiger.
"That's the only way." Linlong nodded.
The Striped Tiger was only at the peak of the fourth grade. They could definitely take it down one by one.
Their only worry was that the Striped Tiger's companions would come to their rescue. If that happened, it would cause some trouble for them.
"Young Master, let me go in and deal with it first," Elder Wang said.
"Elder Wang, don't be anxious. Let the Coldsword Tiger exhaust it first. Once it's exhausted, it will be much easier for us to deal with it. We don't have to worry about getting injured," Yang Sheng suddenly said.
"That's a good idea." Linlong nodded after hearing Yang Sheng's words.
During this period of time, he had forgotten about Yang Sheng and Shi Xu's Coldsword Tiger.
Yang Sheng and Shi Xu immediately summoned the Coldsword Tiger. A moment later, the Coldsword Tiger activated its icy sword to deal with the Striped Tiger.
The stone cave wasn't curved and the Coldsword Tiger's icy sword could easily hit the Striped Tiger.
As it didn't expect Linlong and the others to use such a method, the Coldsword Tiger's first attack injured the Striped Tiger.
This caused the Striped Tiger to roar in anger.
However, as it knew that it was more dangerous outside, it didn't dare to come out and continued to hide inside.
The Coldsword Tiger didn't care about that and continued to attack the Striped Tiger.
Naturally, the Coldsword Tiger didn't injure the Striped Tiger. After all, the Striped Tiger was much stronger than the Coldsword Tiger.
Although it didn't injure the Striped Tiger, it exhausted a lot of its vitality.
When the Striped Tiger was almost exhausted, Elder Wang charged in.
After an intense battle, the Striped Tiger still couldn't be captured.
"This Striped Tiger is really talented!" Yao Lei and the others couldn't help but sigh when they saw this.
They knew that if it were any other Striped Tiger, it wouldn't have been able to last so long.
Elder Wang wanted to continue fighting, but Linlong said, "Elder Wang, come out. Let Yang Sheng in."
Hearing this, Elder Wang hurriedly walked out.
The moment he came out, Yang Sheng rushed in without giving the Striped Tiger any time to catch its breath. After a while, Yang Sheng said, "Young Master Lin, we have captured the Striped Tiger!"
"Not bad," Linlong nodded in praise.
Then, Yang Sheng dragged Zi Hu's frozen body out of the cave.
Linlong immediately used a special tool to extract a vial of blood essence from the Striped Tiger's body. The Striped Tiger only had enough blood essence to make Purple Flame Talismans.
Because of this, even if they captured the Striped Tiger, the amount of Purple Flame Talismans they could make was pitiful.
With the Striped Tiger's blood essence in hand, Linlong and the others naturally didn't want to stay here any longer. They immediately headed outside.
After spending a lot of effort, they finally walked out of the western region of the Subterranean Cavern. After leaving the western region, they headed straight for the exit.
Not long after, they walked out of the Subterranean Cavern.
As soon as they came out, Linlong noticed that many pairs of eyes were focused on him. He didn't need to guess to know that they were related to Yang Yanliang.
Linlong ignored them and headed straight for the trading hall.
He wanted to buy the other materials needed to make Purple Flame Talismans. These materials weren't easy to find in the Subterranean Cavern. This was also the reason why he returned to the academy.
After spending some contribution points to buy enough materials, he went straight back to his residence.
This behavior was naturally noticed by Yang Yanliang's people who were in charge of keeping an eye on the Striped Tiger. They quickly reported it to Elder Wei and the others.
"What is that kid buying those materials for?" After listening to their subordinates' report, Elder Wei and the Law Enforcement Elder were extremely puzzled.
The two of them couldn't figure out what was going on, so they could only look for Medicine Master Rong.
However, after looking through the contents of the materials, Medicine Master Rong was also at a loss. He had no idea what Linlong was doing.
In order not to let others know that he was going to make Purple Flame Talismans, Linlong bought some other materials besides the necessary materials. Therefore, even Medicine Master Rong couldn't figure out what he was doing.
"Don't worry about him. That kid isn't some amazing alchemist. There's no need to worry about him playing any tricks!" In the end, Elder Wei said decisively.
"Yes, we just need to keep an eye on him. Once he enters the Subterranean Cavern or leaves the academy, we'll deal with him," the Law Enforcement Elder said.
As they spoke, they hurriedly informed the Third Elder of Linlong's return.
The Third Elder still didn't say anything, but they had high hopes that the Third Elder would deal with Linlong.
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