"Very well."
Huo Lie nodded.
As one of the Academy's powerhouses, Mu Yang, especially when in a Martial Soul Fusion state, was without question the strongest of the Academy. Moreover, the Blood Sacrifice Metal was personally forged by Mu Yang himself. The Blood Sacrifice Metal items carried by the Academy's talented students naturally could not lack pieces personally bonded by him.
Leaving the office, Mu Yang closed his eyes and concentrated. Following that faint special bloodline connection, he carefully sensed the location of those three pieces of Blood Sacrifice Metal.
"Southwest?"
Very soon, Mu Yang detected the approximate position of the Blood Sacrifice Metal.
This was good news. The five students had disappeared in Frost City, which lay directly south of the Elemental Academy. Since the Blood Sacrifice Metal was sensed to the southwest, that meant the missing students had not been directly killed by the enemy, but had instead been abducted.
At the same time, the southwestern direction also confirmed their previous speculation of a framing scheme.
After all, the hidden residence of the Clear Sky Clan was precisely located southwest of the Elemental Academy.
As for whether Spirit Hall knew the location of the Clear Sky Clan's hidden residence?
Without a doubt, Spirit Hall definitely knew.
The identity of Tang Yuehua, Master of Moon Pavilion and a direct descendant of the Clear Sky Clan, was hardly a secret among the upper echelons of the Heaven Dou Empire.
If even the Heaven Dou Empire could know, Spirit Hall most certainly would as well.
Even if Spirit Hall had not known at first, as long as they had people secretly monitoring Tang Yuehua, they could have easily discovered it.
The only reason Spirit Hall had not gone knocking was because the terrain of the Clear Sky Clan's hidden residence was extremely special—easy to defend, difficult to attack.
Furthermore, Qian Daoliu was a man of his word. Since Tang Hao was not the true killer of Qian Xunji, and for the sake of Tang Chen, he did not pursue the matter too deeply.
Afterward, Mu Yang took Shui Bing'er and left the Academy, heading southwest in pursuit.
On the wilderness of the Northern Province, a hundred li away from the Elemental Academy, six figures were hurrying southwest.
Among these six, apart from the leading Spirit Sage with seven rings, the remaining five Spirit Emperors each carried an unconscious youth or girl in their hands.
But what these six failed to notice was that among the five unconscious youths, two boys and one girl wore inconspicuous little trinkets that were in fact crafted from spirit-forged rare metals.
Suddenly, faint spatial ripples surged. A figure clad in ornate golden armor, metallic wings unfurled behind his back, appeared before the six.
Immediately, a vast earthen-yellow brilliance surged from his body, expanding into a domain of earthen-yellow light covering a hundred meters.
In that instant, the six running figures felt a terrifying gravity press down upon them. Without even the chance to roll, they were slammed flat to the ground.
In contrast, the five unconscious youths floated into the air under the effect of reverse gravity.
Then, Mu Yang manipulated the domain ability of his spirit bone—Gravity Domain—to draw the five unconscious juniors to his side.
"How are they?"
At this moment, Shui Bing'er landed beside Mu Yang, glanced at the unconscious five, and asked.
Releasing his spiritual sense to carefully examine them, Mu Yang waved his hand and said, "They're fine, only knocked out."
The next second, Mu Yang's expression hardened. He unleashed a soul-control secret technique at the leading seven-ring Spirit Sage within the Gravity Domain.
In an instant, the Spirit Sage's consciousness was seized by Mu Yang.
"I ask, you answer. Where are you from?"
"Spirit Hall."
"Who ordered you?"
"Elder Chrysanthemum, Elder Ghost."
"Chrysanthemum and Ghost? Then that means Bibi Dong?"
Mu Yang raised his brows, secretly sighing in relief.
So long as it wasn't an order from Qian Daoliu. If it was only Bibi Dong, Mu Yang had nothing to fear. Without ascending to the Rakshasa God position, Bibi Dong's strength could not fully manifest.
Mu Yang continued: "Where are Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo now?"
Since the mastermind was Bibi Dong, this matter could not just be overlooked. Otherwise, if they acted as if nothing happened, Bibi Dong might think the Elemental Academy was a soft persimmon, and escalate her provocations.
But considering that Bibi Dong was the Pope of Spirit Hall, Mu Yang had no courage to storm Spirit City for a battle. He had to let her go.
As for Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, however, those two he could deal with.
"More than two hours ago, the two Elders instructed us to take these five three hundred li east of Heaven Dou City, kill them along the main road, and then return to Spirit City."
The Spirit Sage, under Mu Yang's control, answered honestly.
Mu Yang: You have already chosen the path to death!
The next instant, Mu Yang raised the gravity within the Gravity Domain to its maximum.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Six muffled detonations rang out in succession. Under the terrifying pressure of the domain, the six were instantly crushed into six pools of mangled flesh and blood.
"Bing'er, take these five back first."
Glancing at the six heaps of gore, Mu Yang withdrew the Gravity Domain and turned to Shui Bing'er.
"You're going after Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo?"
Shui Bing'er immediately understood his implication.
"Yes."
Mu Yang nodded. "If we don't show some color, others will think we're soft persimmons."
The combined strength of Chrysanthemum and Ghost was average. With his Spirit Gold Battle Armor in hand, he could now take them both on by himself.
As for their Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Polar Static Domain?
If he were alone, indeed, he would not be able to resist its binding force. After all, in the original story, it immobilized even the hundred-thousand-year Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape.
The fact that it could restrain two Beast Kings of that level proved how powerful its binding was.
But no matter how strong a Fusion Skill was, it still required time to activate. That short moment of prelude was enough for Mu Yang to disrupt it.
"Then be careful."
Shui Bing'er reminded him.
Mu Yang waved his hand: "Relax. Chrysanthemum and Ghost are not my opponents.
But since they've already had a two-hour head start, and with no clear route, most likely I won't catch them. I might have to wait outside Spirit City to ambush them. I probably won't be back for a few days."
Unlike these six, the students had 'locators' on them, giving him and Shui Bing'er a definite direction. As long as their speed was greater, catching up was only a matter of time.
Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, however, were different. Mu Yang had no idea of their exact route back to Spirit City.
After all, Title Douluo could fly—they certainly wouldn't stick to the main roads. Their flight paths would also be irregular. Adding two hours' lead time, the chance of catching them mid-route was very slim.
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