"It seems the fight is already over?"
In the distance, the figures of Ju Zi and Lin Xiao gradually slowed down, and the vast soul power in the air also slowly subsided.
"Mm, it seems—"
Lin Xiao nodded, about to speak, but suddenly swallowed the rest of his words.
Slightly turning his head, he saw an ugly maggot that had somehow landed on his shoulder, wriggling toward his collar.
This was... a demon maggot.
Lin Xiao reacted fiercely; the Masquerade Douluo had not died at Cai Mei'er's hands.
"Luckily... luckily I sensed the position of the token... hurry... hurry and take me back to the place from just now..."
"Seventh Elder?"
"It's me."
The Masquerade Douluo's voice came from within the maggot, sounding extremely weak. As he spoke, the maggot moved a few inches closer to Lin Xiao's collar.
Glancing around and seeing no one else nearby, Lin Xiao's gaze turned cold, and soul power condensed in his palm.
However, at that moment, the Masquerade Douluo's voice came from beside his ear once more.
"Hurry, I scattered maggots on the battlefield from just now. Using the blood there, I can hold on for a while longer."
"There are still my remaining clones on the bodies of the other disciples there. Hurry and take me back."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao slowly suppressed the surging soul power within his body.
In that instant, killing intent had indeed arisen in his heart, but now, the Masquerade Douluo said there were more than just this one maggot beside him. If he acted now, dealing with the aftermath would not be so easy.
In his previous life's memories, the Masquerade Douluo had died too hastily, and Lin Xiao did not know if what he said was true or false. But to become a Titled Douluo, with the bizarre abilities of an evil soul master, he probably did have some extraordinary methods.
"What are you still waiting for?"
Lin Xiao had just withdrawn his thoughts when the Masquerade Douluo scolded him again. However, immediately after, as if he had just seen Ju Zi, his tone suddenly changed. "Who is this girl?"
As expected of the Masquerade Douluo, whom even Zhongli Wu couldn't stand, even in this state, upon seeing a beautiful girl, he still had the mind to inquire about her background.
Naturally, Lin Xiao would not voice the words in his heart. He glanced at Ju Zi, then turned back to look at the maggot on his shoulder.
"Reporting to the Elder, this is someone by the side of His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Xu Tianran, huh..." The Masquerade Douluo seemed to think of something. "Then forget it. First, take me to rendezvous with the other clones."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao turned to look into the air. Cai Mei'er's figure had already disappeared, and he did not know where she had gone.
"Elder, if we go back now, will we encounter that Titled Douluo from just now?"
"Hmph, the people from Shrek Academy are full of talk about justice. They should be off searching for traces of that little girl." The Masquerade Douluo said with some disdain. "Let them search. You don't need to fear. In her eyes, I am already dead beyond dead."
The voice coming from the maggot was full of confidence, different from the rather wretched tone when he was being chased by Cai Mei'er earlier.
Lin Xiao did not expose the Masquerade Douluo's shortcomings either. After softly responding, he turned to look at Ju Zi.
Ju Zi was slightly opening her mouth, staring wide-eyed as the ugly maggot burrowed into Lin Xiao's collar, leaving a wet and slimy trail on his shoulder.
"You... it..."
She could endure the scene of flesh and blood flying everywhere just now, but seeing the scene before her, she suddenly found herself somewhat unable to speak.
"This is the martial soul of the Seventh Elder in the sect," Lin Xiao explained. "The night raid just now should have ended. Do you want to go back and take a look together?"
"You're going back?"
Lin Xiao slightly lowered his head to glance at his chest. He could feel the sticky bug already lying on his chest, not making any other movements, as if it was quite enjoying the sound of blood flowing in his body.
The Masquerade Douluo, who had turned into a maggot to fake death and escape, no longer had the strength of a Titled Douluo. If his goal were not just to have him take him back to find the clones, even if the aftermath was hard to handle, then he would have to...
Slightly circulating a bit of soul power, Lin Xiao then looked at Ju Zi and nodded.
"I'll go back with you."
"Good."
With the Masquerade Douluo by his side, Lin Xiao did not say much more to Ju Zi. But just as they were about to reach that hill, the Masquerade Douluo suddenly spoke again.
"Wait!"
"Elder?" Lin Xiao lowered his voice.
"Don't go back yet. Listen to my commands and walk."
Lin Xiao frowned slightly, then lowered his head to glance at his chest again. After a few breaths of silence, he still turned toward the direction the Masquerade Douluo indicated.
There were no overly lush plants in the north of the Sun Moon Empire; the ground was mostly sand and stone. Lin Xiao's toes tapped on the gravel, leaving a shallow mark, but his figure instantly flew out a large distance.
"Alright, it's up ahead, behind those few boulders."
Lin Xiao slightly raised his head upon hearing the Masquerade Douluo's voice. Sure enough, not far ahead, two boulders were leaning against each other, as if someone had deliberately set them up to shield from the cold.
Just as Lin Xiao circled the boulders, he suddenly saw a figure lying on the ground.
It was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, wearing somewhat damaged light blue clothing, with long black hair scattered over her body. Her eyes were tightly closed, and even in unconsciousness, her brows were still deeply furrowed, occasionally showing a bit of pain.
"Elder, she is?"
"She is a good seedling I encountered in Tiandou City. Although her current cultivation is a bit lacking, if properly nurtured, her future achievements will not be inferior to mine."
"Alright, take her with us. If not for her, I wouldn't have been chased all the way here by the people from Shrek Academy."
Evil soul master...
Hearing the Masquerade Douluo's description, a guess suddenly formed in Lin Xiao's mind.
Stepping forward two steps, he gently patted the girl's shoulder. However, before she opened her eyes, several gusts of wind suddenly rose from behind Lin Xiao, whipping toward his back.
Lin Xiao stepped down with his foot, his figure instantly flying backward. After clearly seeing what was attacking him, he inwardly thought, "as expected."
The things assaulting him were none other than strands of dark purple Blue Silver Grass.
Tang Ya had ultimately left Shrek Academy early due to the talent gap between herself and Bei Bei. As she could not take revenge, the side of her martial soul leaning toward the evil soul master had erupted, allowing her to be discovered by the Masquerade Douluo.
"Who are you? Where is this?"
Blue Silver Grass constantly danced around Tang Ya, her voice somewhat hoarse.
Before Lin Xiao could respond, the Masquerade Douluo's maggot suddenly drilled out from Lin Xiao's collar. Tang Ya let out a scream and subconsciously retreated several steps.
"It seems you still remember me. Then obediently go with him." The Masquerade Douluo's somewhat eerie voice came from the maggot. Tang Ya's eyes widened, already somewhat unable to speak.
"Take her with us. With me here, she won't struggle anymore."
The maggot wriggled twice and said another sentence to Lin Xiao.
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