"Senior definitely won't come back after running off like this, he's abandoning us," Wang Dong said angrily.
Huo Yuhao also agreed with what Wang Dong said, not believing Shi Yu would return.
Chen Zifeng, Xi Xi, and other Inner Courtyard students also felt Shi Yu was unlikely to return. After all, it was so dangerous here, why would he come back after escaping the danger?
"Trust Shi Yu. Since he said he would come back, he definitely will," Zhang Lexuan said in a deep voice.
As she spoke, her fifth Soul Ring lit up, blocking the massive fist that was smashing towards her.
Her body flew back a great distance through the air. Her qi and blood, which had just calmed down slightly, became chaotic again. Her throat tasted sweet and metallic, and she forced herself to swallow back a mouthful of blood.
"Senior Apprentice Sister," Ma Xiaotao and the others showed anxious expressions upon seeing Zhang Lexuan suffer a disadvantage.
Zhang Lexuan looked coldly at the person who had just attacked. This person's arm was unusually large and powerful. The punch just now felt no less powerful than the pure strength of some Title Douluo.
This person's body had eight Soul Rings pulsating around him, and their color configuration caused Zhang Lexuan's pupils to contract slightly.
The first Soul Ring was purple, the second, third, and fourth Soul Rings were also purple, and the Soul Rings in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth positions were all black, making it four purple and four black.
Such a Soul Ring configuration was very rare. The last four black Soul Rings were normal, but the first four purple Soul Rings were not quite normal.
Normally, it should be two yellow and two purple.
Of course, this was the theoretically optimal Soul Ring configuration, and it didn't rule out the possibility of a Soul Master having ten-year Soul Rings for the first four.
After all, the age limit of a Soul Ring was decided by the Soul Master themselves. If they wanted to obtain ten-year Soul Rings for all of them, that was also possible.
"I want to see which is stronger, the Soul Douluo of Shrek Academy or the Soul Douluo of our Body Sect," Yu Tao, the man whose Martial Soul was his right arm, waved his right arm at Zhang Lexuan, his killing intent strong.
"Why don't the two of you come at me together?" Zhang Lexuan looked at Yu Tao, then at the big-headed man who had arrived a step later.
This big-headed man who arrived late was also an eight-ring Soul Douluo, four purple and four black. His first two Soul Rings were also not simple.
His name was Lang Ya, and his Martial Soul was his own head, which was why his head appeared exceptionally large after releasing his Martial Soul.
"You alone aren't qualified to make the two of us attack together," Lang Ya sneered, knowing what Zhang Lexuan was planning.
It was nothing more than wanting to hold the two of them off by herself, thereby buying Time for the others to escape.
With his head as his Martial Soul, he wasn't so easily misled.
Ignoring Zhang Lexuan, he chased after Ma Xiaotao and the others who had already put some distance between them.
Zhang Lexuan's gaze was icy cold, and she attacked to block, not wanting the other party to pass.
"Your opponent is me!" Yu Tao shouted loudly, rushing quickly towards Zhang Lexuan and swinging his right fist towards her.
The force of this punch caused the air to constantly crackle and burst, a power that ordinary Soul Douluo simply could not possess.
Zhang Lexuan had no choice but to turn and deal with Yu Tao's attack. If she tried to force a block, she would easily be defeated.
After all, she had already been injured by that terrifying energy impact just now, and her condition was not very good.
"Boom!" Zhang Lexuan mobilized her moonlight power and clashed with Yu Tao, being repelled once again.
The opponent's pure physical strength was too great; she was no match for him in a head-on confrontation.
The big-headed Soul Master Lang Ya easily bypassed Zhang Lexuan to pursue Ma Xiaotao and the others.
Zhang Lexuan wanted to block Lang Ya, but was blocked by the right-arm Soul Master Yu Tao, leaving her willing but powerless.
"You're courting death!" Astonishing killing intent burst forth from Zhang Lexuan's eyes. She no longer had any thoughts of continuing to block Lang Ya; she had to deal with this right-arm Soul Master first.
"The one who will die is definitely you!" Yu Tao was extremely confident and swung his fist towards Zhang Lexuan once again.
A silver light could be seen on his right arm. This was one of the characteristics that would appear after the Body Martial Soul awakened to the Silver level.
Once a Body Martial Soul underwent a second awakening, its power would be extraordinary, usually comparable to top-tier Martial Soul.
Zhang Lexuan knew that the opponent's physical strength was immense, and she herself was not skilled in physical strength combat. She tried to pull Yu Tao as much as possible, no longer engaging in head-on confrontations.
After Zhang Lexuan fought in a way she was familiar with and skilled at, Yu Tao also felt a headache, realizing that this person was not so easy to deal with.
On the other side, the big-headed Soul Master Lang Ya had already caught up to Ma Xiaotao and the others.
"Phoenix Meteor Shower!" Ma Xiaotao directly released her sixth Soul Skill. A large amount of flames rained down towards Lang Ya.
"Mere child's play," Lang Ya showed a hint of disdain. The attack of a Soul Emperor was like child's play to him, a Soul Douluo of the Body Sect.
"Explode!" Lang Ya's massive head suddenly erupted with powerful spiritual energy from his brow. It surged forward in layers, very fast and intense, like surging waves.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The flames that came into contact with it all burst apart in the air, blooming like fireworks. They looked brilliant, but had no power.
Ma Xiaotao's strongest attack skill was easily neutralized by Lang Ya.
Ma Xiaotao's expression changed, and her heart was filled with dread. From the way the opponent easily neutralized her sixth Soul Skill, she realized how powerful this person was.
She knew she couldn't defeat the opponent, but gritting her teeth, she still turned around and charged towards Lang Ya. Even if she couldn't block him, she had to try.
"Let's go together. Maybe we'll still have a chance this way," Dai Yueheng also called out to the other Inner Courtyard disciples at this moment.
He was the first to turn around and follow Ma Xiaotao, intending to deal with this Soul Douluo together.
His face showed a look of determination. As the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, his family's honor made him unwilling to be a coward who abandoned his companions to escape.
Xi Xi, Chen Zifeng, Gongyang Mo, Bei Bei, and the others also turned around to face the enemy after a brief hesitation.
He Caitou stopped his vehicle without a word, took out his strongest soul cannon barrel, loaded a shell, and fired a shot at Lang Ya.
Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao hesitated slightly.
"Let's stay a bit further away. I'll be responsible for providing them with Spirit Detection," Huo Yuhao said to Wang Dong.
Their strength was weak. Confronting a Soul Douluo head-on was courting death. They could only do what they were capable of.
A group of people facing a Soul Douluo was quite ridiculous in Lang Ya's eyes.
"Your courage is commendable, but you're a bit too foolish. How could I, a Soul Douluo, be so easy to deal with?" Lang Ya sneered.
Originally flying in the air, he now voluntarily landed on the ground, giving Dai Yueheng and other Soul Master who couldn't fly a chance to attack him.
Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and the others were slightly happy inwardly. The opponent was a bit arrogant.
He, who could fly, would render Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, and others unable to exert their strength in the air.
But by landing on the ground at this moment, wasn't he increasing his risk of getting injured?
They felt slightly strange, but more so that it was normal. If they had absolute strength, they would probably do the same.
Just like humans could easily crush a group of ants and wouldn't choose to avoid the ants' attacks as much as possible, letting the ants attack them was more fun.