Shrek Academy's healing Spirit Masters arrived quickly.
Several emerald green rays of light shot out from the depths of the academy, instantly descending at the academy entrance.
Leading them was one of the Sea Gods Pavilion Elders, Elder Zhuang.
When Elder Zhuang saw Xuan Zi lying on the ground, a look of horror could not help but appear on his usually calm face.
It was miserable.
Xuan Zi's back was almost completely charred, deep enough to see the bone, and terrifying dark energy was still constantly corroding his flesh, preventing the wounds from healing.
If not for Xuan Zi's own profound foundation, if it were an ordinary Titled Douluo, they would have likely died long ago due to the loss of life force.
"Quick! Carry him in! Begin treatment immediately!"
Elder Zhuang didn't waste any words, striking the ground heavily with the Life Staff in his hand. Circles of emerald green light quickly enveloped Xuan Zi, temporarily stabilizing his injuries.
Subsequently, amidst the awestruck and worried gazes of the students and teachers, Xuan Zi was carefully lifted by several Inner Court teachers and rushed to the Tree of Life within the Sea Gods Pavilion for deep treatment.
As for Ma Xiaotao.
Watching Xuan Zi being carried away, her tense body finally relaxed a little, but the gravity in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
Now that Elder Xuan had fainted, his life or death uncertain, she was the only eyewitness.
Therefore, she had to act on behalf of Xuan Zi and report the entire process of this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest to the academy's upper management in detail.
Ma Xiaotao took a deep breath, tidied her messy clothes, and walked towards the direction of the Sea Gods Pavilion.
Sea Gods Pavilion, Main Hall.
Golden light softly filled the entire space, but the atmosphere inside the hall at this moment was suffocatingly oppressive.
Beside a long conference table sat the Sea Gods Pavilion Elders of Shrek Academy.
Yan Shaozhe, Cai Mei'er, Xian Liner, Qian Duoduo... all had grave expressions at this moment.
And sitting at the head was an old man with a stooped figure, leaning on a recliner.
Dragon God Douluo, Mu En.
All eyes were focused on Ma Xiaotao, who had just walked in.
They couldn't understand how, with Xuan Zi's strength as a Level 98 Super Douluo, things could have ended up like this?
"Xiaotao, what exactly happened?"
Mu En slowly opened his cloudy eyes and asked Ma Xiaotao: "How could Xuan Zi be injured so heavily?"
Ma Xiaotao knelt on the ground with a thud, her eyes slightly red as she spoke: "Elder Mu, fellow Sea Gods Pavilion Elders... the events unfolded like this..."
Then, she recounted the entire trip to the Star Dou Great Forest in minute detail.
From entering the Mixed Zone to obtain a spirit ring at the beginning, to later hearing Elder Xuan mention the mysterious Divine Beast that had once appeared in Shrek City.
And then to when they curiously went to investigate, only to find that the other party had disappeared, leaving only the four corpses of Wind Hunting Demon Apes.
Finally, there was that most fatal "misunderstanding".
"...At that time, that 80,000-year-old Flame Demon Lion dropped a right leg bone, and Elder Xuan told me to put it away. But just as we arrived at the scene, Di Tian and the others arrived..."
"Four wretchedly dead Spirit Beast corpses were right at our feet, and I still had the soul bone dropped by the just-killed Spirit Beast hanging from my waist..."
Speaking of this, the expressions of the Sea Gods Pavilion Elders present became strange.
Yan Shaozhe's mouth twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but hold his forehead.
This...
The group of Sea Gods Pavilion Elders was full of helplessness.
Xuan Zi was truly quite unlucky.
If he had gone a few minutes earlier, or a few minutes later, he could have perfectly avoided this death trap. It just so happened that he bumped into it at such an awkward time.
However, just at this moment, the silent Mu En suddenly coughed lightly.
"Ahem."
Everyone's gaze turned to Mu En again.
Mu En spoke slowly: "This time, he actually did well."
Once these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.
Beaten up like this, and it's still called doing well?
But soon, Yan Shaozhe and the others reacted.
Because the "Zhang Lexuan incident" from back then had always been a thorn in Xuan Zi's heart, and it was also Mu En's greatest dissatisfaction with him.
That time, it was because of Xuan Zi's negligence that the tragedy occurred.
But this time, facing a certain death, facing the pursuit of the continent's strongest Vicious Beast, Di Tian, Xuan Zi did not abandon Ma Xiaotao to escape alone.
He used his own back to hard-tank Xiong Jun's attack, used his body to block Di Tian's breath, and even spared no cost to burn his Origin life force just to bring Ma Xiaotao back without a scratch.
As a team-leading teacher, this time, Xuan Zi turned in a perfect answer sheet.
Although the price was heavy, he safeguarded the future of Shrek Academy.
"It seems he has finally learned what responsibility is." Mu En sighed softly, his tone carrying a hint of gratification.
Subsequently, Mu En turned his gaze to Ma Xiaotao, who was kneeling on the ground, his tone becoming softer: "Alright, Xiaotao, get up."
"This incident was an accident. It has nothing to do with you, and you don't need to feel guilty because Xuan Zi ended up like this while protecting you."
"Xuan Zi is an Inner Court Sea Gods Pavilion Elder; protecting students is his duty. The academy will spare no cost to heal the injuries he sustained."
Although Mu En's voice was soft, every word was precious and struck at Ma Xiaotao's heart.
"What you need to do now is not to blame yourself here."
"Rest well, Cultivate well, and prepare for the upcoming All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament; that is your main task going forward."
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