Chapter 48 How audacious! Trying to poach our Body Sect's members?!
On the dirt road outside the abandoned manor, Liu Yuan slowly stood up, the red light in his double pupils gradually shrinking.
Beneath his feet, the once invincible five-ring evil soul master had been completely reduced to a pool of charred ashes, without even a trace of blood left behind.
Behind the withered trees not far away, Ling Luochen's beautiful eyes, hidden behind a mask, were fixed on Liu Yuan's back.
She felt her heart pounding wildly, a kind of exhilaration that followed extreme shock.
"This time, we must invite him to Shrek Academy!"
Ling Luochen made up his mind in his heart.
Although she has always had a cool and aloof personality, she is not stupid.
A twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, crossing two major realms to kill a fifth-ring evil soul master—if she hadn't witnessed it with her own eyes, she would have thought it was just wishful thinking.
This talent can no longer be described as "genius"; it is an anomaly that has never appeared in the ten thousand years since Shrek Academy was founded.
She knew very well how significant it would be for the younger generation of the academy to improve their strength if this boy could join Shrek Academy.
Ling Luochen even had an extremely crazy idea:
With the decisiveness and terrifying combat power that this young man has shown so far, he doesn't need to train at Shrek Academy for a few more years. Even in this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, he is absolutely qualified to be a main force.
"We absolutely cannot miss this opportunity again."
Ling Luochen flashed, transforming into a blue afterimage, and rushed out of the forest, heading straight for Liu Yuan's location.
"who?!"
Liu Yuan had just finished a battle and his nerves were on edge.
The instant he sensed someone rapidly approaching with fluctuations of soul power, he opened his double pupils without hesitation.
"laugh--!"
A blazing laser beam shot out instantly, carrying a temperature high enough to melt steel, and aimed precisely at the blue afterimage.
Ling Luochen felt the terrifying heat wave rushing towards him, and his heart trembled violently.
She dared not be careless. Her spirit rings flashed beneath her feet, and extreme cold air burst forth, instantly condensing into an ice wall several feet thick in front of her.
However, the moment the laser eyes came into contact with the ice, Ling Luochen truly realized just how powerful Liu Yuan's attack was.
The seemingly indestructible ice was pierced and melted instantly by the red beam of light, just like a hot knife cutting through butter.
Ling Luochen broke out in a cold sweat, forcibly twisting his body in mid-air, narrowly avoiding the beam of light thanks to his rich combat experience.
"boom!"
The laser eye struck a tree behind it, instantly triggering a small explosion.
Ling Luochen landed on the ground, still shaken.
She once again redefined her understanding of Liu Yuan's strength.
Is this level of destructive power really something a Soul Master could unleash?
"Don't be nervous, I'm not a bad person!" Ling Luochen hurriedly shouted, disregarding his aloof image.
Liu Yuan withdrew his attack, his double pupils coldly scrutinizing the masked woman before him.
He quickly recognized the other person by the familiar mask style and the aura of ice.
"Is it you?" Liu Yuan's voice was deep. He remembered that he had also encountered this person when he rescued those villagers during a mission in Yaro City.
At this moment, Long Aotian, Chen Lu, Vina and others from behind had also arrived at full speed.
Upon seeing Ling Luochen's mask, Long Aotian frowned and immediately recognized her: "It's you? The ice-attribute soul master from last time?"
The members of the Body Sect did not lower their guard; instead, they vaguely formed a semi-encircling formation, protecting Liu Yuan in the center.
Upon seeing this, Ling Luochen reached out and removed the mask from her face, revealing a beautiful but somewhat tired face.
"I am Ling Luochen, a student of the inner court of Shrek Academy." She took a deep breath and first cupped her hands to Liu Yuan and the others.
"I came here on orders from the academy elders to kill this evil soul master. I just didn't expect you to act so quickly and have already taken care of him."
Upon hearing that the other party was a disciple of Shrek Academy's inner court and had come to carry out the same mission, Long Aotian's expression softened slightly.
But before Long Aotian could ask for details, Ling Luochen disregarded everything else and took two steps forward, staring intently at Liu Yuan as he inquired:
"I still don't know your name."
"After we met in Yaro City last time, I returned to the academy and told the higher-ups about you."
"The academy values the talent you have shown and has been sending me to search for you for a long time."
Ling Luochen's tone was sincere and urgent: "On behalf of Shrek Academy, I formally extend an invitation to you."
"As long as you're willing to join Shrek Academy, the academy will definitely provide you with the best resources and top-notch training. I wonder, would you be willing to come with us?"
Liu Yuan's gaze instantly turned extremely strange.
Shrek Academy is inviting him to join again?
At that moment, Liu Yuan felt an absurd smile surging within him.
Back in Shrek Academy, it was Xuanzi who personally told him to leave.
Although Liu Yuan never had any expectations of Shrek Academy, he didn't hold a grudge against them because of this...
But hearing Ling Luochen speak like that still made him feel a little uneasy.
If Xuanzi knew that the person he sent to invite was himself, what would his expression be?
However, before Liu Yuan could respond, Long Aotian, who was standing to the side, had already exploded.
Long Aotian took a step and stood in front of Liu Yuan, with faint dark golden soul power fluctuations appearing.
He stared coldly at Ling Luochen, his tone filled with hostility: "My friend, what nonsense are you spouting?"
"Trying to poach talent right in front of us, even daring to target our Body Sect? Does Shrek Academy think that all the geniuses on this continent are under your jurisdiction? Isn't that going a bit too far?"
Chen Lu also snorted coldly: "That's right, Senior Brother is our sect leader's personal disciple, who does Shrek Academy count as but a small cookie?"
Ling Luochen was stunned. She didn't know that the other party already held such a high position in the Body Sect. For a moment, she opened her mouth, not knowing how to respond.
Just then, Elder Chen, who had been observing from the shadows, finally revealed himself.
His figure appeared beside Long Aotian like a phantom. Although he did not release the pressure of a top expert, just by standing there, Ling Luochen felt his breath catch in his throat.
"Aotian, well said!"
Elder Chen's gaze was sharp as he stared directly at Ling Luochen.
As an elder of the Body Sect, he naturally disliked Shrek Academy's practice of "recruiting geniuses" everywhere.
"Shrek's reach has indeed gone too far. Who dares to steal from them?"
Elder Chen's voice echoed through the forest, carrying an undeniable power, "Young lady, since you are unaware of the cause of events, I will not hold it against you."
"Go back quickly! When you get back, tell the higher-ups at Shrek Academy to stop having those inappropriate thoughts. This child is the future of our Body Sect; he will never join Shrek Academy!"
Ling Luochen looked at Elder Chen who had suddenly appeared, and then at Liu Yuan and Long Aotian, whose attitudes were extremely resolute. His heart was filled with bitterness.
She understood that this recruitment attempt had failed again.
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