Chapter 960: All Slain

Bang!

Green Leaf King crashed to the ground, his back carving a deep trench over ten meters long.

Blood spewed from his mouth, his face as pale as paper, and his qi and blood seemed drained in an instant.

He and Golden Leaf King were kings of the same rank, with nearly equal strength. The latter's sneak attack, delivered with full force, shattered all the organs inside his body.

Though not dead immediately, he likely wouldn't live long.

Why?

He clenched his teeth, his face twisted with rage.

He and Golden Leaf King were both Spirit Clan kings. Though they had little interaction, they had long heard of each other. This time, they had accepted the mission together and come here... With a great enemy before them, instead of killing the master teacher, why attack him?

He couldn't understand no matter how hard he thought.

No need for why. He is that master teacher in disguise. Kill him, or else we'll all die here today!

Just then, a voice rang out. Green Leaf King turned to see another Golden Leaf King approaching, pointing a finger directly at the one before him.

Boom!

Pure, intense killing aura poured down, enveloping the opposite Golden Leaf King. His face flushed red, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Master teacher in disguise?

Right, this guy disguised as me wants to attack us. Hurry and help, I can't suppress him alone...

The second Golden Leaf King let out a long roar, seeming barely able to hold out against the other's resistance.

Hearing the explanation and seeing this Golden Leaf King, how could Green Leaf King not understand?

The one who had rescued those master teachers earlier had disguised himself so he couldn't see through it. Now, using the same trick, he had struck him down with one blow!

So that's it... Damn it...

With a roar, his blood seemed to burn, and his severed vitality was instantly rekindled. Green Leaf King charged straight at the Golden Leaf King who had attacked him.

The Blood Burning Art of the Spirit Clan! Once used, death was certain, but it could unleash power beyond his normal limits in a short time.

Wuwuwu... The first Golden Leaf King, seeing him use this move, shook his head frantically in panic, his eyes filled with terror and fear.

But the power within him was tightly suppressed by the other's precise killing aura, leaving him unable to speak.

Too late for fear now... Not only you master teachers are unafraid of death; we Spirit Clan can also give up everything for our goals!

Green Leaf King's eyes showed determination. With a wild roar, his fist came down like a meteor from beyond the sky.

The one who had ambushed him was being suppressed by the second Golden Leaf King, unable to move or speak, and had no time to defend against this all-out attack.

Bang!

Struck in the chest, the first Golden Leaf King also flew backward, spewing blood, crashing to the ground, his vision darkening as he twitched uncontrollably.

Two kings of similar strength attacking together—even he could hardly withstand it.

Pfft!

After burning his blood and unleashing the ultimate move, Green Leaf King himself was severely injured. He spat blood again, collapsed to the ground, gasping heavily, unable to speak.

But there was a smile in his eyes. He knew the power of this move well; the other had taken it head-on and was surely doomed.

Dying to kill this human academy head was worth it.

He looked at the opponent, who struggled to stand, as if realizing something. The man stared at the second Golden Leaf King in disbelief, his face twisting with ferocity: "You... you are the human, aren't you?"

Now he understood.

He had fallen for the other's trick.

This guy had first disguised himself as Green Leaf King, then found someone to impersonate that figure and fought him. Naturally, he assumed the second was real.

Then the code words were deliberately set up to make him mistake the real Green Leaf King!

Unaware of the scheme, he came to talk to the real Green Leaf King, who knew nothing and naturally couldn't answer.

Once he made a move, this guy immediately disguised himself as him and came to ally with Green Leaf King...

What a fine move to kill two birds with one stone! What effortless manipulation to make them kill each other!

Using a maze formation that obscured the surroundings, he led them to mutual slaughter and mutual destruction!

He hadn't thought of this before, but when he saw this guy appear disguised as him, how could he not understand?

Not bad, very clever! The second Golden Leaf King smiled lightly, his appearance and figure changing, soon becoming a human who looked only about twenty.

Zhang Xuan!

These two kings were both at Saint Domain Layer 4, with extraordinary strength. Even with over twenty puppets and the maze formation, he couldn't defeat them.

After all, the maze only confused direction; it couldn't block sound. Once battle began, spiritual energy would overflow like dragons, and the second king would sense it and come to help. Surrounded by both, he would surely lose.

So the best method was to use their own hands to take them down one by one.

In the maze, unable to see direction or distinguish front from back, left from right, he used this advantage along with his disguise ability to easily fool Golden Leaf King into striking.

Green Leaf King was wounded, and combined with his earlier experience, he naturally believed the other was fake. Killing two birds with one stone sounded complex, but it was all within his calculations.

It wasn't that they were stupid; Zhang Xuan's schemes were too terrifying. Coupled with his transformation of killing aura and physical disguise, even the cleverest would likely fall for it.

You... Green Leaf King's face turned pale as if struck by lightning. Seeing the other turn into a human, how could he not understand?

The Spirit Clan had paid a huge price to send two kings, only to have them turn on each other at the hands of this young man before even leaving the underground cavern. Intense frustration made him spit blood again.

Not from injury, but from suffocation.

Even if I die, I'll take you with me... Gritting his teeth, Green Leaf King tried to struggle up, only to see a Spirit Clan puppet kick straight at his head.

Bang!

Before he could react, he was sent flying backward.

The puppet's strength was only at Saint Domain Layer 3 peak, normally far below him, but he was severely injured and had used the Blood Burning Art, leaving him utterly spent. He couldn't block the attack.

Looking up, he saw over a dozen Saint Domain Layer 3 puppets surrounding Golden Leaf King, beating him mercilessly. The latter didn't even have a chance to use the Blood Burning Art before being battered beyond recognition.

With so many puppets, even at full strength they would have struggled to resist, let alone now. Soon, the once arrogant and imposing Spirit Clan kings were gasping for breath, on the verge of death.

You despicable...

Looking at the young man not far away, Green Leaf King gnashed his teeth.

A proud Spirit Clan king, invincible in his own territory, never dreamed he would be toyed with so thoroughly by a mere twenty-year-old!

Intense unwillingness made him want to explode.

Despicable? You Spirit Clan feed on humans, your deeds are heinous and against heaven's way—aren't you even more despicable?

Showing no sympathy for his anger, Zhang Xuan's face darkened as he looked coldly at him.

This race that cultivates killing aura, using other intelligent lives as stepping stones for advancement, would surely face history's judgment.

Survival of the fittest. You humans are inherently inferior. Being devoured by us Spirit Clan is your honor... Green Leaf King roared.

Honor? Seeing this guy unrepentant even at death, Zhang Xuan shook his head. Since that's the case, then enjoy your honor!

With that, he gestured to the puppets: Come on, beat him to death!

Roar!

Hearing the command, over twenty puppets nodded and attacked in unison.

Crackle!

Three minutes later, the two kings were beaten until their eyes darkened, with no strength left to resist.

Not only that, their dantians were completely destroyed, and their once surging power was now gone.

Alright, tell me how you broke through the seal to get here, and what your main purpose is.

Signaling the puppets to stop, Zhang Xuan approached and asked.

If he wanted to kill them, he wouldn't have gone through so much trouble. He kept them alive to ask these questions.

You want us to talk? Dream on! Green Leaf King gritted his teeth.

Our Spirit Clan has only warriors who die fighting, no traitors who betray the race!

Golden Leaf King roared, then suddenly his head tilted, his eyes burst, blood spewed from his mouth, and his body slowly fell to the ground.

Hmm? Zhang Xuan's expression changed. He was about to go over when he saw Green Leaf King not far away suffer the same fate.

They must have had lethal poison hidden in their teeth. Once captured by humans, they activate it and die instantly! The ruthless man's voice rang out.

Why didn't you warn me earlier? Zhang Xuan snorted in anger.

Just as he was about to get information, these two took poison and killed themselves, filling him with fury.

I only just remembered... The ruthless man said awkwardly.

Forget it! Though frustrated, Zhang Xuan knew that since they were dead, there was no saving them.

In truth, even if they lived, getting information from them wouldn't be easy.

Those sent here must have undergone rigorous training, knowing what to say and what not to say.

Although his mental calibration had reached the standard of a Seven-Star Master Teacher, it might work on Soul Manifestation realm cultivators, but against Saint Domain Layer 4 with strong willpower, it was nearly impossible.

In other words, even if these people lived, he couldn't learn what he wanted.

Go kill all the Spirit Clan in the formation!

Waving his hand, he gave the order. The puppets, hearing the command, dashed out.

Whoosh!

Zhang Xuan went to the two kings, reached out, and removed the storage rings from their fingers.

With a thought, he looked inside.

Th-this... so many treasures?

Seeing what was inside, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.