Chapter 961: The Shock of Lu Feng and the Others

The storage rings of these two kings were veritable treasure troves, containing countless weapons and pills, and nearly ten thousand high-grade spirit stones.

"Probably given specially for completing the mission..."

He guessed inwardly.

These two kings must have had ulterior motives for coming to the underground cavern; the Alien Spirit Clan naturally had to give them the best items to prepare for any contingency.

But now, it all benefited him.

Even the high-ranking members of the Alien Spirit Clan who sent them probably never imagined that so many of their subordinates would arrive in the cavern, do nothing, and be completely killed off by a mere Saint-level小家伙.

"Hmm? What's this?"

With a flick of his wrist, a circular platform-like object appeared before him, covered with countless special runes, somewhat similar to the previous Rune Hall.

"This is an altar!"

The Ruthless One glanced at it and said.

"An altar? Could it be used to teleport Alien Spirit Clan members?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

Deep in the underground cavern, there was a seal left by the ancestors. Under normal circumstances, Alien Spirit Clan members could not break through to get here, but the reality was that they not only entered but also came in such numbers.

Could it be that they were teleported through this altar?

"That's unlikely... This altar seems to be a sacrificial item for summoning special objects, and has nothing to do with spatial movement!" After a careful look, the Ruthless One said.

"Summoning special objects?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

He didn't know much about the Alien Spirit Clan. After studying it for a while without understanding, he had to give up and put the altar back into the ring.

He then went through the other party's belongings again, and a pile of books appeared before him.

"These are... about the soul?" Scanning them, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

This pile of books was about how to cultivate the soul.

Beyond the Divine Sense realm, the importance of the soul grew increasingly greater. As Saint Realm Level 4 experts, these two naturally had prepared many such books.

His eyes swept over them, storing them in his mind, then he flipped through them.

"That's not right. Haven't the Witch Souls already pledged allegiance to the Alien Spirit Clan? Logically, this race's soul cultivation methods should be extremely powerful, far surpassing humans. Why are there so many errors?"

After reading for a while, Zhang Xuan couldn't help frowning.

These soul cultivation manuals had far too many errors; each one was riddled with flaws, with thousands of defects. He really didn't know how these guys managed to cultivate.

He had originally thought that with the allegiance of the Witch Soul Masters, the Alien Spirit Clan's soul cultivation techniques would surely be pure and refined, allowing him to advance his soul power further. But after seeing this, he realized it was not the case at all.

If one cultivated according to their methods, even if they didn't go mad, they would be on the verge of collapse at any moment.

"Probably humans and the Alien Spirit Clan are two different species, so cultivation techniques cannot be shared..." Zhang Xuan shook his head.

For now, that was the only explanation.

While he was studying the treasures, the many puppets had already killed all fifty-plus Alien Spirit Clan members left here.

They brought over a pile of storage rings.

Examining them one by one, Zhang Xuan collected many treasures and spirit stones, as well as many books on the soul.

After dealing with these, he was not in a hurry. With a grab of his hand, he withdrew the illusion array and had the puppets clean up the corpses of the dead Alien Spirit Clan members, then disguised himself again as Golden Leaf King and stood in place.

There were over two hundred Alien Spirit Clan members in total. Only fifty-plus had been killed so far; there were still over 150 out exploring. Since he had started, he naturally had to kill them all to finish the job.

He waited in place, and before long, these Alien Spirit Clan members flew back one by one.

He had the Saint Realm Level 3 puppets ambush around, killing them one by one. In less than two hours, the Alien Spirit Clan team that had crossed the seal was completely wiped out.

"Now, let's go check the seal..."

Knowing that these cannon-fodder types surely didn't know any secrets, he didn't bother interrogating them. After killing them all, he flew straight toward the direction of the seal.

He had previously asked Lu Feng and the others about the seal's location, so he already knew its exact position.

...

Whoosh!

In a small valley of the underground cavern, a group of master teachers withdrew their hidden formation, let out a breath, and their eyes gleamed with light.

It was Lu Feng and the others, who had been recuperating.

After several hours of recovery, their physical strength was almost fully restored. Although some serious injuries could not be eliminated, they were mostly healed.

"Our injuries are mostly healed; it's time to go help!"

"Right, Teacher Zhang is alone dealing with so many Alien Spirit Clan members. Even if his survival ability is strong, his actual strength... is still too weak! I'm afraid he'll be in danger..."

"He went through hell for us; how can we just watch him fall into danger and stand by?"

"Regardless, we have to go check..."

...

The many master teachers stood up, each showing determination.

Teacher Zhang had risked his life for them without any regard for himself; how could they just watch him face danger alone and sit here at ease?

"Since that's the case, let's all go together..." Seeing everyone's unanimous attitude, Lu Feng said.

Among them, though not the oldest, he was the highest in status and strength, and he was also an old acquaintance of Teacher Zhang, so he had the most say.

"Alright!"

Everyone nodded simultaneously, each taking out their weapons, and flew in unison toward the direction where they had been besieged earlier.

"Why is there no movement at all? And have you noticed? The killing aura here seems to have significantly decreased..."

The more they flew, the stranger it felt. One master teacher couldn't help saying.

They had been in the underground cavern for at least two months, and the killing aura had been growing heavier and denser, constantly exerting immense pressure.

But now, this feeling had become very faint, as if it might dissipate at any moment.

Most importantly, if Teacher Zhang had indeed gone to trouble the Alien Spirit Clan members... why was there no commotion? Not even the scouts searching for them had been found?

"When things are abnormal, there must be a reason... Everyone, be careful!" An older master teacher said.

Everyone nodded and continued flying forward.

Before long, they arrived at the base built by the Alien Spirit Clan.

They had scouted this place countless times before, but each time they were discovered or trapped in formations... Over the past two months, at least a dozen master teachers had died here.

But now... there was not a single person in sight, and most importantly, the buildings before them had turned into a pile of ruins.

"These buildings..."

Everyone was stunned.

"Look over there!"

Flying closer, they searched around. Suddenly, a master teacher shouted. Hearing his cry, the others gathered around.

Before them, there was a pool of blood on the ground, carrying a dense killing aura, completely different from that of humans.

Lu Feng approached, formed a sword with his fingers, and lightly cut the ground.

Crash!

A pile of buried corpses was exposed, stacked together, numbering over two hundred, including the two most powerful kings.

"This, this... they're all dead?"

"Could it be... Teacher Zhang didn't come to cause trouble, but killed them all?"

"How is that possible? Over two hundred Saint Realm Level 1, two Saint Realm Level 4... With such combat power, even if all the elders of the Master Teacher Academy were brought here, they might not win. One person killed them all..."

...

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They had seen firsthand how powerful these Alien Spirit Clan members were. The entire Hongyuan Empire would struggle to defeat them in a fight, yet one Teacher Zhang had annihilated them... And most importantly, how much time had passed?

How did he do it?

"I can confirm now, he is definitely Zhang Xuan... Only he could achieve this, accomplishing things that are hard to believe..."

Lu Feng smiled bitterly.

If he had had some doubts before, now he was completely clear.

Only this unfathomable young man could do such astonishing things.

No one else could pull it off.

Back when he was only at the Integration and Void Step realms, he had already caused chaos in the Master Teacher Academy. Now that he had reached the peak of Half-Saint, how could a group of Alien Spirit Clan members be a match?

"Killing so many Alien Spirit Clan members and foiling their plot... This merit is terrifying. We should report to headquarters as soon as possible, so Teacher Zhang's achievements are not buried, and also report this matter..."

One master teacher couldn't help saying.

"Right!"

Everyone nodded simultaneously.

Resisting the Alien Spirit Clan was not a matter for one person, nor the responsibility of a single master teacher, but a matter for all of humanity.

One person killing so many Alien Spirit Clan members and stopping their plot—such merit, when reported to headquarters, would surely be rewarded. No one could deny that.

With clear rewards and punishments, the Master Teacher Hall could operate for tens of thousands of years without being criticized.

"Alright, I'll handle the report..." Lu Feng nodded.

...

Amazed by Zhang Xuan's performance, while they planned to apply for merits for him, Zhang Xuan, who had been traveling, finally stopped.

The seal had arrived!

At the end of the underground cavern, it blocked the connection between the domain battlefield and the human world.

From afar, it looked like a huge light membrane hundreds of meters in diameter, sealing everything, making it impossible to see what was on the other side.

However, standing close, one could clearly feel a dense killing aura surging out from time to time, as if wanting to shred people.

The aura inside the underground cavern should have been spewed out from here, accumulating over time.

"This is the seal?"

Looking at it, Zhang Xuan's pupils involuntarily contracted.

This thing was more terrifying than he had imagined, and also more solid. With his strength, not to mention breaking it, even attacking it would probably leave no trace.

"With such a powerful seal, how did those Alien Spirit Clan members and Qingye King and the others get through?"

After watching for a while, Zhang Xuan couldn't help wondering.

If the seal were damaged or broken, it would be understandable, but the one before him was majestic and solid, giving a sense of indestructibility—that is, without any damage. Under these circumstances, how did they manage to break through the barrier and get here?

"Flaw!"

Wondering inwardly, Zhang Xuan's mind stirred, and he softly exclaimed in his mind.