After a while, a student from the Inner Court finally summoned the courage to ask, "Elder Wu, may I ask if the academy has gathered us here to announce something important?"
Wu Changkong merely glanced at him, then said coldly, "You've been staying in the academy all this time, so you probably don't know that the seal of the abyss has already been broken?"
Upon hearing these words, many students from the Inner Court looked bewildered...
"The abyss? What kind of place is that? I've never heard of it!"
"I've never heard of it either, but the name doesn't sound like a good place!"
"How could you not know about the abyss? It contains incredibly powerful abyssal creatures. It's no exaggeration to say they nearly caused humanity's extinction!"
"Gasp... Does what Elder Wu just said mean that these abyssal creatures have broken through the seal and are about to invade the human world?"
"That should be what it means, after all, the catastrophe brought by abyssal creatures is unimaginable!"
Hearing their discussion, Wu Changkong nodded in affirmation, "Correct, it seems that some of you understand the fearsome nature of abyssal creatures. Ya Li and the other three elders have gone to reinforce the efforts for this reason!"
After understanding the ins and outs, the Inner Court students mused, "No wonder when I tried to find Elder Ya Li to inquire about support-class Soul Master matters, she was nowhere to be found; it turns out she's already left the academy!"
"Are those abyssal creatures really so troublesome? They require four Elders of the Sea God Pavilion to handle!"
"But with the elders from the Sea God Pavilion, those abyssal creatures will definitely not be a match!!"
However, before the words were finished, Wu Changkong cut them off with a cold voice, "If you think like that, you're gravely mistaken. Even with the aid of four elders from the Sea God Pavilion, in front of the abyssal creatures' army, it's still hopeless!"
"Among the abyssal creatures, there are at least twenty to thirty extremely strong beings comparable to Hyper Douluo level!"
After a pause, he continued, "Simultaneously, the purpose of calling you here is to support the Blood God Army!"
The Inner Court students' expressions drastically changed upon hearing this...
By the previous description, this battle seems completely unwinnable. They came to Shrek Academy to learn, not to risk their lives!
"Even the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion aren't a match; if we go, won't it be a death sentence?"
"Exactly, Elder Wu, with just us, it's pointless to go, it's better to stay in the academy!"
"I don't want to go, those abyssal creatures are supposedly scarier than evil Soul Masters, devouring people without leaving bones!"
"That's right, let the federation handle it; there's no need for us to risk ourselves!"
Seeing this, Wu Changkong couldn't help but frown...
He deeply felt that this batch of Inner Court students was simply too disappointing!
They completely lacked a spirit of sacrifice!
One must know that the past Inner Court students would never retreat even when facing powerful evil Soul Masters!!
Anger surged in his heart, and he coldly declared, "You have the right to refuse to support, but the result will be a loss of your Shrek Academy Inner Court student status."
"Here, we don't need cowards!!"
In an instant, a female Inner Court student raised her hand, somewhat shamefully bowing her head, "Elder Wu, I... I give up."
Following her lead, other Inner Court students also gradually raised their hands...
"Elder Wu, I too give up!! I... have a mother to care for, I can't waste my life. Sorry!"
"I know it's disgraceful to do this, but... but I really don't want to die!! Elder Wu, you're right, I'm not worthy of being an Inner Court student, I'll leave on my own tomorrow!"
...
With these words spoken, Outer Court students finally sighed in relief, immediately sitting on the ground to quickly rest...
Because they knew Wu Changkong's character well; if he said they'd rest for ten minutes, it wouldn't be a minute longer!
The Inner Court students gathered together, seemingly discussing how to respond upon arrival in the abyss…
At this time, Long Yeyue looked at Wu Changkong and asked, "Longkong, in your opinion, where might Elder Xu be now?"
With such a major event happening, Xu Sheng has only appeared in the abyss once, then vanished without a trace!
This indeed puzzled the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion…
Hearing this, Wu Changkong pondered, "Xu Sheng? I'm not very clear on his whereabouts either; back at East Sea Academy, it wasn't like this."
Back then, Xu Sheng spent most of his time in the academy teaching students, nowhere near as elusive as now!
Long Yeyue sighed, "I see… Well, there's really no way to know!"
Meanwhile, Cai Yue'er took the opportunity to contact an officer from the Blood God Army…
But one word from the other side made her face look extremely grim…
Lan Muzi noticed her unease and asked with furrowed brows, "Elder Cai? What happened?"
Cai Yue'er suppressed her anger, gritting her teeth, "News from the Blood God Army says that Turbid World Elder and Elder Feng have fallen in battle with the Abyssal Emperor!"
Everyone displayed astonishment upon hearing this…
Tang Yinmeng quickly inquired, "What? How can that be, wasn't Elder Ya Li there?"
That's the Saint Soul Douluo, known to be practically impossible to kill even if she wished!
Cai Yue'er shook her head, "They're unclear about it too, but I speculate that even Elder Ya Li couldn't heal them, likely due to some irreversible attack they suffered!"
Tang Yinmeng shouted in anger, "Damn it… The fall of Turbid World Elder and Elder Feng is a huge blow to our Shrek Academy!"
Long Yeyue, with a calm tone, remarked, "Looks like we must be prepared for falls; Turbid World and Feng Wu Yu jointly couldn't match the Abyssal Emperor, meaning his power likely exceeds the Ultimate Douluo level!"
Though her heart ached for Turbid World and Feng Wu Yu's deaths, what's done is done, and nothing can bring them back!
The focus must be on minimizing losses in the upcoming battles!
Lan Muzi, his eyes red, emotionally declared, "We must avenge the two elders! Immediately depart for the abyss!"
The bond among the Sea God Pavilion Elders is unlike other factions, almost like one single mind!
Now that this has happened, how can one stay calm!
Tang Yinmeng comforted, "Muzi, rushing won't help now…"
Lan Muzi paused, regaining his composure, apologizing, "Sorry, I got too emotional!"
Upon reaching the abyss, he absolutely wouldn't spare the Abyssal Emperor, even if its power was above the Ultimate Douluo level!
...
Looking at the ground full of evil Soul Masters' corpses, one of the War Gods said breathlessly, "Hall Master, my Soul Power is nearly exhausted; with just the three of us, it's impossible to clear all these evil Soul Masters!"
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