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About half an hour later, the team settled into a luxurious inn in Mingdu. However, calling it an inn doesn't do it justice. It serves as Shrek Academy's liaison point in Mingdu, spanning thousands of square meters. Every aspect, from architecture to decoration, exudes opulence.
While most of the team members began to rest and adjust their states, Elder Xuan appeared in a hall, looking quite helpless.
"Elder Xuan, isn't it unethical for Shrek Academy to ally with the Shui family without including us?"
A young man in the hall spoke first, voicing the thoughts of everyone present.
Those gathered were primarily the powerful figures who attended the previous meeting at Shrek Academy. They were now demanding an explanation from Elder Xuan.
"Please, hear me out. Although Shui Wuya is the young master of the Shui family, he was once a student at Shrek Academy. His assistance in helping Shrek fend off the beast tide is perfectly reasonable."
Elder Xuan explained why Shui Wuya appeared in Shrek City and repelled Di tian and the beast tide army.
However, as he prepared to further clarify the relationship between Shui Wuya and Shrek, the hall erupted with skeptical and opposing voices.
"Elder Xuan, do you take us for children? How do you explain Shui Wuya accompanying Shrek Academy to Mingdu?"
"Exactly! It's clear Shrek Academy has tricked us and allied with the Shui family on their own!"
"We demand to see the Shui family's young master. Please introduce us, Elder Xuan!"
The hall became a cacophony of noise. Knowing he was at a disadvantage, Elder Xuan could only shake his head in helplessness and sigh repeatedly.
Meanwhile, in a secret room of the inn, Shui Wuya was ignoring the outside commotion. He was using his spiritual power to stimulate a fragment of Wang Qiu'er's soul within her.
Although Shui Wuya had healed Wang Qiu'er's injuries earlier, he found an excuse once the team arrived at the inn. Claiming he needed to further stabilize Wang Qiu'er's foundation, they came to the secret room.
Under Shui Wuya's deliberate hypnosis, Wang Qiu'er had fallen asleep. Five soul spirits floated around Shui Wuya.
"Evil Eye, enter her spiritual world. No matter what, you must awaken that soul fragment!"
To speed up the awakening process, Shui Wuya decided to take a risk and let Evil Eye enter Wang Qiu'er's spiritual world directly.
Without a word, Evil Eye instantly entered Wang Qiu'er's body, causing her to emit a faint multicoloured glow.
Time passed slowly as Shui Wuya and the four other soul spirits waited quietly.
When Shui Wuya's patience wore thin, and he considered risking all four remaining soul spirits by sending them into Wang Qiu'er's spiritual world, Evil Eye suddenly emerged. Its spiritual form was extremely faint, indicating it had undergone significant consumption.
"She's awake."
With these words, Evil Eye quickly returned to Shui Wuyou's body to recover. Shui Wuya, momentarily stunned, watched as a small girl's soul appeared above Wang Qiu'er's head.
The girl's soul had vacant eyes, seemingly lacking conscious awareness. Without hesitation, Shui Wuya released a stream of spiritual energy, merging it with the girl's soul to probe her memories.
What he discovered shocked him immensely.
"What a domineering method!"
Murmuring to himself, Shui Wuya learned from the girl's memories that Tang San had once split Tang Wutong's soul in two. One part became Wang Dong'er, while the other seized the Emperor Auspicious Beast's body through possession. This half of Tang Wutong's soul successfully stole the beast's fate and, from the moment of birth, sealed and suppressed the beast's soul completely.
"She has a warm aura."
Suddenly, Octagon, floating beside Shui Wuya, looked at the girl's soul with a confused expression. A sense of kinship drew her toward the soul, a feeling that spread to the other three soul spirits: Ice Emperor, Dream, and Bai Shan.
Even Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, usually dormant in Shui Wuya's spiritual world, showed a rare reaction.
Shui Wuya wasn't surprised by this. He knew that the little girl's soul before him was the true Emperor Auspicious Beast.
In the secret room, the atmosphere froze for several seconds. As Shui Wuya contemplated ways to fully restore the beast's consciousness, Wang Qiu'er showed signs of waking up.
Shui Wuya was startled and immediately planned to release a stream of spiritual energy to make Wang Qiu'er fall asleep again.
However, before he could act, the soul of the Auspicious Beast reacted. Its previously vacant expression twisted into one of agony and struggle. Suddenly, a brilliant golden light burst from its empty eyes, directly targeting Shui Wuya.
"Please... save me!"
The Auspicious Beast's soul struggled to voice its plea for help.
This sight shocked Shui Wuya deeply. Despite his extensive experience, he had never heard such a heart-wrenching cry for help. The soul writhed in the air, attempting to break free from an invisible constraint.
"I will save you."
In a flash, Shui Wuya promised to rescue the Auspicious Beast's soul. However, just as he spoke, Wang Qiu'er's eyelids began to flutter. The next moment, the soul was instantly pulled back into her body by a mysterious force.
"Shui Wuya, how long was I asleep?"
Soon after, Wang Qiu'er opened her eyes and saw Shui Wuya standing alone in the secret room. She looked confused as she asked.
"Not long."
Shui Wuya collected his thoughts and replied with a calm expression. From her appearance, it was clear Wang Qiu'er was unaware of what had just transpired. This, however, was unimportant to Shui Wuya.
After a short while, Shui Wuya sent Wang Qiu'er away and remained alone in the secret room, pondering how to fulfill his promise and rescue the Auspicious Beast's soul.
At the same time, outside the secret room, Mo Lihai received a distressing message.
"Sect Master, Haotian Sect is attacking! Please return to the sect immediately!"
Mo Lihai's expression changed drastically as he looked at the communication device relaying the urgent news.
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Meanwhile, in another part of the world, the secluded mountain stronghold of the Tianshui Sect was filled with the sounds of intense battle.
In the sky, over twenty figures wielding massive Haotian Hammers launched a frenzied assault on the Tianshui Sect. Leading the charge was none other than Wang Dong'er!