Ya Li's gaze turned to Yun Ming, who was seated at the head, and she asked, "Pavilion Master, what do you think? If we let these evil Soul Masters remain in the academy like cavities in teeth, they will always pose a great hidden danger!"
Yun Ming's profound eyes flickered momentarily, "Since all the Elders have already expressed their opinions..."
After a pause, a few murderous glints appeared in his eyes as he spoke again, "Then we will root out all the evil Soul Masters in the academy!"
Although evil Soul Masters can conceal their Martial Souls and appearance, they cannot completely hide the Soul Power within their bodies!
As long as the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion examine them one by one, uncovering the evil Soul Masters wouldn't be difficult; it would just take some more time!
Hearing Yun Ming's emotionally charged words, the other Elders also realized he was not joking around, and their expressions grew more serious...
Elder Cai took a deep breath, slammed the table with force, and coldly commanded, "Since the Pavilion Master has agreed, then next, we will notify all teachers and students to gather at the outer courtyard plaza for each Elder of the Sea God Pavilion to inspect them one by one!"
"Evil Soul Masters, not a single one will leave Shrek Academy alive!"
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Soon after, the announcement from the Sea God's Pavilion had already spread throughout the entire academy...
In the faint commotion, the academy had become noisy...
One of the students said cautiously, "Have you heard? Yesterday, it seems like an evil Soul Master made a move on Yuanen Yehui from the second year's Class One. Fortunately, he was slain by Teacher Xu!"
Another student's eyes widened as they exclaimed, "What! Those evil Soul Masters are so daring, to actually come to our Shrek Academy!"
"Exactly, that's why the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion will personally test all the teachers and students of Shrek Academy!"
"Hiss... so you're saying there wasn't just one evil Soul Master slain by Teacher Xu within Shrek Academy?"
"Of course, otherwise, they wouldn't make such a fuss about it. But it's also a good thing, only by rooting out all the evil Soul Masters can we all cultivate in peace!"
In Class One of the first year, inside the classroom!
Wei Xiaofeng began, "Everyone, have you heard..."
Before he could finish, Xie Xie waved his hand to interrupt, "Stop talking nonsense, with such a big commotion, who in the academy doesn't know?"
Gu Yue nodded, "Hmm, I think the team led by Elder Tang encountered the ambush because someone in the academy leaked the information!"
Xu Xiaoyan, still shaken, said, "Those despicable evil Soul Masters, using such dirty tactics! Just thinking about having evil Soul Masters inside the academy makes my skin crawl!"
Wang Jinxi hesitated, "But with such a public announcement from the academy, I'm afraid quite a few evil Soul Masters with hidden identities might try to sneak away!"
Ye Xinglan coldly clarified, "That's impossible! The academy has already forbidden leaving these past few days and has even had Academy President Cai personally stand guard. Anyone trying to leave surreptitiously will be executed as an evil Soul Master without exception!!"
Xu Lizhi looked around at the other classmates with a sneaky expression and whispered, "Sister Xinglan, do you think there might be evil Soul Masters in our class too?"
Ye Xinglan replied indifferently, "Who knows! They could be right beside us for all we know."
Hearing this, Xu Lizhi instinctively shrank away from her...
Just then, Xu Sheng stepped into the classroom...
The previously chaotic atmosphere suddenly quieted down, and all the students fixed their eyes on him...
In response, Xu Sheng gave a slight smile, "Presumably, everyone is already aware of the recent incident, so, for today, the academy has announced the suspension of classes."
"And afterward, each class will be notified in turn to proceed to the outer courtyard plaza, where the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion will personally conduct the investigation."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a student with a somewhat panicked face suddenly stood up, gritted their teeth, and said, "What, how can this be, if classes are suspended without notice, what about the delay in everyone's cultivation?"
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In an instant, the entire classroom fell eerily silent...
All the students stared at their peer with a strange look...
The next second, a "pfft" sound was heard as a robust stream of Soul Power shot out instantly, boring a bloody hole in the student's head...
Devoid of consciousness, he slumped powerlessly into a pool of his own blood...
Witnessing this scene, a cold chill rose from the bottom of the other students' hearts, and their gazes towards Xu Sheng were filled with fear...
They could never have imagined that the always gentle Teacher Xu could have such a terrifying side!
Xu Sheng's lips curled into an arc as he walked over to the dead student, picked up his soul tool, and retrieved a pitch-black token from it!
It bore three blurred characters, precisely the name of the Holy Spirit Cult!
Then, he softly addressed the students in the classroom, "Everyone, there's no need to be afraid. This guy was a spy sent by the Holy Spirit Cult, and we had confirmed it beforehand!"
"Moreover, the investigation was carried out personally by the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion, so there is no chance of any student being wrongly accused!!"
After these words were spoken, the students quietly breathed a sigh of relief...
They had all been somewhat afraid of being misunderstood and then mercilessly slain without the chance to explain themselves!
But now it seemed that if the inquiry was conducted personally by the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion, such an incident was highly unlikely!
Seeing that the students' mood had eased, Xu Sheng then said, "Now, all the students of Class One, immediately line up and head to the outer courtyard square!"
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After a thorough inspection of the students and teachers, the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion had killed several evil Soul Masters hidden among the students within a single day!
Especially Cai Yue'er, who was responsible for guarding the outer courtyard gate, had alone killed dozens of evil Soul Masters attempting to escape!
At this moment, Cai Yue'er's face bore a few traces of sorrow as she sighed, "I never thought that there would be over a hundred evil Soul Masters infiltrating our Shrek Academy..."
She had always treated every student like her own child!
Now, she was forced to personally execute some of them! The taste in her heart was indescribable!
Next to her, Turbid World pressed her thin lips together, consoling, "Elder Cai, we all understand how painful this is for you, but for the safety of the academy, it had to be done!"
Ya Li, her eyes filled with pain, nodded and said, "That's right, Elder Cai, we can all understand how you feel, especially since some of the evil Soul Masters are just children..."
How could someone as kindhearted as she wish to witness such a scene?
The other Elders also fell silent...
Only Long Yeyue spoke in a cold voice, "From the moment they chose to become evil Soul Masters, they were no longer students of our Shrek Academy."
"Therefore, the Elders should not feel any psychological pressure!"
In her eyes, anyone who had become an evil Soul Master, be it family or friend, was an enemy who must be eliminated!
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