Chapter 593: The Sound of the Dragon's Roar

Green Oasis, West.

Dozens of Academy disciples were trapped behind a huge boulder, and a continuous stream of Spirit Beasts, as if gone mad, rushed in from other directions toward a dense forest in the west.

These Spirit Beasts were especially irritable; upon seeing human cultivators, they would launch lethal attacks. These dozens of people, originally two classes, hid behind the boulder as they were pursued by the Spirit Beast Horde.

They wanted to leave, but the Spirit Beasts kept increasing, making escape impossible.

Even the Elder who came to help was powerless.

Seeing the place about to be overrun, dozens of people were frantic, not knowing what to do.

They tried to force their way through, but it was useless; it only caused the surrounding Spirit Beasts to attack together.

Just as the crowd was like ants on a hot pan, a figure descended from the sky and landed on the boulder.

The newcomer wore a striking red outfit, features delicate, and exuded heroic spirit between the brows and eyes.

It was none other than Duan Yu.

"It's Duan Yu!"

"Great! We're saved!"

Seeing the newcomer clearly, several people showed ecstatic expressions.

Duan Yu is a highly renowned Beast Tamer, and his strength is great; he can surely lead them out of here!

"Duan Yu, please take us out!"

The Elder who came to rescue but was trapped himself said to Duan Yu.

Duan Yu lightly nodded, took out his flute, and placed it to his lips to play.

The sound of the An Soul Song instantly rose on the wind, drifting across this stretch of sky and earth.

The Spirit Beasts that heard the An Soul Song shivered, shook their heads, and gradually became less irritable.

However, they still kept pouring in from afar, as if something at the western edge, right beside the Black Mist Sea's dense forest, held a deadly lure for them.

After playing for a while, Duan Yu slightly furrowed his brows.

These Spirit Beasts were hard to control; soothing them in large groups had become much more difficult than before.

They stopped playing the An Soul Song, and those Spirit Beasts instantly became extremely irritable again.

Duan Yu pondered for a moment, jumped down from the boulder, and said to the crowd, "Stay behind me, don't fall behind!"

"Alright!"

The group formed a line, standing tightly together.

Duan Yu played the flute again, but this time it was not the An Soul Song, but the Soul Capturing Song to control the Spirit Beasts.

Moreover, they deliberately narrowed the range, affecting only Spirit Beasts within a ten-zhang radius.

As Duan Yu walked forward, the melody of the Soul Capturing Song continuously poured from the flute; Spirit Beasts that heard it, a few zhang away from Duan Yu, turned and ran toward the side.

"Incredible!"

The Academy disciples following Duan Yu blushed and flushed with excitement.

Soon, after a period of retreat, they were some distance away from that strange western forest; the Spirit Beasts became much sparser and less dangerous.

"Finally saved!"

"Duan Yu, thank you!"

Everyone looked at Duan Yu with grateful faces, repeatedly thanking him.

Had it not been Duan Yu, they might have perished in the beasts' jaws.

Duan Yu simply nodded lightly, remaining composed and indifferent, showing no particular concern.

At that moment, a group walked forward; a few looked up and discovered it was Ye Qingran and the Renxu 108 Class disciples.

"Qin Zixie?"

Duan Yu was slightly startled.

"Duan Yu, it really is you!" Qin Zixie was not particularly surprised.

After all, when they rushed here upon hearing the sound, they had guessed that the Soul Capturing Song was played by Duan Yu.

Then a female Academy disciple stepped forward, saying sarcastically, "Senior Sister Duan Yu, you look a bit off—could it be because your previous injury hasn't healed?"

Previous injury?

The crowd pondered the remark, recalling the day the Spirit Beast Horde attacked the Academy, when Ye Qingran intervened, causing Duan Yu to be backfired and faint.

For a moment, the group rescued by Duan Yu looked at Ye Qingran with unspeakable feelings.

At this time, the sole Elder spoke, "Instructor Ye, regarding the previous incident, shouldn't you apologize to Duan Yu?"

Ye Qingran glared at the Elder, instantly recognizing his deep ties to Golden City.

"Elder, then tell me, what exactly did I do wrong? Why should I apologize?" Ye Qingran said with a laugh.

Last time, had she not intervened, Duan Yu would now be either a vegetative patient or a pile of bones.

She, a rescuer, when ever would she need to apologize to those she saved?

Apologize for what?

Of course, Ye Qingran would not explain, because she knew no one would believe her explanation.

The Elder squinted and sneered, "Instructor Ye, don't you have any points for your own mistakes? If you hadn't intervened against Duan Yu, how could he have fainted? If Duan Yu's Beast Taming skill weren't so strong, our Academy might have been destroyed by your hand!"

These words caused some disciples to nod in agreement.

They thought the same.

However, because of Ye Qingran's status, they dared not speak.

Qin Zixie looked at Ye Qingran, seeing her calm and composed, seemingly without any guilt, and wondered whether they had truly misunderstood her.

He pressed his lips together and said to Duan Yu, "Duan Yu, could there be any misunderstanding about this?"

Duan Yu opened his eyes, looking at Qin Zixie, with a hint of disbelief in his gaze.

"Qin Zixie, you can do it."

Duan Yu gave a cold smile, unable to hide the disappointment in his eyes.

She has always gotten along well with Qin Zixie; she regards him as a close brother, but he doubts her.

"No, Duan Yu, listen to my explanation..." Qin Zixie knew Duan Yu had misunderstood, hurried to speak, but saw Duan Yu turn away.

He felt helpless.

Duan Yu is actually a very decent person; otherwise he wouldn't get along so well with her. Yet both of them are proud, always thinking they are remarkable.

So Duan Yu concluded that the previous fainting wasn't her own fault, but Ye Qingran's.

But this time, it's different.

Because Ye Qingran is far more mysterious than they imagined!

Huh~

A gust of strong wind blew in; over the distant dense forest, wind rose, clouds swirled, and black clouds gathered.

A beam of light pierced the top of the dark clouds, bursting out from the heavy black clouds.

One shaft.

Countless shafts.

Finally they merged into a straight, massive Light Pillar that connected heaven and earth.

Ah~

It seemed as if a dragon's chant echoed from there.

The Spirit Beasts that were gathering toward the dense forest suddenly halted, crouching on the ground and trembling.

The Light Pillar was cyan, so conspicuous that everyone in the entire oasis saw it.

"Go over quickly and take a look!"

"What happened?"

Everyone surged toward the west.