The moonlight shone on the kneeling figure as the wheel turned.
It was actually that low-level demon that ambushed Qi Yu!
The low-level monster rolled on the ground in agony, wailing and moaning.
"My lord, I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again!"
"Please, my lord, spare my life!"
The face of the standing man remained shrouded in darkness, unmoved.
"Spare you?"
Suddenly, a "heh heh" laugh echoed from inside the room, and one pair, two pairs... a total of eight pairs of dark purple eyes lit up in the shadows.
"My lord, this thing is so useless, all it does is cause trouble. Why don't you just let everyone eat it?"
"Yes...everyone has been hungry for a long time."
"It has only eaten a few people, yet it has already exposed everyone's whereabouts. If those damned cultivators investigate, we will be even less likely to get to eat such good food."
"Yes, eat it!"
"Eat it! Eat it!!"
The low-level demons being attacked trembled and cried out, "My lord, my lord, I was just momentarily blinded by evil spirits, please give me another chance!"
The man referred to as "Master" kept moving, continuously absorbing the power from the low-level monsters.
The low-level monster was growing weaker and weaker, still murmuring and begging for mercy.
The "adult" withdrew his hand and breathed a long sigh of relief.
The low-level demon, thinking its life had been spared, kowtowed three times and thanked him profusely, saying, "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! Your subordinate will certainly..."
"Snap—"
The words were still in his mouth when the demon suddenly stopped.
The next instant, his entire body was torn to pieces!
"Master" chuckled and picked up the monster's head from the ground.
"How dare you covet my prey..."
He extended a terrifyingly long, scarlet tongue and slowly licked the head of the low-level demon.
"Qi Yu can only be my meal."
He waved gently.
Several dark figures suddenly emerged from the darkness, greedily grabbing the severed limbs from the ground and stuffing them into their mouths.
The low-level demon's body was completely devoured in an instant.
The sound of sharp teeth tearing flesh didn't stop until late into the night.
...
The next day, the weather was gloomy, and a mountain rain was imminent.
Qi Yu, sitting on the bed in the room, slowly opened her eyes.
As expected, the demon did not return.
She opened the door and practiced the Jade Carving Sword Technique in the courtyard.
Qi Yu took out a handkerchief and wiped the Compassion Sword again.
She gazed at the gleaming longsword, lost in thought.
A night has passed, and it is unknown whether the teachers and elders of the Spirit Academy have captured the demon.
Suddenly, a voice containing profound spiritual power rang in my ears.
"All disciples, come to the Great Hall of the Preaching."
Wu Rouwan's calm and powerful voice resounded throughout the entire Spirit Academy. Qi Yu's heart raced, and he hurried towards the Hall of Preaching.
Have they already caught them?
When she stepped into the main hall, panting, there were already many people inside.
Qi Yu suddenly slowed his pace, his eyes widening slightly as he looked at a pile of blood-stained, tattered clothes in the center of the hall.
Besides the blue robes worn by the disciples of the Spirit Academy, there were several other robes of different colors.
Mu Xi knelt beside the pile of clothes, looking lifeless and staring at a plain white embroidered shoe.
Xu Shensheng sat to Mu Xi's right, silently patting Mu Xi's shoulder.
Wu Qianqian and Gou Dan walked over to Qi Yu and pulled her aside.
Qi Yu opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Wu Qianqian said indifferently, "Seven people."
Qi Yu stared wide-eyed at the pile of clothes on the ground.
Wu Qianqian lowered her eyelids and stopped speaking.
More and more disciples entered the preaching hall, and they discussed the scene.
"What is the purpose of summoning us to the preaching hall today?"
“Look at the clothes on the ground, there’s blood.”
"I don't know why, but I've had a really gloomy feeling in the Spirit Academy these past few days."
"Why does Mu Xi seem like she's lost her soul?"
"I heard that Mu Xi searched for Ya'er all day yesterday..."
"Huh? Those shoes look familiar. Aren't they the ones Ya'er always wears?"
"this……"
The crowd gradually realized the seriousness of the situation and dared not say anything more.
Wu Rouwan and several teachers slowly entered the preaching hall.
Several teachers, with solemn and stern expressions, walked to the head of the preaching hall.
Master Lin, who taught the art of weapon forging, was carrying a small cage. Inside, a black mist-like thing was constantly thrashing about, trying to escape.
"I've called you all here today..." Wu Rouwan paused for a moment, then continued, "because an extremely serious matter has occurred at the Spirit Academy."
Hua Nongying gripped her sword and said coldly, "A demon has invaded the Spirit Academy."
His Highness's disciples suddenly erupted in chaos.
"What?! A monster?!"
"Isn't the Spirit Academy protected by a barrier? How did the demon get in?!"
"My God! Those clothes, could they belong to people who were eaten by monsters?"
"What do we do? The division commanders all look so grim. Are we going to get eaten?!"
"Stop—" Wu Rouwan's voice, amplified by spiritual power, boomed in the ears of all the disciples, and the murmurs gradually subsided.
"Last night, a demon sneaked into a disciple's room, but was discovered by the disciple. That's why we were able to find out about it early and prevent more tragedies from happening."
Looking at Mu Xi, who was sobbing softly, Wu Rouwan sighed, "It is our dereliction of duty to lose our lives within the territory of the Spirit Academy. We will do our best to make compensation. May the deceased rest in peace."
"And at this moment, what's even more important is..."
"Catch the monster's accomplices."
Xiao Baichi, standing in the crowd, exclaimed in surprise, "There are accomplices?!"
Wu Rouwan said, "It's a pity. Although I don't want to believe it, without the Spirit Academy's access jade pendant, demons cannot enter the Spirit Academy. This could only happen if there is a traitor within the Spirit Academy."
Panic gripped the people, and everyone looked at those around them, fearing that a traitor might be right beside them.
Commander Lin waved his hand and tossed the small cage into the air. The cage instantly expanded several times its original size, and only then could everyone see what was inside.
"Monster!"
The people inside the hall were startled by the low-level demon and began to curse.
"So this is what monsters look like! How scary!"
"Dirty creatures."
"My God, those people were swallowed up by such a horrible thing, they suffered so much..."
Mu Xi, who was kneeling, raised her bloodshot eyes and stared intently at the demon.
Standing beside Qi Yu, Wu Qianqian's pupils trembled as she looked up at the ugly, terrifying, yet incredibly familiar creature.
When Gou Dan first saw the monster, he trembled slightly, but he took a deep breath and calmed down, enduring his discomfort to carefully observe the monster's specific form.
Qi Yu frowned slightly as she looked at the monster that was still roaring and trying to break out of the cage.
Although monsters almost all look the same, their body shapes are still slightly different.
The monster from last night and the one in this cage today are definitely not the same one.
The worst-case scenario has occurred.
Just like seeing one cockroach implies that there are countless cockroaches in the unseen darkness.
There is probably more than one demon inside the Spirit Academy.
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