Chapter 1474: Zhao Ya's Plea for Help

"Master's wife?"

Zhang Jiuxiao was stunned.

The little princess of the Luo family, renowned far and wide, had long been heard of. The arranged marriage had always been with their family's young prodigy... Who would have thought she'd be snatched away by the teacher!

No wonder the little princess said she had someone she liked, no wonder the teacher started dismantling things as soon as he arrived, causing chaos, and had complaints about the Zhang family, even beating him up at their first meeting...

After all this fuss, this was the reason!

"Teacher, rest assured. Since she is the master's wife, your disciple would never dare to overstep!" Realizing this, he quickly cupped his fists.

A teacher for a day is a father for life. The teacher is the father, the master's wife is the mother. An arranged marriage... even with ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare!

"Remember that!"

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling even more dizzy. Trembling, he stood up and was about to say more when he sensed something. Flipping his wrist, a token appeared in his palm.

The Hall Master Token.

At this moment, the token emitted a faint glow, as if something had been activated.

This had happened once before. After becoming an Eight-Star Master Teacher, breaking the first seal had caused this. Could it be that he had successfully broken the second seal?

He quickly looked and indeed saw the Hall Master Token shining brightly, faintly revealing a powerful aura and strength.

"Activating the Hall Master Token requires three conditions: first, becoming an Eight-Star Master Teacher; second, reaching the Saint Realm Eighth Layer... Although I haven't broken through now, my combat power and understanding of space are such that even Saint Realm Eighth Layer experts may not surpass me. So... the Hall Master Token considers me to have met the second condition and directly unlocked the seal..."

Soon, Zhang Xuan understood.

Although the Hall Master Token's requirements were hard standards, strength was hard to confirm. Especially for someone like Zhang Xuan, who cultivated the Heaven's Path功法 and could easily transcend levels, he naturally met the criteria.

"Let's see what's under the second seal..."

Last time, unlocking the seal had enhanced his control over it, turning it into a super weapon. Perhaps unlocking the second seal would have other effects.

He focused his mind and looked, and a message entered his mind.

"This..."

Seeing the transmitted message, Zhang Xuan was stunned and couldn't help shaking his head.

He had thought that unlocking the second seal would make the Hall Master Token stronger and solve the current difficulty. Unexpectedly, that wasn't the case at all.

Hidden under the second seal was a teleportation array that could send him to a special secret realm left by the Hall Master of the Saint Son Hall. There, he would find more inheritance of the Nine Nether Divine Eye and the cultivation experience of predecessors.

This would indeed be very beneficial for unlocking the third seal, but for him now, it was of little use.

Without increased power, he couldn't contend with the Great Elder, and the Zhang family matter wouldn't be easily resolved.

Moreover, this teleportation array was single-use. Once used, it would lose its effect. He would need to be prepared before going; otherwise, if the inheritance there was insufficient to form the Heaven's Path功法, wouldn't it be a wasted trip?

Most importantly, his soul and body were mismatched now, making him dizzy and lightheaded. Even if he went, it would be useless!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just as he was lamenting, violent sonic booms in the air pulled his thoughts back. Looking up, he saw the Azure Dragon Beast and Qilin Beast in a sorry state, both having suffered considerable injuries in the battle with the Great Elder.

Although the two sacred beasts were powerful, compared to this head of the Zhang family elders, they were still far inferior.

If the opponent hadn't been struck by lightning all along, they would have likely been defeated long ago.

"The thunder won't last much longer either..."

Looking up, Zhang Xuan shook his head again.

The sea of thunder in the sky, after his frenzied absorption and continuous release of power, had been mostly consumed and no longer had its former might.

It seemed that after a few more strikes, it would be completely exhausted and dissipate.

Rumble!

The Qilin Beast, now enraged, had flames burning fiercely on its body. Beams of fire shot straight out, scorching the entire sky red and setting the ground ablaze. The Azure Dragon Beast took the opportunity to ambush. With the two sacred beasts joining forces, even a true Nine-Star Master Teacher would be hard-pressed. But the Great Elder showed no sign of urgency. With each palm strike, he sealed the space, rendering their attacks ineffective.

The threat of thunder grew smaller, and the power the Great Elder could exert grew stronger. Previously, the Qilin Beast and Azure Dragon Beast could still hold the upper hand, but now they were being suppressed and forced back, unable to hold on.

"Master, we are no match. We should find a way to leave..."

The Qilin Beast transmitted a message.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Though this level of combat far exceeded him, he could still see that the two beasts' defeat was only a matter of time. This Great Elder had murderous intent toward him. Once he dealt with the Qilin Beast and the others, he would surely turn on him.

"Then let's go..."

With that reply, Zhang Xuan's body swayed and he flew forward. Before he had gone far, his body stiffened, and he immediately fell from the air, crashing to the ground.

"Teacher..."

Zhang Jiuxiao hurried to his side.

"I'm fine..." Zhang Xuan rubbed his head.

It seemed that without resolving the compatibility issue between the witch soul and the physical body, leaving was almost impossible!

Suppressing the dizziness in his head, he looked up again and saw that the Great Elder was even closer, and the thunderbolts in the sky had exhausted their power and were beginning to slowly dissipate.

"Get out of my way!"

With the threat of thunder gone, the Great Elder breathed a sigh of relief, gathered his strength to the utmost, let out a loud shout, and waved his palms repeatedly.

Boom! Boom!

The Azure Dragon Beast and Qilin Beast could no longer hold their ground; struck by the palm wind, they flew backward one after another, smashing huge craters into the ground.

"Zhang Xuan, prepare to die!"

Having defeated the two beasts, recalling the humiliation he had just suffered, the Great Elder roared, pointed a finger, and a sword beam shot straight over.

Hum!

Before it arrived, a token blocked the attack like a shield.

Knowing that in his current state he could not resist, Zhang Xuan directly threw the Hall Master Token.

"Great Elder, I am an eight-star master teacher appointed by the Master Teacher Academy. Do you intend to kill me?"

Blocking the attack, Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth.

"Master teacher? You deserve to be called a master teacher?"

Hearing this, the Great Elder was about to explode with rage.

You, a witch soul master, somehow managed to become a master teacher, and you still have the nerve to say that?

This matter must be reported to the Master Teacher Academy for a thorough investigation!

"Die!"

Too lazy to say more, he pressed his palm down again.

Whoosh!

Without anyone controlling it, the Hall Master Token could no longer withstand the force and flew back, followed by a vigorous palm strike that crushed toward Zhang Xuan, as if to flatten him into a meat patty.

"You..."

Unexpectedly, the other party wouldn't waste words with him and was determined to kill him, Zhang Xuan, dizzy and unable to resist, flicked his finger in desperation.

Rumble!

A huge head appeared before him and smashed straight down.

With one blow, it knocked the Great Elder from the air into the ground, pinning him firmly beneath.

Although the Savage Head's combat power was not even comparable to the Saint Realm Eighth Layer, the force of its sudden direct impact was still too great. Moreover, the Great Elder, having fought against the thunder and the two sacred beasts for so long, was already injured. Caught off guard, he couldn't break free for a short time.

"Teacher..."

Not expecting the teacher and the Great Elder to fight so fiercely, Zhang Jiuxiao didn't know how to mediate. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhang Xuan, standing still, frown, flip his wrist, and another jade token appear in his palm.

It was a communication jade token, covered with runes, emitting a special power, as if conveying some important message.

He lightly tapped it with his finger.

Hum!

A somewhat blurry image appeared before him—a woman of unparalleled beauty, indescribably lovely.

He recognized her at a glance: Senior Sister, Zhao Ya!

Though he had never met her, he had heard the teacher describe her appearance in detail.

At this moment, Zhao Ya's face was full of urgency, her mouth opening and closing, and a hurried voice followed.

"Teacher, save me!"

Bang!

The image vanished, and the communication jade token exploded with a "bang!"