With Lin Xiaohan's final scream, his entire body turned to ashes.
The blood river in the dungeon also evaporated under the scorching heat of the Indestructible Phoenix Flame.
With Lin Xiaohan's death, the slave trade between the Lin family and Madam Miao also came to an end. Perhaps many slaves would not have been captured by the Lin family and had their blood drained to death.
But Mu Qingting knew that this could not truly save those slaves, because the slave trade in this country would not change due to the fall of one Lin family ancestor.
Mu Qingting put away the Xuan Yang Sword and turned her gaze to an empty corner beside her.
With a squinting smile, she said, "Dean, you've been watching the show for so long, it's time to come out!"
As soon as Mu Qingting finished speaking, Dao Yuanming's figure appeared before her.
"Good for you, Xin Ci. I didn't expect you to be such a delicate little girl. You've been disrespecting this old man too much by hiding it from the Dean for so long."
Dao Yuanming looked at Mu Qingting's delicate little face and said, pretending to be angry.
Mu Qingting rolled her eyes at him and said, "You still have the nerve to say that? As the Dean of the Four Symbols Academy, you stood by at the inn and watched someone break into your student's room to assassinate them, but you didn't intervene to help. You even followed us secretly and watched the show from the shadows the entire time."
Dao Yuanming chuckled awkwardly and said, "This Dean was just testing you, seeing how much potential you have?"
"But you, little girl, have truly surprised me. To reach the Saint Emperor realm at such a young age is something even the peerless geniuses of the Five Great Sacred Lands cannot achieve."
"It seems our Four Symbols Academy has indeed cultivated a peerless genius. Of course, this also has the credit of this wise and mighty Dean."
Dao Yuanming boasted proudly.
"Oh, please. A certain wise and mighty Dean hasn't returned to the Four Symbols Academy for many years." Mu Qingting retorted.
"Ahem..." Dao Yuanming coughed twice, then said, "But little girl, what was with that dull Xin Ci earlier? Is it possible that there's another soul in your body?"
Mu Qingting raised her eyebrows. This Dao Yuanming was indeed an old fox; he saw through it at a glance.
It seemed the Dean was more than just a three-star Saint Emperor.
Since Dao Yuanming had noticed the situation with Xin Ci and herself, Mu Qingting had no intention of hiding it.
"That's right, Xin Ci is resting, and I am temporarily taking over the body."
"This is good. The current you is much more pleasing to the eye. The previous dull Xin Ci was irritating just to look at," Dao Yuanming said with a smile.
"Uh... Dean, Xin Ci heard what you just said..."
Xin Ci, in the space of consciousness, felt speechless.
Dean, is my impression of you that bad?
The commotion from the battle with Lin Xiaohan earlier was too great. The residual true energy fluctuations in the dungeon alone could be sensed by other powerful individuals in Jingchen Kingdom.
Mu Qingting and Dao Yuanming exchanged glances, then said, "This place is not suitable for staying. Let's go!"
...
Yue Chuling and the others who had escaped the dungeon earlier were standing on top of a large tree, observing the situation in the dungeon.
A vertical pupil had appeared between Yue Chuling's eyebrows.
This vertical pupil was as beautiful as purple amber, with a semi-transparent iris that emitted a faint glow.
This was the unique divine ability of the Heavenly Spirit Fox clan, the Heavenly Fox Eye.
Pei Xiu, standing beside her, asked, "How is it? Did that Mu Xin Ci escape? Was he killed by Lin Xiaohan?"
Suddenly, Yue Chuling seemed to see a shocking scene, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
But she quickly regained her composure and shook her head, "That human has already left the dungeon. Not only that, but he also killed the half-step Saint Emperor in the dungeon!"
"What?! What did you say?! Mu Xin Ci killed a half-step Saint Emperor!!!"
Pei Xiu's eyes widened in disbelief.
"That's right. I saw it just now through the Heavenly Fox Eye," Yue Chuling nodded.
At this moment, a trace of crimson blood flowed from Yue Chuling's vertical pupil.
Her eye felt as if it were about to burst with pain, forcing Yue Chuling to close the Heavenly Fox Eye.
Her delicate face turned pale, and she sighed inwardly, "As expected, the battles of Saint Emperors are not easy to spy on. Fortunately, that human named Mu Xin Ci did not display too much power, otherwise, with my current strength, I would definitely suffer a severe backlash!"
Seeing Yue Chuling's state, Pei Xiu could also confirm that she was not lying.
However, neither of them could believe that Xin Ci actually possessed the strength of a Saint Emperor!
Recalling how she had provoked this Saint Emperor powerhouse multiple times before, Yue Chuling felt a surge of lingering fear.
But regardless, the Heavenly Spirit Fox clan owed Xin Ci a favor this time.
After a brief farewell to Pei Xiu, Yue Chuling left Jingchen Kingdom with Yue Chujie and the others.
Pei Xiu, watching Yue Chujie being taken away, stomped on the withered grass under her feet unhappily and cursed, "Damn it, I worked all night and got nothing. I originally wanted to secretly abduct a little fox girl. I'm so angry."
At the same time, she made an indecent gesture towards the direction of the Lin family's dungeon and shouted, "Damn Mu Xin Ci, using me as a tool! Next time I see you, I'll make sure you regret it."
A few days later, the news of the Lin family ancestor Lin Xiaohan's demise spread throughout Jingchen Kingdom.
This shocked everyone in Jingchen Kingdom. A half-step Saint Emperor realm expert was killed by three people who broke into the Lin family.
Meanwhile, other families who had feuded with the Lin family gloated. In their eyes, with Lin Xiaohan's death, the threat the Lin family posed to them had greatly diminished.
The three major families had already begun discussing how to divide the Lin family's assets.
But these matters were no longer relevant to Xin Ci and Mu Qingting.
Xin Ci, having returned to his main personality, asked Dao Yuanming, "Dean, do you know where I can obtain the blood essence of a Saint-tier demonic beast?"
"Saint-tier demonic beast blood essence?!"
Dao Yuanming was stunned, then frowned and pondered for a moment before replying, "Saint-tier demonic beasts are not difficult to find, but hunting them to obtain their blood essence is not easy."
"Why?"
"Because in the Central Continent, demonic beasts are not distributed as randomly as in the Eastern Continent. If it were a demonic beast below the Saint tier, it would be fine, but Saint-tier and above demonic beasts are basically all in the Beast God Valley."
"Beast God Valley? What kind of place is that?" Xin Ci asked, confused.
"The Beast God Valley is a sacred land created by the supreme powerhouses of the demonic beast race, the Dragon and Phoenix Emperors. It contains countless high-level demonic beasts."
"Because most people fear the existence of the Dragon and Phoenix Emperors and dare not enter the Beast God Valley casually, the Beast God Valley is also known as one of the forbidden zones for humans."
After hearing Dao Yuanming's explanation, Xin Ci bit his lower lip and thought, "Although the Beast God Valley is dangerous, he has to go there personally to create a physical body for Mu Qingting and Old Han."
Dao Yuanming, on the side, seemed to see his thoughts and warned, "You brat, don't do anything rash. The Beast God Valley is not a place you can enter now. Even with the help of that little girl inside you, it will be very difficult for you to survive in the Beast God Valley!"