As they were about to reach the Golden Ancient Tree, Bei Bei stopped in his tracks, then turned around to look at the battered members of Shrek Academy behind him and slowly spoke.
"Everyone, rest well here from now on. Staying in this place will help you recover from your injuries."
Although the Golden Ancient Tree could not directly treat those who had suffered severe injuries, simply staying near the Golden Ancient Tree could accelerate the recovery of injuries. Of course, that applied to ordinary injuries; severe injuries could not be healed this way.
Moreover, besides providing auxiliary healing effects, the Golden Ancient Tree could also summon power to form a golden protective barrier. However, summoning it once would consume a significant amount of power, and it would not be summoned unless under special circumstances.
Just at this moment, the crowd quickly arrived near the Golden Ancient Tree and suddenly discovered that the life energy here was quite dense.
That energy was warm and gentle, wrapping around their bodies, permeating into their skin, and flowing into their Meridians.
"This..."
A student widened their eyes, their face filled with pleasant surprise.
"The life energy here is so dense!"
"I feel like my wounds are healing! And my Spirit Power and stamina seem to be recovering!"
"Me too!"
Everyone spoke one after another, their voices filled with disbelief and joy. Those bodies that were originally exhausted from battle began to slowly recover under the nourishment of this life energy.
The several veteran elders of the Sea God Pavilion could not help but be stunned at this moment. They had stayed in the Sea God Pavilion all year round, yet... they had never felt such dense life energy.
Elder Song's gaze fell on Bei Bei, and she began to ponder in her heart.
Could it be the life energy released by the Golden Ancient Tree mobilized by Bei Bei?
Could Bei Bei have gained even more recognition from the Golden Ancient Tree than Mu En back then?
A trace of complexity flashed through Elder Song's eyes, and an indescribable emotion surged in her heart.
Although Mu En could also mobilize the power of the Golden Ancient Tree back then, he had never made the life energy this dense.
And Bei Bei... how long had he been the Sea God Pavilion Master?
Elder Song recalled Mu En's entrustment before his death. It seemed Mu En made a good choice; Bei Bei was very suitable for the position of Sea God Pavilion Master.
On the contrary, Xuan Zi... Elder Song's eyes were filled with complex expressions. You must know that back then, Mu En had gone against all opinions to make Xuan Zi a candidate for the Sea God Pavilion Master, and she had fallen behind Xuan Zi because of her Spirit, but now Xuan Zi was practically as good as a useless person.
Elder Song suppressed the somewhat chaotic thoughts in her heart and instructed the crowd.
"Everyone, absorb the energy well here and recover from your injuries. Do not waste this rare opportunity."
Naturally, everyone also began their treatment with great joy, sitting cross-legged one by one, closing their eyes, and beginning to absorb that dense life energy.
For a time, the surroundings of the Golden Ancient Tree quieted down, leaving only the soft golden light gently swaying.
...
However, in a covert corner not far from the Golden Ancient Tree, a figure was hiding there with a terribly gloomy expression—it was Tang Hao.
There were still two shocking holes on his body. Although the bleeding at the wounds had stopped, they still looked terrifying.
Tang Hao's gaze stared fixedly at the group of Shrek Academy members gathered around the Golden Ancient Tree, his eyes filled with anger and dissatisfaction.
This was the life energy of the Golden Ancient Tree mobilized by his Ah Yin! It was originally meant to be used to heal his injuries! Yet unexpectedly, it was usurped by this group of robbers!
Tang Hao's hands clenched tightly into fists, veins bulging.
But... he could not expose himself right now. The guys from the other Shrek Academy were still there, and those brats were also there.
He could not expose himself to avoid bringing about a lot of trouble. As he was now, he could not beat them.
"Damn it!"
Tang Hao cursed in a low voice, his voice full of unwillingness.
Just at this moment, a gentle voice sounded in his mind.
"Hao, Little San will find a way. Hold on for a little longer."
Ah Yin's voice sounded quite distressed for Tang Hao, but at this moment neither of them could act rashly, lest they cause trouble and disrupt Tang San's plan.
Fortunately, not long ago, she had summoned energy to bless Bei Bei. Now, there was no need to worry about those guys from the Abyss Plane coming over. If the plane master of that plane came over, then she and her husband would definitely not be opponents.
Right now, she was in the process of mastering the Golden Ancient Tree and could not pull herself away, while Tang Hao also needed to use the dense life energy of the Golden Ancient Tree to recover.
Of course, once this power was used, who knew how much power of the Sea God Pavilion Masters and Heaven And Earth Treasures the Golden Ancient Tree would have to absorb before it could recover, but... there was no other way now.
Tang Hao took a deep breath and then slowly nodded.
"I understand. Rest assured, I won't be so reckless."
Ah Yin fell silent for a moment and then spoke again.
"If my mastery of the Golden Ancient Tree were stronger, I could directly manipulate the power of the Golden Ancient Tree to treat you alone."
"Let's temporarily withdraw the life energy first. After this group of robbers leaves, we will carry out the treatment again."
Tang Hao felt somewhat heartbroken over this life energy. After all, no matter what, this was accumulated while watching it grow, and now it was given to a bunch of brats to absorb; it would be a ghost if he didn't feel heartbroken.
Ah Yin nodded, then controlled the Golden Ancient Tree to reduce the release of life energy.
...
Beside the Golden Ancient Tree, everyone also noticed the decrease in life energy, but none of them said much. After all, with so many of them absorbing it, a decrease was quite normal.
Gongyang Mo's complexion was not very good, and his gaze fell on the two people not far away.
"The two of them, Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin, are not easy to deal with here."
At this time, Yao Zixuan also spoke, his voice carrying a hint of helplessness.
"Dai Huabin lost an arm and was roasted by the captain; his injuries are quite severe."
"Dai Yueheng's side is no better, missing a leg and covered in scars all over his body."
"These two people are people from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion..."
This sentence was not finished, but everyone knew the situation at the moment. If the two of them were crippled, then the White Tiger Duke's Mansion could be said to have no successors left. Two direct descendants were crippled in Shrek Academy, and it was hard to say how the White Tiger Duke would react.
"Let me take a look."
Elder Zhuang walked to Dai Yueheng's side, then released his own Tree of Life Spirit. A green light surged from his palm and enveloped Dai Yueheng's body.
Under the illumination of the green light, those scars began to heal slowly, and the wound at the severed leg also stopped bleeding. A look of relief appeared on Dai Yueheng's face, and his breathing became much steadier.
However, when Elder Zhuang walked to Dai Huabin's side, his expression turned solemn.
"This is tricky to handle."
Elder Zhuang's brows were tightly knitted into the shape of the character "chuan".
Although the injuries on Dai Huabin's body had recovered somewhat, but... Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire still lingered on his body.
The harm of those Evil Fires to Dai Huabin was immeasurable. Even if the Evil Fire were removed, Dai Huabin would probably only be able to be a useless person.
It should be said that it was already a stroke of luck for Dai Huabin to survive Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire attack.
Yan Shaozhe was also full of exhaustion at this moment. Now Ma Xiaotao had been knocked unconscious by him, but if she woke up, the Evil Fire would probably still flare up.
By then, the trouble would not be small either. Shrek Academy really had quite a few headaches to deal with nowadays.
And right at this moment, Fan Yu's voice suddenly sounded.
"Where is Zhou Yi?! Did any of you see Zhou Yi?!"
Fan Yu anxiously scanned the crowd, trying to find Zhou Yi's figure. After all, she was his wife anyway.
"Zhou Yi was still following us just now; she probably ran away by now. When fighting those Abyss Plane monsters, that fellow already wanted to flee. Right now, she probably ran over to the other Shrek Academy to beg for asylum, right?"
Mu Jin snorted coldly, her tone full of disdain.
Hearing these words, Fan Yu's expression also turned ugly, and then he turned around and left.
"I'm going to look for her!"
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