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"Alright, children. The passages on both sides each connect to a room—that will be your place for closed-door cultivation. Go in and cultivate well. When you wake up, you can return."
After explaining the Sea God Pavilion and the Golden Ancient Tree to everyone, Elder Mu didn't delay any further. Based on the different characteristics of everyone's martial souls, he arranged rooms for them one by one.
Everyone bowed respectfully before leaving one by one.
Chen Junting walked to the second passage on the left. Pushing open the slightly ajar wooden door, a dense yet pure killing intent hit him in the face. The killing intent was so intense that it even triggered his Seven Kill Sword momentum!
His eyes flickered as Chen Junting reined in his sword momentum.
His gaze swept across the room and saw that despite its small size, it was filled with weapons—there were divine weapons of iron, close-range soul guide devices, many already rusted, but without exception, all exuded a chilling killing intent. It could be said that every weapon here had seen blood, and the amount of blood was certainly no less than a hundred people.
Above these weapons were the extending roots of the Golden Ancient Tree, golden light flowing within them. This not only preserved these weapons as much as possible but also filtered out all the bloody aura from the weapons, leaving only pure killing intent.
And on the golden meditation cushion in the center of the room, not only was there a left leg bone placed there, but it was also filled with astonishing life energy.
Chen Junting didn't delay at all. After storing the soul bone properly, he quickly sat down cross-legged. He knew this was the best opportunity to comprehend a domain and completely merge the killing intent and vicious aura.
Just at this moment, Elder Mu's voice sounded in everyone's ears.
"This closed-door cultivation isn't just for cultivation—it's also an opportunity to find your own path. Feel it with your heart, grasp it well, and then walk down that path with all your might!"
Elder Mu's guidance ended abruptly here.
The tranquility in the air gradually led everyone into meditation.
Underground hall.
Elder Mu returned here. Without anyone supporting him, he lay back on his recliner, his eyes slightly closed, seemingly waiting for something.
"Teacher."
Not long after, Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er returned.
Approaching Elder Mu and calling softly, Yan Shaozhe's previous calmness during his announcement had vanished, replaced by confusion.
"Is this really the right thing to do?"
"What's wrong with it?"
Elder Mu's rhetorical question made Yan Shaozhe momentarily speechless.
Then, under Xian Lin'er's scornful gaze, he organized his thoughts. "The closed-door cultivation opportunity under the Golden Ancient Tree is so precious. Yet in nearly three months, including them, there have already been thirty people."
Was the cultivation environment under the Golden Ancient Tree permanent?
Of course not!
Because besides the light energy and life energy, all the cultivation rooms within the Golden Ancient Tree were artificially arranged.
If that was the case, then inevitable wear and tear would occur.
For example, in Chen Junting's room, the longer he meditated, the greater the loss of killing intent contained in the weapons. By that time, those weapons would basically be ruined in large numbers.
That room would then become unusable. Unless numerous weapons with sufficient killing intent could be found and replenished, then filtered by the Golden Ancient Tree's power, it could be used again.
But before Elder Mu could respond, Xian Lin'er suddenly snorted coldly, "If these closed-door cultivation opportunities aren't given to the children, who should they be given to? You!? Possessing the Bright Phoenix martial soul, having had two opportunities, yet still not breaking through from Level 95—you're not even embarrassed."
"Yan Shaozhe, you're small-minded, always lacking in magnanimity. And you shamelessly want to compete with the children!"
"You stop talking nonsense! When did I ever want to compete with the children!" Yan Shaozhe was accused by Xian Lin'er with a completely unrelated reason, his face turning red then white, immediately erupting!
Compete with children?
If this rumor spread, he would be laughed to death!
"Enough."
Elder Mu's gentle reprimand stopped the two.
"You two have been arguing for decades. Let this matter end here. Shaozhe, don't you know about the Sun Moon Empire's wolfish ambitions? Within twenty years, they will certainly start a war. This old man's time is limited and I cannot protect the three nations. When the crisis comes, it will all depend on these children."
"Just like giving Lexuan and those four children closed-door cultivation opportunities was to help them break through to Titled Douluo sooner."
Hearing this, Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but open his mouth.
He understood Elder Mu's meaning—it was simply saying that none of them were reliable, and they could only depend on the children to carry the burden.
But seeing Elder Mu with his eyes closed again, he had nothing more to say.
"Shaozhe, do you have anything else?"
Elder Mu's voice brought Yan Shaozhe back to his senses.
Just as he was about to speak, Xian Lin'er beside him impatiently interrupted first, "Teacher, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy just sent an invitation, saying they want to exchange learning with us. Both sides will send ten exchange students for a period of three years."
"Oh?"
At this moment, Elder Mu's previously closed eyes suddenly opened, his aged eyes emitting a soul-stirring golden light.
...
In this room filled with pure killing intent, Chen Junting sat quietly in meditation, his breathing steady, his expression calm.
The Seven Kill Sword lay across his legs, light flowing through it.
Chen Junting continuously mobilized the already merged killing intent and vicious aura within his body, colliding with the killing intent in the room.
The killing intent was like a violent storm, continuously impacting his body, trying to invade his soul. But with each breath, Chen Junting resisted the killing intent, dissolving it bit by bit.
As time passed, Chen Junting completely adapted to this killing intent—his body seemed to have become part of the killing intent itself.
The Seven Kill Sword also revealed its sharpness at this moment!
The Seven Kill Sword momentum erupted. Chen Junting mobilized his sword momentum with only his spiritual power, intertwining it with the external killing intent. He didn't know how much time had passed, only feeling that as his Seven Kill Sword momentum endured this continuous intertwining, it seemed to be constantly tempered.
His sword momentum began to change.
The Seven Kill Sword momentum became increasingly sharp. Each circulation created a strong fluctuation of killing intent. The killing intent in the room seemed to be attracted by the Seven Kill Sword, forming a powerful vortex.
It seemed to have reached a critical point...
An invisible, colorless current instantly swept out!
At this moment, he sensed the difference in his surroundings.
And this was the completely new Seven Kill Domain!
Just at this moment, a trace of enlightenment flashed in Chen Junting's eyes. His soul power and domain spontaneously operated, countless sword auras appearing around his body, his spiritual power bursting forth and merging with them.
At this moment, the prototype seen during the finals completely underwent its transformation. As his soul power and spiritual power merged, a thought burst forth—like a sword of slaughter appearing out of nowhere!
And this was Chen Junting's sword intent—
Slaughter Sword Intent!
Afterward, Chen Junting suddenly felt a sense of emptiness, his entire being entering deep meditation once again, completely motionless.
In the spiritual sea, Electrolux's figure silently appeared. Without disturbing Chen Junting who was in deep meditation, he merely looked at the spiritual sea that had originally been emerald green but was now replaced by silvery white, a smile appearing on his aged face.
Then, his gaze turned to the Golden Ancient Tree.
"Now, let me see where that completely different, forest-like vast meaning truly comes from."
At the same time, in the underground hall.
Mu En seemed to sense something. His gaze appeared to penetrate through layers of barriers, looking toward Chen Junting's room, his lips murmuring softly.
"You truly never disappoint."
"Domain, sword intent... and at merely Soul Ancestor level, already achieving the fusion of soul power and spiritual power. Now entering deep meditation again. Since that's the case, this old man will lend you a hand."
As his words fell, golden light illuminated Chen Junting's room.
Rich natural energy began flowing toward him.
...
"Ancestor, are we the last ones to come out?"
Beside Bei Bei were also Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao.
Perhaps due to their extreme compatibility, the three basically came out one after another. As for Ning Tian, Xu Sanshi, and the others, they had long finished their deep meditation and left.
"Of course not." Mu En chuckled softly. "That child Chen Junting received an opportunity and entered his second deep meditation. So he probably won't be coming out for quite some time."
Second deep meditation!
Hearing this, Bei Bei and the other three showed envy.
Deep meditation was something that could be encountered but not sought after. Who would have thought that junior/senior brother Chen would be entering his second consecutive deep meditation.
"Hehe, you don't need to envy him."
Mu En's gentle gaze looked at the three.
"Can you tell me about the paths you've chosen?"
Even facing his Ancestor, Bei Bei didn't hesitate.
A girl's name slipped from his lips.
Mu En showed no reproach, his face still full of smiles.
Just as Mu En looked at Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, wanting to know what paths they had chosen, a familiar voice echoed throughout the entire Shrek Academy sky, as if the entire academy was shaking!
"Xuan Zi! You get your ass out here!"
"That's Du Busi!"
Inside the Sea God Pavilion, Huo Yuhao and the three changed expressions!
After all, in Star Luo City, Du Busi had left a deep impression. Huo Yuhao even said directly, "He's coming for me again!"
"Children, relax your hearts."
Elder Mu's voice seemed to possess a special magic.
Effortlessly, he calmed the three down.
At the same time, a gentle golden light enveloped the Sea God Pavilion.
He didn't want the Body Sect's arrival to disturb Chen Junting.
The three then looked at Elder Mu, their previous tension instantly vanishing. After all, no matter how strong Du Busi was as a Level 98 Super Douluo, could he defeat Elder Mu, a Level 99 Limit Douluo?
Just at this moment, faint sounds came from outside.
"Come, children, let's go out and take a look."
Elder Mu's decision left no room for the three to question.
The moment they stepped out of the Sea God Pavilion's main gate, they heard Du Busi's mocking voice from above Shrek Academy.
"Hahaha—"
"Xuan Zi, what kind of outfit is this? Holding a broom, wearing a straw hat... what? Are you working as a street sweeper in Shrek now?"
Hearing the content of Du Busi's words, Bei Bei and the three almost instinctively looked in unison at Elder Mu, who was smiling without speaking.
So Elder Mu's earlier mention of the academy's street-sweeping uncle was Elder Xuan! No wonder Elder Song had replaced Elder Xuan during the tournament. Judging by this, he had been punished by Elder Mu.
At this moment, an angry roar also came from above Shrek Academy—Elder Xuan's voice, filled with embarrassment and rage. "Du Busi! You've come to die to me?!"
"Hahaha—let's see if you have the ability!"
Terrifying fluctuations transmitted from above!
Just as Mu En was watching the scene with the three, Mu En suddenly looked in a certain direction, his tone leaving no room for refusal. "Friends from the Body Sect, since you've come, why not come in for a visit."
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