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Watching Su Wen's departing figure, Dongfang Hanyue froze on the spot.
She hadn't expected this Heavenly Emperor from the Boundless Mainland to be so confident.
"Could it be that he really just came to scout out the sea dragon's whereabouts?" she murmured to herself.
Lowering her head to look at the Heavenly Jewel imprint in her hand, Dongfang Hanyue felt conflicted about whether she should try entering this so-called Academy World.
After some thought, she decided she couldn't take the risk just yet.
As the Palace Master of the Xuantian Palace, she needed to make proper arrangements within the palace before attempting something like this.
After all, who knew if the Boundless Mainland possessed some method to control a person through a mere imprint.
Returning to Xuantian Castle, Dongfang Hanyue arrived outside the dark room located at the deepest depths of the fortress.
"My Lord."
After a long silence, a terrifying aura surged forth like a awakening giant dragon. A wave of dark-attributed Heavenly Power dispersed, causing a heavy pressure to permeate the entirety of Xuantian Castle.
"What is it?"
The voice sounded somewhat displeased by Dongfang Hanyue's visit.
Giant dragons were always like this when their slumber was disturbed.
"My Lord, today a man claiming to be a Heavenly Emperor from the Boundless Mainland arrived at the Xuantian Mainland and sought out Xuantian Palace."
"Oh?"
The anger in that voice noticeably vanished.
"Tell me about his specific situation."
"Yes."
Dongfang Hanyue organized her thoughts and recounted what she knew of Su Wen and her general impression of him.
"He gives me a sense of fatal threat. Even you, My Lord, only give me about this level of pressure. Furthermore, there is this Academy World he spoke of..."
After listening to Dongfang Hanyue's recount, the voice within the dark room fell silent.
A Heavenly Emperor level could pose a threat to Dongfang Hanyue, who was at the Heavenly God stage?
"You want to try that Academy World?"
Dongfang Hanyue nodded.
"I will watch over you. You may activate that imprint without worry."
"Thank you, My Lord."
Dongfang Hanyue entered the room.
Inside the room was a massive demonic dragon.
The Dark Demonic Dragon.
The demonic dragon's aura was incredibly powerful. His presence was filled with both darkness and malice, yet they were perfectly fused as if they were a single attribute.
This was the unique dark attribute of the Xuantian Palace, which was stronger than regular darkness. It integrated a hint of evil aura, yet it didn't quite reach the heights of a true evil attribute.
To be precise, the dark attribute of the Xuantian Palace actually originated from this Dark Demonic Dragon.
Virtually all the high-ranking members of the Xuantian Palace possessed the Dark Demonic Dragon lineage, and Dongfang Hanyue, the Palace Master, was no exception.
The Xuantian Palace was not a purely human power; rather, it was a sacred ground overseen by the Dark Demonic Dragon.
It was similar to the Snow God Mountain, yet not entirely the same.
Dongfang Hanyue sat cross-legged and activated the Heavenly Jewel imprint in her hand with her Heavenly Power.
Instantly, she felt a force pull her consciousness away from her body.
This pulling sensation was very gentle, and she could have completely broken free from it with her capabilities.
This was an illusion.
It was a highly sophisticated illusion, yet it was entirely unconcealed. Even a Heavenly Master would be able to sense it and break free at the same time.
Realizing this, the wariness in Dongfang Hanyue's heart eased up slightly.
After all, if this so-called illusion allowed you to feel it so clearly, then the possibility of the Heavenly Jewel imprint containing some hidden trap that could harm her was eliminated.
Yet, this illusion was incredibly advanced.
Because it could cleanly detach a Heavenly Jewel Master's consciousness, bringing it directly into an illusory space.
Dongfang Hanyue steadied her mind, and she had already appeared inside the Academy World.
Her gaze was dazed as she took in the bizarre and wonderful architecture of the Academy World, the magnificent sky, and the simultaneous existence of the sun and moon in the air. She could feel the terrifying intent of the sun and moon, while stars linked together, scattering starlight.
Everything seemed to be shrouded under a peculiar intent.
Dongfang Hanyue didn't know what this intent was.
However, she quickly ventured deeper into the Academy World, asking others for information, and soon learned the truth.
"In this Academy World, it turns out that not only can Heavenly Jewel Masters enter, but even ordinary people can come here. By visualizing the sun and moon in the sky, they can temper their will? Which in turn affects their spirit and increases the success rate of awakening Heavenly Power?"
Dongfang Hanyue stared blankly at the patterns of the sun and moon in the sky.
At this moment, now that she knew the purpose of the sun and moon, she observed them closely and indeed felt it.
There really was an effect of tempering one's will within the sun and moon patterns, though it was no longer of any use to a Heavenly God like her.
But for ordinary people, merely looking at this sun-moon visualization map in the sky could truly temper their will. With a powerful will, their spiritual attributes would also increase slightly, and an increase in spiritual attributes was naturally beneficial for awakening Heavenly Power.
As she continued to explore the Academy World, the shock in Dongfang Hanyue's heart grew stronger.
Suddenly, her consciousness dissipated.
"My Lord, what happened?"
Dongfang Hanyue looked at the Dark Demonic Dragon in bewilderment.
"Your emotional fluctuations were too violent, so I stepped in to help you break the illusion."
Dongfang Hanyue's mouth twitched.
I...
"My Lord, the Academy World is indeed exactly as that man described. It seems to be filled with people from the Boundless Mainland. Moreover, it's not just Heavenly Jewel Masters and Physical Jewel Masters; even ordinary people can already enter the Academy World."
As Dongfang Hanyue spoke of the information she had gathered during her brief exploration, the Dark Demonic Dragon fell silent.
"Go back in and continue exploring. By the way, pay close attention to discern whether all of this is an illusion."
Although it could be an illusion, to be honest, an illusion of this caliber would be extremely difficult to pull off.
After all, there was no energy source anywhere within Xuantian Castle.
If a mere Heavenly Jewel imprint could pull Dongfang Hanyue into such a realistic illusion, that would be terrifying.
If every single person inside was constructed by an illusion, then that person's level of illusion mastery would be far too heaven-defying.
Dongfang Hanyue nodded and re-entered the Academy World to continue her exploration.
Meanwhile, on the west coast of the Xuantian Mainland.
Su Wen quickly flew to the west coast, but he didn't sense the aura of the Dread Demonic Sea Dragon.
"Let's look around the vicinity."
Setting off from the west coast, Su Wen rushed toward the distance.
Searching the surrounding waters without any restraint, Su Wen quickly located the Dread Demonic Sea Dragon.
"A human?"
Sensing a human presence in the vast ocean, the Dread Demonic Sea Dragon instantly developed an intent to kill.
Because it felt an unvarnished killing intent radiating from Su Wen's body.
This person had come here with the exact mindset of hunting it down.
Damn human.
How arrogant.
As Su Wen drew closer to the Dread Demonic Sea Dragon, he also sensed its cultivation realm. It was at the primary stage of the Heavenly God level, likely having just broken through not long ago.
Aside from that, he could also feel the indelible sins washing over this Dread Demonic Sea Dragon.
Killing people breeds a murderous aura, an aura that can never be washed away; the disposition of someone who has killed is completely different from someone who hasn't.
And slaughtering a whole region would similarly breed a baleful aura.
The Dread Demonic Sea Dragon was covered in a baleful aura, which had faintly formed a highly terrifying deterrent effect. Combined with its dragon-might, its intimidation factor was even more fearsome.
However, none of this was of any use against Su Wen.
"I have a bit of a relationship with the Dragon Emperor, but since you have indeed slaughtered a massive number of humans, then there is absolutely no problem with me killing you."