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Having dissolved their fusion state, Dongfang Hanyue and the Dark Demonic Dragon were currently in a state of utter helplessness.
The Dark Demonic Dragon, who had been roaring just moments ago about how Su Wen was pushing things too far, had now resigned itself to its fate.
It couldn't beat him, so what else could it do?
"Rest assured, for the Dragon Emperor's sake, I won't just go around slaughtering members of the Dragon Clan without good reason."
Especially not a Heavenly God-tier dragon.
Being able to reach such a level indicated the absolute purity of its dragon lineage. Eliminating even one would mean the Dragon Clan's lineage in a specific branch would drop by an entire tier.
Of course, if there were other pureblood inheritances elsewhere, that would be a different story.
But the Dark Demonic Dragon in front of him was likely the only one to have reached the Heavenly God tier, right?
"Just draw some of your lineage blood and give it to me," Su Wen said calmly.
As punishment for the attack just now, Su Wen decided to draw a bit more.
After extracting the lineage blood and leaving the limp, weakened Dark Demonic Dragon on the ground, Su Wen turned his gaze toward Dongfang Hanyue.
"How has the Palace Master considered the matter regarding the construction of the Academy?"
Looking at Su Wen's unyielding expression, Dongfang Hanyue let out a bitter smile.
"Grandmaster Wen, the establishment of the Scholarly Realm is ultimately for the development of Heavenly Jewel Masters. My Xuantian Palace naturally will not stand in the way of this progression."
Su Wen nodded in satisfaction.
A wise person submits to circumstances.
"Since that's the case, the construction of the Academy across the Xuantian Continent will begin next. Xuantian Palace should contribute more effort to complete the construction of the Academy as quickly as possible."
"Yes."
Su Wen settled down within the Xuantian Citadel.
The Xuantian Citadel possessed two God-tier Masters, and Su Wen engaged in deep exchanges with both of them.
With the Consolidated Equipment Master technology here, they were capable of crafting eleven-piece Consolidated Equipment Sets--even sets requiring special conditions. It was evident that the development of Consolidated Equipment Masters here had been exceptionally smooth.
At the very least, their heritage was not inferior to that of the Boundless Palace.
The discussions with the two God-tier Masters also sharpened Su Wen's ideas regarding the creation of his own armor set.
His techniques for integrating and coordinating the two separate parts of the set became much more refined.
After a month of discussions, Su Wen also began crafting his final two pieces of Consolidated Equipment.
"Crafting the belt should be relatively simple..."
Su Wen used the refined dragon sinew of the Dread Fiend Sea Dragon as the primary material. He completely extracted its internal energy to condense the form of the dragon sinew, and then fused it with various materials he had prepared long ago.
A massive amount of energy was extracted by him, which he blended and mixed to create the Consolidated Liquid.
He then infused the blood of the Elf Queen.
With the dragon sinew as the core, Su Wen sketched continuously upon the scroll, carving out a pocket of space within it. All the lines and patterns were outlined in a three-dimensional form.
It took him three full days and nights of continuous crafting before Su Wen finally finished drawing the belt.
Looking at the scroll before him emitting a dark purple glow, Su Wen's expression remained calm.
The eleventh piece!
With the crafting complete, Su Wen immediately consolidated the belt. The eleventh piece of the Consolidated Set smoothly integrated and connected with the other ten pieces; everything went flawlessly.
Now, for the twelfth and final piece!
"The heart-protecting mirror, to be crafted with my 'Heaven and Earth' as the core..." Su Wen agonized over it for a long time, ultimately deciding to hold off on crafting it for now.
His internal Heaven and Earth had not yet been opened, and now was not the optimal time to do so.
Furthermore, even if he did craft the twelfth piece--the heart-protecting mirror--Su Wen had no available space left to consolidate it. He was currently still at the Eighth Stage of Heavenly Saint Energy, and he only possessed eleven Physical Jewels.
Su Wen continued to stay in the Xuantian Citadel. While discussing techniques with the two God-tier Masters, he was also researching the lineage of the Dark Demonic Dragon, drawing upon its experience in fusing the dark and evil attributes to form the Ultimate Darkness attribute, using it to grope for the opportunity of Destruction.
In the blink of an eye, several months passed.
Back then, Su Wen had broken through to the Fifth Stage of Heavenly Saint Energy to become a Heavenly Emperor, after which he entered the Netherworld Space. Now, a year and a half later, his Heavenly Saint Energy had once again achieved a massive breakthrough.
The Ninth Stage of Heavenly Saint Energy!
Su Wen simply had no bottlenecks!
Breaking through to the Ninth Stage, Su Wen finally attained the realm of a Heavenly God, becoming one of the most powerful Heavenly Jewel Masters on the Heavenly Jewel Star in terms of cultivation realm.
With his breakthrough to the Ninth Stage of Heavenly Saint Energy, Su Wen also prepared to depart.
The Academy on the Xuantian Continent had already been fully constructed, and the Scholarly Realm had been completely popularized, allowing ordinary people to enter the Scholarly Realm to learn, communicate, and interact.
Under the unique realistic system of the Xuantian Continent, the benefits obtained by ordinary people within the Scholarly Realm were more direct and highly efficient.
Even though it had only been a short few months, far too many people had already awakened their Heavenly Energy, becoming Jewel Masters, or even reaching the highly revered status of Heavenly Jewel Masters!
Leaving the Xuantian Continent, Su Wen spent three months traveling across the vast ocean, returning to the Boundless Continent from the opposite side.
By this point, the Scholarly Realm had spread across the entire Heavenly Jewel Star, replicating the achievement he had accomplished back on the Douluo Star.
Upon returning to the Boundless Continent, Su Wen immediately went deep underground.
"You've come again."
Sensing Su Wen's even more formidable aura, the Dragon Emperor fell into silence.
Su Wen seemed to possess no bottlenecks whatsoever; his cultivation speed was simply too exaggerated.
One had to know that upon reaching the tier of Heavenly Dao Energy, it was common for most Heavenly Jewel Masters to spend over a decade cultivating just a single stage. Some Heavenly Jewel Masters would even remain stuck at a specific stage of Heavenly Dao Energy for their entire lives.
Yet, in just under two years, Su Wen had broken through from the Fifth Stage of Heavenly Saint Energy all the way to the Tenth Stage!
That's right, during these past three months, Su Wen had broken through yet another stage.
The Tenth Stage--which already placed him at the mid-tier of the Heavenly God level.
In less than a year, Su Wen would bound to reach the peak of the Heavenly God level!
When that time came, he would thoroughly stand on the same level as the Dragon Emperor, and in terms of combat strength, he probably wouldn't fall behind at all--he might even be stronger!
The Dragon Emperor lamented with emotion.
There was a successor.
At the very least, before his own life source was fully depleted, an existence even stronger than him had emerged on the continent.
Whether it was reinforcing the seal or taking it a step further to completely slay the Lord of the Netherworld, either outcome was what the Dragon Emperor considered the best possible conclusion.
Compared to the nightmare of the Lord of the Netherworld breaking through the seal and bringing chaos to the mortal world, this ending was truly magnificent.
"What important matter brings Grandmaster Wen here this time?"
Su Wen addressed him as the Dragon Emperor, and the Dragon Emperor now addressed Su Wen as Grandmaster Wen.
At this moment, he already viewed Su Wen as an equal.
"I want to enter the Netherworld Space. Ideally, I want to send a portion of my Saint Energy into the seal itself. I need to perceive the power of the Lord of the Netherworld at a deeper level," Su Wen stated.
The Dragon Emperor's expression shifted slightly.
"What, is it not possible?" Su Wen looked toward the mass of energy that was the Dragon Emperor and said, "It has been over a year and a half since the seal was reinforced. Your suppression of the Lord of the Netherworld should be absolute by now. Even if my previous mistake gave the Lord of the Netherworld a chance to lash against the seal, you should have been able to reseal him completely."
Su Wen looked at the Dragon Emperor.
The Dragon Emperor let out a sigh.
"That is indeed the case, but we can no longer afford any major disruptions."
He gave a bitter smile, revealing the true situation.
"My life source is already on the verge of exhaustion. If I am merely guarding the seal, I can still hold on for another ten to twenty years. But if I have to unleash the seal's power with everything I have..."
He did not finish his sentence.
But from his tone, it was clear that if he were to fully unleash the seal to combat the Lord of the Netherworld, he would likely perish on the spot.