Chapter 153 Stealing the Bright Dragon Pill? Xuanzi is about to explode!
Meanwhile, Xuanzi was completely unaware of everything that was happening within the Body Sect.
now...
Shrek Academy, inside the Sea God Pavilion office in the inner courtyard.
Sunlight streamed through the window onto the sturdy mahogany desk, where Xuanzi sat in a large, high-backed chair, holding a top-secret briefing that had just been delivered.
Since Moon's death, he has taken over the reins of the academy. Although he still maintains his unkempt appearance on the surface, there is a hint of composure and sharpness in his eyes as he holds great power.
"Knock knock".
A soft knock came at the door, and a staff member in charge of the inner academy's academic affairs pushed the door open and respectfully placed a thick stack of personnel changes and practical evaluation reports in front of Xuanzi.
"Elder Xuan, this is a record of the growth of core disciples like Bei Bei and Wang Dong'er over the past six months."
The staff member spoke softly to report.
"As per your request, we have intensified their combat simulation training, and the results have been remarkable."
Xuanzi put down the wine gourd in his hand and reached out to open the stack of reports.
His gaze lingered on Bei Bei's page for a long time. Seeing that Bei Bei's soul power had steadily crossed the threshold of level fifty and that she had gained a deeper understanding of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul, Xuan Zi's wrinkled face finally revealed a genuine smile.
"Good, Bei Bei has indeed not disappointed Elder Mu. As the leader of the Shrek Seven Devils, his composure and potential are the foundation of our Shrek Seven Devils."
As Xuanzi flipped through the pages, he casually asked, "What about Xiao Xiao and Xu Sanshi? I remember that Xu Sanshi's Xuanwu Shield's defensive power increased significantly after it was awakened."
The staff member quickly replied, "Yes, Xu Sanshi's defense is now strong enough to withstand a direct hit from a peak Soul King without retreating, and Jiang Nannan's growth rate is also astonishing. What surprised everyone the most was Wang Dong; her Goddess of Light Butterfly Martial Soul seems to resonate with some power, and her Soul Power is increasing the fastest among everyone."
Xuanzi nodded in satisfaction, closed the report, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Not bad, these kids haven't been slacking off. If they continue on this trajectory, and give them a few more years, they will definitely become a trump card that will shock the entire continent when the next Soul Master Competition begins."
"When the time comes, we will take back all the honors we lost in the Star Luo Empire with our own hands."
Thinking of this, Xuanzi's eyes turned somewhat cold, and Liu Yuan's indifferent face appeared in his mind.
"Any news from Huo Yuhao?" Xuanzi changed the subject, his tone becoming serious.
"Yes, and it's good news." The staff member took out a letter with a special mark from his pocket. "Huo Yuhao's 'Extreme Individual Soldier' project in the Sun Moon Empire is progressing very smoothly."
"His message says that he is secretly analyzing the core technology of the Sun Moon Empire's high-level soul tools, and everything is going according to our plan."
Xuanzi took the letter, glanced at it quickly, and finally relaxed.
"Alright, Yuhao is the key to our turnaround. As long as he can bring back the technology of the Sun Moon Empire, Shrek Academy will no longer have any weaknesses."
"Alright, you can go now. Keep an eye on them and don't let your guard down."
"Yes, Elder Xuan." The staff member bowed and then slowly left the room, closing the sturdy wooden door behind him.
The room returned to silence.
Xuanzi did not get up immediately. He sat in the shadows, listening to the occasional sound of the waves of the Sea God Lake outside the window, and remained silent for a long time.
He then got up and walked to a corner of the room, where he pressed his palm on a highly concealed soul-guiding array sensor.
With a click, a hidden compartment slowly opened in the wall, and Xuanzi took out the familiar yet incredibly heavy wooden box from it.
He returned to the table, gently opened the box, and the Radiant Dragon Pill, radiating a warm white light and faintly carrying the sound of a dragon's roar, was once again presented before his eyes.
Xuanzi's eyes became extremely complex at this moment, showing greed, hesitation, but more so a kind of fanaticism.
"Elder Mu, you always said that peace is the most important thing when you were alive, and you even wanted to give this treasure to Liu Yuan, that outsider, to make peace."
Xuanzi muttered to himself, his voice sounding somewhat eerie in the enclosed room.
"But you're wrong. What Shrek needs isn't peace, but absolute force."
"The children are all working hard to grow up now, and Yuhao is also making good progress. As long as I can take that last step, Shrek will truly stand up completely."
He stretched out his finger and gently touched the warm energy layer on the surface of the dragon pill. The powerful dragon energy made his blood start to boil.
"I've been stuck at level 98 for far too long. In terms of foundation and accumulation, I'm confident that I'm second to none."
"All that's missing is that final push."
"This Bright Dragon Pill contains the essence of Elder Mu's life's cultivation. As long as I can refine it, the realm of Limit Douluo will definitely be just around the corner."
A cruel yet excited smile appeared on Xuanzi's face; he seemed to have already seen a vision of the future.
"At that time, I will become the new strongest person in Douluo Continent."
"What poison can't kill him? What Liu Yuan? He's nothing but an ant in front of the Limit Douluo."
"Once I break through, I will personally lead a group to storm the gates of the Body Sect, twist off the head of that old monster who can't be poisoned, cripple that so-called genius Liu Yuan, and make them kneel before Elder Mu's grave and kowtow to confess their sins!"
"Just thinking about that scene makes me feel incredibly refreshed."
Xuanzi decided to stop waiting for this day to come.
He took a deep breath to calm his excited emotions, then sat cross-legged on the floor in the center of the office and swallowed the Bright Dragon Pill in one gulp.
At the beginning of the refining process, things went very smoothly, just as Xuanzi had predicted.
As he activated the soul power of the Gluttonous Divine Ox within his body, the pure light energy within the Bright Dragon Pill began to transform into wisps of white air, flowing into his meridians through his palm.
This energy is extremely gentle and carries a sense of sacred baptism.
Xuanzi felt as if his aging meridians had been rejuvenated at this moment, and the viscosity of his soul power was also constantly increasing.
He was overjoyed by the feeling of his strength steadily increasing, and his mood became better and better. He was even eager to welcome the moment when he would emerge from his cocoon and become a butterfly.
"That's right, that's the feeling! This power is simply too strong, I've already touched that barrier!" Xuanzi shouted in his heart, his eyes almost overflowing with excitement.
However, as the refining process progressed, things gradually began to go wrong.
When about a third of the dragon pill was consumed, the originally docile light energy suddenly became violent.
The gentle white light gradually turned into a blinding bright white, and what entered Xuanzi's body was no longer a stream, but scalding magma.
"hiss--!"
Xuanzi frowned sharply and let out a suppressed groan. He felt waves of tearing pain shooting through his meridians.
"What's going on? This energy should be very peaceful!"
Although Xuanzi was terrified, he still forced himself to maintain his will and tried his best to circulate his soul power to suppress and guide the attack.
He believed that this was just a necessary test when breaking through to the Limit Douluo level, and that he just needed to get through it.
But things progressed completely beyond his control.
As time went on, that power of light within him became increasingly out of control.
The gluttonous divine bull soul power that originally belonged to him did not merge with this ultimate light dragon energy when it encountered it; instead, it produced a violent repulsion.
Large drops of cold sweat appeared on Xuanzi's forehead, and his face turned from red to white, finally becoming an eerie bluish-purple.
The soul power within his body was like a herd of frightened wild horses, raging wildly between his internal organs.
What terrified him most was that the Bright Dragon Pill seemed to contain a domineering will that he could not understand, which was forcibly driving away his original foundation.
"No... I can't hold it in any longer!"
Xuanzi's eyes widened. He felt as if a time bomb was about to explode in his lower abdomen, a sensation of expansion and tearing intertwined.
The vortex of soul power within his body had turned into a chaotic black hole, which could explode at any moment, blasting his body into pieces.
This greatly worried Xuanzi.
He had originally envisioned soaring to great heights, but he never expected that the dragon pill, which he had originally regarded as a life-saving charm, would now become a death warrant.
He desperately tried to stop refining and expel the excess energy, but the dragon energy had already locked his martial soul, making it impossible for him to even withdraw his hand.
"Damn it! Stop it right now!"
Xuanzi roared inwardly, the initial thrill of revenge long gone, leaving only the extreme fear of impending death.
(End of chapter)