In the rear mountains, Zhao Xuan brought Hermione rushing toward the place where Jade Lord Douluo was in seclusion.
Shrek Academy covered an enormous area, with the rear mountains alone accounting for nearly half of the academy's grounds. When the academy had first been established, the plan had been to turn the rear mountains into an area that simulated a Spirit Beast forest environment.
However, keeping Spirit Beasts in the imperial capital was far too dangerous, and there was no extra manpower to guard the rear mountains. Thus, the matter was eventually left unfinished.
Within a small courtyard in the rear mountains, a figure stood proudly in midair. The warm summer breeze made his snow-white robes flutter sharply.
He was like a drawn sword, carrying an aura of sharpness. That sensation seemed to have fused with the surrounding environment; even from dozens or hundreds of meters away, one could still feel a stinging pain on one's skin.
Hermione, whose cultivation was relatively low, even felt as though she were sitting on pins and needles, unable to stand at ease.
From afar, Jade Lord Douluo looked like an unparalleled treasured sword, his edge overwhelming.
His eyes were currently closed as he silently sensed the changes after his breakthrough.
In an instant, the sword intent filling the surrounding space withdrew into his body, and the sensation of blades at one's back gradually faded.
When he opened his eyes, his deep gaze seemed to ripple with emerald waves. Yet Zhao Xuan's heart tightened, for he knew that the light in Jade Lord Douluo's eyes was pure sword qi.
Sword qi and sword intent had been drawn into his body, arising at his will. It seemed Jade Lord Douluo had already broken through the shackles of level ninety-five and found his own path.
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