Entrusted to Shrek

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Seven Kill Sword Pavilion.

The clone of Ling Chen beside Chen Xin suddenly vanished. The unexpected turn of events startled Chen Xin, and he immediately checked on Ling Chen.

"What on earth is going on? Tian Yi! Wake up!"

Chen Xin shook Ling Chen, but he didn't move. Even his breathing had stopped.

"Tian Yi! Tian Yi!"

Chen Xin felt Ling Chen's forehead. A bone-chilling cold traveled up his fingertips.

"No! Tian Yi, wake up! You can't fall asleep!"

Chen Xin could feel Ling Chen's heart still beating, but his breathing had stopped.

Suddenly, Ling Chen sat bolt upright, nearly scaring Chen Xin to death. He abruptly opened his vacant eyes, then lay back down again.

At a loss, Chen Xin could only go find Ning Fengzhi and see if there was any way to save Ling Chen.

Inside the Dragon Pillar Space, the Green Steel Sword, covered in cracks, was slowly recovering. The cracks hadn't disappeared; instead, a new sword body was condensing over them.

The Green Steel Sword slowly fell to the ground. A streak of bloody light shot into the sky, and a piercing sword cry shook the Dragon Pillar Space. Despite all that commotion, Ling Chen didn't react at all.

Fortunately, his breathing returned during the process. As he drew in fresh air, his consciousness gradually began to recover.

"It hurts like hell!"

Ling Chen's consciousness rose from the ground, the "buzzing" in his ears still ringing in his mind.

"My Dragon Pillar Space actually has a Thunder Tribulation! Cough, cough, cough... I nearly vanished into thin air!"

Seeing that his Green Steel Sword was fine, Ling Chen swayed and collapsed again. His consciousness left the Dragon Pillar Space, and he sank into a deep sleep.

When Chen Xin arrived with Ning Fengzhi, they carefully examined Ling Chen. Finding nothing wrong, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Looks like we can't let him use his killing intent whenever he wants from now on! This happened so suddenly. If we hadn't been prepared, the disciples in the sect might have..."

Ning Fengzhi sighed helplessly. Nearly two thousand disciples had perished in the flames. How could he not be heartbroken?

"I've decided—we should move into the empire and seek its protection. Given Spirit Hall's nature, they won't let this go!"

"Agreed. What about him?"

Chen Xin looked at Ling Chen. In tonight's battle, Ling Chen had been the most terrifying of them all.

They didn't know why Ling Chen had left the walls of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and joined the battle instead. Had he been cooped up too long and gotten itchy for a fight?

Chen Xin didn't know, but one thing was certain: Ling Chen had gone berserk with the killing!

Throughout the battle, he'd used his domain to suppress the enemy. Though they'd won decisively, what had just happened still left Chen Xin shaken.

He was afraid Ling Chen would burn himself out on the battlefield. In that frenzied state, with his consciousness gone, he was a slaughterhouse machine—killing without tiring, charging without fear.

If Chen Xin and Gu Rong hadn't stepped in to stop him, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might have become Ling Chen's next target.

"Ah, it's hard to imagine a child could do something like that!"

Ning Fengzhi hadn't expected Ling Chen to go so crazy. Even though Ling Chen's clone had helped carry the bodies afterward, the people in the sect didn't dare meet its gaze.

The disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect feared Ling Chen. They were afraid that one day this god of slaughter would lose control—and be even worse than Spirit Hall.

"Let's entrust him to Shrek Academy. The disciples in the sect are terrified of him!"

After thinking it over, Chen Xin made up his mind.

Not many people at Shrek Academy knew someone like Ling Chen, but Spirit Hall would surely learn about him through its intelligence network.

If Ling Chen stayed with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Spirit Hall would certainly do everything it could to take him away—or even kill him. Hiding him at Shrek Academy might be a good idea.

"All right, that should do it. I'll seal this little fellow's killing intent first."

As Chen Xin spoke, he pressed five fingers to Ling Chen's abdomen, sending streams of sword energy into him.

By the following morning, much of the once-resplendent Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been reduced to ruins.

Gu Rong was organizing the sect's disciples as they evacuated in orderly fashion. Ling Chen heard the commotion outside, but didn't wake.

Instead, he was in the Dragon Pillar Space, examining his Green Steel Sword, which he'd strengthened five times.

Its appearance hadn't changed much. Its weight, however, had increased dramatically. Ling Chen now needed both hands just to pull it out of the ground.

"This thing must weigh seventy pounds by now!"

Ling Chen had already awakened the Second Martial Soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and his strength had increased beyond recognition.

Even so, he still had to put some effort into lifting the Green Steel Sword. Ling Chen suddenly exerted himself with both hands, and the sword tore free of the earth.

"Looks like I'll have to keep up the iron sword's advancement training!"

Ling Chen put away the Green Steel Sword and left the Dragon Pillar Space.

As soon as he got out of bed and stepped outside, Chen Xin pulled him into a carriage bound for the Heaven Dou Empire.

Along the way, Chen Xin asked Ling Chen about what had happened the previous night. Ling Chen kept insisting that he'd only had a nightmare and that nothing was seriously wrong.

Chen Xin didn't think much of it. He also told Ling Chen that his killing intent had been sealed.

"We'll be taking you to Shrek Academy shortly. To prevent you from losing control and going on a rampage, I've completely sealed your Martial Soul and killing intent."

A huge "囧" appeared on Ling Chen's face when he heard that. So powerful strength was always followed by a seal, huh? He could understand sealing his killing intent, but how could Chen Xin seal away his Martial Soul entirely?

No matter how unwilling he was, Ling Chen could only accept reality. Sword Douluo might be strong, but he couldn't seal his domain, could he?

At least for now, Ling Chen could still use his domain and Soul Skills.

After they arrived at Shrek Academy, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin spoke with Yu Xiaogang and the others, explaining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's situation and that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might also have suffered a devastating massacre.

Yu Xiaogang sat in his chair, uneasy. Ling Chen's methods might have been underhanded, but they'd certainly attracted the attention of their sect.

Still, Yu Xiaogang had no idea what the situation was now.

"This little fellow can stay at Shrek Academy for now, but our enrollment rules remain unchanged."

Chen Xin readily agreed. Shrek would have to be mad not to accept an oddball like Ling Chen. Besides, Spirit Hall was watching him like a hawk.

"Still, I have to say, this little fellow's got something special."

Yu Xiaogang looked at Ling Chen with a little more approval. He didn't expose Ling Chen's grave robbing, which was his way of doing Ling Chen a favor.

Ning Fengzhi gave Ning Rongrong a few more instructions, then left with Chen Xin. As everyone watched the two powerful figures depart, their gazes turned to Ling Chen.

"Well, this is interesting. I knew something was off that day. Your tone sounded exactly like an adult! There's something seriously wrong with you, kid!"

Flender approached Ling Chen from behind with a sly grin, ready to give him a thorough examination!