How Many Sky Dream Ice Silkworms Is One Piece of Life Gold Worth?

Watching Elder Lin's departing figure, Mu En's gaze returned to Bei Xin. A trace of apology appeared on his aged face.

"Brother Bei Xin."

Mu En cupped his hands, his tone sincere.

"I am truly sorry for causing your academy trouble."

"Xuan Zi and the other two caused trouble for your academy and disturbed its peace, making a joke of ourselves before everyone."

Yet in the face of Mu En's apology, Bei Xin merely waved his hand casually, his expression unconcerned.

"Pavilion Master Mu, you are overstating it."

"Actually, there was no trouble at all."

"To be honest, those three... did not cause our academy much inconvenience."

At this point, Bei Xin gave Mu En a faintly amused look and added,

"If they had truly been capable of causing us 'major trouble'..."

"Then they would not merely have been locked in a secret room."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the smiles on Mu En's and Bei Bei's faces instantly froze.

They could only offer awkward smiles from the side, while their hearts churned with indescribable emotions.

Those words...

Cut far too deep.

Should they consider themselves fortunate, or unfortunate?

Fortunately, Xuan Zi and the others truly lacked the ability to turn the heavens upside down. Because they were not strong enough, they had posed no substantive threat to this academy and thus kept their lives.

That was undoubtedly a blessing amid misfortune.

But...

From another perspective, was that not saying that the three top experts Shrek Academy took pride in—a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo, a rank ninety-five Super Douluo, and a rank ninety-four Title Douluo—

Even together, did not qualify to cause them any "trouble"?

"Haha... Brother Bei Xin, you jest."

Mu En gave a dry laugh and decisively chose to skip over this embarrassing topic.

"Brother Bei Xin."

Mu En turned to look out the window. Beyond it stretched a magnificent sea of clouds, and a trace of reminiscence flickered in his cloudy eyes.

"When I was young, I, too, once flew to these ten-thousand-meter heights, attempting to explore the limits of the sky."

"At the time, I thought I understood this sky like the back of my hand."

"But..."

Mu En turned back, his gaze blazing as he looked at Bei Xin.

"I had never seen, nor even heard of, such a magnificent floating island suspended above the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest."

"Could this floating island be a Soul Tool newly developed by your academy?"

Mu En felt that this Shrek Academy must be some hidden force, and an exceptionally powerful one at that. Otherwise, it could not possibly possess someone like Bei Xin, a rank ninety-nine Limit Douluo. One had to know that, in today's Douluo Continent, the known Title Douluo could be counted on one hand, yet he did not recognize Bei Xin. It was merely... unclear why a hidden force possessed such formidable Soul Tool technology.

Hearing Mu En's probing question, Bei Xin did not evade it.

He walked to Mu En's side and likewise gazed out at the distant sea of clouds, a proud smile appearing on his face.

"Pavilion Master Mu's guess is correct. This floating island is the latest research achievement of our Shrek Academy."

"It is a miracle artificially constructed by gathering our academy's most advanced Soul Tool technology."

"Latest... research achievement?"

"Um... Senior Bei Xin."

Bei Bei could not help but ask, with a hint of worry and curiosity in his voice.

"Though it may be somewhat presumptuous..."

"This junior would still like to ask."

"Building such an enormous academy at an altitude of ten thousand meters..."

"Wouldn't that pose some kind of danger?"

Bei Bei pointed beneath his feet and spoke somewhat nervously.

"For example... running out of Soul Power? Or the energy core being depleted?"

"What if it fell? Wouldn't that..."

This was indeed the first reaction of any normal soul master.

Soul Tools consumed an enormous amount of energy, to say nothing of such a massive floating island.

How much money and how many resources would it take to keep it from falling?

Hearing Bei Bei's question, Bei Xin smiled.

Bei Xin shook his head.

"Not at all."

"The power core of this floating island is equipped with our academy's unique Eternal Celestial Energy Matrix."

"Simply put."

"The energy supply for this island, and indeed the entire academy, is maintained by absorbing the energy of the sun and moon."

"As long as the sun remains, as long as the moon remains."

"Then..."

Bei Xin paused before declaring proudly,

"This floating island will never fall!"

"It will remain suspended here forever, shining alongside the sun and moon!"

"Boom—!!!"

Bei Xin's words directly caused the two of them to blank out.

"Absorb... absorb the energy of the sun and moon?!"

This... this was far too heaven-defying, wasn't it?!

This had completely surpassed the scope of soul masters' understanding!

On the Douluo Continent, although Soul Tools had developed rapidly, their core principle was still "consume resources in exchange for power."

But now, they had actually created something akin to an inexhaustible energy source?!

Directly borrowing the power of heaven, earth, sun, and moon?

"This kind of Soul Tool technology..."

Mu En looked at the metal floor beneath his feet, his eyes filled with awe.

"Truly is not something we can even hope to look up to..."

He had originally thought that although Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department could not compare with the Sun Moon Empire, it was still among the continent's finest.

But now, it seemed that before this Shrek Academy in the sky, whether it was their Shrek Academy or the Sun Moon Empire, they were practically primitive people still playing in mud!

It was truly a dimensional strike. Mu En and Bei Bei were filled with endless emotion. When would their Shrek Academy also possess such formidable Soul Tool technology?

At the thought of their Shrek Academy possessing such top-tier Soul Tool technology, Shrek Academy's title as the number one academy on the Douluo Continent would be even more secure.

Meanwhile, inside the Dean's Office.

[ Ding! ]

[Detected that key figure Mu En's recognition of Shrek Academy as Monster Academy has increased!]

[Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: Life Gold (fist-sized)!]

[Detected that key figure Bei Bei's recognition of Shrek Academy as Monster Academy has increased!]

[Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: Soul Spirit Tower x3!]

When Lin Feng saw the reward Mu En had given him, he could not help but sigh. Another good item. Life Gold was exceedingly rare; during the era of Peerless Tang Sect, only the Soul-Devouring Evil Blade and the Lake of Life possessed it.

Ordinary soul masters could withstand at most three Soul Spirits, but things were different after using Life Gold. Why did Huo Yuhao have so many Soul Spirits? Life Gold had contributed greatly to that. Electrolux had once said that even the combined life force of a million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was only the size of a teardrop. Yet now, he had directly obtained a fist-sized piece of Life Gold. Who knew how many Sky Dream Ice Silkworms that was worth?