The scene of the black pouch being suppressed made both women, who had been preparing to act, stop.
Ma Xiaotao stared at the utterly ordinary black pouch in Long Yaochen's hand in disbelief.
That evil, vicious aura from before had completely vanished.
Zhang Lexuan, whose cultivation was higher, saw even more.
That power from earlier had been entirely different from Long Yaochen's.
It had even carried a trace of deathly energy.
But how was that possible?
Zhang Lexuan gave Long Yaochen a deep look but did not expose the matter immediately.
"This one. Swipe the card."
Seeing that Long Yaochen was unharmed, Ma Xiaotao knew his personality well.
She gritted her teeth and handed the red VIP card in her hand to the employee, who was at a loss.
"Unfortunately, I've already used up this year's free allowance. Otherwise, I could've picked out another suitable treasure for you." Ma Xiaotao sighed helplessly. No matter how she looked at it, she could not believe this thing could cure an illness.
No wonder Dean Qian had looked so troubled when he spoke of it back then.
As she spoke, she shot Wang Dong a challenging look.
But Wang Dong unusually did not retaliate and seemed somewhat silent.
Long Yaochen shook his head. "You should save it to improve yourself. Be careful, or I'll catch up to your cultivation soon."
"Heh, do you know that this young lady is a renowned genius?"
Ma Xiaotao laughed at Long Yaochen's remark, and all the worry on her face vanished.
Now that they had obtained the carving knife, there was no longer much point in staying at the Treasure Appreciation Fair.
Long Yaochen's group returned to the academy.
After asking Ma Xiaotao to send Senior Sister back to the Sea God Pavilion, he looked impatient to return to the dormitory.
It angered Ma Xiaotao so much that she stomped her feet repeatedly, revealing a rare hint of resentment.
Sure enough, he's heartless. Once he's used me, he just tosses me aside!
Shrek Outer Court, Dormitory 108.
Moonlight streamed through the window and covered the somewhat worn wooden desk.
Wang Dong sat in the chair before the desk, quietly watching Long Yaochen, who had begun meditating the moment he returned.
A few strands of moonlight fell across Long Yaochen's face, lending his fair and handsome features an air of mystery.
The entire dormitory was silent. Only the occasional chirping of insects outside the window made Wang Dong feel that time was slowly passing.
"Sigh..."
Wang Dong truly wished time could stop at this moment. At least this moment belonged only to him and her.
She suddenly regretted her decision to disguise herself as a man.
After all the successive stimulation today, she even felt an impulse to tell Long Yaochen her true identity.
She wanted to tell him that she was no worse than them.
Whether in appearance or status...
But in the end, she held back. If she revealed it, she could no longer stay in the same dormitory as this guy.
Damn it... so what if she couldn't stay? Who cared anyway!
The more Wang Dong thought about it, the angrier she became. But the next second, she instantly deflated and collapsed onto the desk.
Forget it... she was still counting on that inexplicable soul skill of his to let her grow stronger while lying down.
While Wang Dong was feeling melancholy, Long Yaochen's Sea of Spirit had already become turbulent.
The moment the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife entered his hand, it instantly drilled into his body.
Carrying an extremely cold, sinister intent, it burrowed in through his palm and followed his meridians until it reached the Sea of Spirit.
Just as it was about to unleash its evil intent completely and destroy this entire Sea of Spirit.
A massive hand formed of gray light pressed down upon it in the blink of an eye. The rampaging carving knife immediately quieted as though it had encountered its natural nemesis.
"Elder Yi, what do you think of this piece of Life Gold?" Long Yaochen asked politely.
"Life Gold? It is a fitting name." The gray light formed by Electrolux flickered slightly, and his tone carried a trace of displeasure. "Truly foolish. To refine such pure gold of life into an evil artifact that devours living beings... this is not artifact refinement. It is desecration."
A gray halo suddenly spread outward, wrapping around the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife like a tide.
The blade began to shake violently when it touched the gray light, and waves of shrill, resentful howls rose one after another.
Even Long Yaochen, standing nearby, felt dizzy from hearing them, while golden light began to shine in his eyes.
Divinity seemed to have encountered something immensely attractive. It impatiently wanted to break through its suppression and seek the source of the sound.
"Child, release the suppression and lend me your Divinity!" Electrolux's voice rang out at this critical moment.
Previously, he had expended too much power suppressing Divinity. Now, he was actually beginning to lack the strength even to subdue a carving knife.
Fortunately, the Divinity that had originally been regarded as a nuisance could now serve a great purpose.
Upon hearing Electrolux's words, Long Yaochen released the Divinity without the slightest hesitation.
In an instant, the sky of the Sea of Spirit seemed to light up.
Golden light began to spread rapidly from afar, surging toward this place with unstoppable force.
Seeing this, Electrolux wrapped the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife in gray light and charged straight into the tide of Divinity.
The originally fierce Divinity seemed to have spotted a mortal enemy.
It did not even bother expanding any further and rushed headlong toward the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
"Suppress."
As Electrolux's imposing voice rang out, deathly energy and Divinity, one gray and one gold, pressed into the carving knife from both ends at once.
Strands of blackish-gray mist were forcibly driven out, rapidly dissolving within the gray-gold radiance.
In less than half an incense stick's time, the final trace of evil energy completely dispersed.
The carving knife, once cold and vicious, finally revealed a gentle, jade-like aura of life.
Before Divinity could react, Electrolux's mass of gray light instantly drew the Life Gold into his body as he hurriedly said:
"Now!"
Hearing Electrolux's reminder, Long Yaochen began working with him, suppressing Divinity bit by bit.
A moment later, the Sea of Spirit returned to normal.
Long Yaochen was once again so exhausted that he could barely catch his breath.
"Hah...!"
Electrolux, who had absorbed the Life Gold into his body, instead let out a long breath.
The gray light that had once been so dim it was nearly transparent finally began to solidify little by little.
As it gently swayed, it gradually took the form of an elderly figure in gray robes, with a white beard and a weathered yet dignified face.
"Elder Yi, how do you feel?" Long Yaochen asked after recovering somewhat.
"This is... wonderful. This life energy is very important to me.
Thank you, child."
A faint smile actually appeared on Electrolux's face.
"Don't mention it. We're just helping each other." Long Yaochen shook his head, not accepting his thanks, and said calmly, "You can call me Little Chen from now on."
"Your name reminds me of an old acquaintance..." A nostalgic look appeared in Electrolux's eyes.
That look vanished in an instant, and he continued, "Now isn't the time to talk about that."
"Little Chen, I didn't have time to finish what I was saying last time.
If you rashly complete your martial soul now, only one path awaits you.
You will be torn apart directly by the complete Divinity."
The smile on Long Yaochen's face gradually disappeared.
He had originally thought that finding the carving knife would reveal a way to save his life.
But this outcome struck him like a blow to the head.
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