Years of Turmoil, Yet I Stand Unshaken!

A hundred years passed.

With Xu Qing's current foundation, he could easily establish a vast empire spanning the continent.

But Xu Qing did not care about such things.

Power, fame, and fortune were fleeting clouds.

Before absolute strength, all flashy schemes and grand ambitions were nothing but illusions.

What he cared about more was transcending himself.

"Ding."

An extremely faint, crisp sound rang out in his mind.

Before Xu Qing, a translucent light screen that only he could see materialized out of thin air.

This was his greatest support—his golden finger.

The rules were simple: for every year he survived in this world, he would receive a special reward.

Xu Qing's gaze fell upon the light screen as he began reviewing his experiences over the years.

The words on the screen slowly scrolled.

[At six years old, you successfully survived and received the reward: Evergreen Undying Profound Art.]

This profound art laid the firmest foundation for his Life Great Dao, granting him an endless lifespan.

[At eighteen years old, you successfully survived and received the reward: Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline.]

That year's transformation had completely elevated his Twin Blue Silver Grass, allowing it to truly possess the majesty of an emperor.

[At thirty years old, you accidentally saved someone from Spirit Hall, then established Blue Silver Academy and received the reward: Gold of Life.]

It was also from that year onward that Blue Silver Academy rose from the ground in this remote corner, becoming a paradise secluded from the world.

[At fifty years old, you successfully survived and received the reward: Goddess of Life Inheritance.]

An inheritance from the God Realm descended directly, further completing the laws of his Great Dao.

The light screen continued to scroll downward.

Until the final line erupted with dazzling golden light.

[At one hundred years old, the hundred-year sign-in has been achieved.]

[Life Great Dao completed. The age of all martial soul rings increases by one hundred thousand years!]

Boom!

Xu Qing's blood and vital energy suddenly surged.

Without any need for him to deliberately activate them, soul rings emerged beneath his feet one after another.

His originally deep-black first soul ring burst forth with dazzling red light at that moment.

The black faded, replaced by blinding crimson!

His first soul ring had become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!

Xu Qing looked at the red radiance, satisfaction appearing in his eyes.

A full set of soul rings over one hundred thousand years old.

If such a configuration were made known, it would be enough to drive every soul master on the continent mad.

At the same time.

On the main road several dozen miles from Blue Silver Academy.

An extravagantly decorated carriage was slowly moving forward.

Inside the carriage.

Bibi Dong sat upright on a soft velvet couch.

She wore a dark-purple high-slit gown that perfectly outlined her mature, alluring figure.

With her legs crossed, the lines of her calves wrapped in fitted black silk were flawless, exuding the lofty aura of a queen.

She rested her cheek on one hand, gazing through the carriage window toward Blue Silver Academy in the distance.

Her eyes were filled with anticipation and calculation.

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast..."

Bibi Dong parted her red lips slightly, her voice carrying a trace of determination.

A few days earlier, Spirit Hall's intelligence network had delivered a secret report.

That obscure Blue Silver Academy was actually raising a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

And it was an exceptionally rare sea soul beast—a Demon Soul Great White Shark.

The instant she saw the intelligence report, Bibi Dong decided to make the trip herself.

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Only she, the supreme ruler of Spirit Hall, was worthy of possessing such heavenly treasures.

As for Blue Silver Academy?

Bibi Dong recalled the contents of the report.

Its dean, Xu Qing, was merely a Soul Douluo.

Though he had managed an academy quite successfully, in the eyes of truly peak experts, he was nothing more than an ant.

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is not something a Soul Douluo can hold onto."

Bibi Dong played with the scepter in her hand, her thoughts churning.

She was very curious. What method had a Soul Douluo used to trap a hundred-thousand-year-old ferocious beast?

Could there be some ancient formation left behind within the academy?

Or perhaps some special means of suppression?

But none of that mattered.

What mattered most was the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast itself.

She had come alone this time without bringing any attendants so that she could quietly take the soul beast for herself.

"If Blue Silver Academy knows what is good for it and offers up the soul beast willingly, I would not mind granting them a little favor."

A cold glint flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes.

"But if they do not know what is good for them, then they cannot blame me for showing no mercy."

With her current strength, even a Title Douluo standing before her would be beneath her notice.

Much less a mere Soul Douluo.

She could crush him with a casual flick of her hand.

The carriage stopped.

Blue Silver Academy's gates stood before her.

Bibi Dong stepped down from the carriage, holding her scepter as she walked toward the gates with elegant strides.

However.

The instant she stepped through Blue Silver Academy's gates, her entire body froze in place.

The surroundings changed in an instant.

It was not an illusion, but a genuine change in the environment.

The life energy filling the air was so dense that it nearly condensed into droplets.

With only one deep breath.

Bibi Dong was shocked to discover that the soul power within her, which had remained stagnant for so long, had actually begun circulating faster!

Even some old hidden injuries left behind by years of cultivation showed signs of healing.

"What... what is going on?"

A stormy sea surged within Bibi Dong's heart.

The concentration of soul power and life aura here was more than ten times more terrifying than Spirit Hall's Elder Hall!

There was definitely something strange about this Blue Silver Academy!

Just as her mind was reeling.

Inside the gatehouse, an old man who had been dozing in a rattan chair slowly raised his head.

The old man casually glanced at Bibi Dong.

It was merely a single glance.

Yet Bibi Dong completely stiffened.

"How is this possible?!"

Bibi Dong screamed inwardly.

She felt that she must have gone mad.

How could a decrepit old man guarding the gates give her such a feeling?

It was as though some colossal monster were staring at her.

"Bibi Dong of Spirit Hall has come to visit Blue Silver Academy."

The old man withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes again, turned over, and continued sleeping.

Bibi Dong stood where she was, gasping for breath.

Cold sweat had already soaked the clothes on her back.

An intense sense of unreality washed over her.

What had just happened?

What kind of monster was this academy hiding?

Not long after.

Bi Ji, who had received the notification, slowly approached from within the academy.

She wore an emerald-green gown, her temperament gentle as water.

"Your Holiness the Pope, forgive us for failing to welcome you from afar."

Bi Ji smiled as she looked at Bibi Dong, neither servile nor overbearing.

Bibi Dong calmed herself and swept her sharp gaze over Bi Ji.

Out of habit, she tried to probe the other woman's cultivation.

The next second, her heart suffered another tremendous shock.

She could not see through her!

She could not see through her at all!

The gentle woman before her had an aura as deep as the sea. She appeared to be an ordinary person on the surface, yet Bibi Dong's instincts told her that Bi Ji's strength was absolutely no weaker than her own.

Bibi Dong forced herself to remain calm.

She followed Bi Ji into the academy.

The sights along the way left this lofty pope utterly dumbfounded.