Immortal

The entire plaza instantly erupted into chaos.

The high-and-mighty figures from moments ago now looked ready to fight on the spot over a chance to sponsor Blue Silver Academy.

With this kneel, Ning Fengzhi had practically emptied the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's coffers.

In a fluster, he pulled three storage Soul Tools inlaid with top-grade gemstones from his robes and raised them high above his head with both hands.

"Senior Xu!"

"These three Soul Tools contain thirty percent of the heavenly treasures in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's treasury, along with one million Gold Soul Coins."

"Every mistake was caused by us being deceived by villains. This was absolutely not the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's intention."

"I beg you to accept them, Senior, as this junior's apology!"

Ning Fengzhi had lowered himself as far as possible, not even bothering to wipe the dirt from his forehead.

Seeing this, Tang Xiao cursed Ning Fengzhi inwardly for reacting so quickly.

How could he still care about the Clear Sky Sect's pride? He hurriedly took out a Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus emitting a radiant gleam from his Soul Tool.

"Senior Xu, the Clear Sky Sect was also misled by those Shrek madmen!"

"This Ten-Thousand-Year Nine-Grade Snow Lotus is our sect's greatest treasure. I offer it to you today as a birthday gift!"

The leaders of two Upper Three Sects now resembled errand boys who had made a mistake. Their faces were plastered with smiles, terrified that the young man atop the platform would unleash his Thunder Fury.

Xu Qing sat in the grand chair on the platform without even lifting his eyelids much.

He raised the tea at his side and took a light sip.

"Leave the things. Step aside."

His tone was calm as still water, utterly devoid of any discernible emotion.

Before wealth sufficient to buy an entire city, he did not even spare it a second glance. He looked completely unconcerned.

Yet Ning Fengzhi and Tang Xiao felt as though they had been pardoned. They repeatedly kowtowed in thanks before scrambling back to their seats.

The Shrek camp was dumbfounded.

Tang San clenched his teeth so hard that a trace of scarlet blood seeped from his gums.

He breathed like a broken bellows, both hands clutching the corners of his clothes.

Those were the sect masters of the Upper Three Sects!

They stood at the very pinnacle of the Douluo Continent's Soul Master world!

Just moments ago, they had been righteously condemning Blue Silver Academy. In the blink of an eye, they were kneeling on the ground like dogs, licking Xu Qing's boots?

The Shrek group had originally hoped that those two great sects would support them. Now, not only had those pillars fallen, they had turned around and stomped on them.

The enormous disparity made Tang San's chest heave violently. He was so aggrieved that he nearly coughed up blood.

At the very center of the VIP section.

Xue Ye, emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, suddenly rose from his broad dragon throne.

The normally imposing old emperor was so excited that even the crown atop his head had tilted to one side.

He grabbed the wrist of the crown prince beside him, Xue Qinghe, with such force that red marks appeared on his arm.

"Qinghe!"

"Did you see that? Martial Soul Evolution—such a heaven-shaking method is simply unheard of!"

Xue Ye's voice trembled as he stared at Xu Qing atop the platform.

"Convey my decree!"

"No matter the cost, we must invite Dean Xu to serve as the Heaven Dou Empire's supreme Grand Imperial Preceptor!"

"If he agrees, I am willing to share the Heaven Dou Empire's realm equally with him!"

"He need not bow upon seeing me, nor hurry when entering court. His words shall be equivalent to my imperial decree!"

Xue Ye had gone mad.

A peerless powerhouse capable of fighting four Title Douluo alone, a monster who could give the trash Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass nine soul rings.

Even more terrifyingly, he could allow the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to break through its millennia-old shackles!

As long as they tied this man to the Heaven Dou Empire's chariot, what was Spirit Hall worth? Unifying the continent would be within reach!

Standing beside him, Xue Qinghe—or rather, Qian Renxue—felt her mind go blank.

She stared blankly at the calm young man atop the platform, her hands hanging at her sides trembling slightly.

Absurd.

This was utterly absurd.

Qian Renxue had infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire from childhood, disguising herself as the crown prince and living behind a mask every day.

She had proceeded step by step, poisoning and assassinating the real prince. She had spent over a decade painstakingly building her position, never even daring to remove her disguise while sleeping.

What had it all been for?

Was it not to seize the vast realm of the Heaven Dou Empire without shedding blood?

But now?

This man named Xu Qing had merely shown himself and displayed his Martial Soul and strength.

Yet the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire was eagerly offering him half the realm on a silver platter?

Qian Renxue's emotions were incomparably complicated as a deep sense of defeat swallowed her whole.

Her decade-plus of undercover work seemed like nothing more than a colossal joke before absolute strength.

On the platform.

Xu Qing gently set down his teacup.

The crisp clink rang clearly through the silent plaza.

Everyone immediately held their breath, thousands of eyes fixed upon the dean of Blue Silver Academy.

"Since today is my hundredth birthday, I am grateful that you have all come from afar."

Xu Qing spoke slowly. His voice was not loud, yet every person heard it clearly.

"I have never liked liveliness."

"Since you are all here, I shall give a sermon today as a return gift for your birthday wishes."

A sermon!

The moment those words were spoken, the entire plaza erupted.

The sect masters and elders who had been kneeling in apology all had terrifying light burst from their eyes.

Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda stood right before them. That was genuine Martial Soul Evolution!

At that moment, they had only one thought.

This Immortal Xu's sermon undoubtedly contained a great secret of heaven and earth!

If they could gain even the slightest insight from his sermon, perhaps their Martial Souls could also undergo a qualitative leap. Whether they could replicate Ning Rongrong's miracle depended on this very chance!

Everyone immediately sat cross-legged, not daring to even breathe loudly for fear of missing a single word Xu Qing said next.

The scene on Shrek's side was entirely different.

Upon hearing the word sermon, Flender's shrewd little eyes spun wildly, naked greed filling their depths.

He lowered his voice and leaned close to Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.

"Do you understand now?"

"This Xu fellow is no peerless genius. I think Blue Silver Academy must be built over some earthshaking feng shui treasure ground!"

Flender licked his dry lips.

"He must have obtained some miraculous ancient power here, allowing him to forcibly improve Martial Soul quality."

"If we can stay here, perhaps this great opportunity will belong to us as well!"

Hearing this, a terrifying red gleam instantly lit up Tang San's previously dim eyes.

He stared at Xu Qing, jealousy gnawing frantically at his reason like a venomous snake.

So that's it!

I knew it. How could a lowly Blue Silver Grass possibly possess such terrifying strength!

He is merely lucky enough to have occupied this treasure ground!

I also possess the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. In terms of talent and foundation, I, Tang San, carry the Tang Sect's secret arts. Could I possibly lose to a hundred-year-old man?

As long as I can also bathe in the energy of this treasure ground, my Blue Silver Grass will definitely evolve even more perfectly than his!

The more Tang San thought about it, the more justified it seemed. A powerful possessive urge even surged within him, and he wished he could immediately claim Blue Silver Academy for himself.

Just as the Shrek group indulged in their wild fantasies.

A cool, noble female voice suddenly sounded from behind the platform.

"This is a place for quiet cultivation. Idle outsiders are not qualified to listen to the dean's sermon."

Along with that voice.

A silver-haired, purple-eyed woman of unparalleled beauty slowly stepped onto the platform.

Gu Yue Na stood beside Xu Qing and looked down upon the Shrek group from above.

There was no emotion in her amethyst-like eyes, as though she were looking at ants beneath her feet.

"Drive all these troublemaking trash out of the academy."

Gu Yue Na lightly waved her jade-like hand.

Several Blue Silver Academy guards immediately strode forward, Soul Power surging from their bodies as they directly surrounded the Shrek group.

The Shrek group instantly panicked.

A tremendous opportunity was right in front of them. Being driven out now would be even more unbearable than killing them!

"Wait!"

Tang San suddenly broke free from a guard's grasp and shouted anxiously.

"We're not leaving!"

"We also came to offer birthday wishes! What happened earlier was merely a misunderstanding. We are also qualified to remain and listen to the sermon!"

Yu Xiaogang was equally frantic, not even caring about the pain from his severed arm.

"That's right, we represent Shrek Academy of the Heaven Dou Empire!"

"You Blue Silver Academy cannot be so domineering and monopolize this opportunity!"

They argued themselves hoarse, trying to draw sympathy from the surrounding major powers.

However, the thousands of people in the plaza all watched their noses and minded their own business.

No one even turned to look at them.

No one was stupid. Pleading for those fools now might anger Xu Qing and cost them a heaven-sent opportunity!

"Drag them out."

Gu Yue Na's voice turned cold.

The guards stopped being polite. Like carrying chicks, they forcibly dragged Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the others toward the gates.

"Let me go!"

"This isn't fair! My Blue Silver Grass can evolve too!"

Tang San's broken roar gradually faded across the plaza until it was cut off by the heavy gates.

Without those flies buzzing about, the plaza returned to deathly silence.

Xu Qing remained seated in the grand chair. He slowly raised both hands and formed an ancient hand seal before his chest.

"At the beginning of heaven and earth, there was the mother of all things."

"My path is the path of endless life."

Along with Xu Qing's calm, lingering voice.

Buzz!

A vast green radiance suddenly erupted from his body.

The Life Domain fully opened!

In merely one breath, that incomparably dense green light enveloped the entire plaza.

A miraculous phenomenon descended instantly!

Countless visible vines burst from the cracks between the hard white jade slabs, growing and blooming at a frantic pace.

The back mountain, which had been shattered by the battle, miraculously revived. Brilliant exotic flowers and plants covered the hillsides.

The Soul Power in the air became incomparably dense, even condensing into crystal-clear droplets of spirit liquid that drifted down from the sky in a light drizzle.

An immense wave of shock exploded through the crowd like a tsunami.

"Th-this is what kind of domain?"

"Oh my god, after one breath, I feel like all my internal injuries have healed!"

"What terrifying life force! This is not power that a mortal could possess!"

Everyone was horrified beyond measure. They hurriedly closed their eyes and desperately absorbed the Life Spirit Liquid drifting through the air.

At Spirit Hall's seats.

Qian Daoliu suddenly opened his eyes. Several strands of black hair had faintly appeared amid his pale white hair.

His withered hands trembled violently as he felt the long-lost, surging vitality within his body.

Excitement!

Uncontrollable excitement surged into the heart of this Peerless Douluo.

"I actually feel ten years younger!"

"The bottleneck that has trapped me for decades has actually shown signs of loosening!"

Qian Daoliu stared at Xu Qing, the reverence in his eyes reaching its peak.

On the other side, Bibi Dong was even more horrified.

She clutched her scepter tightly, her exquisite face covered in dense cold sweat.

At the instant the domain opened.

The tyrannical, sinister Rakshasa Divine Power within her had actually let out a shrill wail. It was suppressed in a corner by that emerald life force, not daring to emerge at all.

"How is this possible!"

A stormy sea surged in Bibi Dong's heart.

She was the inheritor of the Rakshasa God. The power within her was true divine power.

But the domain Xu Qing released could actually suppress even divine power!

This was no weaker than the power of a god!

Could it be that Xu Qing had also received the inheritance of some supreme god? Or even... had he already touched upon the realm of gods himself?

At that thought, Bibi Dong's breathing grew uneven.

The lecture continued.

Every syllable that left Xu Qing's mouth transformed into tangible golden runes, spiraling and dancing through the air.

Every Soul Master present was immersed in a mysterious state of enlightenment.

Some broke through their levels on the spot, while others had Martial Soul flaws that had plagued them for years repaired.

And just then.

Xu Qing lightly pointed a finger.

Three golden pillars of life, each as thick as water barrels, descended directly from the sky.

They landed with incomparable precision on the three young women seated in the front row.

The three were Ye Lingling, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er.

As the special recipients of Xu Qing's care, the Source of Life contained within those three pillars was so vast it was downright terrifying.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three violent waves of Soul Power surged into the sky from the three young women's bodies.

The phantom of the Nine-Heart Begonia behind Ye Lingling swelled wildly. The patterns on its petals deepened, and her Soul Power Level soared as if riding a rocket.

Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix let out a piercing cry that rang through the clouds. Amid its original icy power, there was now an unceasing sacred aura.

Level forty-five!

Level fifty!

Level fifty-five!

The auras of the three young women rose steadily, and the commotion instantly startled a large number of nearby Soul Masters awake.

"Who are those three girls?!"

"Good heavens, they're so young, yet their Soul Power fluctuations are already about to break through to Soul Emperor?"

"What a terrifying rate of improvement! That's genuine Soul Power!"

The crowd erupted in sharp gasps.

Those who knew the truth immediately lowered their voices and explained with reverence written all over their faces.

"You don't even know that?"

"Those three are Dean Xu's personal disciples!"

"Cultivating by Immortal Xu's side and receiving such fortune—what's there to be surprised about?!"