Shouldn't Be?
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao temporarily suppressed his thoughts of repairing the abyss, but his gaze remained solemn as he stared at the abyss that was constantly devouring space.
After its initial excitement, the Guardian Mirror returned to its serious demeanor.
It tilted its head, looked at Huo Yuhao, and asked a question that had been lingering in its mind for a long time, "Huo Yuhao, with your talent and strength, Jia Nan Academy can't offer you any real help, right? Why are you still hanging around here like a babysitter?"
Huo Yuhao was slightly taken aback, then a gentle smile appeared on his face.
"I still really like the college environment."
"You like it?" The Guardian Mirror was even more puzzled. "You like what? Do you like being a principal? Do you like looking after children?"
Huo Yuhao did not explain directly. He slowly raised his head and looked at the bustling students in the academy.
"Jia Nan Academy is known as the number one academy on the Battle Qi Continent." His voice was calm. "But in reality, this title is undeserved."
"Surely not?" The Guardian Mirror scratched its head, its voice tinged with disbelief. "What other academy in your plane has something like a Spiritual Formation? And those two old men are about to break through to that Dou Zun, and they're not even the first?"
Huo Yuhao sighed, "Whether in terms of strength or resources, Jia Nan Academy isn't even ranked among the top in the Battle Qi Continent. I've heard my teacher say that in Central Plains, any first-tier power has a Dou Zun, and the most powerful powers even have Dou Sheng- level experts."
"Therefore," Huo Yuhao's voice hardened, "I want it to become the true number one academy on the continent!"
"Dou Sheng?" The Guardian Mirror didn't pay much attention to Huo Yuhao's target; its focus was drawn to the title of Dou Sheng.
The Guardian Mirror realized that its understanding of this plane was flawed. It had always assumed that the Dou Zun level, which was similar to the Supreme level, was the pinnacle of this plane.
"With the energy level of your plane, how could there possibly be a level higher than the Supreme One!" the Guardian Mirror exclaimed.
"Why not?" Huo Yuhao looked at him with some surprise. "Beyond Dou Zun, there are not only Dou Sheng, but also Dou Emperor in the past!"
"Impossible! The level of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi in your plane is among the worst in all the lower planes of the Great Thousand World," the Guardian Mirror said decisively. "Logically speaking, breaking through to the Supreme level is already impossible!"
"Your cultivators are condensing Battle Crystal and inner cores, and they also need to constantly use spatial power to expand the capacity of the inner core until they open up a small space similar to the Supreme Sea." The Guardian Mirror recounted its observations of the cultivation of the teachers and students of the Jia Nan Academy during this period.
"Given such a difficult and complex situation, it's somewhat possible that this plane possesses a Supreme level being. Even with such a breakthrough, your Dou Zun- level combat power would be lucky to reach the Lesser Three Difficulties level."
The Guardian Mirror stared at Huo Yuhao: "The enormous difference in energy levels has sealed off the upper limit!"
"I've personally witnessed the Dou Sheng realm!" Huo Yuhao said. "That Dou Sheng should be arriving soon. Then you can assess what realm he would be equivalent to in the Great Thousand World."
Back at the academy, Wu Tian and Hu Gan, having witnessed the spatial wonder, were deeply moved and eagerly began their seclusion. They had a premonition that this time they would definitely be able to break through to the Dou Zong realm.
"----Anyway, that's it, Brother Huo Yuhao. Xiao Yan's wedding date is set for one month from now! Senior Gu He, well, how should I put it, although he looked terrible, he still forced himself to stay and wait until Sister Yun Yun's wedding is over before leaving Misty Cloud Sect ----" Xiao Yi Xian's voice kept ringing out through the Communication Spirit Device.
Huo Yuhao listened silently, then a flash of light appeared at his fingertips, severing the communication. He stood there, stunned, a rare expression of "life is unpredictable" on his face. "What's wrong?" The little figure formed from the Guardian Mirror floated around him. "Looking like you've seen a ghost?"
Huo Yuhao's lips twitched uncontrollably, his voice slightly unsteady. "My younger brother— Xiao Yan —is getting married. The date is set for one month from now."
"That's all?" The Guardian Mirror shook it dismissively. "Isn't it normal for men to marry and women to be married when they come of age? Your expression is way too exaggerated."
Huo Yuhao shook his head, offering no explanation for the twists and turns, but silently lit a candle in his heart for the infatuated Pill King Gu He.
Seeing that he didn't answer, the Guardian Mirror' expression became somewhat excited. "Now you can't stay in seclusion, can you? Come on, let's go! Let's hurry up and set off for that Misty Cloud Sect! Let me see what the marriage process is like in your world!"
"No rush." A glint of light flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "I still need to prepare gifts. Besides—in about five more days, I'll be able to break through to the Dou Emperor level."
His smile grew increasingly sinister, "Xiao Yan thinks he can turn the tables on me just because he's broken through to the Dou Wang? Heh heh, how can I, as his older brother, not give him a proper welcome and a memorable 'surprise'?"
He turned to look at the floating Guardian Mirror, a bright smile on his face, "Mirror, do you have any readily available, relatively 'gentle' Spiritual Formation diagrams that I could use as a reference?"
The Guardian Mirror froze, its mouth agape, its voice trembling slightly. "No way?! Huo Yuhao! Your brother is only a Dou Wang! You're going to use Spiritual Formation against him?"
"Now that you have the array diagram, you're a genuine Spiritual Formation Grandmaster! If you throw down 500,000 spirit seals, even a Dou Wang or Dou Zun would be doomed! Are you trying to murder your own brother?!"
Huo Yuhao waved his hand, his expression very kind. "Stop talking nonsense, have you or not?"
The Guardian Mirror flickered helplessly. "I only have the diagram for the Spiritual Formation Gathering Array here."
"Only a Spiritual Formation?" Huo Yuhao was slightly disappointed.
"Hehe!" The Guardian Mirror's voice suddenly became smug again. "You probably don't know what I do in the Great Thousand World!"
It cleared its non-existent throat and said in an extremely proud tone, "You know the Five Great Academies, right? The top spiritual academies in the Great Thousand World! Their cultivation Small World, like the Northern Heavens Gate of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, and the Holy Spirit Heaven of the Holy Spirit Academy —the core of these stable Small World was all constructed by me!"
The Mirror of Guardian Mirror grew increasingly smug. "I saw everything clearly when they were setting up the level eight Spiritual Formation inside! And those weaker spirit academies all begged me for help—"
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up instantly: "So you mean—"
The Guardian Mirror flew onto Huo Yuhao's shoulder with a "whoosh," hands on hips, laughing heartily, "That's right! I can recite the entire Spiritual Formation Gathering Array diagram, level and all, from memory! You want to develop the academy? With me here, that's no problem! As long as you—"
Phew-!
A clear and melodious phoenix cry suddenly rang out!
The Guardian Mirror's smug laughter abruptly stopped!
Suddenly, the Ice Flame Phoenix appeared out of thin air beside Huo Yuhao! It tilted its head, its icy eyes filled with curiosity as it examined the miniature "Huo Yuhao" figure standing on Huo Yuhao's shoulder, hands on his hips.
"This—isn't this your spiritual world?! How did it get out?" The smugness on the face of the little figure conjured by the Guardian Mirror instantly vanished, replaced by terror.