Backup Means, Another Breakthrough

Huang Jinxu's mind stirred, and with a flash of his figure, he arrived right beside Huo Yuhao.

On the surface, he was guarding and assisting him with cultivation, but in reality, he was observing the circulation of soul power within Huo Yuhao's body even further.

His spiritual power already far surpassed that of an ordinary soul master. Even before he broke through to rank-98 Super Douluo, his spiritual power had already reached rank 98, lingering right at the threshold of breaking through to the rank-99 Limit Douluo realm.

After successfully breaking through himself, his spiritual power advanced a step further, yet it still failed to shatter the rank-99 barrier.

However, just a short while ago, as the Golden Ancient Tree Seed merged into his Sea of Consciousness, not only did it shelter and conceal him, but it also propelled his spiritual power in one fell swoop to a realm comparable to a rank-99 Limit Douluo.

He possessed the Gold of Life extracted from within the Golden Hawksbill Turtle, and if he had utilized it, he could have advanced his spiritual power a step further long ago.

Yet he had never used it.

That remaining Gold of Life was the retreat he had left for himself.

It was also the path to becoming a god.

If matters failed and after he successfully broke through to the rank-99 Limit Douluo realm, he would leave the Douluo Continent and set out to seek the other two continents.

By then, with the assets of a Limit Douluo, he would carve out a continent, unify that continent, establish an empire belonging to himself, gather the Power of Faith, condense the Power of Faith, and attempt to achieve godhood independently.

Titled Douluos had limited lifespans; wanting to become a god relying on the faith of a single continent required at least a millennium of time.

And that Gold of Life was the source of his confidence in living for a thousand years. He would integrate it into his physical body to prolong his lifespan and sustain himself until he achieved godhood.

As for the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade forged from that Gold of Life, he had also sought it out in the past, but he had always lacked a stroke of luck and missed that piece of Gold of Life.

Huang Jinxu knew that that piece of Gold of Life was prepared by the Plane Will for Huo Yuhao, and it would only appear when the time came for him to surface.

Having already seized a piece of Gold of Life of astonishing weight, he would no longer greedily intercept it.

Being a Heavenly Lone Star, he understood fortune better than anyone else; being overly complete would instead invite disaster.

Mu En, who had sent Wang Dong to the Golden Tree Hollow, still wanted to discuss a few matters with Huang Jinxu. To his surprise, in just the blink of an eye, Huang Jinxu was gone.

He immediately spread out his spiritual power, and upon sensing that Huang Jinxu was guarding Huo Yuhao, Mu En thought it over and decided not to go and disturb Huang Jinxu after all.

Time passed swiftly, and when Huo Yuhao opened his eyes once more, it was already the next morning.

His actions drew the onlookers of many students, but when those students saw the Heavenly Fiend Douluo standing beside Huo Yuhao, they circumnavigated him one after another, fleeing in terrified avoidance.

It was as if they were afraid of being implicated in something.

There was no help for it; the Heavenly Fiend Douluo's reputation was still too massive within the academy, particularly spreading even more widely among the students of the inner courtyard.

"Teacher!"

Upon waking, the very first thing Huo Yuhao saw was his own teacher; his gaze instantly brightened, and his expression was filled with pleasant surprise.

"Not bad, you actually developed an evolved usage of the Glazed Mystic Jade Body. This teacher was just saying that once you mastered the Glazed Mystic Jade Body, I would guide you in taking further control of it."

"Yuhao, you did very well, and you didn't let this teacher down."

Huang Jinxu stood on no ceremony whatsoever, directly claiming this credit and taking it upon himself.

The alternative usage of the Glazed Mystic Jade Body naturally existed to begin with. As for any credit belonging to the Plane Will, who would believe that anyway.

After all, the Plane Will couldn't speak.

"Really!"

Having obtained his teacher's praise, Huo Yuhao's already bright eyes grew even more dazzling.

Imperceptibly, a portion of confidence and assurance bloomed within his heart.

Seeing Huo Yuhao sporting this appearance, Huang Jinxu fell silent.

Had he perhaps laid it on a bit too thick?

Or was Huo Yuhao's degree of lacking love far beyond what he had imagined?

Merely a single word of praise and a sliver of validation were enough to provoke such a reaction in him.

He calculated in his mind that for this sort of thing, one still needed to grasp a proper measure.

After all, in his eyes, Huo Yuhao was merely a transitional tool. Once his own problems were resolved, it would be best to sever ties with him and let things develop according to their natural course.

Whether it was Tang San's prying gaze or his own emotions, both required precaution.

"Yuhao, head back first to consolidate your cultivation after just breaking through. You won't need to attend classes today; I've already asked for leave on your behalf regarding the classroom."

Leaving behind these words, Huang Jinxu's figure instantly vanished from the spot. His objective had already been attained, so continuing to stay behind to foster bonds or anything of the sort—forget about it.

What was more, he still had his own affairs to attend to.

Indeed, Huo Yuhao had broken through yet again.

Having successfully cultivated the Glazed Mystic Jade Body to the mastery stage, while the power of the plane's protection recovered once more, it simultaneously propelled his soul power to increase by another rank.

One could say it was utterly astonishing.

After all, a mere few days had passed.

Over on Huang Jinxu's side, upon returning to his dean's office, a massive pile of self-investigation files had already been neatly placed upon his desk.

These self-investigation files were personally filled out by the middle and upper-tier leaders throughout all of Shrek Academy.

Trying to directly discern the problems of the academy's middle and upper echelons from these self-investigation files was plainly an impossible feat.

After all, having them describe the wrongs they had committed themselves meant no one would proactively confess.

Even if they did confess, they would only write about some trivial, petty matters.

Although he had not yet revealed himself before all the middle and upper tiers, this very first order issued by him as the new dean had already caused the people below to harbor a few extra ounces of contempt.

This was truly a foolish move.

Yet, was that truly the case in reality?

Since Huang Jinxu had acted thus, he naturally had his reasons.

Picking up those self-investigation files, he activated his Illusory Moon Star Eyes and opened up the developed regions of his brain. In an instant, he transformed into a human body scanner, rapidly inputting all the information within them and subsequently comparing and verifying it against the data of Shrek Academy he had entered previously.

While Huang Jinxu's spiritual power consumed rapidly, evidence containing non-compliance and loopholes was gradually analyzed out.

Once all the data had been verified, Huang Jinxu forthwith sorted out a roster of middle and upper-tier personnel of Shrek Academy who required purging, along with the criminal evidence they might have violated.

"Not gonna lie, after spiritual power breaks through to a realm comparable to a rank-99 Limit Douluo, the feeling is simply magnificent."

Huang Jinxu couldn't help marveling. According to his previous spiritual power, wanting to complete this matter would have required at least a day or two of time, while his spiritual power would also need to remain in a state of high-intensity consumption at all times.

Nowadays, it was accomplished in a mere half-day's time.

The borers had already been dug out, but Huang Jinxu did not intend to personally take action and punish them.

Why on earth should he do this kind of work that offended people?

Wasn't Xuan Zi still around for that?