Starting with the other arm, which had yet to be inscribed with an array, Xuan Ziwen's gaze grew intensely focused. Every stroke of the Azure Silver Dragon Carving Knife was steady. There were no flashy displays of skill, only plain, unadorned carving, yet his blade flew like a brush across paper.
The Azure Silver Dragon Carving Knife had incorporated the properties of gold of life, allowing each wound to begin slowly healing the moment it appeared.
The Flame of Civilization flickered as time passed, moment by moment.
Meanwhile, a group of uninvited guests arrived at the Civilization Academy.
Shi Jingcheng was helping Chen Yong and Wu Feng choose suitable soul tools when he sensed the auras above the Civilization Research Institute. His expression hardened, and a powerful surge of vital energy flickered around him.
"You two stay here. Don't wander off!" Shi Jingcheng instructed. Without waiting for their answers, he stepped forward, seemingly merging with the formation. When he reappeared, he was already in front of the Literature Building, watching the arrivals warily.
"Old Shi, what's this? Has it been so long that you no longer recognize your old brothers?" Elder Wang asked.
"Wang Kaiming, Zhang Hong, Ye Yulin, and you're... Kong Deming. I never thought you'd still be alive!" Shi Jingcheng's gaze swept over his old friends before stopping on Kong Deming, and his heart sank completely.
Kong Deming was the father of Sun Moon soul engineering. Rumor had it that he possessed twin martial souls, yet no one had ever known what his second martial soul was. One thing was certain, however: Kong Deming was already a Super Douluo. His mastery of soul tools was even more unfathomable, and no one dared say for certain whether he had already become a Level 10 Soul Engineer.
Kong Deming smiled.