"Mu En, this devil managed to create a method for condensing his own Soul Rings."
Lin Huiqun's gaze was grave. With this, Mu En's method of smearing Ye Xiao was no longer quite so reliable.
"The plan goes ahead as usual, the sooner the better."
Mu En shook his head and said no more. So what if Ye Xiao in the sky screen was stronger?
The present was the present!
As long as they captured Ye Xiao, all these techniques would have been stolen from Shrek Academy.
"Don't hurt him. If necessary, you can try using that girl to warn him."
After a moment's silence, Mu En's expression turned cold.
If he wanted these techniques, he needed a Ye Xiao who would devote himself wholeheartedly to Shrek.
But clearly, with the future exposed, even a child would surely come to harbor ill will toward Shrek Academy.
"If he is willing to join Shrek Academy and become my disciple, I can let bygones be bygones."
"Otherwise, Shrek Academy will pursue this to the very end!"
Mu En spoke in a deep voice.
Meanwhile, in the Divine Realm...
"Destruction, I just thought of a problem."
"A very frightening problem."
God King of Goodness Lie Yan suddenly spoke, her voice full of gravity.
"What is it?"
Destruction looked over curiously.
"The Cloud Sword Art and Sword Qi Ring Condensation both essentially break the rules of the Douluo Plane."
"He created these methods in the twelfth year after his Martial Soul Awakening."
"Perhaps even earlier..."
"And the cultivation method he practices himself must be stronger than this standard one."
As Lie Yan spoke, she couldn't help feeling her scalp tingle.
The moment she said this, the Divine Realm's central hub fell silent.
The gods had clearly understood what Lie Yan meant.
"Heh~"
"Why else would my future self risk being discovered to manifest his divinity before everyone?"
Tang San, whose divine power had been sealed, spoke mockingly.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
"With him around, the chances of our universe passing the assessment are much greater."
The Goddess of Life's expression was unreadable. She didn't understand why the gods had suddenly grown wary.
"Life God King, the problem is that a monster like this has already made an enemy of the Divine Realm."
Lie Yan gave a wry laugh and couldn't help casting a sidelong glance at the sealed Tang San.
"No... it's the future Ye Xiao who has made an enemy of us."
Ji Dong's expression suddenly changed, and he spoke with a peculiar look.
After all, the Tang San of this life had been taken down by the sky screen and Destruction before he had a chance to act.
"And whatever else one might say, the current Ye Xiao is nothing more than a child who has only just awakened his Martial Soul."
Ji Dong's expression became unreadable.
"Are you saying a child doesn't hold grudges?"
Lie Yan's expression turned peculiar. Come to think of it, did Ye Xiao really count as a child?
"No. For Ye Xiao to achieve so much in the future, he must be different from ordinary people."
"We can't simply treat him as an ordinary child."
Ji Dong frowned, sorting out his thoughts.
"Before the Divine Realm has completely made an enemy of Ye Xiao, perhaps we can find a way to resolve this child's resentment toward the future Divine Realm."
Ji Dong spoke thoughtfully.
"Impossible. The Divine Realm must not interfere with the lower realm. There's nothing we can do."
Destruction shook his head. If they had a god cripple their own cultivation to descend to the lower realm, the loss would be too great.
Besides, most likely no god would willingly agree to it.
"We have no intention of interfering with the lower realm. We only want to bestow a God Trial upon him."
Ji Dong narrowed his eyes and spoke in a deep voice.
The sky screen had been able to detect and punish Tang San, who was capable of interfering with the lower realm, the moment the thought crossed his mind.
That meant the sky screen could detect the thoughts of gods.
In that case, since he had no intention of interfering with the lower realm and the sky screen had yet to punish him, that meant his idea was feasible!
"Not just him. We could bestow trials upon his friends as well."
"But we must strictly follow the Divine Realm's requirements, and the gods who bestow the God Trials must do so willingly!"
Ji Dong weighed his words. He couldn't let the sky screen catch him out.
After Ji Dong finished, the four gods fell silent once more.
"Let's wait and see for now."
Destruction shook his head and said no more.
["In fact, expansion is imperative."
"And that's precisely why I came back. The first assessment won't be simple."
Ye Xiao walked slowly toward the reception hall, gesturing for the three to follow.
There was no need to let the Sword Cloud Guard know about these matters for the time being.
"A level 50 bug shouldn't be too hard to deal with, right?"
Once they had entered the reception hall and taken their seats, Jing Ziyan asked hesitantly.
The Sun Moon Empire could still use some low-level Soul Tools, so dealing with a level 50 Soul Beast shouldn't be that difficult.
Besides, if the various regions hadn't fallen into internal turmoil and the Sun Moon Empire hadn't needed to consolidate itself, it would probably have already brought its military Soul Tools to bear and fought its way across the continent.
"Levels aren't an accurate measure. It depends on the individual."
"For example, when I was level 40, I could beat the shit out of Evil Peach."
Ye Xiao spoke teasingly.]
"Evil Peach?"
At Shrek Academy, a red-haired girl looked at the sky screen, her eyes full of curiosity and confusion.
Why did she suddenly have a strange feeling?
["Eww~ Gross~"
Ye Guyi gave Ye Xiao a disgusted pinch, then leaned against his shoulder with a pout.
"So, this bug can compare to you?"
Jing Ziyan sucked in a breath of cold air. Now she was genuinely a little flustered.
To be honest, although her level had been reset to zero, she really hadn't taken the level 50 bug mentioned by that voice seriously before.
"Most likely not. I could even fight it to the death right now."
"But this bug will most likely have a terrifying trait."
"Infinite splitting."
"Granted, I've cultivated my Indestructible Sword Body to a fairly decent level, and the Sword Qi in my body regenerates without end."
"But my mental and spiritual strength have limits. If the bugs really are allowed to multiply endlessly, even I might not come out on top, let alone you."
"In that case, the most likely outcome would be me fighting as I fled with Sister Guyi, while everyone else became food for the bugs."
Ye Xiao circulated his Sword Qi, moving the teapot in front of him, then poured himself a cup of tea.
"Therefore, establishing a force, doing my best to teach you the ability to protect yourselves, and sending people to search for traces of the bug are all imperative."
Ye Xiao spoke gravely, taking a sip of tea.
He also planned to take this opportunity to spread his sword techniques and cultivation methods. Raising his comprehension a little more would be excellent.
"In one month, most of the Sword Cloud Guard have only reached level 1. Even with the Cloud Sword Technique at major accomplishment, they're at best equivalent to level 10 Soul Masters who haven't acquired their Soul Rings yet."
"How do you plan to conquer Mingdu?"
Jing Ziyan pondered for a moment and ultimately agreed with Ye Xiao's decision.
"Ask your little Ji~"
Ye Xiao chuckled and drew the Epiphyllum Sword. Three black Soul Rings appeared around it.
"One man can rival a nation."
Ji Juechen gazed intently at the ice sword in Ye Xiao's hand. Just as he had expected, Ye Xiao, free of all restraint, had finally displayed his unrivaled splendor!
This sword was enough to stand against all of Mingdu!]