chsdbacks Chapter 259 There was once an opportunity presented to me, but I didn't...
Chapter 259 There was once an opportunity presented to me, but I didn't...
Chapter 259 An opportunity was once presented to me, but I did not cherish it… The vast divine power within the Golden Tree
Beside the Lake of Life.
As Xuanji and Qingluan appeared, Xiong Jun and Biji fell into a brief silence. If they had been somewhat tempted by Su Wen's "pie in the sky" promises before, now... they were filled with heart-wrenching regret.
As Xiong Jun gazed at Xuanji's majestic golden "armor" and sharp claws, this powerful body capable of wrestling with a true dragon was exactly what it had always dreamed of.
It could even sense a powerful sense of oppression emanating from Xuanji, an aura of a superior being that originated from the depths of its bloodline, just as it felt when facing ordinary members of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan.
Biji and Ditian exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
My Lord, it seems you are right...
"How is it?" Gu Yuena asked calmly.
The ferocious beasts: "..."
Is it too late to get on the bus now?
"Don't even think about it. Su Wen's seventh Poké Ball is empty, and the eighth Poké Ball is mine. I'll give you a hand after I advance to Dragon God..." Gu Yuena sneered.
His initial arrogance followed by his later obsequiousness is laughable.
"This is your solution?!" Di Tian suddenly seemed to understand something, his eyes widening as he asked.
"Not bad, a promising young man." Gu Yuena said in a refined manner, hands on her hips, tossing her long silver-white hair, her eyes carrying a hint of aloofness and detachment.
"Once I become Su Wen's pet... cough cough, after signing a contract with Su Wen, I will most likely evolve into a Dragon God, my ultimate form. At that time, soul beasts can become gods!"
"The God Realm no longer rejects the Soul Beast race, so Di Tian, you can take this opportunity to become a god, and so can you all... Even if you are a third-level god or a priest, at least you'll have one position for each person, so don't think it's too low."
"Once our Soul Beast race gains a voice in the God Realm, everything will be within our grasp!"
Gu Yuena said proudly.
"Clap clap clap!!!" The ferocious beasts applauded enthusiastically.
Di Tian's eyes were filled with satisfaction; his lord had grown...
Although she was to submit to Su Wen, and they had long known about the contract, with Su Wen having absolute control, she was probably already taking on Su Wen's form in the present state.
Moreover, it seems that Su Wen's previous statement about "opening up" was probably not unfounded.
"His pets are all top-tier bloodlines, and they might even be chosen by a first-level deity for their inheritance. Do you know how important that is..." Gu Yuena continued.
"..."
"Huffing and puffing..." Xiong Jun's eyes were red.
He stared intently at Xuanji.
Xuanji was not to be outdone, his large pupils looking down at Xiong Jun.
For my lord, I dared to go toe-to-toe with a Super Douluo with my thousand years of cultivation. Have you ever done that?
You've been fighting opponents of higher levels all the way through. Have you ever done that?
Have you ever experienced fighting a Limit Douluo and almost getting blasted to death by a single shot?
Xuanji glanced at Xiong Jun indifferently.
Shrek's teammates are brainless, the Sun Moon Empire's guns and cannons are indiscriminate, and the evil soul masters don't understand each other's language.
"..."
As Biji looked at her juniors, she remained silent. It's likely that many of her clansmen who witnessed this scene that day would have regretted it deeply.
Of course, it was the one that regretted it even more.
With such a top-tier bloodline, once the master truly advances to the Dragon God and breaks the "curse" on the Soul Beast race, the Azure Phoenix will likely be able to truly soar into the sky and be reborn as a true phoenix.
And she... with a bit of luck, she might barely become a third-level deity, or more likely, just a flag-waving priest. The difference between the two beasts is like the difference between heaven and earth.
An opportunity was once presented to it, but it was not cherished, and now it deeply regrets it. If only God could give it another chance...
But there are no "what ifs".
Di Tian placed his hand on his wife's shoulder and sighed softly.
Some things cannot be forced. What belongs to you will eventually be yours, and what doesn't belong to you, no matter how hard you try to get, will be useless...
How could it not be envious of such an incredible opportunity?
As long as a contract is signed, one can rise to the top in one step, advance their bloodline, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they are like a carp leaping over the dragon gate.
However, the number of slots is pitifully small.
……
The core area of the Starry Sky Forest.
Ancient trees reach into the clouds.
At the base of the ancient tree, viewed from above, a group of people, no bigger than ants, are busy starting a fire and setting up tents.
Jiang Nannan, Zhang Leng, and the others also gradually tensed up, not daring to relax in the slightest. Ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, which were rare in the outer areas, were now commonplace here. Even during the day, when traveling, they would often encounter an entire clan of soul beasts migrating by, led by several ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, which almost led to a conflict.
"Where is the young Grand Secretary?" A female inner court disciple leaned close to Jiang Nannan by the campfire, lowering her voice.
"I don't know..." Jiang Nannan shook her head.
"Nannan, why are you lying to your older sister? Tell me honestly, when you went out that day, were you having sex with the young Grand Secretary?" The senior from the inner courtyard teased with a knowing look on her face.
"What, what is it!" Jiang Nannan's face instantly turned red, and she stared at her senior with embarrassment and annoyance.
"Hey, I've been there, do you think I don't understand your little schemes?" The senior smiled knowingly, put her arm around Jiang Nannan's slender waist, and whispered in her ear, "But you still have to be careful, take precautions, don't get pregnant at this time..."
"..." Even the roots of Jiang Nannan's fair ears were tinged with red.
My body was a little stiff.
"What are you chatting about, Sister Can? Can I join you?" Zhang Ling sat by the fire, taking a bite of a skewer of grilled meat, and looked over with a smile.
"Xiao Zhang, what will you do after you graduate from the Inner Academy?" Senior Sister Can asked, fiddling with the campfire, changing the subject.
"Graduation?" Zhang Leng asked, slightly surprised. "After graduation, I might stay at the academy, become an ordinary foreign language teacher, get married, have children, and live out my life."
"Tsk, what about you, Xiao Bo?" The senior student smiled and looked at another indifferent boy.
"Join Director Hongchen's research lab to further your studies in soul tools," the young man said succinctly.
"Then... what about white?"
"Me? Me?" Bai Shi was taken aback, her face showing a mixture of shyness and flattery. "If it were me, I would probably join the Inner Academy. I want to join the Supervisory Group. I really admire the senior students who can go to various parts of the continent to hunt down evil spirit masters."
"Because my mother died at the hands of an evil spirit master."
"..."
The atmosphere was somewhat silent.
The inner disciples were all somewhat taken aback.
"Little Bai, the inner courtyard... fighting against evil spirit masters is far more complicated than you imagine." Zhang Leng hesitated for a moment, then took off his coat, revealing an extremely long scar on his neck.
"I went on eleven missions in total, and each time I narrowly escaped death."
"Shrek Academy's intelligence network is terrible. Every piece of information they provide is quite perfunctory, and most of it is wrong. You need to go there yourself to investigate and find out the whereabouts of the evil soul masters step by step. They also have many misjudgments about the strength of the evil soul masters."
"There is a special open space in the inner courtyard called the Monument of Honor, which is dedicated to burying the heroic spirits of countless senior members of the inner courtyard. Every time I go there, I feel an overwhelming sense of heaviness and oppression."
Seeing the blank look on Bai's face, Zhang Leng sighed softly: "I'm not saying this to discourage you, but just to say that eliminating evil soul masters isn't something you can do on a whim. You'd better ask your family. It's very, very difficult to emerge from this kind of life-or-death ordeal."
"Every year, students die in various parts of mainland China, and their remains cannot even be brought back to the academy."
"So, are you still willing to join the Inner Court?"
"I'm willing!" White gritted her teeth and nodded solemnly.
"good."
A hand patted the white shoulder, stepped out of the darkness behind him, and casually sat down next to Jiang Nannan. He took the half-eaten piece of grilled meat from her and ate it without any hesitation.
Jiang Nannan blushed and glared at Su Wen.
The grilled meat was still covered in her saliva, but this guy clearly didn't mind at all.
Zhang Leng and Wang Bo sat upright.
Can Ying also stopped smiling and nodded.
Originally, Zhang Lexuan was in charge of leading the team. She was the vice-captain, after all, she was a Soul Saint at the peak, which would rank her among the top in the inner academy. But this time, Su Wen, the mysterious and unpredictable young elder, was leading the team. She could tease the others, but she still had to show some respect to him.
"You have guts and courage; the inner academy needs people like you." Su Wen swallowed the roasted meat and looked at the white one with a smile.
"After you join the Inner Court, register for the Supervisory Group's special training course."
"Mmm!" Her white eyes sparkled.
I can hardly remember how pale Senior Zhang's face turned when he heard he was going to join the special training class...
"The inner court is not weak, and those inner court disciples who died in other places were also commendable."
"But don't worry, in the future... Shrek Academy will no longer send young people to their deaths like it used to. This is an internal issue, and changes will be made soon."
"Of course, it's hard to say whether evil spirit masters will still exist after you join the inner academy."
"But the existence of the Oversight Committee is the root of Shrek Academy. It must remain hidden in the shadows, silently protecting the academy and even the stability of the entire continent..."
"..."
The white-clad man's blood was boiling.
Only a few inner court disciples had their lips twitching.
He secretly criticized the academy, but publicly complained about it... This is probably the only person in the entire academy who would dare to do that.
But who can blame him when his record is so impressive?
Of course, what came out of this person's mouth was probably firsthand information.
He's a senior member of the Sea God Pavilion, a junior pavilion master, and can legitimately participate in the highest-level meetings of the Sea God Pavilion—Shrek Academy.
A flicker of excitement crossed Zhang Leng's face.
Is the college really going to make a change?
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Wen led his team back.
However, upon arriving at the academy, she heard Ah Yin reveal astonishing information... The Golden Tree contains an extremely vast amount of energy, so much so that even she had no way to access it. This energy is stored in the most hidden area of the Golden Tree, and only the main consciousness of the Golden Tree can detect it.
It was only as Ah Yin gradually gained control of the Golden Tree that she realized this.
As Su Wen entered the Golden Tree space, gazing at another vast space resembling a sea of clouds, his pupils constricted sharply… This was… the power of faith?!
(End of this chapter)