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Ning Fengzhi asked somewhat stiffly:
"So, little brother Bai Chen… do you still need me to arrange a Soul Emperor–level opponent for you?"
The level 51 Soul King had already been defeated by Bai Chen.
If the battle continued, the only possible opponent left would indeed be Soul Emperor level.
Bai Chen thought for a moment and then shook his head.
"No. Let's stop here today. I've already fought quite happily."
"I see…"
Ning Fengzhi shook his head and forced the complicated thoughts out of his mind.
He stood up and addressed everyone present.
"Did you see that? This is the true strength of a real genius in this world.
You are still far behind him. Go back and train harder. Don't disappoint me."
"Yes!"
The soul masters looked at each other and then dispersed.
Bai Chen cupped his hands toward Ning Fengzhi.
"If Sect Master Ning has nothing else, I'll take my leave."
"Mm. You're welcome to visit anytime."
Ning Fengzhi watched Bai Chen leave, his expression complicated.
Bai Chen's performance had greatly raised Ning Fengzhi's evaluation of them.
At just ten years old, being able to easily defeat a Soul King was no longer something the word "genius" could adequately describe.
If it had been someone else, Ning Fengzhi would have tried to recruit them at any cost and bring them into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
But Bai Chen's own backing was already terrifying enough.
Not only were there Title Douluo–level protectors, they also possessed unique technologies and abilities.
What they had shown so far might only be the tip of the iceberg.
No one truly knew how strong their overall power really was.
Ning Fengzhi sighed softly and looked up at the blue sky.
"It seems the continent's situation is about to change dramatically."
The next day, under Bai Chen's instructions, Xue Qinghe publicly announced the existence of the Heavenly Eye Academy and the Heavenly Fate Pavilion to the world.
At the same time, he explained that the strange phenomena that had appeared recently were caused by the academy.
They possessed a special method capable of doubling the cultivation speed of soul masters across an entire large city.
Immediately, countless eyes turned toward the Heavenly Eye Academy outside Heaven Dou City.
Naturally, not everyone had good intentions.
That very night, someone secretly infiltrated the mountain where the academy was located.
But the next day, their corpses appeared at the foot of the mountain.
Their blood had been completely drained.
Their faces were twisted, as if they had seen something utterly terrifying before dying.
From that day on, similar incidents occurred every single day, causing unease among the surrounding factions.
The strongest among the dead were already Soul Saints, figures of some fame in the soul master world.
Yet they still died in such miserable ways.
No one could even determine whether they had managed to injure their enemy.
Meanwhile, Bai Chen simply sat quietly in the Heavenly Eye Academy, waiting for events to continue fermenting.
With the Ten-Thousand Demon King guarding the place, both Heavenly Eye Academy and Heavenly Fate Pavilion could be considered absolutely secure.
Unlike the Bear Lord, who only relied on brute force, the Ten-Thousand Demon King could turn all plants within his range into his eyes.
Since he controlled more than one-third of the plant-type soul beasts in the outer Star Dou Forest, this level of control was trivial for him.
Eventually, someone could no longer endure the pressure.
Late one night, three elders from top sects gathered and challenged the mountain where Heavenly Eye Academy stood.
All three were close to the Title Douluo level, respected figures within the soul master world.
In their view, although the mission carried some risk, the potential reward was enormous.
If they could obtain the method that doubled cultivation speed, their sects might rise to become super sects.
Even the Upper Three Sects were not beyond challenge.
They believed that even if a Title Douluo guarded the academy, escaping should still be possible with their strength.
But the next day…
Three corpses appeared again at the foot of the mountain.
The same dried bodies.
The same twisted expressions.
No different from the previous deaths.
The world was thrown into an uproar.
Three Soul Douluo-level experts, yet none escaped.
The most frightening part was that during this unusual period, countless people had secretly watched the area around the academy.
Yet no one noticed any battle happening at all.
If three Soul Douluos had fought to the death, there would definitely have been signs.
Therefore, only two explanations remained:
The academy had a method of completely hiding battle disturbances.
The three experts were killed instantly, before they could even react.
Based on the condition of the corpses, most people believed the second explanation.
Even a Title Douluo would struggle to silently kill three Soul Douluos instantly.
Thus, the world reached a conclusion:
The Heavenly Eye Academy not only had a Title Douluo, but one of extremely high rank.
Just as everyone was discussing and speculating about the academy's strength, Bai Chen once again used Xue Qinghe's communication channels to make an announcement.
Heavenly Eye Academy was willing to accept challenges from all powerful experts in the world.
One week later, at noon, anyone interested in challenging them could gather at the foot of the mountain.
They would be given an opportunity to challenge without risking their lives.
If someone had said this a month earlier, the world would have thought the academy had gone insane.
But after the recent events, a thought appeared in people's minds:
Could they really have such power?
Thus everyone turned their attention to one week later.
At noon one week later, more than twenty powerful experts gathered at the foot of the mountain.
The strongest among them were Soul Saints, and there were even two Title Douluos from the Spirit Hall.
Even for experts above level 95, defeating all of them together would be extremely difficult.
Yet the result shocked everyone.
One minute later…
A dense forest suddenly replaced the empty field.
All the challengers had been defeated and lay collapsed on the ground.
Shortly afterward, Xue Qinghe announced another piece of news:
The Demon Tree Douluo of Heavenly Eye Academy was a Level 99 Ultimate Douluo.
Every faction that heard the news had the same thought:
"Why didn't you say that earlier?!"
But in truth, even if Xue Qinghe had announced it earlier, no one would have believed it.