The air around the Thunder Pool was suffocatingly oppressive, with only the dull sound of thunder ringing endlessly in one's ears.
A considerable amount of time had passed since Huo Yuhao was rescued, but the figure in the center of the Thunder Pool still stood tall amidst the roaring plasma.
"This brat... just what kind of humanoid savage beast is he?"
In the Sea of Consciousness, Skydream Ice Worm shrank its chubby body, its tone filled with disbelief.
It watched Tang Wulin, who was being continuously eroded by the plasma yet showed no signs of collapsing, and felt as though the baseline of its own understanding was being constantly redefined.
"Even with that terrifying blood essence protecting his body, this is just too outrageous. Yuhao, this classmate of yours is simply a monster among monsters."
Listening to Skydream Ice Worm, Huo Yuhao looked at the figure still in the Thunder Pool with some worry. They had stayed for such a long time, yet Tang Wulin maintained the same posture, making one wonder if something had happened.
He looked to his side and saw Mu Ye's brows tightly locked together.
"Teacher, is Wulin... alright?"
Huo Yuhao asked somewhat nervously.
Mu Ye did not answer immediately; his eyes narrowed slightly, and a sharp glint flashed deep within his pupils.
"By ordinary standards, persisting in that position for so long would have long since resulted in being struck into charcoal. But that kid's physical toughness far exceeds my imagination. His blood essence hasn't dried up; instead, it's like refined steel repeatedly hammered under high pressure, becoming increasingly condensed."
Mu Ye paused here, his tone carrying a hint of confusion and concern.
"However... the environment of this Thunder Pool is already the top-tier awakening ground in the world, with effects several times stronger than deep-sea training. Look at you; you completed your silver-grade secondary awakening naturally under such impact, but why is there still no movement from him?"
As a top expert of the Body Sect, Mu Ye knew very well that a secondary awakening required a certain opportunity to ignite the potential within the body.
Logically speaking, the pressure Tang Wulin was bearing now should have been enough to force his Spirit into a desperate situation, thereby causing a qualitative change. Yet, until now, there were still no signs of a secondary awakening for his Spirit.
Could it be that his Spirit's talent really couldn't carry the secret arts of the Body Sect? (In the original work, it also only succeeded on the forty-ninth time.)
Just at this moment, a sudden change occurred deep within the Thunder Pool!
Seemingly having sensed the tiny human in its Domain, that Thunderclap Netherworld Vine, which had been greedily absorbing lightning, suddenly began to tremble violently.
Its thick vines stood up, drawing a bolt of purple lightning from the sky and bombarding the location where Tang Wulin was without reservation!
"Boom—!!!"
In that instant, the entire Thunder Pool seemed to be torn apart by this force, and the dazzling purple light made Huo Yuhao's eyes feel a sharp pain.
"Wulin!"
Huo Yuhao cried out in alarm, his face instantly turning pale, and he subconsciously looked toward Mu Ye.
The power of that lightning—even from such a distance, he could feel the destructive aura contained within it.
If it landed on him, he would definitely be smashed to pieces instantly, with not even a speck of residue left!
"Teacher!"
However, facing Huo Yuhao's exclamation, although Mu Ye's gaze was grave and his right hand trembled slightly, he still did not take that step.
"Don't panic."
Mu Ye's voice was low and powerful.
"This Thunderclap Netherworld Vine is also a part of Shrek Academy; it was personally placed here by Dean Lin. It is extremely spiritual. Although its attacks are violent, Dean Lin has placed restrictions on it. It will absolutely not harm the lives of academy students without cause. It should be trying to help Tang Wulin with body tempering."
Although Mu Ye said this, Huo Yuhao's heart was still in his throat.
He saw that terrifying lightning strike Tang Wulin heavily. Tang Wulin's originally upright body trembled violently, and then he suddenly threw his head back, spraying out a large mouthful of blood.
His complexion turned as white as paper in an instant, his entire body covered in terrifying purple lightning ripples, his flesh constantly splitting open and closing under the lightning strikes.
Faint cracks actually appeared on the surface of Tang Wulin's body, making him look like a piece of porcelain that could shatter at any moment.
"Roar—!"
A violent dragon roar burst from deep within Tang Wulin's throat; that was the blood essence power of the Golden Dragon King within his body roaring crazily, with a golden halo desperately resisting the erosion of the lightning.
At the same time, strands of Blue Silver Grass quietly appeared around him.
However, in the face of such a level of lightning, these Blue Silver Grass strands were shattered almost as soon as they appeared, turning into specks of blue light, then releasing, shattering, and releasing again...It seemed that in the next second, this talented youth would be completely annihilated in the sea of lightning.
Huo Yuhao looked at Mu Ye. Mu Ye remained motionless. He wondered, was Mu Ye really so confident in Tang Wulin? Or, did the teacher see something that he didn't?
Tang Wulin's Spirit secondary awakening was far more dangerous than his own! A moment of carelessness might result in total annihilation.
Mu Ye also wanted to act at this moment, but out of trust in the Spirit Beast brought by Lin Feng, he did not choose to intervene. Besides, if this hundred-thousand-year Thunderclap Netherworld Vine really intended to kill Tang Wulin, Tang Wulin would have already been reduced to dust; even though Tang Wulin possessed a terrifying bloodline, his overall strength was ultimately too weak.
Just at this time, the situation in the arena changed again.
The Blue Silver Grass that had been constantly shattering suddenly stopped regenerating, instead turning into countless crystalline blue streams of light. Accompanied by the golden blood essence within Tang Wulin's body that was so dense it was almost tangible, they rapidly intertwined and bound together in the center of the lightning.
In just a few breaths of time, a huge blue-gold cocoon completely wrapped Tang Wulin inside!
The attack of the Thunderclap Netherworld Vine also stopped at this moment.
Immediately after, brand-new vines grew from the surface of the cocoon. These vines were no longer the ordinary, slender-looking ones; they had become as thick as an adult's arm, and their surface was actually covered with a layer of dense and exquisite blue-gold scales!
"That is..." Huo Yuhao held his breath. Through his Spirit Eyes, he discovered in astonishment that inside those vines, which were deep like blue crystals, all the leaf veins had actually completed a strange merger at this moment.
They formed a golden bone-like structure similar to a biological spine, emitting a sacred and magnificent blue-gold halo.
Tang Wulin's whole person seemed to have completely merged into one with this evolved Blue Silver Grass.
"It's done."
Mu Ye's tense body finally relaxed at this moment, his eyes revealing an unconcealable ecstasy and shock.
"His Spirit has finally completed the most crucial qualitative change. His Blue Silver Grass has officially evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor!"
Huo Yuhao watched blankly; he could feel that the aura emanating from that cocoon was extremely powerful!
The feeling that Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Emperor Spirit gave him was countless times stronger than Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass Spirit back then. No, it should be said that even when Tang Wulin's Spirit was still Blue Silver Grass, it was already stronger than Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass Spirit; they were completely not on the same level.
As the energy in the Thunder Pool gradually calmed down, the blue-gold cocoon began to shatter inch by inch.
Tang Wulin's figure reappeared.
His originally pale complexion had returned to a rosy hue, and his overall mental state was exceptionally good, even though he had just been struck half to death.
It had to be said that the quality of the Shrek Academy uniform was truly astonishing. Under that degree of lightning baptism, although there were some charred marks, the overall garment remained intact, not leaving Tang Wulin in an embarrassing situation.
Tang Wulin let out a long breath and stretched his muscles and bones, a crisp sound like popping beans emitting from his body. He stepped forward, walking out of the viscous plasma as if walking on flat ground.
He looked at Huo Yuhao and Mu Ye, revealing his iconic, brilliant smile.
"Teacher Mu Ye, I should have passed the assessment too, right?" Mu Ye nodded and announced. "From today on, Huo Yuhao, Tang Wulin, both of you are disciples of my Body Sect!"
Huo Yuhao was quite happy. Great, both he and Tang Wulin had passed Mu Ye's assessment and successfully become Mu Ye's disciples, becoming disciples of the... Body Sect?
"Teacher, I see you keep mentioning the Body Sect. What does that mean?"
Huo Yuhao asked Mu Ye somewhat cautiously.
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A/N:
5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
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