Chapter 63 Life Core In the center of the spacious hall of Poseidon Pavilion, there was a long table. The four deans and Elder Xuan were already sitting beside the table. Fan Yu was standing quietly behind Deans Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo. In addition to them, there were also old men sitting on both sides of the long table. Dean Yan Shaozhe smiled and said softly, "Welcome back, kids. This time, you represented the academy with an incomplete team and won the championship of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition. We have heard about the whole process. We asked you to come here today to announce the academy's thoughts and rewards to you..." "Let me announce the awards now." Dean Yan Shaozhe's voice was deep and powerful. "Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yaoheng, Ling Luochen." "Disciples are here." Ma Xiaotao and the other two answered in unison. They stepped forward and saluted in unison, fully demonstrating the demeanor of Shrek's inner court disciples. Dean Yan Shaozhe said in a deep voice: "You failed to protect your teammates when performing the monitoring task, causing them to be seriously injured, and thus affecting their participation in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition. You will be punished once." Dean Yan Shaozhe's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Ma Xiaotao and the other two's hearts. Ma Xiaotao and the other two widened their eyes, their faces full of disbelief. "what?" Yan Shaozhe said seriously: "Why? Do you have any objections? If Ye Qian'an hadn't noticed something was wrong and reminded you in time, I'm afraid you might not have been able to come back intact, right?" Under the reprimand from Dean Yan Shaozhe, Ma Xiaotao could not help but lower her head and began to reflect on her own behavior. After all, all this was true. Dean Yan Shaozhe's tone softened a bit, and he said, "You all participated in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition with the team. You played enough fighting power and finally helped the team win the final championship. The academy has decided to halve your rewards, and the serious offenses will not be recorded in your files. I hope you can learn from this lesson. You have worked hard this time, so go back and rest."
"Yes." Although Ma Xiaotao and the other two were still unwilling, they had no choice but to accept the result and turned away. After Ma Xiaotao and the other two left, there were only ten people left in the Poseidon Pavilion: Wang Yan, Ye Qian'an, Gu Yuena, Bei Bei, He Cai Tou, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. After Dean Yan Shaozhe confirmed Wang Yan's reward, he turned his gaze to the crowd and said, "It's your turn next. After the Sea God Pavilion's meeting, it was decided that you will be awarded the following rewards. There are two rewards in total. As the champions of this competition, you have received three soul bones as rewards, and there is one extra soul bone. The academy has decided to take out five soul bones and give each of you one soul bone. The selection will be based on your ability characteristics." As soon as Dean Yan Shaozhe finished speaking, Beibei and the others were overjoyed. One soul bone per person, what a generous reward! However, for Ye Qian'an and Gu Yuena, the soul bones awarded by Shrek Academy were a bit too tasteless. One looked down on them, and the other was too disdainful to fuse them. Dean Yan Shaozhe said in a deep voice: "Your second reward is that from this moment on, the academy will grant you the lifetime title of the reserve team member of the Shrek Seven Devils. As for Ye Qian'an and Gu Yuena, you two can officially enter the inner academy to study from now on, and you will participate in the competition as the regular members of the next session..." After Dean Yan Shaozhe finished speaking, he turned to the front of the long table and said respectfully: "Teacher, do you have any other instructions for them?" When Dean Yan Shaozhe turned around, Huo Yuhao and others noticed that there seemed to be a person half lying at the other end of the long table. "Children, your performance has exceeded my expectations. Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Caitou, the four of you have surpassed the Soul Sect in cultivation. I have specially approved you to take the inner courtyard assessment directly after the end of this school year, and enter the inner courtyard to study after passing the assessment." “Ye Qian’an, Gu Yuena, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, the five of you will temporarily stay on Sea God Island and practice with me for a while. When I think you can leave, you can return to the outer courtyard, and then…” After the old man finished speaking, all the elders of the Sea God Pavilion and the four deans stood up and saluted to Elder Mu who was half-lying on the main seat. "The meeting is adjourned." Mu Lao's voice seemed calmer, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty. All the elders disappeared almost in the next instant, leaving only Elder Xuan, the four deans and Fan Yu behind. "You all can go too, just the five little ones stay here." Old Mu waved his hand, with a hint of fatigue in his voice. "Yes." Dean Yan Shaozhe agreed respectfully and left quietly with everyone. Their figures gradually disappeared in the hall, leaving only silence. "Come here." Old Mu waved to the five people, his voice full of kindness. Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao hurriedly walked around the long table. The three of them lowered their heads slightly, their eyes full of awe, while Ye Qian and Gu Yuena walked calmly from the other side to Mu Lao. "Grandpa, we meet again." Ye Qian'an took Gu Yuena's hand and greeted the old man in front of him. Huo Yuhao and the other two raised their heads subconsciously when they heard Ye Qian'an's voice. They exclaimed in unison, "Is it you?" "You didn't recognize the wrong person. I am the old man. You don't seem surprised at all by Ye Qian'an." Old Mu spoke slowly with a hint of smile in his voice.
Ye Qi'an nodded and said, "Grandpa, have you forgotten that I have received your guidance? We have been together for such a long time. Others may not recognize you, but I can." Elder Mu looked at Ye Qian'an and Gu Yuena with a look of satisfaction in his eyes, and said, "You guys are gifted and have a bright future. You should cherish this opportunity." "Yes." Mu Lao raised one hand and said, "Help me up." Ye Qian'an took a step forward, held Mu Lao's hand, and slowly stood up from the recliner. Old Mu raised his hand and pointed in a direction. Ye Qian'an supported him and walked slowly forward. Gu Yuena, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao followed behind. Several people came to a wall, and Mu Lao raised his hand and pointed slightly. Suddenly, a golden light lit up, and a rich golden halo instantly enveloped the few people. They only felt empty under their feet. The next moment, when they stepped on the ground, the golden light around them had quietly disappeared. The original Poseidon Pavilion disappeared, and they found themselves in a wide hall with several corridors on both sides of the hall, and no one knew where they led to. "Wang Dong, go in through the first corridor on the right. There is a door ten meters away. After you go in, sit on the cushion inside and practice." Old Mu said in a calm and gentle voice. Wang Dong was stunned for a moment and hesitated a little. Huo Yuhao quickly nodded to him. He then walked according to what Mu Lao said, and his figure gradually disappeared in the corridor. "Xiao Xiao, go through the third corridor on the left and enter the second door, and practice inside as well. It's the same for all of you. When you wake up from your meditation, you can return to the outer courtyard." Elder Mu's voice sounded again. "Yes." Xiao Xiao agreed and walked to the other side. Wang Dong and Xiaoxiao both left, leaving only Huo Yuhao, Ye Qian'an, and Gu Yuena with Mr. Mu. Elder Mu smiled and said, "Huo Yuhao, you should go too. Go to the first passage on the right. At the end, there is a door. Go in and start meditating." Huo Yuhao nodded and walked towards the first corridor on the right. Elder Mu glanced at Ye Qian'an and Gu Yuena and said, "You two go to the corridor in the middle and go to the room at the end. You two go to that room to practice together." Ye Qian'an nodded, and walked towards the middle corridor with Gu Yuena. After walking for a while, they arrived at their destination. The door was made of wood. They raised their hands to push the door. It didn't take much force. With a light push, the door opened. The moment they opened the door, Gu Yeqian and Gu Yuena felt an incomparably strong breath of life rushing towards them. When they walked into the room, their eyes were suddenly dazed. Many of their previous guesses became completely clear at this moment. Ye Qianan snorted coldly and said, "No wonder the life force of the life core will not spread to the entire continent. Suppressing the evolution of the plane is a good method." Gu Yuena frowned slightly, looked at Ye Qianan and asked, "What's going on?" Ye Qian'an's face was gloomy, and he explained: "This golden tree probably doesn't belong to Shrek Academy. It was obviously transplanted here by someone. The golden tree has such a strong life force, it will definitely not grow here. You should know that a plane often has the existence of a plane master, but a plane needs a lot of life energy to evolve, which we call the life core of the plane. The plane master and the plane's life core complement each other and are indispensable, otherwise the plane cannot evolve." Gu Yuena nodded thoughtfully and said, "So, someone transplanted this golden tree here to stop the evolution of the plane?" "I'm afraid it's more than that. Being able to imprison the life core and suppress it, I think that person must want to replace it. The life core is like this, the Lord of the Planes will probably suffer even worse." Ye Qian'an shook his head, his voice filled with anger. According to his memories of traveling to Douluo Continent, Tang Hao is the plane master of Douluo Continent ten thousand years later, and the life core is Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin. If Tang San hadn't secretly planned this period, Ye Qian would never have believed it. Gu Yuena looked solemn and said, "If it is really as you said, then this matter is very serious. Apart from God, I don't know who else can do this." Ye Qian nodded slightly and said, "We can't act rashly at the moment. Let's use the Dragon God Core to practice first. The original Dragon God was born from Douluo Continent and eventually became a god. The Dragon God can be regarded as the son of the plane of that era, and we are formed by the split of the Dragon God. If she doesn't want to be replaced, she will definitely come to us." Gu Yuena nodded in agreement, and the two of them sat cross-legged, practicing with the help of the Dragon God Core and the powerful life force. During the practice, Ye Qian'an could clearly feel his own strength increasing, while Gu Yuena used this life force to quickly recover from her injuries. What surprised the two was that no matter how much life force they absorbed, the life force in this room always remained full, as if it was taking special care of them. Time passed slowly, and after an unknown amount of time, a strange wave suddenly surged in the room, and a blurry female figure gradually appeared in the room. Her figure was like a dream, which made people feel awe. She walked in front of the two of them, raised her hand and placed it on Ye Qian'an's body, and then sank into his body.
Ye Qian'an only felt that something had come into his sea of consciousness. He was startled, but before he could react, he saw a beautiful figure appear in his sea of consciousness. The figure exuded a soft light, as if it had a sacred aura. Ye Qian'an widened his eyes and looked in shock at the woman who suddenly appeared in his sea of consciousness. The woman nodded slightly, with a hint of deep meaning in her eyes, and said softly, "Little guy, you don't have to panic. I mean no harm." Ye Qian felt that the woman in front of him did not have any ill intentions, and asked in confusion: "Who are you? Why did you appear in my spiritual sea?" The woman sighed and said softly, "I am the life core of Douluo Continent, and this golden tree is my body. Now someone is competing with me for my authority. That person has taken 40% of my authority. If I don't stop her, the remaining 60% of my authority will fall into her hands. She will replace me as the new life core." "Why do you think we have the ability to help you? Even though we are part of the Dragon God, I, as the Golden Dragon King, am only a Soul Master. The Silver Dragon King is also seriously injured and his current strength is not even at the god level." Ye Qian'an thought for a moment and said. The woman transformed by the life core sighed slightly and said, "Although your current strength is limited, you are still growing and have great potential. You will definitely be able to reach the strength of the original Dragon God. As long as you are willing to help, you may be able to turn the situation around at the critical moment." Ye Qian thought for a moment, raised his head and looked at the woman in front of him, and said: "We can help you, but you also need to give us corresponding help so that we can improve our strength faster." The woman nodded slightly. "Of course. I will bring my remaining six powers and my consciousness into your body to assist you in your growth and help the Silver Dragon King recover." Ye Qian frowned and said, "What if that person finds out? And what will happen to the Lord of the Planes without you?" The woman said in a deep voice: "I will use the Dragon God Core in your body to set up a barrier to make her mistakenly think that I am still here. As for the Lord of the Planes, although the situation is difficult at the moment, he will not be in too much danger in the short term. As long as I am fine, the Lord of the Planes will be fine." Ye Qian pondered the feasibility of the plan, and after a moment he said, "Will your entering my body have any adverse effects on me?" The woman shook her head gently. "Don't worry, I will only assist you in your cultivation and will not cause you any harm. Moreover, you will become a child of nature, and there will be no bottlenecks in your future cultivation. You will receive the blessing of the entire plane, and any benefits will be given priority to you." Ye Qian nodded slowly and said firmly, "If that's the case, let's get started." The woman smiled slightly, and a green light flashed on her body, wrapping Ye Qian'an inside. At the same time, she also used the Dragon God Core in her body to set up a barrier to isolate Ye Qian'an from the outside world. Ye Qian only felt a vast and gentle force spreading in his body, as if he had established an inseparable connection with the natural forces of the entire Douluo Continent. The surrounding life force continuously flowed into his body, making him feel extremely comfortable and warm. Gu Yuena, who was sitting cross-legged opposite, could naturally sense Ye Qian'an's changes. It was obvious that the consciousness of the core of life had already come up to him, and the two had reached some kind of deal. Ye Qian'an closed his eyes slightly, his face calm. He could clearly feel his soul power increasing rapidly, and every cell in his body was undergoing wonderful changes. As time went by, the aura emanating from his body became stronger and stronger. With the help of the life core, his cultivation speed was far faster than before, as if he had entered a whole new realm. As time passed, Ye Qian'an's aura became stronger and stronger, and the breath of life around him surrounded him like a whirlpool. Gu Yuena could clearly feel that the force of life seemed to be cheering for Ye Qian'an's growth. I don't know how long it took, maybe a day or maybe a month, Ye Qian'an himself didn't know. It would take a long time for the essential power of the life core to be completely integrated, and it was not until today that Ye Qian'an completely integrated with the life core. At this time, the woman transformed from the life core appeared in Ye Qian'an's spiritual sea and said in a calm voice, "Little guy, you have already integrated the life core with 60% of the power. Now your soul power level has reached the level of Soul King. As long as you unlock the fifth seal, with my blessing, you will be able to be invincible below the demigod level." "I will definitely live up to your trust." Ye Qian'an said firmly. "By the way, the spiritual consciousness in your body is very interesting. It will be a good help." The soft voice of the woman transformed from the core of life sounded again. Ye Qian was slightly stunned, his mind racing, and then he realized that the consciousness the woman was talking about should be Alex in the Spiritual Dragon Pupil. A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and then he asked, "Can he sense your presence?" The woman transformed from the life core shook her head slightly. Her long, silky hair fluttered gently, emitting a soft glow. She said softly, "Little guy, you have to know that I have directly merged with your soul. You now represent the life core of Douluo Continent to a certain extent. First of all, his and my levels are different. He is just a remnant soul. However, as your strength increases and our fusion deepens, he may find out." Ye Qian nodded thoughtfully, his brows slightly furrowed, and he fell into deep thought. After a moment, he asked, "What will happen if he finds out about you?" "It won't have any impact. At present, no one will notice me except you and the Silver Dragon King. Now you continue to practice. I will always pay attention to your progress and give you guidance when necessary." As she spoke, the woman's figure gradually faded from Ye Qian'an's spiritual sea. "Um...what should I call you? I can't always call you the core of life." Ye Qian said hesitantly.
The woman's voice echoed in Ye Qian'an's spiritual sea: "You can call me spirit." Ye Qian'an silently repeated the name in his mind - Ling. This name made him feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Then, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Gu Yuena who was also practicing opposite him. Gu Yuena seemed to sense something and also opened her eyes. "The breath of life here has no effect on us anymore. Let's go." Ye Qian'an stood up and said. Gu Yuena stood up and responded, "Okay." The two of them walked out the door together, and after exiting the corridor, they came to the spacious hall they had been in before. At a glance, they saw Mr. Mu leaning on a recliner in the middle of the hall. ......... (End of this chapter)