Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 492 Seize this opportunity to establish authority
Even after leaving the third floor of the Sea God Pavilion and obtaining the 100,000-year-old soul bone that Mu En had promised him, Chen Ping was not at ease.

Before leaving, he examined Moon's body and the results could only be described as riddled with holes and shocking to the eye.

At this moment, due to the combined effects of the passage of time and the evil energy of the Dragon Pill, Mu En's organs were as fragile as bloated paper, easily broken or rotten with the slightest touch.

Flesh and blood, bones, and even the soul.

Not a single part of it is intact.

There wasn't a single spot without wounds.

Given his physical condition, it's hard to imagine how this elderly man, nearing the end of his life, managed to survive for over a hundred years.

What incredible willpower!

At this moment, Moon's physical condition was very similar to those suicides who drank pesticide in Chen Ping's previous life. His lungs had already developed irreversible fibrosis. To bring such a person back to life would be no more difficult than turning a stewed steak back into a piece of raw meat.

Even Chen Ping's Golden Carving Knife of Life was completely powerless against Mu En's current physical condition.

This is no longer as simple as the body suffering damage and needing vitality to accelerate its recovery. Over time, Moon's body has gradually become less and less like a body.

For example, if a scarecrow has a big hole in its belly, people would think of repairing it by filling it with more straw, rather than trying to make the damaged straw grow back. Moon's body is much the same.

The only way to remove the malevolent energy from Mu En's body without harming his soul is probably through the fusion and symbiosis of his soul with the Golden Ancient Tree.

but.
This is not a good path; it's just another way to prolong life.

The powerful force of the Golden Ancient Tree was used to forcibly wash away the malevolent energy of the Dragon Core, while preserving most of its remnant soul, which barely survived by relying on the power of symbiosis.

However, as time goes by, there will come a day when the power within the soul will be exhausted to a certain limit, and Mu En's soul will eventually disappear—his soul will fly away and his spirit will dissipate!

At this moment, the best solution Chen Ping could think of for Mu En was to first let Mu En return to the tree, and then, when he was strong enough, to invite Mu En out of the Golden Ancient Tree and send him to reincarnation with the help of the system.

Not everyone is attached to immortality. Even for Elex, who seems to have given up his human identity to become a lich in order to achieve eternal life, immortality is merely a means rather than an end.

For someone like Moon, who has completely taken life and death lightly, life itself is a part of death. His life has been fulfilling enough. As for regrets, who hasn't had regrets in their life? He doesn't need to stay for those regrets.

So in the end, Chen Ping didn't say anything to Mu En about preserving his soul, or perhaps reincarnating him as a lich.

This suggestion was extremely impolite to the old man.

In the end, Chen Ping simply sighed and left the Sea God Pavilion.

In any case, at least he could make Moon feel a little better before he returned to the tree.

Since Mu En had already said that the upcoming Sea God's Fate event was the best opportunity for him to announce his return to the entire academy, Chen Ping decided that he would focus on that next.

The youngest elder of the Sea God Pavilion, to secure this title, needs more than just achievements; he also needs formidable strength to match. Mu En used the word "declare," but Chen Ping knew perfectly well what Mu En meant. Mu En was telling him to seize this opportunity to establish his authority!

Currently, within the Sea God Pavilion, Qian Duoduo is his master, Xian Lin'er is his master's wife, Elder Xuan owes him a huge favor, and the other elders hear his name so often that they're practically calloused. Naturally, they wouldn't refuse to let him become a prospective elder, let alone advance further in the future.

However, the seemingly simple step for Shrek students to go from the inner courtyard to the Sea God Pavilion is actually blocked by quite a few people.

Even just looking at the levels, the students in the inner academy generally have a cultivation level of fifty or sixty, while the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, even those who are just prospective elders, must have a cultivation level of at least a Title Douluo.

And those senior students from the classes of 60, 70, and 80 are clearly the ones he needs to win over with his own strength and personal charm.

This is a really heavy task.

Chen Ping sighed softly, holding the soul bone given to him by Elder Mu, and the burden on his shoulders seemed to grow heavier.

Anyway, Chen Ping figured there were still a few days until the Sea God's Fate event started, so he decided to go check on how his all-inclusive massage parlor had been doing over the past two years.

Thinking of this, Chen Ping felt a little ashamed. If he remembered correctly, ever since he gained Nana as a general under his command, he had basically let Nana and the former Holy Spirit Cult members help him manage his affairs.

While this was partly to give them a livelihood and some source of income so they wouldn't feel uneasy about being supported for nothing, it was also a fact that he had become a hands-off manager.

However, just as Chen Ping stepped out of the academy gate and into his dimly lit, cramped massage parlor, which had only a small storefront and was probably no more than 300 square meters including the second and third floors, the scene before him made Chen Ping subconsciously rub his eyes.

No way, where the hell is this? Is this still my all-inclusive massage parlor?

Before Chen Ping stood a magnificent modern building, with architectural structures that could only be seen in the Sun Moon Empire. Although the building was still only three stories high, the ceiling height of each floor was probably six meters.

At this moment, on the signboard in the very center of the building, several large characters were written in a dragon and phoenix design: "One-Stop Bath and Sanatorium".

"Nana?"

Just as Chen Ping was completely bewildered, a familiar figure walked out from the side and headed towards the main entrance of the building. Without saying a word, Chen Ping called out to her.

"Owner?"

Upon hearing Chen Ping's voice, Nana practically jumped for joy, her happiness impossible to conceal.

But soon, Nana realized that this title was inappropriate in public, so she quickly walked up to Chen Ping with small, quick steps, blushing, and said softly, "Boss, you're finally back?"

Chen Ping gave a wry smile: "Well, my studies abroad are over, so I'll definitely be back. But what the hell is going on with this bathhouse?"

As he spoke, Chen Ping's tone was filled with shock and confusion.

(End of this chapter)