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

Chapter 814 The Mystery of the Sculpture
Chen Ping's gaze swept down to the water, where Zhao Wuji's sculpture lay quietly, covered in silt.

Having squandered his last points, Chen Ping quickly obtained information about the Zao Wou-Ki sculpture.

[Name: Zao Wou-Ki's Sculpture]

[Origin: The statue was built 10,000 years ago to commemorate the founding members of Shrek Academy and the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils who defeated the Golden Generation and successively became gods. Later, it was pushed into the water by a person.]

[Time Remnants: To be checked]

Upon seeing this brief message, Chen Ping's spirits lifted. He leaped into the lake without making a splash, swimming like a fish to Zhao Wuji's statue once again.

The last time he saw this statue of Zhao Wuji, he was a freshman in the outer academy of Shrek Academy. He had no choice but to jump into the lake because of Ma Xiaotao's rampage of evil fire.

Now, time has passed, and the time has finally come for him to unravel the mystery of the statue before him.

Reaching out to brush away the mud from the Zao Wou-Ki sculpture, Chen Ping channeled his spiritual energy into the sculpture before him.

Immediately afterwards, a distorted light and shadow appeared before Chen Ping's eyes, as if time had reversed at that moment.

Chen Ping knew very well that this was the afterimage of time projected by the elves using the power of fate to reverse the flow of time in an entire small area over thousands of years.

Soon, Chen Ping's perspective rose higher and higher until he surfaced. What appeared before him was not Shrek Academy, but the complex of buildings that now stood before him—more accurately, the Spirit City.

Inside Wuhun City, the original sign for Wuhun Hall Academy has been changed to Shrek Academy, but the walls of each dormitory building still bear inscriptions such as "Wuhun Academy Dormitory Building No. 1" and "Wuhun Academy Dormitory Building No. 2".

Chen Ping subconsciously shifted his perspective and soon saw a place completely different from Shrek Academy ten thousand years later.

Although Shrek Academy had already excavated an artificial lake by this time, and had separated the inner and outer courtyards.

However, in the center of the inner courtyard, the ancient golden tree that blocked out the sky and whose trunk was so thick that a pavilion of the Sea God could be built inside was at this time just a small golden tree that was no more than two meters tall and about the thickness of a bowl.

Beside the golden sapling, there were several two- or three-story huts, similar to the wooden houses in the countryside. Not long after, a man who looked to be over ninety years old came out of one of the huts.

The man had an ordinary appearance but an extremely muscular build. Although not tall, he exuded a powerful presence. His broad shoulders were like city walls, and his coat could not conceal his massive, steel-like muscles. Although his expression was amiable, his imposing physique gave off an intimidating aura.

The man in front of me had mostly gray hair, but he still looked quite energetic. However, there was a thoughtful look between his brows, as if he was puzzled by something.

"Wuji, don't bother Xiaosan with this kind of thing. Maybe your discovery is wrong. Xiaosan has only been in the God Realm for a few decades. Maybe she's very busy."

Soon, a robust old man with a completely white beard and hair, who looked to be over ninety years old, came out. He had a slightly protruding chin, wide cheekbones, a flat face, and a hooked nose. He wore a pair of square, black-rimmed crystal glasses.

“Brother Fu, I’m practically half-buried in the ground. I’ll only ever be a level 91 Title Douluo. You might be able to go up two more levels. I’ll ask him about it.” “Qin Ming was our most prized student before we discovered the little monsters. His talent was far superior to yours and mine. He was a Title Douluo who lived to be over eighty and died peacefully in his sleep. I won’t be able to die in peace until I figure this out.”

The man called Wuji waved his hand, said no more, and strode towards the golden sapling, leaving the man with black-rimmed crystal glasses hesitating for a long time before letting out a long sigh.

The older a person gets, the more likely they are to worry about the future and fear that everything they have will disappear without a trace. In this respect, he is probably not as good as Zhao Wuji, who was once known as the devil in the world of soul masters.

For someone who once managed to escape after being surrounded and killed by sixteen level-sixty bishops of the Spirit Hall at the Soul Emperor level, it seems that there is indeed no one in the world who can frighten him.

At this moment, Chen Ping calmly observed everything that was happening before her and had already guessed the identities of the two people.

Soon, Zhao Wuji walked up to the golden tree that was about the same height as him and said loudly, "As the Dean of Shrek Academy, I request to awaken the Light of the Sea God and speak with the Sea God."

Soon, perhaps only a few minutes had passed, or perhaps half an incense stick's time had already passed.

Just as Zhao Wuji went from standing to squatting, and then from squatting to sitting cross-legged, a soft halo suddenly emanated from the seedling of the golden tree.

The soft golden light spread slowly but quickly, and in the blink of an eye it had already shot into the sky, and a magical scene appeared.

The soft gold color not only enveloped Shrek Academy, but also covered the entire Spirit City. At this moment, Spirit City looked like a golden city from the outside.

“Dean Zhao, I seem to recall saying that only the dean of Shrek Academy can use the Sea God’s Light within the Golden Tree.”

The next moment, Tang San's voice, which Chen Ping was extremely familiar with and had heard countless times in Tang Wutong's memories, echoed around the Golden Tree.

"Hehe, the dean and the vice dean are both deans, so let's not be so rigid with the rules given our relationship."

Zhao Wuji chuckled, not taking Tang San's blame to heart.

"Alright, Dean Zhao, what is the purpose of your conversation with me this time through the light of the sea god within the golden tree sapling?"

“As I said before, it’s not that I don’t want to bring my cousin to the God Realm, but that’s the rule there. A first-level god can only bring two family members into the God Realm. That’s the rule.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji quickly waved his hand: "I didn't come here for this matter. As for Bai Chenxiang, everyone has their own destiny. That's the rule of your God Realm, and you can't make an exception for it."

"There's something I've wanted to ask you for over ten years, but back then I suspected it was an isolated case and didn't pay much attention to it. But over twenty years have passed, and this matter has become more serious, so I thought I'd ask you about it."

"Over the years, the Soul Masters on the continent, especially those who have settled near Shrek Academy, have experienced changes in their Martial Soul True Body when they break through to the seventh ring. Although there are no longer any huge side effects after the Martial Soul True Body is removed, the strength of the Martial Soul True Body is more than one level lower than that of us veteran Soul Saints in the past."

(End of this chapter)