Douluo Dalu: Ice Snake Martial Spirit, Infinite Evolution

Chapter 201 Epiphany
Dugu Han gritted his teeth and endured the discomfort. Following Elder Mu's instructions, he cleared his mind of distractions and tried to absorb the energy of blood and qi into his own body.

Gradually, as blood and qi continued to flow in, a faint rosy hue appeared on Dugu Han's skin without him even realizing it. His muscles began to tremble slightly, and his bones made a "crackling" sound.

Seeing this, Elder Mu increased his soul power output once again.

Instantly, the crimson light on the seed of qi and blood intensified.

More and more powerful qi and blood energy emanated from the seed of qi and blood, and then poured into Dugu Han's body.

Dugu Han felt a blazing flame suddenly rise in his dantian. This flame, carrying the power of qi and blood, spread wildly through his limbs and bones along the Ren and Du meridians.

Under the impact of this powerful energy, his physique became more solid at a visible speed. His originally thin body gradually became strong, and the veins on his body surface bulged, like a coiled dragon.

And as the power of qi and blood continues to pour in like a surging tide.

Dugu Han's heart suddenly trembled violently, like a beating war drum, the "thump, thump, thump" sound making his chest buzz.

The originally regular heartbeat rhythm was completely disrupted at this moment, becoming extremely fast, and with each contraction, it gushed out scalding hot blood containing vital energy.

Dark red blood vessels writhe wildly beneath the skin, as if countless living things are surging forward. The walls of the blood vessels thicken continuously under the influence of blood and qi, and their toughness and strength increase exponentially.

Dugu Han's skin also turned an eerie crimson, and the rising heat condensed into a hazy blood-red mist on his body.

Those frantically writhing blood vessels suddenly swelled several times over, like red pythons rapidly weaving and slithering under the skin.

Immediately afterwards, a series of crisp and rapid cracking sounds suddenly came from deep within Dugu Han's bones, as if countless tiny chains had snapped at the same time.

His spine cracked first, stretching segment by segment, and his height increased at a visible rate.

Dugu Han himself was completely unaware of the changes he had undergone.

At this moment, he felt that his control over himself was constantly increasing.

The energy within his body, which was originally hidden and imperceptible, was now clearly imprinted in his mind.

The energy of every bone, limb, and even every piece of flesh seemed to be laid out in front of him, ready for him to mobilize at will.

It can spread throughout the whole body, or it can be concentrated into a single point.

The life energy hidden within the external soul bone also appeared in Dugu Han's mind for the first time.

"This is... an epiphany!"

Elder Mu was somewhat surprised by Dugu Han's condition.

He then waved his hand and set up a barrier of soul power to prevent anyone from disturbing Dugu Han.

A sudden enlightenment is a rare and precious opportunity, and the worst thing to do is to be interrupted.

Then, Elder Mu retrieved the seed of blood and qi that was hovering above Dugu Han's head and placed it aside.

After finishing all this, Old Master Mu walked out and entered another conference room next door.

Then he simultaneously transmitted his voice to Elder Lin, Elder Song, Elder Zhuang, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er, among other members of the Sea God Pavilion.

Tell them to come to the inner courtyard conference room for the meeting.

Now it's time to deal with Tang San and the Sea God Pavilion!
"Severing ties with Tang San directly is definitely not an option; we have to take it slowly. But we absolutely cannot use the Sea God Pavilion anymore!"

Old Mu fell into deep thought about the golden tree.

Although Dugu Han said that Tang San's mother was in a deep sleep and would not wake up for many years, it would be fine as long as they did not discuss matters of the gods in the Sea God Pavilion.

But he was still a little worried.

"How about... we close it off!"

After a moment's thought, Old Mu made up his mind.

The Sea God Pavilion will be temporarily closed for ten years.

These ten years are the time allotted for Dugu Han and the other two to become gods.

If any one of the three of them can become a god, they will be able to remove Tang San's mother's soul from the Golden Tree.

After deciding on the Sea God Pavilion matter, Elder Mu thought of Tang San, who had set a trap for the academy.

"Tang San!"

Old Mu closed his eyes, his hands clenching into fists involuntarily, his heart filled with anger.

Throughout history, the leaders of the Sea God Pavilion have all chosen to merge their souls into the Golden Tree upon death. This includes himself, who also plans to merge his soul into the Golden Tree upon his death.

But no one expected that Tang San's mother's soul would be sleeping inside the Golden Tree.

And the souls of the Sea God Pavilion's past leaders have probably all become nourishment for Tang San's mother!

Even without Dugu Han's reminder, his soul would have become nourishment for Tang San's mother in the future.

Whenever Old Mu thought of this, he couldn't contain his anger.

The Shrek Academy, a place that has stood for millennia, was actually outmaneuvered by its own prized student!

This is truly a huge joke!

Soon, Yan Shaozhe was the first to walk in.

"Teacher, you're back!"

He walked up to Elder Mu with delight and asked, "How's Xiao Tao's eighth spirit ring coming along? Is the spirit hunting going smoothly?"

"It went smoothly enough, please have a seat!"

Old Master Mu opened his eyes, glanced at him, and gestured for him to sit down.

Seeing that his teacher's expression was not very good, Yan Shaozhe thought for a moment and then stopped talking and found a seat.

Before long, Cai Meier arrived as well.

"Mr. Mu!"

She also walked over to Elder Mu and asked with concern, "How did Xiao Tao's soul hunt go this time?"

"It went smoothly enough, please have a seat!"

"it is good!"

Cai Meier didn't ask any more questions and sat down next to Yan Shaozhe. After glancing at Elder Mu, she asked Yan Shaozhe telepathically, "Why does Elder Mu look a little pale? And why isn't the Sea God Pavilion meeting being held at the Sea God Pavilion, but here instead?"

"I'm not so sure either!"

Yan Shaozhe shook his head. He had originally wanted to ask, but seeing that his teacher's expression was not good, he did not dare to ask any further.

Soon, Elder Lin, Elder Song, Elder Zhuang, Xian Lin'er, and others also arrived one after another.

"Mr. Mu!"

Elder Lin was the first to ask, "Why isn't the meeting being held in the Sea God Pavilion?"

The other elders were also puzzled by this, and they looked at Elder Mu with confusion.

"The main topic of this meeting is this matter."

Elder Mu said in his prepared words, "The Golden Tree has encountered some problems, so I plan to close the Sea God Pavilion for ten years and reopen it after ten years."

"what?"

"Is there a problem with the Golden Tree?"

"Old Mu, what's wrong with the Golden Tree?"

"Teacher, how could there be a problem with the golden tree? Did someone tamper with it?"

The senior members, including the four deans Yan Shaozhe, became anxious upon hearing that the Golden Tree had encountered a problem.

The Golden Tree holds a special significance for Shrek Academy, serving as their trump card against formidable adversaries, and absolutely cannot be allowed to malfunction.

Elder Mu listened quietly to everyone's remarks, and only after everyone had spoken did he say, "It's a minor issue, not a big problem. It just requires a ten-year closure. During these ten years, no one can enter the Sea God Pavilion, including myself."

"And our future meetings of the Sea God Pavilion will be held here."

"Elder Mu, are you sure there's no problem?"

Old Zhuang said with some concern, "Why don't I go and get checked? My martial soul is the Tree of Life, which is barely considered to be of the same origin as the Golden Tree."

"No need, I've already checked!"

Elder Mu said casually, "It's a minor problem. We'll close the Sea God Pavilion for ten years and let the Golden Tree heal itself for ten years to recover."

Having said that, he didn't give anyone time to speak and continued, "Besides the Sea God Pavilion matter, there is another matter!"

"Is there anything else?" Old Song asked.

"It's a small thing!"

Elder Mu smiled and said to the crowd, "The statue in front of the academy gate is too old, and some students have specifically complained to Shao Zhe about it!"

Yan Shaozhe was taken aback when he heard this. When did a student bring this up with him? How come he didn't know?
"After Shao Zhe told me, I thought about it and realized that they were indeed quite old, so I'm thinking of tearing down and recasting those statues," Elder Mu continued.

Tearing down Tang San's statue was only the first, and also the most important, step in severing ties with Tang San.

Only by tearing down the statues of Tang San and even the entire original Shrek Seven Devils can the students gradually forget about him.

"I have no opinion!"

Upon hearing this, Xianlin'er was the first to express her support for her teacher.

Following closely behind, Qian Duoduo and Cai Meier also expressed that they had no objections.

After saying that, Cai Meier kicked Yan Shaozhe.

"Ah... I have no objection either!" Yan Shaozhe said, coming back to his senses and offering his support.

"No comment!"

"No comment!"

Elder Lin, Elder Song, Elder Zhuang, and other senior members had no objections.

They're just a few statues. On a grand scale, they represent Shrek's eternal honor, but on a smaller scale, they're just a few large stones that can be torn down and recast!

"Alright, since no one has any objections, let's leave it to Shao Zhe to handle!"

Old Master Mu looked at Yan Shaozhe and smiled, "If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me anytime."

"it is good!"

Yan Shaozhe nodded. He had a vague feeling that things weren't so simple, and thought he would ask his teacher what was going on after the meeting.

Elder Mu then looked at the other members of the Sea God Pavilion and smiled, "Does anyone have any further questions?"

"There's a minor issue that's not really a problem."

Old Master Song thought for a moment and said, "Since the Sea God Pavilion is to be closed for ten years, shouldn't the ancient books in the ancient book room be moved out? After all, there are a lot of materials that Shao Zhe and the others still need to go in and search for."

"Move out, and leave this matter to Shao Zhe."

After Elder Mu finished speaking, he checked with everyone again to make sure they had no problems, and then announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Yan Shaozhe stayed behind. After everyone left, he asked his teacher with a puzzled look, "Teacher, I have some questions about the statue's recasting."

"It's very simple, just knock it down!" Old Mu said succinctly.

Yan Shaozhe vaguely understood something and asked, "So you mean just demolish it, don't rebuild it?"

"No more recasting!"

Elder Mu said solemnly, "Moreover, it's not just those statues at the academy gate; all the other statues in the academy related to the original Shrek Seven Devils have been demolished for this reason!"

"In addition to that, there are portraits of the original Shrek Seven Devils, as well as other things related to them. All of these need to be dealt with, and the academy needs to sever ties with them as soon as possible."

"I understand!"

Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath. This was a difficult task, but one he had no choice but to undertake.

However, by dragging their feet on recasting the Seven Monsters statues, they might end up being blamed for incompetence!
"Alright, go do it!"

Old Mu patted Yan Shaozhe on the shoulder to encourage him.

Then they walked to the next room, to the conference room where Dugu Han was.

(End of this chapter)