#382 - The Spiritual Tower with a Different World (departure at 6pm)

Half a year later.

In a teacher's office in Shrek, a beautiful figure was humming an unknown ballad and tidying up the documents on the table with brisk movements.

Although it was such a boring job, the woman seemed to have encountered something good. Not only did she not feel tired at all, but there was a faint smile on her lips from beginning to end.

She expertly sorted the documents that made her scalp tingle just by looking at them into different categories and put them into the drawer under the table. She took one last look around the tidy desktop and nodded with satisfaction.

"Well, now that we're done, it's time to go find that little guy."

Unable to resist, she stretched her body and turned around impatiently, walked out of the office door, and walked quickly towards the outside of the college.

"Good afternoon, Teacher Zhang."

An acquaintance on the street noticed her unusual behavior and immediately started a conversation with her out of curiosity.

"Why are you leaving the academy in such a hurry? Is there something wrong?"

"good afternoon."

The woman responded with a smile, and when she thought about what she was going to do next, the corners of her mouth rose again.

"I have to go meet a friend now."

"oh?"

Seeing her changes clearly, the man smiled mischievously: "You look so happy, it should not be an ordinary friend, right? Boyfriend?"

The woman's cheeks flushed slightly, but she did not deny it: "Ahem, I guess so."

"Did I really guess it right?!"

The man's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief, "What type? How old is he now?"

"Type. Probably. Looks pretty gentle. A little younger than me."

As if she found it difficult to speak, the woman had just said two sentences when she felt the urge to run away: "Ahem, it's getting late, I'll leave first."

"So anxious? Hehe, I understand, I understand. She's afraid that if she tells us too much, we'll guess her identity, so she wants to keep her boyfriend a secret."

The man sighed and shook his head, "I don't know which guy is so lucky to win the heart of our teacher Zhang."

“Him.”

As if she had been opened up by the words just now, before leaving, the woman suddenly showed a gentle smile on her face: "In my heart, he is the most powerful person in the world."

“.”

The man looked a little stunned, and his first reaction was to wonder if the other party had been bewitched by some spiritual skill or special ability.

However, before she could recover from her shock, the woman whispered goodbye and quickly disappeared from her sight.

Ten minutes later, the woman had arrived at a giant tower standing outside Shrek City, with countless soul masters coming and going at the door.

Instead of going upstairs like everyone else, the woman ignored the curious looks from passers-by and walked straight into a closed metal door. She took out a card and swiped it in front of an instrument with flashing indicator lights.

drop--

Along with a crisp sound, the indicator light suddenly turned green, and the heavy door opened in front of everyone's shocked gazes.

It was like opening a door to another world. Behind the door appeared a corridor made of an unknown silver-grey metal material that exuded a cold aura.

As the metal door was completely opened, the light strips embedded in the walls on both sides of the passage also lit up one by one with a dark blue light full of technology, extending all the way to the huge space at the end of the corridor.

Although the space was quite far away, there were some powerful soul masters present who were able to glimpse some of the things inside with their own eyesight.

It was a huge circular space with a radius of over a hundred meters. The dome was estimated to be ten meters high and was inlaid with countless blue crystals that flickered with a faint glow. It was as dreamy and gorgeous as the starry sky.

But there is more to worry about. As everyone's eyes moved down and fell on the curved walls, they were shocked to find that the walls were actually composed of display cabinets of different sizes, separated by transparent glass.

It was like an exhibition of high-end soul guides. Even a layman could tell that the prototype samples were of great value and were quietly displayed there, filling up most of the countless display cabinets on the wall.

And in the center of that space, there is an equally magnificent cylindrical building. The translucent material shines brightly under the reflection of the dome, and its complex internal mechanical structure can be vaguely seen.

"Is that an elevator?"

In the silence, a soul master from the Sun-Moon Royal Academy exclaimed in amazement, as if he had figured out the purpose of the building.

Obviously, the huge space that they saw at this moment as "a facade" was just an appearance.

Just like the Mingde Hall hidden underground, if you didn’t see it with your own eyes, no one would believe that under this giant tower with an ancient shape, deep underground, there is such a shocking secret base that is little known to the public.

As the metal door closed silently, everything in the corridor was once again isolated from the outside world. The stunned crowd slowly came to their senses, and a feeling of loss inexplicably arose in their hearts.

"This metal door fits perfectly. I always thought it was a wall, but it turned out to be a passage leading underground!?"

"Does anyone know what's behind that door? I want to go in and take a look."

"I heard that if you trespass there for the first time, you will only be given a warning. If you trespass there for the second time, you will be severely punished."

"Well, what if I try for the third time?"

"Who knows? Anyway, I haven't seen anyone dare to break in three times in a row. If there is anyone, he is probably dead, right? Why, do you want to buy some soul guides for free?"

".Forget it, just go and register your soul honestly."

Click——

As the elevator door slowly opened, the woman walked out and came to the metal gate marked "Experimental Base No. 1".

She took out the card again and swiped it on the instrument. Looking at the door slowly opening, she suppressed her excitement. As soon as she entered, she heard that familiar voice.

"Sister Le Xuan, you're here. I just finished my work."

Looking in the direction of the voice, Zhang Lexuan's lips curled up slightly when she saw the white-haired figure bending over the desk writing and drawing with his back to her, and she subconsciously quickened her pace.

Coming behind Huo Yuhao, she stretched out her arms to hug his neck, rubbed it with some fascination, and finally said the first words after entering the tower.

"Missed me?"

Huo Yuhao was helpless: "Sister Le Xuan, have you forgotten that you came to my place just a week ago?"

"How dare you say that, you little brat? It's been a week already!"

Zhang Lexuan snorted in dissatisfaction: "Besides, I finally came here, and you didn't even give me a hug?"

"Give it, give it, give it. How can I not comply with Sister Le Xuan's request?"

As he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao turned around with a smile, opened his arms and embraced her in his arms.

"Although it's a bit perfunctory, I'll still let you go."

Instinctively, she leaned into Huo Yuhao's arms and asked softly, "Why isn't Gu Yuena with you today?"

"Uh, her."

Recalling the battle between the two last night, Huo Yuhao said with a somewhat embarrassed look: "She is resting in the room."

Zhang Lexuan immediately understood what she meant and pinched the soft flesh on his waist with a blushing cheek.

"You only know how to cause trouble to others all day long. I really don't know what you are made of."

The corner of Huo Yuhao’s mouth twitched, and he felt bitter.

Every time you pounced on me like wolves and tigers, who is the victim between us?

Of course, he only dared to complain about this in his heart. If he really said it out loud, he would probably be tormented by Sister Le Xuan again.

"By the way, how is Dean Yan doing?"

"I'm basically recovered."

Not paying attention to the other party's wrong address, Zhang Lexuan sighed softly: "But from the news sent back by Mu Lao and the others, there is still no trace of Tang San."

What Huo Yuhao mentioned was the unexpected incident that caused Ma Xiaotao to rush back to the academy, which he accidentally learned from other people half a year ago when he just returned to the Tianhun Palace from the Dilong Gate.

It was said that at that time, a teacher from the inner courtyard found Yan Shaozhe, who was seriously injured and unconscious, near Poseidon Island, which led everyone to mistakenly believe that some peerless powerful person was secretly attacking the academy, and the academy's alert level was increased several times from its original level.

During that time, even the two strong men, Zhang Lexuan and Moon En, were on high alert, with their senses turned on 24/7, always paying attention to any movement on campus. It was not until half a month later that Yan Shaozhe woke up from his coma under the healing of the golden tree and told the truth.

According to his own description, he was injured when he ran into Tang San while looking for Xuan Lao in the Sun-Moon Empire. He discovered that Tang San was using the Eight Spider Lance behind him to absorb Xuan Lao's power just like the evil soul master.

In a rage, he attacked directly, but he didn't expect that Tang San also had a corpse explosion skill similar to that of the original Death Messenger. He was even vicious enough to inject corpse poison into Xuan Lao's body to eliminate his vigilance and induce him to actively approach the center of the explosion.

Of course, although the explosion released by the corpse of a level 98 Super Douluo was powerful, Yan Shaozhe, who was experienced in combat, still activated his ninth soul skill at the first moment of the explosion.

Although he failed to completely avoid the attack, he managed to save his life at the cost of serious injuries.

What happened next is just as everyone has seen. After forcing himself to return to Shrek Academy, his tense spirit that had lasted for several days finally couldn't hold on any longer, and he collapsed as his eyes went dark.

It was not until he was found and sent to the Golden Tree for treatment that he finally opened his eyes again and told the truth.