En Ci responded calmly, "Protecting the Xingluo Empire is the responsibility of every citizen, and even more so for me, as the Imperial Tutor of the Xingluo Empire, I must lead by example!"
Upon hearing this, Dai Yueyan's mood was greatly lifted, "Very good... It is exactly because of strong individuals like the Imperial Tutor, who possess such integrity and fortitude, that the Xingluo Empire is able to overcome various difficulties!"
Seeing this, other dajins immediately started to flatter him in various ways, "The Imperial Tutor truly is the strongest in our Xingluo Empire, such a state of mind is beyond our comprehension!"
"That's right, with the Imperial Tutor here, the mere Holy Spirit Cult could never occupy our Xingluo Empire!"
Standing beside En Ci, a group of Title Douluo level experts all revealed looks of disdain...
They whispered among themselves, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a bunch of brownnosers. When the Xingluo Empire was in trouble, none of them came forward to resolve it!"
"Exactly, when it comes down to it, it'll still be up to us to kill the enemy. Why should they reap the benefits without doing anything!"
"Hmph, they're just a bunch of freeloaders. I don't know why His Majesty the Emperor keeps them around. If it were me, I wouldn't let a single one of them leave the imperial palace alive!"
But just then, En Ci's voice rose in their minds, "Be quiet, these aren't words to be spoken in the imperial court."
The Xingluo Empire had finally resolved its difficulties, and he would not allow internal conflicts to arise again!
The people sensed the displeasure in his words and could only listen with expressionless faces to the flattery coming from the dajins before them...
...
At this moment, in the room at the Inner Court...
Xie Xie patted the strong bed and, looking towards Tang Wulin beside him, said excitedly, "Wulin, it's been many years since we last lived together, hasn't it? I really miss those old times!"
Tang Wulin swallowed hard, feeling a chill in his heart and subconsciously shrank to the side...
"Xie Xie, let me tell you, I have no interest in men!"
Xie Xie's eyes widened in offense, "Tang Wulin, go to hell, I have no interest in a smelly brute like you. My eyes are only for Ye Hui!"
Tang Wulin curled his lip, "You never know!"
But suddenly, a woman's voice came from outside the door, "Wulin, are you in there?"
Tang Wulin's expression turned serious, "It's Elder Long, Xie Xie, be serious!"
Xie Xie responded irritably, "I know!"
After that, the former spoke, "Elder Long, please come in!"
Long Yeyue then pushed the door and came in...
Upon seeing Xie Xie as well, she asked with surprise, "What are you two doing??"
Xie Xie coughed, "Cough cough... Elder Long, we were reminiscing about the old days, so we got a bit nostalgic!"
Long Yeyue nodded in understanding, "I see, indeed. After you advanced to inner court students, you all joined different legions."
Tang Wulin gave Xie Xie a glare and then respectfully said, "Elder Long, let's not dwell on this. Did you come here for a specific reason?"
Long Yeyue revealed a smile, "It's not something too important. This was initially meant to be given to you when you became the Pavilion Master of Sea God's Pavilion... but it looks like it will have to be handed over earlier!"
Saying this, she took out a sparkling crystal, shimmering with a faint blue halo...
Tang Wulin asked puzzledly, "Elder Long, what is this??"
Long Yeyue explained, "This is the Abyssal Crystal, with the ability to conceal one's aura. However, according to Yun Ming, it contains a certain treasure left by Sea God Tang San, a shame he wasn't destined for it!"
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie exclaimed in unison, "A treasure left by Sea God Tang San?"
If it truly was left by him, then as the biological son of Sea God Tang San, perhaps, he could really unravel the secret of the Abyssal Crystal!
Long Yeyue added, "That's right! This treasure is very likely to be a Divine Artifact! Whether you can obtain it or not still depends on you!"
Tang Wulin accepted the Abyssal Crystal and gratefully said, "Thank you, Elder Long. I'll take this!"
He didn't refuse, for when his hands touched the Abyssal Crystal, a warm current seemed to flow through his blood...
Long Yeyue said with approval, "Hmm, one should not decline a gift from an elder; you've done well in this regard!"
Next to him, Xie Xie pitifully said, "Elder Long, don't you have a gift for me too?"
Long Yeyue did not get angry but instead counter-questioned, "Xie Xie, did you join Shrek Academy just to receive things?"
Xie Xie quickly denied, "Of course not, even if I didn't receive anything, I would still practice diligently and do my utmost to protect the Academy."
Long Yeyue turned and left without saying anything more, "All right, I'll take my leave now!"
"Elder Long, please take care!"
Only then did Xie Xie anxiously say, "Wulin, do you think Elder Long is mad at me?"
If he had known, he wouldn't have asked!
Tang Wulin patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, Elder Long isn't that petty."
He paused for a moment, then said, "I need to study this Abyssal Crystal now, I can't keep you company."
Xie Xie pursed his lips, "Hmph, who needs your company, I'll go find Ye Hui!"
After Xie Xie had left, Tang Wulin closed the door, then stared intently at the Abyssal Crystal...
He rested his chin on his hand, pondering, "Now the question is, how should I use this thing?"
Out of options, he released his Soul Power and sent it towards the Abyssal Crystal...
With a "bang", Tang Wulin felt a tremendous repulsion force surging out, forcibly pressing out the injected Soul Power...
Tang Wulin pursed his lips, "Soul Power is repelled? Then, let's try using blood!"
Since he was a descendant of Sea God Tang San, in theory, he should also inherit the latter's bloodline!
With this thought, his heart hardened, and he bit his fingertip lightly, letting the blood drip onto the Abyssal Crystal...
It could be faintly seen that the originally pale blue Abyssal Crystal turned startlingly red, bewitchingly so...
Immediately after, with a "Crack", a seal within the Abyssal Crystal shattered in an instant...
As blinding light burst forth, a wave of spatial fluctuation could be felt faintly...
When Tang Wulin regained his senses, there was a Sea God's Trident with a rich divine aura floating before his eyes...
And the Abyssal Crystal itself also revealed the pattern of the Sea God's Mark...
Looking at the Sea God's Trident, Tang Wulin's spiritual sea was already boiling...
Excitedly, he said, "Is this the legendary Sea God's... Trident??"
Trembling, he reached out his hand and firmly grasped the Sea God's Trident...
Without a doubt, an indescribable power shot straight into his sea of consciousness, continuously gathering toward his forehead...
If he could see himself, a shocked expression would surely appear...
For on his originally smooth forehead, the divine mark of the Sea God had emerged, and the Sea God's bloodline within his entire body had been fully triggered...