Free Web NovelChapter 33: Chapter 33: The Bloodline is Activated
"How is this possible!?"
Qin Xiaoyue covered her crimson lips with her hand, afraid she would cry out.
Ye Tian swallowed hard, silently vowing to keep a wide berth from Shen Daoxing in the future.
Even Luo Fei was astonished, his eyes filled with disbelief.
’Xia Chen actually lost to Shen Daoxing?!’
’Doesn’t that mean Shen Daoxing’s talent surpasses even Xia Chen’s? If I let him go today, I’ll definitely be reprimanded by the academy’s upper echelons.’
’In that case, I might as well make him stay at Celestial City Academy... permanently.’
At this thought, a murderous glint appeared in Luo Fei’s eyes. "Shen Daoxing has shown contempt for Celestial City Academy and publicly injured someone. His crimes are heinous! Since the enforcement team isn’t here, I will carry out justice myself."
As he spoke, Luo Fei charged toward Shen Daoxing.
BOOM!
The might of a Grotto Heaven realm expert washed over them like a tidal wave.
The students standing around Shen Daoxing paled, scrambling backward.
Standing in the center, Shen Daoxing felt the pressure increase dramatically, as if a mountain were crashing down upon him.
’This is the power of a Grotto Heaven master!?’
"Stop!"
Seeing Luo Fei make his move, Wang Hu barked out a cold command.
Luo Fei said sharply, "Wang Hu, are you going to defy the rules of Celestial City Academy?"
Anger surged in Wang Hu. "Shen Daoxing is the one who triggered the Blessing of Heaven and Earth! He’s the genius the vice dean personally instructed me to recruit! Not only did you bar him from entry, but now you want to kill him. What are your true intentions?"
’The Blessing of Heaven and Earth!?’
In an instant, all eyes turned to Shen Daoxing.
Not long ago, a Blessing of Heaven and Earth had occurred in the Martial Kingdom, causing a massive stir. To think the one who caused it was Shen Daoxing.
Hearing this, the killing intent in Luo Fei’s eyes intensified. "All I know is that those who break the rules must be punished!"
’A genius like this must die!’
BOOM!
At that thought, the Primordial Energy in his body surged like a mighty river, his form creating afterimages in mid-air.
’Not good!’
Wang Hu saw a blur, and Luo Fei’s figure vanished.
Shen Daoxing knew Luo Fei was too powerful to fight head-on, so he immediately sprinted away.
"Trying to run!?"
Luo Fei frowned. Just as he was about to give chase, he realized Shen Daoxing was running toward Celestial City Academy’s Dean’s Forest.
’What is this kid doing? Is he trying to break into the Dean’s Forest!?’
All the students and teachers of Celestial City Academy present were stunned.
No one had expected Shen Daoxing to run up the mountain instead of down.
WHOOSH!
The moment Shen Daoxing charged into the Dean’s Forest, a brilliant pillar of light shot into the sky, illuminating the entirety of Celestial City Mountain.
"Who? Who is trying to open the Dean’s Forest?"
"It’s been eighty years! No one has opened the Dean’s Forest in eighty years."
"Who could it be? What audacity!"
"Let’s go! Let’s go see!"
.....
The teachers of Celestial City Academy were all astonished and immediately rushed toward the Dean’s Forest.
The Dean’s Forest hadn’t been opened in several years. After all, few geniuses were arrogant enough to believe they could gain the approval of all the previous deans.
Failure would result in a damaged Divine Soul, dealing a devastating blow to one’s Martial Dao path.
"Damn it!"
Wang Hu’s face turned extremely grim as he watched Shen Daoxing’s disappearing back.
"HAHAHAHA!"
Luo Fei was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Given a path to heaven, you chose to charge into a hell with no gate. Since he’s chosen death, it saves me the trouble."
Wang Hu said, his face flush with anger, "Luo Fei, because of your actions today, Celestial City Academy has lost a top-tier genius!"
"Genius?" Luo Fei sneered. "Wait until he walks out of the Dean’s Forest before you say that again."
’Shen Daoxing was indeed a genius, but if his Divine Soul suffers a severe blow, he’ll be nothing more than a cripple.’
’And who would care about the life or death of a cripple?!’
"Sigh!"
Wang Hu looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh.
He knew it was nearly impossible for Shen Daoxing to make it out of the Dean’s Forest.
Throughout history, countless geniuses, including prodigies renowned throughout the Martial Kingdom, had failed to emerge from this Dean’s Forest.
’Even though Shen Daoxing has the Venerable Bloodline and astonishing aptitude, this is the Dean’s Forest we’re talking about.’
To leave the Dean’s Forest, one must gain the approval of every single one of the past deans.
’That’s a near-impossible task!’
Qin Xiaoyue shook her head. "Shen Daoxing is finished."
Failing to leave the Dean’s Forest meant his Divine Soul would be severely wounded by the remnant wills, and Shen Daoxing’s path on the Martial Dao would be severed.
Shen Daoxing walked into the Dean’s Forest, surrounded by drifting white mist.
Through the hazy mist, he could clearly see row after row of stone statues standing tall, blocking the path forward.
They were the successive deans of Celestial City Academy, and within them resided the remnant wills they had left behind.
Shen Daoxing took a deep breath and strode forward.
"This path is closed!"
Just then, a stone statue suddenly moved, blocking Shen Daoxing’s way.
In an instant, a powerful and terrifying suppressive force bore down on him.
This terrifying, suffocating feeling also spread outside the Dean’s Forest.
"Is this the oppressive power of the Dean’s Forest?" someone cried out. "Even outside, you can feel that terrifying might..."
A cold sneer touched Luo Fei’s lips. "Every past dean of my Celestial City Academy had a cultivation base above the Spirit Transformation realm. Even a wisp of their remnant will is not something an ordinary person can withstand, let alone the combined wills of all the past deans."
’Kid, you want to force your way through the Dean’s Forest to build a reputation and one-up me? You should’ve weighed your own abilities first.’
Inside the Dean’s Forest.
Shen Daoxing took a step forward.
CRACK! CRACK!
He instantly felt immense pressure land on his shoulders, and the ground beneath his feet cracked apart.
"Hah!"
Shen Daoxing’s expression changed slightly, and beads of cold sweat instantly formed on his forehead.
’And this was just the remnant will of a single dean.’
"Impossible. There’s no way he can succeed."
"I thought some great genius was daring to enter the Dean’s Forest, but it turns out he’s just an attention-seeker."
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The teachers of Celestial City Academy who had rushed over all shook their heads at this scene, greatly disappointed.
But they soon came to terms with it. How could the Dean’s Forest be a place an ordinary genius could pass through?
Shen Daoxing was enduring immense pressure, but his mind was terrifyingly calm.
’This pain is nothing compared to having my bloodline extracted. It’s just a drop in the bucket.’
’True pain is never inflicted from the outside; it comes from within.’
Thinking this, Shen Daoxing stomped forward heavily.
WHOOSH!
In the next moment, a flash of violet-gold light burst from Shen Daoxing’s body.
The light contained a supreme power that made one’s heart tremble, impossible to look away from. It then shot straight into the high heavens, vanishing without a trace.
His Venerable Bloodline had activated.
BOOM!
The stone statue blocking Shen Daoxing’s path suddenly shattered, exploding into dust.
Seeing this, all sound outside the Dean’s Forest vanished in an instant. The crowd was as if petrified.
