Xiao Wu, being a spirit beast, naturally felt that the power within her body seemed to be sealed off completely. She couldn't sense even a trace of it.
"Alright, you can get out now." Gu Yi said, not wanting to see them linger for even a second longer.
"What did you do to me?" Xiao Wu, still defiant, dared to question Gu Yi, even at this moment.
"Get out," Gu Yi waved his hand and a powerful force erupted from him, Tang San and the others were flung out of the academy, landing heavily at the entrance of Tianwen Academy.
At the academy gate, Dai Mubai's expression fluctuated as he looked at Tang San. If Tang San hadn't convinced him that Gu Yi was crippled for life, he wouldn't have been swayed so quickly to betray him. However, he quickly regained his composure. Having already offended Gu Yi, he couldn't afford to offend Tang San and the powerful Clear Sky Sect backing him.
Tang San struggled to his feet, brushing off the dirt and dust. He still didn't know what he had lost. But this was not the time to dwell on it.
"Xiao Wu, are you alright?" Tang San asked, concerned as he looked at the dazed Xiao Wu. He had long since known that Xiao Wu was a spirit beast.
"I'm fine, Brother San," Xiao Wu replied dismissively. No matter what she did, she couldn't sense the energy within her martial spirit. It was as if it no longer existed. Previously, her spirit power would grow slowly even without cultivation, but now that feeling was gone. She felt she had truly become a human. But she realized she had not completely transformed yet and now found her state quite peculiar.
After checking on Xiao Wu, Tang San turned his attention to his severely injured teacher, Yu Xiaogang.
Liu Erlong, who had just snapped out of her daze, exuded a murderous aura. No one knew what she had just experienced. The group immediately became wary. Gu Yi's methods were far beyond conventional spirit masters. Who knew what he had done to Liu Erlong?
"Teacher Erlong, are you alright?" Tang San tentatively asked, still on edge.
"I'm fine. Let's go back," Liu Erlong stood up, not bothering with the dust and dirt on her clothes, and walked towards Shrek Academy in a daze, even forgetting the unconscious Yu Xiaogang lying beside her.
Tang San quickly noticed something was wrong with Liu Erlong, but now wasn't the time to question it. They needed to leave immediately.
"Mubai, let's go," Tang San said, helping Dai Mubai and heading back to the academy. They had left full of confidence and returned dejected.
"Brother Yi, it's so good that you're alright." everyone was delighted by Gu Yi's return. Wang Yanran and Lin Qing were the first to rush over.
"Master, you're finally back," they said, looking up at the more handsome and majestic Gu Yi.
Gu Yi was equally pleased to see them. At least he hadn't raised a bunch of ingrates. If he had, he wouldn't be able to bear the blow. "Go rest now, and remember to attend class on time tomorrow," Gu Yi said, taking out the Blue Silver Empress from his Wishful Hundred Treasures Purse and giving it to Lin Qing, ensuring she could cultivate properly even here.
After everyone left, Gu Yi returned to his room. With his martial spirit having been upgraded, he had gained new insights into the connection between the heavens, earth, and martial spirits. In the world of Douluo Dalu, very few pills could increase a spirit master's cultivation. Most relied on consuming herbs or medicinal baths to enhance spirit power and physical strength. Aside from that, the only way to speed up cultivation was through the martial spirit mimicry cultivation fields.
Previously, he couldn't figure out why martial spirits could speed up a spirit master's cultivation in certain environments. But now, he had new ideas. Special environments increased cultivation speed because the martial spirits were particularly suited to that environment. For example, Ma Hongjun would undoubtedly cultivate faster near volcanic lava, where the abundant fire elements matched his needs.
Like how Ice Silkworms live in the extreme north, and Phoenixes in fiery places. Gu Yi even wondered whether martial spirits were predetermined or could be changed postnatally. If both parents were ice-attributed spirit masters, would their child, if raised in a hot and dry place, still awaken an ice-attributed martial spirit? However, this was hard to verify since no one would risk a child's future for an experiment.
Having awakened the Primal Energy Domain, Gu Yi felt a deeper connection with the world. Perhaps he could artificially create a martial spirit mimicry cultivation field at Tianwen Academy. However, this would require extensive research.
He started to familiarize himself with his martial spirit and domain, as Gu Yi hadn't had time to fully explore the recent upgrades. With the martial spirit's further evolution and the emergence of the domain, he had gained many new insights. The Zhoutian Liuhe Jing also needed changes. The body wasn't static, so cultivation methods should also change with cultivation and physique. Moreover, since he had created the technique himself, there were bound to be flaws and deficiencies, which needed constant revision.
You couldn't rely on a single technique for a lifetime without changes; otherwise, problems would arise. Gu Yi dared to openly spread internal cultivation methods on Douluo Dalu because he had strong confidence in his own abilities. Only timid and cowardly people feared being surpassed by their disciples. Gu Yi believed he wouldn't end up in that position. The further he cultivated, the less time he found for himself, with various matters piling up, all requiring his attention.
On the other side, Tang San carried the unconscious Yu Xiaogang back to Shrek Academy. News quickly reached Flender. Seeing Yu Xiaogang severely injured and unconscious and Liu Erlong's vacant eyes, he was deeply shaken.
"What happened? How did things end up like this?" Flender asked.
"Dean, Gu Yi is back, and he's stronger than before," Tang San explained. Zhao Wuji and the others, having heard the news, arrived just in time to hear Tang San's words and saw Yu Xiaogang's miserable state.
They couldn't help but feel a bit happy. They struggled to suppress their smiles, but the corners of their mouths still curled up slightly.
Did he really think everyone was like Flender and Liu Erlong, always accommodating him? A useless person who looked down on everyone was really disgusting.
Yu Xiaogang had even wanted to drag them along, but Zhao Wuji couldn't bring himself to do such a thing. Moreover, his relationship with Gu Yi had been good, and it wouldn't have soured if not for Yu Xiaogang's arrival. How could he then go and rob Gu Yi?
(End Of Chapter)