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Something was terribly wrong!
A sense of foreboding welled up inside Shangguan Tianyue.
Over the past six months or so, the construction of the Academy had gotten onto the right track. Across the entire continent, academies were springing up like mushrooms after rain in every major city.
As the establishment of these academies became more widespread, and as they began to be taken over and operated by the official governments of their respective cities, the Five Great Sacred Lands had finally lowered their basic guard. They believed that the Academy had completely turned into nothing more than an alternative version of the Copying Palace.
Yet at this very moment, Su Wen was saying that the Academy was about to truly show its real face to the world.
What was he planning to do?
Shangguan Tianyue had no time to harbor suspicions, because Su Wen had already begun.
Long Shiya's consolidation was complete.
He had successfully consolidated his equipment for this particular session.
Soon, twelve beads emerged above each of his hands. Every single bead was different from those of an ordinary Heavenly Jewel Master, appearing as though they had undergone some form of postnatal refinement. They carried a unique charm within them, and even the surrounding world seemed to faintly blend and commune with them.
Every single Heavenly Jewel was extraordinary. Long Shiya could feel that each of his Elemental Jewels and Physical Jewels had been significantly enhanced.
The Physical Jewels were still straightforward; they were all Ice Jade of Strength, so their enhancement was purely a boost to his physical might. The Elemental Jewels, however, were completely different. Their enhancements varied in magnitude depending on his techniques, proficiency, and focus with each individual Elemental Jewel.
In other words, whichever direction an Elemental Jewel had originally been developed toward, that specific direction would receive the enhancement.
For instance, among the skills stored in his first Elemental Jewel, the Wind-attributed skill was a cutting-type ability, and most of the skills he developed later on revolved around this aspect. Over time, even though he spent most of his later years utilizing this Elemental Jewel to form the Six-Ultimate Heavenly Dao Array without using those initial skills, the Elemental Jewel itself had long since molded into a corresponding shape due to that early development. Its very essence had been cultivated toward that specific direction.
At this moment, the Heavenly Jewel Su Wen had prepared for him formed a specialized amplification for the cutting-type skills of his first Elemental Jewel.
Executing cutting-type skills became much easier and far more powerful.
Of course, Long Shiya possessed six different attributes for his Elemental Jewels, and his first Elemental Jewel was not just developed toward the Wind-attribute cutting path; it held other concurrent traits as well, all of which received a corresponding boost.
As Long Shiya felt the changes in his Elemental and Physical Jewels, his heart was filled with profound shock.
Yet, this was not the most important part. No matter how much easier it became to execute skills with his Elemental Jewels, it didn't impact him drastically, as his ultimate reliance remained the Six-Ultimate Heavenly Dao Array.
To Long Shiya, the greatest enhancement this time lay in the fundamental upgrade to the essence of his Elemental Jewels. This allowed him to gain a noticeable amplification even when deploying the Six-Ultimate Heavenly Dao Array, deepening his control over the array and his fusion with the Heavenly Dao.
Then there was the reinforcement of his Physical Jewels.
The enhancement of his Physical Jewels allowed them to seamlessly merge with his existing nine-piece Set Equipment, the 'Hate Sky No Handle' Set. Its power skyrocketed, successfully elevating it into a ten-piece Legendary Set.
At this very moment, Long Shiya could be absolutely certain that his full-strength outburst had reached the God Tier, and it was a formidable level even among those at the God Tier!
"Old Man," Su Wen spoke up, breaking Long Shiya's reverie.
Snapping back to reality, Long Shiya didn't waste any more time savoring the feeling. He summoned all of his Heavenly Jewels to orbit around him, eventually merging them into a single pair of massive spheres.
His twelve Physical Jewels fused into a giant, pure Ice Jade sphere, while his twelve Elemental Jewels fused into a massive Alexandrite Cat's Eye. Six distinct colors coexisted inside it in perfect, harmonious resonance.
This pair of massive spheres attracted and rotated around each other, generating a peculiar and unique force.
Su Wen guided this force.
Instantly, a pocket of space was torn open.
Even Long Shiya was startled by this.
Because what Su Wen was guiding happened to be the four fundamental attributes of his Elemental Jewels.
Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind!
With all four attributes present, a pocket of space was instantly carved out.
Not only that, but the Light and Darkness elements also melded into it, making the space increasingly stable and realistic.
However, Su Wen did not allow this space to fully evolve into a material reality. He merely stabilized this illusory space at the very core where the massive pair of Physical and Elemental Jewels exerted their influence.
Above Su Wen's head, the Heavenly Book hovered and spun.
The Visualized World manifested.
Across the continent, within every academy, copies of the Book of Storing began to materialize.
The city lords and faction leaders who currently held these Books of Storing underwent a drastic change in expression.
They had only recently acquired these Books of Storing, and their respective organizations hadn't even finished debating the internal distribution plan yet. If something went wrong with the books at this crucial juncture, they would suffer a massive loss.
After all, they had paid an immense price just to get their hands on them!
"Hmph!"
Su Wen seemed to perceive all of this through the numerous Books of Storing, letting out a cold snort.
Despite the vast distances separating them, Su Wen's voice echoed through the Books of Storing into every corner of the entire continent, striking terror into the hearts of the faction leaders holding them.
What terrifying power.
On Heavenly Jewel Island, Shangguan Tianyue's eyes widened. He took a sharp breath, his face completely painted with shock.
At this moment, his gaze was locked dead onto that illusory space opened under the influence of the two massive spheres formed by Long Shiya's twelve Physical and Elemental Jewels.
Within that space, scenes of various locales across the entire continent seemed to flash by in an instant.
However, most of these regional scenes displayed the interiors of various factions and the leaders of those forces.
It wasn't the academies!
At least, it wasn't the physical structures of the academies themselves.
In an instant, Shangguan Tianyue deduced the source of these images, recognizing that they were being transmitted through the Books of Storing. Under ideal circumstances, these images should have depicted the interior scenes of the academies--specifically, the most sacred Lecture Halls.
Su Wen's simple snort carried an overwhelming sense of pressure that even Shangguan Tianyue could feel.
This left Shangguan Tianyue somewhat astonished.
Because during this period, he had touched the threshold of the fifth stage of Heavenly Dao Force and was on the verge of a breakthrough.
At this point in time, Su Wen's baseline was merely around the fifth stage of Heavenly Dao Force, so why could he exert such an immense pressure?
It was true that prior to this, all of Su Wen's accumulated power combined was only equivalent to the fifth stage of Heavenly Dao Force.
But since arriving on the Boundless Continent, Su Wen had been cultivating here for nearly an entire year.
After such a long year, one could easily imagine the progress Su Wen had made.
Even back on the Douluo Continent, when Su Wen was merely cultivating within a single system, he could undergo a complete transformation every six months. With every passing year, his strength would reach a level that could not be compared to the past.
Even though his absolute ceiling of power was still anchored by his Soul Master system, and even though he hadn't cultivated his soul power over the past year, Su Wen's upper limit of strength had still been elevated.
It wasn't an elevation in terms of raw aura, but rather a profound leap in technique and realm.
The cultivation of Heavenly Force gave Su Wen an increasingly thorough comprehension of the fusion of essence, energy, and spirit. Given the exact same amount of soul power, mental energy, and bloodline vitality, the maximum power Su Wen could unleash had undergone a qualitative transformation.
At the same time, his ability to fuse his unleashed power with the external world had also experienced a qualitative leap.
With these two factors stacked together, Su Wen's actual combat strength had far more than doubled.
He estimated that he currently possessed the combat strength of a high-tier Heavenly Emperor.
The commotion here was by no means small, and it quickly drew the attention of the entire Heavenly Jewel Island.
Shangguan Tianyang flew out from the Boundless Palace, quickly arriving at the scene. As he looked at the massive, illusory space hanging in midair, his pupils constricted violently.