Douluo Dragon King: I am the Lord of the Abyss, the King of Eternal Night.

Chapter 165 The rapidly disappearing energy, Yali's awareness!

"Buzz!"

Pure and gentle energy gathered, swirling into transparent vortexes. The towering golden tree trembled slightly, as if transforming into a giant golden ray. Every branch and leaf on the tree faintly shimmered with wondrous golden patterns.

"What happened?!"

"Why is the energy of the Golden Tree rapidly dissipating?!"

"Who is in this room?!"

Soon, the fluctuations emitted by the golden ancient tree attracted the elders inside the Sea God Pavilion. They stood outside the meditation room, their faces showing anxiety.

This ancient golden tree is a major asset of Shrek Academy, its cornerstone. How could they not be anxious about such a massive loss of energy?

"It's the Pavilion Master!" As a voice rang out, ripples spread through the space, and Yun Ming and Ya Li walked out of the space together.

"Yun... Pavilion Master, what exactly is going on? Why is the Golden Ancient Tree consuming so much energy?" Long Yeyue arrived immediately and, upon seeing Yun Ming appear, stepped forward to ask.

Yun Ming frowned imperceptibly, but seeing the gazes of everyone looking over, he floated forward slightly and said, "I don't know why I've come here like you all."

"Who's in that room? Could it be that Shrek Academy is about to produce another prodigy?" Long Yeyue's eyes flashed as she pressed on with her question.

This is a meditation and training room. Those who are allowed to enter here to cultivate are all genius students from the inner court of Shrek Academy.

Furthermore, due to the barrier set up by Jin Lao, these people could not see what was happening inside.

Upon hearing this, Yun Ming and Ya Li exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes. Just as Ya Li was about to explain, Long Ye Yue's voice continued to ring out.

"If that's the case, then this person must stay at Shrek Academy. Regardless of which faction they belong to, if they use Shrek Academy's resources, they must stay here and contribute to Shrek Academy..."

Long Yeyue's tone was extremely firm, even unquestionable.

Looking at the rapidly depleting energy, she felt a pang of guilt; this energy had been accumulated over a long period of time.

Seeing that the elders around her also agreed, Ya Li opened her mouth slightly and quickly explained in a soft voice, "Sister Yue, although the person here is a student of our Shrek Academy, he is not what you think. He is a student of the outer academy."

"The outer courtyard has such a prodigy? Wouldn't that be even better?" Long Yeyue's face lit up with a slight joy, and she asked with a gleam in her eyes:
"I wonder which family he comes from? Does he have a master? I believe there are few people on the continent who can surpass me, so why not let him become my disciple?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Yue'er raised her bandaged hand and mumbled, "It hurts!"

After being brutally beaten by Mu Ye yesterday, Cai Yue'er was able to get out of bed after being treated by Ya Li, the number one healing-type Soul Master on the continent. However, even though she has been largely healed, she still drools from time to time.

The main reason was that Mu Ye showed absolutely no mercy; every punch he delivered was out of respect for Cai Yue'er.

"Sister Yue, the person in the room is Jiang Xiu." Looking at Long Yeyue, who seemed to be lost in thought, Ya Li said directly.

"Who? Jiang Xiu?" Upon hearing Jiang Xiu's name, Long Yeyue's previously arrogant face instantly turned cold.

She was naturally familiar with Jiang Xiu. Jiang Xiu had not only injured her junior Yu Yuanheng, but he was also responsible for Cai Yue'er's injuries. Now, Jiang Xiu was even recklessly absorbing the energy of their Shrek Academy, which was simply outrageous!
At this moment, she didn't believe in her heart that Yu Yuanheng and Cai Yue'er were at fault first...

"Have him come out quickly. He's expended so much energy; how could he possibly compensate for that?" Long Yeyue's eyes turned cold as she spoke, heading towards the room.

Seeing this, Ya Li quickly stretched out her jade arm to stop Long Yeyue, her tone slightly anxious, "Sister Yue, this is what Shrek Academy promised Jiang Xiu. He is allowed to enter the Golden Ancient Tree to meditate and cultivate."

A Soul Master's meditation state is one that must not be interrupted. Moreover, if a Soul Master is in a deep meditation state, being abruptly interrupted could even affect the Soul Master's foundation.

Their ancestor, Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao, once entered a deep meditation state at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. To avoid being disturbed by the outside world, the accompanying teachers guarded him for more than half a year.

"Hmph! This is Shrek Academy. By expending so much energy, he's practically robbing our Shrek Academy." Long Yeyue sneered, ignoring Ya Li's attempts to stop her, and continued walking towards the room.

Ya Li was, after all, a support-type Soul Master; how could she possibly stop Long Yeyue, a battle-type Soul Master?

Ya Li immediately looked at Yun Ming, hoping he could intervene.

But Yun Ming's gaze was somewhat unfathomable at this moment. Their previous promise was correct, but now the Golden Ancient Tree was being consumed far too much and was still rapidly depleting. If the Golden Ancient Tree were to be damaged, he, as the current Sea God Pavilion Master, would definitely not be able to escape blame, and might even be nailed to the pillar of shame by future generations for damaging Shrek's interests.

As the master of the Sea God Pavilion, he had to consider the overall situation to a certain extent.

When Long Yeyue saw Yun Ming standing there, the corners of her mouth turned up even higher. As she passed Ya Li, she secretly gave a low shout.

"Yali, remember you are from Shrek Academy."

Yali was slightly taken aback, standing there in a daze, her blue eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions.

"I'll see who dares to trespass!"

But just as Long Yeyue was about to push open the door, a deep, aged shout rang out, followed by a dazzling light screen that suddenly appeared, instantly shaking Long Yeyue, who had reached out her hand, away. "Thump! Thump! Glare!"

Long Yeyue took three steps back, staring at the light screen that appeared, her eyes filled with anger and disbelief.

Within the Golden Ancient Tree, there is only one person with such abilities, and that is the tree spirit, Elder Jin!
As expected, the figure of an old man slowly materialized, his gaze calmly sweeping over the elders of the Sea God Pavilion.

"Greetings, Elder Jin!" Upon seeing Elder Jin appear, the expressions of these elders changed, and they all bowed and greeted him.

The Golden Tree has been in Shrek Academy for 20,000 years, and its contributions to Shrek Academy and its seniority far surpass those of the other schools.

Most importantly, they are not as powerful as Jin Yong.

"What are you all doing gathered here?" Old Jin asked calmly.

"Elder Jin, we sensed that the energy of the Golden Ancient Tree was rapidly dissipating, so we came to check and see if anything had changed," Yun Ming said, bowing slightly.

Elder Jin gave everyone a deep look. “Nothing happened here. I simply took a liking to a junior and wanted to help him with his cultivation. You may all go back now.”

“But Elder Jin’s energy consumption is far too enormous. This is not good for Shrek Academy…” Long Yeyue stepped forward and said.

Old Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of indifference appearing in them, and said in an icy tone, "What? Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

Upon meeting Elder Jin's gaze, Long Yeyue felt a tremor in her heart, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She quickly coughed and said, "This junior dares not."

"Good that you don't dare." Old Jin snorted coldly.

He has been protecting Shrek Academy for 20,000 years, and gradually these people have taken his protection for granted.

Moreover, now that Ah Yin is about to devour him, if he were to foolishly help Shrek Academy, he would truly be a fool.

Seeing that Long Yeyue dared not say anything more, Jin Lao waved his sleeve, and his figure transformed into light elements and floated into the room.

After Mr. Jin left, the heavy weight on everyone's hearts finally lifted a little.

"Cai Yue'er, let's go." After Elder Jin left, Long Yeyue looked slightly embarrassed and said to Cai Yue'er beside her. After all, how could she bear being scolded in public?

"Sister Yue, don't be angry. I know you're doing this for the good of Shrek Academy." Following behind Long Yeyue, Cai Yue'er secretly comforted her.

"Shrek Academy cannot lose you, just as the Federation cannot lose Elder Chen."

"Hmph, why bring up that old man?" Long Yeyue snorted, but the anger in her eyes dissipated slightly, and a hint of joy flashed in her eyes.

She naturally knew who the Old Chen that Cai Yue'er was talking about was; he was none other than Chen Xinjie, the undisputed head of the Federal military.

However, Long Yeyue felt somewhat dissatisfied when she thought of Chen Xinjie; that old man hadn't come to see her for a long time...

When Chen Xinjie comes looking for her in the future, she will definitely not forgive him easily; at the very least, she will make him sweep the floor for a month...

Soon, all the elders dispersed, leaving only Yun Ming and Ya Li outside the room.

“Yali, just now I was…” Looking at Yali, Yun Ming’s eyes flashed, and he spoke gently.

"I know, Brother Ming, as the head of the Sea God Pavilion, you have an inescapable responsibility." Ya Li shook her head slightly and said softly, but the smile on her pretty face was somewhat forced.

She could understand Yun Ming, but she still felt somewhat uncomfortable, since they had all agreed to the conditions Jiang Xiu had set.

"Yali, does Jiang Xiu have some secret?" Recalling what Elder Jin had just said, Yun Ming asked pointedly.

In all the years that Shrek Academy has existed, no student has ever received such favor from Elder Jin. Jiang Xiu must have something special about him.

"I don't know either." A complex look flashed in Yali's blue eyes. After thinking for a moment, she shook her head slightly.

Now that Long Yeyue and Cai Yue'er are targeting Jiang Xiu so much, if he were to reveal Jiang Xiu's method of controlling the power of faith, wouldn't that just add fuel to the fire? In that case, Jiang Xiu would only face more trouble.

It would be better to tell Yunming after she obtains the method to control the power of faith.

Thinking of this, Ya Li said tactfully, "Brother Ming, perhaps you should restrain Sister Yue and Yue'er. Their targeting of a freshman is really going too far."

"Okay." Knowing their working styles well, Yun Ming nodded slightly, but to quell Ya Li's dissatisfaction with them, he said softly:
"Yue'er and Sister Yue are actually thinking about Shrek Academy. If Shrek Academy is in danger, they definitely won't abandon it."

Upon hearing this, Yali's expression faltered slightly.

(End of this chapter)