Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

Having received such excellent training at the East Sea City branch of the Temple of War, the two naturally looked forward to further training at the Temple of War headquarters.

"And what about you, young master?" Bai Tianzhe suddenly asked, his eyes filled with worry. As one of Chu Ci's most trusted people, he had heard that Chu Ci might not go to the headquarters of the Temple of War.

"I will go to Shrek Academy for further studies," Chu Ci said calmly.

"The legendary Shrek Academy!" Zhang Yangzi's eyes widened. He had naturally heard of this top academy on the continent.

“Hmm,” Chu Ci nodded, then turned to look at the three of them. “Any of you want to go? If so, I can help you apply and get you into Shrek Academy for further studies.”

Wang Jinxi immediately replied, "No, going to the headquarters of the Temple of War is fine."

“Yes, yes,” Zhang Yangzi nodded vigorously, “Boss, if you arrange for us to go to the headquarters of the Temple of War, then Shrek Academy is completely unnecessary.”

“I’m going to the Temple of War too,” Bai Tianzhe said after a moment’s hesitation.

Because Bai Tianzhe actually wanted to stay behind Chu Ci, but the headquarters of the War God Temple was in Mingdu, and the two were in different places, which made Bai Tianzhe very depressed. However, this was Chu Ci's arrangement, and Bai Tianzhe did not want to object.

"Don't slack off on your training after you arrive at the War God Temple headquarters. Shrek City and Mingdu are not far apart. I will go back to Mingdu to see you when I have time," Chu Ci said.

"Yes!"

……

On the eve of their departure for Shrek Academy, the students of Class Zero took their final exams at the Spirit Ascension Platform during the riot period, marking a perfect end to their cultivation journey at East Sea Academy.

During the riot, the members of Class Zero fought their way through the challenges of the Spirit Ascension Platform and made it all the way to the depths of the primary Spirit Ascension Platform.

Looking at the dense vegetation and dim light deep within the Elementary Spirit Ascension Platform, Chu Ci keenly sensed a powerful energy entity constantly approaching the group.

Chu Ci stopped walking, and the rest of Class Zero stopped walking as well.

Chu Ci smiled and said, "You're here."

A dark golden figure, over three meters tall, slowly emerged from the forest, its massive, sharp, dark golden forepaws as terrifying as they had been three years ago.

"Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!" Xie Xie exclaimed.

Four spirit rings, three purple and one black, rose from beneath Chu Ci's feet, and a powerful, suffocating pressure of spirit energy emanated from him.

Chu Ci's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. Three years ago, Chu Ci was almost torn to shreds by it.

Today, the Chu Ci will be reduced to dust.

"You guys stay put in the back," Chu Ci said before charging towards the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

The scales of the gods were restored to balance, and an incomparably hard metal longsword appeared in Chu Ci's hand, crackling with blue lightning.

Chu Ci unleashed his first and second soul skills, a flowing luster appearing on his body. His physique suddenly increased dramatically, and he slashed out with his sword, clashing with the giant claws of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

"Clang!" The sound of metal clashing rang out, and Chu Ci and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear both took two steps back.

The lightning on the longsword traveled along the giant claws, assaulting the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's entire body. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear endured the tingling sensation brought by the lightning, its massive body trembling uncontrollably.

"Again," Chu Ci instantly flashed behind the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and slashed out with his sword again. Thunder roared from the sword, and a violent aura of destruction was revealed without any concealment.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear didn't have time to turn around; it only had time to protect the back of its head with its claws.

With each swing of the sword, blood splattered everywhere, leaving a deep bloodstain on the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's claws, and the surrounding flesh was charred black by the lightning.

"Aow!" the Dark Gold Devilclaw Bear roared in pain, its mind clouded by rage as it watched its beloved giant claws grievously injured.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear roared, its voice filled with fury, and unleashed a powerful surge of soul energy, making its dark gold fur even brighter.

Chu Ci continued to swing his sword, leaving several bloody marks on the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. However, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear endured the pain, raised its claws, and terrifying soul power condensed on its giant claws.

Chu Ci's aura was firmly locked, and with this grab, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear was bound to strike Chu Ci.

Chu Ci's fourth spirit ring lit up, and one end of the scales, engraved with a demon pattern, loomed over the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear neither dodged nor flinched, confident that with its defensive capabilities, this human could not inflict serious injury upon it.

One end of the scales of God locked onto the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, which had also completed its charging. With a swing of its giant claw, a terrifying dark gold claw beam savagely crushed everything in its path and flew rapidly toward Chu Ci.

Chu Ci stood on the other side of the scales of the gods and casually unleashed a sword aura.

The sword energy and the dark golden claw light moved to opposite ends of the divine scales at the same time, and the divine scales tilted unsurprisingly toward the side with the dark golden claw light.

The spirit Anubis appears and delivers judgment upon the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

A dark blue demonic claw pierced through the chest of the Dark Gold Direclaw Bear, and the pain from the inside out caused the Dark Gold Direclaw Bear to lie on the ground, unable to move.

As the scales of the gods returned to balance, countless lightning snakes roamed and raged around Chu Ci, even his eyes were filled with dazzling lightning.

Chu Ci stood with his sword held horizontally, his sword intent soaring to the sky, his whole being resembling a sharp sword about to pierce the heavens.

"Hoo," Chu Ci slowly exhaled, his eyes becoming incredibly sharp, "The Emperor Sword Patrols the Heavens."

With a single throw of his sword, the sword intent surged forth, charging towards the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with unparalleled momentum.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear endured the overwhelming sword intent rushing towards it. It felt as if the long sword flying towards it had inexplicably transformed into a crowned, majestic figure, bathed in violent lightning, as if an emperor born of thunder was wielding a long sword and slashing at it.

Chapter 66 Absorbing the Soul Bone, Arriving at Shrek Academy

In this move, Emperor Sword Soars Through the Heavens, Chu Ci not only incorporated lightning elements into it, making it even more powerful and destructive.

It also incorporated mental energy; the longsword suddenly transforming into a thunderous emperor in the eyes of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was the result of being interfered with by extremely oppressive mental energy.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's eyes gleamed with fear. It struggled to maintain its judgmental stance, managing only a feeble, weak claw strike.

But the Thunder Emperor in its eyes easily severed its giant claws with a longsword and plunged it into its heart.

This scene, witnessed by Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and the others watching from the sidelines, was a sight to behold: the lightning sword pierced through the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's giant claw, its momentum undiminished, directly piercing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's heart.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear looked down at its empty chest, its face filled with fear, before crashing heavily to the ground, lifeless.

"Soloing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, although I had expected it, I was still incredibly shocked to see this." Xie Xie rubbed his face, which was stiff from being in shock.

Tang Wulin sighed, "The gap between us and the class monitor is getting bigger and bigger."

Chu Ci was panting heavily as he watched the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear turn into specks of dark gold light and dissipate on the spot, leaving only one thing shimmering with dark gold light.

Chu Ci's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward to pick up the object on the ground that had dark golden cloud patterns and looked like a hand bone.

"What is this?!" Xu Xiaoyan came closer and saw what Chu Ci was holding, asking curiously.

“Soul bone,” Chu Ci said with a flicker in his eyes and a certainty in his tone.

"This is a soul bone? Why would a soul bone appear here? This is the Spirit Ascension Platform, not an illusory world?" Tang Wulin asked in confusion.

Gu Yue gently shook her head. "No, as far as I know, the Spirit Ascension Platform isn't actually an entirely illusory world, but rather a world between illusion and reality. The primary Spirit Ascension Platform is undoubtedly the most illusory, but it also contains real elements; otherwise, how could we absorb the spiritual energy within it?"

"The appearance of the soul bone means that the soul beast we just killed should be the guardian of the Ascension Platform..."

After explaining to everyone what the Guardian of the Spirit Ascension Platform was, Gu Yue looked at Chu Ci and said, "Soul bones cannot be taken out of the Spirit Ascension Platform, so Chu Ci, you should absorb them quickly."

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was dealt with by Chu Ci, and naturally, Chu Ci absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right palm bone.

Chu Ci sat cross-legged on the ground, holding his right palm bone in his hands, and used his soul power to activate it.

Chu Ci felt a tearing pain in his right hand. He gritted his teeth and continued to use his soul power to guide the right metacarpal bone into his right hand.

As time passed, the right palm bone of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear gradually fused into Chu Ci's right hand.

Chu Ci’s right palm suddenly extended five dark golden rays of light from its five fingers. These five rays of light were about one foot and two inches long, like blades, and the dark golden light rippled like water.

Chu Ci's entire right hand had turned dark gold, his fingers and the sharp blade becoming one, indistinguishable from each other.

Chu Ci opened his eyes and looked at the five dark golden rays extending from his right hand. He gently slashed downwards, and the three-foot-long dark golden claw shadow immediately created five bottomless scratches on the ground.

"This is the soul skill—Dark Gold Terror Claw—given to me by the right palm bone of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear."

Having acquired such a powerful soul skill, Chu Ci's joy was palpable.

"Wow, that's strong," Xie Xie exclaimed, staring at the claw mark on the ground. "I'm afraid only Wu Lin among us could withstand your claw."

"Don't flatter me like that. If I take this hit, I'll be crippled even if I don't die." Tang Wulin shook his head with a wry smile. Looking at the Dark Gold Terror Claw in Chu Ci's hand, whose power was no less than his own Golden Dragon Claw, he felt even more anxious to break the seal.

"Let's go, it's time for the final exams," Chu Ci said, glancing at the time.

The five people simultaneously pressed the distress signal button, and with a flash of light, they disappeared into the deep forest.

……

The final exams are over, and the five members of Class Zero, who are part of the Wu Changkong Gang, have graduated from Donghai Academy and will soon embark on their journey to Shrek Academy.

Chu Ci, meanwhile, was making final preparations for going to Shrek Academy.

"Taiyi, has the underground laboratory been dismantled?" Inside the underground laboratory, Chu Ci looked at the neatly arranged parts and equipment and asked.

"Young Master Chu Ci, the disassembly is complete." Taiyi's mechanical male voice sounded again.

The Chu family is moving again. This time, the Chu family will move to Mingdu, and the headquarters of the Chu Group will also be moved to Mingdu.

"Is Dongjun-1 still stable?" Chu Ci asked again.

"Don't worry, Young Master Chu Ci, Dongjun No. 1 is placed in a specially made container and is very stable."

"Hmm!" Chu Ci picked up a transparent container. Inside the container was a ball of light that looked like a small sun. This was an important development in his third major plan, and he could not afford to fail.

……

At the Blacksmiths' Association, Chu Ci sat lazily on the sofa in the president's office and asked, "Uncle Mu, will you be coming to Shrek City with us too?"

"Of course, I also need to arrange an even better teacher for Wu Lin in forging," Mu Chen said while organizing some documents in his hand.

"That's great. It'll be easier for me to find you if I want to forge a soul weapon." Chu Ci said with a smile. The soul weapons of the three people in the East Sea City branch of the War God Temple were all forged with Mu Chen's help.

"You don't need to keep coming to me when you're making soul weapons in the future." Mu Chen picked up the documents he had prepared and used his soul power to push them in front of Chu Ci.

Chu Ci looked at the documents in his hand with curiosity, while Mu Chen said from the side, "This is the soul weapon forging technology that I have compiled. After three years of research, the soul weapon forging technology has become very mature."

"The entire forging process is divided into several steps, and I have detailed instructions on how to do each step in the materials."

"I'm giving it to you in the hope that you can make better use of the Soul Weapon and make the Soul Master world more prosperous."

Chu Ci put the documents away, stood up and bowed respectfully to Mu Chen, "This junior will remember Uncle Mu's instructions."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing." Mu Chen called out to Chu Ci, who was about to leave.

"I have arranged for my daughter to study at Shrek Academy. Please take good care of her while she is studying there."

"Don't worry, Uncle Mu."

……

Finally, Wu Changkong led the five students of Class Zero onto the train bound for Shrek Academy, arriving at the legendary Shrek.