Huang Qinglan's spiritual power was like a storm, frantically grinding towards all directions.

She wasn't sure where Ye Chen was.

Just like Ye Chen also didn't know where she was.

Where the spiritual power passed, it attacked indiscriminately.

Ye Chen, who had just unleashed a wave of spiritual impact, sensed around him a layer of powerful spiritual power rolling in. The corners of his mouth revealed a cold arc!

In the Sea of Consciousness World, those two golden spirit seal projections flew out and merged in an instant!

Outside the Mystic Tower.

Elder Bai Mei was open-mouthed!

Sure enough, it was exactly like Ouyang Shang speculated last night; Ye Chen was already a Tier Two Celestial Seal Spirit Master!

Elder Bai Mei sensed very clearly that the strength of Ye Chen's spirit seal definitely belonged to the strongest Celestial Spirit Seal formed by the Nine Groups of Spirit Patterns!

Moreover, Ye Chen's two Celestial Spirit Seal characteristics were extremely pure, only sharp, extremely sharp—this is an Extreme Spirit Master!

Recalling the scene of Ye Chen first entering the Mystic Tower to outline spirit patterns was as if it were yesterday.

In fact, not much time had passed.

A little over a month, only.

Elder Bai Mei's mind was greatly shaken, his thoughts rolling and reversing like Jianghai.

In just over a month, going from nothing to becoming the strongest Tier Two Ultimate Celestial Seal Spirit Master, this was simply an unimaginable feat, a big event that overturned the entire Spirit Master Realm's imagination!

While Elder Bai Mei was in shock, inside the Mystic Tower, Ye Chen's spirit seal projection had already merged into one. The golden light condensed into a sharp sword, cutting through the sweeping spiritual power!

Like tearing a piece of cloth.

Huang Qinglan groaned, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

Besides her spiritual power being shattered by Ye Chen's means, she once again felt Ye Chen's spiritual power rushing in.

Huang Qinglan's expression condensed, the fused spirit seal projection suddenly exploded with a tremendously terrifying absorbing force.

Silver light turned into a vortex, frantically rotating!

Characteristic, Devour!

The corners of Huang Qinglan's mouth revealed a fierce, proud expression.

Last time, on the day Ye Chen participated in the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy assessment, she revealed her identity as an Earth Seal Spirit Master, displaying five characteristics of spirit patterns.

Flame, Ice, Water, Burst, Thrust.

Everyone thought Huang Qinglan was an Earth Seal Spirit Master accomplished by Five Groups of Spirit Patterns.

In reality... she was not!

This secret was known only to Huang Qinglan herself.

She had Six Groups of Spirit Patterns.

Her core spirit pattern was devour!

For a long time in the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, she was inconspicuous because the spirit seal she first condensed had only one characteristic.

Because a spirit seal condensed by One Group of Spirit Patterns is the weakest, no one paid attention to her.

And the characteristic of that one group of spirit patterns was actually devour!

Huang Qinglan's devouring ability had incredibly mysterious effects.

Devour others' spirit pattern characteristics and turn them into her own.

This was the fundamental reason Huang Qinglan transformed from an overlooked ordinary Spirit Master to suddenly becoming an Earth Seal Spirit Master!

She spent a long time and lots of effort and finally grew strong.

Although reaching this point, she also noticed that her devour characteristic had reached its limit, unable to continue devouring other spirit pattern characteristics and using them, without hope of advancing to the Celestial Seal Spirit Master realm anymore.

But the devour characteristic still had extremely strong power.

At this moment.

She unleashed the devour characteristic, wanting to devour Ye Chen's spiritual power!

Ye Chen's spiritual power rushed to Huang Qinglan's side and was sucked in by the silver vortex.

"Hiss!"

Ye Chen suddenly took a sharp breath.

His spiritual power was being sucked and torn away, as if someone was forcibly tearing out his skin and flesh and then pulling it apart; this pain was very intense.

Outside the Mystic Tower, Elder Bai Mei's heart experienced shock after shock.

Ye Chen was a Tier Two Ultimate Celestial Seal Spirit Master formed by Nine Groups of Spirit Patterns...

Huang Qinglan's Earth Seal Spirit also possessed Six Groups of Spirit Pattern characteristics!

If... they weren't enemies.

This would be a blessing for the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, surely it would be able to support a vast sky for the academy.

Unfortunately...

Between them, water and fire don't mix, and they must vie for life or death.

Suddenly, Elder Bai Mei seemed to remember something, his expression suddenly became icy cold.

Huang Qinglan relied on the devour ability to become an Earth Spirit Seal?

Then who did Huang Qinglan devour?!

Since Huang Qinglan demonstrated the talent of an Earth Seal Spirit Master, it aroused attention. Elder Bai Mei even specifically checked Huang Qinglan's information.

During these years, Huang Qinglan only went outside when executing certain Academy tasks.

Among them, several times...

the Star Spirit System disciples who accompanied Huang Qinglan suffered misfortune!

Previously, it seemed there was nothing unusual.

Martial Arts Academy disciples inevitably encounter accidents during task execution.

But now, knowing Huang Qinglan possesses the devouring ability, it becomes full of suspicion!

"Need to investigate thoroughly whether the spirit pattern characteristics of those Star Spirit System disciples who went out on missions with Huang Qinglan and suffered misfortune are the ones Huang Qinglan now possesses!" Elder Bai Mei decided in his mind.

If so.

It can almost be confirmed that the calamity of those Star Spirit System disciples was caused by Huang Qinglan.

Then.

No matter how strong Huang Qinglan is, she is not a blessing to the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy. The stronger she gets, the greater disaster she will cause in the future!

For practitioners, along the path to power, there are indeed many struggles and killings.

The hands of every strong person are stained with blood.

But, there are some things you kill for, and some things you don't!

For example, Ye Chen has killed many enemies because his enemies also wanted to kill him, which is very normal.

However, Ye Chen would not scheme against his partners' lives just to become stronger!

If Huang Qinglan really schemed against her mission companions for her own strength, then such a motive is too malicious!

Someone who abandons the most basic principles of being human for their own gain already belongs to the evil path!

In an instant, Elder Bai Mei's mind was filled with countless thoughts.

Unfortunately, he cannot investigate right now, as he must stay by the Spirit Tower, watching over the struggle between Ye Chen and Huang Qinglan, fearing that once he leaves, the situation inside might suddenly spiral out of control, causing trouble.

At this moment, within the Spirit Tower, Ye Chen's spiritual power has been heavily drawn away by Huang Qinglan's devouring ability.

With a sinister look, Huang Qinglan murmured, "Having siphoned off so much spiritual power, Ye Chen, your spiritual power must be nearing depletion. At this crucial moment of condensing the spirit seal, lacking the nourishment of spiritual power, your spirit patterns are highly likely to collapse, backfiring on your Sea of Consciousness, hahaha!"

However.

Just as Huang Qinglan's words fell.

She felt Ye Chen's spiritual power surging once again!

"It's still not depleted? Then I must see how long your spiritual power can last!"

With a cold snort from Huang Qinglan, her devouring ability erupted to the extreme, and the vortex formed by the silver light grew even larger!

Ye Chen sensed his spiritual power being siphoned away even faster, yet he remained unflustered.

"Draw it in, I want to see how much you can absorb, I'll burst you open!" Ye Chen gritted his teeth and said.

The pain caused by the draining of spiritual power might be unbearable for others, but for Ye Chen, it's just that!

His Sea of Consciousness is boundless, and the vastness of his spiritual power is unimaginable to ordinary people. He is absolutely confident in using his spiritual power to burst Huang Qinglan's Sea of Consciousness!

"Stronger keenness?"

Huang Qinglan frowned and muttered, "It seems this boy is clever, knowing to imbue the spirit patterns with certain characteristics, making it more troublesome for me to devour his spiritual power.

But all he does is destined to be futile struggle.

The stability of my Sea of Consciousness is beyond his imagination, even if these keen-infused spiritual powers enter my Sea of Consciousness, I am in no hurry to refine them, these forces will not affect my Sea of Consciousness at all.

Once I've fully absorbed his spiritual power.

I can take my time to refine it!

Foolish!

Ye Chen, perhaps I can truly cripple you within the Spirit Tower.

This way, that's the ultimate torment for you.

To see hope within reach, suddenly lose everything, and plunge into boundless pain.

This is far more exhilarating than killing you outright!"

Huang Qinglan made up her mind to madly absorb Ye Chen's spiritual power without rushing to refine it, absorbing till depletion!

Elder Bai Mei, constantly monitoring the situation inside the Spirit Tower, frowned deeply.

He guessed what Ye Chen intended to do.

But... even though Ye Chen is a Tier Two Ultimate Celestial Seal Spirit Master, trying to burst the Sea of Consciousness of a Tier Four Earth Seal Spirit Master with sheer spiritual power is rather delusional.

After all, Huang Qinglan is not an ordinary Earth Seal Spirit Master; she is one achieved with Six Groups of Spirit Patterns.

Because of this.

Elder Bai Mei couldn't help but send a message into the Spirit Tower.

"Ye Chen, don't be impulsive. If you can't hold on, leave the Spirit Tower voluntarily."

"Don't worry, Elder Bai Mei, if I burst her Sea of Consciousness with my spiritual power, and she dies from the backlash, it wouldn't break the Academy's rules, would it? After all, she's the one absorbing me; I'm just cooperating, feeding her till she's full and bursts. That's her problem."

"...," Elder Bai Mei said, "You cannot do it. If you continue like this, your spiritual power might run dry, affecting your Extreme Celestial Spirit Seal, and will also cause severe damage to your unmanifested divine soul, greatly harming your future."

"Elder Bai Mei, I understand your good intentions, I'm grateful, but today, I must burst her Sea of Consciousness!"

Ye Chen's attitude was resolute.

In his boundless Sea of Consciousness world, clusters of white light symbolizing spiritual power surged forth madly.

Elder Bai Mei said nothing further, watching closely, prepared to intervene if things went awry.

A quarter of an hour.

Two quarters of an hour.

Unknowingly, half an hour had passed.

Huang Qinglan's face turned pale, her form trembling.

In her Sea of Consciousness world, sixty percent of the space had already been occupied by not-yet-refined spiritual power.

The remaining forty percent space in her Sea of Consciousness holds her spirit seal essence and her own spiritual power.

"This brat's spiritual power is so immense; this isn't his own method, likely Yang Tianji's gifted power, but well, now this spiritual power is all mine. Once I refine it all, my spirit seal will surely advance to the pinnacle of Tier Four.

Ye Chen, thank you for helping me!

Ye Chen, once I refine this spiritual power, let's continue!

Ye Chen, your suffering is just beginning!"

Afterwards, Huang Qinglan prepared to dispel her devouring trait.

However.

An abrupt change erupted!

Ye Chen's spiritual power, imbued with keen characteristics, actively plunged toward the silver vortex!

In Huang Qinglan's Sea of Consciousness world, the excess unrefined spiritual power hindered even her own spiritual power's circulation, causing stutters and congestion. Now, she couldn't cut off Ye Chen's spiritual power from flowing toward the silver vortex, nor could she retrieve her spirit seal projection...

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