The four weeks of isolation were designed with "punishing" precision. Lady Yue had scheduled every hour.
The Triple-Lock Lockdown
The first week belonged to Matriarch Zhu Feng. The "Divine Forge" wasn't just for weapons; she used the heat to melt Gaurav's composure. In the private steam-baths of the forge, wreathed in white vapor and the scent of jasmine, Zhu Feng made sure he understood the "heat" of her jealousy.
"You can command the stars, Gaurav," she whispered, her fingers tracing the Sovereign Seal on his chest, "but in this forge, your only 'Path' is me."
The second week was Empress Mo Rong's. She transformed the penthouse into a realm of Eternal Night. In the absolute silence and darkness, where only the silver glow of her eyes remained, she "interrogated" him about his future plans. Her dominance was cold, elegant, and suffocatingly intimate. She didn't use fire; she used the absence of everything else until Gaurav could only perceive her.
The third and fourth weeks were Lady Yue's turn. As the "Administrator," she combined business with pleasure. She made him sit through "budget reviews" that lasted all day, only to spend the nights showing him the "Mirror-Soul" reflections of his own desires.
By the end of the month, Gaurav emerged from the isolation wing looking... well-rested, yet strangely traumatized.
The Archive Reawakens: The Twin Prodigies
As the isolation seals finally dissolved, the Sovereign Archive screamed back to life in Gaurav's mind, its golden interface pulsing with a desperate urgency.
[DING!]
[Isolation Penalty Cleared. Master, welcome back. We have a problem.]
[11th and 12th Disciples Located: The Yin-Yang Twins.]
[Location: The Mirror-Dimension of the 'Void-Sect'.]
[Warning: They are being used as a living battery to power a 'Heavenly Cannon' aimed at our Academy!]
Gaurav's eyes snapped from a dazed romantic fog to razor-sharp gold. The "World Will" hadn't been idle while he was locked away. It was using a rival sect to build a weapon of mass deletion.
"The honeymoon is over," Gaurav said, his voice regaining the resonance that could shake mountains.
The Void-Sect: The Battery of Life
Gaurav didn't take a carriage this time. He summoned Khors (The God of War) and Ling Yun (The Sword-Slave).
"Khors, I need a path cleared. Ling Yun, I need the 'Energy-Lines' of that cannon severed," Gaurav commanded.
They arrived at the Void-Sect, a dark fortress floating in a rift between dimensions. At the top of the fortress sat a massive, crystalline cannon pulsing with white, sterile light—the same light as the Heavenly Generals.
Inside the glass core of the cannon were two children, no older than ten. One had hair as white as snow (Yin), the other as black as coal (Yang). They were holding hands, their life-force being drained to charge the weapon.
[Target: Yin and Yang (The Twins)]
[Condition: Soul-Drain. They are 10 minutes away from becoming empty husks.]
[Hidden Talent: The Origin Paradox (God-Rank). Together, they can create or destroy 'Matter'.]
[Flaw: Separation. If they let go of each other's hands, they will both explode.]
"Master, the cannon is at 95%!" Ling Yun shouted, his 'Intent' already slashing through the Void-Sect's outer disciples.
"Khors, hold the fortress! Don't let a single person reach that trigger!" Gaurav roared.
Gaurav flew toward the cannon's core. The World Will felt his presence and accelerated the charge. 98%... 99%...
Gaurav didn't try to break the glass. He used the Sovereign Archive to 'Hack' the laws of the cannon.
[Technique Active: Sovereign Law-Redirection — 100% Output]
"Children, don't be afraid," Gaurav's voice entered their minds. "Give me the energy. Let it flow through you, into me!"
Instead of the cannon firing at the Heavensward Institute, Gaurav turned himself into the "Grounding Wire." The massive beam of 'Universal Law' hit Gaurav's chest.
BOOM!
The impact should have erased him. But Gaurav had 10 Personal Disciples now. Their combined "Paths" acted as a filter. He absorbed the Heavenly Light, converted it into Holy Energy, and fed it back into the Twins, stabilizing their crumbling souls.
The cannon shattered. The Void-Sect was leveled by the feedback loop.
Gaurav descended to the ruins, holding the two children in his arms. They were weak, but alive.
[System Notification: 11th and 12th Disciples Bound.]
[Reward: THE SOVEREIGN ARCHIVE IS FULLY UNLOCKED!]
[Master Level: Level 10 (Sovereign of All Arts).]
The Final Board: The 12 Disciples Complete
Gaurav returned to the Academy with the final pieces of his puzzle. The 12 Personal Disciples were finally gathered:
Wei (Apothecary)
Liu Fei (Holy Venom)
Kaelen (Formations)
Ling Yun (Sword)
Han Tie (Body)
Mu Chen (Soul/Painting)
Qin Mo (Sound)
Zhu (Gluttony)
Seraphina (Death)
Khors (War)
Yin (Matter Creation)
Yang (Matter Destruction)
As the 12 stood in a circle around Gaurav, a massive pillar of gold and black light shot up from the Academy, piercing through the Great Origin Universe and into the Outer Realms.
"The Academy is complete," Gaurav announced.
But as he looked at the sky, he saw the World Will itself manifesting—not as an eye, but as a physical figure. A giant made of constellations, holding a sword that could cut through Time.
"Master," Lady Yue said, stepping up to his side, flanked by Zhu Feng and Mo Rong. "The 'Isolation' is over. Now, we fight for real."
Gaurav looked at his 12 students, his 3 (soon to be more) wives, and his fully upgraded System. He smiled, a dark, confident grin.
"Students," Gaurav said, "Today's final lesson is simple: How to Kill the Universe."