Origin and End Shall Cycle Without Cease

Wu Zhangkong paid no attention to any of that. He only said coldly, "Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, come find me after dinner."

The students of Freshman Class Five watched Wu Zhangkong leave, all letting out breaths as if a weight had been lifted from their shoulders.

From Wu Zhangkong's words, Tang Wulin faintly sensed a deeper meaning, and hope flared in his eyes once more. Even if it was just so he could eat Grade A Meals for free every day, he had to earn Wu Zhangkong's approval and represent Class Five in the Promotion Tournament three months later.

Gu Yue was still alone, lowering her head as she walked out of the Sports Field. The afterglow of the setting sun left a brilliant fiery red across the sky, adding a touch of vivid radiance to her delicate beauty.

A memory from countless ages ago began to awaken in her mind. It was a prophecy left behind back when the Dragon God had yet to split apart.

Origin and End Shall Cycle Without Cease.

Origin represented opening, creation, and guiding civilization forward. That was precisely what the Dragon God had spent his entire life doing. As the Douluo Plane's first Child of the Plane, the Dragon God ultimately reached the realm of God King and created the Dragon Clan, allowing them to multiply and thrive on the Douluo Continent. From then on, he opened a brand-new era.

End represented severance, destruction, an existence that brought all things to a close. Corresponding to that should be the Douluo Plane's final Child of the Plane.

At the end of destruction, there was also new life; after End, Origin still remained.

The Douluo Plane's final Child of the Plane was destined to end this era and usher the Douluo Plane into a brand-new epoch.

What Gu Yue wanted to confirm was the existence of this final Child of the Plane. The Douluo Plane Spirit had declined to this state; perhaps this was the Douluo Plane Will's final counterattack. And if she wanted the Soul Beasts to return to their peak and glory of old, she could not avoid contact with the Douluo Plane's final Child of the Plane.

As if guided by fate, the Douluo Plane's first Child of the Plane and final Child of the Plane crossed endless time and space to meet here in this manner.

As the Dragon God's half-body, Gu Yue symbolized the Dragon God to a certain extent. Tang Wulin, however, merely had the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline Essence power sealed within his body, and he had not even undone the First Layer Seal. Naturally, he did not have the same feeling Gu Yue did.

After Gu Yue left the Sports Field, Tang Wulin also excitedly dragged Xie Xie toward the dining hall. He had not forgotten what Xie Xie had just said. If someone was treating him to a free Grade A Meal, he would be a fool not to eat it. And just like that, he missed his first chance to meet the goddess of his dreams, Ouyang Zixin.

Watching the direction where Gu Yue's figure had disappeared, Yu Nanyuan's gaze narrowed slightly. After these two contacts, how could he not have sensed something unusual about Gu Yue? Just now, when Gu Yue had taken his hand of her own initiative, it had seemed more like she was confirming something.

Although he did not know the specific reason, Gu Yue's goal was likely different from the one in his Past Life Memory. This time, she had probably come mainly because of him.

However, judging from Gu Yue's behavior, she currently showed no intention of harming him.

"Ya-ha!" A crisp voice suddenly rang out beside his ear, instantly interrupting Yu Nanyuan's thoughts.

Two young girls with completely opposite temperaments were walking toward him. Standing together, they were like a beautiful scene, drawing the eyes of the students on the Sports Field. They were none other than Ouyang Zixin and Mu Xi.

Girls generally matured earlier. Ouyang Zixin and Mu Xi were now almost fourteen, and though they still looked somewhat young and inexperienced, their slender figures and perfect bodily curves were full of youthful vitality.

Mu Xi habitually tied her golden hair into a neat, efficient ponytail, and her pretty face always carried an arrogant, pampered look. This could indeed make some men with low self-esteem hesitate to approach, but it could also further stir the desire to conquer in those competitive men.

Beyond her proud air, Mu Xi's brows were clearly filled with a hint of gloom. A few days ago, she had successfully completed the Hundred Refinements Purification of Rare Metal and passed all the examinations to officially become a Second-Level Forgemaster. Yet she had then learned that before her assessment, a boy only nine years old had already completed the examination one step ahead of her.

The glory that should have belonged to her had been completely ruined by this sudden change. All those years of effort felt like a joke. Anyone would feel indignant.

Ouyang Zixin had seen that Mu Xi was in a poor mood, so she had pulled her to the Sports Field to relax. She had not expected to witness with her own eyes the scene of Yu Nanyuan and Gu Yue holding hands.

Unlike Mu Xi, Ouyang Zixin's lovely face often overflowed with a gentle smile, and her personality was rather lively as well. Of course, the playful cry just now had also come from her.

Yu Nanyuan reined in his emotions and greeted Ouyang Zixin and Mu Xi as usual.

"Sister Zixin, Sister Mu Xi."

Ouyang Zixin bent slightly at the waist and leaned forward, looking at Yu Nanyuan, whose height was already not much different from hers. With a beaming smile, she teased, "Nanyuan has grown up too. Your taste is pretty good. That girl just now really had a great temperament. So you like that kind of girl."

"No, Sister Zixin, you've misunderstood." Yu Nanyuan shook his head somewhat helplessly.

"This was only the second time I've met her."

"She took the initiative to hold your hand on only your second meeting?" Now it was Ouyang Zixin's turn to be surprised. It was normal to have Good Feelings toward the Opposite Sex in one's youth, but a girl that bold was rare.

"Hehe, doesn't that just prove your charm, Nanyuan?"

Then, coming back to herself, Ouyang Zixin affectionately touched Yu Nanyuan's cheek.

"All right, I'm going to keep Xiao Xi company and help her clear her head. As it happens, she's also troubled over a boy about your age."

"Zixin!" Mu Xi glared at Ouyang Zixin with a coquettish huff, but Ouyang Zixin had already run off with a sweet laugh.

After being teased by Ouyang Zixin like this, the emotions pent up in Mu Xi's heart unexpectedly eased a great deal. Thinking that the person who had surpassed her was also nine years old, she seemed to connect it with something and asked Yu Nanyuan with a serious expression.

"Nanyuan, do you know if any of your first-year freshmen have learned forging?"

Mu Xi knew that Yu Nanyuan was a Third-Level Mecha Manufacturer, and that he was studying three Sub-Professions at the same time: Mecha Design, mecha fabrication, and Mecha Repair. With a bright pearl like Yu Nanyuan before her, it was not completely impossible for there to be a Second-Level Forgemaster among Eastsea Academy's first-year freshmen.

However, Yu Nanyuan did not want to get involved in matters between Tang Wulin and Mu Xi. He only smiled and shook his head.

"Sister Mu Xi, you know that we lower grades are still far from the point of choosing Sub-Professions. I don't really understand these things either. Even if someone has learned forging, they probably wouldn't say it in public."

"All right. If you learn anything in the future, come tell me then." Mu Xi had not held much hope to begin with, so she did not feel very disappointed. She then patted Yu Nanyuan on the shoulder before brushing past him.

Because of Ouyang Zixin's presence, Yu Nanyuan and Mu Xi had become much closer over the years. When he was learning mecha fabrication, he had already begun working closely with Mu Xi. Mu Xi provided him with the Rare Metals she had finished forging, while he was responsible for turning those Rare Metals into Soul Tools or the various parts needed for mechas.

Over the years, their cooperation had indeed earned them quite a bit of money. However, for them, the greatest gain was still the sense of accomplishment they obtained from it.

Only after Ouyang Zixin and Mu Xi left one after another did Zhang Yangzi, Wei Xiaofeng, and the others finally snap out of it as if waking from a dream.

That night, they had still been in the dormitory, speaking grandly and passing judgment on the world. Facts proved that they had all misjudged him. Yu Nanyuan was the true grandmaster!

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