Tang San's World-Shaking Wisdom

Divine Artifact Transformation was exceedingly rare even in the history of the God Realm. Unless... that divine artifact itself possessed intelligence, and might even be a relic left behind by some Deity.

Tang San gritted his teeth and pondered.

"Father, order the Tang Sect to seize that 'Lu Jun' at all costs!"

Tang Hao visibly froze, disbelief in his voice.

"Seize him by force? He's under the Spirit Pagoda's protection right now. Tang Sect members can't possibly break in."

Tang San sneered, his arrogance plain.

"What does the Spirit Pagoda amount to? Compared to our Tang Sect, it's nothing more than a latecomer."

"Before I ascended to the God Realm, the Tang Sect was the number one sect on the continent! Even if it has declined now, its foundations are far beyond anything the Spirit Pagoda can compare to!"

Tang San calculated the forces they could still mobilize: the Clear Sky Sect, the Tang Sect, and Shrek Academy.

Together, they were enough to deal with the Spirit Pagoda.

"Father, think of another way to have Wulin form an alliance with some people blessed with sufficient luck, then head to Mingdu and see whether they can get close to him."

"If necessary, Wulin can arrange a chance encounter with him and befriend him. It'll be easier to gain his trust as someone his own age."

"If that works, we naturally won't need to resort to force."

"But if it doesn't..."

"Then we really will have no choice but to take him by force."

Remembering something, Tang San asked again, "That's right, Father. Wulin's luck hasn't reached the level I expected. He can't even compare to Huo Yuhao, the Child of Destiny from Ten Thousand Years Ago. What's going on?"

"The Douluo Star Plane remains very intact, so it's difficult for me to occupy it," Tang Hao explained. "So be patient and wait a little longer."

"Still, there are ways to influence other people."

Tang San sank into thought.

He was so wise, yet the ten-thousand-year grand plan he had devised had suffered setback after setback.

He had originally intended, after ascending to godhood, to use the authority of a God King to secretly siphon energy from the Douluo Star Plane and evolve his divine artifact, the Poseidon Trident, into a Super Divine Artifact.

But that damned Destruction Divine King had thwarted him again and again. On top of that, he had lost control over the Douluo Star Plane...

Now, his Poseidon Trident was still only at the level of a Divine Artifact.

The plan had been to absorb vast amounts of energy, evolve the Poseidon Trident into a Super Divine Artifact, and weaken the Douluo Star Plane through energy depletion, making the position of Plane Master easier to seize.

Even if the Douluo Star Plane lost its source, Tang San could draw over the Abyss Plane. He had plenty of ways to devour their energy and make the Douluo Star Plane evolve in every aspect, turning it into something even higher in level than the original Douluo Star Plane.

The plan truly had been perfect, but an error had occurred at the very first step.

That left Tang San extremely embarrassed.

His ten-thousand-year grand plan had failed yet, yet, yet again.

On top of that, now that the God Realm had moved far away from the Douluo Continent, the Golden Dragon King had taken the opportunity to escape, wreak havoc in the God Realm, and burrow into Tang Wulin's body.

Tang San had no choice but to seal the Golden Dragon King. He had even left behind his remaining Spiritual Sense within the seal, guarding Tang Wulin at all times and protecting his path.

He had retained the consciousness he was supposed to have.

Only, almost none of his power remained.

Still, being able to contact his father was at least one good thing.

"Now, all I can do is hope that Wulin can get close to that Divine Artifact that underwent Humanoid Transformation."

Sure enough, the forging process went exceptionally smoothly.

Lu Jun completed the Thousand Refinements, leaving Gu Chenyu highly satisfied.

"A truly perfect Thousand Refinements." He looked up at Lu Jun, a rare smile rising at the corner of his lips. "Kid, you're even more outstanding than I imagined."

Lu Jun breathed lightly, fine beads of sweat covering his forehead, but excitement shone in his eyes.

Gu Chenyu said nothing further. He directly took a badge from his robes and personally pinned it to Lu Jun's collar.

"From today onward, you are a Third-Level Forging Master certified by the Forging Association."

After a pause, he added, "As a reward, you may collect a certain quantity of Rare Metals from the association every month, with no restrictions on type. In addition, the association's exclusive forging rooms will be open to you. You may use them whenever you wish."

Lu Jun took a deep breath and gave a solemn bow. "Thank you, Teacher!"

"Alright, it's getting late. Go back and rest first. Remember to come once a week. I'll teach you forging-related knowledge. What matters most to you right now is still cultivating properly."

"Your Second Profession is already at Level Three, so you don't need to spend too much time on it. It only serves your future Battle Armor, so there's no need to work too hard."

Gu Chenyu said with a smile.

"Work hard. Keep it up."

One month later.

The uproar over the Tang Sect's invasion of the Spirit Pagoda in an attempt to capture Lu Jun had mostly died down.

Under Leng Yaozhu's arrangements, Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na had both enrolled as transfer students at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

The Sun Moon Royal Academy was also divided into levels: junior, intermediate, and senior.

The junior and intermediate divisions together covered nine years of compulsory education. The only difference was that junior, intermediate, and senior students all studied within one massive academy.

After junior division came intermediate division, followed by senior division.

Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na had entered Class One, First Year of the intermediate division.

Inside the classroom of Class One, First Year at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

The students were chatting in small groups, waiting for the first lesson to begin.

Just then, the classroom door was gently pushed open.

The homeroom teacher walked in, followed by a male and female student.

The entire class instantly fell silent, everyone's gaze drawn toward them.

The girl was a silver-haired, Purple-Eyed young lady. Her skin was as fair as snow, and her expression was cool and detached. Merely standing there, she seemed separated from the world around her by an invisible barrier.

The black-haired boy beside her had delicate, picturesque features and a reserved temperament. His deep eyes were calm and still, yet faintly sharp. Dressed in white, he looked dashing and handsome.

Though they were only nine years old, children on the Douluo Continent matured early and developed quickly.

Everyone was at least around one meter sixty tall, practically little adults.

Thus, upon seeing this handsome boy and beautiful girl together, the eyes of both boys and girls lit up at once.

The boys immediately took a liking to the girl, while all the girls took a liking to the boy.

"Students, we have two new classmates joining us today." The homeroom teacher introduced them with a smile. "They'll be studying alongside everyone, so I hope you can all get along well."

She turned toward the pair, signaling for them to introduce themselves.

Gu Yue Na swept her gaze indifferently over the class and uttered only three words.

"Gu Yue Na."

Then she said nothing more.

The whole class: "..."

So, so cold!

Next, it was Lu Jun's turn.

He was equally brief.

"Lu Jun."

Then there was nothing else.

The whole class fell silent again.

Had these two... planned this beforehand?!

The homeroom teacher's eye twitched slightly, but she quickly composed herself and gave an awkward laugh. "Alright, then you two can take the empty seats in the back row."

Gu Yue Na and Lu Jun walked one after the other toward the back of the classroom and calmly took their seats amid the class's curious, dazzled, and puzzled gazes.

And by coincidence...

They were desk mates.

"..."

Was this really just a coincidence?

Lu Jun glanced at Gu Yue Na beside him. Seeing that she remained expressionless, he withdrew his gaze and quietly waited for class to begin.

He looked at the window beside him.

Well, as always, the seat by the window in the back row—the king's homeland.

Lu Jun swept his eyes over the other students in the class.

There was also the back row by the wall, sleeping peacefully, and the back row by the door, the god of the class...

"Why are you looking at me?" Right in front of Lu Jun was the male student seated by the wall in the back row, sleeping peacefully. Still drowsy, he turned around and looked at Lu Jun. After examining him carefully, he found him somewhat familiar.

"Hey, wait a second. You look familiar... No, weren't you the guy who stole all my Spiritual Power in the Spirit Ascension Platform during the Riot Period?!"

Lu Jun was left stunned by his words.

Could there really be such a coincidence?

Seeing that Lu Jun said nothing, the boy snorted coldly.

"My name is Long Chen. I'm the boss of this class."

"The last time you beat me, you were just lucky."

Lu Jun: "..."

Is it possible that I don't care about you at all?