Scheming and a Plan for Revenge

"The core of the plan is to dismantle humanity's top powers and eliminate their elite combat strength."

"Put simply, it's a case of the snipe and clam fighting while the fisherman reaps the reward."

Chen An looked at Gu Yue Na and spoke firmly.

Gu Yue Na merely looked at Chen An without speaking, waiting for him to continue.

"I've lived in human society for years and have gained a certain understanding of human forces."

"The strongest among them are Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, the Spirit Pagoda, and the Holy Spirit Cult."

"Of course, there's also the most powerful group of all: the Federal Army."

"They can be viewed as five major forces. As long as we deal with these five, the rest won't be a problem."

"The Federal Army is a national power, so let's set that aside for now and talk about the sects first."

"The Holy Spirit Cult I mentioned is a group of Evil Soul Masters and cannot appear openly."

"They are utterly despised throughout the Federation. We can use the Federation's power to wipe them out."

"Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect are effectively one entity, while the Spirit Pagoda appears to be on good terms with them."

"But judging from the Spirit Pagoda's actions in recent years, they may have been fighting each other in secret."

"Therefore, the first key point of my plan is to use the Spirit Pagoda against Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect."

"The specific method is to join the Spirit Pagoda and rise into its upper ranks through outstanding cultivation talent."

"Then we'll be able to make use of the Spirit Pagoda's power." Chen An explained clearly.

In the novel, Gu Yue Na had joined the Spirit Pagoda and later successfully seized power.

If she had not been so lovestruck, humanity would have long since fallen under soul beast rule with the way she operated.

It had to be admitted that Gu Yue Na was quite intelligent when she was not in love.

Her method of controlling powerful humans through soul spirits could be called a divine strategy.

She had quietly taken control of many Soul Masters. Given enough time—

The Soul Masters of the entire Douluo Continent would probably have fallen under her control.

After all, soul beasts were nearing extinction, and Soul Rings were difficult to obtain. If Soul Masters wanted to break through, they could only rely on soul spirits.

Using soul spirits to control every Soul Master on the continent was merely a matter of time.

Unfortunately, love had clouded Gu Yue Na's judgment and reduced all their efforts to nothing.

People said alcohol led to mistakes, but didn't being lovestruck lead to mistakes as well?

Having Gu Yue Na join the Spirit Pagoda now would be a good choice.

However, this time, he would not let Gu Yue Na control so many people again.

He only wanted revenge. He did not want to wipe out the entire human race, and hatred had not overwhelmed his reason.

His cooperation with Gu Yue Na was merely mutual exploitation. He still needed to keep the proper limits in mind.

"What advantages does joining the Spirit Pagoda have over joining Shrek Academy or the Tang Sect?" Gu Yue Na asked.

They were all top powers, so why couldn't they join Shrek Academy or the Tang Sect?

She did not want Chen An to be making this choice simply because he was hostile toward those two forces.

Chen An glanced at Gu Yue Na. She did not avoid his gaze and met his eyes calmly.

"If you join Shrek Academy, you'll need to begin studying from the first year of the outer academy."

"After several years, you can enter the inner academy, where you'll have to study for several more years."

"After graduation, even if you choose to remain at the academy, you'll only become a teacher. You'll have to work for who knew how many years before you might be promoted to something like a department head."

"As for becoming an elder, or even a Sea God Pavilion elder, that probably won't be possible without several decades."

"Even if your cultivation improves quickly, your status won't rise at the same pace."

"As for the Tang Sect, you'll also need to accumulate achievements gradually before you can advance. Becoming one of its upper ranks is quite difficult."

"On the other hand, the Spirit Pagoda has been expanding rapidly in recent years and recruiting Soul Masters on a massive scale."

"As long as you have strength, they'll give you wealth and status. Advancement is far easier than in those other two forces."

"Most importantly, they control soul spirits, which are closely connected to soul beasts."

"You're a soul beast too. Joining this force gives you a definite advantage over joining the other two." Chen An explained.

Only then did Gu Yue Na nod. Thinking about it this way, joining the Spirit Pagoda truly was the best choice.

She was indeed the most interested in the Spirit Pagoda—and also wanted most to destroy it.

If not for the Spirit Pagoda, how could their soul beasts have declined so severely in recent years?

They had even confined the Star Dou Great Forest. That act filled her with intense killing intent.

"Is there more?" Gu Yue Na asked with a smile, her attitude toward Chen An somewhat improved.

"Besides using the Spirit Pagoda's power against Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect—"

"I also plan to use the Sun Moon Federation's power against them," Chen An said.

"How will you use it? As far as I know, their relationship appears to be fairly good."

Gu Yue Na asked curiously, turning the book she was reading around for Yun An to see.

The contents were about the relationship between Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, and the Federation.

Chen An glanced at it without being swayed, then said calmly, "Their relationship is rather complicated."

"You could say they are harmonious, or you could say they are not."

"There are quite a few Federation officials who came from Shrek Academy."

"There are also people with close ties to Shrek Academy. Naturally, these people are on good terms with them."

"As for everyone else, that may not be the case. They might not show it openly out of fear—"

"But who knows what they're thinking in secret? Perhaps they are already considering how to deal with Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect."

"Those are the people we can make use of."

Gu Yue Na listened carefully, a thoughtful expression appearing on her face. She agreed with him quite a bit.

Chen An paused, then asked, "Do you know what Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect's greatest problem is?"

Gu Yue Na thought for a moment and shook her head. "I don't know enough about them yet."

"A tall tree catches the wind, and great power breeds sickness. Powerful forces tend to develop a particular flaw."

"Arrogance—an arrogance that looks down on everyone else. They may not openly bully others with their power—"

"But sometimes, their actions are exactly that: bullying others with their power."

"They just dress up their reasons in grand and righteous language, portraying themselves as merely striking back in self-defense."

"For example, one of their students might enter a military base during an academy assessment mission."

"If an accident occurs and the student dies, they'll fly into a rage and demand an explanation from the military."

"Yet they ignore the fact that military bases have always strictly prohibited unauthorized entry."

"The military is completely justified in killing intruders. The law permits it."

"They treat it like their personal playground. It would already be generous enough for the military not to pursue the matter against them, yet they turn around and cause trouble for the military instead."

"They even demand an apology, as though the military has committed some unforgivable offense."

"That is Shrek Academy's particular brand of arrogance. They have their own reasoning."

"And that reasoning stands above the law." Chen An said mockingly.

This world revered strength, and there was nothing inherently wrong with being somewhat overbearing when one had power.

But wanting to act overbearing, commit illegal acts, and then set up the fine monument of being a neutral, friendly, law-abiding force—that was repulsive.

What kind of nonsense was that, wanting it both ways?

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