The Silver Dragon King Loses All Dignity

Li Yucheng left.

He had failed to persuade Huo Yuhao, but he had at least made an impression in front of him. Huo Yuhao had also agreed to visit the Mecha Master Association often to exchange ideas with him, and for now, that was enough.

The rest could wait until later.

Watching Li Yucheng leave, Huo Yuhao bade Hua Yichen farewell and returned home.

Standing indoors, Huo Yuhao thought for a moment. He traced his hand through the air, opening the Undead Demiplane and taking out a Storage Ring.

His gaze swept quickly past the Level 9 and Level 10 Soul Tools, Life Gold, and other items before settling on a design blueprint.

Level 12 Natal Soul Tool—Spirit Pagoda!

This blueprint was only a half-finished product.

It had been derived through a long period of deduction using the knowledge system from Ten Thousand Years Ago. But ten thousand years had now passed, and Soul Tool Arrays had continued to develop and innovate. There were many aspects Huo Yuhao had never anticipated.

More importantly... Heavenly Forged Metal!

Ten Thousand Years Ago, Elder Kong's Natal Soul Tool had allowed him to rise from Level 95 to the Limit Level, even gathering numerous Soul Engineers to unleash an attack comparable to the Quasi-God Peak. It was not much inferior to Four-Word Battle Armor. Yet no matter how precious the metal used to forge his Natal Soul Tool had been, it could not possibly compare to Heavenly Forged Metal!

So what about now?

The Soul Tool design blueprints, ideas, and experience accumulated by Mecha Master Headquarters, Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, and even Mingde Hall, together with Heavenly Forged Metal, as well as... the Faith Power the Spirit Pagoda had accumulated over ten thousand years!

All of it gathered together and crafted by him—that would be the true final product!

"I haven't broken my promise, Elder Kong."

Soul Aircraft were military Soul Tools, a concept proposed by the First Generation Tower Master Ten Thousand Years Ago and completed by the Federation a century ago.

(The Original Work's latest Soul Tools are supposed to come ten thousand years later, but I won't even get into that. I've already given you the principles this time. Do you seriously have to take nearly ten thousand years to research every single thing? Is Tang God King's curse really that powerful? In a normal world, ten thousand years would have been enough to reach the universe already! —Huo Yuhao's rant after seeing the relevant news.)

At first, the Federal Government had considered the design suggestions of a certain First Generation Tower Master and planned to improve Soul Aircraft for use as Civilian Soul Tools.

But before they could reach a decision, Soul Masters started going to the legions to "borrow" aircraft. The Northern Legion in particular had people "borrowing" planes every so often to head out to sea for the so-called Devil Island.

The Federation had no idea what was so alluring about that damned place. They only knew that if the aircraft were not safe even within the military, then they would be even less safe for civilian use.

Some personnel concerned about technological leaks immediately took the chance to fan the flames, causing the Federation to temporarily abandon civilian use.

As for who those people "borrowing" the aircraft were, the Federation did not dare ask and did not dare speak of it. They merely silently added another mark to their mental ledger.

However, although civilian use had been prohibited, the Spirit Pagoda was an exception.

Could they really stop them from using Soul Aircraft built upon the design principles proposed by their own First Generation Tower Master?

Thus, after developing civilian aircraft, the Spirit Pagoda established large airports near Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and its eighteen major Branch Towers to facilitate personnel travel.

At this moment, Gu Yuena sat aboard a Soul Aircraft, resting her chin on her hand. Her amethyst eyes gazed through the window at the retreating blue sky and white clouds as she murmured to herself.

"Even without soul power, these Soul Tools can use other energy sources as substitutes. Humanity has conquered the seas, and now it has conquered the skies too. What terrifying creativity."

"Little sister, what are you talking about?" Beside Gu Yuena, a Black-haired Girl looked at her curiously. "You bought a ticket to get on too, right? Are you traveling alone?"

What a beautiful little girl. Were her parents really at ease letting her travel by herself?

Gu Yuena withdrew her gaze and gently shook her head. "I'm an internal member of the Spirit Pagoda."

Since they had developed the aircraft, it would be too wasteful to use them solely for internal travel. Therefore, before a Soul Aircraft took off, the Spirit Pagoda would sell tickets on the Soul Tool Network. Those who managed to get one could hitch a ride, supposedly in commemoration of the First Generation Tower Master.

But in Gu Yuena's view, there seemed to be no need for commemoration. That person was still alive.

"Huh?" The Black-haired Girl's eyes widened as she looked Gu Yuena up and down for a while. Then, as if suddenly recalling something, she said, "You're Gu Yuena, the Element Controller ranked thirteenth on the Youth Genius List?"

Gu Yuena: "..."

Honestly, that title sounded awful. But she had only herself to blame for fabricating and registering a Martial Soul called "Elementalist."

She could only put up with it.

Over the past three years, she had performed a little too brilliantly within the Spirit Pagoda. Some busybody had given her a title and placed her on that list, and her ranking was not low either.

Though she was only thirteenth, her apparent age was nine. Reaching that rank at nine years old meant that, in the eyes of many Spirit Transmitters, she would inevitably reach the top someday...

Oh, ever since Huo Yuhao had made the list recently, there was now one more person who might reach the top. Naturally, some rejoiced while others worried.

Because of her talent, the Qian Gu Clan had always wanted to recruit her. But Gu Yuena had ignored them. Given the Spirit Pagoda's current situation, she did not need their support. In fact, gaining the Qian Gu Clan's support might even be disadvantageous.

With that in mind, Gu Yuena nodded faintly, her words as sparse as gold.

"Yes."

The Black-haired Girl asked with great interest, "What is your Martial Soul? Is it some kind of elemental Martial Soul?"

For those on the Youth Genius List, the Spirit Pagoda would reveal certain basic information with their consent—such as age, Soul Power Level, and Sub-profession rank—to convince the public. However, it would not disclose information regarding their Martial Soul abilities.

Yet such concealment was not very useful. Once someone made the list, people would sooner or later dig up their information and spread it across the Soul Tool Network to fill in the gaps. In the end, anyone well-informed would know.

But Gu Yuena was a member of the Spirit Pagoda and rarely appeared before the public. Her Martial Soul information had yet to be exposed, and people only knew the title that Spirit Pagoda personnel had given her.

Element Controller? Why did she have such a title?

The Black-haired Girl was quite curious.

Gu Yuena's expression remained cold. Just as she was about to speak, her Soul Tool Communicator rang. She paused, then said bluntly:

"A Martial Soul ability is the foundation of a Soul Master. I can't disclose it. Sorry, let's leave it at that for now. I need to take a call."

"Uh, sorry." Seeing Gu Yuena take out a Soul Tool Communicator from her robes, the girl awkwardly withdrew her gaze.

For their first meeting, she had indeed been somewhat presumptuous.

After listening to the caller on the other end, Gu Yuena fell silent.

The call was from Zi Ji. It was not about anything important, merely... concern and greetings.

Zi Ji's gentle, cheerful voice came through the communicator.

"Please don't overwork yourself for the plan. You still have us. Since you're going to live at a Soul Master Academy, just relax. The world changes with every passing day now. If you move too quickly, you'll miss quite a bit of scenery. There's no need to rush."

"Also, your appearance will probably be quite popular in the human world. If you only want an ordinary academy life, you should restrain yourself a little. Otherwise, you'll attract some troublesome people..."

Gu Yuena listened patiently, pursed her lips, gave a soft acknowledgment, and ended the call.

Di Tian had said something similar.

"Master, the situation is very good now. You don't need to force yourself."

Ever since she left the Star Dou Great Forest, she had seen Soul Beasts and Soul Spirits integrating into human society in their own ways, allowing Soul Beasts to survive in this imperfect, yet not entirely bad era.

No one regarded her as their final hope. Instead, she was being cared for by her own people. When she had first been unable to integrate into human society, she had even needed the help of Soul Beasts who had already done so, letting quite a few Beasts see another side of her.

Was that why she seemed to lack authority?

Miss Gu Yuena sank into deep thought.