The Next Plan!

In a secluded estate outside Nuoding City, Fu Shiyan sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.

Suddenly, his brow twitched. He opened his eyes, a faint glimmer flashing through them.

The Caomu Huashen he had left at the estate near Nuoding Academy had dissipated, bringing back a fragment of memory with it.

"So they really made their move..." Fu Shiyan murmured.

Over the past two days, he had already sensed eyes watching from the shadows. There was more than one set. Aside from those monitoring Tang San, some had even vaguely swept over his estate.

Tang Hao probably believed that his son's Twin Martial Souls or identity had been exposed, drawing Spirit Hall's attention.

At first, Fu Shiyan had been somewhat puzzled. Although Tang San's current performance was outstanding, it should not have warranted such precise surveillance and an immediate assassination attempt, unless...

His mind swiftly connected the disturbance at Nuoding Academy's entrance not long ago, his merciless refutation of Yu Xiaogang, and the unspeakable relationship between Yu Xiaogang and that Pope...

"Could it be that Bibi Dong, that crazy bitch, learned Tang San had failed to assassinate Yu Xiaogang and, in a fit of rage, ordered him silenced?"

Fu Shiyan's face darkened sharply. The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

"Tch, she wouldn't even spare a potential threat from a six-year-old child, preferring to kill by mistake...

That really was the sort of thing that madwoman would do!"

Although he had now manifested the cultivation of a peak Rank 69 Soul Emperor, possessed Spirit Rings beyond all reason and Self-Created Soul Skills, and had the system at his side, he faced little threat unless a Title Douluo personally intervened.

But he would never be naïve enough to gamble his life on Bibi Dong's incomprehensible way of thinking and Spirit Hall's enormous power.

"I have to speed things up." Fu Shiyan's gaze grew solemn.

Relying solely on Tang San as a source of Faith Power was stable and held immense potential, but Tang San was still young. He needed time to grow, and the Faith Power he could provide had a short-term limit.

Besides, fighting alone was never a long-term solution.

If his shocking Spirit Ring configuration and meteoric rise lacked a plausible "background" or "faction" to conceal them, they would sooner or later cause an even greater stir.

"It's time to seek out new sources of Faith Power." Fu Shiyan's thoughts raced.

"And while I'm at it, I should build myself a believable 'factional background.'"

His first thought fell on Qian Renxue.

As the Angel God's inheritor and Spirit Hall's true Young Master, her destiny was undoubtedly immense. If he could bind himself to her, the returns would surely be astonishing.

But after some thought, he dismissed the idea.

Qian Renxue's identity was far too sensitive. Her infiltration of the Heaven Dou Empire served a grand purpose, and she was deeply calculating. Worse still, her entire family thought differently from ordinary people. They were extremely difficult to control, and one misstep could easily set himself on fire.

"Then I'll settle for the next best option. Targeting the Shrek Seven Devils, those future children of destiny, is undoubtedly the safer choice."

Fu Shiyan set his sights on the members of the original Shrek Seven Devils. "Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai... and Xiao Wu."

He quickly ruled out Dai Mubai. As a Star Luo prince, he was entangled in far too many complications.

Binding himself to Zhu Zhuqing would also be inappropriate because of Dai Mubai.

Ning Rongrong was the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Experts surrounded her, not to mention that old fox Ning Fengzhi and those two unreasonable old men.

Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with trouble written all over her. Besides, Tang San was already under his control, so there was no need to waste more effort on Xiao Wu.

In the end, his gaze settled on Oscar, who was the easiest to approach and had a relatively simple background.

"A food-type Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power. He has exceptional talent, but his Martial Soul's special nature leaves him lacking the ability to protect himself early on. He yearns for strength and recognition... There are plenty of ways in."

Fu Shiyan formed an initial plan.

However, directly using a Simulator to fool Oscar, as he had done with Tang San, would be too inefficient and prone to mistakes.

He needed a method that was more efficient, more discreet, and capable of influencing multiple people at once.

His consciousness sank into the system as he brought up the special plan for the "second simulation."

This second simulation was the most special of all. It was not meant to fabricate an immersive simulation plot for Tang San alone, but was instead the key to Fu Shiyan's plan to implant "fragmented memories" into several candidates blessed by destiny.

He intended to use the story that unfolded in the second simulation—a script he had meticulously fabricated about the "future," in which Fu Shiyan encountered, taught, and fought alongside the Shrek group.

He would implant it directly into the depths of the minds of targets such as Qian Renxue and the Shrek Seven Devils in the form of "memory fragments."

This implantation would not be a complete, coherent infusion of memories, but a fragmented memory with an overwhelming sense of déjà vu.

It was like how people occasionally felt that a certain scene or person seemed familiar, yet could not remember where they had seen them before.

What Fu Shiyan wanted to implant was precisely that instant when the memories seemed to surface.

Because everything in the second simulation was an intelligent deduction generated by the system based on the original plot he had provided!

The resulting virtual reality meant that every person's reactions and choices in the simulation would closely conform to their own thought processes.

Therefore, those memory fragments would be highly compatible with the targets' real personalities and ways of thinking. They would encounter almost no rejection or sense of incongruity upon merging. Instead, the targets would feel, This seems like something I once experienced or thought about.

Of course, directly tampering with memories and invading minds involved the level of souls and consciousness. The Faith Points it consumed were far beyond what it took to weave a Simulator for Tang San to observe and experience.

The latter was more like an immersive movie, while the former meant branding scenes from that movie into someone else's memories.

"The growth in Faith Power provided by Tang San has now entered a stable period."

"With my current reserves of Faith Power, if I had a complete identity prepared, I could fully manifest an ordinary Title Douluo."

Fu Shiyan calculated, "And after Tang San became my disciple and obtained his first Spirit Ring, the system rules say that he can unlock a third simulation opportunity."

"One step at a time."

Fu Shiyan sorted through his thoughts. "First, ensure that Tang San's third simulation is successfully activated and continue harvesting Faith Power.

At the same time, find a suitable opportunity to approach Oscar.

Once my Faith Power reserves are sufficient, I'll begin preparing that multi-target memory fragment implantation plan...

As for Spirit Hall's surveillance, Tang Hao can deal with part of it in secret. I just need to be more careful myself.

The most urgent task is to accumulate strength and forge a faction of my own."

Lastly, after this, it would be time to make a trip to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Meanwhile, inside Nuoding Academy, Tang San had just finished another round of Soul Power control exercises when the system prompt sounded in his mind as expected:

[Detected that the host has broken through to become a One-Ring Soul Master. Reward: one simulation attempt.]