Gu Yue's Plan

After finishing a day of teaching, Wu Zhangkong left Eastsea Academy directly. When he arrived at Eastsea Hospital, he saw Mang Tian still keeping watch in Tang Wulin's hospital room.

Wu Zhangkong's cold and aloof aura left Mang Tian unsure how to speak to him. Still, when Wu Zhangkong approached the bed, Mang Tian briefed him on Tang Wulin's condition.

Tang Wulin had briefly regained consciousness during the day. The hospital's healing Soul Masters had examined him, and their conclusion was no longer as despairing as before.

However, Tang Wulin's injuries were severe. Even with the nourishment of that life energy within him, he would need around a week to recover fully. Yet recovering from a state of shattered muscles, broken bones, and severely damaged meridians in only one week was practically a miracle!

The hospital's healing Soul Masters had even pressed Mang Tian about where they had found such a powerful healing-type Soul Master to treat the boy. But how could Mang Tian dare publicize the identity of Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li?

Upon learning that Tang Wulin's condition had stabilized and that he only needed rest and recuperation from here on, Wu Zhangkong did not remain at the hospital. He truly cared about Tang Wulin and wanted to give him an opportunity, but more of his attention still had to be devoted to the students assigned to Class Five. That was work he had to fulfill as a teacher.

Meanwhile, after school, Gu Yue did not stay in the academy dormitory. Instead, she returned to the property she had instructed Di Tian to acquire in Eastsea City.

"Di Tian, how is Tang Wulin doing?" Gu Yue asked.

"My Lord, the teacher you have at Eastsea Academy invited Holy Spirit Douluo from Shrek Academy to treat Tang Wulin. His condition has now stabilized. However, King of Ten Thousand Demons said that Holy Spirit Douluo stimulated the life energy in Tang Wulin's body, and the grade of that life energy is extremely high—perhaps even higher than Bi Ji's." Di Tian's figure appeared as he reported Tang Wulin's condition to Gu Yue.

"Life energy even stronger than Bi Ji's..." Gu Yue repeated softly.

"Yes. To avoid being discovered by the divine consciousness within Tang Wulin, King of Ten Thousand Demons and I did not dare get too close and could only observe from the shadows," Di Tian said. "But from what we can tell so far, the divine consciousness within Tang Wulin does not seem to intend to take him away."

"I understand." Gu Yue nodded. "But do not relax the surveillance. Have King of Ten Thousand Demons continue watching Tang Wulin. Since the Golden Dragon King Origin is inside him, we cannot let him leave our sight. As for you, Di Tian, I need you to search for the whereabouts of the separated portion of the Golden Dragon King Origin."

Having said that, Gu Yue paused briefly before continuing. "What happened that night was rather strange, especially those two bolts of lightning that came one after the other. They were far too bizarre."

"The first bolt of lightning shattered your attack and saved Tang Wulin. Yet the second seemed to be trying to finish him off. He was simply tough enough to endure it. Both bolts were undoubtedly connected to the Plane Master of the Douluo Plane. But why they had completely opposite purposes is something we need to consider carefully."

"I believe this is also related to the missing portion of the Golden Dragon King Origin, so I need you to find a way to track it down. As long as we can find a few clues, I will be able to make a judgment about the situation."

Hearing Gu Yue's command, Di Tian respectfully replied, "Yes, My Lord."

"Ziji, I need you to keep an eye on someone for me during this time," Gu Yue said to Ziji.

"The person named Yun Chen in my class. I need you to monitor where he goes when he leaves the academy. That guy mastered combat techniques in a very short time, so there should be some secret behind it. If necessary, you may approach him under a disguised human identity and see whether you can recruit him. We can pay a certain price if needed."

"My Lord, is that necessary? He is only a three-ringed Soul Elder. Is he worth so much of your attention?" Ziji asked in confusion.

"He is," Gu Yue answered.

The first reason she had changed her attitude toward Yun Chen was Na'er's influence. During the period when she had lost her memories, Yun Chen had left too deep an imprint on Na'er's memories. Therefore, after their split, Na'er, who possessed human emotions, would inevitably place greater importance on Yun Chen. To prevent flaws in her state of mind when they fused in the future, Gu Yue had to prepare countermeasures in advance. If she could recruit Yun Chen to her side, then this concern would no longer be a problem.

The second reason was that Yun Chen had now joined Class Zero with her, so she could no longer deliberately avoid him as she had before. More importantly, she had to uncover the true nature of the thing that could make even her, the Silver Dragon King, feel fear. Otherwise, if Yun Chen one day stood against them and hindered the grand plan for the revival of the Spirit Beasts, they would be left in a very passive position.

Seeing Gu Yue's determination, Ziji did not ask further. She had been assigned this task because her public identity was Gu Yue's mother. After all, among the surviving Fierce Beasts, only she and Di Tian possessed true dragon bloodlines. In Gu Yue's plan, she would eventually reveal part of her dragon bloodline to secure a higher position in the Spirit Pagoda and increase her competitiveness. Therefore, Ziji's identity was highly suitable.

It was precisely because she had this identity that she could represent the reclusive family Gu Yue and the others had fabricated. Using that position to recruit Yun Chen would not seem too abrupt.

After issuing the orders for their next moves, Gu Yue fell into deep thought.

Her plan to integrate into human society was proceeding rather well so far. She had successfully joined the Spirit Pagoda and had even become the disciple of Vice Pagoda Master Leng Yaozhu, giving her a solid starting point. Not long ago, she had also expressed to Leng Yaozhu her desire to conduct research on Soul Spirits, and Leng Yaozhu had approved of the idea. It was only because she had not yet gone to the Spirit Pagoda headquarters that she had not been granted the qualifications to join a project.

Once she came into contact with the creation of Soul Spirits in the future, she would truly be touching the Spirit Pagoda's core secrets. If she could master that method, she could mix fragments of spiritual power into artificial Soul Spirits and use them to control the human Soul Masters who absorbed them.

This was also the most crucial part of the Revival Plan she had formulated. If they could not control the human Soul Masters, then even if the Spirit Beasts fought with their backs against the wall, they could never contend against humanity's technological power. But if she could control the human Soul Masters, humanity would face endless internal Strife. That would give the Spirit Beast race an opportunity to recover and grow.