In a villa in Eastsea City.
Emerald life energy enveloped the entire room.
At the center of that light was Di Tian.
The dragon scales on his chest were shattered, with traces of blood seeping out. He had clearly suffered serious injuries.
A moment later.
"Cough, cough..." Di Tian waved at Bi Ji, coughed twice, and said, "Bi Ji, stop. I'm fine now!"
Bi Ji stopped as Di Tian instructed, but her breathtakingly beautiful face remained filled with worry.
"Are you really all right? That was an attack from a God King."
"What God King? It was nothing more than a strand of Divine Sense!" Though Di Tian laughed heartily, his eyes were still full of wariness.
"Even if it was only a strand of Divine Sense, no one knows how many times he can use it."
A cold light flashed in Gu Yue's eyes, but in the end, she suppressed the urge to restore the Golden Dragon King Divine Core to its place.
"In that case, we won't touch Tang Wulin for now. We have plenty of time."
All the Beasts present nodded at her words.
Though they were somewhat unwilling, there was nothing they could do about it.
At that moment, Di Tian rose to his feet and looked at Gu Yue. After hesitating, he asked, "My Lord, we can't touch Tang Wulin for the time being, but what should we do about that Child of the Star?"
"Xu Yue..." Gu Yue murmured, her expression complicated.
If things proceeded according to her plan, she would eventually control all of human society through Soul Spirits.
However, the emergence of a future Plane Master had introduced an unknown variable into that plan.
If Xu Yue learned of her identity in the future and came to view Douluo Planet as his own territory, then given his status as a human, he would never stand idly by.
Seeing Gu Yue hesitate, a cold glint flashed through Di Tian's eyes as he made a slicing gesture across his neck.
"My Lord, should we..."
Before Di Tian could finish, Gu Yue immediately interrupted him coldly. "Enough! Do not mention this again!"
After a pause, she looked at the Beasts and explained slowly.
"The Child of the Star is different from Tang Wulin. Though we don't know why the Plane Will chose to create such an existence, he has indeed appeared."
"If we make a move and kill him, we will certainly incur the hatred of the entire Plane."
"At that point, not only might our plans suffer repeated setbacks and ultimately fail, but your heavenly tribulations could descend immediately... and perhaps even be deliberately strengthened..."
The Plane Will was the sky of Douluo Planet. Once one incurred Heavenly Disgust, everything one did would become exceptionally unlucky.
Even something with a one hundred percent chance of success could fail because of all sorts of absurd, unforeseen circumstances.
Gu Yue simply did not know that Douluo Planet's position of Plane Master had long since been occupied.
Once Tang Hao awakened, the authority of both sides would inevitably begin to clash.
At that point, Gu Yue ended the discussion.
"That's enough. I know what to do about Xu Yue. If force won't work, then we'll have to take the gentle approach."
"I will make him willingly serve us."
As she said this, a smile appeared on her cool face. A wise light shimmered in her deep, beautiful eyes as she thought to herself.
So what if he is the Child of the Star? I am the Silver Dragon King who inherited the Dragon God's wisdom, an existence that has lived for hundreds of thousands of years...
Wouldn't dealing with a human child be effortless?
"Hehe..."
Seven days later.
Principal's Office.
The originally spacious office was now packed with people.
From left to right, they could roughly be divided into three groups.
Led by Xu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Wei Xiaofeng formed the Class One faction.
Gu Yue stood alone in the middle.
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie stood on the far right.
Xu Xiaoyan, Zhang Yangzi, and the others looked at Tang Wulin with faint hostility.
Yu Zhen looked at the scene and shook his head helplessly, only hoping that some of the rift between them could be resolved through their future interactions.
"...That is the situation. The academy established Zero Class to gather exceptionally talented students together so that they can grow more quickly."
"If there are no objections, then sign the agreement."
With a flick of Yu Zhen's wrist, a stack of papers and pens appeared in his hand, which he placed before them.
Xu Yue merely glanced over the agreement. It mostly stated things such as not being allowed to transfer schools before completing their studies.
Though he did not think Zero Class would be of much help to his own studies, it was a good opportunity for Xu Xiaoyan.
Moreover, Eastsea Academy would devote enormous resources to Zero Class. There was no reason not to take advantage of that.
With that in mind, he decisively signed his name.
Yet the second person in line was not Xu Xiaoyan, but Gu Yue.
After signing, she quietly stood beside Xu Yue, drawing a glare from Xu Xiaoyan, who gritted her teeth.
Xu Xiaoyan had always felt that something was off about Gu Yue. Now, that feeling was growing stronger and stronger.
However, with Xu Yue taking the lead, Xu Xiaoyan, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and the others did not hesitate either, all signing their names.
Only Wei Xiaofeng hesitated, just as Xu Yue remembered.
Xu Yue walked over and patted Wei Xiaofeng on the shoulder. "Xiaofeng, do you trust me?"
"Mm..." Wei Xiaofeng nodded. "Brother Yue, of course I trust you!"
"Then sign it." Xu Yue smiled. "Trust me, studying in Zero Class won't disappoint you!"
Hearing that, Wei Xiaofeng took a deep breath. His gaze became firm as he signed his name.
On the other side, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie had also finished signing.
Seeing that all eight present had signed, Yu Zhen smiled as well.
"Good. Signing this agreement means that, from this moment onward, you will become the academy's core elite students."
"Although Eastsea Academy does not rank highly on the continent, it is still the only intermediate Soul Master Academy in a major city."
"I believe that once the academy's resources are fully devoted to you, even Shrek Academy may not be much stronger than us."
After saying that, he looked at Tang Wulin, his tone slightly stern. "Tang Wulin, Zero Class originally had no place for you this time. I made an exception only because your teacher strongly recommended you."
"However, I hope you remember that not everything requires persistence. The outcome of a single match proves nothing."
"Sometimes, people need to acknowledge their shortcomings in order to improve further. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Dean!" Tang Wulin nodded.
Yu Zhen nodded lightly and turned his gaze toward Wu Zhangkong, signaling to him.
Wu Zhangkong looked at the eight students in the Principal's Office and said softly, "You may return now and pack your personal belongings. Afterward, gather in the Zero Class classroom."
Only after everyone had left did Wu Zhangkong look at Yu Zhen. "Dean Yu, is there anything else?"
"Sigh..." Yu Zhen sighed and spoke slowly. "Teacher Wu, you saw it just now. It cannot go on like this."
"I hope you can find the time to talk things through with the students, especially Tang Wulin and Xu Yue."
Wu Zhangkong fell silent for a moment before nodding.
"I understand."
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