Gu Yue's Rampage, Xie Xie Falls into the Box

(Gu Yue · Illustrated Guide)

After breakfast.

Su Chen contacted Xie Xie and Tang Wulin through the Communication Soul Tool.

Tang Wulin was more frugal and unfamiliar with the area, having few friends, so he was unwilling to buy a Communication Soul Tool.

Su Chen happened to have a spare one, so he gave it to Tang Wulin, making it convenient to contact each other when needed.

This was like the mobile phones of his previous life, with new models released every year, better ones appearing.

Su Chen's Communication Soul Tool had higher-tier functions, while the one given to Tang Wulin was from a few generations prior, with some missing features, but communication was still fine.

Half an hour later.

A sports car stopped in front of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda.

"Is this the East Sea Spirit Pagoda? It's so magnificent..."

This was Tang Wulin's first time at the East Sea Spirit Pagoda. Looking at the giant tower, which was countless meters high, he felt an inexplicable surge of emotion.

This was a big city.

It was full of high technology.

It was so much better than his small Red Mountain City.

Especially this Spirit Ascension Platform, he had never even heard of it in Red Mountain City.

"Let's go."

Su Chen beckoned, signaling everyone to follow.

Soon, Su Chen entered the Spirit Pagoda.

"Young Master Su, please follow me."

As soon as Su Chen entered, a staff member led him and the others towards the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Su Chen basically came once a month, but he always went to the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.

The Soul Beasts within the Spirit Ascension Platform were mindless. Whether they were thousand-year or ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, Su Chen could easily kill them in seconds.

However, to avoid attracting too much attention, Su Chen concealed his face. After all, he was not truly invincible yet.

If he displayed too much power, like a Soul Elder killing a Soul Saint, or a Soul Douluo...

There was still a one in ten thousand or even one in a million chance of being targeted.

There were Evil Soul Masters in this world, and their methods were strange and unethical.

What if he happened to be targeted by the Demon Emperor? Wouldn't he be blown to pieces?

Soon, the staff member led Su Chen and the others to a special room. Inside the room were four pods for entering the Spirit Ascension Platform.

"Young Master Su brought friends this time, so you'll be entering the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform, right?" the staff member asked with a smile.

"Yes, thank you for your trouble."

Su Chen nodded, then lay down in the connection pod.

Gu Yue and Xie Xie were also familiar with the process, only Tang Wulin seemed a bit bewildered.

"This young friend is here for the first time, right? The Spirit Ascension Platform is a virtual world, and you need to enter through a connection pod."

"Everyone will have a distress button on their arm after entering. Although death inside won't affect your physical body, it won't be pleasant either. So, if you encounter an opponent you can't defeat, it's best to call for help as soon as possible."

The staff member explained, then gestured for Tang Wulin to lie down in the connection pod.

Tang Wulin was curious and a little nervous, but he obediently followed suit.

"The Primary Spirit Ascension Platform is very large, and I can't guarantee that I'll meet you. How long you can survive depends on your luck~"

Su Chen smiled slightly, then closed the pod door.

Only during a riot period could teams be formed. Normal Spirit Ascension Platforms were entered randomly, and whether you met teammates depended entirely on luck.

Inside the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Gu Yue felt a blur before her eyes, and then she appeared in a forest.

The forest was vast and boundless. The scent, sight, and touch were all indistinguishable from reality, which made her slightly dazed.

Her gaze swept over the towering ancient trees, as if piercing through the veil of time and space, recalling the Star Dou Great Forest of the past...

That familiar yet strange aura stirred a ripple in her heart.

"Human technology has advanced too quickly..."

Gu Yue sighed inwardly, feeling a considerable amount of pressure.

It was no small feat for a Soul Beast to overcome humanity, which was developing at such a rapid pace.

Fortunately, she was cautious by nature and had not rashly declared war on humanity, choosing instead to integrate into their world first to gain a deeper understanding of them.

Now, she was lurking among humans like an ordinary student, quietly growing stronger by utilizing the resources of the human world.

No one knew her true identity.

Although there had been a slight accident during her initial transformation that caused her to split...

Everything was still under control and proceeding very smoothly.

"Roar—"

Suddenly, the bushes to her side were violently shoved aside, and a wolf-like Soul Beast with fur shimmering in silver-blue luster charged out.

This was a Silver Wolf with a century of cultivation, and it was incredibly fast.

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of Gu Yue.

The next moment.

Two purple soul rings instantly rose from beneath her feet.

The temperature of the air plummeted, and several sharp ice cones condensed out of thin air, whistling through the void as they shot toward the Silver Wolf.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The ice cones easily pierced through the skull of the Silver Wolf.

The Silver Wolf's forward momentum came to an abrupt halt; it didn't even have time to let out a wail before its massive body crashed to the ground, dissolving into specks of light.

The next moment, a surge of pure energy flowed into her body, slightly increasing the age of her soul rings.

"The increase is too negligible."

Gu Yue sensed the change and shook her head slightly.

Both of her soul rings were at the thousand-year level, and after killing this two-hundred-year-old Silver Wolf, the increase distributed to each ring was only about ten years, which was almost negligible.

However, she was well aware that increasing soul ring age was just that difficult.

Ordinary students didn't even have the qualifications to enter this place.

Those with family backgrounds could only come once a month.

Yet, she could come here to hunt Soul Beasts almost every day if she wanted to.

The Soul Beasts here were illusions composed of virtual energy, not real living beings.

She was not a hesitant person, and slaughtering these phantoms caused her no psychological burden.

However, this "hunting ground," created by humans to maximize the value of Soul Beasts, only made her hate humanity even more.

Humans did not develop such things out of any "kindness" to protect Soul Beasts.

It was merely because humans feared that Soul Beasts would go completely extinct.

I must become stronger quickly...

This thought became increasingly firm in her heart.

Only by possessing absolute power could she change the fate of the Soul Beasts.

She did not linger any longer, her figure darting rapidly through the forest as she began to search for her next target.

On the other side.

"Help—"

Xie Xie was fleeing in a panic through the forest.

At this moment, he was being hunted by a pack of Two-Headed Wolf with scarlet eyes. Although these Two-Headed Wolf only had a little over a century of cultivation, there were simply too many of them, and he was no match for them alone.

"My mistake, my mistake, my mistake... Can you stop chasing me... I was just passing by!"

Xie Xie hid in a tree dozens of meters high.

The Two-Headed Wolf below were gnawing at the trunk; although they couldn't climb trees, their teeth and claws were sharp enough to slice through the wood with ease.

"You've got to be kidding me, I haven't even killed a single Soul Beast yet, I'm so frustrated... Young Master Su... Gu Yue, where are you guys, save me, hey..."

Xie Xie was on the verge of tears.

Seeing that the tree he was in was about to collapse.

Xie Xie could no longer suppress the fear in his heart and pressed the distress button.