Winning Over the Four Clans and Three Academies! Song Ye's Strategic Plan!

Bibi Dong feared that the benefits she gave her son would not be enough, so whenever she found something useful, she wanted to give it to Song Ye.

But Song Ye waved his hand. "Mother, there's no need."

"Whale Rubber only works up to a certain point. After that, it won't be of much use."

"My first piece was Thirty-Thousand-Year Whale Glue. If I take more afterward, the effect will probably be negligible. We should save it to recruit talent later."

"However, I've already had some ideas about establishing an initial foundation."

"Oh? Ye'er, you've been thinking about this already?"

Bibi Dong was somewhat surprised upon hearing that. She had not expected her son to be so meticulous about becoming independent. He had already begun taking it seriously.

Bibi Dong quickly asked, "Then what is your plan, Ye'er?"

"Will you recruit troops directly, or poach people from elsewhere?"

Song Ye said calmly, "Whenever one undertakes a great cause, one either raises an army through rebellion or inherits an existing foundation."

"The path of rebellion and recruitment is easy to follow in troubled times, and it has been how many factions rose to power."

"Unfortunately, the two great empires and Spirit Hall are currently stable. Although Spirit Hall is restless, it is still accumulating strength."

"At a time like this, the only thing we can do is inherit an existing foundation!"

"By inheriting a foundation, do you mean taking over someone else's achievements?" Bibi Dong looked at the six-year-old child before her.

Though her son was still young, every gesture he made carried the bearing of an emperor.

Each sentence he spoke truly carried the air of someone plotting for the world.

Still, what sort of foundation could be inherited was another matter entirely.

That was why Bibi Dong asked.

She thought carefully. Most sects on Douluo Continent stood on their own. What was there to inherit?

Yet Song Ye continued his analysis:

"The foundation of any great undertaking lies in people."

"On Douluo Continent, Soul Masters are the utmost priority."

"Currently, sects and major academies possess the greatest number of Soul Masters. Sects represent mature Soul Master systems, while academies represent the future of young Soul Masters."

"If we wish to inherit a foundation, those are naturally the two directions we must target."

"And to put it plainly, the factions whose achievements I can take over must also be factions without clear backing."

"After considering it from every angle, I settled on two major targets!"

"Oh? What two major targets?" Bibi Dong continued asking.

Song Ye explained, "First, the Single-Attribute Four Clans, which were abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect and suppressed by Spirit Hall."

"Each of these four clans excels in its own field. They were originally one entity, possess considerable foundations, and even have Soul Douluo-level experts overseeing them."

"There is no question about the strength of their foundations."

"At the same time, because the Four Great Clans were abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect and provoked Spirit Hall, they have been unable to find backing and have been living difficult lives."

"If we can offer help in their hour of need..."

"Winning them over may not be impossible!"

As Song Ye spoke, he paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. Though he was less than one meter thirty tall, he carried the air of a seasoned schemer.

As Bibi Dong watched her son analyze the matter, she considered and judged it in her heart as well.

Bibi Dong thought:

Ye'er is right. The Single-Attribute Four Clans are in a difficult position now, and they are quite proud. They have no backing.

Yet their foundations are not weak. If they can be won over, they could immediately be integrated into a superpower no weaker than the Lower Four Sects.

Even I have wanted to recruit them all these years. Unfortunately, they hate Spirit Hall far too deeply.

If Ye'er wins them over, and he is my son, wouldn't that mean I have secretly gained the Single-Attribute Four Clans as well?

Ye'er really has chosen an excellent target...

After thinking it through, Bibi Dong asked, "Then Ye'er, do you also have targets among the academies?"

Song Ye nodded. Still standing with his hands behind his back, he said to Bibi Dong in a solemn tone:

"As for the academies, my initial targets are several Elemental Academies in Heaven Dou City: Skywater Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, Thunder Academy, Elephant Armored Academy, and Godwind Academy."

"Among them, Skywater Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Godwind Academy have no major faction backing them. They are important targets for recruitment."

"The three academies also possess many gifted Soul Masters. If we can gain control over them, we will not need to worry about future Soul Master reserves."

"The three Elemental Academies... Thunder Academy is backed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and will be difficult to recruit. Elephant Armored Academy belongs to the Elephant Armored School, making it difficult to approach." After hearing this, Bibi Dong murmured,

"The other three Elemental Academies indeed have no major sects backing them. Even their headmasters are only Soul Saints."

Song Ye nodded. In the original story, the later Four Elements Academies had been formed by the four great elemental academies after Thunder Academy joined them.

Although Feng Xiaotian had only been a Soul Emperor, he had become the vice headmaster of the Four Elements Academies due to his potential.

If a Soul Emperor's cultivation had not been powerful enough within the Four Elements Academies, he would not have been qualified to become vice headmaster no matter what.

From this, it was highly likely that the headmasters of those Elemental Academies were merely Soul Saints.

After all, even the sect masters of the Lower Four Sects were only Soul Douluos, yet they could still serve as the backing of Elephant Armored Academy. Elephant Armored Academy itself was certainly weaker.

The headmasters of the Elemental Academies should be Soul Saints.

After Song Ye finished describing his two major targets, Bibi Dong rapidly weighed all the advantages and disadvantages in her mind. In the end, she concluded that Song Ye's targets were the most reasonable.

These academies and sects had no backing of their own, yet they still possessed considerable strength.

Once integrated together, they would become a force that even the seven great sects would not dare ignore.

Furthermore, these sects and academies all wished to advance further, and they each had their own difficulties. If those difficulties could be resolved, there would be an opportunity to recruit them.

The more Bibi Dong thought about it, the more terrifying she found her child.

"Ye'er, hearing you say all this, I can only feel that you truly are a born king!"

"You are only six years old. Such strategic vision requires not only a thorough understanding of the major forces on Douluo Continent, but also sufficient maturity and experience."

"The targets you have chosen are practically the most suitable ones!"

"Only..."

Bibi Dong trailed off, feeling somewhat worried.

"Although these two major targets are relatively the most suitable, they are still difficult."

"You are only a six-year-old child, and I am merely a Soul Saint. Even with the Whale Glue Body Refining Method, it will be difficult to recruit them properly."

"That is why they are two major targets. I never intended to accomplish them in a short time," Song Ye said calmly.

"The two major targets will guide me for a long time to come. I must proceed slowly."

"On one hand, I must increase my strength. On the other, I must prepare capital."

"As for the specific steps, I plan to begin by recruiting the Single-Attribute Four Clans."

"These Four Great Clans have been bullied by Spirit Hall and have long been holding in their anger. On top of that, even their finances have fallen into crisis."

"If I can tempt them with benefits, make clear my stance of overthrowing Spirit Hall, and proceed step by step, the great cause can be accomplished!"

"My first target will even be the Speed Clan, the one suffering the worst among the Four Sects and the one with the deepest connection to Tang Hao!"

"As long as we recruit them, the Four Great Clans can be defeated one by one!"

"Not to mention, I already have an initial method..."