"Gu Yue, besides the Golden Dragon King Origin, this man actually has a divine sense inside him?!"
After the Soul Guidance Door had fully closed, the silver spear in Na'er's violet eyes vanished along with the seven-colored light. Her tense body relaxed as she looked at the unharmed Jiang Xiu beside her and secretly sent a message to Gu Yue.
When she had first seen Tang Wulin, she had indeed sensed the Golden Dragon King's aura, but she hadn't noticed the slumbering divine sense. It was only when it had just awakened that she suddenly realized.
"My foolish Na'er, the Golden Dragon King Origin should have been in the Divine Realm. Now that it's inside a boy, isn't it only natural that he'd have safeguards?"
Gu Yue spoke calmly. Although Xiong Jun had discovered that by testing it with his own body, that didn't stop her from teasing Na'er.
"Gu Yue, you should have told me about this. It concerns not only the Divine Realm, which has already disappeared, but also whether our Soul Beast Clan can ever rise again. More importantly..."
"We can't drag Jiang Xiu into this!"
At those words, Na'er suddenly fell silent. Her violet eyes fixed on Gu Yue without a trace of emotion, all her usual liveliness gone. Her voice sounded in Gu Yue's mind like still water.
Looking at Na'er, whose bearing had changed completely, Gu Yue felt waves surge through her heart. This was the first time she had ever seen Na'er like this.
"Fine. This wasn't covered by our earlier agreement. From now on, we'll share information about matters like this."
After a moment's silence, Gu Yue spoke slowly.
"Mm. We'll share what we know. The glory of the Soul Beast Clan belongs to you, but it belongs to me, too. I don't want to see our clan wiped out completely either."
Seeing Gu Yue agree, Na'er spoke again, her tone softening a little.
"But I won't go easy on you about our earlier agreement. Don't come crying to me when you lose miserably."
Na'er added, then returned to her usual lighthearted self. A smile appeared once more on her fair, pretty face.
"Na'er may be a little foolish, a little slow, and a little greedy...but at least she hasn't forgotten her mission."
Gu Yue's red lips curled slightly as she sighed to herself.
She understood what Na'er meant. If an outside enemy appeared, they would stop fighting among themselves and unite against it. With no outside enemy, they would resume their struggle according to their agreement and see who could seize power in the end.
But Gu Yue had also noticed one thing: this human, Jiang Xiu, seemed to mean a great deal to Na'er...
"What are you two doing, staring each other down?"
Looking at the two beauties beside him, arms crossed, Jiang Xiu was puzzled. Was this the clash between beast nature and human nature?
"Nothing. Master's still waiting for us. Come on, let's go."
Na'er giggled, then tugged at Jiang Xiu's clothes and led him out with a wave of her hand.
"Xie Xie, are you all proud of yourselves? You could have done much better in the Spirit Ascension Platform this time, but your poor teamwork led to mistakes."
Jiang Xiu and Na'er had just stepped out and reached the corridor's corner when they saw Wu Changkong scolding the students of Class Zero from Eastsea Academy.
"I won't say anything more. Once we're back at the academy, all of you will do a week of weighted training."
Before Xie Xie and the others could speak, Wu Changkong had already made his decision. A chorus of groans immediately followed.
"Boss, what's weighted training?"
Seeing how miserable the others looked, Na'er rose onto her tiptoes and leaned close to Jiang Xiu's ear to ask.
"Hmm...probably running with weights. It's one of Shrek Academy's fine traditions."
Jiang Xiu's lips twitched as he thought it over before replying.
This weighted running had been invented two thousand years ago by Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang of Shrek Academy. A thousand years later, Zhou Lian, a teacher at Shrek Academy, had carried on the tradition. And now it had passed into Wu Changkong's hands.
Though Wu Changkong was loyal and devoted, he was also a die-hard traditionalist of Shrek Academy.
"Does that really work? Hasn't the Federation already developed better training methods for improving physical fitness?"
A question mark seemed to appear in Na'er's eyes. She didn't understand.
Ever since the Sun Moon Federation had unified the continent and the Abyss Plane had invaded, it had provided free compulsory education for Soul Masters to cultivate new forces to resist the Abyss. It even regularly shared little tips for cultivation.
"Ahem...that's their business. Why should we stick our noses into it?"
Noticing Wu Changkong's puzzled gaze, Jiang Xiu gave a couple of dry coughs, grabbed Na'er, and hurried toward the end of the corridor.
But just before leaving, Jiang Xiu gave Tang Wulin a long look.
He already had a clear plan for how to erase the divine sense of the Tang God King. He could put it into action once they were on break from Eastsea Academy.
Because by then, barring any surprises, Wu Changkong would take Tang Wulin to Heaven Dou City on a Soul Guidance Train so Tang Wulin could join the Tang Sect. And Tang Wulin had always been known as the train killer...
"No rush. Take it slow..."
At the end of the corridor, Jiang Xiu suppressed the turmoil in his heart and pressed the Soul Guidance Elevator button, waiting for Gu Yue to arrive.
"Teacher Wu, I'd like to take a day off. I have some personal matters to attend to."
Gu Yue came before Wu Changkong and bowed slightly.
"Fine. Be back soon. Tomorrow, you'll do weighted training with Xie Xie and the others."
Wu Changkong's tone remained cold. He also felt some regret. He hadn't expected the most talented of his students to join the Spirit Pagoda ahead of time. If she had joined Shrek Academy, her talent might have been developed even better.
It really was a shame...
"Knock, knock, knock!"
A crisp knock sounded outside Leng Yaozhu's office.
"Come in."
Leng Yaozhu set down the documents in her hands, uncrossed her legs, and spoke clearly.
"Master, we're back from the Spirit Ascension Platform!"
The door swung open, and Na'er rushed in first, pulling Jiang Xiu along. Gu Yue followed unhurriedly and closed the door behind her.
"I called you here because there are a few things I need to tell you." Leng Yaozhu's gaze passed over the three young ones before her, a trace of satisfaction flashing in her beautiful eyes. She continued, "The Spirit Pagoda Headquarters still has matters that require my attention, so I can't stay away for long. I'll be taking Na'er and Xiao Xiu away from Eastsea tonight. Gu Yue, will you come with us, or do you intend to stay here in Eastsea?"
"Tower Master Leng, I'd like to stay in Eastsea. I'll take the Headquarters' selection exam three years from now. That way, I'll have some experience on my record, and you won't be put in a difficult position."
After considering it for a moment, Gu Yue replied softly, a glint flashing in her eyes.
She had to keep a close watch on Tang Wulin—not only to find an opportunity to extract the Golden Dragon King Origin, but, more importantly, to discover the source of the warning she felt deep within her.
Whenever she tried to completely erase Tang San's divine sense, the moment she made a move, she felt an overwhelming malice from the world itself.
It was as if killing Tang Wulin would trigger an indescribable, enormous change. Even if she obtained the Golden Dragon King Origin, she might be attacked.
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