Encountering the Silver Dragon

The Soul Guidance Train sped along the tracks, the scenery outside the window changing without pause.

Gu You was in much better shape on the train this time. There was no dizziness. He leaned back against the seat, his Golden Pupils half-lidded, as if he were dozing, yet also as if he were thinking about something.

Bai Zhicen sat beside him, holding his things for him and carrying the Seven Deadly Sins, as silent as a tombstone.

"Senior," Gu You suddenly said, "how long have you been in the Spirit Transmission Pagoda?"

"Fourteen years," Bai Zhicen replied. "I awakened at six, then joined the Spirit Transmission Pagoda and was trained by them."

A twenty-year-old Soul Sage!

Gu You did not know Bai Zhicen's cultivation level, but since the older sister had already broken through to Soul Sage, the younger sister could not possibly be weak either.

In other words, when they fought Sima Jinchi and A Ruheng in the later stages, they had been forty at most. Breaking through to Title Douluo in their thirties—their talent was obvious.

Legend of the Dragon King truly was a golden age overflowing with talent, peerless prodigies, the struggle of the Dragon King...

Gu You sighed inwardly and did not ask anything else.

That afternoon, at the central train station of Shrek City.

When the Soul Guidance Train slowly came to a stop, Gu You knew he had arrived in Shrek City.

So this was the Spirit Transmission Pagoda's headquarters, Heavenly Spirit Pagoda?

After leaving the central train station with Bai Zhicen, Gu You gazed as far as he could into the distance.

In his eyes, a towering pagoda rose into the clouds far away. Because of the distance, he could only see its middle and upper sections, standing majestic and lofty like a pillar propping up the sky. Under the sunlight, the surface of the tower shimmered with a faint silver glow. It had eight sides, and its very top had already vanished into the clouds and mist.

Seeing this, Gu You was a little shaken.

He remembered that the Spirit Transmission Pagoda headquarters was the tallest building on the continent. The Sun Moon Federation had an explicit regulation stating that no building could exceed the height of the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda. They said it was out of respect for the Spirit Transmission Pagoda organization.

But while the Federation showed respect on the surface, in truth, they were secretly wary of major organizations and powers on the continent like the Spirit Transmission Pagoda.

It was just that the benefits the Spirit Transmission Pagoda gave the Federation far surpassed those of other organizations, so the Federation appeared close to them openly.

The main reason was that the Spirit Transmission Pagoda was not as mysterious as Tang Sect, nor was its foundation as deep as Shrek Academy's, but it was nevertheless the number one power on the continent today.

Because it held the technology for artificial soul spirits, possessed the best researchers and powerful experts on the entire continent, and was wealthy enough to rival a nation.

With such backing, even if the Federation wanted to find an organization that could stand opposed to Shrek and Tang Sect, they could only choose the Spirit Transmission Pagoda.

That was why, within the Federation Parliament, seven fixed seats belonged to the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, and that did not even include parliament members from forces affiliated with the Spirit Transmission Pagoda.

One had to know that the entire Federation Parliament only had a total of one hundred and eight seats.

"What do you think of this city?"

Seeing Gu You's expression like a country bumpkin entering the city, Bai Zhicen smiled.

"It's bigger than I imagined, especially the headquarters. Ever since I was little, I always heard TV news call it the 'Heavenly Towers.' Seeing it with my own eyes today, it truly lives up to the name."

Gu You answered honestly.

The Heavenly Spirit Pagoda could be called the pinnacle of construction technology in this world.

"Let's go. Time waits for no one. Don't keep the Vice Tower Master waiting."

The soul guidance car Bai Zhicen had called in advance arrived. She walked over and got in first, and Gu You followed.

Heavenly Spirit Pagoda.

The first time Gu You entered, he saw that the place was bustling with noise and people.

Shrek City was a great city of soul masters. Among ordinary people, the proportion of soul masters was extremely high, and the demand for purchasing soul spirits was also great, so this was only normal.

After seeing him to the entrance of Heavenly Spirit Pagoda, Bai Zhicen gave him all his things, as well as the black card Bai Haoze had used for his previous spending, then left. Her older sister had entered a state of deep meditation, so as the younger sister, she naturally had to watch over her properly in case something unexpected happened.

"Black elevator..."

Gu You searched for the black elevator in the first-floor hall of Heavenly Spirit Pagoda. Just now, he had sent Leng Yaozhu a message saying he had arrived.

Leng Yaozhu replied that he should find the black elevator, swipe the black card Bai Zhicen had given him to activate it, then come to the twenty-second floor to find her.

After searching, Gu You found the elevator in a corridor off the hall. The black marking made it unmistakable.

He walked over and was just about to swipe the card to activate the elevator.

But the elevator doors opened on their own.

Before he could react, in the instant they opened, a figure walked out and lightly brushed shoulders with Gu You.

It was clearly only a light touch, yet Gu You felt an immense force.

His body staggered. He looked back, ripples flaring in his pupils.

Before him stood a young girl. Her long black hair fell loose to her waist, clearly not having been tidied today.

She wore a pure white short dress and short white stockings.

Her face was not especially beautiful, but it belonged to the delicate and pretty type, the kind that could be spotted at a glance among ordinary people, the kind that drew observation.

This was a difference in bearing, a difference that seemed as if it should not exist between people of the same age, but rather something settled over many years.

"Who are you?" Gu Yue looked Gu You over curiously. The aura on this child felt somewhat familiar to her.

And his golden eyes gave her a bad premonition. She did not want to meet his gaze.

Why do I feel the urge to hit someone?

After seeing Gu Yue, an uncomfortable feeling rose inside Gu You, but he kept suppressing it. He also carefully studied the girl in front of him. If judged by the standards of their peers, her development should be considered quite good.

But she was very ordinary. Why did she feel more and more familiar the longer he looked?

Wait. This was the Silver Dragon King!

The image of someone surfaced in his mind, and Gu You compared it with her. Wasn't this Gu Yue?

He grew wary. How could the Silver Dragon King appear in the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda? She had come down from the black elevator, and the authorization to use the black elevator should not be low. That meant Gu Yue already held a certain status within the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda at this time.

Only, if Gu Yue had not become Leng Yaozhu's disciple, how had she obtained such status inside the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda in such a short time?

Gu You could not figure it out, but since this Silver Dragon King had taken the initiative to greet him, there was no way he could back down.

"My name is Gu You. Gu as in history, You as in traveling the four directions."

He could not lose in terms of presence. Gu You replied with a faint smile.

Seeing Gu Yue did not strike him as strange. In the era of the Dragon King, he was bound to meet her sooner or later. What he needed to do was not care about these things, but walk his own path steadily and firmly.

Hearing Gu You's introduction, Gu Yue was also stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly. "My name is Gu Yue. Gu, the same as yours. Yue as in bright moon."

"The same surname? It's a nice name."

After saying this, Gu You swiped his card and walked into the black elevator. He turned back as the elevator slowly closed, and he and Gu Yue locked eyes one last time.

Gu Yue's black pupils stared at him. No one knew what she was thinking...

"How interesting. I think we'll meet again in the future. To have such terrifying spiritual power at six years old—there are more and more geniuses in the Federation."

Gu Yue slowly walked out of the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda. Her words were very calm, but her heart was surging with waves.

She could sense Gu You's Spirit Sea Realm spiritual power. Was this still human? She had lived for so long, yet had never seen anything so terrifying. Even the Ice Spirit Douluo could not compare to him.