Settling in the Database, Senior Sister Will Cover You!

Hu Liena ran at the very front, her short golden hair swaying gently with her pace. Gu Changsheng followed closely behind with cautious steps, a trace of a smile involuntarily welling up at the corner of his mouth.

Hu Liena at this age did not yet have the complex thoughts she would develop later; she was proud without being annoying, and sensitive yet very sincere.

At least for now, the little girl before him was still a junior sister whose earlobes turned red over a single word of praise.

At this moment, Yue Guan was leading them on the way to the database, his steps neither fast nor slow, every step landing in an invisible rhythm.

After what seemed like a long time, he suddenly stopped his steps. Ahead seemed to be a special place, looking like a huge castle.

The next second, Yue Guan turned his head to look at Gu Changsheng, his tone somewhat peaceful, yet also carrying a bit of seriousness, "Gu Changsheng, from today onwards, you are a person of the Pope Palace."

"I understand, Elder."

Looking at Gu Changsheng, whose figure appeared somewhat frail before him, Yue Guan's voice grew increasingly slow, "Remember, the Pope Palace is neither the Spirit Academy, nor that orphanage of yours that can be compared in the same breath. Here, no one will constantly let you win just because you are young."

"You have your talent, and you also have your special ability, but this merely proves that you possess the value of being nurtured. Whether you can truly gain a firm foothold next depends entirely on your own skill!"

Gu Changsheng nodded deeply, responding with utter calmness, "I understand all of this, you can rest assured."

"Hmph, you are only six years old, you had better truly understand the principles within. Spirit Hall has never lacked geniuses, because a vast, vast number of dead geniuses..."

Yue Guan did not know why, but he found himself wanting to say a bit too much. In truth, his real thought was simply to want to tell this six-year-old child before him: if you have value, you will be nurtured; if you have no value, you will be eliminated.

It was precisely at this moment that Hu Liena could not help turning back to look at Yue Guan, slowly saying, "Chrysanthemum Elder, Changsheng has only arrived on his first day after all, so spare him the scare."

Hearing this, Yue Guan involuntarily glanced at Hu Liena, a trace of a faint smile appearing on his face, "Nana, you certainly rush to protect him."

Hu Liena's complexion flushed slightly, immediately letting out a huff, "Hmph, Teacher already told me to cultivate together with him, so of course I have to keep an eye on things."

Finished speaking, she turned to look at Gu Changsheng, deliberately striking the pose of a senior sister, "Rest assured, from now on in the Pope Palace, as long as you do not stir up trouble blindly, Senior Sister here will definitely cover you!"

Gu Changsheng nodded earnestly, "Many thanks, Senior Sister."

Speaking as they walked, the three of them had already arrived beneath the stone gate of the building before them. Two guards at the Spirit King level stood at the entrance here, giving off a heavily oppressive feeling.

Yue Guan subconsciously produced a token, and the guards on either side immediately lowered their heads in a bow, "Greetings, Chrysanthemum Elder."

"Listen well, both of you. By order of His Holiness the Pope, once Gu Changsheng enters the Junior Spirit Database, he shall be the master of this place."

Clearly, the intelligence concerning Gu Changsheng had already spread, and the two guards subconsciously cast a look over. Innate full soul power, the Myriad Heaven Book, and the ability to see through martial souls—these things put together were enough to make anyone look twice.

As the stone gates slowly pushed open, a faint scent of books rushed to meet them. Gu Changsheng walked at the very front, seeing rows upon rows of books arranged inside. Each bookshelf held roughly a hundred volumes, and adding every single bookshelf together yielded at least several thousand tomes.

First to come into view were the Spirit Catalog, Soul Ring Age Records, and Successive Soul Masters' Cultivation Notes. To an ordinary child, these books might merely be exceedingly dry basic knowledge, but for Gu Changsheng, these were treasures.

When he saw this sight, his gaze had already undergone an obvious transformation.

Hu Liena at the side also noticed his micro-expression, unable to hold back a chuckle, "You really do love reading books, hehe~ Your eyes went straight."

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng did not deny it either, merely saying flatly, "These books are indeed far more useful than those soul gold coins."

Hu Liena blinked her eyes as she looked at the dazed Gu Changsheng before her, "But if you possessed soul gold coins, you could buy many things."

Yet Gu Changsheng merely looked at the bookshelves before him, speaking softly, "Perhaps soul gold coins can indeed buy many things right now, but these books can buy the future."

In truth, judging by age, Hu Liena was around ten years old, and at this moment she discovered for the first time that this junior brother spoke very strangely. Clearly younger than herself, the words spoken by this junior brother left even her not knowing how to refute them.

"Alright, from now on the two of you will cultivate together right here. Since His Holiness the Pope has already arranged for the two of you to cultivate together, you must help one another. I am leaving!"

When Yue Guan turned his body around, he let out a long breath. He knew his task was complete, yet for some reason, upon leaving, he felt a lingering reluctance.

For a time, the surroundings grew quiet as well. Hu Liena placed her hands behind her back, walking slowly up to Gu Changsheng, "There is no one left now, read whatever you want, I will not disturb you."

At this very moment, however, Gu Changsheng held a book he had just retrieved from above, titled Basic Analysis of Mental-Type Spirits.

[Mental-attribute spirit data detected, beginning compilation...]

At this moment, the Myriad Heaven Book was flipping pages at an extremely fast speed. This sort of blinding speed caused a puzzled expression to surface on Hu Liena's face before her. Just flipping through them casually like this—could every single page truly be memorized?

"Did you understand all of it?" Hu Liena could not help asking.

"I should be able to understand a portion of it..." Gu Changsheng nodded.

"Then what about the remaining portion?"

"Memorize it first, and after I comprehend it later, I will bring it out."

Hu Liena's gaze grew even more astonished, and she did not even know how to pose her questions. At this moment, she finally understood why Teacher valued the junior brother before her so much. It was probably not just a matter of his martial soul being special; his own innate talent was also overbearing.

As time ticked away second by second, Gu Changsheng's mind was carefully analyzing Hu Liena's Fox Demon Spirit. On the surface it was Charm, but its essence went beyond merely causing someone to lose their wits. If developed well, it could even become an extremely formidable mental control martial soul.

Suddenly, the moment he opened his eyes, he looked at Hu Liena, who was still in a daze, "Senior Sister, is your first soul skill of the charm type?"

After recovering her wits, Hu Liena slowly nodded, though her tone also revealed confusion, "Hm? What is it?"

"When Senior Sister uses the charm skill, you should be using mental power directly to affect the opponent, causing them to temporarily lose their wits, right?"

"Right!"

"Yet if the opponent's mental power is stronger than yours, or their willpower is sufficiently firm, you will suffer backlash."

Hearing this, Hu Liena's expression slowly changed, because everything was precisely hit upon by Gu Changsheng. Her own charm strength was indeed formidable, but once it failed, she would likewise be affected. She had not even told Teacher about this matter.

"You... Junior Brother, do you have a solution?"

Gu Changsheng immediately picked up a pen and drew three lines on paper, "The first type is frontal charm, forcefully suppressing; the second type is emotional traction, preventing the opponent from noticing; while the third type... should be false charm..."

Hearing these three words, Hu Liena furrowed her brows tightly, "False charm? What does that mean?"

"It seems Senior Sister cannot understand everything after all. In reality, you only need to make the opponent feel as though they have resisted your charm skill, and at that moment you can influence their split-second judgment."

"True control is not necessarily making someone lose their wits. If you can cause them to make a mistake, that is enough."

These few words were like opening the door to a brand-new world. Hu Liena had always felt that charm was simply charm, but now, Gu Changsheng was telling her that charm could be used this way. In a battle between true experts, this split second was enough to decide victory and defeat.

Hu Liena looked at Gu Changsheng before her, her eyes lighting up bit by bit, "Are you truly only six years old?"

"I suppose so?" Gu Changsheng's reply remained extremely earnest.

"Hehe~ What is meant by I suppose so?"

Gu Changsheng did not answer this question, instead plunging once more into deep contemplation as he perused the books before him.

Hu Liena did not continue to press either, instead suddenly drawing closer and lowering her voice, "Then from now on, you are only allowed to research my martial soul first, alright?"

"Ah? Why?" Gu Changsheng looked at Hu Liena.

"Because I am your Senior Sister, the first senior sister to cover you! Only when my strength grows stronger can I properly cover you."

Gu Changsheng smiled as he looked at Hu Liena, who seemed somewhat self-righteous, "Alright, I will definitely make Senior Sister grow even stronger."

Hu Liena was thoroughly satisfied, extending a small hand to pat Gu Changsheng's shoulder as she spoke in a low voice, "Consider that you have a conscience."

Yet right at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from outside the database, moving at a fast pace, and the stone gates before them were pushed open.

Lifting his gaze to look, a silver-haired youth walked in unhurriedly, two un-sheathed sabers seemingly concealed behind his back.

Beside this silver-haired youth was yet another solidly built youth. This scene left even the present Gu Changsheng somewhat bewildered.

Yet Hu Liena at the side merely glanced at them before standing up directly, crying out, "Brother, Yan, why are you here?"