Gu Yuena's First Experience

Seeing that Gu Yuena still looked puzzled, Lin Wan'er wore the expression of an adult lecturing a child as she enlightened the naive Silver Dragon King. "The world of Soul Masters is far darker than the law of the jungle among soul beasts. I heard that back then, Sea God's wife, Xiao Wu, hadn't even become involved with Sea God yet. Xiao Wu was merely teased a few times, yet Sea God not only killed those men and crippled their ability to carry on their bloodlines, but also secretly had the whole group eliminated, all in the name of preventing future retaliation."

"Therefore, once there is a distinction between superiors and inferiors among Soul Masters, regardless of whether the superior acts deliberately or not, as long as they do not humiliate the inferior to the point of death, the inferior will not show the slightest complaint—unless he no longer wants to live."

Thus, Gu Yuena's unconscious aura had startled the herd of horses. Knowing this well, the Soul Grandmaster had not shown any dissatisfaction. He did not dare to, nor could he.

Besides, Lin Wan'er had immediately helped the Soul Grandmaster restore the herd, making them even healthier than before.

With that, the Soul Grandmaster naturally felt only gratitude and no resentment.

Oh, right. Lin Wan'er had nearly forgotten the boost from the Sun Moon Continent's local culture.

The Soul Masters of this continent were more willing to attach themselves to the strong, so things like betrayal were much rarer. They displayed strong cohesion in the early stages, at least when facing a common external enemy.

Unfortunately, the royal family later made far too many ridiculous moves and chilled the hearts of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's upper echelon, directly causing Jing Hongchen himself to develop dissatisfaction toward the royal family...

But thinking about it now, Jing Hongchen probably had not even been born yet. Whether the Hongchen Family even existed was hard to say.

After hearing you speak, it was as though she had heard you speak.

Having inherited the Dragon God's wisdom, Gu Yuena quickly grasped some of the simpler ways human Soul Masters thought. She then sighed. "If every Soul Master were like him, the soul beasts would not have to huddle within the tiny Star Dou Great Forest, unable to see the scenery elsewhere for their entire lives."

"First of all, the Star Dou Great Forest is really not small. And besides, since other Soul Masters are not as pure as that man just now, why don't we just make all Soul Masters pure?"

Lin Wan'er shook her head. This was precisely what they still needed to work toward.

A long lifespan alone was not enough for soul beasts. If they wanted to rise above their station, there was only one path they could take.

That was to learn from the Spirit Pagoda of Douluo 3, retain its essence, and discard its flaws.

The Spirit Pagoda had originally been established to reduce humanity's slaughter of soul beasts, gradually change the relationship between Soul Masters and soul beasts, facilitate equal contracts between the two sides, and serve as a place where soul beast souls could be passed on.

To prevent the original purpose from being violated, Huo Yuhao decided to establish a specialized organization for the fusion of Soul Spirit contracts. Electrolux, the creator of the contract method, had left behind a secret technique.

"By constructing a magic formation in the shape of a tower, the process of transferring Soul Spirits can become much easier, and a Soul Master's spiritual power can become more concentrated."

Thus, the organization was named the Spirit Pagoda. At the same time, naming it after a tower was Huo Yuhao's way of commemorating his deceased teacher, Electrolux.

Its purpose was to mediate between humans and soul beasts, regularly carry out Soul Spirit fusion, and chiefly supervise Soul Masters and soul beasts entering into Soul Spirit contracts.

Soul Spirits were currently indispensable if the soul beast race wished to develop alongside Soul Masters. If Emperor Willow, the Spirit of Nature capable of communicating with any soul, had not appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest—

Lin Wan'er would never have spread such an idea to the ears of the Soul Masters of the Four Sects. Nor would she have spent more than ten days making Chinese delicacies to tempt the gluttonous Auspicious Beast, allowing her to once again pretend she had seen visions of the future and launch a series of prophecies to hoodwink the Ferocious Beasts.

Thinking of everything she had silently contributed over the past few days, Lin Wan'er sighed and turned to ask Di Tian, "How far has the plan for the Sun Moon Continent progressed? The upper ranks now...?"

"Fox Consort and her subordinate, Pink Lady, have already infiltrated the inner circle of the royal family. One is currently the Sun Moon Emperor's consort, while the other is the Prince's wife."

"Does Scarlet King know that Sister Fox Consort is having this much fun in the Sun Moon Empire?"

Before coming here, Lin Wan'er had never imagined that Fox Consort would thrive so spectacularly, actually becoming the emperor's consort.

As for the Pink Lady she had never met, if she remembered correctly, it was a variant of the Pink Maiden and also the strongest kind of Pink Maiden.

To produce such a mutation, it first needed over three thousand years of cultivation. Second, it needed to be a vicious beast that had devoured at least a hundred members of its own kind.

What had the royal family of the tiny Sun Moon Empire done to deserve being graced by two Ferocious Beasts at once...

After silently mourning for the royal family for two seconds, Lin Wan'er continued, "Do we have anyone within the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy?"

"There is a middle-aged man who was once saved by a soul beast. He is now a Soul Engineer at that academy. According to their internal ranking, he is roughly a Seventh-Level Soul Guidance Device Master."

A Soul Engineer around the seventh level had above-average talent. His standing in the academy should be fairly good, enough for Gu Yuena to witness the appeal of Soul Tools.

Lin Wan'er nodded and said, "Then let's go to the academy first. We can let Sister Dragon King experience the appeal of Soul Tools, then bring that knowledge back so the Soul Masters of the Four Sects can see it in advance and broaden their horizons. That way, they will be more willing to believe in the upcoming relocation plan."

"Mm."

"I have no objections." Having realized that she did not hold the decision-making power, Gu Yuena was not upset. After affirming Lin Wan'er's decision, she casually said, "Holy Maiden, there is no need to be so formal. When we're outside, just call me Na'er. Names like Dragon King could easily be overheard by someone with ulterior motives."

"Hehe, all right, Na'er."

Lin Wan'er's face was beaming as she took the opportunity to get close to the pretty girl, making Di Tian beside them unable to bear watching.

By evening, the group had smoothly arrived in the core region of the Sun Moon Empire.

While they were still on the road, Di Tian had communicated with a local hundred-year soul beast of the Sun Moon Continent—a Swallow Bird—and arranged for the academy's spy, the seventh-level Soul Engineer Jiang Bai, to wait early at the hotel where they were staying.

They did not waste much time. Through the family passage, they had a completely unobstructed route all the way to the academy's Outer Courtyard.

Why only the Outer Courtyard rather than the Inner Courtyard? Because the Ferocious Beasts' infiltration plan had only been carried out in small part. There was no way to get the undocumented Lin Wan'er and Gu Yuena into the Inner Courtyard to experience the charm of its core circle.

Jiang Bai kept wiping the sweat from his forehead, terrified that Di Tian would become unhappy, scatter his ashes into the sea, and leave him with no chance to ever touch Soul Tools again or return to the forest to reunite with the White Fox who had saved him.

Watching the middle-aged man, who was still so young yet had cold sweat covering his forehead, Lin Wan'er repeatedly stopped herself from speaking. This only made the already frightened Jiang Bai even more terrified; he had changed handkerchiefs several times already.

"Instructor Jiang Bai, don't worry. We have only come to the academy this time to learn what functions basic Soul Tools possess. We are not here to do anything illegal or disorderly."