The Ancient Chieftain's World-Shaking Wisdom at Work

Meanwhile, where was our Gu Yuena—the Ancient Chieftain—making her fortune?

Outside a reception room within the Spirit Pagoda reserved specifically for distinguished guests, Gu Yuena, after taking human form, looked like a child of around six. Her silver-white hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her features were exquisitely beautiful beyond mortal comparison. Her silver eyes were calm and profound; anyone who saw her would know that this little girl was destined to become a peerless beauty.

Behind her stood two figures—a burly black-haired man with a cold expression and an aura as deep and weighty as an abyss, and a woman with purple-black hair who appeared exceedingly proud, her every glance carrying an innate arrogance.

"From today onward, Di Tian, you are the patriarch of a reclusive family—my father, the Black Dragon Douluo, Gu Di."

Gu Yuena's voice was quiet, yet it carried unquestionable authority.

"Zi JI, you are my mother, the Demonic Dragon Douluo, Gu Zi."

"M-My Lord, isn't this somewhat presumptuous?"

A rare trace of awkwardness and conflict appeared on Di Tian's usually stern face.

Although he had lived for who knew how many years and had long stopped caring about things like dignity, being his lord's father...

Even if it was fake, even if it was only an act, it was still far too disrespectful.

In his heart, Gu Yuena was the ruler of all Soul Beasts, the other half of the Dragon God, and the supreme existence to whom he had sworn loyalty.

Making him stand above his lord as her "father" made his entire body feel uncomfortable just thinking about it.

"Why are there so many rules?"

Gu Yuena waved her little hand, a hint of impatience in her tone, as though she were shooing away a buzzing fly.

"My child has now been reborn into the human world. The Spirit Pagoda is responsible for awakening all commoner Soul Masters, and cultivation requires Soul Spirits. Therefore, only by joining the Spirit Pagoda can we find him as quickly as possible."

This time, it seemed that her world-shaking wisdom had finally gone to work.

Gu Yuena's words were well-founded and logically clear. Any normal human who heard them would find them perfectly reasonable.

"Di Tian, you can display the strength of a human Demigod without exposing your identity as a Soul Beast. Zi JI, you can display the strength of a Rank-96 Titled Douluo. With the two of you joining, the Spirit Pagoda will certainly take us seriously. Once we establish ourselves within the Spirit Pagoda, accessing awakening records and investigating information on recently emerged geniuses will naturally follow."

Di Tian frowned deeply, still somewhat unwilling. "But, My Lord, I could also be your protector. Becoming your father and all that... is truly too presumptuous."

"That's enough, Di Tian."

Gu Yuena turned around, her silver eyes staring straight at Di Tian as her voice grew colder. "Do you think just any reclusive family could produce a Demigod-level protector? Wouldn't that mean the family was packed with Quasi-Gods? That would attract even more attention, which would make it harder for us to hide. Do you understand? Or are you afraid that others won't know you're a Soul Beast?"

Di Tian was left speechless. He opened his mouth, but ultimately offered no rebuttal.

Although Gu Yuena was often teased for possessing "world-shaking wisdom," it had to be said that among a group of Soul Beasts whose average intelligence was that of Fan Xiaoqin, she really was the smartest one.

Other than occasionally making love-addled decisions under the influence of the Rank-Ten Love Gu, her judgments were accurate and effective most of the time.

After all, even if the Dragon God might not have possessed much wisdom, he was still countless levels above ordinary Soul Beasts.

Moreover, Gu Yuena had never truly considered herself a Soul Beast. Her identification with the Dragon Clan was far stronger than her identification as the so-called ruler of Soul Beasts.

In Soul Land 3, whether Gu Yuena saved the Soul Beasts purely to compensate Di Tian, her loyal subordinate, or whether she truly wanted revenge for the Soul Beasts, the boundary between those motivations had never been especially clear.

But at the very least, when she realized that her child might have reincarnated as a human, Gu Yuena did not hesitate in the slightest.

She immediately chose to rebuild her cultivation and take human form, abandoning her original long and stable path to recovery just so she could integrate into human society as quickly as possible and find her child.

"Yes—I understand, My Lord."

Di Tian lowered his head, his tone solemn.

He secretly sighed to himself. As expected of an existence who had inherited the Dragon God's wisdom, his lord had actually spotted flaws he himself could not comprehend.

His earlier insistence really had been shortsighted. His lord had considered things far more thoroughly than he had.

"All right," Gu Yuena said, her tone returning to calm as she turned around and adjusted her collar.

"Next, we'll be meeting the Spirit Pagoda's vice tower master. I hear she's only a Rank-98 Titled Douluo. When the time comes, Di Tian, you can be appropriately forceful. A Demigod-level existence willing to join the Spirit Pagoda deserves sufficient respect from them."

To be honest, Gu Yuena had been asleep all these years. When she woke up, she discovered that the world had become utterly unrecognizable.

She also seemed unable to understand why the permanent seats Huo Yuhao had once left for the Soul Beasts had all vanished while she was asleep, after which the Soul Beasts had completely become fish on the chopping block, left for others to slaughter. She simply could not make sense of it.

But none of that mattered anymore. What mattered was finding her child.

After giving her instructions, Gu Yuena and the other two finally pushed open the door and entered the reception room.

"Your Excellencies Black Dragon and Demonic Dragon."

Leng Yaozhu, who had been seated, hurriedly rose to her feet and adopted a very humble posture.

She had happened to encounter these two Your Excellencies while handling affairs in Shrek City, and they had proactively revealed their identities and intentions.

As a reclusive family, they felt that they were struggling to keep up with the rapidly changing modern era, so they had decided to join one of the continent's strongest powers.

They were currently wavering between the Spirit Pagoda, Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, and the War God Temple. Since the headquarters of the first three were all located in Shrek City, they had planned to come here first and try their luck.

Not long after entering the city, they had run into Leng Yaozhu.

Leng Yaozhu had immediately realized with keen insight that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Thus, in her capacity as the Spirit Pagoda's vice tower master, she had solemnly extended an invitation to the two of them.

The other party had naturally agreed. Afterward, Leng Yaozhu learned that the Black Dragon Douluo, Gu Di, was a Demigod-level Limit Douluo, while the Demonic Dragon Douluo, Gu Zi, was a Rank-96 Super Douluo.

The two Douluo had brought along a six-year-old girl, supposedly the daughter of Gu Di and Gu Zi, Gu Yuena. It seemed they intended for her to grow up in the human world.

With figures of such weight joining them, Leng Yaozhu attached immense importance to this cooperation.

What she thought was—now that His Excellency Black Dragon and Her Excellency Demonic Dragon had joined, the conservative faction within the Spirit Pagoda would finally have enough confidence to contend somewhat with the aggressive Qian Gu Family, wouldn't they?

The Qian Gu Family had three Limit Douluo in a single generation and had become increasingly overbearing within the Spirit Pagoda in recent years. Now that they had outside support of the same level, they would at least no longer have to yield at every turn.

"Please, have a seat, Your Excellencies." Leng Yaozhu wore a proper smile as she personally poured tea for the three of them. Her gaze paused briefly on the silver-haired little girl, but she asked no questions.

In her view, this was probably Gu Di and Gu Zi's daughter, who had come along to broaden her horizons.

"You're too courteous, Tower Master Leng." Di Tian responded indifferently and took a seat in the place of honor. The pressure and bearing of a Demigod expert radiated from him as he displayed, in perfect measure, the demeanor expected of the head of a reclusive family.

Zi JI sat quietly beside him, a touch of proud reserve between her brows. Yet when she occasionally looked at Gu Yuena, her gaze concealed an irrepressible reverence.

Gu Yuena obediently sat in the seat farthest to the side, her little hands holding a teacup. Through the rising steam, her silver eyes quietly examined Leng Yaozhu and every detail of the reception room.