Gu Yuena's Astounding Wisdom!

"My lord, are we really going to believe him? Human god or not, he bears a blood feud with us soul beasts!" The burly man bowed his head, his tone respectful.

As soon as he finished speaking, a cool voice filled with boundless authority rang out from the depths of Chaos. "So what if he's a human god? Sometimes an enemy needn't remain an enemy. He can become a friend."

The mist gradually cleared, revealing an enormous silver dragon before the man.

The dragon was thousands of meters long, its body covered in hexagonal silvery-white scales. Every scale gleamed like metal and glittered like a gemstone.

Two crystal-clear horns, brilliant as diamonds, crowned its head and shimmered with silver light. Its deep, bright violet slit pupils were like amethysts, radiating majesty and mystery.

Despite the dragon's immense size, its muscles were not exaggerated. Its body had long, graceful curves, and a pair of wings rose from its back, lending it an air of elegance and power.

Taken as a whole, it looked like an exquisite, peerless work of art.

But a hideous scar nearly a thousand meters long marred the dragon's back, ruining that beauty. Worse still, the wound gave off a terrifying aura of slaughter.

Alongside it, however, a gentle dark-blue glow was slowly purifying that dreadful aura.

Gu "Possessor of Astounding Wisdom" Yue "First to Throw Herself at a Man on Douluo" Na!

The burly man standing not far from the dragon was none other than Di Tian, known as the Beast God.

"My lord, but—"

Di Tian tried to argue further, only to look up into Gu Yuena's cold, threatening slit pupils. The absolute suppression rooted in his bloodline made him shudder despite himself.

"Di Tian, are you questioning me?"

"I wouldn't dare!" Di Tian hastily lowered his head. The crushing pressure sent a chill down his back.

Looking at the loyal subordinate who had devoted himself to guarding her in the Star Dou Forest, Gu Yuena softened her tone.

"I know what worries you. But working with him is our best option right now. If I rely on Douluo Star's energy alone, my injuries will take at least another ten thousand years to heal!"

Di Tian fell silent. Ten thousand years was not long for a soul beast, but who could say what the future held?

For all he knew, the soul beasts might be nearly extinct by then.

"I understand, my lord." Di Tian paused. At least, with that god's help, her injuries were slowly healing.

Once she regained her strength, she would surely lead the soul beasts to take revenge on the Divine Realm!

Why couldn't soul beasts become gods?

What damned bastard had made that rule?

When the time came, Di Tian would make that bastard taste his Dragon God Claw!

"Don't worry. He's only a human boy. He won't escape my grasp. When the time comes, Di Tian, you'll be able to lay down your burden and pursue your own dream."

Recalling her agreement with that god, Gu Yuena's eyes flashed with disdain.

He's only human. With a little of my astounding wisdom, winning him over will be child's play.

What fiancé? He'll be my dragon consort!

At the mention of his dream, Di Tian's eyes lit up with excitement. He instinctively looked up, his gaze seeming to pierce the Chaos space and reach the vast, mysterious universe beyond.

That's right. Once my lord leads the soul beasts back to glory, I'll be free to roam the universe!

It's been my dream all my life!

At the thought, Di Tian felt energy surge through him. He wished he could charge into the Divine Realm at once and drive his elbows into those human gods.

On the path toward Shrek City's east gate, a bright young woman skipped along ahead. A blue-haired boy and a slender, frail figure followed behind her.

"Yuhao, Shrek Academy is just up ahead. Stop worrying! The Tang Sect gets one spot without an entrance exam every year." Seeing Huo Yuhao's nerves, Tang Ya spoke up to reassure him.

"Thank you, Teacher Xiao Ya!"

The three were Tang Ya and her companions, returning from the Star Dou Forest. The Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night at Huo Gua's waist showed that, just as in the original story, she had joined the Tang Sect despite its long decline.

After some time, a magnificent complex of buildings gradually came into view.

So that's Shrek Academy? It's incredible!

Remembering Mom's final instructions, Huo Gua felt a sudden pang of nervousness. She instinctively pulled her thin cloth clothes tighter around herself.

The three walked on, stopping now and then, and finally reached Shrek City's east gate before dusk.

"Here's Huo Yuhao's registration fee. Hurry up!" Taking the Gold Soul Coins Bei Bei handed her, Tang Ya slapped them onto the table, her voice impatient.

"Name, age, Martial Soul, and cultivation level. And a letter of recommendation from the city lord's residence." The student handling new admissions glanced at Huo Yuhao behind Tang Ya and spoke flatly.

"Hello, senior. My name is Huo Yu... Yuhao. I'm eleven. My Martial Soul is Spirit Eyes, and I'm a level-eleven support-type battle soul master."

Huo Yuhao summoned his courage and stepped forward. A bright yellow Spirit Ring appeared behind him.

As for the city lord's letter of recommendation... he didn't have one.

Though evening was approaching, plenty of onlookers were still gathered around.

Sure enough, the moment Huo Yuhao stated his Soul Power Level, the crowd erupted in deafening mockery.

"What? Level eleven? How does someone with talent like that have the nerve to apply to Shrek Academy?"

"He doesn't even know the admission requirements. What backwater did this idiot come from?"

Because Huo Yuhao possessed a mental-type Martial Soul, he heard every taunt around him perfectly clearly.

But he didn't argue. He merely kept his head down and said nothing, though his clenched fists showed he was far from calm.

"Go on, laugh! Keep laughing and I'll let you taste the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow!" Tang Ya's sharp cry rang out. The mockery had set her blood boiling, and her icy gaze swept over everyone present.

Perhaps because of Tang Ya's upper-year uniform, the surrounding voices gradually died away. Yet when the onlookers looked at Huo Yuhao, their eyes still held obvious disdain.

The student in charge of admissions, however, did not mock him. He only frowned and patiently explained, "Young man, Shrek Academy's rules require new students to be under twelve and have Soul Power of at least level fifteen."

"That's fine. Yuhao is one of us in the Tang Sect. By the rules, our sect gets one spot without an entrance exam every year!"