Astonishing Wisdom, Gu Yuena!

"My lord, are we really going to believe him? Human Deity or not, he shares a blood feud with the Soul Beast Clan!" The burly man lowered his head, his tone respectful.

The moment he finished speaking, a cool voice filled with boundless authority rang out from the depths of Chaos. "So what if he's a human Deity? Sometimes an enemy need not remain an enemy. He can also become a friend."

The mist gradually dispersed, revealing an enormous silver Giant Dragon before the man.

The Giant Dragon stretched a terrifying several thousand meters long. Hexagonal silver-white scales covered her body, each one gleaming like metal and dazzling as a gemstone.

Two crystal-clear horns, like diamonds, rose from her head and shimmered with silver light. Her amethyst-purple slit pupils were deep and bright, radiating authority and mystery.

Despite her immense size, her muscles were not exaggerated. The lines of her body were long and graceful, and a pair of wings rose from her back, lending her an air of elegance and power.

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

But the vicious scar running nearly a thousand meters down her back ruined that beauty. Worse still, the wound emanated a terrifying aura of slaughter.

A gentle, deep-blue glow was also slowly purifying that dreadful aura of slaughter.

Gu "Possessor of Astonishing Wisdom" Yue "Douluo's Number One Free Giveaway" Na!

The burly man not far from the Giant Dragon was, of course, Di Tian, known as the Beast God.

"My lord, but..."

Di Tian wanted to argue further, but when he looked up, he met Gu Yuena's icy slit pupils, full of warning. The absolute suppression rooted in his bloodline made him shudder instinctively.

"Di Tian, are you questioning me?"

"I would not dare!" Di Tian hurriedly lowered his head. The crushing pressure sent a chill down his back.

Looking at this loyal subordinate, who had devoted himself to quietly guarding her in the Star Dou Forest, Gu Yuena could not help softening her tone.

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

Di Tian fell silent. Ten thousand years might not be long for a Soul Beast, but who could say what the future held?

By then, the Soul Beast Clan might be all but extinct.

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

Once his lord regained her strength, she would surely lead the Soul Beast Clan to take revenge on the Divine Realm!

Why couldn't Soul Beasts become gods?

Which damned bastard had made that rule?

When the time came, he would make them taste the Dragon God Claw!

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

Remembering her agreement with that Deity, Gu Yuena's eyes flashed with disdain.

He's only human. With the slightest exercise of my astonishing wisdom, bringing him to heel will be as easy as reaching out and taking him.

What fiancé? He's my dragon consort!

At the mention of his dream, Di Tian's eyes lit up with excitement. He looked up without thinking, his gaze seeming to pierce the space of Chaos and reach the vast, mysterious universe.

That's right. Once my lord leads the Soul Beast Clan back to glory, I'll be free to roam the universe to my heart's content!

It's been my lifelong dream!

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

On the path to Shrek City's east gate, a bright, youthful figure skipped along ahead. A blue-haired boy and a thin, frail figure followed behind her.

"Yuhao, Shrek Academy is just ahead. You can 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 made it clear that, just as in the original story, he had joined the long-declining Tang Sect.

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

So that's Shrek Academy? How grand!

Remembering Mom's final instructions, Huo Gua felt an inexplicable rush of nerves and instinctively pulled his thin cloth clothes tighter around himself.

After walking and stopping along the way, the three finally reached Shrek City's east gate before dusk.

"Here, this is Huo Yuhao's registration fee. Hurry up, hurry up!" Tang Ya took the Gold Soul Coins Bei Bei handed her and slapped them onto the table, her tone impatient.

"Name, age, Martial Soul, cultivation, and a letter of recommendation from the city lord's manor." 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 gleaming Yellow Soul Ring appeared behind him.

As for the city lord's letter of recommendation... he did not have one.

Though dusk was falling, plenty of onlookers still lingered nearby to watch the spectacle.

Sure enough, the moment Huo Yuhao stated his Soul Power Level, deafening jeers erupted around him.

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

"He doesn't even know the admission requirements! What backwater did this outsider crawl out of?"

Because Huo Yuhao had a mental-type Martial Soul, he heard every last jeer around him with perfect clarity.

He did not argue back. He merely lowered his head and said nothing, though his tightly clenched fists showed that he was far from calm.

"Laugh all you want! Keep it up, and I'll let you taste the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow!" Tang Ya's sharp cry rang out. The jeers had set her anger ablaze, and her icy gaze swept across the crowd.

Perhaps deterred by Tang Ya's upper-year uniform, the crowd gradually quieted. Yet when they looked at Huo Yuhao, unmistakable disdain remained in their eyes.

The student in charge of admissions, however, did not mock him. He only frowned and said patiently, "Little brother, under Shrek Academy's rules, new students must be under twelve years old and have a Soul Power Level of at least fifteen."

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