Tang Wulin Lost It! Xie Xie Tried to Teach a Lesson and Got Schooled Instead! Cai Yue'er Arrived in Mingdu!

"Huh? Gu Yue, what are you doing here too?"

Li Chen was puzzled.

Gu Yue should still have been studying at Shrek at this point. There should have been some time left before she withdrew.

In the driver's seat, Leng Yaozhu smiled. "Gu Yue has withdrawn. Starting now, she'll be studying under me."

Gu Yue gave Li Chen a slightly bashful smile.

Leng Yaozhu could never have imagined that, despite being a human teacher herself, neither of her two students was fucking human.

The three immediately set off.

Two days later, they returned to the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda on the outskirts of Shrek City.

As an existence capable of arm-wrestling with Shrek on the Douluo Continent, the Spirit Pagoda was also one of the superpowers.

The Heavenly Spirit Pagoda at its headquarters stood over twenty stories tall.

The headquarters had originally been inside Shrek City, but after falling out with Shrek Academy, the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters had moved to the outskirts, very close to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The headquarters had changed locations,

but that did not mean the Spirit Pagoda had grown weaker.

In reality, with its Spirit Ascension Platform and Soul Spirit System, the Spirit Pagoda was what the continent's Soul Masters truly could not do without.

After all, without Shrek, there would merely be a few fewer high-level powerhouses.

But without the Spirit Pagoda, most Soul Masters could forget about advancing beyond one ring in their entire lives.

Leng Yaozhu led Li Chen and Gu Yue into the headquarters building and took the elevator to the eighteenth floor.

The Heavenly Spirit Pagoda had over twenty floors in total, and the top four all belonged to the Qiangu Family.

The Leng Clan occupied another four floors below them.

Upon entering the eighteenth floor, even Li Chen was stunned by the luxurious space occupying the entire vast floor.

The whole floor was encircled by glass, offering a view over all of Shrek City and even the Star Dou Great Forest.

There were also various departments and facilities, including a Spirit Ascension Platform, blacksmiths, mecha rooms, and recuperation pods. They truly lived up to being a fabulously wealthy family of the continent.

Leng Yaozhu smiled at the two of them.

"All right, starting today, you'll both be studying under me. Your studies will have two components: your training as Soul Masters and your second professions."

"Gu Yue chose mecha designer. She's already a rank-four mecha designer. Li Chen, what's your second profession?"

Li Chen said, "Me? I'm a rank-two mecha mechanic."

After hearing that, Leng Yaozhu could not help chuckling.

A second profession was a must for Soul Masters in this era.

There were four in total: blacksmith, mecha designer, Mecha Manufacturer, and mecha mechanic.

Forging depended on talent. Take Tang Wulin, for instance-a child of the plane who also possessed the Golden Dragon King Bloodline. He was naturally strong and had an affinity for metal, so his forging skills were already formidable at a young age.

The other three

had actually evolved from three branches of the Soul Engineer profession.

This evolution had occurred because the Soul Tools of the Dragon King era had become increasingly complex, especially Battle Armor, reaching a level of complexity that was difficult for any individual to master completely.

Of those three, mecha mechanic was the least prestigious, and naturally required the poorest understanding of Battle Armor and mechas.

A rank-two mecha mechanic was even lower still-the bottom of the contempt chain, a little brother among little brothers.

But Leng Yaozhu was not surprised by this.

She had gained a general understanding of the first fifteen years of Li Chen's life.

To sum it up in one phrase: the fall of a genius!

He had been born with full innate rank-ten Soul Power, only to awaken a Tree of Sorrow whose damned use was completely unknown. Li Chen, too, had gone from high spirits at the beginning to brooding ever since.

Especially after learning that Li Chen had lost his mother at birth, Leng Yaozhu felt no inclination to blame him. Instead, she felt a kind of tender affection for him.

After all, she had no children of her own.

Leng Yaozhu smiled.

"Mm, that's not bad. As your teacher, I'm a rank-nine mecha designer, as well as a rank-eight Mecha Manufacturer and mechanic."

"How about this? Since you're just starting out, why not learn about all three major professions first, then choose whichever interests you most? I promise I'll teach you well."

Li Chen nodded. "Thank you, Aunt Leng."

Leng Yaozhu immediately arranged accommodations for the two of them, then had Gu Yue show Li Chen around for a day to familiarize him with the surroundings. Lessons would begin the following day.

Gu Yue dutifully took Li Chen around, chatting with him along the way to get to know his personality.

At the same time, she taught him the history of the dragon race, brainwashing him into becoming her loyal subordinate.

In Gu Yue's eyes, this was a fine opportunity to cultivate a subordinate.

They walked around until evening, then reached the snack street outside the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda and found a restaurant to settle dinner.

"All right, you now have a general understanding of our dragon race. Remember, you must keep yourself well hidden."

"I'll give you something. If you run into danger, activate it, and I can help you."

Gu Yue smiled and handed Li Chen a silver bracelet.

Li Chen took it curiously and discovered a silver scale on the bracelet. The scale was smooth as a mirror and gave off a faint silver glow.

Li Chen was pleasantly surprised. This Lewd Dragon King might not have much of a brain, but she really was generous.

"Thank you, Gu Yue."

Gu Yue put on a stern little face. "Hmm? What did you call me?"

"Thank you, my lord."

"Mm." Only then did Gu Yue nod in satisfaction and order their food.

She had made up her mind. She would personally put this Darkness Holy Dragon King cub through brutal training, raise him into a heaven's chosen, and then have him take charge of the council!

Just then,

the restaurant door was pushed open, and two familiar figures walked in.

Li Chen looked up and discovered that they were none other than Tang Wulin and Xie Xie.

"Gu Yue! You're here?"

Tang Wulin exclaimed excitedly.

After the arena matches, Gu Yue had suddenly told him she was withdrawing from the academy to go to the Spirit Pagoda.

Tang Wulin, who had a secret crush on Gu Yue, had been unable to eat or sleep properly for the past two days. Distraught, he had found himself coming to the area around the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda, hoping to clear his head. He had never expected to actually run into her!

Tang Wulin soon noticed Li Chen sitting across from Gu Yue, and his heart immediately tightened.

Who was this boy?

Why was he eating with Gu Yue?!

"Gu Yue, who is he?" Tang Wulin asked, his voice trembling slightly.

Gu Yue glanced at the two of them, her expression calm.

"He's my junior fellow disciple. He's with the Spirit Pagoda."

Tang Wulin could not help saying,

"But, Gu Yue, why did you leave Shrek?"

Beside him, Xie Xie looked at Li Chen with a faintly hostile gaze.

"That's my own business."

Gu Yue's tone was cold.

At this point, she did not have particularly strong feelings for Tang Wulin. Na'er simply had not returned yet, and in her eyes, Tang Wulin was merely a vessel for the Golden Dragon King.

Hearing Gu Yue's attitude,

Tang Wulin, who had spent two days looking for her, suddenly cracked.

"Gu Yue, have you forgotten our Eastsea Class Zero?! Even if you wanted to leave, why didn't you tell us?! Are we really that dispensable to you?!"

His voice was loud, his tone utterly rattled.

Li Chen sat to the side, silently eating melon.

At that moment, he really wanted to sing a line: Pride so often drags us along, twisting even love into winding paths~

Gu Yue immediately lost patience and angrily slammed the table. "Tang Wulin, what I, Gu Yue, choose to do is none of your business!"

"If you want to eat, sit down. My treat. We're still friends. If you don't, get out. Don't stand here shouting."

Tang Wulin's eyes widened. He gave Gu Yue a look of disbelief, furious beyond measure.

Then he turned straight around and slammed the door on his way out.

Xie Xie froze for a moment, glanced at Gu Yue and Li Chen, then hurried out after him.

"Forget them. Humans are all inferior creatures who care about feelings like that. Let's eat."

Gu Yue did not care in the slightest.

Li Chen nodded.

After two mouthfuls of noodles, Li Chen's mouth tasted bitter.

"Damn, why are these noodles so salty? Gu Yue, want a drink? I'll go buy one at the shop next door."

Gu Yue nodded. "They did make them a little too salty. Just bring me a bottle of water."

Li Chen stood and left the little noodle shop.

But when he crossed the road and reached the neighboring shop, someone suddenly appeared and dragged him into a small alley.

"Brat, so you're the one chasing Gu Yue, huh?"

Xie Xie grabbed Li Chen by his clothes and spoke viciously.

Li Chen looked at him. "Bro, have you misunderstood something? I don't think we even know each other."

"Don't know each other? You don't even know your Grandpa Xie, yet you dare steal Wulin's woman? I'll teach you a proper lesson for Wulin today!"

Xie Xie threw a punch straight at Li Chen's face.

He had been annoyed with Li Chen when he saw him earlier, and had deliberately used his speed as an agility-type Soul Master to slip into the kitchen and add an extra handful of salt to Gu Yue's and Li Chen's noodles.

He had been waiting for this brat to come out to buy water.

Now that he had caught his chance, Xie Xie was determined to vent Wulin's anger for him!

Yet in the next instant, Li Chen caught Xie Xie's fist.

At this point, Xie Xie was only twelve years old, a rank-twenty-eight Soul Grandmaster.

If Li Chen had still only just advanced to Soul Elder as before, he might have been somewhat wary of him. After all, with his twin Martial Souls, Xie Xie's combat strength was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

But now Li Chen was already approaching Soul Ancestor, was three years older than Xie Xie, and had also gained the Dark Holy Dragon Bloodline. Naturally, he had absolutely no fear of him.

Holding Xie Xie's fist, Li Chen applied a little pressure. A series of bone-cracking sounds immediately rang out.

"Aaargh!"

Xie Xie hurriedly clutched his wrist with his other hand and dropped to his knees in pain.

"So young, and already picking up bad habits, playing gangster! Xie Xie, was it? Looks like Shrek's education still needs work!"

Li Chen kicked out, sending Xie Xie flying.

Then he turned and left the alley.

"That bastard... I... hiss..."

Clutching his broken hand, Xie Xie was in unbearable pain and repeatedly sucked in sharp breaths.

After joining Shrek, Xie Xie had become somewhat conceited deep down, only to be taught a harsh lesson by Li Chen now.

Helpless, and not daring to tell anyone else about it, Xie Xie could only leave with his injured hand hanging at his side.

Meanwhile,

Cai Yue'er set out from Shrek and headed to Mingdu under the pretext of apprehending an Evil Soul Master.

Flying aboard a mecha, Cai Yue'er's eyes glinted coldly as she calculated how to pin the charge of being an Evil Soul Master firmly on Long Xiaoyao.