Chapter 74: Little Gu Yue, You'd Better Just Spend Time with That Jiang Chen Instead!
Jiang Chen finally stopped on the forty-ninth floor.
Not because he couldn't continue—but because he couldn't be bothered.
"Damn Yao Ling, you're finished! Just you wait—let's see how Di Tian deals with you!"
Cursing under his breath, he stormed out of the Tower of Heaven.
The Snow Empress and Gu Yue didn't bother with the tower at all. To them, such games were meaningless.
Meanwhile, reports on Eastsea Academy's Class Zero reached the higher echelons of the Spirit Pagoda.
Of the group, excluding Tang Wulin, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi both possessed innate level-nine soul power.
All the others? Full innate power.
In this era, innate soul power wasn't everything—but it still guaranteed faster cultivation than nearly any peer.
Reviewing the files, they were easily comparable to—and perhaps even stronger than—students from Shrek Academy.
"Bah! Shrek Academy?"
Vice Tower Master Leng Yaozhu scoffed loudly. "What trash! Why do people still compare us to them? Nonsense. Utterly unlucky!"
She flipped through the documents.
"Di Xue'er, martial soul: Ice Heavenly Snow Maiden… innate full soul power, already rank forty-nine? Mentor listed as… Leng Yulai?"
Leng Yaozhu blinked, momentarily confused.
Her younger sister's martial soul was Dark Phoenix—so where had this "apprentice" come from?
"Ice Heavenly Snow Maiden… could it be connected to that Snow Empress?"
Still, she dismissed the thought. While the Ice Heavenly Snow Maiden spirit was rare, it wasn't unique. The soul master world had existed for millennia—who knew, maybe another one had existed before the legendary Empress.
As for the idea that the Snow Empress had reincarnated as a human? Unthinkable.
Even Jiang Chen's Dark Evil God Tiger—not even the Federation believed it to be the same million-year soul beast from the Huo family line.
No sensible person would ever assume a soul beast would want to turn human. Soul beasts lived for tens of thousands—some, hundreds of thousands—of years. Humans, even as Ultimate Douluos, barely reached three hundred.
Why give up eternity for mortality?
If such transformation were possible in reverse, half the dying soul masters in existence would've turned themselves into soul beasts by now, seeking immortal spirit form.
Leng Yaozhu continued reading the dossiers, nodding in satisfaction.
"Yes… sending little Gu Yue to this group was absolutely the right choice. Surrounded by talents like these, she's bound to progress faster."
But then she frowned.
"Although… that little Gu Yue's been a bit too close to that Tang Wulin boy lately, hasn't she?"
She grimaced.
"This won't do. I need to warn her!"
"Children these days—too young to be falling in love!"
Having once seen her own family torn apart by romance, Leng Yaozhu understood firsthand how dangerous such emotions could be.
If not for that, her own sister wouldn't have nearly fallen into the grasp of the Evil Soul Masters—or been exiled to the Extreme North for "reeducation."
Gu Yue, she thought grimly, was far too young for that kind of drama.
She skimmed further down Tang Wulin's record.
"Tang Wulin. Innate level-three soul power, martial soul Blue Silver Grass. Suspected Golden Dragon bloodline. Rank-three blacksmith—broke the Federation record; potential for divine craftsmanship."
Potential Divine Blacksmith?
Leng Yaozhu respected craftsmen deeply—but even the most revered blacksmiths were bound by their own strength.
A Divine Blacksmith might command respect from Ultimate Douluos, sure—but an Ultimate Douluo didn't need anyone's permission.
If Gu Yue insisted on spending time with a boy, there were better choices.
Her eyes scanned the list again.
"Jiang Chen, martial soul Dark Evil God Tiger, full innate power, rank forty-nine soul power… A child of the Huo family and a million-year soul beast? ... Not bad."
Very not bad.
Based on her speculation, the true million-year soul spirit wasn't bonded to Huo Yun'er—but to Jiang Chen himself.
That made the boy far more significant than most realized.
As someone without any powerful family backing, Leng Yaozhu had fought tooth and nail to reach the position of Vice Tower Master. But pressure never stopped building—especially with the looming leadership transition.
Even if the Qian Gu family, reformed through Jiang Chen's influence, no longer leaned toward extremism...
anyone who held power wanted to keep it.
For that family, ruling the Pagoda forever was the ultimate goal. One generation's control was never enough.
After all, the current Qian Gu line had achieved something unprecedented—three Ultimate Douluos in one family.
Even the hidden imperial Huo Clan had only ever produced two.
Leng Yaozhu sighed wistfully. "If only my sister and I could both reach that level one day…"
Still, she made up her mind.
"Gu Yue absolutely must distance herself from that Tang Wulin boy. If she has to be around a male peer, she'd be far better off spending time with Jiang Chen instead."
Thinking that, Leng Yaozhu chuckled to herself wryly.
She'd officially become her own mother.
Once, her mother had dreamed of marrying her daughters into noble families for security—
now she herself wanted the same for her protegé.
Indeed, what a turn of fate.
But she comforted herself silently.
This wasn't matchmaking. It was strategy.
Meanwhile, at Eastsea Academy—
"What?! She wants me to spend more time with Jiang Chen?"
Gu Yue froze mid-stretch, staring at her communicator like it had just insulted her ancestors.
She had just returned to her dorm, humming cheerfully after another day well spent—
she'd managed to talk with Tang Wulin again, and her plan to seize the Golden Dragon King bloodline was progressing smoothly.
When she finally won their bet, she'd have that fool completely under her control.
Yes, once that happened, she'd—
"Humph! I'll make him cook for me… wash my feet—no, lick them!"
Gu Yue lay back on her couch, already envisioning all sorts of humiliations for Jiang Chen.
Her mood soared. Life was improving one devious day at a time.
She picked up her latest reading material: 108 Ways to Humiliate a Man.
"Let's see… making him cook will destroy his dignity since 'a true gentleman avoids the kitchen'… and... forcing him to serve a lady is disgraceful behavior…"
There were even illustrations showing props and set-ups.
Her eyes glimmered with interest. How fascinating.
Even with a Dragon God's intelligence, she believed in diligent study.
"Truly," she said proudly, "my wisdom is unmatched! Jiang Chen—you're doomed this time!"
At that exact moment, her communicator buzzed.
"Huh? My so-called mentor?"
To officially integrate into the Spirit Pagoda, she had taken Leng Yaozhu as a nominal master—a convenient front for her larger plan.
After all, as the Soul Beast Queen, it was only right for her to reclaim the Pagoda for her kin.
Becoming Tower Master was merely step two.
"Hello, Master? What's the matter?"
Leng Yaozhu's voice carried no hesitation—she went straight for the jugular.
"Lately, you and that Tang Wulin boy have been spending too much time together," she said flatly.
"You'd better keep your distance. I'm speaking from experience—trust me, it's for your own good."
Then, after a pause, her tone softened. "But if you really want to spend time with boys, I think that Jiang Chen kid isn't bad."
Gu Yue: "???"
(END CHAPTER)
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