Gu Yuena: Shielding Yuhao in Front of Herself

Tang Wulin turned the matter over in his mind without reaching a satisfying answer, so he answered his father's question first. "I've already saved up enough money, Dad. You don't need to worry." "Is that so?" Tang Ziran's brow furrowed slightly. "If it's not enough, be sure to tell your mother and me. Don't push yourself too hard." "Mm." Tang Wulin nodded obediently and walked toward the dining table. He didn't plan to tell his parents about the Golden Dragon King seal for now. If they knew he might die, it would only make them worry. After finishing his meal, Tang Wulin bid farewell to his parents and, instead of returning to the academy, made a trip to the Spirit Pagoda to purchase spiritual items and dragon blood. Browsing through the soul tool optical screen, he discovered that obtaining spiritual items and dragon blood from the Spirit Pagoda was cheapest for internal Spirit Pagoda personnel. Tang Wulin took the elevator up to the floor where spiritual items were sold. He had originally thought the Spirit Pagoda senior here would question his reasons, but the man simply smiled and handed the three items over to him. "Alright, this is everything, right?" "Thank you, Uncle!" Tang Wulin thanked him loudly, happily took the auxiliary spiritual items and dragon blood, and turned to leave. Then, without hesitation, he directly applied for a meditation room within the Spirit Pagoda, closed his eyes in meditation inside, and called out to "Old Tang." "Old Tang" had said that once he gathered the spiritual items, he should let him know. Tang San's divine sense awoke once more. This time, he could finally feel a touch of joy. At long last, something good had finally happened! Wulin had purchased the materials to break the seal, and he could use his son's breakthrough to absorb a bit of energy to sustain his divine sense. Although the power of the Golden Dragon King in the first few seals was scarce, even a mosquito leg was still meat—now was hardly the time to be picky. Thinking this, Tang San glanced at Tang Wulin's location, and then... a long silence followed. Wait, Wulin, why are you breaking the seal directly inside the Spirit Pagoda? Has your heart already subconsciously come to see this place as safe? You're not going to expose me in the future, are you? The smile vanished from the face of Tang San's divine sense. No, the education plan had to be put on the agenda as soon as possible! *** The final match of the Class Promotion Tournament took place at noon one day. As the challengers, Class 2 could decide the number of participants. Their lineup consisted of Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, and a black-haired boy. For this match, Xie Xie, Huo Yuhao, and Gu Yuena also accompanied Luo Yanglu to watch on site. The instant she arrived, Gu Yuena frowned, casting a thoughtful glance at Tang Wulin. The aura of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline was on him now, unmistakable. However... this bloodline was still very weak. Gu Yuena withdrew her gaze, now completely understanding the situation with the Golden Dragon King's God Core. If her guess was correct, the Golden Dragon King's God Core existed within this human's body under multiple seals, which had to be released layer by layer; otherwise, this phenomenon would not have occurred. Gu Yuena thought for a moment, then asked Huo Yuhao beside her via voice transmission, "Yuhao, how do you plan to extract a trace of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline?" Huo Yuhao's gaze lingered on Xu Xiaoyan for a breath before he pulled it back, replying via voice transmission, "Through the Soul Spirit." Gu Yuena froze. "The Soul Spirit?" "Yes." Huo Yuhao looked toward the Soul Spirit Tang Wulin had summoned—the Grey Sea Snake, which had now turned golden and glittering, with a swelling bulge on its head—and nodded. He had never targeted Tang Wulin's own bloodline; rather, he intended to extract the bloodline power from his Soul Spirit. After all... Huo Yuhao didn't mean to insult him, but little Wulin's bloodline was truly a bit of a hodgepodge. Soft-Bones Rabbit, Bluesilver Emperor, deity, Golden Dragon King... far too many. What he needed was the purest Golden Dragon King bloodline power. Trying to draw it from Tang Wulin directly would actually be rather troublesome. A Soul Spirit was quite another matter. Its own bloodline power was fragile, while the Golden Dragon King's bloodline was overbearing beyond measure. Amplified by the Soul Spirit Contract, Tang Wulin's Soul Spirit would receive substantial feedback when he broke the Golden Dragon King seal, and its original bloodline power would be replaced directly by the Golden Dragon King's bloodline! Therefore, starting from the Soul Spirit was the simplest route. Not to mention, he had left a hidden measure within the Soul Spirit Contract... Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao glanced at Gu Yuena. *It seems the surprise I left for her ten thousand years ago won't be needed after all... which is probably a good thing.* To make the Soul Spirit Contract something truly impossible to crack, he and Elder Yi had incorporated Radiant Undead Magic as one of the twenty-eight defensive layers. That was magic created by Elder Yi himself, fundamentally different from ordinary Undead Magic. If anyone could crack it without the support of the Holy Demon Continent's magical system, Huo Yuhao would gladly concede defeat! At the same time, that was also a backdoor he had left behind, originally meant to guard against Gu Yuena's Ten Thousand Beast Platform plan. Now it seemed unnecessary for that purpose, so he would simply use it to extract a bit of bloodline power. Gu Yuena felt an unprompted chill run down her spine. She looked around suspiciously, finally turning toward Tang Wulin's direction. Suddenly realizing something, she silently took several steps back behind Huo Yuhao. *I almost forgot. That Tang Wulin has a hidden measure left behind by a Godking inside him. I must be careful.* Mm, staying beside Yuhao and shielding Yuhao in front of herself, there was nothing to worry about. Hopefully he wouldn't get angry. Seeing Gu Yuena's actions, Huo Yuhao's train of thought broke off. "..." Was something not quite right here? Weren't their positions reversed? Inside the Sea of Spirit, Tianmeng Iceworm burst into uproarious laughter. "Yuhao, she seems to be turning a bit like you!" "..." Huo Yuhao pursed his lips, having no desire to reply, and continued watching the arena. The two sides had already begun a fierce clash. Tang Wulin's strength after breaking the seal was quite formidable, his bloodline heavily suppressing Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon King martial soul. However, this was a three-on-three match. Xu Xiaoyan had not yet reached Great Spirit Master rank, and it was daytime, not night, so she couldn't unleash the full power of the Star Wheel Ice Staff and couldn't use absolute control. She was somewhat suspected of coasting, and was suppressed by Class 1's primary control Soul Master, Zhang Yangzi. Class 2's other teammate was an Agility-Attack Battle Soul Master with decent martial soul potential, but nowhere near Xie Xie's level, and quickly fell before Wei Xiaofeng. From then on, the match steadily fell under the control of Class 1's trio. *** This was a friendly match. Class 1 had a relaxed mindset. Class 2's teacher, Ye Yingluo, having lost her chance for "revenge" against Wu Zhangkong because the former Class 5 had fallen, felt rather lost and despondent, so she didn't demand that her students defeat Class 1. Neither side was under any pressure, making for a fine exhibition match where no one suffered serious injuries. Only, the outcome was somewhat beyond Luo Yanglu's expectations. Although Class 1 won, it felt rather like a narrow victory. Wang Jinxi, the possessor of the Bone Dragon King martial soul, seemed to suffer a sort of suppression when facing Tang Wulin, nearly getting knocked out of the ring by Tang Wulin's forging hammer, which would have triggered a chain reaction. "Is the special bloodline in his body a dragon bloodline? Is that why he was born with divine strength?" Luo Yanglu looked at Tang Wulin thoughtfully before quickly turning his gaze away. He knew a bit about Tang Wulin's circumstances; the boy was already an employee of the Spirit Pagoda. He could investigate further later. It was also time to establish Class Zero. Thinking this, Luo Yanglu looked at Xu Xiaoyan again, then turned his gaze toward Wu Zhangkong, who had also come to watch. Well then, time to have a good talk with this man.