"So, we forge a great cauldron to suppress the fate of soul beasts. In the future, we can inscribe runes upon it to serve as the core of the Soul Beast Divine Realm." Gu Yue looked at Di Tian, the other fierce beasts, and the Ice God's Heart, asking, "What do you think?"
"A cauldron to suppress the fate of soul beasts?" The Ice God's Heart, clad in mecha armor, responded, "If such a cauldron could truly be forged, it would be a monumental achievement for soul beasts. However, while forging a cauldron is easy, forging one that can suppress fate is as difficult as reaching the heavens."
"No matter how difficult, this cauldron must be forged. We can no longer allow others to steal the fate of soul beasts." Gu Yue declared firmly.
"Perhaps, Master, you could consult Xia Yi's past life's consciousness. He possesses the Hetu and Luoshu, so he might be able to give us some insight." Di Tian said in a deep voice.
"That's a good idea. Let's go to the Spirit Pagoda to find him." Gu Yue nodded in agreement.
Arriving at Shrek City
Before long, Gu Yue once again arrived at Shrek City!
From afar, she gazed at the towering Spirit Pagoda, gritting her teeth in anger. "That damn Xia Yi! I've been in seclusion for nearly a year, and he must be enjoying himself to the heavens. He even dares to ignore my soul communicator calls? Just wait until I get my hands on him!"
The moment she left the Great Star Dou Forest, she had tried calling Xia Yi's soul communicator, but no one answered.
Standing amidst the bustling, prosperous Shrek City, Gu Yue's delicate brows furrowed slightly as her eyes turned golden.
In an instant, she beheld a golden glow blanketing all of Shrek City.
Compared to Shrek City, the faint golden mist in the Great Star Dou Forest was pitifully weak.
"Has humanity's fate grown this powerful?" Gu Yue's face turned pale as she saw three golden beams of light piercing the sky, emanating from three locations—Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, and the Spirit Pagoda.
"Something is wrong. Their fate is tainted." The golden light in Gu Yue's eyes grew even brighter, and this time, she saw clearly that within each of the three golden beams, there were traces of black mist swirling inside.
"Could this be misfortune?" Gu Yue furrowed her brows. Having only recently begun comprehending fate energy, she was still unfamiliar with many aspects.
Just as she was observing the black mist, a sharp pain struck her eyes. In the next moment, her pupils reverted to normal.
"Master, are you alright?" Di Tian asked anxiously, seeing Gu Yue's face as pale as a sheet, with streaks of fresh blood trickling from her beautiful eyes.
"I'm fine, just a minor issue." Gu Yue took a deep breath and replied slowly.
"Simply observing fate energy already causes backlash. Forging a cauldron that can suppress fate… I can't imagine what the consequences would be." She murmured to herself, but her determination did not waver.
On the contrary, it only grew stronger.
Compared to humanity, the fate of soul beasts had become pitifully weak.
No matter what, she could not allow others to continue stealing their fate.
Reunion at the Spirit Pagoda
Before long, their vehicle arrived at the entrance of the Spirit Pagoda. With Bi Ji's healing, Gu Yue had completely recovered from the backlash of fate energy.
"Yue'er…" Before long, master and disciple were reunited. Leng Yaozhu's eyes reddened slightly as she embraced Gu Yue tightly, unwilling to let go.
Gu Yue had treated her too well—not only had she shared Xia Yi with her, but she had also willingly gone into seclusion, giving her time alone with him.
Even though they had only spent a few days together, for her, it was already enough.
"Where is Xia Yi? He's not with you?" Gu Yue asked curiously.
"Not long after you entered seclusion, he went to the Qian Gu Family's Ten Thousand Serpent Mystic Realm to seek an opportunity to evolve his martial soul. He still hasn't returned." Leng Yaozhu also missed Xia Yi greatly, but for the sake of his martial soul's evolution, she had to endure.
"That idiot! Leaving the most beautiful woman in the Spirit Pagoda behind to go train? He's not afraid of divine punishment? Seriously, I don't know what I saw in him back then." Gu Yue pouted playfully, laughing.
She wasn't worried about Xia Yi's safety. Since Leng Yaozhu had allowed him to go, she must have ensured his safety.
"Good Yue'er, how dare you tease your master now?" Leng Yaozhu rolled her eyes at Gu Yue, then suddenly hugged her gently again. After a moment, she said sincerely, "Yue'er, thank you."
"Jue'er, you can just call me 'sister.' Or Gu Yue-jie, or Yue-jie. But can you not add '-er' to my name?" Gu Yue teased back.
"Alright, sister." Leng Yaozhu giggled.
At that moment, the two of them truly felt like sisters.
But deep down, Gu Yue felt a slight pang of bitterness. Even though she had deliberately given Xia Yi and Leng Yaozhu the opportunity to be together, the way Leng Yaozhu naturally called her "sister" only proved that she had fully decided to follow Xia Yi.
"By the way, when will Xia Yi return?" Gu Yue suddenly asked.
"I don't know. But the Phoenix Heart Jade he carries hasn't been activated yet, which means he's still safe." Leng Yaozhu replied.
"Can I go in to find him?" Gu Yue asked solemnly.
"I'll need to discuss it with Qian Gu Dongfeng." Leng Yaozhu nodded.
Ten Thousand Serpent Mystic Realm
In the Ten Thousand Serpent Mystic Realm, Xia Yi and Leng Yulei were fleeing at full speed.
Behind them, a massive python was relentlessly chasing them.
The python was thicker than a house and stretched for hundreds of meters.
Above its head, a humanoid creature with a snake's lower body hovered in the air.
Its lower body was a massive serpent over ten meters long, while its upper half was that of a woman with unparalleled beauty, rivaling even Leng Yaozhu.
Of course, that was ignoring her head full of writhing, tiny snake heads.
"Damn it! How did the Qian Gu Family allow a serpent on par with an Ultimate Douluo to exist? But it's only equivalent to a newly ascended Ultimate Douluo—a pseudo-Demigod at most. Master, should we use our trump card to kill it? If we do, its energy might be enough to fuel your martial soul evolution." Leng Yulei flared her battle armor's wings, grabbing Xia Yi and soaring into the sky to widen the distance.
"Its speed is slower than the other serpents we've encountered. It's even refusing to leave the python beneath it, meaning it's bound by some restriction. We should just leave rather than waste our trump card on it." Xia Yi shook his head. That humanoid serpent didn't seem like an ordinary energy beast.
If he used his trump card and didn't get the energy he needed, he'd be at a massive loss.
"Fine!" Leng Yulei was frustrated but obeyed. With a burst of speed, she widened the distance between them and the python.
However, something unexpected happened. Just as Xia Yi and Leng Yulei were about to disappear from sight, the humanoid serpent suddenly struck the python beneath her with a powerful palm.
In an instant, the massive python dissolved into pure energy.
Yet she wasn't done. She then struck the crown of her own head with another palm.
At once, her body disintegrated into the air.
Just as Xia Yi had suspected, she did not turn into an energy beast but rather condensed into a glowing sphere of light, shooting toward them at an unimaginable speed.
Ignoring Xia Yi entirely, the light sphere directly entered Leng Yulei's forehead.
Its speed was so fast that she had no time to react.
Frozen in place, Leng Yulei became unable to move.
A vast and powerful aura surged from her body. Xia Yi attempted to approach, but the overwhelming energy repelled him.
Seeing the pain on Leng Yulei's face, Xia Yi gritted his teeth and prepared to activate the Phoenix Heart Jade to force his way through.
At that moment, Gu Yue's voice rang out, "Don't interfere. This is a god's inheritance. Although it's only from a shattered Third-Class God, it's still a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for any Ultimate Douluo. If you think she's too weak, you can help her ascend to a higher god level in the future."
"A god? That serpent was a god?" Xia Yi was stunned. He could accept it being a serpent-type soul beast, but Gu Yue was calling it a god.
"Aren't gods all supposed to be human?"