Who stood to gain the most without Shrek Academy and Tang Sect making things difficult? It was certainly not the common people nor the soul masters .
Thus, Tang Wulin dared not trust the Spirit Pagoda, and he dared not reveal his identity at this moment since it was truly a sensitive issue .
As Shrek Academy's current generation Shrek Seven Monsters, they would undoubtedly become the target of the Holy Spirit Cult if they were known to be still alive .
Hence, he would first need to protect himself so as to survive .
Yet, how could he leave this place with the wall that was as strong as iron? It would definitely be more difficult than when he infiltrated the Northsea Army Corps .
If he could not travel by air, how about going underground? Tang Wulin soon dropped the idea . There was no lack of soul beasts capable of burrowing underground . It is doubtful with the Spirit Pagoda's experience of ten thousand years, they would have overlooked this security measure .
It was truly a case of 'There is no road to heaven, nor any door to Earth . ' It was impossible to escape this place!
Gu Yue leaned against Tang Wulin's back with a carefree expression on her face .
In an attempt to probe further, Tang Wulin asked, "Gu Yue, will you please let me take a look at your storage bracelet?" A delicate silver-white bracelet sat on Gu Yue's right wrist . The bracelet was encrusted with translucent jewels with a remarkably high-level soul circuit drawn onto its surface .
"Okay . " Gu Yue stretched out her hand .
Tang Wulin was suddenly saddened upon seeing her plain wrist . Ever since their relationship as a couple was confirmed during the Sea God's Lake Date Festival, he had never gifted her anything .
He procured a piece of silver-white metal from his storage ring that was pulsating rhythmically on its own as if it was alive .
Tang Wulin pinched the metal softly with his right hand . A peculiar scene emerged . He pinched off a chunk of the metal as if it was mud .
His right Golden Dragon Claw popped out, and he carved the metal cautiously with the claw . It only took a short while before a silver ring appeared in Tang Wulin's hand .
Tang Wulin put the ring on Gu Yue's left middle finger as he spoke with a smile on his face, "Middle finger signifies that we're head over heels in love . This is the first piece of soul-forged metal I forged so it's considered rather meaningful . Although I haven't engraved any core circuit, it represents my love for you . Gu Yue, do you like it?"
There were no special patterns on the silver-white ring, only the striation of two overlapping hearts .
Tang Wulin's forging skill was impressive but he did not possess any special abilities in carving . The only precious part of the ring was that it was made of a piece of soul-forged metal, yet without the core circuit's effect, the soul-forged metal was only slightly better at self-healing and tougher than ordinary metal .
However, Tang Wulin's expression was filled with gentleness as he looked at the ring .
Gu Yue gifted him with the silver scales as a love token so he was returning the gesture with a ring .
"Thank you, father . Oh no, Wulin . " Gu Yue looked at the ring smiling with gratitude from the bottom of her heart .
Tang Wulin held her hand . "In all my life, I'll give you, and you alone, this ring . You're my one and only love in my whole life . "
"Good! Good!" Gu Yue clapped while she cheered in excitement .
Tang Wulin could not help smiling for she was still acting like a child .
At present, he had removed the storage bracelet from Gu Yue's wrist . There were many things in Gu Yue's bracelet including bottles of unknown content, metals carved with core circuits, and some items that looked like instruments . In fact, there were many items which Tang Wulin could not recognize .
He searched for a while before he finally found a few pieces of items similar to identity cards and tokens .
Tang Wulin did not understand the internal structure of the Spirit Pagoda, but it should not be a problem for him to walk out with Gu Yue's identity . Otherwise, how did they enter the place initially?
Tang Wulin returned the bracelet to Gu Yue before he began applying some makeup on himself .
He could not delay anymore as Gu Yue was suffering from amnesia . They would need to leave this place as soon as possible to find a place where she could be healed .
Gu Yue was not in her right mind, so he would need some time to look after her before he could take action .
Two days later .
In the Spirit Pagoda's Star Dou Fortress .
The Star Dou Fortress had a history of over three thousand years since the day it was built . Three millennia ago, the Spirit Pagoda seized the opportunity to build the fortress when the numerous beasts of the Great Star Dou Forest's core ring were severely defeated in a great battle . Moreover, the beasts had an agreement with the Spirit Pagoda whereby mankind would not destroy the forest so the beasts could live in it .
The agreement was such that mankind could kill the beasts that attacked mankind's defenses while the beasts were allowed to kill any human who entered the forest .
It appeared that both parties were equals . Yet, the Star Dou Fortress took centuries to build . When it was finally completed, the Great Star Dou Forest's core ring was converted into a prison cell .
The soul beasts were held captive in a pen, while the Spirit Pagoda was selling admission tickets to the place at a high price . Entry to the place was at one's own risk but it was the only place where soul masters could possibly get top grade soul rings from high-ranking soul beasts .
It was already too late by the time the beasts wanted to ditch the agreement . They were no longer the worthy rivals of mankind anymore .
The Spirit Pagoda relied on fixed soul ammunition arrays, mecha troops, and top grade battle armor masters with protective shields as its methods of defense . The beasts, even those with wings, could not escape but only endure their imprisonment in the great forest .
However, the Spirit Pagoda stopped the abuse toward the soul beasts after the completion of the overall rearing pen . Occasionally, a few people were allowed to enter the place . It was difficult to say if those people entering the forest could come out alive unless they paid a high price or gave resources to the Spirit Pagoda for its powerhouses to protect them .
It was apparent that the Spirit Pagoda's action had approval from the Federation . The reason was simple since there would no longer be any threat to mankind from the soul beasts . Everything would be within mankind's control .
"Monkey, report status on your side . " A female clad in uniform asked through the communicator inside the control tower which was the main protective shield of Star Dou Fortress .
"Sister Xing, everything on my side is normal . All the protective shield control valves are normal . " A sharp male voice was heard at the other end .
"Copy . "
Sister Xing was one of the people in charge of the main control tower . She was tasked in performing a routine inspection daily on the equipment to ensure its smooth operation .
For thousands of years, the Star Dou Fortress' protective shield was continuously strengthened . At present, even a legendary soul beast powerhouse would need to attack the protective shield for hours to break out by force . In this case, the Spirit Pagoda would be able to gather its own powerhouses to deal with the particular soul beast .
Sister Xing's expression showed she was more relaxed as she stretched herself . Her inspection was as usual, and there was not much of a problem . The remainder of the day would be relaxing .
The Star Dou Forest was as secure as a military base . In fact, its entertainment facilities within were well-equipped and lively, to say the least . Last night, she drank a lot in the bar . However, being one of the technical personnel in the workforce, she would never allow her personal life to interfere with her work .
"Beep, beep!" Meanwhile, the communicator suddenly went off .
"Huh . " Sister Xing hastily looked toward the screen before her .
"What's wrong?" Sister Xing hastily asked .
"Report to the tower . The reserve spiriter Miss Gu Yuena is requesting to return . At the same time, she is accompanied by Mister Xu Shengqun . "
Sister Xing spoke, "Approve their release after examining their identity passes . "
"Yes!"
Sister Xing cut off the communicator as she muttered to herself, "These VIP spiriters always utilize their privileged transport to enter without giving any notice in advance . Geez . "
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