Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

After Tang Wulin and the other six left happily with the souls in their hands, Chu Ci immediately pulled Gu Yue into the Realm of Farewell to the Moon.

"Gu Yue, Gu Yue, quick, let me see the information about the Ascension Platform." Chu Ci sat down on the stone chair and reached out to Gu Yue, asking for it.

During this holiday, Gu Yue spent all her time in the Spirit Transmission Tower looking for opportunities to participate in the Spirit Ascension Platform project. To this end, she repeatedly used her persuasive skills to coax Leng Yaozhu.

Ultimately, with Leng Yaozhu's permission, Gu Yue successfully entered the Ascension Platform project.

Chapter 216 Plotting the Ascension Platform, a Dark Piece Emerges

As the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yue was indeed very adept at research related to soul beasts, a fact that Chu Ci was well aware of. When researching ten-thousand-year-old soul spirits, Gu Yue often had to guide Chu Ci.

Therefore, after participating in the Ascension Platform project, Gu Yue quickly demonstrated extraordinary talent, and by simply changing a few data points, she made significant progress in the related research.

The person in charge of the Ascension Platform was immediately astonished and approved Gu Yue's request to join on the spot.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gu Yue used the soul tool given to him by Chu Ci to steal the secrets of the Ascension Platform multiple times.

Even though the Spirit Pagoda is very strict about this, Chu Ci's equipment is capable of being infiltrated into the Tang Sect, not to mention the possibility of an inside agent. Therefore, this process can be described as thrilling but ultimately safe.

Gu Yue rolled her eyes helplessly, pushed away Chu Ci's hands that were groping her body, and handed over the soul tool that she had stolen the secrets of the Spirit Ascension Platform to Chu Ci.

Chu Ci took the soul guide device into the attic, imported the data into the computer, and began to browse through it.

"I'm now basically certain that the core supporting the Spirit Ascension Platform is indeed something that was scattered across the Douluo Continent when the Dragon God fell," Gu Yue added, sitting next to Chu Ci.

"That's good! We can use the Dragon God Core as support; the effect will definitely be better than the current Spirit Ascension Platform," Chu Ci said.

Gu Yue frowned slightly and said worriedly, "Even if we emptied the Chu Group, the resources needed to build a plane like the Ascension Platform, which exists between illusion and reality, might not be enough."

Chu Ci frowned and pondered for a moment, then said softly, "What if we use the Scales of God?"

Gu Yue shook her head. "It's difficult. There are some technologies that you probably can't exchange with your current strength. Moreover, I haven't even come into contact with the core technology of the Spirit Ascension Platform yet, so that's also an unknown."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ci leaned back in his chair and fell into deep thought.

In fact, Chu Ci was eager to build the Spirit Ascension Platform not only for the sake of the soul beasts, but also for a better spirit ascension process.

Everyone's actions within the Spirit Ascension Platform of the Spirit Transmission Tower are closely monitored by the higher-ups of the tower. If Chu Ci were to enter and ascend, the existence of his soul spirit Anubis would be exposed.

The appearance of a soul not produced by the Spirit Pagoda will inevitably trigger a full-scale investigation by the Spirit Pagoda. No one can predict what heinous things the Eternal Clan might do then.

Therefore, Chu Ci must not reveal his ability to cultivate soul spirits until he has a way to protect himself completely.

Gu Yue saw Chu Ci's worry and comforted him, "Actually, I have a way to help us quickly have our own Ascension Platform."

Chu Ci sat up straight immediately and asked eagerly, "What method?"

Gu Yue said seriously, "There is a dark area in the Spirit Ascension Platform."

"Black, black out? What does that mean?" Chu Ci was immediately confused, he couldn't understand Gu Yue's words.

Gu Yue smiled gently, "What, is there anything in this world that you don't understand?"

Chu Ci smiled awkwardly, grabbed Gu Yue's small hand, and said affectionately, "The world is so big, there are many things I don't understand. Please explain them to me, my dear Gu Yue."

Gu Yue tried to pull her hand back, but couldn't budge it, so she gave up and said with disdain, "Don't be so greasy."

But seeing Chu Ci's expectant gaze, Gu Yue sat up slightly and began to explain.

"What I mean is to designate a specific area within the Ascension Platform that only we can enter."

A keen interest gleamed in Chu Ci's eyes as he asked curiously, "But our strength isn't enough to steal a plane, is it?"

Gu Yue shook her head. "I don't mean to steal it. This area is still in the Spirit Pagoda, but the people in the Spirit Pagoda can't enter. Only we know how to get in."

"Oh, is that so? Tell me more!" Chu Ci's interest grew even stronger.

Gu Yue explained, "The core of the Ascension Platform is the Dragon God's relic, so I can use the Dragon God's core to control the Ascension Platform to a certain extent."

"My plan is to use the Dragon Clan's spatial secrets to simulate a spatial collapse in a section of the Spirit Ascension Platform, making the people of the Spirit Pagoda mistakenly believe that this section has lost its function. In reality, it is still in the Spirit Ascension Platform, but this section has lost contact with them."

Chu Ci nodded secretly, "Won't the Spirit Pagoda detect the lost area?"

Gu Yue waved her finger confidently and said, "Even the core of the Spirit Ascension Platform tacitly acknowledges that area is lost, so how could the Spirit Transfer Tower possibly notice?"

"Moreover, even if the area we took is disconnected from the Spirit Pagoda, it can still enjoy the resources and soul beasts that the Spirit Pagoda sends to the Spirit Ascension Platform. Therefore, we don't need to spend a single penny of resources after taking this area."

Chu Ci was overjoyed and pressed for an answer: "Won't the Spirit Pagoda detect the unexplained disappearance of resources?"

Gu Yue shook her head. "The resources input into the Spirit Ascension Platform from the Spirit Transmission Tower amount to hundreds of millions. It's impossible to remember exactly where those resources went. As long as we don't absorb too much energy at once, it's impossible for us to be discovered."

"You're amazing, Gu Yue!" Chu Ci exclaimed excitedly, picking Gu Yue up and spinning her around. "You truly are worthy of being called Gu Yue!"

Gu Yue exclaimed in surprise and struggled to get up, "Put me down first, there's still something I haven't finished talking about!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ci quickly put Gu Yue down on the ground and asked with a grin, "Is there anything else you haven't said, Gu Yue?"

Gu Yue glared at Chu Ci with annoyance and said, "Completing all of the above will cause a great commotion. When I make my move, those experts from the Spirit Pagoda must not stay nearby, especially those few Limit Douluos."

"So, we need to find a way to make the Limit Douluo of the Spirit Pagoda leave the Spirit Pagoda headquarters when we make our move." Chu Ci stroked his chin, pondering how to achieve this.

There are four Limit Douluo in the Spirit Pagoda: Qian Gu Die Ting, Qian Gu Dong Feng, Qian Gu Qing Feng, and Leng Yao Zhu.

Leng Yaozhu is easy to talk to; Gu Yue is deeply loved by her and has plenty of ways to keep her occupied.

But it's not advisable to let all three of them, the father and his two sons, come out.

Chu Ci lowered his head and pondered for a while. Then, his eyes lit up. If he wanted the three of them to take action, firstly, the matter had to be profitable enough, and secondly, they had to face a very strong enemy.

Perhaps, that thing is possible, Chu Ci thought, looking at a file on the screen that was encrypted in layers.

The next day, Chu Ci, Gu Yue, and the newly appointed Shrek Seven Devils went to the inner courtyard to report for duty.

After the report, Tang Wulin and the other Shrek Seven Devils accepted the challenge from a team of students from the Inner Academy.

Chu Ci and Gu Yue strolled around the inner courtyard, familiarizing themselves with its facilities.

"As expected of Shrek Academy's inner courtyard, which produces so many geniuses, the resources here are truly excellent," Chu Ci remarked after taking a stroll around.

Chapter 217 First Inspection Mission

Gu Yue nodded in agreement, "Moreover, the inner academy's management of students is not strict, so we have plenty of time to do other things."

"It is quite good," Chu Ci said with a faint smile.

"Oh right, I remember that every student who joins the inner academy needs to take an inner academy assessment first, right?" Gu Yue suddenly remembered this.

Chu Ci frowned slightly, "We were granted special permission to enter the inner courtyard, is that still necessary?"

Gu Yue shook her head. "I don't know. Let's see what the academy decides!"

Chu Ci and Gu Yue returned to the dormitory arranged for them in the inner courtyard of the academy. After settling in, they began their respective research and cultivation.

In the afternoon, countless stars floated in the air above Chu Ci's dormitory, shining brightly.

Golden starlight fell and merged into Chu Ci's eyes, painting streaks of starlight and sword shadows.

Just then, a knock sounded on the door, and Chu Ci suddenly spoke, his deep voice clearly carrying outside.

"Who?"

"It's me, Tang Wulin." Tang Wulin's voice came from outside the door.

What is he doing here? Chu Ci pondered, then waved his hand, and a spatial rift appeared beside him, through which the outline of the Starfall Forest could be vaguely seen.

The spatial rift emitted a powerful suction force, rapidly absorbing stars along with their stellar energy.

Chu Ci snapped his fingers, and the dormitory doorknob turned automatically, opening the door.

Tang Wulin stepped into Chu Ci's dormitory, closed the door behind him, and stood in front of Chu Ci.

"Wu Lin, is there something you need?" Chu Ci asked calmly.

Tang Wulin scratched his head, a hint of embarrassment on his face. "Um... my teacher, the elder of the Sea God Pavilion, Senior Feng Wuyu, asked me to ask you if he could forge the soul weapons for the Shrek Seven Devils."

Chu Ci glanced at Tang Wulin, which instantly sent chills down Tang Wulin's spine.

"My deal with the academy did not include teaching the academy's blacksmiths the method of forging soul weapons or allowing them to participate in the forging of soul weapons."

"Okay, I know." Tang Wulin smiled awkwardly, turned and left. He knew very well that there was no room for negotiation between him and Chu Ci.

Just as Tang Wulin reached the dormitory door and placed his hand on the doorknob, Chu Ci's impolite voice rang out.

"When you get back, remember to pass on a message to Senior Feng Wuyu. If there's anything, come and discuss it with me personally. Don't keep sending your juniors to sound me out; I don't buy that."

Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin understood immediately; it was likely that more than one senior figure had come into contact with the Chu Ci.

This sounds unbelievable, but when it happens to Chu Ci and the Soul Weapon, it's not surprising.

The next day, Chu Ci received a notice early in the morning that the inner court assessment would be held soon.

Chu Ci and the other nine, who had just been granted special permission to enter the inner courtyard, gathered in a conference room in the inner courtyard and listened quietly as Zhuo Shi announced the arrangements for the inner courtyard assessment.

"I don't know if you are aware that the Inner Academy has another name, the 'Shrek Academy Inspection Team.' Once a serious incident occurs that the country cannot regulate, the Inner Academy disciples will step in to resolve it. Therefore, every Inner Academy disciple is an inspector."

"Every student who has just entered the inner academy will be given a monitoring mission as an assessment of the inner academy. This is to test the student's strength and also to test their character. This is because Lake Academy does not just cultivate simple strong people, but also truly talented people who are willing to maintain peace and stability on the continent."

"Therefore, the inner court assessment you are about to undergo will also be your first supervisory mission."

As Zhuo Shi delivered his impassioned speech, Tang Wulin and the others stood tall and proud, their faces beaming with pride and self-satisfaction.

Only Chu Ci and Gu Yue remained calm, after all, neither of them were truly good people, and world peace couldn't really ignite their passion.

Zhuo Shi suppressed his excitement and sighed, "Alas, I really don't know whether you are lucky or unlucky. Since Lingbing Douluo destroyed the Holy Spirit Cult ten thousand years ago, evil soul masters have completely fallen into silence. But in the ten thousand years that followed, they would occasionally appear, and their appearance would inevitably bring devastation to the world."

"What is the Holy Spirit Cult? It's so powerful!" Tang Wulin asked in a low voice.

Le Zhengyu gritted his teeth and said, "The sects that belong to evil soul masters are all a bunch of damned bastards."

Zhuo Shi continued, "These extremely dangerous surveillance missions are naturally not for the students to handle; they are all handled by the academy's strongest members. This has resulted in very few surveillance missions suitable for inner academy students, to the point that the previous inner academy assessments were hardly surveillance missions at all, as they were quite simple."

"But recently, the activities of evil spirit masters have become increasingly rampant throughout the Federation, and the Federation has discovered many traces of evil spirit masters in various places."

As Zhuo Shi spoke, his eyes involuntarily glanced at Chu Ci. After the Soul Weapon displayed power no less than that of the Four-Character Battle Armor, many people could no longer sit still.

"Therefore, the inner court has more monitoring tasks, and many of your senior brothers and sisters from the inner court have gone out to participate in the crackdown on evil soul masters. This is why you have only received a challenge now."

Zhuo Shi's gaze turned serious. "The surveillance mission you are about to undertake is a raid on a Holy Spirit Cult stronghold. I can tell you very clearly that this mission carries considerable risk to your lives. So, are you willing to accept this mission?"

Tang Wulin clenched his fist and said in a deep voice, "As the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils, we bear the heavy responsibility of maintaining peace on the continent. We will never back down in our fight against evil soul masters, even if it means risking our lives."

Zhuo Shi nodded with satisfaction, his gaze falling on Chu Ci and Gu Yue.

Chu Ci said casually, "These evil soul masters have been targeting me for quite some time now, so of course I won't miss the opportunity to deal with them."