67: Chapter 67 Ruthless Lin Yue

Qiangu Jue was stunned for a moment: "That's not right. In the original story, Tang San knelt down and acknowledged a father to that useless Great Master the very first day he entered Nuoding Academy, and he only got started by relying on his Spirit theories? Why are these two different this time?"

"It's not just different, it's absolutely preposterous, to the point of being absurd."

Gui Mengguan sneered, his tone filled with disbelief: "I've checked it thoroughly. This useless Great Master is not the 'misunderstood talent' from the original story at all; he is a Rebirth! Carrying his complete memories from his past life, along with that set of 'Ten Core Competencies of Spirit Theory' he bragged about his whole life, he just wants to replicate the Master-disciple relationship from his past life. He wants to bind this destined protagonist early, rely on Tang San to make up for the regrets of his past life, and continue to fulfill his dream of becoming a Titled Douluo. Maybe he even wants to ascend to the Divine Realm, which he couldn't reach in his past life."

Oupai's eyes widened instantly: "Rebirth? Then he should know which theories from his past life were wrong, right? Surely he wouldn't still be using that flawed stuff to fool Tang San?"

"You give him too much credit."

Gui Mengguan rolled his eyes, feeling completely speechless: "This guy came back through Rebirth, but he didn't reflect at all on how many errors and omissions his past theories had. Instead, he felt that his failure in the past life was entirely because the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan didn't support him, Spirit Hall suppressed him, and Tang San didn't do his best to help him in the Late Stage! He took that same unchanged set of theories from his past life and chased after Tang San every day, spouting nonsense about the 'Fixed Optimal spirit ring Age Theory' and 'Useless Spirits are hopeless.' He even treated the erroneous viewpoints that he himself had quietly debunked in his past life as golden rules, stuffing them into Tang San's ears. He was single-mindedly determined to make Tang San acknowledge him as Master and be as devoted to him as in his past life."

"And the result? Tang San didn't appreciate it?" Qiangu Jue immediately asked.

"Not just unappreciative, he didn't take him seriously at all." Gui Mengguan's tone was filled with amusement: "This Tang San's mind is as intricate as a sieve; he could see through the logical loopholes in that useless Great Master's theories at a glance. On the surface, he gave the useless Great Master some face, politely calling him 'Great Master,' and occasionally asking him a question or two about theory, but in reality, he was filtering everything. If it was useful or referential, he'd take it; if it was riddled with errors and impractical, it went in one ear and out the other, and he didn't take it to heart at all. In fact, several times when the useless Great Master gave bad advice based on wrong theories, Tang San was able to point out the flaws with a single light remark, leaving the useless Great Master speechless for a long time, almost to the point of tears."

"So the useless Great Master gave up?" Oupai asked with a laugh.

"Give up? How could that be possible!" Gui Mengguan laughed even more absurdly: "This guy is now like a piece of dog-skin plaster; wherever Tang San goes, he follows, shamelessly sticking to his heels. When Tang San goes to the Spirit Hunting Forest, he insists on following as a bodyguard, but when they encounter a century-old Spirit Beast, it's still Tang San, Lin Yue, and that Nuoding Academy Principal who handle it, while he just cheers from the sidelines. When Tang San goes to class, he squats at the classroom door waiting, and after class, he drags Tang San along to talk about his theoretical insights. Even when Tang San returns to the dormitory, he stands at the door for an hour just to stuff a handwritten cultivation plan into Tang San's hand. It's spread all over Nuoding Academy now that Great Master has gone mad, chasing after a seven or eight-year-old child every day, completely shameless."

He paused, then added something even more extreme: "What's more interesting is that Lin Yue, who is by Tang San's side, never indulged him from the beginning. The reason Tang San ignores the useless Great Master is that she has directly exposed the fatal errors in his theories in front of the academy teachers and students several times, leaving him red-faced and unable to step down. Yet he still doesn't give up, turning back to shamelessly chase after Tang San, determined to hold onto this life-saving straw that could help him turn his life around."

"What the hell?" Qiangu Jue cursed directly, then quickly lowered his voice: "He went through Rebirth and still hasn't figured things out? Still holding onto that set of wrong theories from his past life to fool people? So, he just learned to be shameless and cling to powerful people after his Rebirth?"

"What else?" Gui Mengguan shrugged: "In his past life, he relied on Tang San to go from an outcast of his Sect to a Great Master respected by the entire continent. In this life, he just wants to take a shortcut and repeat that process. Unfortunately, because of Lin Yue, Tang San doesn't buy his act at all. To put it bluntly, in this life, he's just a mobile theoretical database, and a virus-ridden one at that. Tang San only picks the non-toxic parts to use, and throws the rest away like trash."

"That's not even the most intense part." Gui Mengguan took a deep breath and finally reached the most critical information: "That girl Lin Yue from the same village who is by Tang San's side, who entered Nuoding Academy with him, she is the true ruthless one. She directly pierced the sky of Nuoding Academy."

"Ruthless? How ruthless?" Oupai became curious and immediately asked, holding his breath.

"Innate Full Spirit Power is her baseline, and her Spirit is a rare, extreme attack system War Spear. Some of her Spirit Abilities are not released through the War Spear; she doesn't look like a Battle Spirit Master at all, but rather like a mage."

Gui Mengguan's tone was filled with shock: "It is said that many small Family forces took a fancy to Lin Yue's talent and wanted to kidnap her to use as a breeding vessel to strengthen or replace their Family's inherited Spirit. But no matter how many came, they were all crippled by her."

"That fierce? She must be cheating; her strength level is only that of a Spirit Grandmaster, right?" Qiangu Jue almost shouted, quickly lowering his voice.

"Otherwise, why would she also be a Transmigrator? It's normal for her to cheat," Gui Mengguan laughed, "And she is absolutely not Tang San's little follower. The two are purely equal allies; in fact, she is the one in charge."

"The most important thing is that she is also a Master of disguise, just like us, not exposing herself. But other suspected Transmigrators who came to her side have all mysteriously disappeared after a while; it is suspected that she was the one who did it."

A cold wind suddenly blew through the corridor, carrying the bone-chilling cold of late autumn. The three of them froze completely in place, unable to say a word.

"A hunter in the dark forest." That was Oupai's first reaction.

"Unexpected, right? She has started to enter her role and take action." Gui Mengguan smiled meaningfully.

Spirit Hall is hiding a bunch of Transmigrators of unknown origin, the core character from the original story, the useless Great Master, has become an oblivious Rebirth, while Tang San, who was supposed to be the destined protagonist, has a terrifyingly deep mind, and is accompanied by a ruthless Transmigrator who is using him.

The entire continent, from Spirit Hall to the protagonist's group, from the human faction to the Spirit Beast faction, is full of variables that break the rules of the original story everywhere. Yet they can't even tell who is a friend or foe, and there have even been fellow countrymen attacking their own "kind."

Qiangu Jue gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "From today on, the three of us will completely shrink back. Aside from necessary Cultivation and Elder Hall tasks, we will absolutely not show our heads, and we must not touch anything related to the original plot. In the current situation, whoever jumps out first to reveal their trump cards will die first!"

Oupai nodded, gripping the Godly Zhuge Crossbow in his fingertips even tighter. He looked at the various forces in the distance that were still calculating against each other, and then thought of Lin Yue in Nuoding City who had already crippled several people. It all made one feel as if they had fallen into a bottomless quagmire, where one careless move would lead to an irredeemable end.

Before they could finalize their subsequent low-key plan, a voice with a hint of deliberate warmth came from the other end of the corridor bridge...