Hey the forgotten heroine in DD2. Rumored as Qian Renxue's descendant.
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After the previous incident where Lu Jingming abused the original Shrek Seven Devils in the simulated universe, his days returned to peace.
After successfully absorbing the hundred-thousand-year Mountain Moving Ape soul ring and left arm bone, his cultivation skyrocketed by five levels to level 55.
However, soul power gained from soul rings and bones was always a bit unstable.
So afterward, he spent a lot of time refining this soul power into his own strength, truly consolidating his abilities.
During this period, Haiyuan City was abuzz with preparations for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament. The city was busy everywhere, with preparations proceeding smoothly.
Across the Douluo Continent, nothing major happened—everything was proceeding quietly, as calm as a tranquil lake.
In these peaceful days, Lu Jingming's life was fulfilling and pleasant.
During the day, he cultivated, studied, played, and sometimes beat up Gu Yue. At night, he either sought out Zhang Lexuan or entered the simulated universe to meet Xu Jiujiu.
Lu Jingming felt that he'd never tire of such a life; every day was fresh and full of expectations.
However, peaceful lives are always interrupted by small incidents.
Recently, St. Freya Academy welcomed a special new student. She was hardly ordinary—upon joining, she passed the four-star difficulty of the holographic strategy test with outstanding performance and was rated an A-class student.
But she seemed dissatisfied with this rating; her inherent pride made her restless, always challenging Gu Yue and Firefly to prove her strength.
At first, she was a bit arrogant, but after getting taught a lesson by Gu Yue and the others, she became much more reserved. Although she still occasionally challenged people, her attitude was much more humble.
At this moment, this new A-class student—a blonde girl—stood before Lu Jingming, blocking his way, her eyes burning with fervor as she challenged him.
"I've already challenged all the other S-class students except Miss Robin. Only you remain, City Lord!"
The blonde girl's voice was crisp and firm. She stared at Lu Jingming without any fear of his position as City Lord.
The blonde girl looked to be about a year younger than Lu Jingming, but with her exquisitely doll-like face and already curvy figure, no one could dismiss her as an ordinary little girl.
She radiated confidence and stubbornness as if nothing could stop her pursuit of strength.
"Big Sister Guyi, you can't even beat Sister Gu Yue—how could you possibly be a match for Brother Jingming?" On the side, the twin sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, now blossoming beauties, tried anxiously to dissuade Ye Guyi from challenging Lu Jingming.
The twins were popular at St. Freya Academy, cheerful and able to talk to anyone, and quickly became good friends with the new student Ye Guyi.
Now, the twins pleaded anxiously, not wanting Ye Guyi to suffer a loss.
"I know, but that's no reason to give up." Ye Guyi's eyes were stubborn—she was naturally competitive and refused to admit defeat.
She'd always minded only being rated an A-class student.
But after losing to Gu Yue and the others, she began to reflect and realized her cultivation was still far from enough.
In her mind, challenging the strong was like climbing a high mountain; every challenge was a chance to break through and grow.
In St. Freya Academy, aside from the powerful teachers, only the S-class students were stronger than her.
So, whenever she felt she'd made progress, she couldn't wait to challenge the S-class students to test her growth and push herself to get stronger.
"Fine, I accept your challenge. Log into the simulated universe—but don't cry if you lose!"
Lu Jingming sighed and rubbed his brow.
This girl, Ye Guyi, was sent by Shangguan Weier, the leader of the Common Alliance. The Common Alliance and Haiyuan City had always been connected behind the scenes.
Of course, this wasn't a betrayal of the Star Luo Empire—after all, even the Star Luo royal family had connections with the Sun Moon Empire's forces. Where else would they get their soul tools from Illustrious Virtue Hall?
Most of the research metals Herta needed, and the construction materials for Haiyuan City, were all smuggled through the Common Alliance's channels.
And the Common Alliance, in turn, obtained some Herta ready-made soul tools and the latest soul tool technology through Haiyuan City.
They'd cooperated in this way for years, always getting what they needed without interfering with each other—a harmonious relationship.
The Common Alliance mainly developed in the Sun Moon Empire, while Haiyuan City was rooted in the Star Luo Empire—no conflict of interest.
Moreover, the Common Alliance needed to rely on the Wuchang Division's strength to deal with its old enemy, the Otto Chamber of Commerce, and the fast-rising Xishui Alliance.
The Common Alliance was strong, and its leader, Shangguan Weier, was a Titled Douluo with wide connections in the Sun Moon Empire's noble circles.
But the Otto Chamber of Commerce was backed by the military, making it even stronger, and the Xishui Alliance's background was even scarier—they were tied to the royal family and had mysterious, terrifying supporters.
Recently, Shangguan Weier had sensed a looming crisis.
The Common Alliance's industries were constantly under attack—even the highly profitable smuggling trade was being eyed by others.
To protect themselves and compete with the other two underground forces, the Common Alliance hired the Wuchang Division as helpers.
After much thought, Lu Jingming sent Ji Yingying to support the Common Alliance. After all these years of cooperation, he couldn't just watch his old friends fall.
To strengthen their relationship, Shangguan Weier selected a few talented girls from the Common Alliance to study at St. Freya Academy—Ye Guyi was one of them.
According to Shangguan Weier, Ye Guyi was originally a wandering orphan who ran into trouble in the Sun Moon Empire and was saved by the Common Alliance.
To repay this kindness, Ye Guyi temporarily joined the Common Alliance.
Although it was only temporary, Shangguan Weier genuinely liked her and valued her highly, especially since Ye Guyi possessed the legendary Holy Angel Martial Soul—a natural enemy of evil soul masters.
As leader of an underground force and backed by the Sun Moon Empire's nobles, Shangguan Weier had long sensed the dark currents swirling in the Empire and the terrifying forces hidden behind the scenes.
The Holy Spirit Cult's activities in Radiant City might fool ordinary people, but not those who'd survived in the underworld for years.
However, given the Holy Spirit Cult's close ties to the royal family, everyone could only turn a blind eye and allow the cult to entrench itself in Radiant City.
Shangguan Weier knew well that the Xishui Alliance likely had connections to the Holy Spirit Cult.
With her Holy Angel Martial Soul, Ye Guyi was in great danger if she stayed in Radiant City.
At first, Shangguan Weier wanted to hide her away until she was strong enough to protect herself before letting her fight evil soul masters.
But she underestimated the Holy Spirit Cult's strength and overestimated her own—she thought she could keep Ye Guyi safe.
During a conflict with the Xishui Alliance, several Titled Douluo-level evil soul masters suddenly attacked, catching the Common Alliance off guard.
The Common Alliance suffered heavy losses—only Ji Yingying's personal intervention severely wounded the enemy and saved the Common Alliance.
This incident was a wake-up call for Shangguan Weier, who realized how powerful the forces behind the Xishui Alliance were, and she no longer dared to take chances.
She immediately arranged to send Ye Guyi and the other gifted girls to Haiyuan City as quickly as possible.
In the Sun Moon Empire, the royal family and evil soul masters were deeply entangled.
If Ye Guyi's Holy Angel Martial Soul was exposed, she'd be doomed—no one could protect her.
But once she left the Sun Moon Empire, things changed.
Evil soul masters always acted covertly, afraid of being exposed and hunted by the Shrek Supervisory Team.
The Shrek Supervisory Team was made up of Inner Court disciples—young, fearless, and ruthless.
Whether it was evil soul masters or corrupt nobles, they were all targets for the team.
Over the years, the Inner Court had never had more than two hundred disciples at any time.
The reason was the frequent, extremely dangerous missions against evil soul masters—countless Inner Court disciples died in battle, far too many to count.
Yet, even with such sacrifices, most of the evil soul masters they killed were insignificant minions.
The truly powerful evil soul masters had joined the Holy Spirit Cult, hiding in the darkness, waiting to unleash greater chaos.
Lu Jingming valued Ye Guyi as well.
Her Holy Angel Martial Soul was, in some ways, no less than the ultimate martial souls.
Even more unique, Ye Guyi gained soul power feedback by killing evil soul masters—her cultivation speed increased with the number of evil soul masters slain.
The glory of the Angel Clan dated back ten thousand years to the time of Angel God Qian Renxue, who shone brightly but ultimately lost. After that, the Angel Clan faded into obscurity, barely surviving.
Others might not know the secrets of that history, but Lu Jingming knew it well.
Ten thousand years ago, there wasn't even a concept of evil soul masters.
The first Angel God, by eliminating evil from the world, gathered faith and became a god.
At that time, the Angel Clan's Spirit Hall suppressed all evil.
But now, evil soul masters were abnormally powerful, the number one force on the continent, for many complex reasons.
First, the Slaughter City—which had imprisoned evil soul masters—was destroyed by Sea God Tang San.
Second, the Angel Clan declined, and the angel martial soul, which restrained evil soul masters, disappeared. With nothing to fear, evil soul masters acted more brazenly.
Just as evil soul masters could fight above their level against ordinary soul masters, soul masters with the angel martial soul could do the same against evil soul masters, easily crossing a whole rank to kill them.
Thus, if the evil soul masters ever learned of Ye Guyi's existence, they would hunt her relentlessly.
But Lu Jingming didn't care.
The Common Alliance couldn't protect Ye Guyi—but that didn't mean he was powerless. He was confident he could protect her.
When it came to Shrek Academy, with Sea God Tang San's presence and the academy's positive reputation, Lu Jingming didn't want open conflict.
So last time, when facing the Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi, he chose to let him go.
But as for the Holy Spirit Cult, he had no such qualms—if they came for him, he'd simply fight.
For this reason, he planned to send Ye Guyi out to hunt evil soul masters, to train and nurture her quickly.
Though the Angel God's position was now shattered, the Angel God had once been one of the thirty-two main gods of the divine realm.
If Ye Guyi was lucky and worked hard, it wasn't impossible for her to reforge the Angel God position and ascend to the rank of First-Level God.