Chapter 53: Has Gu Yue Fallen So Quickly?

As if suddenly remembering something, Biji began to answer her own previous question.

"I once carefully asked Xiong Jun, who replaced you as the master's bodyguard, and even had him use mental visualization to show everything he experienced in detail."

"In the master's experiences, the only thing different from the daily life of a human soul master was one day, when a human soul master named Xie Xie took him to a stewed beef shop."

"The human soul master named Xie Xie explained the origin of his name, which came from the love encounter between his parents, a pair of ordinary human men and women."

"The ending was a tragic conclusion, where Xie Xie's mother fell seriously ill and could not be cured, and his father, busy with work, neglected to accompany her. His mother passed away with regrets, and Xie Xie ended up hating his father."

"This tear-jerking human love story, the master still kept his tough guy persona, only saying: 'I'll give you face today, so you can treat me.'"

"And then, in front of Tang Wulin, they had a sharp argument."

"However, through the mental visualization from Xiong Jun, I feel that the master's performance of mocking others doesn't seem to be an intentional persona; it looks more like a cover-up, a deliberate suppression of real emotions."

Biji's speculation left Di Tian looking puzzled.

He naturally knew about the stewed beef shop story, a classic love story that he remembered clearly.

Does a love story really work that well?

At this time, Tang Wulin had just entered Donghai Academy, and they hadn't even finished the class promotion tournament. He hadn't known Gu Yue for long either.

Moreover, Tang Wulin was about to meet his first love, Ouyang Zixin, wasn't he?

Has Gu Yue fallen so quickly?!

Did she get too involved in the act?

This was really fast and overly melodramatic, couldn't she resist for a couple more years?

After all, Na'er was more of the childhood friend type, and they had been together for three years. Wasn't the time Gu Yue had spent with him only three weeks?!

Just as Di Tian was baffled.

"Duang~"

Biji's head struck Di Tian's chest, her eyes reddening as tears began to fall.

"Di Tian, I'm really scared."

"I really don't want to, I really don't want to lose her again."

"Over the years, every soul beast who got lost in the whirlpool of human emotions either had a bad ending, passing into the Nine Hells, or completely severed ties with the soul beast lineage, becoming like strangers."

"I don't want to give up, even if she's not the master, just an ordinary soul beast, I don't want to see them walk down the irreversible path."

Di Tian knew that Biji, known as the kindest soul beast, wasn't just talking. Even without any close relationship, or even in an adversarial one, as long as another soul beast was injured, she would save them regardless of past grudges.

Among the fierce beasts in the Star Dou Forest, her influence was second only to himself, the nominal leader of the soul beast tribe.

After a long silence, Di Tian finally responded, "Do what you need to do. I'll be your strongest support."

He reached out with one hand, tearing open a rift in space. After a short while, a piece of jet-black dragon scale, about the size of an infant's fist, crossed space and was handed to Biji.

"With this true dragon reverse scale by your side, you can be assured in your actions."

No matter what Biji wanted to attempt, Di Tian would certainly back her up.

At this time, in the extreme northern region.

Snowflakes were drifting down like goose feathers, snow waves rising in clusters.

The power of heaven and earth surged and roared, triggering countless avalanches.

On the front-line position of the Northern Army, which guarded the northern frontier of the continent, the army commander, Guo Zhenfeng, had rough brows that formed an inverted "V."

Through advanced detection soul-guided technology, he observed the changes in the extreme northern region with a worried expression.

"Deputy commander, have we received any news from the mecha team sent into the extreme northern region?"

The deputy commander, standing straight beside him, in full military attire, replied solemnly, "No."

"Bang!"

Guo Zhenfeng slammed his hand onto the table, calming down for a moment before softening his tone.

Having worked with Guo Zhenfeng for many years, the deputy commander waited until his mood was more stable before offering a suggestion.

"How about we increase the troop deployment, sending a soul master regiment in a spearhead formation to boldly penetrate the core of the extreme northern region for a probe?"

"No!" Guo Zhenfeng, now composed, calmly rejected the deputy commander's suggestion.

"With a mecha team equipped with black-level mechas stationed, not even a single message could come out, meaning they were likely sacrificed."

"Currently, the development of military technology still can't modify the core region of the extreme northern region."

"Once we deploy a large-scale army carrying a lot of soul-guided weapons, a battle could easily trigger an unprecedented avalanche."

"High-level soul masters might be fine, but for low-level soul masters, ordinary soldiers, and tens of thousands of soldiers, they would be buried in the extreme north."

"At present, we can still afford the loss of a mecha team."

"Full army notification, the fallen soldiers will be honored as martyrs."

His eyes flashed with cold ruthlessness, and with just a few words, he determined the fate of hundreds of soul masters.

After the deputy commander carried out the military orders, he spoke again.

"Are we just going to ignore it? What if the higher-ups investigate..."

But the deputy commander was interrupted by Guo Zhenfeng's wave.

"The only defense of the Northern Army is to prevent soul beasts from the extreme northern region from launching a beast tide and disturbing the peace of the continent."

"As long as the defense is intact, no one above can do anything to me."

"Besides, our army's defense isn't that hard."

"The extreme north is filled with glaciers and dangerous peaks."

"Whether entering from inland to the extreme northern region or from the extreme northern region to the inland, one must pass through the narrow passage formed by the central peaks and glaciers."

"This is the only vital passage into and out of the extreme northern region, and the rest is a frigid ocean where special sea soul beasts live. Since records began, they have never had any contact with the soul beasts of the extreme northern region, so there's no need to worry about them."

"And we guard the northern front, the only vital passage into and out of the extreme northern region, which is surrounded by high and low firepower networks, along with precise detection devices."

"Slopes, steep slopes, and even their inclined surfaces are all guarded by heavy artillery and heavy troops, forming a complete defense system."

"Anyway, the Northern Army commands 100,000 troops, with a defense line built using advanced soul-guided technology that has lasted for thousands of years, and with the extreme northern region's entrance and exit guarded by natural defenses."

"This advantage is ours, and it's impossible for any soul beast from the extreme north to escape and cause chaos on the continent."

After confidently declaring this, the cautious soldier in him made him pause and reflect for a moment.

He then issued another order: "Let the second-line soul master regiments stationed across the northern frontier mobilize to shield the main forces on both wings, and enter a temporary combat readiness state."

(End of Chapter)