The Legend of the Dragon King

Intense weightlessness radiated through his entire body in the next moment. Tang Wulin dropped from the sky like an object in a free fall. He was immediately startled as he hastily condensed his soul power to control himself.

His soul power had returned, so did all his strength and energy. Moreover, he was completely restored to his peak condition. It felt like he had never used the Millennium Cloud at all. He focused his sight and looked down to discover in surprise that he was high in the sky where the golden trident earlier surged skyward. He was about thousands of meters above ground level. He looked down to the protective shield enshrouding the Great Star Dou Forest set up by Spirit Pagoda below.

His uncontrollable falling body was concealed in the clouds. Tang Wulin calmed his spirit and raised his hand to dial a number on his soul communicator.

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“Joust for a spouse?” Gu Yuena looked at Qiangu Dongfeng with an absentminded look in her eyes. She felt a wave of emotions surge into her heart at once. She instantly remembered the scene when she participated in the Sea God’s Fated Date Festival on the Sea God Lake.

She could still clearly remember how Tang Wulin had confessed his love for her at the time. She was well aware that she should not have consented to his proposal yet she could not refrain herself from doing so. On the other hand, her heart and love were only truly changed during that very moment.

“Yes. It’s a Joust for a Spouse event. In reality, it’s a very important event for the Spirit Pagoda. Nana, you should know that our Spirit Pagoda has recently been involved in many cases. It has caused us great troubles especially now that we’re under the pressure of public opinion for Tang Sect’s earlier attack on us. In order to divert the attention of the public and also ensure that Spirit Pagoda is more accepted by common people at the same time, we made the decision to organize this Joust For A Spouse Festival after careful consideration. The purpose is not to actually find you a husband but we hope to expand the approval of Spirit Pagoda extensively through this event.”

“In private, there are many of our Spirit Pagoda’s young talented men addressing you as the first beautiful lady in the history of Spirit Pagoda. This statement is also widely accepted. The organization of this Joust For A Spouse Festival is also beneficial for the cultivation initiative of our Spirit Pagoda’s younger generation. You can say that this is an act of killing two birds with one stone. At the same time, your exposure before the public is also beneficial for your elevation to an even higher position in the future too.”

“Look, that Tang Sect’s Sect Master Tang Wulin received so much support by engaging in the Battle of Five Gods just for show with the Star Luo Empire which resulted in even more passivity on our side. Then, our Spirit Pagoda too will also have to produce a new batch of leader personnel. There’s no doubt that you and Zhangting are the most suitable candidates. Your good and healthy image will certainly receive attention with this Joust For A Spouse Festival. As a result, you’ll receive even more support from the public such that you can resolve the suppression from us being under the pressure of public opinion. I know that this is rather awkward for you but I still hope that you can take part in this event. Your prestigious identity as the spiriter, your appearance, and your abilities will widely garner the interest and attention of the people.”

Gu Yuena looked at Qiangu Dongfeng with a deep frown. Thoughts were racing through her mind. “But pagoda master, I don’t enjoy being exposed to such attention.”

Qiangu Dongfeng said, “Nana, I know that this is a very troubling matter for you. How about this? I shall make two promises to you. Firstly, I thought you’ve always wanted to study at the library located on the highest level of our Spirit Pagoda? I shall give you the authority to borrow the ancient recordings for your reading at any time in the future. Secondly, I shall promise that you won’t be pressured into making a choice in this fated date festival. If you’re not satisfied with the final victor then we shall figure out a way for you to reject that person’s love profession to you. What do you think about this?”

Gu Yuena inhaled a deep breath. “But, I’m still performing research about the topics on spirit soul evolution recently. I’m afraid I’ll run a little short of time…”

Qiangu Dongfeng burst out laughing. “There’s no need to worry about this matter. We’ll only need you to work together in the effort during the advance publicity of the event and the rest of the matter will be taken care of by the inferior staff. You’ll only need to make an appearance during the finale when the time comes.”

Gu Yuena considered for a moment before she said, “Alright then. However, I have a condition here. The final victor must be able to defeat me. Only then will he be worthy of becoming my boyfriend.”

Qiangu Dongfeng was beaming with smiles at once upon learning about Gu Yuena’s consent. “No problem. Of course, the person will need to pass your test. This way, it will be a fine publicity stunt too. Alright, it’s a go then.”

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“The latest breaking news today. Spirit Pagoda announces its plan to organize a large scale soul masters’ event at eleven o’clock this morning. The event is unprecedented in history. It is the Joust For A Spouse Festival that is meant for the newly-appointed spiriter Miss Gu Yuena. Every young soul master below the age of thirty-five is allowed to sign up for the competition in Spirit Pagoda. The basic registration cultivation base is no less than six-ringed. Anyone, including battle armor masters and mecha masters, is encouraged to take part. The specific details about the registration and participation method will be announced later by Spirit Pagoda.”

“Miss Gu Yuena is the youngest spiriter in Spirit Pagoda’s history. Her age is below twenty-four years old and she is reputed to be the most outstanding genius in the history of Spirit Pagoda in over a thousand years. In her younger days, Miss Gu Yuena studied in Shrek Academy and smoothly made her way into the inner court to become an inner court disciple. Upon graduation, she chose to further her studies in Spirit Pagoda. We don’t have any image resources on Miss Gu Yuena at present due to her mysterious behavior. We shall wait for Spirit Pagoda to follow up on that matter later. The only information we received from Spirit Pagoda is that Miss Gu Yuena is a powerhouse with at least a Soul Douluo cultivation base. A Soul Douluo less than twenty-four years old. That’s impressive, isn’t it?”

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“Have you heard about the news? Spirit Pagoda is going to organize a fated date festival? Have they gone mad? Since when does Spirit Pagoda organize such an event?”

“That’s right! Moreover, it is organized solely for a high ranking personnel of Spirit Pagoda. I heard that the person is less than twenty-four years old with powerful abilities. Her name is Gu Yuena, I guess.”

“The name sounds a little unfamiliar. She’s a spiriter at such a young age? You must be joking, right? Or should we say that Spirit Pagoda is intentionally bluffing the public?”

“I don’t think that’s the case. Spirit Pagoda is not that foolish. However, I predict that this Gu Yuena must be hideous in appearance. My guess is that they have no choice but to adopt this stupid move because she is too hideous and no one wants to marry her, hah-hah.”

“We shall see in the follow-up news and see what are the rules of this Joust For A Spouse event organized by Spirit Pagoda. They should be issuing an official photo of hers by then. What if she’s a beautiful woman?”

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The news about Spirit Pagoda organizing a Joust For A Spouse Festival was spread through almost every corner of the entire continent in just one short day.

Spirit Pagoda’s hierarchy was widely known amongst the public. There was the Pagoda Master, two deputy Pagoda Masters, and four great spiriters. This was the most important core force of the organization. At least, it was as such on the surface. Spirit Pagoda had their inner secrets hidden away from people such that no one knew how many powerhouses they had. However, one could tell that it was rather difficult for one to achieve a high rank like spiriter.

Moreover, in the recent history of Spirit Pagoda, almost every Pagoda Master had to go through the process of becoming a spiriter. Gu Yuena was so young. It was apparent that she would become a popular candidate for the Pagoda Master of Spirit Pagoda in the future.

The matter rapidly brewed just as planned by Spirit Pagoda. The negative news report reduced in an obvious manner after the public became attracted by the Joust For A Spouse event.

Such was human nature. Something that garnered the interest and attention of people was the most important matter for ordinary people. Whether it was the people that liked Spirit Pagoda or not, everyone must admit that Spirit Pagoda was the first organization on the continent at present. Moreover, it was an organization that played a decisive role in society.

Spirit Pagoda’s act of organizing such an unprecedented Joust For A Spouse Festival would attract the attention of everyone on a large scale.

On the other hand, the reaction from people was different after learning about the news. Some expressed their support for this event while some opposed it but even more people were feeling uncertain.

The Joust For A Spouse Festival was approved by the government. Soon, Spirit Pagoda began to announce related information. Spirit Pagoda had actually put in a lot of thoughts about running the Joust For A Spouse Festival. They had only announced one part of the related information on every occasion to attract more attention. They were attempting to improve their popularity in this manner for the Joust For A Spouse Festival but also weakened all sorts of negative news about Spirit Pagoda from earlier by one step further.