I'm Fighting Aeons, for Real?

The Water and Fire Dragon Kings no longer knew what to say. Looking at the eighteen majestic figures above them, they suddenly wondered if this was a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

They were just two little dragons. Was there really a need for so many big shots to look at them all at once?

In a sense, the two of them were surely the first dragons in the entire universe to be watched by so many Aeons at the same time.

"We submit. We submit."

Did that even need saying? What else could they do but submit?

They had no second choice.

Hearing their answer, Wei Xi perked up.

Now that was how you showed off. She had summoned the projections of eighteen Aeons in one go, practically scaring the two dragons into loaches.

The scene shifted, and they returned to the dragon soul space within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

This time, they no longer dared to act so high and mighty. Instead, they prostrated themselves at Wei Xi's feet.

"May we ask, Your Highness, are you planning to add Soul Rings to your Martial Soul?"

Wei Xi blinked. That was right. What did she want these two dragons for? Soul Bones? She didn't need those.

Her body alone had been forged from the Amber Lord's body. Even in the universe, it was second to very few.

Soul Rings? The Human Emperor Banner didn't need those. It could produce its own, and besides, it was more inclined toward souls.

"Oh, right. So... what do I want you two for?"

The Water and Fire Dragon Kings: "..."

Good grief! So she had beaten them up without thinking of anything at all?

She wanted neither Soul Rings nor Soul Bones. Had she just taken a dislike to the two of them?

The Water and Fire Dragon Kings wanted nothing more than to have a good, hard cry. This was dragon bullying!

"If you hadn't acted so high and mighty at the start, I wouldn't have done that. So it's your fault."

Wei Xi would never admit she was wrong. She immediately rolled around on the spot and played the rascal.

The Water and Fire Dragon Kings exchanged a glance, each sending the other a signal for help.

Honestly, why were humans so complicated? One second she was full of majesty, and the next she was just...

Ahem, they couldn't say it. If she silenced them, they'd be done for.

"How about... you two become my Martial Soul?"

"???"

A Martial Soul?

The two dragons exchanged a glance, each seeing the bewilderment in the other's eyes. What rotten idea had this little ancestor come up with now?

Wei Xi seemed to have thought of a good idea.

"Since you're the Water and Fire Dragon Kings, why don't you become my Martial Soul? I'll have a go at being the Dragon God too!"

Wei Xi's eyes immediately lit up. Becoming a Dragon God in Douluo I seemed... pretty fun?

"Your Highness, not to dampen your confidence, but you don't have the Golden Dragon King's or the Silver Dragon King's bloodline. You probably can't become the Dragon God."

Wei Xi rubbed her little nose.

"You're underestimating me."

She reached out and tapped an icon on the sword.

Permanence

There was clearly no sound, but the words seemed to appear in the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' heads.

The next second, two entirely different presences emanated from Wei Xi.

"!!!"

The Golden Dragon King? The Silver Dragon King? No... why did their presences feel so strange?

Wei Xi gently closed her eyes. Her beautiful black hair drifted upward without a breeze, slowly turning nine-colored.

"No! This is... the mistress's presence!"

"There. This should do it, right?"

Wei Xi opened her eyes. She had originally planned to buy the Dragon God's bloodline outright, but then she had thought, wouldn't getting the Rainbow Dragon's bloodline be more interesting?

But why did she have to choose? Why not have them all?

Wei Xi

Martial Souls: Human Emperor Banner/Holy Angel/Dragon God/Rainbow Dragon King

Weapon: Mystic Yellow

The Water and Fire Dragon Kings were utterly numb. Wait, what was all this? Their dad and mom had become one person? What did that make this? Self-pollination?

The two of them suddenly felt they might as well have died in that great battle back then. At least their worldview wouldn't have been challenged so severely.

"Are you two all right?"

Looking at the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' broken expressions, she felt the little devil in her heart stir slightly.

She was a gamer anyway, so it was perfectly reasonable for her to have a few extra Martial Souls, right?

Besides, weren't these the very Martial Souls she had used in her previous life?

The Dragon God led the attack, the Rainbow Dragon King provided support, and the Spirit Eyes added buffs.

"Hey, hey, hey! Are you two okay? Want to count to three with me?"

The Water and Fire Dragon Kings hurriedly shook their heads.

They decided to offer themselves as sacrifices first. They were afraid that if she pulled off anything else beyond their worldview, they really would break.

As the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' divine power poured in, the Dragon God Martial Soul gained her own exclusive Soul Rings.

Mm, she had eaten two Divine Rings right after being born. The Human Emperor Banner was practically drooling with envy.

Though what it coveted was the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' souls.

Two Soul Rings, one crimson-gold and one blue-gold, slowly settled onto Wei Xi.

Wei Xi tilted her head slightly as she looked at the two Soul Rings. In the end, she came to a conclusion: they looked good, and they made it easier to show off.

She reached out and refined them in an instant.

There wasn't the slightest obstruction.

What a joke. She had already used the power of Permanence. If she still couldn't refine these two Soul Rings in an instant, she might as well give up her position as "crown prince."

"What should we do with your dragon bones?"

Two tiny, adorable dragon figurines had appeared on Wei Xi's shoulders, one on each side.

"Leave them here. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well exists because of us, after all. It can still provide you with Immortal Herbs and things like that."

"Don't worry. I'll move these Immortal Herbs to the Hundred Flowers Palace. As for your bones, I'll help you bury them."

Though Wei Xi was a little demon, she still had some morals, even if she didn't have many.

The Water and Fire Dragon Kings paused, and an indescribable something appeared in their eyes as they looked at Wei Xi.

In the end, they softly spoke two words.

"Thank you."

Wei Xi didn't reply, choosing to head back instead.

Landing on the shore, she shook the water from her hair like a kitten, nearly flinging the Water and Fire Dragon Kings off.

"Your Highness!"

"Big sisters! Was that fun?"

"..."

The two Dragon Kings exchanged a helpless glance. She really did have the temperament of a child.

Perhaps this was what she was really like.

"Honestly, Grandpa Dugu is so slow."

Wei Xi found a fairly high spot at the boundary of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and tapped the water with her two little feet, one on either side.

By now, the sky had gone completely dark.

She lay back and gazed at the stars dotting the sky. They were so pretty.

The herb garden was unexpectedly quiet at this hour.

The two Dragon Kings secretly studied the master they had acquired so cheaply.

It was all so bewildering.

One second, the two of them had been free, and the next, they had submitted to a master. It felt... so abrupt.

No one could blame them. Who could have guessed Wei Xi would call for backup?

And she had called in eighteen Aeons at that. Did anyone expect two little dragons from the Douluo Continent to fight conceptual entities from the Honkai: Star Rail universe?

Even if they were dead drunk, they wouldn't dare.

"What will the future be like?"

The Water and Fire Dragon Kings couldn't imagine it. It would probably be better, though.

Just then, a piece of candy appeared in each of their mouths at the same time.

Seeing Wei Xi's little expression after her successful prank, they helplessly rolled their eyes.

At the very least, the future wouldn't be boring.

The candy was pretty sweet, too.