Absorption Complete, Golden Dragon Spear!

As Gu Yuena transformed into a Silver Dragon, most of the seven-colored energy seemed to be drawn by some force, surging into her enormous silver body.

Under the absorption of the two of them, the Dragon God Dragon Soul's figure gradually became indistinct. Two diamond-shaped crystals appeared where the Dragon God Dragon Soul's core had been. They floated in midair, one golden and one silver. They reflected each other, their energy fluctuations intertwining to form rings of seven-colored light.

Finally, as the last trace of energy entered their bodies, Chen Yan's legs gave out and he dropped to one knee. When the final wisp of seven-colored radiance flowed into the Silver Dragon's body, she threw back her head and let out a long roar. The rolling dragon cry made the entire Small World tremble violently. The terrifying aura of pressure caused the mountain walls around Dragon Valley to collapse.

Chen Yan panted heavily, bright golden blood spilling from the corner of his mouth and dripping onto the dust-covered ground.

Damn it, what is this martial soul doing? I was practically about to burst from internal injuries, yet it even absorbed the stuff meant to heal me!

Gu Yuena transformed back from her dragon form. She looked rather disheveled as well, with tiny wounds covering her exposed skin and silver blood flowing from them.

She raised her head and looked at the Golden Dragon, which had long finished absorbing the energy and was quietly floating in the air, her gaze complicated. Fortunately, though they had suffered some minor injuries, they had still finished absorbing the dragon soul. Otherwise, things would have become troublesome.

Her gaze then lowered to Chen Yan, who was kneeling on the ground, and a flash of concern passed through her eyes.

Did he see it? Will he accept the fact that I'm a soul beast? She still did not know how much Chen Yan understood. What if he could not accept it?

Silver light flashed as Gu Yuena put away the two diamond-shaped crystals and came to Chen Yan's side. Though her gaze flickered several times, she still helped him up immediately.

"Are you all right?" Her soft body had no trouble supporting Chen Yan.

"I'm fine. You... maybe you should get some rest?"

Chen Yan looked at Gu Yuena, who was covered in wounds yet somehow seemed even more tragically beautiful, and asked worriedly.

Phew...

Gu Yuena sighed in relief inwardly, and her entire body relaxed.

With a wave of her hand, she sent the golden crystal into Chen Yan's body.

"All right. Let's rest for a while, then head out. They won't be able to hold on for long. We need to hurry."

As she spoke, she helped Chen Yan over to sit against the rock wall.

Wait, I just got up, and now I have to walk all the way over here to sit down? Even if it doesn't hurt, this is such a waste of time and effort.

The relaxed Gu Yuena certainly did not notice Chen Yan's resentful little look.

After sitting down, Chen Yan recalled what had just happened. A girl had transformed into a thousand-meter-long silver dragon right in front of him. The visual impact had been absolutely insane—far more shocking than someone turning into Ultraman. And even in Ultraman's world, something of that size would have been utterly terrifying. Besides, he had no idea what that diamond-shaped crystal was for. It did not seem like the original story had ever explained what the thing did.

He touched his chest, and his gaze slowly lifted.

It's this martial soul of mine...

In his field of vision, the floating Golden Dragon was covered in golden scales, each one gleaming brilliantly. Its body was robust and powerful, its limbs thick, and its claws sharp and hooked, as though they could tear through any enemy's defenses.

The layers upon layers of golden scales covering its body were each like a carefully cut gemstone, shining with dazzling radiance. Under the sunlight, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon's scales seemed to burn like flames, emitting a blinding brilliance.

Its head was broad and majestic, its eyes like two brilliant sapphires that emitted cold, piercing light. Its horns spiraled upward, dozens of meters long, hard enough to withstand powerful attacks. Its tail was long, flexible, and immensely strong, capable of striking enemies without warning.

It quietly watched the two of them, its whiskers moving despite the absence of wind. It was clearly only a martial soul, yet it gave off the impression of possessing intelligence.

It can't actually be alive, can it? Chen Yan's thoughts ran wild. After all, living martial souls were a thing in web novels these days. Some people had even married theirs. So if his possessed intelligence, that seemed... normal, right?

Chen Yan stared at his martial soul, lost in thought, while Gu Yuena also raised her head to look at it.

Once acquainted, now strangers; recalling the past, tears soaked their clothes.

Just as both of them were immersed in their own worlds and unable to pull themselves free, the giant dragon moved.

It coiled its body, bringing its dragon head close to them. Its sapphire-blue vertical pupils stared directly at the pair, and Chen Yan could even see their reflections in its eyes.

"Roar!"

A ball of light appeared out of thin air at its brow and floated toward Chen Yan. Then it suddenly raised its head and released a distant dragon cry, golden light bursting from its entire body.

Within the golden light, Chen Yan and Gu Yuena felt as though they had entered a hot spring, their entire bodies warm and comfortable. The wounds on their skin vanished at a visible rate, while the meridians within their bodies became tougher and wider beneath the golden light. Their bodies, which had just been overloaded by excessive energy, gradually recovered bit by bit.

After an unknown amount of time, the golden light slowly faded, and Chen Yan and Gu Yuena opened their eyes. They watched the Golden Dragon stretch its body in the cave, then suddenly dive straight into Chen Yan's body.

Holy shit! Seeing a thousand-meter-long behemoth charge toward him, Chen Yan was badly startled. Fortunately, it passed completely into his body. Chen Yan was not crushed to death; it was merely a false alarm.

He looked at what the martial soul had left for him, feeling curious.

I wonder what it left me. Let's be clear—if it isn't something good, I'm not taking it!

Thinking this, he reached out and grabbed the ball of light.

What he felt was a hard texture.

As Chen Yan touched the object within the ball of light, its golden glow rapidly contracted.

It was a double-pointed spear roughly five meters long, entirely brilliant gold. The shaft of the Golden Dragon Spear was straight, its spearheads sharp, and its tips shaped like dragon heads with furious, wide-open eyes, looking solemn and sacred. The center of the spear was decorated with gemstones and threads of gold and silver, making it even more dazzling. Under the sunlight, the Golden Dragon Spear shone so brilliantly that no one dared look directly at it. Faintly, dark patterns could be seen upon it—not scale-shaped patterns, but subtle dragon-shaped markings.

These dark markings did not remain visible at all times. Instead, they flickered in and out of sight across the surface, giving off an unusual sheen.

Chen Yan fell silent.

This spear... why does it feel kind of familiar?

Isn't this the fucking Golden Dragon Spear? What's going on with this world? How did it turn into something I don't recognize?

Could it be that my martial soul is the Golden Dragon King, and I became Tang Wulin? But even if my presence caused some minor deviations, even if I really became Tang Wulin, that still makes no sense! Wouldn't Di Tian have chopped me down and extracted the Golden Dragon King's bloodline the very first day we met? And I've grown up this much without ever seeing Old Tang teach me how to break the seals!

Chen Yan's mind raced so fast that it felt as if his CPU was about to burn out.

He thought about his martial soul. Could Tang Wulin have encountered an accident while traveling through the spatial tunnel, allowing a remnant soul of the Golden Dragon King to take advantage of the opening? Then Chen Yan arrived, suppressing and even devouring that lingering remnant thought, and took over this body?

After thinking for a long while, this was the only explanation that seemed remotely reliable.