Gu Yue Na's Killing Intent

"What's wrong?" Xu Lizhi noticed his expression and asked curiously.

"Nothing..." Tang Wulin forced a smile. "I just suddenly remembered that I signed up for the Individual Competition too."

Xu Lizhi blinked, then suddenly understood. "Oh! You're worried about running into Ice Sword Lu Jun?"

Tang Wulin nodded with a bitter smile. "With my luck, I might really draw him."

Xu Lizhi patted him on the shoulder and comforted him. "Don't worry! The Individual Competition uses random matchups. There are so many Soul Masters competing in the Skysea Alliance—what are the odds..."

After today's matches, Lu Jun returned to the hotel, exhausted.

Lu Jun closed the hotel room door and let out a long breath.

Though he had won today's match with ease, the Skysea Alliance officials' antics had still drained quite a bit of his energy.

Just as he was about to sit cross-legged and meditate to recover, the temperature in the room suddenly plummeted.

Fine Ice Crystals condensed in the air as an emerald light gathered before him, gradually taking on a humanoid form.

The Ice Empress, whom he had not seen in a long time, appeared once more.

With her arms folded across her chest, the Ice Empress floated in midair and glanced around. Finding the surroundings quite nice, she immediately obediently found herself a spot to sit.

"You're living pretty well. You humans really know how to enjoy yourselves. Your lives are so colorful."

"Unlike us, who could only look at the wind and snow of the Extreme North, or monotonous scenery like icebergs."

"Even food with such simple textures and flavors gets turned into all sorts of things by you people."

The Ice Empress gave a soft snort and hooked a finger. A glass of chilled fruit juice on the table floated over to her.

She lowered her head and sniffed it.

"Eh, it's awfully sweet."

The corners of Lu Jun's mouth lifted slightly. "Want a taste?"

The Ice Empress obediently took a small sip. Her eyes brightened faintly, but she quickly put on a stern face again.

"...It's just okay."

Lu Jun did not expose her. He merely sat cross-legged on the bed and began regulating his breathing to recover his Soul Power.

Seeing him start cultivating again, the Ice Empress could only experience human life on her own.

It was pretty good, actually.

"Don't forget to take some time to learn how to use Ultimate Ice."

The Ice Empress could not help reminding him.

"Your control over Ultimate Ice is still only at the beginner stage. You're still far from fully mastering it."

Lu Jun responded with his eyes closed.

"Understood, my dear teacher."

"And you really should take some time to see if you can find energy that can replenish your Divine Power."

Resting her chin on her hand, the Ice Empress studied Lu Jun.

"Don't forget, you're a Divine Artifact yourself. If you can recover even a trace of Divine Power, you'll have more than enough means to protect yourself."

"...I've been thinking about that too."

For some reason, Lu Jun thought of the Abyss Plane.

Perhaps he could rely on them to replenish his Martial Soul's Divine Power?

If he devoured all the energy in the Abyss Plane, then even without the God Realm, it would be enough for him to create a God Realm himself and ascend to godhood.

"Then I hope you find it soon," the Ice Empress said softly. "Also, although you've lost your Divine Power, the raw strength of a Divine Artifact is still there. As long as no god-level being appears on the Douluo Continent, almost no one can break through your defense."

"In human terms, you're the beauty of stats and mechanics combined."

"You adapted pretty quickly."

"Of course." As she spoke, the Ice Empress began fiddling with Lu Jun's Soul Guidance Communication device again. It was time to surf the web.

Early in the morning, the Skysea Alliance tournament grounds were already packed with noise and people.

Lu Jun sat on a bench in the preparation area, ignoring the tactics his teammates were discussing around him as he quietly rested with his eyes closed.

Today's schedule was packed: the Individual Competition, the Three-person Team Competition, and finally an Exhibition Match against Shrek Academy.

He needed to remain in peak condition.

Gu Yue Na sat beside him, her silver hair cascading down as her Purple Eyes calmly gazed toward the arena. She seemed entirely uninterested in the upcoming matches.

Having a First-Level Deity play house with a bunch of human children was truly asking too much of her.

If not for Lu Jun, she could not even be bothered to pretend. She would rather surf the web than move an inch.

Long Chen paced back and forth nearby, muttering under his breath.

"Why isn't it our turn yet..."

Suddenly, the announcement sounded.

"Next match: Tang Wulin of Eastsea Academy versus Lin Mo of the Skysea Alliance Soul Master Academy."

At the mention of Tang Wulin's name, Lu Jun opened his eyes slightly. Gu Yue Na, however, remained indifferent, not even shifting her gaze.

On the competition stage, Tang Wulin took a deep breath and assumed his position.

His opponent was a Second Ring Soul Grandmaster whose Martial Soul was the common Wind Wolf. There was nothing to fear.

"Match begin!"

The instant the referee finished speaking, Tang Wulin released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and a purple Soul Ring rose beneath him.

"Let's end this quickly."

He was quite interested in Lu Jun's overwhelming style of crushing his opponents.

Thus, Tang Wulin used the Golden Dragon King Bloodline's power without holding anything back.

"Roar!"

A deep dragon roar erupted from Tang Wulin's throat.

Golden Dragon Scales instantly covered Tang Wulin's right arm. His five fingers transformed into sharp dragon claws as a primordial, violent aura suddenly exploded forth.

"W-What Martial Soul is that? A dragon-type Martial Soul? But wasn't his Martial Soul just a blade of grass before?" someone in the audience cried out.

"Could he have Twin Martial Souls?!"

Lin Mo, the Wind Wolf Soul Master, went pale and instinctively retreated two steps. But Tang Wulin was faster.

The golden dragon claw tore through the air, blasting toward his opponent with overwhelming force.

Lin Mo hurriedly activated his second Soul Skill, turning into an afterimage as he tried to dodge. But Tang Wulin's dragon claw seemed to anticipate his movements and abruptly changed direction.

"Smack!"

The claw struck Lin Mo squarely in the chest, blasting his entire body more than ten meters away!

Lin Mo spat out a mouthful of blood and crashed heavily onto the edge of the arena, passing out on the spot.

The entire venue fell silent.

The referee's eyes widened. Only after a long pause did he stammer out the announcement.

"Th-the match is over. Tang Wulin wins!"

Tang Wulin leisurely withdrew his dragon claw and rubbed his nose.

He had to admit, imitating Lu Jun's overwhelming, fast-finish style was pretty good.

Still, this Second Ring Soul Master had been too weak. It was obvious he lacked actual combat experience.

Thinking of this, Tang Wulin felt deeply grateful that his teacher, Wu Zhangkong, drilled them in real combat every day.

What Tang Wulin did not expect was that by imitating Lu Jun's swift and decisive style, he had successfully exposed the fact that he possessed the Golden Dragon King Bloodline before Gu Yue Na, the Silver Dragon King.

In the preparation area, Gu Yue Na's pupils abruptly contracted when she sensed the aura of the Golden Dragon King Bloodline emanating from Tang Wulin.

Her body suddenly tensed. Her silver hair moved without wind, and an almost tangible killing intent instantly ignited in her Purple Eyes.

This is...

She stared fixedly at Tang Wulin on the stage. The Silver Dragon King Bloodline within her began boiling uncontrollably, resonating violently with the Golden Dragon King aura on Tang Wulin's body.

Golden Dragon King!

And the purest source bloodline!

Gu Yue Na's nails dug deeply into her palms, yet she was completely unaware of it.

Weren't you already dead?

Why have you appeared within a human body?

Could it merely be ordinary Golden Dragon blood? No, impossible. I cannot be mistaken. Such a pure Golden Dragon King Bloodline...

At that thought, a towering killing intent surged through Gu Yue Na's heart as she stared fixedly at Tang Wulin, who was preparing to leave the arena.

Kill him and extract the Golden Dragon King Bloodline!

Then I can fuse the bloodlines together and become the Dragon God once more!

I will lead the Beast Race to attack the God Realm again and demand justice from those Human Gods for the beast gods!