"It is not so—absolutely not, The Lord, please calm your anger!"
The Water Dragon King's soul form rippled as it hurriedly explained, its tone urgent.
"You are the successor personally chosen by Lord Lu Jun, whom he expended great effort to help complete your final transformation. With Lord Lu Jun's unfathomable cultivation and extraordinary foresight, his choice of you undoubtedly meant he saw your irreplaceable strengths and limitless potential!"
"It's just..."
It paused, choosing its words.
"It's just that, in the agreement Lord Lu Jun made with the former lord back then, aside from selecting a new Dragon God, there was also the matter of our Dragon Clan leaving behind some soul bones and inherited power for certain human youths destined to enter Dragon Valley in the future."
The Water Dragon King's voice carried a trace of reminiscence.
"Lord Lu Jun once mentioned that this should include a human with a Space-Time Dragon Martial Soul, one with an Angel Martial Soul, one with a Fallen Angel Martial Soul, one with a Starwheel Ice Staff Martial Soul, and so on..."
"He only mentioned it in passing at the time, stating that the specific choices and recipients of the inheritances would be left to the new Dragon God—namely, you—for final judgment."
"Our Dragon Clan was to leave this power to those young people you acknowledged..."
"So..." the Water Dragon King concluded respectfully, "the final choice rests with you, The Lord."
Gu Yue Na was completely stunned.
Lu Jun's intention was actually... for Xie Xie, Yue Zhengyu, Yuanen Yehui, Xu Xiaoyan, and the others to receive the Dragon Clan's remaining inherited power as well?
This, this, this...
The faces of her companions flashed through her mind.
"Lord Lu Jun once said..."
Seeing Gu Yue Na lost in thought, the Water Dragon King added