Dragon Burial Autumn Lament, the First Glimmer of Origin

After watching the spirit battles for a while, Lang Lei found most of them incredibly boring. If Little Griseo had not been watching with great interest while munching on snacks, he would have left long ago.

Perhaps noticing Lang Lei's boredom, Little Griseo sped up her snacking. Before long, all the snacks on the cart had been wiped out.

Looking at the vanished snacks, then at Little Griseo's completely unchanged figure, Lang Lei wore a strange expression.

"Did those snacks... disappear into thin air?"

"They're in here." Little Griseo pointed at her little belly.

"This is magic, isn't it...?"

"What is Brother Lang Lei talking about?"

"Nothing. Do you want more? I can go get you some." Lang Lei said.

Lang Lei did not feel the slightest bit embarrassed. If he had not taken those Gold Soul Coins, he would have earned ten Gold Soul Coins for every match he won. Betting on himself could easily bring in tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins.

His arrangement with Suotuo Great Spirit Arena was simply because he could not be bothered dealing with trouble. Little Griseo eating a few of their snacks did not even amount to the loose change of what he earned.

If he truly decided to keep fighting here, he could bankrupt Suotuo Great Spirit Arena sooner or later. Of course, with the Eight Great Soul Master Families backing it, it might not actually go under.

Still, there was nothing they could do about him.

"No need. Thank you, Brother Lang Lei." Little Griseo shook her head.

"Then shall we go?"

"Mhm, okay." Griseo wrapped her arms around Lang Lei's neck.

Lang Lei stood up and left Suotuo Great Spirit Arena with Little Griseo.

The attendant behind them let out a sigh of relief. They had finally sent this lord away...

It was good that he had not entered a spirit battle. Otherwise, their losses would have been far greater than the little bit he had earned.

"I feel like I'm either on my way to a forest or getting ready to go to one." After returning to the little home he shared with Little Griseo, Lang Lei sighed.

Once he finished absorbing Dragon Burial Autumn Lament, the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, and the Aromatic Silk Beauty, he planned to wait outside the Star Dou Great Forest for the Shrek Academy group.

It would be difficult to make a move while the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python were together, but if the Titan Giant Ape was alone, he was confident he could keep it there.

Besides, he was about to cast off another layer of restraints. That felt pretty good.

Once that matter was settled, he could deal with some other things.

For example, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. For example, Ah Yin's soul bone.

"Brother Lang Lei, can you draw with me?" The moment they returned to the room, Little Griseo invited him.

"Of course!" Lang Lei agreed without hesitation.

As for absorbing the Immortal Herbs...

It could wait a little longer.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, Lang Lei finally sat cross-legged on the bed and began absorbing the three Immortal Herbs he had prepared long ago.

This absorption process was far more painful than Lang Lei had expected. Countless chaotic thoughts continuously battered his mind.

Enormous amounts of energy washed over Lang Lei's body again and again. Whenever the energy flowed through a part of him, he could feel that area grow a little colder.

Perhaps it was the effect of the Immortal Herbs, but after a while, an uncontrollable sorrow welled up in Lang Lei's heart.

He seemed to see a battlefield where countless dragons had died miserably. Though it had nothing to do with him, he felt an unbearable desolation, as though he were truly there.

"Are these the memories of Xuan Bing and Li Huo's past lives—the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King of Douluo Continent?" Lang Lei walked through them, enduring the memories' influence over and over again.

Amid such emotional experiences, even his own sorrow was stirred forth.

The desolation of living in another world, unable to return to his roots.

The grief of witnessing a friend's death, powerless to change it.

At that moment, a warm current rose from his heart. It dispelled the sorrow while bringing Lang Lei a trace of warmth.

Outside, Little Griseo set down her paintbrush and looked at Lang Lei, who sat cross-legged on the bed.

Little Griseo did not know what Lang Lei had just experienced, but at that moment, she truly sensed a familiar aura.

"Little sister Elysia?"

Within the mental space, Lang Lei's eyes widened as fragments of Pink Crystal Flowers drove away the illusion and scattered all the surrounding coldness.

Gradually, the reflections from the crystal flowers revealed an illusory figure.

"I've been waiting for you for so long~"

"So~ for our first meeting—"

"Hi~ How does it feel?"

Lang Lei froze, surprise appearing on his face. He had thought the Shattered Crystal Flower Fragments were useless until they were combined!

"Oh my~"

"Ignoring a cute girl's question... even I would get angry, you know~"

"Sorry, I was just surprised for a moment. I wasn't trying to ignore you, Elysia."

"I'm just joking."

"How could I possibly be angry with you?"

"Haha, then thank you for being so generous, Miss Elysia." Lang Lei said awkwardly.

"Just call me Elysia."

"How could you make yourself so unhappy?"

"Honestly, no matter when it is, you have to smile, okay~"

"Mhm, I understand. Thank you, Elysia."

"Mhm, though I'm a little reluctant, there isn't much time left."

"Then... see you next time~"

"Next time, be sure to properly answer a beautiful girl's question."

"Mhm, see you next time."

Elysia's figure disappeared...

Lang Lei looked at the Pink Crystal Flower Fragments around him and smiled.

It seemed that his mind had always been protected by a cute girl.

The rest of the absorption process became exceptionally easy. After waves of dragon roars, a dragon phantom burrowed into Lang Lei's body.

Along with it, Lang Lei's spiritual power began soaring continuously. He was not sure what realm it had reached exactly, but one thing was certain: at the very least, his current weakness had been remedied.

With Elysia protecting his mental world, he felt completely secure. Even the gods of Douluo Continent could forget about getting anywhere near it.

After a long while, Lang Lei opened his eyes.

At the same time—

"Ding, congratulations, Host. Martial Soul Ice Fire Earth Dragon has evolved into Autumn Burial Earth Dragon King."

"Talent skills acquired: Autumn Burial, Shared Sorrow."

"Ding, the Second Martial Soul Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment's second soul ring has accumulated 590000 years."

"So I really reached level forty?" Lang Lei clenched his fist.

Even after part of the energy had been absorbed by his Second Martial Soul, Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, the remainder was enough to raise his Soul Power Level into the next stage.

Without any surprises, Lang Lei should be able to gain quite a few more levels after absorbing a soul ring. If he could trigger a mission, it might even be another ten-pull.

And now, his First Martial Soul had likely surpassed even the Six-winged Angel.

Autumn Burial Earth Dragon King...

At the very least, it would no longer be despised by his Second Martial Soul, Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment.

Disappointingly, he had not grown taller from absorbing the Immortal Herbs this time...