Heavenly Tribulation Bead Shows Its Might, Ah Yin Is Dumbfounded

"The bad guys are already finished. Don't be scared." Nan Liujing smiled gently and reached out to rub Na'er's little head. After only a few strokes, alarm bells suddenly rang in his heart, and he hurriedly pulled his hand away, afraid some beast might take notice.

Na'er's tiny body trembled involuntarily, but when she caught the faint, elegant fragrance drifting from Nan Liujing, she subconsciously relaxed. She stared blankly at his handsome face, his reflection mirrored in her eyes as though she wanted to engrave it into her soul.

Honk! Honk! Honk!

Just then, urgent horns sounded from nearby. Under the gazes of the bystanders, a Soul Guidance Patrol Car appeared at the intersection. After screeching to a halt, five peace officers in uniform quickly stepped out, Soul Guidance Electric Batons in hand.

Red Mountain Academy was Aolai City's only academy. With nearly two thousand students inside, peace officers were naturally stationed nearby.

When they heard that someone was trying to abduct children outside the academy, they were shocked and rushed over without delay.

The power of their Soul Guidance Electric Batons had been cranked directly to the maximum, electricity crackling inside them. If one of those batons came down, forget ordinary people—even an unprepared Two-Ring Great Soul Master would lose control of his bowels.

Nan Liujing glanced back, lightly snapped the fingers of his right hand, and helped Na'er move a little farther away.

A faint, hidden dark-blue electric glow flashed over the bodies of the hoodlums. One moment, they were like statues; the next, they had regained some mobility.

Yet even after recovering, none of the five felt relieved. Instead, their faces filled with terror, because they discovered that they still could not move their lower bodies or open their mouths.

They could only watch as the peace officers strode over aggressively. Unable to explain themselves, they frantically waved their hands, making them look as though they were provoking the officers.

"It's these scum again. Petty theft wasn't enough for them, so now they dare abduct people?" After taking only a few steps, the five peace officers recognized Wang Cheng and the others. One of them spat out a curse, though they also noticed something strange about the hoodlums.

Normally, these people ran faster than rabbits. Why were they standing in place and striking poses today? Were they trying to act tough for once?

Seeing that the traffickers could move again, Tang Wulin quickly climbed up from the ground and hurriedly shouted, "Peace officers, these people are traffickers! Don't let them get away!"

"Don't worry, kid. They can't run." The lead peace officer gave his four colleagues a look and said quietly, "Turn off the electricity. Beat them with the batons."

Tang Wulin watched the peace officers approach the traffickers, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Though he had not done much, he had taken a kick. That still counted as participating.

But for some reason, when he saw that mysterious-looking boy rubbing the dirty little girl's head, he felt inexplicably empty inside, as though he had lost something that could never be recovered.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Several dull thuds suddenly rang out, jolting Tang Wulin from his dejected state. His eyes instantly widened.

The five peace officers were gripping their Soul Guidance Electric Batons and viciously smashing them down on the five traffickers.

The traffickers did not dodge. They took the blows head-on.

The peace officers were initially stunned, but then they seemed to reach an unspoken understanding and got to work.

Trying to abduct students outside Red Mountain Academy—if anyone really went missing, all five of them would be finished.

With such a perfect opportunity before them, the five peace officers' expressions turned vicious. No longer caring about the few bystanders nearby, they swung with all the strength they had, even deliberately avoiding potentially fatal spots and aiming only for suitable places.

If they accidentally crippled them, they could just say the Soul Guidance Electric Batons' energy batteries had run out and they had forgotten to replace them. To restrain the criminals, they had no choice but to beat them with the batons.

In truth, the traffickers could not have run anyway. Nan Liujing was using Lightning Element Soul Power to numb the muscles in their thighs.

Standing in front of Na'er, Nan Liujing did not let her see the scene. He gently wiped the dust from her little face with a wet tissue, not forgetting to raise his hand midway through.

The middle-aged Soul Master in the Soul Guidance Vehicle, who had been ordered not to move, received the instruction. He immediately got out and walked over.

Many people had seen the traffickers suddenly become unable to move earlier, so he was responsible for stepping forward to negotiate with the peace officers.

Although the middle-aged Soul Master did not know why Nan Liujing wanted this done, he simply followed the order.

By the time the traffickers were nearly done for and sprawled on the ground like dead dogs, the middle-aged Soul Master had arrived as well. He released four Soul Rings—two yellow and two purple—displaying the cultivation of a Soul Ancestor and the identity of a steward from Eastsea City's Spirit Pagoda as he negotiated with the visibly surprised peace officers.

At the sight of those four radiant Soul Rings, the bystanders clearly became somewhat awed.

To the people of a small place like Aolai City, a four-ring Soul Master was an incomparably powerful existence, rarely seen even once in decades. Someone who could inexplicably control a group of people was indeed terrifying.

"Rest assured, sir. We will definitely handle these damned traffickers properly." The peace officer captain was somewhat older. He was already panting after swinging his baton several times, but he still made the promise respectfully to the middle-aged Soul Master.

The middle-aged Soul Master said politely, "Thank you for your trouble."

"As peace officers, ensuring the personal safety of the residents in our jurisdiction is our duty to begin with." The captain took a deep breath and declared loudly with a righteous expression, making sure the nearby crowd could hear him.

"Good!" The citizens, who already despised hoodlums, brightened and immediately cheered loudly.

The middle-aged Soul Master smiled subtly but said nothing.

Having won the residents' approval with his slogan, the peace officer captain finally relaxed. He quickly led his subordinates in loading the traffickers, who had been beaten like dead dogs, into the patrol car and taking them away.

"Everyone, disperse." The middle-aged Soul Master withdrew his Soul Rings, though his Soul Power aura remained. He turned to the bystanders.

Feeling the barely perceptible pressure in the air, the crowd, though they had not yet had their fill of the spectacle, wisely dispersed.

"Is she all right?"

After the crowd left, Tang Wulin first bowed to the middle-aged Soul Master before walking over to Nan Liujing and asking.

The dust had been wiped from Na'er's face, revealing a lovely, fair, tender little face.

Nan Liujing put away the used wet tissue before turning around.

Based on the statues he had seen online, Tang Wulin's appearance was sixty percent like Xiao Wu and forty percent like Tang San. But since he had not yet been led astray into becoming a deranged fanatic, he was still a warmhearted good child.

Na'er stood behind Nan Liujing. Seemingly drawing a sense of security from him, her small, pale hand clutched the hem of his clothes as she curiously poked her head out.

Tang Wulin had wanted to speak with Nan Liujing, but when he saw Na'er's clear, beautiful purple eyes, he froze.

Silently, his pupils changed into vertical slits, and a faint pale-gold layer appeared over them. Upon closer inspection, it resembled a special curse mark.

As if possessed, Tang Wulin took several steps forward and extended a hand toward Na'er's head.

Na'er was frightened and quickly pulled her little head back. Her small hand clenched Nan Liujing's clothes tightly.

Slap.

Nan Liujing's pupils contracted. Instinctively, he reached out and pressed his hand onto Tang Wulin's shoulder, stopping him from moving any farther forward.

In an instant, a strange force erupted from the Heavenly Tribulation Bead floating within his sea of consciousness and gathered in the hand pressing down on Tang Wulin's shoulder. That force seemed to seize something. A high, resounding dragon roar immediately echoed beside Nan Liujing's ears, but it vanished in an instant. The force swiftly returned to his sea of consciousness, and there was no further movement.

At the same time, the pale-gold curse mark in Tang Wulin's eyes rapidly faded. He blinked, felt the pressure on his shoulder, and looked at Nan Liujing in confusion.

"You seemed a little out of it. Are you all right?" Nan Liujing asked with an unchanged expression.

"I... I'm fine."

Tang Wulin scratched his head. He found it a little strange. It was as though his brain had short-circuited just now, and he could not remember anything.

Seeing the little girl hide behind Nan Liujing again, Tang Wulin felt somewhat regretful. He gave up on trying to chat, greeted Nan Liujing amicably, and left.

At that moment, inside Tang Wulin's mind.

A noble, elegant woman lightly clapped her hands and spoke in admiration.

"Hao Ge's perception was indeed correct. The Silver Dragon King really is hiding on Douluo Continent. If the Golden Dragon King Bloodline's aura had not appeared, she would likely have remained hidden in the shadows and might have affected the Ten Thousand Year Plan."

A trace of regret appeared on Ah Yin's flawless, gentle face as she muttered to herself.

"As expected of the Silver Dragon King, who inherited the Dragon God Wisdom Godhead. She is truly cautious."

"Though that little girl carries the Silver Dragon King's bloodline aura, it is extremely faint. She was most likely deliberately sent out as bait. In my impulsiveness, I have probably already exposed myself."

"Forget it. Since Xiao San intends for Wulin to fuse with the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, the Silver Dragon King will inevitably encounter him again. As long as Xiao San's Spiritual Sense remains, even if the Silver Dragon King cannot resist making a move, it will only be futile. Let us wait and see for now."

With that, the Spiritual Sense that had temporarily appeared within Tang Wulin's sea of consciousness gradually dissipated. Ah Yin had not yet fully become the Life Core of the Douluo Plane. She could only leave briefly through their bloodline connection. The former Life Core's power was still very strong, and if her Spiritual Sense remained outside for too long, accidents could easily occur.

In the final moment before leaving, Ah Yin raised her head with a grave expression.

Seventeen crimson-gold halos floated there, their edges surrounded by mottled blood-colored light. Through that glow, she could see boundless killing intent gathered into an ocean. The terrifying pressure did not leak outward, yet it suppressed some unknown thing, and an unruly dragon roar could faintly be heard.

The Golden Dragon King Bloodline was indeed powerful after fusion, but it was also a double-edged sword. She was deeply worried that her precious grandson would not be able to withstand the impact brought by the fusion in the future.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Ah Yin's delicate brows rose slightly. She sensed that something was wrong.

Hadn't her son placed eighteen seals on the Golden Dragon King Bloodline?

Why were there only seventeen crimson-gold bloodline halos left?

Before she could react, her Spiritual Sense had already dissipated.

Far away, within a towering ancient tree, a pair of astonished eyes suddenly flew open.

Through the light screen, Gu Yue had taken in the entire process. Her calm, unruffled gaze flickered slightly.

She could now be certain that the Golden Dragon King Bloodline was hidden within the boy who had been kicked flying.

She had chosen to seal herself and take human form to cultivate anew. Apart from using this method to help resist the suppression of the plane's will, she had also hoped to approach this world more like a human. But compressing such immense origin energy was no simple task, so she had separated a Subordinate Personality out over the sea to explore this world for her first.

What she was compressing at present was divine power, not Spiritual Sense. Therefore, she had naturally sensed the fleeting Spiritual Sense aura on Tang Wulin clearly.

"The probing was the right choice. The other side was also using the Golden Dragon King Bloodline to probe us, and they even had the ability to silently influence me in return. If that person had not interrupted it, I might have fallen for it without ever realizing." Gu Yue stared at Nan Liujing, her expression grave.

When she separated her Subordinate Personality, she had intended both to test the Golden Dragon King Bloodline's bearer and to deliberately leave that personality beside a human carrying the Golden Dragon King Bloodline to observe the world.

But now, everything had changed.

All because of one person.

Nan Liujing had inexplicably interrupted the Golden Dragon King's aura and secretly helped her, naturally arousing Gu Yue's curiosity.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, she decided to change targets.

"My Lord, is this the target we have been searching for?"

Zi Ji, ranked ninth among the ferocious beasts and whose true form was the Hell Demon Dragon King, asked impatiently.

She had long purple-black hair and an exceptionally seductive appearance. Her eyes were deep purple, while her lips were bright violet. Her graceful body was slender yet voluptuous, her fragrant shoulders exposed and intoxicatingly fair, while the cleavage at her chest was especially deep.

For a moment, Beast God Di Tian, with a streak of golden hair at his forehead; the bald, muscular man whose true form was the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear; Bi Ji, with emerald-green hair and a fresh, breathtakingly beautiful face; the pale-faced Myriad Demon King, who exuded a gloomy aura; and Scarlet King, whose eyes danced with hellfire, all looked expectantly toward Gu Yue.

"It is him."

Gu Yue's indifferent words immediately filled the ferocious beasts' faces with wild joy.

"My Lord, should we make our move now?" Scarlet King had long since grown impatient.

"It is not that simple." Although Di Tian was excited, he remained calm. "There may be a seal left behind by a God King on this person. We cannot rush."

The smiles on the ferocious beasts' faces slowly faded. This was the situation they least wanted to see.

Gu Yue said calmly, "Do you remember what I said when I chose to seal my divine power?"

Di Tian answered, "To approach the human world as a human."

Gu Yue nodded. "I do not yet have absolute confidence that I can break the God King's seal. We can take our time with this matter. Our most urgent task is to infiltrate the human world and understand them."

"The God Realm has vanished without a trace. The threat that once hung over my head is already gone, so there is no need for you to be anxious. We have waited ten thousand years. Are we afraid of waiting a few more decades?"

"Let them fight first. Once they are done, it will be our turn to clean up the mess."

That made sense.

They had waited ten thousand years already. A few more decades truly meant nothing.

Led by Di Tian, the ferocious beasts all responded respectfully in unison, "As you command."

Gu Yue's voice was pleasant. "Next, I will be sealing my Spiritual Sense, which may take two or three years. Unless there are special circumstances, do not disturb me with the Silver Dragon Scale."

Di Tian bowed his head. "Yes."

"As for the Subordinate Personality." Gu Yue glanced at the light screen, her eyes flickering. "Let her remain by this human's side and see what happens. Compared to me, after integrating those memories, the Subordinate Personality is more like a human. Since she is human, she should remain in the human world."

The ferocious beasts were stunned and looked at her in confusion.

Watching Tang Wulin's departing back, the tension in Nan Liujing's heart eased slightly.

He did not have time to check what opportunity he had received yet.

The problem now was... what should he do with Na'er?

He lowered his head just as Na'er looked up at him.

Their gazes met.

Grrr.

Suddenly, an untimely sound rang out from Na'er's stomach.

A trace of panic immediately appeared in Na'er's amethyst-like eyes. She lowered her little face again, but the blush on her cheeks still gave her away.

Nan Liujing laughed. "Want to come eat something delicious with me?"

Hearing that there would be food, Na'er cautiously raised her head, her eyes widening as she said in an incredibly soft voice, "C-Can I? I eat a lot."

Nan Liujing smiled. "What a coincidence. I eat a lot too. I'll treat you later. Want to see who can eat more?"

Na'er's eyes suddenly widened.

Back in the Soul Guidance Vehicle, Na'er sat obediently beside Nan Liujing. From time to time, she secretly rubbed her rumbling little belly. She must have been truly hungry. Perhaps thinking of the feast awaiting her, she occasionally pressed her lips together as well.

I'm kindly treating her to a meal. Those lords in the back won't kill me over it, will they?

Nan Liujing glanced at Na'er from the corner of his eye, unable to stop himself from worrying.

His plan was to finish the meal, rest for the night, return to Eastsea City the next day, and then send Na'er to an orphanage.

It was not that he did not want to keep the girl. The main issue was that he did not have the Golden Dragon King Bloodline protecting him. Who knew whether those ruthless people—no, ruthless beasts—would suddenly come after him?

He had already obtained the opportunity. There was no need to gamble any further.

This meal would count as a thank-you gift.

Na'er would stay. The male lead was simply wary of Gu Yue, Di Tian, and the others here. Since the chapter was split, I was afraid everyone might misunderstand, so I explained in advance.