Shrek Academy.
"Silver Dragon!"
Mu En sat up in his wheelchair, his brow slowly furrowing. "To make Di Tian, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, submit, she could only be one of the two great Dragon Kings, Golden or Silver, or one of the Nine Dragon Sons."
At these words, everyone who knew even a little about ancient history stood up.
"Teacher, she's the Silver Dragon King, one of the legendary clones of the Dragon God. How is that possible?"
Yan Shaozhe cried out in shock.
There had been no break in the history of this continent.
Naturally, the legends about the Dragon Clan had been passed down through the generations.
Because the Divine Realm would not tolerate it, the Dragon God split into two true dragons: the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King.
The Golden Dragon King inherited the Dragon God's powerful physical strength, while the Silver Dragon inherited the Dragon God's ability to control the elements: the seven attributes of water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, and space.
Each had their own strengths, yet both were incomparably powerful, and together they ruled the world.
Before the Dragon God split apart, he had once sired nine children.
They had all inherited some of the Dragon God's abilities and bloodline.
Douluo Continent had suffered a tremendous calamity. During it, the two great Dragon Kings led the Nine Dragon Sons and a great many powerful members of the Dragon Clan in fighting against the calamity.
In the end, almost all of the Nine Dragon Sons perished in that catastrophe.
The Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King also disappeared one after another, and from then on, the Dragon Clan fell into complete decline.
And the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, was the only powerful member of the Dragon Clan to survive that catastrophe.
Of course, some of these records were bound to be true, and some false.
But that wasn't what the people of Shrek needed to think about now.
"If she really is the Silver Dragon King, humanity may be in serious trouble!"
Elder Zhuang sighed softly, his aged face full of worry.
After all, in the distant past, the true masters of the continent had been the Dragon Clan.
And now, the conflict between humanity and Soul Beasts was growing ever more acute.
If a conflict broke out, Shrek Academy would be the first to bear the brunt.
That was why Mu En had overruled everyone's objections and chosen Xuan Zi as his successor.
Xuan Zi was indeed powerful, but Elder Song was only slightly weaker.
In every other respect, the two couldn't even be compared.
By all rights, Elder Song had been the more suitable successor.
Yet Mu En had still chosen the unreliable Xuan Zi.
The reason was simple: Xuan Zi's martial soul, the Godly Taotie Bull, possessed the bloodline of Taotie, one of the Nine Dragon Sons.
With a special method, Xuan Zi's Taotie bloodline could be awakened.
That way, he could stand against the Beast God, Di Tian.
They had never expected that the Soul Beasts would now reveal the Silver Dragon King, who was countless times more powerful than Di Tian.
How could the elders, who knew Shrek's current predicament, not feel despair?
"Before, perhaps things might have turned out that way, but now the situation hasn't reached that point."
"As long as the people up there can solve the problem of humans and Soul Beasts coexisting, there's still a chance to turn things around!"
"Whether we're humans or Soul Beasts, neither side has anything to gain from slaughtering the other."
"If my guess is right, the Silver Dragon King was gravely wounded in that catastrophe. She may not have fully recovered even now."
Mu En shook his head and gazed at the Sky Curtain overhead, murmuring softly, "Otherwise, how could we humans have ruled the continent for so long?"
It wasn't just Shrek Academy. The other forces had thought of this, too.
One by one, they watched the Sky Curtain intently, their expressions tense yet expectant.
The Sun Moon Empire was no exception.
After all, if all the Soul Beasts launched an all-out assault on humanity under the Silver Dragon King's leadership, neither side would come out ahead.
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"Na'er, I'm not used to seeing you in this form. Why not take on a human shape?"
Gu Tian smiled as he spoke.
"Human, insolent!" Anger flashed across Di Tian's face as he scolded him.
The other Ferocious Beasts glared at Gu Tian.
Even the gentle Bi Ji furrowed her willow brows.
The Silver Dragon King was the Lord of Soul Beasts. To the Ferocious Beasts, Gu Tian's words were clearly an insult to their Master.
"Oh? It seems you still haven't understood the situation Star Dou Great Forest is in."
Gu Tian turned to look at Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts, his eyes narrowing as he spoke coldly.
He'd been wondering how to establish his authority and take the lead in this Soul Spirit Experiment and any future cooperation.
Unexpectedly, the opportunity had just presented itself.
Gu Tian took a step forward, golden light flowing in his eyes.
In the next instant, majestic divine might engulfed the entire Lake of Life.
It was invisible, yet pressed down on the Ferocious Beasts like a mountain weighing thousands of tons. Their breathing grew labored, and they couldn't even bring themselves to raise their heads and meet his gaze.
Wherever his gaze passed, the air seemed to freeze into ice. Even their heartbeats slowed instinctively, as if they feared disturbing this terrifying, unquestionable majesty.
"This... this pressure..."
The anger on Di Tian's face had vanished, replaced by fear.
He was only a human.
So why could Di Tian feel the suppression of bloodline when facing him?
Even the Silver Dragon King, one of the Dragon God's clones, had never made him feel such an overwhelming pressure.
It was a submission that came from the very source of life, as if all living things had to bow before him just because he was there.
"You... you're not human!" Xiong Jun blurted out in shock.
"Kneel!"
At those words, Gu Tian's face darkened, and the golden light in his eyes flared.
He made no other move. That single shout rang in the Ferocious Beasts' ears like thunder.
A divine might even more terrifying than before descended once again.
Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts slowly bent beneath its weight.
"That's enough."
A cool female voice suddenly rang out.
The next moment, a silver-haired figure appeared.
She was an unparalleled beauty with a face capable of captivating an entire kingdom.
Her long silver hair flowed down her back, its smooth strands shimmering like silver crystal.
Her skin was slightly pale, yet as fair as jade. Her violet eyes were clear and limpid, framed by long, curled lashes. When her gaze held even the faintest trace of bewilderment, it was especially hard not to feel tenderness toward her.
The speaker was this Silver-Haired Girl.
"Na'er, I'll let it go this time for your sake."
Gu Tian raised an eyebrow as he looked at the Silver-Haired Girl. "Next time, I won't let you off so easily."
As soon as he finished speaking, the terrifying pressure that had swept across the entire Lake of Life vanished without a trace.
He'd achieved his initial goal. Even if the Silver-Haired Girl hadn't stepped forward, Gu Tian would have stopped.
He understood that too much of a good thing could backfire.
Soul Beasts were different from humans. Both might fear death.
But when faced with real danger, Soul Beasts would choose to fight to the death.
There might be humans capable of doing the same, but there certainly weren't many.
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