The Angel God's voice was filled with grievance and confusion.
"Lu Lang, Lu Lang, what exactly is wrong with me, Qian Yuhan? In appearance, talent, and strength, how many in the God Realm could compare to me?"
"Why was there never a place for me in your eyes?"
She smiled miserably, tears blurring her vision.
"Now, twenty thousand years have passed. Time was merciless. You must have... long since turned to dust and vanished between heaven and earth."
"And my Qian Family descendant, Qian Renxue, has already inherited my Angel God Position. Once she ascends to the God Realm, I will hand the Angel Temple over to her. Then... I will venture into the depths of the universe, to the end of the River of Time, to find something that can revive you!"
Her tone was filled with unshakable resolve.
Just then, the scene on the Sky Screen shifted, once again revealing Sea God Poseidon's "righteous and awe-inspiring" face.
The sorrow in Qian Yuhan's eyes instantly faded, replaced by bone-deep disgust and hatred.
"Damn Poseidon!"
"It was bad enough that he was hypocritical himself, but now he had actually passed his God Position to that equally hypocritical and despicable Tang San!"
"Not a single one of them was human!"
The turmoil of the God Realm did not reach the Lower Realm.
Between Douluo Continent and Sun Moon Continent lay a vast expanse of azure blue.
The Boundless Sea.
This was a forbidden zone for humans and a paradise for Soul Beasts. Beneath the towering waves lurked countless incomparably vicious overlords.
At that moment, a massive white shadow was cutting through the waves at astonishing speed, racing in a certain direction.
It was a giant shark over a hundred meters long, snow-white all over, with smooth, elegant lines and a beauty brimming with power. Upon her broad back stood a white-clothed man with his hands behind him. His robes snapped in the sea breeze, while his gaze was distant, as though it had pierced through the ages.
It was none other than Lu Ming.
He looked over the endless sea. A faint ripple stirred in his calm eyes as he spoke lightly.
"Xiuxiu, how many years have you followed me?"
The giant shark beneath him was Bai Xiuxiu, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and a Demon Soul Great White Shark.
Hearing her master's question, Bai Xiuxiu's enormous body paused slightly. Her respectful voice sounded in Lu Ming's mind.
"Replying to Master, if I count it all, it has been thirteen thousand seven hundred and twenty-one years."
Her memories were incomparably clear. Every day since she had met her master was engraved deep within her soul.
Lu Ming let out a long sigh.
"Time passed so quickly. In the blink of an eye, another ten thousand years had gone by."
There was a trace of wistfulness in his voice, as though ten thousand years were no more than the flick of a finger to him.
"Yes."
Bai Xiuxiu's voice was filled with deep affection and gratitude.
"Xiuxiu still clearly remembered how that fellow named Poseidon tried to force Mother into submitting to him and becoming his mount. He overestimated himself and offended Master's dignity. It was also you who acted and saved us, saved the entire Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan!"
Her mother was Xiao Bai, the current ruler of the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan and Sea God Poseidon's mount in the original story.
But in this timeline, because of Lu Ming's intervention, Xiao Bai's fate had been completely rewritten.
Not only had she not become Poseidon's mount, but that arrogant and conceited junior had instead been sent flying by a casual slap from Lu Ming. He fled back to Sea God Island in utter disgrace and never dared take another step outside it.
The past was like smoke, and Lu Ming did not take it to heart.
He merely raised his head toward the heavens, where someone he missed seemed to be.
"I wonder whether Nana has... awakened yet?"
His voice was soft, yet it carried a trace of tenderness that was difficult to detect.
Hearing the name "Nana," a flicker of sadness passed through Bai Xiuxiu's enormous eyes.
She knew that was her master's beloved, an existence she could only look up to—Master Gu Yuena.
She quickly composed herself, and her tone became firm.
"Since Master misses Master Gu Yuena, Xiuxiu will go even faster. We will strive to reach Sea God Island as soon as possible and make Master happy!"
Before her words had faded, brilliant silver light erupted from her snow-white body. Her speed surged once more as she transformed into a white bolt of lightning, carving a long white trail across the sea.
At that same moment, the enormous Sky Screen Above Jialing Pass changed once again.
The scene flowed, and light and shadow shifted.
Within a space suffused with seven-colored radiance, a peerlessly beautiful figure stood quietly with her back turned.
She wore a silver gown that perfectly clung to her breathtaking curves, outlining the most perfect waist-to-hip ratio in the world.
Her silver hair cascaded down like a waterfall, reaching all the way to her ankles.
A pair of jade legs were long and straight, faintly visible through the slit in her dress. Every inch of her skin seemed condensed from the purest moonlight, emitting a lustrous glow and brimming with endless allure.
Merely that back view was enough to drive every man in the world mad.
Suddenly, she trembled slightly, and a crystalline teardrop slid down her peerlessly beautiful cheek.
That teardrop was no ordinary object. The instant it left her eye, it blossomed with incomparably dazzling seven-colored divine light, as though it contained the stars and the universe, profound and mysterious beyond measure.
The woman slowly extended her slender jade hand and carefully held the tear in her palm.
Golden words appeared line by line across the Sky Screen.
[Douluo Exotic Treasures Ranking, sixth place: Tears of the Silver Dragon King!] [This is a tear shed by the Co-lord of Soul Beasts, Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena. As its name suggests, it contains all of the Silver Dragon King's essence, energy, and spirit, as well as her deepest longing for her beloved!] [The Dragon God fell, and her Divine Soul split into two. Her benevolent will became the Silver Dragon King, wielding the elements of the world!] [Tears of the Silver Dragon King are the supreme treasure of the Dragon Clan, a peerless exotic treasure! Their value far surpasses ordinary First-level Divine Artifacts and can rival a Half-step Super Divine Artifact!] [Only one such tear can be condensed in a lifetime!] [Cause: Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena learned that her beloved husband's lifespan had run out and that he had died of old age in the mortal world. Heartbroken beyond measure, she shed this divine tear filled with love and regret because of her extreme longing while asleep!] [Owner: Gu Yuena.] [Reward: Owner Gu Yuena's strength will be restored to her peak state! Divine Skill reward—Dragon God Transformation (an upgraded version of the Dragon God's supreme cultivation technique)! Control over all elements increased by three hundred percent! Stamina doubled!]
Outside Jialing Pass, in the Heaven Dou Empire camp.
The Shrek group had gathered together, equally shocked as they watched the contents displayed on the Sky Screen.
When she saw the introduction to the "Tears of the Silver Dragon King," Xiao Wu was the first to curl her lips, her face full of disdain.
"Gu Yuena? Who was that? Co-lord of Soul Beasts? Why had I never heard of her? Could she have given herself that title?"
As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit who had rebuilt herself through cultivation, she considered herself rather knowledgeable about the Soul Beast world. Yet the name "Gu Yuena" was completely unfamiliar to her.
Beside her, Ma Hongjun also burst into hearty laughter.
"Exactly! A single tear could count as a treasure? And it was even called Tears of the Silver Dragon King? This Ranking List was way too ridiculous!"
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