Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City.
Lin Manor.
It was late at night. A bright moon hung high in the sky, its light spilling down like a silvery veil and coating the vast estate grounds in a cold sheen. Just then, the manor gates were gently pushed open, and a small figure slowly walked inside.
He wore a moon-white martial outfit, his long black hair tied behind his head with a silver ribbon. Most eye-catching of all were his clear, translucent violet eyes, like amethysts, faintly gleaming beneath the moonlight.
The youth was named Lin Yuan, a transmigrator from Blue Star. However, he had not arrived during the magnificent Three Gods Hegemony Era of Douluo Continent's history, but during the Peerless Tang Sect period, mockingly dubbed Tang San's Dog Training Chronicle by countless transmigrators.
Like many transmigrators, Lin Yuan had bound himself to the [God-Tier Assistance] system before arriving in Douluo Continent and had also received the system's God-Tier Assistance Grand Gift Pack.
Even so, he had failed to escape the near-ironclad curse among transmigrators: both parents dead at the start, with his origins shrouded in mystery. Three years ago, his parents had both died in a suspicious accident.
[Ding! The host's Character Panel is being generated!] [Host: Lin Yuan] [Martial Soul/Innate Soul Power: Dragon God (unawakened)/level 30] [Bloodline: Dragon God Bloodline (bloodline purity 100%)] [Divine Position/Divinity/Divine Core: Dragon God/Destruction, Creation/Dragon God's Heart] [Authorities: Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Light, Darkness, Space, Destruction, Creation, Time, Body Mastery] [Super Divine Artifacts: Dragon God Spear, Dragon God's Tear, Ascending Dragon Pillar, Dragon Slaying Saber] [Soul Rings/Soul Skills/Self-Created Skills: None] [Ding! The host has reached the age for Martial Soul awakening. Begin awakening the Martial Soul?]
The corners of Lin Yuan's lips rose slightly, and understanding flickered through his violet eyes. During his three years since transmigrating, he had already pieced together the crucial timing for Martial Soul awakening from the system's scattered hints. Hearing the prompt now, he barely hesitated.
"Begin awakening."
The instant his words fell, the night sky suddenly changed color. The once-clear moon became shrouded in a pale golden halo, while countless tiny points of light gathered from every direction. The next second, a layer of multicolored golden radiance emerged from nowhere, transforming into a nine-colored barrier that enveloped him.
Within the barrier, countless tiny motes of light, drawn by an invisible force, continuously flowed into Lin Yuan's limbs and bones, traveling through his meridians. Wherever they passed, every inch of his muscles and bones trembled faintly, emitting an almost inaudible hum, while his body began to shake uncontrollably. Soon, the multicolored golden barrier shrank tighter and tighter before finally turning into a streak of light and drilling into his brow.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Three dragon roars that shook heaven and earth exploded without warning, their sound waves spreading outward from Lin Yuan as though they were tangible. The night sky above Star Luo City seemed to be torn apart, its clouds instantly scattering. Even the pale golden halo around the moon shook violently, nearly shattering.
Before the three dragon roars had faded, the space around Lin Yuan suddenly twisted violently. Nine-colored rosy light cascaded down from the void like a waterfall, gathering above his head into a pillar of light that pierced the heavens.
The nine-colored radiance churned and condensed at the top of the heavenly pillar. The cold gleam of scales pierced through the clouds before the dragon itself appeared. It was a Nine-Colored Giant Dragon large enough to blot out the entire night sky over Star Luo City. Its horns were as translucent as glass, every Dragon Scale flowing with Nine-Colored Divine Light, while its dragon eyes were two violet-gold beams piercing through heaven and earth. Merely hovering in the sky plunged the entire city into unprecedented silence.
At the same time, powerful figures across Douluo Continent sensed this dragon might that stood above all living things. They all stopped what they were doing and looked gravely toward Star Luo City, their eyes filled with shock.
Star Dou Great Forest, core region.
At that moment, a handsome man in a black robe stood before the Lake of Life. A lock of golden hair hung beside his face, and his eyes were somewhat dazed. "Lord Dragon God! That's right, this is Lord Dragon God's aura!"
"Di Tian, is this truly Lord Dragon God?" A woman in a jade-green gown walked up behind Di Tian and asked hesitantly.
"Biji, I could never mistake Lord Dragon God!" Di Tian abruptly turned around. His normally imposing eyes now shone with excited red light. "That pressure above all beasts, that instinctive submission from the deepest reaches of our bloodlines—who but Lord Dragon God could exude such supreme divine might that makes one's soul tremble?"
Biji nodded. In that instant just now, the life energy within her had nearly surged uncontrollably toward the source of that aura. Seeing the unprecedented fervor in Di Tian's eyes, she softly said, "But hadn't Lord Dragon God already fallen? That great war in the God Realm back then..."
"So what if he fell?" Di Tian interrupted Biji, his burning gaze fixed in Lin Yuan's direction. "Perhaps Lord Dragon God's Divine Core was preserved and awakened through rebirth! No matter what, this is a once-in-ten-thousand-years opportunity for our soul beast clan!"
Just then, the ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled, and the Lake of Life before them began to boil, bubbles rising across its surface. Immediately afterward, the earth's trembling grew increasingly violent.
"Boom—"
Amid a deafening roar, the ground split apart in a bottomless fissure. A mass of silver light abruptly emerged from the crack and slammed heavily against the shore. It was a massive dragon claw, entirely brilliant silver and covered in hexagonal silver Dragon Scales, carrying an incomparably terrifying pressure.
Di Tian and Biji quickly stepped forward, dropped to one knee, and respectfully said, "Welcome, my liege!"
The moment their words fell, the dazzling silver light vanished in a flash. Before them appeared an incomparably beautiful woman in a silver gown, tall and slender. Her long silver hair cascaded to her ankles, and her skin was somewhat pale yet exceptionally fair. Her violet eyes were clear and translucent, while her curled lashes added a touch of softness to her beauty.
"I just sensed Lord Dragon God's aura, but it is no longer as powerful as it once was. It is even weaker than we imagined." Gu Yue Na spoke calmly. "Di Tian is right. Perhaps Lord Dragon God descended upon Douluo Continent through a new body and is currently in the initial stage of recovering his strength."
"My liege, shall I go bring Lord Dragon God back now? As long as he regains his former strength, we will surely restore the glory of the Dragon God Realm!" Di Tian said urgently.
"No need." Gu Yue Na shook her head. "Lord Dragon God is essentially human now. Whether he still retains memories of us remains unknown. And if we go rashly, we will only make him wary of us. Perhaps he will come to us on his own."
Di Tian's tightly clenched fists slowly loosened, though he could not conceal the excitement in his voice. "This subordinate was blinded by ten thousand years of anticipation and overlooked my liege's thorough consideration. It is simply that Lord Dragon God's aura was too real. The thought that our soul beast clan finally has hope of seeing the light of day again makes it impossible for this subordinate to restrain his emotions."
"Not just you. Even my divine soul, silent for tens of thousands of years, trembled the instant I sensed Lord Dragon God's aura again." Gu Yue Na raised her eyes toward Star Luo City. "After waiting ten thousand years, we need not rush these few moments."
Elsewhere, as the final dragon roar faded, the Nine-Colored Giant Dragon that covered the night sky gradually became transparent, transforming into countless streams of light that flowed into Lin Yuan's body through his limbs and bones. With every stream that entered him, he could feel his muscles and bones hum pleasantly. His body, previously taut from the shrinking barrier, instantly relaxed, and a warm force circulated through his meridians, as though it would wash away all the hidden exhaustion accumulated over the years.
The instant all the streams of light entered his body, Lin Yuan felt a faint tingling atop his head. Before he could think further, the sensation suddenly intensified and rapidly spread down from the tips of his hair. He looked down at a strand that had fallen into his palm. Its originally ink-black color was visibly fading, becoming a lustrous silver-white in the blink of an eye.
The changes did not stop. As time passed, every strand of his black hair shed its former deep color. His silver-white hair swayed faintly with each breath, and beneath the moonlight, it gave him an aloof, unearthly air.
[Ding! Dragon God Martial Soul awakening successful. Congratulations, host, on unlocking the innate skill: Dragon God Transformation!] [Ding! The host has gained combat capability. The God-Tier Assistance system is unbinding!] [Ding! System unbinding complete. To compensate the host, a limited-time mission has been issued: The host must travel to the Star Dou Great Forest within three days, find the Silver Dragon King Gu Yue Na, and kiss her! Mission reward: Unlock the Dragon God Domain!]
The instant the system prompts ended, the ease on Lin Yuan's face froze. His violet eyes were full of astonishment, though it was not because the mission would be difficult to complete. On the contrary, with the Dragon God Bloodline's natural attraction toward the Silver Dragon King, finding Gu Yue Na would not be difficult. What truly stunned him was that the task left behind after the system's unbinding was so blunt and bold.
However, he had no time to think further. The dragon roars that had shaken heaven and earth, along with the giant dragon's display of blotting out the sky, had already exposed him to every faction. At that thought, the shock in Lin Yuan's eyes was instantly replaced with calm. His most urgent priority was escaping Lin Manor, which had now become the target of all eyes.
Lin Yuan raised a hand and pointed at the empty space before him. The Dragon God's Space Authority immediately awakened. The air touched by his fingertip rippled like water, and rings of silver-white light spread outward from it. In but an instant, the light condensed into a Space Gate two meters tall. Spatial turbulence surged within it, yet it docilely lay dormant beneath the restraint of the Dragon God's authority.
"I hope you don't arrive too quickly. I don't want to be hunted down by every faction as some kind of aberration right after awakening my Martial Soul."
With that, Lin Yuan no longer hesitated and slowly stepped through the Space Gate. Protected by the Dragon God's authority, the spatial turbulence inside automatically parted. Once his figure had completely vanished, the silver-white light rapidly contracted and disappeared.
Almost the instant the Space Gate completely vanished, three figures emanating powerful Soul Power fluctuations landed in the open grounds of Lin Manor.
The leader wore the Dark Gold Dragon Pattern Robe unique to the Star Luo Empire's imperial family and had a stern, imposing face. His sharp eyes swept across the surroundings as he said in a deep voice, "That dragon might above all things and the Nine-Colored Divine Light just now were definitely signs of a top-tier Martial Soul awakening! Seal off Star Luo City immediately. We must find that soul master who awakened their Martial Soul!"
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