The Silver Dragon King: I Will Act Personally

Di Tian walked through the Great Fierce Land with a dark expression. As he passed a certain spot, he heard those wretched screams again, and his face darkened even further.

"Di Tian, let me go! I really don't have a single drop left!"

"Stop, not here!"

"Not there either! Stop!"

Following the sound, Di Tian arrived at an open clearing. Several Soul Beasts that had already surpassed the hundred-thousand-year threshold had gathered there, surrounding a fat, plump white grub.

The grub was none other than Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. At this time, he had yet to escape the clutches of these Beasts and was still living a miserable life.

Upon seeing Di Tian, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's eyes darted around as he pitifully begged Di Tian for mercy.

Di Tian snorted coldly and sent a stream of black energy over Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's mouth. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm immediately fell silent.

Only then did Di Tian turn and leave.

Watching Di Tian's retreating back, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm revealed a look of relief.

He had already prepared an escape plan and only lacked the right opportunity. Who would have thought that he would run into Di Tian?

He had thought his escape plan was about to be discovered, but it seemed that wasn't the case.

Di Tian returned to the depths of the Great Fierce Land and, after a series of actions, opened a portal.

He stepped through it and arrived in a mysterious space.

At the center of the mysterious space was a green lake. At the bottom of the lake, an enormous silver dragon lay sleeping.

"Lord." Di Tian bowed respectfully.

The silver dragon slowly opened her eyes, looking as though she had just awakened. Her purple eyes were bleary, carrying a trace of confusion.

"Di Tian, why have you come to see me?" An ethereal voice rang out.

"...Lord ordered me to capture that human child, but I failed. A powerful figure was protecting him. Though weaker than me, he was still able to escape from my grasp," Di Tian said.

So it was about that...

The Silver Dragon King finally restarted her brain and recalled the task she had given Di Tian a few days ago.

That human hadn't been captured?

But since our fates are linked, surely he wouldn't be able to do anything harmful to me, right? In that case, failing to capture him shouldn't be a major issue, should it?

As for his background, it wouldn't be too late to investigate it in the future. Under fate's influence, that human and I would eventually cross paths.

The Silver Dragon King was curious about what connection she could possibly have with a human.

After pondering for a moment, she spoke in an indifferent tone, as if everything were already under her control.

"It is of no concern. Withdraw. Next time, I will act personally."

"Yes." Di Tian slowly retreated from the small space.

The Silver Dragon King yawned, closed her eyes once again, and fell back into slumber.

Shrek Academy.

The sky was clear, the breeze gentle, and sunlight spilled over the young men and women coming and going.

They walked shoulder to shoulder in groups of two or three, chatting and laughing.

Just then, a figure flew in from the distant sky, shooting over their heads with a whoosh.

"It's Elder Xuan!"

"Why does Elder Xuan look so disheveled? Did he encounter a powerful enemy?"

"The Body Sect must have done it!"

The onlookers erupted into chatter, while Elder Xuan had already landed before the Sea God Pavilion.

Mu En lay leisurely in a recliner, basking in the sun. His aura was no longer as weak as before; he had clearly recovered quite a bit.

Hearing someone arrive, he opened his cloudy eyes. When he saw Xuan Zi, surprise appeared in his gaze.

Xuan Zi was covered in tattered rags, looking like a beggar. His body bore mottled bloodstains, and his aura was extremely weak. He had clearly suffered severe injuries.

"What kind of enemy did you encounter?"

Mu En furrowed his deeply wrinkled brow.

Elder Xuan said in a muffled voice, "I ran into Di Tian and was injured by him."

Mu En frowned. "Di Tian rarely leaves the Great Fierce Land. Why did you encounter him?"

Xuan Zi immediately said indignantly, "It must have been that Poison Old Freak! He lured Di Tian to where I was!"

After thinking it over and over on the way back, he had finally realized that something was wrong.

Di Tian did not seem to have come for him, which meant he could only have been looking for Du Busi.

In the end, because of his greed for food, he had taken the hit for Du Busi.

Elder Xuan explained the entire sequence of events to Mu En. While he was recounting it, Yan Shaozhe heard that Elder Xuan had been injured and hurried over.

"Poison Old Freak is getting more and more despicable! He actually targeted my weakness specifically! No martial virtue at all." After saying this, Xuan Zi fumed angrily.

Mu En shot Xuan Zi a glare, his eyes thoughtful. After a long while, he asked quietly, "You've said so much, yet from beginning to end, you never mentioned the two girls, Lexuan and Xiaotao. Didn't you take them hunting for soul rings? You're back—where are they?"

Xuan Zi froze in shock and looked at Yan Shaozhe. "Those two girls haven't returned yet? Didn't I tell them to head back early?"

Yan Shaozhe said, "...Neither Xiaotao nor Lexuan has returned."

Lying in his recliner, Mu En let out a long breath. He tilted his head back to look at the sky and said gravely, "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and find those two children!"

"Yes!" Xuan Zi answered with immense regret. He immediately turned and flew outside, with Yan Shaozhe hurriedly following after him.

After leaving Sea God Pavilion, Yan Shaozhe saw how weak Xuan Zi's aura was. He had clearly been badly injured, and Yan Shaozhe's worry for his disciple and dissatisfaction toward Xuan Zi immediately faded.

Xuan Zi had done his best. No one could have expected them to encounter Di Tian.

"Elder Xuan, you're seriously injured. You should go back and rest. We can search for them. Xiaotao and Lexuan will be fine," Yan Shaozhe comforted him.

Xuan Zi shook his head. "No, I have to find them!"

Yan Shaozhe said, "Elder Xuan, the academy cannot do without you in the future. You must prioritize your health. Hurry back and heal your injuries. It would be terrible if they affected your cultivation."

Hearing this, Xuan Zi immediately hesitated. After a moment, he looked at Yan Shaozhe and instructed, "Then I'll leave those two children to you. You must bring them back!"

Yan Shaozhe smiled faintly. "I will. Those two girls are blessed; perhaps they were only delayed on the road. It's nothing serious."

Three days later, Sea God Pavilion.

Zhang Lexuan slowly woke up.

Yan Shaozhe had found her in the Star Dou Great Forest. At the time, Zhang Lexuan had been severely injured and unconscious, while a saber-toothed tiger beside her had been about to bite down on her.

Had Yan Shaozhe arrived even a minute later, Zhang Lexuan might have died.

Fortunately, Yan Shaozhe arrived in time and saved Zhang Lexuan, but he had not found his disciple, Ma Xiaotao.

Filled with worry, Yan Shaozhe brought Zhang Lexuan back.

After two days of treatment, Zhang Lexuan finally awakened.

"Lexuan, what did you and Xiaotao encounter in the Star Dou Great Forest? Do you know where Xiaotao might be?"

The moment Zhang Lexuan awoke, Cai Mei'er, the vice dean of the Martial Soul Department, impatiently asked.

As Yan Shaozhe's wife, she and Yan Shaozhe had never had children. Thus, she had always raised Ma Xiaotao as if she were her own daughter. Now that Ma Xiaotao was lost in the Star Dou Great Forest, with her life or death unknown, Cai Mei'er had already begun to fear the worst.

Zhang Lexuan blinked dazedly. Forcing herself to sit up, she furrowed her brows and asked weakly, "Xiaotao hasn't returned?"

"No. We searched, but we found no trace of Xiaotao," Cai Mei'er said.

Zhang Lexuan's face turned pale. "After Elder Xuan left, Xiaotao and I headed back to the academy. But for some reason, the Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest went berserk. Xiaotao and I encountered an eighty-thousand-year Soul Beast. We were no match for it, so I stayed behind to cover her retreat and let Xiaotao leave first. As for where she went afterward, I don't know."

Cai Mei'er's face went pale, and her body swayed.

They had already searched the outskirts and mixed zones of the Star Dou Great Forest, yet they still had not found any sign of Ma Xiaotao. Clearly, she was most likely dead.

Tears welled in Cai Mei'er's eyes as she glared viciously at Xuan Zi.

"Elder Xuan, after obtaining the soul ring, why did you remain in the Star Dou Great Forest instead of returning with Xiaotao and the others?"

Xuan Zi remained silent, his face filled with regret as he merely drank wine.