Douluo: Dragon King's Elegy of the Gods
Chapter 11

Nan Liujing Who Inserts Himself Between the Two Girls (Two-in-One)

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Aolai City was a small place that wore the outer appearance of a city but was actually a town. In terms of administrative rank, it was the second-lowest level.

It had a permanent population of roughly seventy thousand, and two main roads along with seven smaller ones basically determined the layout of the place.

The Soul Guide Vehicle entered the city, and the driver naturally headed toward one of Aolai City's more famous bay scenic areas.

As they passed by, residents occasionally glanced over, but after taking a few looks, they shifted their gazes away.

Although Aolai City was small, luxury cars were not an uncommon sight. Aolai Bay had many seafood restaurants that were famous even in Eastsea City, and plenty of rich people did not mind driving an hour over for a meal and a little sightseeing.

Gradually, the Soul Guide Vehicle began to slow down.

Two hundred meters ahead, a dense crowd had gathered. They were all parents there to pick up their children after school, and they were chatting among themselves.

A long gate separated the buildings inside from the waiting crowd outside. On the tall wall beside it were the four large characters "Red Mountain Academy."

The driver and the Middle-aged Soul Master had no particular reaction, but Nan Liujing narrowed his eyes slightly because a continuous series of clang, clang, clang sounds had rung out beside his ears.

It was the dismissal bell coming from Red Mountain Academy.

The Soul Guide Vehicle struggled through the crowd. Nan Liujing saw streams of students in school uniforms emerging from the gate, their laughter still young and carefree.

There were ordinary students, as well as students carrying traces of Soul Power.

The students of a primary academy were comparable to elementary school students, and none of them were very old. As soon as they left the academy, many of them pestered their parents to buy Snacks at the small shops.

Some students had no parents coming to pick them up, so they formed groups with their friends and wandered home together. Their faces held not the slightest worry about the future, only the leisurely ease of youth.

When the person he was waiting for failed to appear, Nan Liujing frowned and instinctively turned his head to the left. He had barely taken a glance when—

"Stop." Just as the Soul Guide Vehicle was about to drive farther away, Nan Liujing suddenly spoke.

The driver immediately stepped on the brakes. "Do you have any instructions?"

Nan Liujing did not speak. His gaze burned as he stared at a street Not Far Away. Between the gaps separating two buildings, a silver-haired figure suddenly emerged.

The small figure seemed completely unaware of her surroundings. She sat blankly by the roadside, head lowered as she stared at the ground.

Some students and parents noticed the small figure as well, but perhaps because of her tattered clothes and slightly disheveled hair, no one dared approach her.

After the driver and the Middle-aged Soul Master followed Nan Liujing's gaze, the former shook his head and Sighed. "This child may have some illness and been abandoned by her parents. Similar cases have appeared quite a few times, even in Eastsea City."

"If you wish, I can notify the orphanage in Aolai City to come and take her in. Treating her illness may be impossible, but at least she can eat her fill."

"Let's wait a little longer." Nan Liujing spoke first to keep the two men calm, his gaze slightly hesitant.

Red Mountain Academy had dismissed its students, and Na'er, the female protagonist, had arrived at just the right moment. All that was missing was Tang Wulin showing up to chase away the gangsters trying to traffic people outside the academy. It was hard to say that no one was arranging this behind the scenes.

If he intervened now, would there be some hidden danger?

Should I just cut my losses and run?

After all, the time he had arrived in Aolai City differed from his original plan. At this point, trying to prevent the two from meeting would be frighteningly difficult.

"A chance has been placed before you. Aren't you going to try to seize it?"

A calm voice suddenly rang out inside Nan Liujing's Sea of Consciousness.

His pupils contracted. He had not expected the mysterious person to appear again.

The calm voice continued, "I told you before that everyone who obtains the inheritance of the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl must directly face the Heavenly Thunder Baptism. However, when the Heavenly Thunder Baptism arrives differs for every person who has obtained the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl. Your chance to face your first Heavenly Thunder Baptism has now arrived."

Nan Liujing first picked up the bucket in his heart again, then gathered his courage and asked in a deep voice, "May I ask, Senior, what should I do?"

"This city is wrapped in two auras, one bright and one hidden. The bright one may be related to this little girl. As for the other aura concealed in the darkness, its Life Force is vigorous enough to be Comparable to a Second-level Deity. Heh, this is interesting. It seems the laws have already ceased to matter after its rampage."

As the mysterious person spoke, his voice carried a trace of emotion.

Nan Liujing chose to remain silent and continued listening.

"Regardless of their goals, as an interloper, you will be targeted and lose your life if you are even slightly careless. But you can take a gamble, betting that they restrain each other and cannot act against you. Then, once this performance begins, appear directly and throw it into chaos."

"Your choice will cause the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl to plunder some benefits for you. They will automatically merge into your body. Even I do not know exactly what they will be. Within the next three days, you will be struck by lightning. This is the so-called Heavenly Thunder Baptism. It is highly dangerous, but if you endure it, you will understand the benefits of the Baptism."

"Chances are rare. Whether you do it or not, choose carefully."

The voice offering its admonition gradually faded away.

Nan Liujing's expression remained calm on the surface, but his emotions had long since become turbulent.

He had indeed guessed correctly. Someone had deliberately guided Na'er and Tang Wulin into meeting.

Intervening was liable to bring disaster. Yet if he did not intervene, he was unwilling to watch the opportunity slip away, even though he did not know whether this opportunity was actually good or not.

As for the identity of the mysterious person hiding in his Sea of Consciousness through the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl, he already had an almost certain guess.

As he thought, Nan Liujing looked back toward the entrance of Red Mountain Academy. At that glance, his gaze immediately changed.

A little boy was walking out of the academy alone with his head lowered. His Facial Features were exceptionally handsome, especially his eyes, which were bright and large. His short black hair made him look clean and sharp.

Tang Wulin walked out of the academy in low spirits. Seeing a pebble beneath his feet, he kicked it several meters away as if venting his frustration.

The reason for his disappointment was simple. After awakening his Martial Soul yesterday and officially beginning school today, the freshness he had felt had already passed. In only one day, he had personally experienced a sense of imbalance.

It was something Tang Wulin had never encountered since birth, under the protection of his parents.

Just because he had blurted out that his Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, every classmate had looked down on him, whether openly or secretly, without exception. This was true even of classmates whose Innate Soul Power was lower than his.

Even when teaching the meditation cultivation method, the teacher had been least serious with him out of all the students.

Could the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul really only be suitable for feeding pigs, just as they said?

As Tang Wulin muttered inwardly in dejection, a flash of blue light suddenly passed through his Peripheral Vision. He turned his head to look.

Between the cracks of a stone slab, a Blue Silver Grass plant was growing proudly. It swayed gently whenever the wind blew, and sunlight fell upon it, making its Grass Blade glisten with a crystalline sheen. It was quite beautiful.

Tang Wulin stopped walking and raised his right hand as if sensing something. Soul Power surged, and a small, pale-blue blade of grass rose from his palm.

As if it had received the call of the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, the Blue Silver Grass on the ground quietly emitted several points of gentle light. They flew onto Tang Wulin's palm, circled it lightly, and finally merged into his Martial Soul.

Watching this, the corners of Tang Wulin's mouth suddenly lifted into a bright smile. "Even Blue Silver Grass growing between the cracks of a stone slab can grow and display its brilliance. Why can't I? Everyone says Blue Silver Grass is a useless Martial Soul, but I insist on proving them wrong."

Gurgle—

Before his excitement could fade, an abrupt sound rang out. Tang Wulin's small face flushed red. He instinctively withdrew his Martial Soul, rubbed his stomach, and said helplessly, "I'm hungry again. I wasn't this gluttonous before. Right, there are still plenty of Mother's scallion-oil Biscuits at home."

His eyes lit up, and he happily jogged forward.

What Tang Wulin did not see was that as he left, the Blue Silver Grass between the stone slab's cracks strangely transformed into Blue-gold specks of light. They drifted away like dandelion seeds, yet none of the passing pedestrians could see them.

Within a folded spatial rift, several figures gathered together.

Before them was a phantom light screen displaying a scene that was precisely Aolai City.

Surprisingly, the person at the head was a little Girl who looked no more than five or six years old.

Although she was still young, her Facial Features were beautiful and refined, unlike anything from the mortal world. Her long silver hair nearly reached her ankles, bright as though it were the Milky Way. Her silver dress trailed along the ground, covered in faint light. It seemed to contain various elements that repelled and merged with each other. Only her calm, rippleless Purple Eyes carried an indescribable elemental pressure, making her seem unlike a child.

This was the Silver Dragon King in her original personality, Gu Yue.

At this time, her appearance had not been altered into the plain and delicate look of the Original Timeline.

"Lord, now that the human carrying the Golden Dragon King bloodline has appeared, couldn't we just act directly? Why go to such lengths to use a Subordinate personality to test him?" A bald Burly Man with an extremely robust build, nearly three meters tall, respectfully asked the little girl at the front.

As soon as he spoke, the other men and women all turned to look.

This Subordinate personality bore a trace of the Silver Dragon King's Origin Bloodline and the last remnants of the Power of Destiny from the Star Dou Great Forest. It was extremely important, and they did not understand why their Boss had chosen to do this.

Gu Yue said indifferently, "Aside from me, only one kind of person can withstand the Golden Dragon King's bloodline: an ordinary person who has a God King Seal planted inside him and possesses no divine power of his own. The God King Seal can suppress it for a time, but not forever. If the fused person possesses divine power, the Divine Core will be constantly drawn by that divine power and eventually self-destruct."

"Since I cannot sense the existence of the God Realm, there is only one possibility. Before the God Realm vanished, a certain God King secretly sealed the Divine Core, hid it inside this ordinary person, and then sent him to Douluo Continent."

"This God King possesses the ability to create seals, so his strength cannot be underestimated. He most likely left behind a contingency plan as well. Regardless of whether he knows I am on Douluo Star, I cannot act rashly. Rather than having my true body make contact directly, it is better to have this Subordinate personality test him."

"Besides, this personality has only just separated from me. I can control it for three years. If the test reveals a problem, I can immediately call it back."

The Burly Man suddenly understood. He scratched his round head and said with a foolish smile, "The Lord truly thinks everything through. I was foolish."

Gu Yue ignored the Burly Man's flattery and stared at the light screen before her. In the image, a silver-haired little Girl sat alone by the roadside.

After thinking for a moment, her Purple Eyes strangely revealed specks of Silver Light. An invisible force pierced through space, flew out from midair, and instantly entered Na'er's body.

An invisible aura began spreading from Na'er, almost instantly enveloping the entire Aolai City.

The Silver Dragon King's bloodline aura would silently attract anyone who carried the aura of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline.

If this person had no contingency plan left behind by a God King, she could rest easy. Once she possessed the power to disregard the God King Seal, she would simply take the bloodline away.

Craving the scallion-oil Biscuits at home, Tang Wulin walked a little more lightly than usual. However, while crossing the road, he happened to Catch Sight Of a Soul Guide Vehicle parked by the roadside. It was black and glossy, with a streamlined shape. His footsteps paused slightly.

It was the kind of Soul Guide Vehicle his Father liked.

Tang Wulin's eyes lit up. At home, his Father always liked watching television GG, where this kind of Soul Guide Vehicle appeared. Unfortunately, it was too expensive.

"I heard Soul Masters are very good at making money. I have to work harder. When I grow up, I'll earn money to buy Father a car, and buy all the cosmetics Mother is unwilling to purchase, too."

Tang Wulin encouraged himself inwardly, shifted his gaze away, and entered a small side street.

As he walked, Tang Wulin's gaze was involuntarily drawn to a flash of silver beneath the sunlight.

He blinked his large eyes and looked over curiously.

It was a little Girl with her head lowered, making her appearance difficult to see. Her hair color, however, was extremely rare. It was actually silver.

At the instant Tang Wulin looked over, a faint Trident Shadow quietly appeared on his forehead before vanishing just as quickly.

After that, fine Dragon Scales surfaced on the skin concealed beneath his clothes.

In the Netherworld, a resonance began to intertwine in the air.

Na'er, sitting alone by the roadside, blinked her beautiful eyes and instinctively began to raise her head.

Just as their gazes were about to meet, several figures suddenly blocked Tang Wulin's path, obstructing his view.

The resonance that had just intertwined broke apart with a thunderous crash.

Wang Cheng and the others had been watching from the side for a Long Time. After confirming that the little Girl sitting alone by the roadside had no one with her, they all gathered around her with ill intentions.

The movements of the five men naturally did not escape the notice of the nearby parents with children. But after seeing their disreputable appearance, everyone's expressions changed slightly.

Aolai City was not large, and setting aside respectable people, these gangsters were notorious in the city. They never killed or committed arson, preferring only to engage in petty theft.

They would be locked up, then come out again after some time.

If anyone offended them, the days that followed would probably be far from peaceful.

Thinking that this little Girl was not a child of any nearby acquaintance, many of the nearby adults turned their heads away, preferring to avoid trouble and quickly leave this place of conflict with their children. But some took out their phones and called the Sheriff.

Facing the mass of figures that had suddenly appeared before her, Na'er tiredly raised her head. Her small face was fair and tender despite being stained with dust, and her Eye Pupils, resembling Purple Crystals, were clear and deep beneath the sunlight, leaving an unforgettable impression.

The eyes of Wang Cheng and the other gangsters suddenly lit up.

What a fine prize.

After whispering among themselves for a few moments, Wang Cheng immediately put on a smiling expression and crouched down to ingratiate himself with her. The others gathered around them, completely blocking the outside world's view.

"They're Human Traffickers, just like Father said." If Tang Wulin still did not understand, he would truly have been an idiot. He was just about to shout and stop them when a sound of something tearing through the air rang out behind him.

The sound was strange, like a sharp whistle, and particularly grating.

Wang Cheng and the others, who were preparing to grab and carry the child away, suddenly felt as though their ears had been shocked by an electric current. Their bodies shuddered, and they turned back in anger and alarm to look around.

They looked left and right, but only saw a little boy with very large eyes glaring furiously at them Not Far Away, as well as another boy behind him.

"Fuck, you scared the hell out of me."

When Wang Cheng saw them, he immediately felt embarrassed. He strode forward and viciously kicked Tang Wulin.

No matter that Tang Wulin had awakened his Soul Power, he was still only a child. He had no time to react before being kicked away.

With a thump, he was sent flying two meters.

Nan Liujing had just arrived and was urging the Lightning Element Resonance in the air through his Soul Power. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Fuck, why are you still looking? Take her away!" After kicking Tang Wulin away, Wang Cheng saw that several of his lackeys were still standing there dumbfounded and immediately cursed at them.

The others came to their senses and prepared to pick up the frightened, curled-up Na'er and flee.

But Wang Cheng seemed to have a bit of an obsession. When he saw Nan Liujing walking past Tang Wulin, he insisted on kicking him as well.

"Xiaoxin!" Tang Wulin, grimacing in pain, hurriedly warned him, but the next second, he froze.

Wang Cheng's body, after kicking out, seemed to have been pressed beneath a pause button. Like a statue, he remained completely motionless in the middle of that kicking motion. It was not only him. The other Human Traffickers preparing to carry away the little Girl had likewise frozen in place.

The boy he had warned, meanwhile, calmly passed through the other gangsters and arrived before the girl who had curled herself up in fear.

"What happened?" Tang Wulin was stunned. The nearby residents, who had not dared to intervene, were also shocked by this strange scene.

In Nan Liujing's right palm, a wisp of Dark Blue Soul Power dispersed like windblown smoke. He looked down at Na'er, curled up on the ground with a layer of moisture in her eyes as she stared at him with an aggrieved and frightened expression, and Sighed inwardly.

He had still ended up getting involved in this trouble.

I hope this opportunity is powerful enough. Otherwise, I'm going to start cursing.

In the original work, Gu Yue learned that Tang Wulin possessed the Golden Dragon King bloodline more than a hundred chapters in, I think. I have made a second setting here because there were too many coincidences in the original work, which made it feel unnatural, so I changed it this way.

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