During this trip to the Star Dou Forest, Ye Liangchen not only obtained his third spirit ring, but also acquired a spirit bone. More importantly, he met Gu Yuena, the Douluo First Goddess, and gained her full support. It felt absolutely fantastic.
"Sister Na, do Aunt Lan and the others know about you? Di Tian didn't tell them, did he?" For the time being, Ye Liangchen did not want anyone else to know about the Silver Dragon King.
"So you don't intend to let them know about these matters?" Gu Yuena had not expected the little fellow to be so cautious.
"Don't worry! Di Tian didn't tell them anything."
Gu Yuena smiled. It was better to be cautious at this stage. She had long since instructed Di Tian and the others to conceal their identities, which was why she had not allowed Xiong Jun, Scarlet King, Ten Thousand Demon King, and the others to come out. Xiong Jun in particular was an airhead who spoke without thinking and could easily expose their identities.
"That's good. Since it involves gods, I won't tell my elders for now."
"Sister Na, I'll be leaving first. Once I become stronger, I'll come help you refine the Asura God's Power in your wounds and recover from your injuries."
Before leaving, Ye Liangchen painted Gu Yuena a rosy picture so she would not be too pessimistic.
In truth, Ye Liangchen could already rely on the Primordial Chaos Sutra to refine divine power, but it would take a very long time.
However, he did not dare say so now. If he revealed it, this female dragon might very well lock him up here and make him help her recover. And if she demanded that he become a Dragon Knight, he would be finished. With his current tiny arms and legs, he would not be able to handle it.
Life was precious, love was dearer still; but for freedom's sake, both could be cast aside.
Although Gu Yuena, the Silver Dragon King, was Douluo's most beautiful goddess, there would be no point if she locked him inside this Palace, never to see daylight for years on end.
Fortunately, Gu Yuena believed Ye Liangchen was someone favored by the Goddess of Life, so she did not harbor any improper intentions.
"There's no rush. We can talk about recovering my injuries later. I've endured for so many ten-thousand-year periods already, so I don't mind waiting a little longer."
Gu Yuena gave a sweet smile. From Ye Liangchen's sincere gaze, she could see that he genuinely wanted to help her. Besides, he had unhesitatingly given her medicinal pills earlier, easing her injuries. Her favorability toward the little fellow had practically maxed out.
"Little Chen, I'll see you out. If anything comes up in the future, you can come find me anytime."
Gu Yuena activated a divine artifact on her body to conceal her aura, then opened a passage through the Barrier and led Ye Liangchen out of the Palace.
The pure land at the deepest part of the Lake of Life was a Small Island resembling a paradise beyond the world, created by Gu Yuena herself. The entire Small Island was likewise within a Barrier, shielding it from the God Realm's surveillance. However, now that the Golden Dragon King had been suppressed by the God Realm, the God Realm did not particularly care about the heavily wounded Silver Dragon King.
Ye Liangchen had already spent several hours inside Gu Yuena's Palace. Teacher Su Lin and Lan Xiao Die, who were on the Small Island, were extremely anxious, afraid that something might have happened to the little fellow.
"Don't worry. The little fellow will be fine."
Seeing how restless the two women were, Bi Ji and Zi Ji quickly comforted them.
Buzz, buzz...
A silver doorway appeared before them. Gu Yuena emerged with Ye Liangchen, making everyone's eyes light up.
"Greetings, my lord." Bi Ji and Zi Ji respectfully bowed to Gu Yuena.
"Mm. You've done well."
Gu Yuena responded indifferently, then glanced at Lan Xiao Die, who had already advanced to Titled Douluo, and spoke earnestly.
"Your name is Lan Xiao Die, correct? Protect Little Chen well from now on. He is incomparably important to all of us, and even to the entire world."
Lan Xiao Die and Teacher Su Lin looked at this incomparably beautiful woman whose strength was unfathomable. She did not seem like a mortal, yet she cared so deeply about Ye Liangchen, leaving the two of them utterly shocked.
"Even without your instruction, Senior, we would do everything in our power to protect him and help him grow."
Although Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the others had not revealed their identities to them, Lan Xiao Die and Teacher Su Lin guessed that this ethereal woman before them had to be a deity.
"After you leave, do not tell anyone about the secret of the Lake of Life. Otherwise, it may draw the covetous attention of certain major factions. As for my identity, Little Chen will tell you in the future." Following Ye Liangchen's wishes, Gu Yuena temporarily concealed her identity from the two women.
"Please rest assured, Senior. We swear upon our Martial Souls that we will not reveal the secret of the Lake of Life to anyone."
Lan Xiao Die and Teacher Su Lin were merely mortals. Matters involving gods were not something they could afford to provoke.
"Aunt Lan, Teacher Su Lin, let me introduce you. This beautiful elder sister is Gu Yuena. She already helped me obtain my third spirit ring."
Ye Liangchen introduced Gu Yuena to Lan Xiao Die, but did not reveal that she was a Divine Beast.
Buzz, buzz...
After saying that, Ye Liangchen released his Martial Soul. Three spirit rings—yellow, purple, and black—flashed around him, dazzlingly brilliant.
"A Ten Thousand Year Third Spirit Ring? Little Chen really did it."
Lan Xiao Die and Teacher Su Lin rubbed their eyes, feeling as though they were dreaming. Though they had guessed that the little fellow would keep setting records, they had never expected it to be this astonishing.
"Don't be so surprised. A Ten Thousand Year Third Spirit Ring is nothing special. If you encounter a God Test in the future, even your Spirit Ring Years can be increased. A hundred-thousand-year first ring is entirely possible."
Gu Yuena spoke blandly. To a god, spirit rings were nothing remarkable.
"Sister Na, we'll be going now. See you again in the future."
Though the Lake of Life was wonderful, Ye Liangchen could not stay here for too long, so he bid Gu Yuena farewell.
"Little Chen, if anything comes up in the future, you can come find me. Bi Ji, see them out."
"By your command, my lord."
Gu Yuena also knew that the little fellow was human and had his own life to live. He could not remain here for too long, so she sent Bi Ji to escort them out.
"I'll trouble you, Senior Bi Ji."
"You're welcome."
Bi Ji led Ye Liangchen and the other two through twists and turns out of the formation. Before long, they arrived at the edge of the Lake of Life.
"Senior, this is far enough. Please return."
"Alright! Then be careful."
Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin bid Bi Ji farewell, then summoned their Martial Souls and swiftly flew away from the core region of the Star Dou Forest with Ye Liangchen.
"La la la..."
At that moment, ripples spread across the lake, and the Sky Azure Bull Python's enormous bull head emerged from the water.
"Lady Bi Ji, why are we helping a human child?" the Sky Azure Bull Python asked curiously.
"Whether the fate of our Soul Beast race can be changed depends on him in the future. If that little fellow comes to the Star Dou Forest to obtain Spirit Rings someday, you must assist him with all your strength. Do you understand?" Bi Ji ordered the Sky Azure Bull Python before flying toward the depths of Lake of Life.
"Yes, my lady." As a guardian stationed on the outskirts of Lake of Life, the Sky Azure Bull Python had no choice but to obey his superior's orders.
"Big Brother, Sister Xiao Wu has been at Nuoding City Soul Master Academy for over five years now. I wonder how she's doing."
At that moment, the simple-minded Titan Giant Ape thought of that playful Little Rabbit and felt somewhat worried.
"I hope Sister Xiao Wu is alright."
The Sky Azure Bull Python was equally helpless when it came to a certain playful Little Rabbit.
Meanwhile, in a pure land at the center of Lake of Life, Di Tian, Bi Ji, the Ten Thousand Demon King, and the other Fierce Beasts stood behind the Silver Dragon King.
"My lord, can that little fellow really change our fate?" Di Tian felt that his lord was paying far too much attention to that human boy. She had even given away a whole pile of Spirit Bones.
"He could give me the divine pill bestowed upon him by the Goddess of Life without hesitation, so naturally, we cannot be too stingy either."
"Besides, we have no other choice. We can only take a gamble. As long as he inherits the position of the Life God King, it will be a good thing for us as well."
"I have a feeling that his future achievements will be far more than simply becoming a God King. He may very well reach heights beyond our imagination. Let us wait and see."
After saying a few words to Di Tian and the others, the Silver Dragon King returned to the Palace at the bottom of the lake to continue healing her injuries.
"Di Tian, why do I feel that our lord has changed a little?"
Bi Ji, Zi Ji, the Ten Thousand Demon King, and the other Fierce Beasts could not understand why their lord thought so highly of that human child. No matter what, he was only a Soul Elder right now.
"We do as our lord commands. And don't forget, the fact that the boy's future enemy is the Asura God alone makes him worth helping."
After speaking calmly for a few moments, Di Tian returned to absorb the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's cultivation.
After several hours of rapid flight, Ye Liangchen and the others finally left the core region of the Star Dou Forest.
By evening, the three found a dry cave to stay in. To Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin, this trip to the Star Dou Forest had felt like a dreamlike journey.
"Little Chen, tell Aunt honestly. Did that unbelievably beautiful white-haired woman do anything to you?"
That godlike woman had treated Ye Liangchen far too well, making Lan Xiao Die feel rather worried.
"Aunt Lan, she didn't do anything to me. Her enemy and mine are the same god, so she helped me."
Ye Liangchen still did not dare tell Lan Xiao Die that Gu Yuena was the Silver Dragon King, afraid of frightening her. He could only make up an excuse to brush it off.
"Senior Sister, are you worried that Little Chen will be lured away by that white-haired woman in the future?"
Su Lin gave a charming smile, seeing through Lan Xiao Die's concerns at once.
To be honest, when she had seen that white-haired beauty's delicate and pitiful appearance earlier, she herself had almost wanted to pull the woman into her arms and shower her with affection.
"How could I not worry? That woman is clearly no ordinary person. She should be a god." Although Lan Xiao Die had now become a Titled Douluo, she was nothing before a god.
"Senior Sister, don't worry. A woman's sixth sense tells me that the white-haired beauty won't harm Little Chen. There may even be unexpected developments in the future!"
Relying on her intuition, Su Lin felt that the white-haired woman had already been captivated by the little fellow.
"Teacher Su Lin, something's wrong with you!" Ye Liangchen was speechless at Su Lin's gossiping expression.
"Oh, right, Aunt Lan. Didn't Di Tian say earlier that he would help you break through to Titled Douluo? How did it go?" Ye Liangchen asked curiously.
"I've now reached Level 94 Titled Douluo."
"Chirp chirp..."
Lan Xiao Die summoned her Martial Soul. Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—nine Spirit Rings slowly rose around her.
"At the time, that 100,000 Year Snow Eagle was already on its last breath. Later, with Senior Bi Ji's help, it forcibly restored itself to its peak condition before sacrificing itself to me, allowing me to obtain a 100,000 Year Spirit Ring and a Hundred Thousand Year Torso Spirit Bone."
"Come to think of it, I only received such a tremendous opportunity thanks to you, Little Chen."
Lan Xiao Die described the entire process of the Snow Eagle's sacrifice to Ye Liangchen. It was a sight she would never forget.
Looking at Lan Xiao Die's 100,000 Year Spirit Ring, Ye Liangchen thought that Skywater Academy finally had a respectable combatant. However, she was still a little lacking in his eyes, so he decided to take out the Spirit Bones Gu Yuena had given him and help her break through to the Super Douluo realm.
"Aunt Lan, Sister Na gave me a pile of Spirit Bones earlier. You can absorb a few, and Teacher Su Lin can pick a few as well. Let's all put together complete Spirit Bone Sets."
Ye Liangchen directly pulled out a pile of Spirit Bones from his Soul Tool—more than forty pieces in total, including over a dozen Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
The moment the dozens of Spirit Bones appeared, Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin were completely stunned.
"My god! So many Spirit Bones, and every single one is over 50,000 years old."
"Senior Sister, I feel like I'm dreaming."
"It's not a dream. It's real."
"That white-haired beauty treated Little Chen far too well! Could she really have feelings for Little Chen...?"
Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin stared at the dazzling array of colorful spirit bones until their eyes nearly blurred. It was simply too overwhelming.
"Little Chen, tell Aunt honestly—did you agree to some condition from that woman? Why is she treating you so well?"
Lan Xiao Die gathered her wits and cleared her head. She could not shake the feeling that the unbelievably beautiful white-haired woman must be after something from the little fellow.
A woman who seemed like a god was giving the little fellow so many precious spirit bones. This was no simple act of assistance—she had clearly taken a liking to him.
With that thought, Lan Xiao Die looked at Ye Liangchen's handsome face and revealed a meaningful smile. This little fellow is destined for romantic entanglements. He's only been out for one trip, and already a woman of such unreal beauty has set her sights on him.
"Aunt Lan, you should have guessed that Sister Na isn't an ordinary person. To her, these spirit bones are just a pile of worthless rocks. We should hurry up and improve our strength."
Ye Liangchen felt rather speechless at the meaningful look in Lan Xiao Die's eyes. He was not someone who lived off women.
"Senior Sister, no matter what that woman may do to Little Chen in the future, she definitely won't harm him."
Su Lin felt that this was a good thing. With spirit bones, everyone could improve their strength.
"That's right! Aunt Lan, you and Teacher Su Lin should quickly choose suitable spirit bones and absorb them! Put together a Spirit Bone Set."
Ye Liangchen urged the two women to absorb the spirit bones quickly. There was no point in leaving them unused.
"Little Chen, keep the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones. It's enough for us to choose the fifty-thousand-year ones."
Although the two women also needed spirit bones, they still left the best ones for Ye Liangchen.
"Aunt Lan, there are so many Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones that I can't use them all. You should each pick a few too."
Ye Liangchen selected a Wisdom Skull, a Torso Spirit Bone, and two arm bones. As for Leg Spirit Bones, he had found only one left leg bone.
But that was not a big problem. Once the academy went on break, Ye Liangchen could go to Holy Soul Village and take the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. That spirit bone had flight and healing abilities, making it quite good as well.
"Aunt Lan, I've made my choices. You can arrange the rest! Also, I don't need the spirit bones my parents left behind anymore."
Ye Liangchen took only those five Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones. The other spirit bones were of little use to him, so he left Lan Xiao Die to arrange them.
Lan Xiao Die did not stand on ceremony and chose a complete Spirit Bone Set for herself. Su Lin did the same.
"Little Chen, thank you."
Seeing Ye Liangchen's calm expression, Su Lin excitedly planted a hard kiss on his cheek. She had never even dared dream of having a complete Spirit Bone Set before.
The two women each chose one Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, while the remaining six were to be saved for Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Lan Xiao Ling, and Shui Lingfeng.
After spending a day, the two women finally absorbed all their spirit bones. Each of them now possessed six spirit bones: one head bone, four limb bones, and one torso bone.
Lan Xiao Die's strength had reached Rank 96, while Su Lin had reached Rank 87. The feeling of advancing so outrageously made them feel as though they were dreaming.
Ye Liangchen absorbed only one Hundred Thousand Year left arm bone, yet his strength rose directly to Rank 37. He also gained two soul skills: Sky-Rending Cross Slash and Sweeping Through Thousands of Troops. This spirit bone had come from a Hundred Thousand Year Sky-Rending Tiger Soul Beast, and its abilities were fairly decent.
Ye Liangchen planned to absorb the remaining spirit bones later. Advancing too quickly was not necessarily a good thing.
"Aunt Lan, Teacher Su Lin, there are many medicinal herbs in the Star Dou Forest. This time, I want to gather some and bring them back to refine pills."
The Star Dou Forest was a treasure trove of this continent. Not only did it have the most diverse Soul Beasts, but it also contained abundant medicinal herbs. Since he had come all this way, Ye Liangchen naturally did not want to miss the opportunity.
"Alright. We'll accompany you and search slowly over the next few days. We have plenty of time anyway."
Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin both knew that the little fellow had made considerable progress in medicine. They had taken the Spirit Power Pills he refined before, and their effects had been quite good.
That morning, the three of them left the cave and began searching for medicinal herbs in the Star Dou Forest.
Three days later, they had found a large quantity of medicinal herbs and were preparing to leave the Star Dou Forest.
"Hisss..."
As the three passed through a dense forest, two enormous Man Faced Demon Spiders suddenly sprang out in front of them and charged toward them. In the distance, a cluster of smaller Man Faced Demon Spiders watched them. Clearly, this was a nest of Man Faced Demon Spiders, and they intended to make Ye Liangchen's group their food.
The Man Faced Demon Spiders' eight three-meter-long legs were like spears. With every step, they plunged deeply into the ground. If one struck a person, it would certainly pierce straight through their chest.
"Two mere thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spiders dare act so arrogantly?"
Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin directly used their powerful soul power to blast the Man Faced Demon Spiders back. One of them was immediately slain by Su Lin, while the cluster of spiderlings in the distance instantly scattered in panic.
"Hisss, hisss, hisss..."
The remaining large Man Faced Demon Spider realized it had run into an iron wall and immediately fled.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
"Little spider, you provoked us and still want to run? It won't be that easy."
Ye Liangchen directly drew the Lan Yan Sword, stepped into the Five Elements Tracing Steps, and swiftly charged toward the Man Faced Demon Spider.
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