"This Douluo Continent is getting more and more complicated."
Bibi Dong gripped Iudex's Cane tightly, a sense of impending danger filling her heart.
If she didn't become a god soon, she might not even be able to protect herself amid the chaos to come.
Sea God Island, before the Sea God Temple.
Tang San was bathed in blue-golden light.
Thanks to the Soul Power granted by the Golden Ranking List, he had even skipped the tedious inheritance ritual.
By now, he had completely refined the Sea God Godhood.
The true Sea God had descended!
Tang San felt the vast, ocean-like divine power within him, and his earlier humiliation and disgrace vanished.
The confidence of one who could command heaven and earth returned to his face.
"So this is the power of a god?"
A smile tugged at Tang San's lips.
He raised his head and saw the information about the "Silver Dragon Spear" and "Gu Yuena" displayed in the sky.
"Silver Dragon King..."
"She's actually a Soul Beast?"
The shock in Tang San's eyes vanished in an instant, replaced by a meaningful glint.
He knew Soul Beasts well.
Whether it was Xiao Wu, or Da Ming and Er Ming.
In his view, Soul Beasts might be powerful, but most of them were simple-minded and easy to fool.
Wasn't Xiao Wu the perfect example?
For his sake, she had even been willing to sacrifice her life.
"If she's a Soul Beast, then this will be easy."
Tang San began to plan things out in secret.
If he could bring the Silver Dragon King under his command, perhaps even...
Although Gu Yuena was a Soul Beast and couldn't inherit godhood, if he could use her power against Spirit Hall and that Neuvillette—
wouldn't she make an unparalleled weapon?
"Once I've dealt with the situation at Jialing Pass and rescued Xiao Wu, perhaps I can visit the Star Dou Forest."
"With my status as the Sea God, and a few tricks up my sleeve, taming a Soul Beast shouldn't be difficult."
As Tang San thought this, his smile grew more confident.
He didn't think there was anything despicable about his plan.
Those who achieved great things didn't concern themselves with trifles.
What was wrong with using the power of Soul Beasts to bring peace to Douluo Continent?
"Now, it's time to settle accounts in Skywater City."
Tang San tightened his grip on the Seagod Trident and gazed toward Skywater City, murder in his eyes.
"Neuvillette."
"Today, I'll repay you a hundredfold for the humiliation you gave me!"
Inside a bedroom in the City Lord Mansion, Skywater City.
Whatever the Golden Ranking List outside had announced was of no importance to the two people in the room.
The barrier shut out all the noise from the outside world.
At that moment, Neuvillette was focused on the beautiful sight before him.
As for the Silver Dragon King and the Silver Dragon Spear—
to him, they were nothing compared to the smile and every little expression of the beauty in his arms.
"Pay attention."
Neuvillette gave Snow Empress a light tap.
"Mmm..."
Snow Empress let out a soft, breathless moan and lost herself completely in that boundless tenderness.
Let the world outside turn upside down.
For now—
their night was all too short.
Time passed slowly.
In a corner of the courtyard, Furina had finished the little cake in her hands.
She brushed the crumbs from her palms, but her gaze kept drifting toward the room shrouded by the barrier.
She couldn't hear anything.
But just thinking of how eager Snow Empress had seemed earlier, and of the unfathomable aura surrounding Neuvillette, made Furina's cheeks grow warm.
"How long has it been?"
She murmured and straightened her skirt.
"Neuvillette always seems so proper, like some emotionless judge."
"I never expected him to be like this..."
Furina shook her head, a strange look flashing through her heterochromatic eyes.
"Good thing he's the Hydro Dragon King. His stamina is just ridiculous."
"An ordinary god would've been drained dry by Sister Snow Empress ages ago."
At that, she glanced sympathetically at the figure beside her.
A look of utter hopelessness had surfaced on Ice Empress's beautiful face.
Her entire being radiated an aura of despair.
"Don't cry."
Furina reached out and gently poked Ice Empress with her finger.
Ice Empress looked up, her emerald eyes full of grievance.
"It's not fair!"
"How come Sister gets to do that for so long?"
"I want Neuvillette to cherish me too!"
The more Ice Empress thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. A look of longing appeared in her beautiful eyes.
"I want Neuvillette to hold me too."
"I want to do that, too..."
Furina couldn't help but put a hand to her forehead at the sight.
How had the two great rulers of the Far North become so shameless after meeting Neuvillette?
Just then—
the Golden Ranking List in the heavens blazed with light, and its previously indistinct writing became clear.
The detailed information on the fifth-ranked Silver Dragon Spear was now revealed to the world.
[Fifth Place: Silver Dragon Spear] [Owner: Gu Yuena] [Identity: Silver Dragon King, Lord of Soul Beasts, half of the Dragon God.] [Location: Core Region of the Star Dou Forest, Lake of Life.] [Evaluation: Wields control over all the elements in the world and possesses the ultimate laws of the elements. She is one of the strongest beings in Douluo Continent today.]
[...]
Those lines struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer.
Deep in the Star Dou Forest.
The calm Lake of Life suddenly began to boil.
The water parted, and a stunning silver figure slowly rose into the air.
Silver hair, violet eyes, and a noble bearing that made her impossible to look at directly.
It was Gu Yuena, newly awakened.
Barefoot, she stepped onto the air. With every step, ripples spread through the space around her.
She stared fixedly at the Golden Ranking List in the sky.
Her beautiful face was full of disbelief.
"Fifth place?"
Gu Yuena parted her red lips, her voice cool.
As an incarnation of the Dragon God, she had inherited his mastery over the elements.
On this plane, where gods couldn't descend at will, she considered herself invincible.
Even while recovering from serious injuries, she was powerful enough to crush any Limit Douluo.
And yet—
this so-called Golden Ranking List had ranked her companion divine weapon fifth?
"Is this a joke?"
Gu Yuena's brows furrowed, a stubborn defiance flashing in her eyes.
"Since when has Douluo Continent been full of hidden powerhouses?"
"What are those first four things, anyway?"
"..."
She raised her slender hand and clenched it in the air.
A long silver-white spear appeared out of nowhere, radiating the terrifying might of a dragon.
Its tip pointed straight at the heavens.
"Now that I'm awake, I may as well go and see."
"I'd like to find out what could possibly rank above me."
Spirit Hall's military camp.
As Bibi Dong read the information revealed on the Golden Ranking List, her face, previously twisted with envy, turned pale.
Her pupils contracted slightly.
"Lord of Soul Beasts..."
"Half of the Dragon God..."
Each of those words weighed a thousand pounds.
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