Xia Linyuan's lips curled into a smile. "I was just wondering how to make your gift an even bigger surprise. I hadn't expected that, just as I was getting sleepy, Tang San would personally bring me a soft pillow."
"Tang San, Tang San—you really did make a brilliant move."
Looking past Tang San and Xiao Wu at the "Xiao Ba" they had mentioned, who was lying on the bed, Xia Linyuan couldn't help finding it strange. During the Peerless Tang Sect era, Tang Wutong had originally been an only child, yet somehow she had become one of two daughters.
Tang Wutong going from an only child to having a sister was one thing, but that younger sister of hers had somehow gotten the Golden Dragon King Bloodline cheat that, in the original story, belonged to her younger brother—Tang Wulin.
Could this "Xiao Ba" be Tang Wulin? Had Tang Wulin actually become a girl?
Xia Linyuan furrowed his brow and thought it over. He felt his guess didn't quite hold up. The reason "Xiao Ba" had gotten Tang Wulin's cheat was probably that the celestial phenomenon caused by Xia Linyuan's arrival on the Douluo Continent had made Tang San wary.
No!
Why was he even thinking about this?
Did whether "Xiao Ba" was Tang Wulin really conflict with his plans? As long as she was Tang San's descendant, wasn't that enough? What difference did it make whether she was a boy or a girl?
Looking at Tang San again, Xia Linyuan couldn't help revealing a cold smile. "Carlos, let's go back."
Just as Carlos turned to leave with Xia Linyuan, Tang San suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. It was as if something had its eyes on him, and he shivered involuntarily.
"Strange. Why do I feel like someone's watching me?"
"No! With my strength as a God King, and my control over the power of the God Realm Hub, I can sense the positions of the other Gods at any time. If someone were watching me, I'd definitely notice right away. This must just be an illusion because I haven't recovered from my battle with the Golden Dragon King."
"Tang San, believe in yourself. You're a God King! You could even sense the God Realm Catastrophe coming. How could you fail to notice whether someone was secretly watching you?"
"It must just be an illusion because I haven't recovered from my battle with the Golden Dragon King. It must!"
As if he had sensed something, Xia Linyuan had already left the Douluo God Realm and entered the vast reaches of the cosmos. He suddenly turned toward the Douluo God Realm and grinned, baring his teeth at it like a Hunter showing his fangs to prey.
A day in the Divine Realm was a year on the ground.
Although Xia Linyuan's round trip had seemed quick, and he'd only spent a little while in the Douluo God Realm, three days had already passed on the Douluo Continent.
Over those three days, Duke Molong had taken his clone to hunt a Dark Attribute Spirit Beast that was a little over four hundred and ten years old, then left the Star Dou Great Forest.
"You're back." As soon as he returned to Life Lake, the Silver Dragon King's cool, melodious voice rang out.
Although the Silver Dragon King hadn't said so outright, Xia Linyuan could still hear the disappointment in her voice.
Xia Linyuan smiled faintly. "The Five Great God Kings of the Divine Realm killed the Golden Dragon King. Its blood essence was injected into the body of the current Asura God's descendant, and eighteen divine blood seals were placed on him."
The Silver Dragon King was stunned by the news.
Xia Linyuan couldn't be bothered to waste his breath explaining what had happened. He simply produced a crystal ball.
"Third Brother, are you really sure we should do this?" Xiao Wu's voice came from the crystal ball.
After watching the recording and hearing Tang San and Xiao Wu's conversation, the Silver Dragon King remained silent for a long while before speaking. "The Asura God is responsible for carrying out the Divine Realm's judgments and upholding its rules. He should strive to be fair and impartial in everything he does. Though he governs slaughter, he is upright and incorruptible by nature."
"I never imagined he could be so blind when choosing his successor, like a wild goose pecking out his own eyes. The current Asura God is actually such a despicable hypocrite with a twisted heart. They say even a tiger won't eat its cubs, but the current Asura God has certainly opened my eyes today."
"What if I told you this was the mild version? Would you believe me?" Xia Linyuan's lips lifted slightly.
The Silver Dragon King froze. "What do you mean?"
Xia Linyuan smiled faintly. "He's also planning to split the soul of his other daughter into three pieces, so he can keep the Son of Destiny of this era firmly tethered to him—like a dog. Yes, that's a very apt comparison."
He was going to split his daughter's soul into three pieces just to keep the Son of Destiny of this era on a leash.
After hearing Xia Linyuan's words, the Silver Dragon King was utterly stunned. It took her a long while to recover before she sighed. "Tang San truly is a great schemer of this age."
"Are you saying Tang San is a schemer with ambition but no strength to match it?" Xia Linyuan cut in at a rather inopportune moment. "And besides..."
Xia Linyuan smiled meaningfully. "How can anyone be called a great schemer if he doesn't like other men's wives?"
The Silver Dragon King said, "...Lord Nyarlathotep, please don't do that. You're frightening me."
Even the Silver Dragon King hadn't noticed how, in such a short time, she had gone from addressing Xia Linyuan formally to using the familiar "you."
"What method are you planning to use to heal my hidden injuries?"
The Silver Dragon King's reasoning was simple: since she couldn't get the Golden Dragon King Bloodline for the time being, surely Xia Linyuan could at least heal her hidden injuries, right?
But she couldn't be too direct, lest she make Xia Linyuan think she was desperate and pressuring him. So she tactfully asked what method he'd use to treat her injuries, trying to find out indirectly whether he intended to heal them now.
Xia Linyuan replied with a perfectly straight face, "Destroy them."
The Silver Dragon King: "???"
Xia Linyuan said calmly, "Actually, so-called hidden injuries are just injuries inflicted by an enemy that contain a special power that's difficult to remove. You can't heal them like ordinary injuries because that special power interferes with the process."
"All I have to do is destroy the special power contained in your hidden injuries. Of course, you'll still need to recuperate on your own afterward. I specialize in destruction, not healing."
"So, here's the question: would you like to come out voluntarily and let me treat you, or should I drag you out of that special space beneath the lake?"
The Silver Dragon King: "..."
The next moment, a portal imbued with spatial power opened before Xia Linyuan.
Looking at it, Xia Linyuan couldn't help chuckling. "Aren't you worried I won't have time to block the Douluo God Realm from sensing everything in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"I trust you."
He stepped through the portal, and the scenery shifted before his eyes.
The smooth, mirrorlike Life Lake, reflecting the blue sky, was no longer in front of him. Instead, there was only a gigantic silver dragon.
The silver dragon looked like a Western dragon. Her body was covered in silver, hexagonal scales, but unlike those of Western dragons, they weren't rough and uneven. Her entire form looked elegant and streamlined.
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