Silver Dragon King

Although the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was somewhat unwilling, she didn't dare go against Di Tian's wishes, so she returned to her little den.

"Oh, right."

As if she'd just remembered something, Xia Linyuan stopped at the cave entrance, then turned around and walked back to stand before the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Through those dark eyes, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion saw the amusement in Xia Linyuan's gaze, and a sudden sense of foreboding rose in her heart.

Xia Linyuan's lips curved slightly, giving him an utterly wicked look. "I don't want the little Three-Eyed Lion I've taken a liking to to stay as foolish as before—so foolish that she ends up becoming half of someone else, only to be forgotten by the person she devoted herself to with all her heart."

He raised his right index finger and touched the vertical pupil in the middle of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's forehead. Like a ruler issuing an order that could not be disobeyed, he said coldly, "In the name of Nyarlathotep, I grant my follower the guidance of the Abyss!"

As soon as the words fell, a magic circle spread out from the tip of his extended index finger.

The moment the circle appeared, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's body trembled involuntarily, and her mind went blank.

After that brief emptiness, something seemed to surge into her mind. Strange, kaleidoscopic fragments she had never witnessed firsthand flashed past one after another.

Her consciousness gradually sank, as if she were falling into an unfathomably deep Abyss.

She had no idea how long had passed when she was jolted awake by a burst of clamorous noise.

To her astonishment, she had somehow become a peerlessly beautiful human girl, standing before the gates of a city-like academy...

The magic circle gradually shrank, then imprinted itself upon the vertical pupil of the dazed Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

About five seconds later, the circle vanished completely. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion slowly came back to her senses, a trace of terror still lingering in her golden eyes as she looked at Xia Linyuan again, her expression complicated.

Xia Linyuan said indifferently, "I, Nyarlathotep, have never liked making choices on other people's behalf. So whether you want to charge headlong down the dead end someone else has laid out for you, becoming half of another person, or become your true self—the choice is yours."

With that, Xia Linyuan turned and left, leaving the Three-Eyed Golden Lion staring blankly after him.

Only when Xia Linyuan had disappeared from sight did the Three-Eyed Golden Lion come back to herself. Her eyes were filled with confusion.

Was that the fate supposedly designed for her by that so-called god?

Give up her identity as a Spirit Beast, abandon her duty as the Emperor Auspicious Beast, give up everything and plunge headlong into a carefully laid trap, only to become another person's other half—and then be forgotten by the one she thought she loved, on the grounds that she had always been a part of him.

The person she thought she loved would become a god, hear that she was part of someone else, then comfort himself with that idea and truly treat her as a part of that person, forgetting her, before spending the rest of his life with the one he loved.

What a ridiculous future!

Nyarlathotep, can I trust you?

Three kilometers northeast of the cave where the Three-Eyed Golden Lion lived lay the Life Lake, hailed as one of the most terrifying forbidden places on Douluo Continent.

People called the Star Dou Great Forest's Core Circle, where most of the Ferocious Beasts on the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts list gathered, the Great Savage Land. But they could never have imagined that this place was so beautiful.

The surface of the Life Lake was smooth as a mirror. Its pale-green water was like a flawless piece of jade, shimmering with a vibrant green light, while a thin mist hovered above it.

The air here was filled with the breath of life.

As a being from the half-Abyss, this place, teeming with life, should by rights have been one of his least favorite places. But Xia Linyuan, who had once been human, was unexpectedly captivated by the Life Lake's paradise-like scenery.

Carlos's enormous body slowly shrank, and he landed steadily on the shore of the Life Lake. The moment he touched down, a faint silver glow surged toward him from all directions.

"Honorable Lord Nyarlathotep, welcome," a voice as melodious as heavenly music said. "Please forgive me for being unable to greet you in person. My injuries are severe, and I'm at a critical point in my seclusion."

"No matter."

"I can sense that you aren't from this world, Lord Nyarlathotep. May I ask if there's something important you wish to discuss with me?"

"Of course. We have a common enemy. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Silver Dragon King, don't you agree?"

The moment Xia Linyuan said "Silver Dragon King," he clearly felt the ground tremble violently.

After a long while, the Silver Dragon King's voice came again. "Forgive me. I lost my composure."

"So, Lord Nyarlathotep, you came here to seek an alliance with me, is that right? Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. My hidden injuries are severe, and it will take at least ten thousand years before they can fully heal."

"Besides, the Divine Realm keeps a close watch on Douluo Continent. I believe that if I reveal even a trace of my aura, the gods of the Divine Realm will immediately send someone down to hunt me."

"Heh." Xia Linyuan chuckled. "But what if I told you I could heal your hidden injuries and shield you from the Divine Realm's detection?"

Xia Linyuan's words brought to mind the world-ending change the Silver Dragon King had experienced many years ago.

Only the words utter despair could describe that change.

"Lord Nyarlathotep, if you possess such power, then why..."

Before the Silver Dragon King could finish, Xia Linyuan said indifferently, "Because the moment I step in, this game will lose all its fun. I don't like games without a challenge."

At first, his words might have made him sound like an arrogant braggart, but on closer consideration, his tone held an unquestionable confidence.

The Silver Dragon King knew he wasn't boasting. He truly had that kind of power; if he wanted to, he could accomplish it with ease.

What she sensed from Xia Linyuan was a power less than one ten-thousandth of which even an existence as mighty as the Dragon God could match.

This man before her, from another world and calling himself Nyarlathotep, was like an unfathomable Abyss, his depths impossible to discern. He was also like a Hunter lying in wait in the darkness, waiting for his prey to draw near before striking for the kill!

Driven by the hatred that ran deep in her bones, she wanted nothing more than to join forces with Xia Linyuan and take revenge on the gods. But reason told her that the man before her was an outsider who had come to Douluo Continent with an unclear purpose.