"That's not how it works."
"Your current strength may be inferior to mine, but sooner or later, you'll surpass me."
"But I'm still curious. Are you human or a Soul Beast?"
Ice Empress was puzzled.
Gu Linyuan's race was actually difficult to define.
His mother, the Goddess of Life, could reasonably be classified as a Soul Beast—or rather, a divine beast.
But his father, the God of Destruction, was essentially Destruction Condensate. Calling that a beast was far too forced. The God of Destruction's true nature was a mass of destructive matter, not a Soul Beast.
As for Gu Linyuan himself...
At first, his father had molded him into human form, allowing him to walk this continent with a human appearance.
But through years of transformation and growth, his body had gradually grown closer and closer to that of a beast. His bones, bloodline, and scales were all evolving in a more ancient, more primordial direction.
The Dragon Clan's flesh carried the power of Destruction, while the aura of life circulated endlessly within him, maintaining him at a delicate point of balance.
Human?
Soul Beast?
Dragon Clan?
He seemed to be all of them, yet none of them.
"Perhaps—"
"Living beings in this world don't need to be divided so clearly."
Gu Linyuan's voice came from that dark-gold dragon body, carrying a contemplative note.
Ice Empress's compound eyes narrowed slightly, as if she were pondering his words.
Just then.
A new wave of frigid energy, equally vast enough to suffocate, swept in from deeper within the Extreme North.
That aura was more restrained than Ice Empress's, yet far grander, like an entire glacier moving in silence. There was no violent howl, but it carried an oppressive force that made all things fall silent.
Gu Linyuan's vertical pupils shifted slightly as