Ice Empress circled Gu Linyuan twice, her emerald eyes brimming with curiosity.
From head to toe, from his scales to his brows and eyes, she seemed to want to inspect every inch of him inside and out. The pressure and pride of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast she had displayed earlier had mostly faded, replaced by an almost eager thirst for knowledge. Even the tip of her tail swayed lightly behind her.
"Your Highness, when you fought me just now—why did you turn into a dragon?"
Her tone had completely lost its earlier tension and reverence, carrying only curiosity instead.
"You're human, but you're also a dragon, or something else? Don't tell me your father is a God King and your mother is a God King, so you were born knowing how to turn into a dragon?"
She fired off the questions like a barrage, without even pausing for breath.
After speaking, she fixed Gu Linyuan with her glittering eyes, clearly demanding an answer.
Snow Empress stood several steps away. Hearing Ice Empress's questions, she could not help raising a hand to rub her forehead.
Her gaze rested on Gu Linyuan. Though her ice-blue eyes did not hold the same urgency as Ice Empress's, they concealed a faint trace of inquiry. She clearly wanted to know as well, but she was better at keeping her composure and waited for Gu Linyuan to speak on his own.
Gu Linyuan glanced at them without answering immediately.
He tilted his head slightly, unsure where to begin.
Wind and snow spiraled around him, brushing through his slightly tousled black hair and making the expression on his face all the clearer.
"I acquired it later."
"I went to Dragon Valley, and the Silver Dragon King gave me a Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone. After absorbing it,