Silver Dragon King Heads to Listen to Books, Tang San Ambushs the Storyteller!

Di Tian's voice echoed throughout the vast, empty cave.

Hearing the call, the massive Silver Dragon slowly opened her eyes.

They were a pair of incredibly beautiful violet eyes, though at this moment, they held a trace of deep exhaustion.

Hum.

Accompanied by a soft flash of silver light.

The colossal dragon vanished.

In her place stood a woman dressed in a long silver gown.

The woman was barefoot, her long silver hair cascading down to her ankles.

Her features were exquisite, flawless in every way, yet her complexion possessed a sickly pallor.

It was none other than the Silver Dragon King in human form, Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena walked over to a flat crystal stone and sat down; she looked at Di Tian, who was kneeling below, her voice cold and detached.

"Did you not go to Heavenly Dou Imperial City to investigate the background of that storyteller?"

"Why have you returned so soon?"

Di Tian raised his head, his tone extremely respectful.

"Reporting to the Master, this subordinate not only investigated, but I also met that Mr. Su in person."

Upon hearing Di Tian's words, a flicker of surprise crossed Gu Yuena's violet eyes.

"You met him?"

"He did not rely on that so-called Listening Rain Pavilion formation, but met you directly?"

"Yes."

Di Tian nodded, then began to report in extreme detail.

"Master, I have already examined the jade slip that Da Ming brought back, and both Da Ming and Er Ming are currently contemplating it by the lakeside."

"The Bone Text Precious Technique recorded within that jade slip completely transcends the laws of our world."

"It does not require reliance on spirit rings; instead, it directly imprints the laws of heaven and earth into one's bones and blood."

The more Di Tian spoke, the more solemn his tone became.

"This subordinate can conclude that the inheritance held by Mr. Su is absolutely capable of ignoring the Heavenly Dao suppression of Douluo Continent."

Listening to Di Tian's report, Gu Yuena remained silent.

She extended a fair finger and pressed it gently against her chest.

The dao wounds there tormented her every single moment.

"Since he possesses such means."

Gu Yuena looked at Di Tian.

"Did you ask him for a method of treatment?"

Di Tian lowered his head, not daring to look Gu Yuena in the eyes.

"This subordinate asked."

"This subordinate even promised that the entire Star Dou Forest would be willing to serve him as master for generations, and that I would not hesitate to offer my own Dragon Core."

Gu Yuena's brows furrowed slightly.

"He refused?"

"He did not refuse."

Di Tian swallowed hard, his voice dropping very low.

"But he did not agree, either."

"He only said one thing."

Di Tian paused, eventually biting the bullet and repeating Su Chen's exact words without missing a syllable.

"Mr. Su said... if you want to heal your wounds, you must go to the Listening Rain Pavilion to see him yourself."

"He also asked if you truly thought your face was so important that he needed to deliver medicine to your doorstep personally?"

As these two sentences were uttered, the temperature inside the entire Crystal Cave instantly plummeted to the freezing point.

The silver light surrounding Gu Yuena fluctuated violently, and an incredibly berserk dragon might spilled out uncontrollably.

Crack.

Several hard crystals at the edge of the cave shattered into powder under the sheer pressure.

Di Tian buried his head even lower, a layer of cold sweat already seeping from his back.

He knew how offensive these words were to his Master.

As a fragment of the former Dragon God and the supreme deity of the soul beast race, Gu Yuena's innate pride was beyond question.

However, contrary to Di Tian's expectations, Gu Yuena did not fly into a rage.

The dragon might radiating from her body lasted for only a few short seconds before she forcibly reined it back in.

"Let me go see him myself."

Gu Yuena repeated the sentence in a low voice.

Far from being angry, a look of earnest contemplation appeared in her purple eyes.

"Di Tian, did you tell him about the state of my injuries?"

"This subordinate did."

Di Tian replied hurriedly.

"This subordinate told him that if the Master were to forcibly venture out while suffering from dao wounds, it would attract the gaze and extermination of the God Kings from the God Realm."

"This subordinate thought that he would show some apprehension upon hearing the names of the God Kings."

Di Tian's breathing became somewhat heavy as he reached this point.

"Yet, after hearing it, not only did he show no fear, he was extremely disdainful."

"He said..."

Di Tian raised his head to look at Gu Yuena.

"He said that as long as you step across the threshold of the Listening Rain Pavilion,"

"Even if the entire God Realm were to swarm out, if he does not permit it, the God Realm would not dare to drop a single bolt of lightning over the Heavenly Dou Imperial City."

"If the God Realm dared to drop a bolt of lightning, he would write his surname backward."

Upon hearing this, the Crystal Cave fell into a long, drawn-out silence.

Gu Yuena sat there, her long silver hair draped across the ground.

The light in her purple eyes flickered violently.

The God Realm swarming out, yet not daring to drop a single bolt of lightning?

Such wild words were something even the Dragon God in his prime would never have dared to utter.

If an ordinary person had said such things, Gu Yuena would only have thought them a madman.

But the person who said this was someone who could casually produce a method to change the fate of the soul beast clan, someone who could recount that vast and magnificent Perfect World.

Gu Yuena stood up and took two steps across the crystal stone with her bare feet.

"Not holding the God Kings in his eyes."

Gu Yuena murmured softly.

"That is not arrogance; that is standing at a dimension far beyond the God Realm, looking down upon this universe."

She stopped in her tracks and reached out to touch her chest.

The Nine-Colored Core there was throbbing with a dull ache.

For these hundreds of thousands of years, she had hidden like a prisoner at the bottom of this sunless lake, merely clinging to life.

She had had enough of these days of hiding and cowering.

She wanted revenge; she wanted to lead the soul beast clan to stand once again at the pinnacle of this continent.

And now, hope lay in that small teahouse in the Heavenly Dou Imperial City.

"Master."

Di Tian looked at Gu Yuena's shifting expression and spoke cautiously.

"Are you truly going?"

"Although that Su Chen possesses heaven-defying means, the Heavenly Dou Imperial City is, after all, human territory."

"People from Martial Soul Hall and the Tiandou Empire are all there, and even people from the Star Luo Empire have rushed over."

"If you go in your true form and your aura is exposed..."

Di Tian did not continue, but his meaning was clear.

Once the aura of the Silver Dragon King was exposed, the peak human powerhouses of the entire continent would swarm over like mad dogs, and the God Realm would immediately descend with a killing trap.

Gu Yuena turned around to look at Di Tian.

Her gaze became extremely resolute.

"Di Tian, we have no way out."

Gu Yuena's voice was crisp, yet it carried an unquestionable decisiveness.

"You have already seen that Bone Text Precious Technique."

"Since he can produce such a thing, it proves he truly has the ability to heal my dao wounds."

"Since he dares to make such a bold claim and protect my safety, why should I not dare to take the gamble?"

Gu Yuena walked up to Di Tian.

"Face and airs are worthless in the face of absolute strength and life or death."

"He summoned me; that is merely the posture a superior should take."

"If I do not go, that would truly be severing the last hope of the soul beast clan."

Hearing these words from Gu Yuena, Di Tian knew his Lord had made up her mind and ceased his attempts to dissuade her.

"Then this subordinate will go and make arrangements immediately."

Di Tian stood up.

"This subordinate will mobilize Da Ming, Er Ming, the Emerald Swan, and other core combatants to stand by on the outskirts of the Imperial City for support."

"No need."

Gu Yuena cut Di Tian off directly.

"Bringing so many people will only serve to alert the humans."

"We shall go, just the two of us."

Gu Yuena raised her hand, and a silver light gathered at her fingertips.

She pressed this light against her own body.

The terrifying aura that belonged to the Silver Dragon King, capable of changing the color of the heavens and earth, was instantly and forcibly suppressed to the extreme.

She tied her long silver hair back with a simple ribbon.

The cold pride and majesty on her face were also completely reined in.

At this moment, she looked just like an ordinary human noble girl, exceptionally beautiful and possessing an outstanding temperament.

"Is he not a storyteller?"

Gu Yuena looked toward the exit of the Crystal Cave, a trace of anticipation flickering in her purple eyes.

"Then tomorrow, we shall go to the Listening Rain Pavilion."

"We will be two well-behaved listeners."

"I want to see with my own eyes exactly what kind of sacred being this Mr. Su is, he who does not even hold the God Realm in his eyes."

The next day.

As the first light of dawn appeared, the streets of the southern district of the Heavenly Dou Imperial City were, as always, packed with people.

The news that the Sea God had sent down divine punishment yesterday, only to have it easily extinguished by a single willow leaf, had already spread across the entire continent as if it had grown wings.

Today, the number of people coming to the Listening Rain Pavilion was more than double that of yesterday.

Among the crowd, two figures appeared particularly low-key.

Gu Yuena wore a simple, plain white dress, her long silver hair tied loosely behind her head with a cloth ribbon.

She had retracted all her aura, looking just like a cold and beautiful girl from next door.

Di Tian followed at her side, half a step behind, his head bowed in extreme respect.

When Gu Yuena walked to the entrance of the Listening Rain Pavilion and looked up at the ordinary wooden plaque, her footsteps came to an abrupt halt.

A trace of deep shock flashed through her purple eyes.

In the eyes of others, this was just an ordinary teahouse.

But to her, the former Dragon God, the teahouse was surrounded by a layer of extremely profound laws and Dao rhymes that even transcended the Great Dao of heaven and earth!

Merely standing outside the threshold, the Origin Dao Wound that had been tormenting her body miraculously stopped worsening.

"My Lord?" Di Tian reminded her in an extremely low voice.

Gu Yuena took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the churning waves in her heart.

"Let us enter."

The two walked into the main hall with extreme discretion and found a secluded spot in the corner to sit.

At this time, the titans of the major powers had already arrived in the hall.

Emperor Xue Ye, Bibi Dong, Dai Tianfeng, and others were all seated in the front row.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on the empty table upon the high platform.

Meanwhile, in a cluster of rogue cultivators in the middle of the hall, Tang San, wearing a bamboo hat that completely obscured his face, sat with his head bowed.

His right hand was hidden extremely covertly within his wide sleeve.

Beneath the sleeve, a mechanical hidden weapon loaded with the Tang Sect's most lethal poison was already in a state ready to be triggered at any moment.

Tang San's breathing was steady, but beneath the bamboo hat, his eyes were filled with an extremely cold and sinister murderous intent.

He had been calculating the distance the entire time.

The distance to the high platform was less than thirty paces.

At this distance, as long as he triggered the mechanism, the poison needle would instantly pierce the storyteller's throat!

"San, steady yourself."

Beside him, Yu Xiaogang, disguised as an ordinary old man, gave Tang San's arm a subtle nudge.

"Wait until he reaches the most exciting part of the story, when the entire audience's attention is most focused, then strike."

Tang San did not speak, merely nodding slightly.

The hour of the dragon had just arrived.

The curtain behind the high platform was lifted.

Su Chen, dressed in white and holding a Folding Fan, walked slowly out from the backstage.

He sat down at the table with practiced ease.

He picked up a teacup, gently blew away the floating tea leaves, and took a sip.

Then, he set the teacup down and reached out to pick up the Gavel on the table.

Clack!

With a crisp sound, the hall fell instantly silent.

"Yesterday, we spoke of how Shi Hao, at the end of the Void God Realm, stepped onto that ancient path leading to the Upper Realm."

Su Chen's voice was measured, instantly drawing everyone's thoughts into that vast world.

"On that ancient path, a phantom radiating the aura of an Upper Realm titan blocked his way."

"The phantom stood high above, looking down upon Shi Hao."

"'A sinner's blood from the Lower Realm, yet you dare to dream of ascending to the heavens?'"

Su Chen's gaze swept across the audience.

"Many of you must be wondering, who exactly is this phantom?"

"He is not one person."

"He is a manifestation of law left behind in the Void God Realm by the great sects of the Upper Realm—those who once participated in the persecution of the sinner's bloodline and carved up their fortune!"

"The purpose of this manifestation is to sever the path to the Upper Realm for all descendants of the sinner's blood!"

Hearing this, the Spirit Masters in the hall all furrowed their brows.

Xue Qinghe could not help but speak up: "Mr. Su, isn't that too tyrannical? Not even leaving a path to survive?"

Su Chen glanced at him.

"That is the cruelty of the Upper Realm."

"If you cut the grass without removing the roots, the spring breeze will make it grow again. Those titans have committed wicked deeds, so naturally, they fear someone from the Lower Realm might turn the tables."

"Facing this manifestation of law, which gathered the will of several great sects."

"Shi Hao did not retreat."

The Folding Fan in Su Chen's hand snapped open.

"He looked at the phantom and replied with only one word."

"Scram!"

"Then, Shi Hao unleashed all his trump cards without reservation."

"His left hand manifested a golden Kunpeng; that is the extreme speed and ferocity of the Ten Primordial Evils!"

"His right hand crackled with lightning; that is the destructive judgment of the Thunder Emperor Precious Technique!"

Su Chen's voice gradually rose, and the rhythm accelerated instantly.

"With a mortal body, he slammed head-on into that high-and-mighty manifestation of law!"

"Boom!"

"The ancient path trembled, and the void collapsed."

"That manifestation of law, which considered itself the master of the Upper Realm and viewed the Lower Realm as ants."

"Under Shi Hao's reckless and incredibly domineering punch."

"Was blasted directly into a sky full of light rain!"

Bravo!

Hearing this, the people in the hall felt their blood boiling.

Dai Tianfeng nodded repeatedly as he watched.

This is what a true peerless genius should be!

Regardless of who these Upper Realm titans are, if they dare to block the path, just smash them to pieces with one punch!

On the high platform, Su Chen also stood up, perfectly matching the mood.

"The seal has shattered, and the boundary wall has been forcibly torn open."

"Shi Hao has finally crossed that chasm, stepping completely into the territory of the Three Thousand Provinces of the Upper Realm!"

Su Chen swung his Folding Fan sharply.

"However, the very moment he stepped into the Upper Realm."

"He discovered that he had fallen into an incredibly terrifying trap!"

The hearts of everyone in the hall instantly leaped into their throats.

A trap?

Everyone stared fixedly at the high platform, waiting for Su Chen to continue.

And at this very moment.

The attention of the entire hall was highly focused; not a single person made a sound.

In a corner of the crowd.

Tang San, who had been keeping his head lowered, suddenly erupted with terrifying killing intent in his eyes.

Now is the time!

Tang San's right hand, hidden beneath his sleeve, suddenly triggered the mechanism!

Whoosh!

A piercing, yet infinitesimally faint sound of air being torn apart suddenly rang out through the hall.

A streak of pitch-black light, carrying an intensely pungent stench, shot forth like a bolt of black lightning.

It hurtled directly toward Su Chen's throat on the high platform!

It was too fast!

Given the explosive speed of this Tang Sect Supreme Hidden Weapon, combined with the fact that it was a surprise sneak attack.

Even Dai Tianfeng and Bibi Dong, sitting in the front row, only reacted after the hidden weapon had already been fired.