Farewell Dragon City

"You Jie, aren't you being a bit too heavy-handed? That girl only just broke through to become a Soul Ancestor, you know?"

Zhang Lexuan frowned, seemingly dissatisfied with You Jie's recent actions.

This was certainly not because there was anything wrong with her judgment, but because the scream Nan Qiuqiu had just let out was a bit excessive.

Furthermore, although the Rouge Dragon martial soul possessed decent inherent strength due to its unique annihilation properties, it did not provide a particularly strong boost to a soul master's physical constitution.

Since You Jie had previously used Scrap Iron Fist primarily against people with thick skin and sturdy flesh like Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, Zhang Lexuan was terrified that You Jie might accidentally inflict a serious injury on someone else.

"Don't worry, Sister Lexuan. I didn't exert any extra force; I didn't even use my second soul skill."

"Even though she screamed quite loudly, the injuries she sustained are at most just some superficial scrapes."

You Jie naturally knew the characteristics of the Rouge Dragon martial soul, but such flashy traits were still too useless in the face of Scrap Iron Fist.

Therefore, for this particular Scrap Iron Fist, You Jie had not used his second soul skill to imprint a Scrap Iron Fist to increase the damage. Beating an innocent person into a serious injury during a private spar was something only those low-level dark duelists would do.

Sure enough, although Nan Qiuqiu had cried out exceptionally loudly, after she was helped up by Yu Tianlong and confirmed by Nan Shuisui and Zhang Lexuan, she indeed only had a few superficial scrapes.

This only served to make the others' curiosity about You Jie grow even more intense.

Although the elders' curiosity hadn't reached the point where they could ignore the senior Mu En to question You Jie directly, Yu Tianlong didn't have such reservations. He excitedly patted You Jie on the shoulder and asked bluntly:

"Hey, Little Jie, what exactly is up with your martial soul? Why can you use simple addition to increase the strength of your summons? And can your martial soul summon a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?"

"First, just call me by my name; don't call me Little Jie."

"Second, that isn't simple 3+2=5; it's a special method called Synchronization. Only by meeting certain conditions can one perform Synchronization."

"Third, I can't summon a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon for the time being (because Pegasus hasn't imprinted it), but if it's a dragon, I can indeed synchronize it."

Facing Yu Tianlong's clearly fanatical expression, You Jie felt a bit overwhelmed, but knowing that Yu Tianlong didn't have any malicious intent, he spoke up to correct him.

The nickname "Little Jie" always made You Jie feel as if he weren't being addressed, but rather some streamer whose business collapsed due to selling computers.

"Then summon one for us to see! This is Dragon City!"

Nan Qiuqiu's sudden interjection left You Jie feeling confused. Was there any necessary connection between these two things?

Moreover, the lowest-ranked dragon he currently intended to synchronize was the Crimson Ascending Dragon, and the commotion caused by such a synchronization would not be small. While the commotion from the Scrap Iron Fist wasn't exactly quiet, it could be explained away with reasonable knowledge—at least the Split Warrior looked like a person.

But summoning the Crimson Ascending Dragon in a place like Dragon City, which was currently crowded and full of prying eyes, would not be ideal.

In a sense, that would just be adding trouble for the Heavenly Dragon Gate.

However, before You Jie could speak, Nan Shuisui had already stepped in to scold Nan Qiuqiu:

"Qiuqiu, stop making a scene!"

Although she didn't explain the reason, a mother's authority was enough to make Nan Qiuqiu behave herself again.

Only then did You Jie have the chance to speak:

"It's not that I can't summon a dragon, but those dragons are extremely powerful, and the commotion during summoning won't be small."

"Dragon City is currently crowded with people. If I were to summon a dragon here, I might end up bringing trouble to both your Heavenly Dragon Gate and Earth Dragon Gate."

"But if there's an opportunity in the future, I will definitely let you all see enough of them."

Nan Qiuqiu finally realized her mistake and quickly apologized to You Jie and Yu Tianlong.

During this period, although the Earth Dragon Gate's business had improved significantly, the people within the gate had become much busier. Furthermore, because they had to work with the Heavenly Dragon Gate to maintain order in the city, injuries among the Earth Dragon Gate members had also increased.

This made Nan Qiuqiu feel both love and hate for the rumor coming from the Far North.

If she were to bring trouble to the Heavenly Dragon Gate and Earth Dragon Gate due to her impulsive behavior now, she would become the very person she hated most.

On the other side, the sect master of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, Yu Luoguan, the Supreme Elder Yu Yuanqing, and the sect master of the Earth Dragon Gate, Nan Shuisui, all breathed a sigh of relief after learning the "truth" of the Far North rumor from Mu En.

A secret realm that only a Limit Douluo with an Extreme Ice attribute could possibly enter was truly not something they could afford to covet.

This meant they could safely continue to make a fortune in Dragon City without worrying about someone else snatching the benefits first.

However, they naturally wouldn't spread this information. Doing so might affect their business on one hand, and on the other, it could invite unnecessary gossip, such as:

"The Heavenly Dragon Gate and Earth Dragon Gate fabricated lies to monopolize the benefits of the Far North; they are courting death."

Meanwhile, inside a snow cave somewhere in the Far North that no soul beast could find, Huo Yuhao was painfully fusing with the power of the Ice Empress.

Although he let out screams of agony, inside the snow cave meticulously dug by the Ice Empress, his voice could barely escape, gradually being completely absorbed by the surrounding accumulated snow.

Although he lacked the help of the secret soul bone mentioned in the original story, because the Ice Empress was in a poor state, the fusion process with Huo Yuhao was not as violent, so the pain Huo Yuhao endured did not increase significantly.

Moreover, when he was on the verge of a mental breakdown from the immense pain, what appeared in his mind, besides his mother's dying words, were the little details he had experienced since entering the Star Dou Great Forest over the past year.

"Brother You Jie, Vice Dean Qian..."

"For the sake of the care you've shown me, I must keep holding on!"

Thinking of this, the power within Huo Yuhao's heart suddenly erupted, transforming into an indescribable force that rapidly repaired his spiritual sea.

This left both the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Empress stunned.

They could understand the obsession with avenging his mother, but the fact that the help from those two humans could allow Huo Yuhao to erupt with such powerful idealistic strength was something they couldn't comprehend for the time being.

"However, that kid named You Jie is indeed quite strange; he was actually able to summon a terrifying dragon and scare off Di Tian..."

"It seems I must let Yuhao cling tightly to You Jie's thigh."

"What? A human who can summon dragons? Tian Meng, you aren't joking, are you?"