The Enigmatic Mystery Begins to Unravel

"I was clearly looking at you with deep affection."

The cold, icy words of the Silver Dragon King kicked him out of his memories. He curled his lip and retorted with dissatisfaction; after such a hard-won reunion, couldn't she let him reminisce properly? Oh, right, he suddenly realized that for some reason, this Gu Yuena didn't seem to recognize him yet.

The atmosphere remained silent for a moment. Knowing that if he didn't speak up, the other party would resort to violence, he hurriedly opened his mouth:

"This matter sounds absurd, and words alone are not enough proof. It would be better to let you see my memories directly."

After a brief moment of contemplation, Gu Yuena accepted the proposal. This way, she wouldn't even need to spend much time; she was already finding this human, who seemed to have something wrong with his brain, unbearable.

Seeing that Gu Yuena agreed, Su Qing immediately used his spiritual power to connect with her, sharing his memories with her.

She didn't feel much when she saw this guy hitting it off with her and attacking the God Realm, but as it continued...

"You mean to tell me that This Seat, the dignified Soul Beast Co-Master, one of the Dragon God's incarnations, the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, used self-detonation to buy time for a human like you, and even handed over my godhood to you? That is absolutely preposterous."

It would have been better if she hadn't watched it; after finishing, Gu Yuena was so angry she laughed. The whole thing was too ridiculous, but these were indeed Su Qing's memories, which couldn't be fake. Because they also contained memories of this current life, everything else—aside from that bizarre spatial turbulence—connected logically.

"To be honest, I originally thought this was another world, but when you said your godhood was weakened, I knew this was the Douluo Continent before I was swept away by the spatial turbulence. I just don't know why you, who originally died, have come back to life."

Su Qing shook his head helplessly. He couldn't figure out the situation either; it deviated significantly from his understanding.

"This Seat does have a guess."

Gu Yuena spoke softly, her eyes constantly scanning the guy who had appeared in her life so inexplicably. She now understood why he had worn that clingy look earlier, but she couldn't accept it for the time being. After all, she had never experienced the things in those memories.

Therefore, she considered a possibility: that during the process of being swept away by the spatial turbulence, time had been reversed. Afterward, the spatial turbulence had brought him to this era. But that didn't make sense; the purposefulness of the spatial turbulence was too strong, which was mind-boggling.

However, her mind was in chaos, and she didn't want to face Su Qing at all. For someone who had been asleep for so long, the volume of information in these memories was too vast; she needed time to process it.

"What guess?"

Su Qing hurriedly pressed for an answer. This concerned his subsequent actions and could not be taken lightly. He had already been marked by the gods of the God Realm; now, the slightest mistake would lead to total defeat.

"This Seat does not wish to tell you yet. Di Tian, show him out. Send him back to wherever you brought him from!"

Gu Yuena's figure vanished instantly, her voice still echoing in the air.

"As you command, My Lord."

Di Tian, who had been waiting outside, grabbed Su Qing and pulled him out of the lake-bottom space. Since the Lord said he was a guest, it meant that although this guy wasn't an enemy, he wasn't an incarnation of the Lord either. There was no need for him to be respectful.

Su Qing, thrown onto the ground by Di Tian, rubbed his aching backside and frowned: "Di Tian, why do you have a split personality?"

But Di Tian couldn't be bothered to respond, immediately calling out to Scarlet King: "Scarlet King, take him to find the soul beasts he wants, and after sending him out of the Star Dou Great Forest, continue your task of guarding the Imperial Auspicious Beast."

"Understood."

Scarlet King emerged from the shadows, followed closely by the Imperial Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

The little one was clearly seeing a human for the first time and was incredibly curious. As soon as they met, she clung to Su Qing, sniffing him all over. He found it annoying and was just about to push her away when he heard a slightly cute female voice come from her.

"Human, the thing on your neck smells so good. Can you give it to me?"

The Qiluo Pill worn around Su Qing's neck had been emitting a faint fragrance. Anyone who smelled it would immediately feel refreshed, which the bored-to-death Imperial Auspicious Beast in the forest loved dearly.

Facing the innocent little one, Su Qing felt helpless but still refused her. After all, this was a gift from Youyou; how could he just give it away?

Seeing this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion didn't throw a tantrum but looked at Su Qing with eyes full of anticipation. She had heard Di Tian tell Scarlet King to take the guy outside the Land of Great Calamity. If she followed along, wouldn't she be able to go out and play?

"Human, Uncle Scarlet King is stiff and hard, and he's always spewing fire. It must be uncomfortable to ride him. How about I carry you out instead?"

As she spoke, she ran two circles around Su Qing, attempting to show off the strength of her hind legs.

The other Great Beasts, who had intended to return to the lake to continue sleeping, turned their heads in disbelief upon hearing this. They had raised this little one like a little princess, and yet she wanted to be someone else's mount? Before they could dissuade her, a cold snort came from the bottom of the lake—it was Gu Yuena's voice.

"Imperial Auspicious Beast, you are not allowed to let him ride on your back!"

Hearing Gu Yuena's firm voice, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion let her head droop and weakly replied with an "oh."

"Alright, don't be sad. She only said not to let me ride you; she didn't say you couldn't go out."

Seeing this, Su Qing patted her head. She then realized that the Lord hadn't actually forbidden her from going out. Did that mean she could go along? Besides, with Scarlet King there, could they possibly run into danger?

Scarlet King, standing to the side, suddenly realized this as well and felt a bit happy. The Imperial Auspicious Beast hadn't been out much lately and had been listless every day; he hadn't seen her in such a good mood in a long time. He couldn't help but sigh that this human was clever—no wonder the Lord had specifically asked Di Tian to bring him over.

"Imperial Auspicious Beast, stay close to Scarlet King and don't run around, you hear?"

It was Di Tian who said this. Seeing the Imperial Auspicious Beast so happy, he was glad to oblige. Nothing would go wrong in the Star Dou Great Forest anyway, so why not let her go out and have some fun? As for danger, wasn't Scarlet King there?

Having received permission, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion jumped up in excitement, frolicking around Su Qing. In her eyes, being allowed to go out and play was all thanks to Su Qing, and she was becoming increasingly satisfied with this human.

Upon learning that Su Qing wanted to go to the territory of the Elemental Sprite, Scarlet King stopped asking questions and led the human and the beast toward their destination.

Along the way, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion kept asking Su Qing questions. When it came to names, she even wanted him to give her one, but Su Qing refused. He explained that such things should be left to Di Tian and the others; for an outsider like him to make such a decision would be presumptuous. Although the Three-Eyed Golden Lion didn't understand these nuances, she still took his advice.

However, the two of them had a great time along the way, and Scarlet King, seeing this, slowed his pace, letting the two little ones play on the road.

"We've arrived. This should be your first soul ring, right? Have you decided on the age of the Elemental Sprite you want?"

Scarlet King turned all three of his heads to look at Su Qing. Judging by his posture, he was prepared to help him hunt an Elemental Sprite directly. Perhaps because he had built a good relationship with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion along the way, Scarlet King had developed quite a bit of favor for him—as the saying goes, love me, love my dog.

This question really stumped him. Although his godhood was here and he only needed to use a bit of faith power to increase the age of his soul ring, if he could choose a higher age, who would choose a lower one? But choosing a high age had a problem: it would be too eye-catching.