"—Who is she?"
Zi Yan murmured instinctively, but before she could finish, the moment their eyes met, she seemed to realize something.
The aura of this golden-haired girl was exceedingly familiar to her. Though it was hardly worth mentioning given her current cultivation, it still stirred memories of her days on the Dou Qi Continent.
"...Wait, could this little girl be...?"
She gave a soft cry of surprise. Zi Yan's spiritual sense was not as powerful as Xiao Yan's or Yao Wan's, but the instincts of a Dragon Phoenix were exceptionally accurate.
Especially when this was the source of her own power—how could she possibly fail to recognize it?
"I... I'm Jiu Xuan. Greetings, Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor..."
The golden-haired girl was still somewhat uncomfortable under Yao Wan's gaze. She merely curled up behind Zhu Li and spoke timidly.
"...Jiu Xuan... Nine Profound Golden Lightning... So it really is you."
Zi Yan stared at that timid face and murmured unconsciously. She had not completely forgotten what had happened back then.
Within a lightning pool near Ancient Dragon Island, a bolt of Nine Profound Golden Lightning had been nurtured. The golden lightning she wielded had come from there.
Xiao Yan had drawn out its power, then helped it complete the process of developing intelligence before setting it free. He had thought it would roam freely across the Dou Qi Continent, but he never expected it to become like this after all these years.
It seemed that when they defeated the Tunling Clan and allowed heaven and earth to revive and regain their vitality, the effects had truly reached every aspect of the world. As a creation of heaven and earth, it was entirely foreseeable that the Nine Profound Golden Lightning would be deeply affected.
Zi Yan could not help bending