In the blink of an eye, time passed quickly.
The cooldown was over, and Lan Yu once again traveled to Douluo Continent.
This time, he didn't arrive at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, but on the outskirts of Star Dou Forest.
"Star Dou Forest? How did I end up here?" Lan Yu raised an eyebrow.
"Well, since I'm here, I might as well get started on my Sixth Soul Ring."
Lan Yu had originally planned to head to the Far North and forcibly make the Snow Empress his Contract Beast.
Since he'd arrived at Star Dou Forest first, he might as well get his Sixth Soul Ring while he was at it.
He'd been to the outskirts of Star Dou Forest once before, so he was fairly familiar with the surroundings.
So he turned and left the forest, intending to gather some information and see if he could find that rabbit.
He remembered that when the rabbit sacrificed herself to Little Scumbag, she gave him the Void and Eight-Stage Throw Soul Skills, while her Soul Bones granted Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body.
He wondered whether, if he hunted the rabbit himself, he could switch around the positions of those abilities.
However, the moment Lan Yu appeared on the outskirts of Star Dou Forest, Di Tian—who was absorbing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's energy in a secret realm beneath Life Lake, in the core area—suddenly opened his dragon eyes.
Di Tian rose to his feet, staring in a certain direction with uncertainty in his eyes.
"Di Tian, what's wrong?" Bi Ji asked.
"I felt it—the auras of my two uncles, the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings." Di Tian's voice was hoarse, his dragon eyes fixed intently on a certain direction.
At his words, the other Ferocious Beasts all looked uncertain.
Zi Ji asked, "Di Tian, are you sure? The Master said the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings died in that great battle long ago. Even their bones can't be found now."
"I'm sure." Di Tian was certain. He had just sensed the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' source auras.
They were faint, but they were still there—and somewhere within Star Dou Forest.
"Di Tian, bring back the human who awakened the Ice and Fire Dragon King Martial Soul."
Just then, a cool, ethereal voice rang out in the space.
"Yes, Master!"
"Zi Ji, go with Di Tian."
"Understood."
Meanwhile, Lan Yu had also learned about the current timeline. The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was underway.
"Ah, looks like I won't be getting a Soul Ring from that rabbit." Lan Yu sighed. He'd originally planned to kill the rabbit and claim her Soul Ring, but it seemed there'd be no chance.
Who knew if Tang Hao was somewhere nearby, sipping wine while keeping an eye on the Soul Master Tournament?
The moment Lan Yu dared to lay a hand on the rabbit, a hammer would come swinging at him from behind.
"Hmm?"
Lan Yu looked up and glanced around. He had the feeling that someone was watching him.
At that moment, Di Tian and Zi Ji were hidden in the shadows, staring intently at Lan Yu.
"Di Tian, I... my Hellfire Dragon King bloodline is submitting to this human!"
Zi Ji's voice trembled. She couldn't believe the power of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings could coexist within a human. The pressure from deep within her bloodline made her want to submit.
"Just as I thought. The source power of my two uncles has indeed fused with this human!" Di Tian's golden eyes blazed with fervor.
Could heaven finally be favoring their Soul Beast Clan?
If they could befriend this human, might the situation of their clan improve?
"Di Tian, what should we do now?" Under such overwhelming bloodline pressure, Zi Ji was at a loss.
She was a Ferocious Beast, true, but she was only a pure-blooded Hellfire Dragon King. How could she compare to the pure source aura of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings?
Even if that source aura was emanating from a human.
Di Tian took a deep breath. "The Master ordered us to bring him to Life Lake."
"Then let's do it. We mustn't let the Divine Realm notice," Zi Ji said.
Lan Yu was about to head toward Heaven Dou City when a man and a woman suddenly appeared in front of him.
The man was tall and imposing, dressed in black, with gleaming golden slit pupils. An overwhelming aura of darkness radiated from him.
The woman had waist-length purple-black hair and a curvaceous figure. Her hellish slit pupils kept sizing him up, and a flicker of fear crossed her eyes.
Lan Yu raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
"If I'm not mistaken, you're the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, and the Hellfire Dragon King, Zi Ji?"
Since Di Tian and Zi Ji had appeared, Silver Dragon Fish Gu Yuena must have awakened from her slumber as well.
At his words, Di Tian and Zi Ji's pupils contracted. How did he know who they were?
"Young friend, the Master wishes to see you."
Di Tian knew that this wasn't the time to wonder how the human had learned their identities. They needed to bring him to Life Lake as soon as possible.
Faced with Di Tian's composed manner, Lan Yu nodded and agreed.
If I can't go to the Far North, surely I can still visit Life Lake in the core area of Star Dou Forest.
Then Di Tian and Zi Ji led Lan Yu to Life Lake in the core area.
There, Lan Yu saw the other Ferocious Beasts.
"So this is the human who possesses the Ice and Fire Dragon King Martial Soul?" A burly man walked over and asked in a deep, rumbling voice.
Lan Yu glanced at him. The giant had dark golden hair. He was probably one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, with a cultivation of over four hundred thousand years.
"Xiong Jun, don't be reckless. He's an honored guest whom the Master asked me to bring here!" Di Tian reprimanded him.
As soon as Xiong Jun heard that the Master had invited the human, his enthusiasm died down. He'd been thinking of testing the human to see what he could do with an Ice and Fire Dragon King Martial Soul.
"Please, the Master is inside." Di Tian gestured for him to go ahead.
Lan Yu nodded. He wanted to see what this Silver Dragon Fish had up her sleeve.
He stepped forward, and the space suddenly rippled like water.
In the blink of an eye, Lan Yu vanished from the Ferocious Beasts' sight.
"What do you think the Master wants with him?" asked a middle-aged man. He wore a dark green robe, had an ominous, mysterious air about him, and skin patterned like tree bark.
"Who knows?"
After entering this strange, separate space, Lan Yu felt every cell in his body grow intensely active. A rich aura of life filled the place.
"Are you the human boy who possesses the Ice and Fire Dragon King Martial Soul?" Suddenly, a cool, ethereal voice came from behind him.
Lan Yu turned and saw a breathtaking figure in silver and white.
Her long, lustrous hair, like silver crystal, fell to her ankles. Her deep purple eyes were as captivating as amethyst, and her cool, noble bearing carried the dignity of an empress.
Silver Dragon Fish, Gu Yuena!
Lan Yu couldn't help marveling inwardly. No wonder she was Gu Yuena, the Silver Dragon Fish. Her peerless beauty was truly breathtaking.
It was little wonder that so many Douluo fanfics featured Gu Yuena as a love interest.
"You've come." Gu Yuena parted her pink lips. Her voice remained as cool and ethereal as ever.
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