A Deal with the Silver Dragon Fish! (Don't Let This Novel Sit on Your Shelf-Please Keep Reading!)

"From the look of you, you seem to know everything about us. Am I right, Otherworlder?"

Before Lan Yu could speak, Gu Yuena's next words made his heart skip a beat.

As expected, just like the Ice and Fire Dragon King, she saw through me. Lan Yu thought. Looks like I'll have to thoroughly revise my earlier assumptions about the difference in our strength.

Lan Yu shook his head and got straight to the point. "I can't say I know everything, but I do know a fair bit."

Gu Yuena watched Lan Yu. She hadn't expected him to be so forthright, readily admitting that he came from another world.

But she didn't press him further. If some uncontrollable force came into play and drew the attention of those people in the Divine Realm, that would be troublesome.

Besides, since he was human and had received the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' gift, it would be best to befriend him while he was still weak and help him become a god. When the time was right, the Dragon Clan could rise to greatness once more!

As half of the Dragon God and the co-ruler of the Soul Beast Clan, Gu Yuena couldn't help giving herself a pat on the back for her wisdom!

Only she could come up with a plan so astonishing and outlandish.

That muscle-headed fool, the Golden Dragon King, who'd put all his points into strength, could never compare to her.

Why not just kill him and devour the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' essence he'd obtained?

Because if he'd managed to acquire the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' essence without anyone noticing, he must have hidden cards she knew nothing about.

So she could only befriend him. She absolutely must not make an enemy of him!

Glancing at Gu Yuena, Lan Yu couldn't shake the feeling that the Silver Dragon Fish's astonishing wisdom had kicked in.

"Are you thinking something rude?"

Hearing Gu Yuena's cool voice, Lan Yu shook his head repeatedly. "No."

He couldn't exactly tell her that her "astonishing wisdom" was so "astonishingly outlandish," could he?

Besides, Lan Yu wanted to live a few more years. He didn't want to kick the bucket at such a young age in this foreign land.

"I still don't know your name," Gu Yuena asked casually.

"Lan Yu."

"Very well, Lan Yu. Since you've inherited the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' power, let's make a deal." Gu Yuena got down to business.

"What kind of deal?" Lan Yu asked.

"Silver Dragon King, you're not planning to have this kid help the Soul Beast Clan rise again after he becomes a god, are you?"

Just then, the dragon souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, who'd been sleeping in the Summoning Element space, awoke thanks to the power of the Life Gold.

"What do the Soul Beasts of Douluo Planet have to do with you? Have you, one half of the mighty Dragon God, started thinking of yourself as a Soul Beast?" The Ice Dragon King's voice was full of scorn.

Gu Yuena took a deep breath and said coolly, "This is a deal between him and me. What does it have to do with you? You're nothing but remnant souls, clinging to life here. Can't you just keep quiet?"

"Hmph!"

The two Dragon Kings snorted, but didn't say anything more.

Just as Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena had said, all that remained of them were remnant souls, clinging to life here. If Lan Yu's Summoning Element weren't sustaining them, they'd probably have long since gone to join the other Dragon Kings.

"All right, go on," Lan Yu said.

Only then did Gu Yuena explain the details of the deal she wanted to make.

In short, once Lan Yu became a god, he would help Gu Yuena return to the Divine Realm.

As for the Soul Beast Clan? If he could help along the way, he would. If not, so be it.

Gu Yuena hadn't wanted to be the Soul Beast Clan's so-called co-ruler in the first place. If Di Tian and those other reckless Ferocious Beasts hadn't "morally blackmailed" her, she would probably have kept sleeping in Life Lake until her injuries had completely healed.

After hearing what Gu Yuena wanted him to do, Lan Yu said, "You can't expect the horse to run without feeding it."

"I'll order Di Tian to protect your life for as long as you're on Douluo Planet, until you obtain a god's inheritance!" Gu Yuena said seriously.

As half of the Dragon God, the Silver Dragon King had to maintain her dignity. Ordering a Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King weaker than her to do something was as easy as turning over her hand.

At the same time, she hadn't expected Lan Yu to agree so quickly. It seemed he was quite confident in himself.

"That sounds good." Lan Yu smiled.

Clearly, Gu Yuena had taken an interest in the potential of an Otherworlder like him. Not only did he possess a power system independent of Douluo Planet, he'd also obtained the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' essence. That was why she'd treated him as an equal. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have had the chance to come here.

Or perhaps the underlying code of Douluo Continent was at work. It was hard to say.

"I happen to want to contract Snow Empress as my Contract Beast. So I'd like Di Tian to accompany me to the Far North," Lan Yu said.

"The Far North? A Contract Beast?"

Gu Yuena knew the Far North well. When she'd fled to Douluo Planet to escape the Divine Realm's pursuit, she'd sensed the aura of the fallen Ice God.

Besides, as the foremost of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, Snow Empress could use the local terrain to her advantage and wield strength not much weaker than Di Tian's.

"If you want Snow Empress as your Contract Beast, it'll be difficult. She may not agree," Gu Yuena said. "Besides, the Soul Beasts of the Far North all worship the Ice God. Unless you obtain the Ice God's inheritance as well..."

"After all, being controlled by someone else is a terrible feeling."

"I'll have to run into that wall at least once."

Lan Yu smiled. If he hadn't teamed up with the Silver Dragon Fish, the forced contract this time probably wouldn't have fallen on Snow Empress. It would've been Gu Yuena instead.

Gu Yuena escorted Lan Yu out of her hideout, then ordered Di Tian to find a Dragon-type Soul Beast nearing the end of its lifespan and have it sacrifice itself to Lan Yu.

Though he couldn't understand his master, the Silver Dragon King, Di Tian still scampered off and found a Dragon-type Soul Beast that had failed to survive the 200,000-year tribulation.

This Dragon-type Soul Beast was called the Water-Fire Sub-Dragon. It possessed both water and fire attributes.

If it had survived the 200,000-year tribulation, then with its two attributes and Sub-Dragon bloodline, it might have barely qualified as a Ferocious Beast.

But fate had played a cruel trick on it, and it had failed to survive the tribulation.

After the sacrifice was complete, Lan Yu became a genuine Soul Emperor, and his Soul Power Level rose to level sixty-eight.

He also gained two Soul Skills. The first was called Ice Dragon Bind, and the second, Fire Dragon Blast.

The former did exactly what its name suggested: it was a restraining skill that summoned an ice dragon to bind an enemy.

The latter summoned a fire dragon that exploded in tandem with the ice dragon, unleashing considerable power.

By the rule that a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast always dropped a Soul Bone, the Water-Fire Sub-Dragon had dropped a torso bone. But Lan Yu already had a full set of Soul Bones, so he had no use for it. He put it away anyway; perhaps it could serve some other purpose.

"Master ordered me to serve as your guardian, so let's set out for the Far North at once," Di Tian said, his tone somewhat respectful.

Lan Yu nodded, then set off for the Far North with Di Tian.