A Night Talk with the Ice Dragon King (Seeking Collections and Follow-ups)

Dugu Bo watched as Dugu Yuan lay there, already beginning to twitch, and could not help but let his mouth corner twitch as well.

Fortunately, Yu Tianshuo had held back his strength, leaving only superficial injuries; while he looked a bit disheveled, it was essentially nothing serious.

Seeing Yu Tianshuo walk over, cup his hands, and respectfully call him Master, he couldn't bring himself to scold the child.

What a fine child he was. As for Dugu Yuan getting beaten, so be it; a level 72 Spirit Saint unable to defeat a newly advanced two-ring Soul Grand Master deserved the thrashing.

Dugu Bo smiled and nodded at Yu Tianshuo, then turned to walk toward his foolish son.

Walking up to his still-twitching son, he raised his foot and gave him two kicks before asking.

"How is it? I told you not to slack off, and now you can't even beat your own junior brother. With that kind of performance, you still want to protect Yanyan?"

The mockery was at maximum effect. Dugu Yuan scrambled up instantly, grabbed his old man's shoulders, and shook him, his mouth still stubbornly refusing to admit defeat.

"What are you saying, Dad? Trust me, I was just going easy on Junior Brother. If it weren't for his high poison resistance, he definitely wouldn't have been able to beat me..."

Listening to Dugu Yuan's litany of excuses—about how he hadn't performed well or was just testing his junior brother—the number of veins popping on Dugu Bo's forehead grew too numerous to count.

He pulled his right hand free from Dugu Yuan's grip and delivered a fist of love straight to his son's head.

"Thud—!"

By the time the sound faded and the dust settled, Yu Tianshuo could only see Dugu Yuan planted straight into the dirt like a green onion.

Dugu Bo stood with his hands behind his back, facing away from Dugu Yuan and looking at Yu Tianshuo.

Watching this scene, Yu Tianshuo swallowed hard. As expected, a master is still a master; the sheer power and terror were no joke.

Seeing Yu Tianshuo stunned, Dugu Bo nodded with satisfaction.

Looking at Yu Tianshuo, then back at Dugu Yuan, he realized he had truly spoiled Dugu Yuan too much. He would have to increase his training intensity in the future.

"Ahem, Tianshuo, take your senior brother to rest for a while. Tomorrow, I will take you both to hunt for my ninth spirit ring. It will be a good chance for you to broaden your horizons and see how a powerhouse fights."

With that, he turned with great flair, preparing to head toward their temporary camp.

But a single sentence from Yu Tianshuo nearly made him stumble.

"Master, I still need to find a third spirit ring. After forming my second spirit ring, the excess spirit power pushed me to level 30. I need a third spirit ring now."

Dugu Bo didn't look back, merely waving his hand with great composure to signal he had heard, then walked toward the camp, feigning calm.

Just as Yu Tianshuo was lamenting that his master had grown, and wouldn't be surprised by such news anymore, the sound of laughter erupting from the camp shattered his fantasy.

His mouth corner twitched, and Yu Tianshuo shook his head, eventually laughing to himself as well.

After all, having taken in a genius like him, anyone would be happy enough to laugh.

He pulled his senior brother out of the dirt and found that he had already fallen unconscious. Yu Tianshuo couldn't help but sigh.

"It really is one's own family that hits the hardest."

He chuckled, wiped his senior brother's face with a wet towel, covered him with a quilt, and laid out a sleeping mat for himself nearby.

Looking up at the stars, Yu Tianshuo remarked that it was fortunate Douluo Continent had no mosquitoes, then drifted off to sleep.

However, to his surprise, his consciousness once again entered his sea of spirit.

Watching the two figures still brawling, Yu Tianshuo sighed and rubbed his forehead. Their spirit skills were powerful, but these two guys were truly too noisy.

He didn't speak, just lightened his footsteps and slowly approached them.

He wasn't eavesdropping; Comrade Yu Tianshuo simply wanted to understand the cause and effect to resolve this neighborhood dispute.

As he drew closer, their argument reached his ears.

"Bullshit! That female dragon was clearly moved by my deep affection, which is why she followed me. There's no way she ran to your cave on her own; you must have coerced her!"

Fire Dragon King roared, grabbing Ice Dragon King by the throat.

Ice Dragon King was no pushover. He launched a high kick, once again striking Fire Dragon King's weak point, and as the Fire Dragon King collapsed, he began to pummel him mercilessly, shouting as he kicked.

"I'm telling you the truth, and you still don't believe me."

He increased the force of his kicks.

"Still speaking up for her?"

Ice Dragon King looked at him with a mix of frustration and disappointment, cursing as he intensified his assault.

"Have you been a dragon for so long that you want to join the Green Turtle Clan?"

After saying this, Ice Dragon King gathered all his strength and delivered one final kick to the Fire Dragon King.

He then greeted Yu Tianshuo, who stood there speechless.

"Yo! You're here, Unknown Dragon King."

Hearing such a title, Yu Tianshuo was even more speechless, so he retorted directly.

"What do you mean 'Unknown Dragon King'? If you don't want to call me Brother Tianshuo, you can just call me Golden Scale Dragon."

With that, Yu Tianshuo sat down cross-legged on the spot; he wanted to have a proper chat with the two dragon kings.

Seeing Yu Tianshuo sit down, Ice Dragon King smiled and said.

"It's all the same, all the same. Aside from Father and the Crown Prince, the only ones capable of suppressing us through bloodline are the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King."

As he spoke, his hands didn't stop moving; he condensed his spiritual power into a rope and bound the Fire Dragon King to prevent the guy from pulling any sneak attacks.

Seeing that the binding was sufficient, he continued his explanation.

"Moreover, although you possess a physique identical to the Golden Dragon King, you aren't as volatile as he is, and I haven't sensed the slightest connection in our bloodlines."

"Of course, being of the dragon race yet having no bloodline connection to us—that is the most terrifying thing of all."

At this point, the Ice Dragon King turned uncharacteristically serious, his voice dropping to a deep, heavy tone.

"You must understand that our father, the Dragon God, is the origin of the entire dragon race. Aside from the Crown Prince, the Golden Dragon King, and the Silver Dragon King, no dragon of such immense power should exist on this planet."

The Ice Dragon King's gaze was grave as he continued to press, his voice low.

"So, what exactly are you?"

Yu Tianshuo listened to the Ice Dragon King's interrogation in silence, merely returning his gaze with cold, indifferent eyes.

Beneath that seemingly frigid exterior, Yu Tianshuo was actually contemplating how to hoodwink this fellow.

That's right; he wasn't staying silent because he was angry at the Ice Dragon King's offense.

He was busy crafting a narrative to deceive him.

One had to realize that as sons of the Dragon God and pillars of the dragon race, the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King surely knew where Dragon Valley was located.

They might even know the whereabouts of the other Dragon Kings; after all, he still had quite a few empty spirit ring slots to fill.

Time drifted slowly by in the heavy, silent atmosphere.

Just as Yu Tianshuo finalized his story and was about to begin his deception, the bound Fire Dragon King made his move!

"Hahaha! Didn't expect that, did you, Third Brother! Eat my Dragon King Headbutt!"

Before the Ice Dragon King could react, the Fire Dragon King manifested a pair of dragon horns on his head and slammed a headbutt straight into the Ice Dragon King!

"Aaaaaah--!"