The Conflict Between the Original Body and the Clone, Life Gold

Yu Mingxiao only felt the world spinning around him. Chaotic streams of light surrounded him, but when he landed, the scene before him had completely changed.

Before him lay a blue lake, its surface shrouded in faint green mist. Soft light shimmered through the drifting fog, while towering ancient trees along the shore twisted together with interwoven roots.

After one glance, he withdrew his gaze and looked at the black-haired, golden-eyed man beside him. Forcing himself to remain calm, he asked, "May I ask, Beast God, why you brought me here?"

"I have not appeared in the world for several centuries, yet you, a human, know of me. As expected of one who has transcended the restraints of fate." A flicker of surprise passed through Di Tian's eyes.

"One who has transcended?" Yu Mingxiao was slightly stunned. This must have referred to his identity as a transmigrator.

As a transmigrator who had read through Douluo Continent, he knew the course of the plot. Naturally, he was not bound by the world's path of fate.

Put nicely, he was a different kind of transcendent being. Put bluntly, he was an anomaly of heaven and earth.

Since Di Tian had brought him here without attacking him, he likely intended to negotiate.

With that thought, Yu Mingxiao's gaze fell upon Na'er, and his heart settled somewhat.

As long as Na'er stood on his side, his life would not be in danger.

Let's first see what they're planning!

Di Tian said in a deep voice, "Human, our master wishes to meet you."

"Your master, the Silver Dragon King?" Yu Mingxiao asked.

At a time like this, the more mysterious he appeared, the less these Ferocious Beasts would be able to discern his true nature.

So long as he did not provoke them, with Na'er beside him, they would not dare act rashly.

Na'er trembled slightly upon hearing this. That deeply buried memory suddenly surfaced. Yu Mingxiao had apparently long guessed her identity. No wonder that when he had first met her, he had asked whether he should call her Na'er or the Silver Dragon King.

So he had long known what the words "Silver Dragon King" represented.

And he had also seen through the fact that I am the Silver Dragon King's clone.

Yu Mingxiao sensed the unease in her heart and gently took her small hand.

Na'er immediately felt much more at ease.

"Human, you know many secrets." Di Tian's gaze darkened. If his master had not instructed him beforehand not to harm Yu Mingxiao and instead to befriend him, he would have attacked the instant Yu Mingxiao spoke the words "Silver Dragon King."

In Douluo Continent, the fewer people who knew the Silver Dragon King's whereabouts, the safer it was.

Yu Mingxiao said, "Then take me to meet your master."

Di Tian nodded slightly. Pulling his arms apart, he unleashed a vast surge of Soul Power and tore open a spatial rift.

"Go in. Our master is waiting for you inside."

Yu Mingxiao nodded, took Na'er's small hand, and walked straight inside.

Di Tian raised a brow. Could this human have realized that Na'er is our master's clone?

Yu Mingxiao and Na'er emerged from the spatial rift. Upon landing, they saw a silver-white giant dragon stretching for several thousand meters before them, and his pupils contracted.

"So huge..."

"Na'er, you have some nerve! You actually dared to deceive me!" the silver-white giant dragon roared.

Na'er first glanced at Yu Mingxiao. Only after seeing that he showed no reaction did she turn toward the silver-white giant dragon. "How did I deceive you? Don't slander me."

"You rebellious clone! You secretly fell for this human, slept while holding him, and you still think you have the right to argue?" The silver-white giant dragon's aura became chaotic as she shouted furiously.

Na'er's cheeks reddened, and she lowered her head slightly. "We are simply brother and sister. Isn't it perfectly normal for a younger sister to sleep while holding her older brother?"

"You're still making excuses!" Gu Yuena laughed in extreme anger.

She suddenly regretted sending her clone to investigate clues about the Dragon-Slaying Blade.

This clone contained part of her origin. If she abandoned it, her cultivation would suffer greatly. But if she did not abandon it and instead fused with it again, she would be affected by its memories and emotions.

Watching the two argue, Yu Mingxiao felt extremely awkward. Speaking up felt wrong, but staying silent felt wrong too.

Na'er said, "Forget whether I like him or not. You have been watching for so long, so don't tell me you failed to notice what makes him special."

Gu Yuena fell silent for a moment, then let out a cold snort to show her displeasure. She then said indifferently, "This human truly is not bound by fate, as though he does not belong to this world."

"Of course. My judgment could never be wrong." Na'er puffed out her small chest slightly.

Gu Yuena: "..."

Your judgment may be correct, but did you have to throw yourself into it too? What a damned clone, dragging even me down with you!

Seeing that the two were no longer arguing, Yu Mingxiao finally interjected, "What are you talking about?"

"Human, you carry many secrets. I have no intention of pursuing how you came to know them. I simply wish to cooperate with you."

Gu Yuena stopped paying attention to her disappointing clone and turned her gaze toward Yu Mingxiao.

"Cooperate? Please be direct." Yu Mingxiao's expression turned solemn as he spoke in a deep voice.

Gu Yuena said, "For the Soul Rings you require in the future, Star Dou Great Forest can provide you with five Soul Rings below one hundred and ten thousand years in age. As for the issue of absorption, you need not worry. We will arrange for Soul Beasts to voluntarily Sacrifice themselves."

Yu Mingxiao raised a brow and asked curiously, "One should not accept rewards without merit. What must I give in return?"

"After you become a god, take good care of the Soul Beast race." After pondering for a moment, Gu Yuena spoke softly.

Yu Mingxiao considered it, then said quietly, "No problem. But do you really believe I can become a god?"

Gu Yuena replied indifferently, "If even someone with your talent cannot become a god, then the Sea God and Angel God of ten thousand years ago were even less qualified to become gods."

"Besides, to prevent you from dying prematurely and my investment from going to waste, take this."

As she spoke, she separated a fist-sized green crystal and sent it floating before him.

"This is..." Yu Mingxiao's pupils trembled slightly, his voice brimming with delight.

"You recognize it, don't you?" A glint flashed through Gu Yuena's eyes as she asked in return.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be Life Gold." Yu Mingxiao caught the green metal in one hand and smiled. "Life Gold is the solidified, refined form of ultimate life force."

"For a fist-sized piece of Life Gold like this, the entire Star Dou Great Forest would likely need several hundred thousand years to nurture it."

Gu Yuena said, "As expected, you know what it is. Then I need not explain further."

Her gaze lingered deeply on Yu Mingxiao. Although this human had promised to protect the Soul Beast race after becoming a god, it was merely a verbal promise with no real binding force.

Once this human became powerful, he could simply go back on his word. She had to find someone or something that could influence or restrain him.

But she had nothing she could use to control Yu Mingxiao. After much thought, there seemed to be only one possibility... a partner.

Gu Yuena's gaze shifted to the absent-minded Na'er. Yet she swiftly dismissed the thought. Letting Na'er be with him would be no different from giving herself away, would it?

That would not do!

Perhaps she could find another Soul Beast. It would also be a good opportunity to completely sever Na'er's feelings.

They had only known each other for a year. Their feelings could not be that deep, so they would surely be easy to cut off!

Gu Yuena's gaze unconsciously turned toward the outside world.