Golden Dragon King's Devouring Ability? Sky Screen Inventory, Eighth Lion, Seventh Azure Luan!

"Better than ever."

Gu Yuan grinned, flexing his left arm, and the sound of ice crystals snapping echoed through the air.

He swung his right arm, and the scorching heat waves caused the surrounding air to distort.

"Your soul power has stopped exactly at level ninety-five, just as I predicted."

Gu Yuena nodded, then shifted the topic, her violet eyes shimmering with the light of wisdom.

"But I am curious about something else."

Gu Yuena extended a slender finger and tapped lightly on Gu Yuan's chest, right over the core of his Golden Dragon King bloodline.

"Why is your Golden Dragon King bloodline able to devour the bloodline essence of other dragons to strengthen itself?

According to the memories I inherited, even the Dragon God of old could not so tyrannically devour the power of his own offspring directly.

The Golden Dragon King bloodline represents the power and body of the Dragon God, while I represent elemental control and spirit.

Our powers should be of the same origin, not a relationship of mutual devouring."

Gu Yuena was deeply puzzled.

In her understanding, although the Golden Dragon King bloodline was violent, it was more of a pure force and did not possess this "devouring" attribute that plundered bloodlines of the same origin.

Hearing this, Gu Yuan felt a stir in his heart.

In truth, even he could not fully explain this phenomenon.

During the process of his transmigration and complete fusion with the Golden Dragon King bloodline, he had vaguely sensed that the human avatar created for him by the system seemed to naturally possess a peculiar "devouring" trait.

This unique talent of his, upon meeting the destructive instinct of the Golden Dragon King, did not repel it; instead, they merged perfectly like water and milk.

Ultimately, this birthed a plundering ability that surpassed everyone's understanding, even exceeding the origin of the Dragon God.

Or perhaps, did the Dragon God possess the ability to plunder all along?

After all, as the half-body of the Dragon God, the Creation Divinity that Gu Yuena possessed at the moment of her birth had been split from the Dragon God's body.

It was something the Dragon God had originally plundered after slaying the Phoenix God.

(Mentioned in Douluo Dalu IV)

"Na'er, perhaps... your understanding of the Golden Dragon King bloodline is not comprehensive enough."

Gu Yuan feigned profoundness, guiding Gu Yuena's train of thought.

Gu Yuan raised his hand, and the golden Bloodline Power swirled in his palm, emitting a heart-stopping, tyrannical aura.

"You are right; you represent the elements and wisdom of the Dragon God, the controller of reason. But what about the Golden Dragon King?"

Gu Yuan looked directly into her eyes and said, word by word.

"What it represents is not just the power and body of the Dragon God, but more importantly, that most primal... madness, rage, and desire for destruction that the Dragon God felt when besieged by the God Realm!"

"What?!"

Gu Yuena's delicate body trembled, clearly shocked by this explanation.

"Devouring and plundering are, by nature, a part of destruction."

Gu Yuan continued to explain.

"The essence of the Golden Dragon King bloodline is that of a tyrant pursuing ultimate power and destruction!

In its instinct, all things can serve as nourishment, especially bloodlines of the same dragon origin, which are even more potent supplements!

It is not negotiating with the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings; it is forcibly levying taxes on its own 'territory' and 'property'!

This is its tyranny!"

These words struck Gu Yuena's mind like a thunderbolt.

She had always thought the Golden Dragon King was merely her own violent half, never imagining that its core essence was such pure "evil" and "destruction"!

She looked at Gu Yuan, her expression becoming incredibly complex—shock, realization, but above all, a trace of concern that she could not hide.

She reached out again, gently stroking Gu Yuan's chest, feeling the rhythm of that tyrannical bloodline, and asked softly:

"Then... will you be devoured by this mad instinct?"

Feeling the coolness of her fingertips and the concern in her words, Gu Yuan felt a warmth in his heart.

This love-struck girl had already begun to worry about him.

Gu Yuan reached out and took Gu Yuena's soft, boneless hand, wrapping it tightly in his palm, a confident and gentle smile appearing on his face.

"Don't worry, Na'er."

"It may be a mad tyrant, but I am the master who commands the tyrant."

Gu Yuan said with a smile.

As soon as Gu Yuan finished speaking, the Sky Screen reappeared!

[Top Ten Hidden Powerhouses, Rank 8]

[Mighty Lion Douluo]

Within the screen, an elder with a physique as sturdy as an iron tower strode forward through the flames.

His hair and beard stood on end, glowing with a wild, crimson-gold hue, while his body was wreathed in flames that seemed capable of incinerating all things.

Following a deafening lion's roar, the phantom of a massive Blazing Lion emerged behind him, howling toward the heavens.

[Identity: Martial Soul Hall Worship Hall, Fourth Worship.]

[Martial Soul: Blazing Lion.]

[Level: Level 97 Power Attack System Peak Douluo.]

[Commentary: Flames burn the heavens, fierce and peerless.

In terms of raw explosive power and destructive range, even some Level 98 Titled Douluos must temporarily avoid his edge.]

This concise and powerful introduction lasted only a moment.

Before the soul masters across the continent could recover from the numbness of seeing "yet another Worship Hall member on the list," the screen shifted once more.

The sky-filling crimson fire was instantly dispersed by a crisp, azure hurricane.

A clear, high-pitched bird cry resounded through the clouds; unlike the ruggedness of the lion, this sound carried an air of arrogance and sharpness, as if it had descended from the nine heavens.

[Top Ten Hidden Powerhouses, Seventh Place]

[Azure Luan Douluo]

In the image, a gale howled.

A man dressed in azure robes stood suspended in mid-air, his expression cold and stern, his temperament aloof and detached, as if he did not partake in the common affairs of the world.

Behind him, a massive azure divine bird soared with wings spread, each beat generating gale winds capable of tearing through space.

[Identity: Martial Soul Hall Worship Hall, Third Worship.]

[Martial Soul: Azure Luan.]

[Level: Level 97 Agility Attack System Peak Douluo.]

[Commentary: Wind howls through the nine heavens, the ancestor of wind control.

Possessing ultimate speed and mastery over the wind element, he is the absolute hegemon of the skies, killing within invisible wind blades.]

In less than half a cup of tea, the eighth and seventh places were revealed in succession.

This time, although the reaction across the continent was still sensational, compared to the sheer terror felt during the debut of Guang Ling Douluo, people were now gripped by a near-suffocating silence.

Ninth place was a Martial Soul Hall Worship.

Eighth place was a Martial Soul Hall Worship.

Seventh place... was still a Martial Soul Hall Worship.

An emotion known as "despair" began to spread through the hearts of the upper echelons of every major faction.

Yet, it was not as shocking as it had been at the start; after all, the exposure of Guang Ling Douluo earlier had already revealed the general foundation of Martial Soul Hall.

Gu Yuena took Gu Yuan and flashed, arriving at Suotuo City.

Inside a teahouse in Suotuo City.

Gu Yuena watched the two fleeting figures on the Sky Screen, her purple eyes narrowing slightly as she gently swirled the teacup in her hand.

"Blazing Lion, Azure Luan... one the ultimate in fire and power, the other the ultimate in wind and speed."