I Will Become the Savior of the World, the Blazing Sun Destined to Rise!

Bai Yuan looked at the girl before him.

Silver hair, violet eyes, a faint smile, and a hint of barely perceptible distance beneath her politeness.

A thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

This was neither Gu Yue nor Na'er.

Gu Yue might seem aloof, but she was actually a hopeless romantic once love got to her head.

She was utterly devoted to Tang Wulin, practically wishing she could write the words "I like you" across her face.

Na'er went without saying. Other than eating all day, she did nothing but eat. Her appetite was astonishing, and her mind was as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

But the girl before him was different.

When she stood there without speaking, she was like a sword still sheathed—her edge restrained, yet impossible to underestimate.

There was none of Gu Yue's cautious probing in her eyes, nor Na'er's innocent, carefree confusion.

Instead, there was a calm that seemed to see through everything.

Bai Yuan's thoughts raced.

Silver hair and violet eyes—perfectly balanced, precisely between Gu Yue and Na'er.

Her manner of speaking was neither too soft nor too harsh, and her bearing was neither humble nor arrogant.

She seemed to have experienced much, yet also seemed not to care about anything.

Hmm.

This should be the one who had inherited one hundred percent of that astonishing wisdom.

Not Gu Yue, nor Na'er.

She was the complete Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena.

Bai Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing the turbulent thoughts in his heart, and extended his hand.

"Hello. My name is Bai Yuan."

Gu Yuena glanced at him and extended her hand as well.

Their small hands clasped together.

The touch was light and brief, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Yet at the instant of contact, Bai Yuan sensed an extremely faint trace of elemental power flowing from her fingertips.

Fine as a strand of hair, it silently tried to enter his body through his palm.

A probe.

Bai Yuan's heart tightened, but his expression remained unchanged.

At that moment, the Worldbearing Coreflame within him flickered faintly.

It gently released a trace of Destruction power.

Before that elemental power could enter Bai Yuan's meridians, it vanished without a sound like a candle flame snuffed out by the wind.

Gu Yuena's brows furrowed slightly.

A flash of surprise passed through her violet eyes.

"Hmm?"

She made an almost inaudible sound, her gaze falling on Bai Yuan's face as though reassessing him.

Bai Yuan withdrew his hand, his expression as calm as ever, with even a polite smile on his lips. "Please take care of me in the future."

Gu Yuena looked at him in silence for a second, then gave a slight nod.

"Mm."

Leng Yaozhu did not notice their brief exchange and merely said casually.

"All right, you know each other now.

Gu Yue, go back and rest first. Bai Yuan and I still have something to discuss."

Gu Yuena rose to her feet, gave Leng Yaozhu a slight bow, then turned and headed for the door.

When she reached it, she suddenly stopped and glanced back at Bai Yuan.

There was something in those violet eyes that had not been there before.

Gu Yuena said nothing more and pushed the door open before leaving.

Only Leng Yaozhu and Bai Yuan remained in the room.

Leng Yaozhu lifted her teacup and took a sip, speaking lightly.

"Gu Yue is a talented child, but her personality is a little cold.

Be understanding toward her."

Bai Yuan nodded.

"I understand, Teacher."

But inwardly, he thought, Cold personality?

That isn't coldness. She just hasn't truly "awakened" yet.

Once she truly awakens, the entire continent will probably suffer.

"Mm." Leng Yaozhu set down her teacup, her gaze settling on Bai Yuan with a hint of solemnity in her tone.

"Teacher has high hopes for you. I hope you can continue working hard, and in the future—"

"Thank you, Teacher."

Bai Yuan bowed slightly, his voice sincere.

"Thank you for all the resources you have given me.

In the future, I will certainly share some of your burdens—"

He paused, as if weighing his words.

"Share some matters with you."

Leng Yaozhu glanced at him, the corners of her lips curving faintly as she waved a hand.

"Mm, having that intention is enough.

Teacher doesn't ask you to do anything."

Bai Yuan lowered his head, wearing an appropriately grateful expression.

Yet inwardly, he silently mocked it.

A little fake.

We're both old foxes. Who doesn't know what the other is thinking?

She needed talented disciples to fight for influence for the Leng Family, and he needed a backer and resources to survive.

Teacher and student was the name; investment was the reality. Everyone understood without saying it aloud.

When she said she "didn't ask him to do anything," that was courtesy;

when he said he would "share her burdens," that was courtesy too.

But that courtesy had to be there.

Without that layer of courtesy, there wouldn't even be a basis for cooperation.

"I understand, Teacher." Bai Yuan raised his head, his gaze clear and upright. "I will work hard."

Leng Yaozhu nodded and said nothing further. She rose and walked toward the door. Upon reaching it, she paused and tossed out a sentence without looking back. "Get some rest early."

"Take care, Teacher."

The door closed.

The room fell quiet.

Bai Yuan stood where he was, listening as Leng Yaozhu's footsteps faded farther down the corridor until they disappeared completely.

He let out a long breath, dropped onto the sofa, and his mind began spinning rapidly.

Gu Yuena.

Silver hair, violet eyes—the complete Silver Dragon King.

Not Gu Yue, nor Na'er.

According to the original timeline, she should have split into two individuals.

Gu Yue later joined the Spirit Pagoda, while Na'er wandered among the common people and was found by Tang Wulin.

The two experienced different lives, then finally merged again under a certain opportunity.

But what about now?

She had not split.

The complete Silver Dragon King had appeared directly at his side.

And she had even tested him with elemental power.

Bai Yuan frowned, his fingers unconsciously tapping against his knee.

What had caused this?

His transmigration? The butterfly effect?

Or was some higher power interfering in this matter?

In Tang San's ten-thousand-year grand plan, the Silver Dragon King splitting into Gu Yue and Na'er should have been a carefully arranged step.

Gu Yue was responsible for developing emotional entanglements with Tang Wulin, while Na'er was responsible for awakening certain memories or emotions in Tang Wulin at a critical moment.

The two would ultimately merge, completing a specific mission.

But now she had not split.

Then what would happen to Tang San's plan? What would happen to Tang Wulin's path of growth?

Would the entire plot of Legend of the Dragon King undergo earth-shaking changes because of this?

The more Bai Yuan thought about it, the more his head hurt.

"Truly impossible to see through," he murmured, leaning back against the sofa and staring blankly at the ceiling.

Fortunately, he was not entirely unprepared.

Bai Yuan sat upright and extended his left hand. The Worldbearing Coreflame emerged in his palm.

Golden light burned quietly, without the flickering of flame, yet it carried a suffocating pressure that made one's heart tremble.

Today, within Elder Han's illusion, he had gained a new ability.

Light Pursuit.

No, more accurately, it was "Thus Burns the Dawn."

Base speed increased by 12%, ignored 18% of the target's defense, and dealt 12% increased damage.

Moreover, this bonus would continue to rise with the number of enemies slain in battle, reaching a maximum of 84%.

Bai Yuan looked at the Core Flame in his palm, the corners of his mouth slowly lifting.

Xiao Bai's power was also awakening bit by bit.

Gu Yuena, Tang San's ten-thousand-year grand plan, changes to the plotline—

So what?

He had his own path to walk.

He would end this chaotic age.

Whether it was God King Tang's ten-thousand-year grand plan, the endless greed of the Abyss Plane, or the arrogance of those lofty gods who treated all living beings as pieces on a chessboard.

He would end them all.

Just as Xiao Bai had said.

Bai Yuan closed his eyes, and that figure appeared in his mind.

A youth bearing the Core Flame stood at the end of Destruction. Burning stars lay behind him, while infinite darkness stretched before him.

That voice was bright and steadfast, crossing the barriers of time and space to fall beside his ear:

"I will become the savior of the world."

"I will become the Blazing Sun destined to rise."

Bai Yuan opened his eyes and spread his left hand.

The Worldbearing Coreflame appeared in his palm.

This time, it no longer burned quietly.

The golden radiance surged more violently than ever before, as though responding to something, as though resonating with something.

That light pierced through his fingers, casting dancing shadows across the room's walls—warm and blazing.

The Core Flame had heard it.

It had not heard his voice. It had heard those same words.

The same words spoken from the depths of his heart.

Bai Yuan lowered his head to look at the light in his palm, his grin slowly widening.

"Did you hear it too?"

"Xiao Bai."

The Core Flame suddenly blazed brightly!!!