Who I Am Doesn't Matter. What Matters Is Whether You Want to Kill Your Way Back to the God Realm

The sea and sky merged into one, blue waters beneath a blue sky.

A massive ship sailed across the azure sea, its hull cutting through the waves and leaving behind a white wake, like a graceful arc drawn across the ocean.

Seagulls circled the stern, crying out brightly.

Now and then, a few playful dolphins leaped from the water, tracing silver arcs beneath the sunlight.

Viewed from high above, the ship resembled a lone skiff, slowly advancing across the boundless sea.

At the bow, two figures sat quietly.

Bo Saixi sat cross-legged on the deck, her long blue dress spread around her like a blooming flower.

She gazed at the distant horizon, her eyes tranquil and faraway, as though contemplating something.

The sea breeze lifted the loose strands before her forehead, revealing her breathtakingly beautiful face, which glowed faintly beneath the sunlight.

Li Changqing sat beside her, his little legs dangling over the side of the ship and swinging back and forth.

He, too, looked into the distance, a trace of contemplation on his small face that did not suit his age.

Neither of them spoke. Only the crashing of waves against the hull and the cries of seagulls echoed around them.

After a long while, Li Changqing turned to the peerless beauty beside him and asked, "Sister Xixi, where should we go first?"

Bo Saixi came back to her senses and turned toward him, a gentle smile appearing on her face. "Naturally, we should go to a soul beast forest and help you obtain a soul ring."

She paused, then continued, "As far as I know, the largest soul beast forest on the continent is called the Star Dou Forest. It is said to contain countless soul beasts of every variety, and there is no soul beast there that one cannot find. Although your martial soul was formed from the Life God King's divine super-artifact, I think that if even the Star Dou Forest has nothing suitable, nowhere else will."

"The Star Dou Forest..." Li Changqing murmured the name once, then nodded lightly without objecting.

As a transmigrator, he naturally knew that Bo Saixi was right.

The Star Dou Forest truly was the largest soul beast forest on Douluo Continent. It was home to tens of thousands of soul beasts, from ten-year soul beasts to Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

If he could not find a soul ring suitable for the Ancient Tree of Life there, it would be even more impossible elsewhere.

He also understood why the Sea God and his mother had not given him a god-bestowed soul ring.

They were simply worried that the God of Destruction would notice him. After all, the current circumstances were unusual.

Although god-bestowed soul rings were convenient, they left traces of divine power that the God of Destruction could easily detect.

Hunting soul beasts on Douluo Continent to obtain soul rings was more troublesome, but it was also far more discreet and would not draw the God Realm's attention.

After all, soul rings were not actually that important to him. As long as they could increase his cultivation, that was enough.

Because his descent here had merely been a formality.

Once the right time came, he would naturally return to the God Realm and inherit the Life divine position.

By then, the new Life God King would no longer be his delicate mother.

"Sister Xixi, is the Star Dou Forest far from Sea God Island?" Li Changqing asked.

"It's quite far."

Bo Saixi thought for a moment before saying, "At our current speed, it will take around half a month of sailing to reach the nearest seaport, Vast Sea City. Then, setting out from Vast Sea City by carriage, it will take another half a month or so to reach the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest."

"One month..."

Li Changqing silently calculated the time and nodded. "That's not too long."

Bo Saixi smiled and reached out to rub his head. "What is it? Can't wait to become stronger?"

"Yes."

Li Changqing did not hide it.

Although one day in the God Realm equaled one year in the mortal world, who knew what would happen later?

Especially when the God of Destruction, someone on the same level as the Goddess of Life, was watching from above.

Bo Saixi looked at his serious little face, and her heart warmed slightly.

She drew him into her arms and said softly, "Don't worry. With your sister here, I'll definitely help you become the strongest soul master."

The sea breeze swept past, filling the sails as the ship continued onward.

Meanwhile, in the core region of the Star Dou Forest.

This was the deepest part of the great forest, where ancient trees towered into the sky and blotted out the sun.

The air was thick with rich life energy, while the ground was carpeted in fallen leaves, soft beneath one's feet.

Occasionally, a few soul beasts radiating powerful auras passed through the forest, but they all consciously avoided a certain area.

That was the Lake of Life.

It was a crystal-clear lake, its waters a faint emerald green and shimmering beneath the sunlight.

All kinds of rare plants grew along its shore, giving off a gentle radiance.

This was the core of the Star Dou Forest and the place with the densest life energy on the entire continent.

At the bottom of the Lake of Life, a massive silver-white dragon lay sleeping.

Her body stretched for hundreds of meters, and her silver-white scales emitted a soft glow beneath the lake, like a full moon sunk beneath the water.

Two slender dragon horns grew from her head, wrapped in a faint silver halo.

Her tail was curled at her side, and every breath she took caused faint ripples to spread through the lake.

She was the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, the current Common Master of Soul Beasts.

During the great war in the God Realm, the Dragon God had been cut in half by a single strike from the Asura God. One half became the Golden Dragon King and was sealed within the God Realm.

The other half became the Silver Dragon King. Severely wounded, she fled to Douluo Continent and hid deep within the Star Dou Forest, relying on the dense life energy of the Lake of Life to heal her wounds.

For tens of thousands of years, she had remained asleep, recovering from her injuries.

But today, she suddenly awoke.

Because she sensed a spatial fluctuation.

That fluctuation was incredibly subtle, as if it were nothing more than a breeze passing over the water's surface.

But Gu Yuena's spiritual power was immensely powerful, and she immediately caught that trace of abnormality.

What shocked her even more was that the aura contained within that spatial fluctuation felt somewhat familiar to her—and also made her wary.

Someone had come.

And they were no mortal.

Gu Yuena slowly opened her eyes, a trace of gravity flashing through her amethyst-like dragon pupils.

She raised her head and looked toward the emerald waters above. Her gaze seemed to pierce through layer after layer of water, seeing a certain presence.

"Who goes there?" she asked, her voice low and imposing as it echoed through the lake.

The next instant, a light laugh rang throughout the lakebed.

The voice was ethereal, seeming to come from every direction at once, yet also seeming to sound directly within her mind. "Your senses aren't too bad. But that cultivation of yours is nowhere near that old fellow's back then."

Gu Yuena's pupils suddenly contracted.

Old fellow?

Could the old fellow this person mentioned be the Dragon God?

Holy shit, does that mean this person came from the God Realm?

And they're even some God King?

No way, right?

I've hidden myself this thoroughly.

Not only am I at the very depths of the Star Dou Forest, at the bottom of the Lake of Life, I've even used spiritual power to seal off the surrounding space. Logically speaking, I shouldn't have been discovered!

Was I set up?

Alarm bells blared in Gu Yuena's heart.

She slowly rose to her feet, her silver-white dragon body unfolding beneath the lake and releasing a powerful aura.

The lake water began to churn violently, and towering waves rose on the surface.

"Who exactly are you?" Gu Yuena asked coldly, preparing herself for battle.

Although her injuries had not yet healed and her strength was far below her peak.

As half of the former Dragon God, if she fought desperately, she could still unleash combat power approaching that of a God King.

In other words, if they truly fought, she might not necessarily lose.

It was just that her whereabouts would be completely exposed.

Yet the mysterious presence did not reveal itself, merely saying slowly, "Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is whether you want to kill your way back to the God Realm and change your race's fate."

Gu Yuena's heart jolted, and she instantly became cautious and serious.

Kill her way back to the God Realm?

Change her race's fate?

No, seriously, is this for real?