Fine, I Trust You!

"This... How could this be?!"

Ling Xuqing's voice echoed through the empty Forbidden God Land, filled with disbelief and utter shock.

He stood rooted to the spot, his mind seeming to be tangled in countless invisible threads, pulled this way and that as he tried to make sense of an amount of information so vast it was almost absurd.

Keep his body and soul, fuse with the Golden Dragon King's origin, reshape him into a six-year-old, then send him back to Douluo Continent to awaken his Martial Soul anew...

The whole process was practically a shortcut to the top of the world, tailor-made just for him.

But that only brought even deeper doubts.

"Why me?" Ling Xuqing abruptly raised his head, his eyes full of confusion.

He stared at the towering figure before him, his voice trembling faintly with agitation. "I imagine that as the former supreme God, even if you had to be reincarnated, you'd be a better choice to fuse with the Golden Dragon King than an ordinary person from Blue Star like me, wouldn't you? I don't have a powerful bloodline or heaven-defying talent. Why me?"

At Ling Xuqing's questions, a trace of bitterness crossed the face of the Dragon God, hidden beneath divine light.

He slowly lifted his head, his gaze piercing the endless chaos toward the depths of the Forbidden God Land.

"Because I'm trapped."

The Dragon God's voice was low and helpless, carrying the weight of endless years. "The seal and chaotic laws of the Forbidden God Land have imprisoned me. I can't leave this place—not even by a single step. Besides, even if I could be reincarnated and go to the lower realm, the Silver Dragon King already escaped to Douluo Continent, while the Golden Dragon King was sealed here. Even my Golden Dragon Spear and the Ascending Dragon Pillar were sealed in this Forbidden God Land!"

As he spoke, the Dragon God raised a hand and pointed toward a towering pillar of light at the edge of the Forbidden God Land. It reached into the clouds, radiating an ancient, sacred aura.

The pillar pierced the chaotic void, as though it were the backbone holding up heaven and earth.

"Do you see it? That's the Ascending Dragon Pillar."

A hint of remembrance and regret entered the Dragon God's voice. "I can't take these things with me. Without them, I can't call upon the Golden Dragon King's power, let alone recover my peak strength. Rather than leave them in the Divine Realm for those false gods to toy with, I'd rather keep them here in the Forbidden God Land and wait for a real opportunity!"

Ling Xuqing followed the Dragon God's pointing finger, his heart surging like a storm-tossed sea.

At last, he understood. This supreme creator god before him didn't simply refuse to leave. He was trapped here, with no way out.

But then Ling Xuqing thought of a vital problem.

"An opportunity?" Ling Xuqing frowned, worry filling his voice. "But if the God Kings and Deities of the Divine Realm sealed you in the Forbidden God Land, won't they react as soon as they find out that you and the Golden Dragon King have disappeared? By then, they'll surely launch a frenzied search. Wouldn't I, fused with the Golden Dragon King, become their prime target?"

"Don't worry." The Dragon God's voice remained calm, as though everything were under his control. "When I perform the sacrificial fusion, I can briefly harness the laws of this world to conceal and mask things, so they won't detect the Golden Dragon King's aura for a time."

He paused, then continued, "Besides, I'll perfectly conceal the Golden Dragon King's power inside your body. The Martial Soul you awaken in the future won't be the Golden Dragon King himself, nor the Golden Dragon Spear. Instead, it'll be a brand-new Martial Soul born from the Golden Dragon Spear as its foundation, fused with the Golden Dragon King's power—the Golden Overlord Spear!"

"The Golden Overlord Spear?" Ling Xuqing murmured, repeating the name, curiosity flickering in his eyes.

"That's right. It shares the same origin as the Golden Dragon Spear, and could be considered another form of it, but it's even more domineering."

The Dragon God nodded and continued, "Not only that, I'll fuse the Golden Dragon King's power into the Soul Ring, Dragon Wings, Dragon Claws, and Golden Overlord Spear that share an origin with your soul. I'll even give you the Ascending Dragon Pillar's origin!"

Ling Xuqing gaped, completely stunned by the Dragon God's grand plan.

"That way, once you awaken your Martial Soul on Douluo Continent, all you'll need to do is find somewhere uninhabited to condense your first Soul Ring, along with your Dragon Wings and Dragon Claws. Then you'll be able to use the Golden Dragon King's power!" Pride and expectation crept into the Dragon God's voice.

"A Soul Ring? Dragon Wings? Dragon Claws?"

Ling Xuqing's eyes widened, as though he'd heard something unbelievable.

"That's right." The Dragon God patiently explained, "This Soul Ring is the Golden Dragon King's origin Soul Ring. You can think of it as a God-Bestowed Soul Ring. Forget a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring—even a Million-Year Soul Ring can't compare! It comes with four skills, tailor-made to perfectly match your body."

"As for those Dragon Wings, they're an External Soul Bone; the Dragon Claws are a pair of the Golden Dragon King's origin Spirit Bones. The Dragon Wings and Dragon Claws each come with two skills, likewise tailored to your origin! And the Golden Overlord Spear, having been infused with the Golden Dragon King's power, also comes with four skills, tailored to your body's origin!"

The Dragon God's words struck Ling Xuqing's heart like a heavy hammer, blow after blow.

"That means you'll have twelve Soul Skills as soon as you awaken your Martial Soul! Even if you're only a level-ten Soul Master, you'll be able to fight a Soul Elder or even a Soul Ancestor! And even against a Soul Douluo or Titled Douluo, those Dragon Wings will give you ample means to protect yourself!"

Ling Xuqing was utterly dumbfounded.

Twelve Soul Skills!

The ability to challenge opponents of higher levels right after awakening—this wasn't just a cheat. It was practically an invincible start handed to him on a silver platter!

Yet his doubts hadn't entirely vanished.

He took a deep breath, then looked at the Dragon God again and voiced the question that had been circling in the deepest part of his heart:

"But... why me?"

The Dragon God gazed silently at him, his profound eyes seeming to see right through Ling Xuqing's soul.

"You should be asking why you traveled from Blue Star to the Douluo World—and why you just happened to arrive in this Forbidden God Land!"

The Dragon God's voice was low and mysterious. "You may be the hope of my Dragon Clan, or the Soul Beast Clan. Perhaps a higher plane's Heavenly Dao or the laws of the universe arranged for you to cross over. Otherwise, how did you end up in this Forbidden God Land? Your arrival was exactly what awakened me!"

Ling Xuqing froze.

He had never imagined that his transmigration would involve such grand cosmic laws and the will of heaven.

He'd always thought he was just an unfortunate accident. He had never dreamed that he might have been chosen by fate.

"Besides, don't you want to go home?"

A hint of enticement and hope entered the Dragon God's voice. "With the Golden Dragon King's power, if you can one day reach my peak strength and become the new Dragon God, you may have a chance to stand at the pinnacle of this world, become the Plane Master, and control the laws of the plane! Then won't you be able to find your way home?"

Home!

Those two words flashed like lightning, instantly clearing away all the gloom and hesitation in Ling Xuqing's heart.

That was right. Wasn't all of this for the sake of returning to Blue Star, to that ordinary world of soy milk and fried dough sticks, his parents and friends?

If becoming the Dragon God and controlling the laws could take him home, then he was willing to walk this thorn-covered road!

The Forbidden God Land fell silent for a moment.

Ling Xuqing stood motionless, countless images racing through his mind: Blue Star's neon lights, the chaos of the Forbidden God Land, the Golden Dragon King's roar, the Dragon God's hopes...

In the end, they all converged into a single, unwavering conviction.

He took a deep breath, lifted his head, and gazed at the Dragon God with burning eyes.

"So, little guy, have you made your decision?"

The Dragon God's voice rang through the void, touched by a faint, barely perceptible hope.

There was no trace of confusion or hesitation left in Ling Xuqing's eyes. In their place stood a resolve unlike anything he'd ever felt.

He nodded firmly, his voice ringing with conviction:

"Fine, I trust you!"