Wang Qiu'er, Golden Dragon King Martial Soul!

The successfully transformed girl awkwardly moved her limbs, then lowered her head to curiously examine this brand-new human body of hers.

Her long legs and slender arms felt incredibly novel, yet they also gave her an indescribable sense of unfamiliarity and discord, as though she were wearing clothes that did not fit.

"How do you feel? Any discomfort?" Seeing this, Bi Ji immediately stepped forward, her gentle voice full of concern.

She extended a jade-white finger and lightly rested it on the girl's wrist. A stream of pure, gentle life energy entered her body, carefully examining her condition after transforming.

A moment later, Bi Ji relaxed slightly, a relieved smile appearing on her stunningly beautiful face. "Your aura is stable, your origin is secure, and your soul power flows without obstruction. It seems the transformation was very successful."

As she spoke, a flash of emerald light appeared in her hand, and a green cloak woven from her softest down feathers appeared. She gently draped it over the girl's smooth shoulders, concealing the dazzling spring scenery.

Just then, the space beside them rippled faintly. Seven-colored motes of light gathered, and Lei Chen's energy incarnation silently condensed into form.

With a smile on his face, he looked at the newly transformed golden-haired, red-eyed girl and nodded. "Congratulations, little one. Your transformation was a success."

The girl's pure ruby-like eyes immediately lit up when she saw Lei Chen. She was clearly delighted, but then she seemed to remember something. Pouting in dissatisfaction, she looked up at him and said,

"I've already transformed into a human, so you can't keep calling me 'little one,' 'little one' anymore!"

She planted her hands on her hips and tried to look serious, but paired with her delicate face, she had very little intimidation.

"Oh?" Lei Chen looked at her with interest. "Then what would you like me to call you?"

"Hmm... Like humans, I need a name!" The girl tilted her head, her lovely brows knitting as she pondered seriously.

Though she possessed great intelligence, naming herself was clearly beyond the scope of her past experience. After thinking for a long time without coming up with anything, she puffed out her cheeks in frustration.

Seeing her like this, Lei Chen could not help but chuckle. A trace of reminiscence flashed through his eyes before he gently suggested, "Since you can't think of one, how about I give you a name? How about... Wang Qiu'er?"

"Wang Qiu'er..." The girl softly repeated the name, and her eyes gradually brightened.

The name sounded crisp and pleasant. The more she said it, the more she liked it. She immediately broke into a radiant smile, like sunlight piercing through the forest canopy. "All right! Then from now on, I'll be called Wang Qiu'er!"

Looking at the jubilant Wang Qiu'er, Lei Chen could not help but feel emotional.

Wang Qiu'er—the name remained the same, but the path of fate it carried was now utterly different from the story he knew.

She would not need to endure that forcibly imposed "guidance of fate," nor would she need to bear those heavy entanglements. She was simply herself: the Imperial Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, with limitless possibilities ahead of her.

Once her excitement faded, Wang Qiu'er immediately remembered the important matter. She moved closer to Lei Chen, tugged at his sleeve, and eagerly pressed, "Right! You promised me before that after I transformed, I'd be able to surpass Di Tian within ten years!"

"Now that I've transformed, you should tell me what I need to do next to become that strong, right?"

Lei Chen smiled at the eager girl before him. "This matter is difficult, yet simple. First, possess your martial soul and let me see its exact form after your transformation."

"Possess my martial soul?" Though Wang Qiu'er did not know much about the human soul master system, she still understood this basic concept. Inspiration struck, and with a thought, she attempted to guide the new power within her body.

Buzz!

An indescribably terrifying pressure erupted from Wang Qiu'er. It was not pressure on the level of soul power, but a primordial aura originating from the source of life itself, towering above all living beings.

Dazzling golden-red light burst from her body, rendering her entire figure as though cast from gold. Her long golden hair stirred without wind and became even more radiant, its tips seeming to burn with golden flames.

The most astonishing change took place across her body. A layer of fine, magnificent dark-gold dragon scales instantly covered her arms, shoulders, neck, and both sides of her cheeks. These scales were not lifeless; they subtly opened and closed as though breathing, golden halos flowing along their edges as they emanated a heart-palpitating sense of sharpness and solidity.

Her fingers became longer, her nails turned into claws, and even the space around her fingertips seemed faintly distorted. The pale golden flame mark on her forehead also transformed into a clear dark-gold dragon-head emblem. The dragon's eyes on the emblem were crimson, as though they contained boundless savagery and power.

Although this was only an initial possession and she had not fully revealed her beast form, Wang Qiu'er now resembled a dragonkin valkyrie descended upon the mortal world—noble, majestic, and domineering!

The bloodline pressure belonging to the Golden Dragon King made even Bi Ji, a ferocious beast standing nearby, feel her heart tremble. She involuntarily took half a step back, her eyes filled with shock.

Lei Chen watched the changes occurring on Wang Qiu'er's body, especially those pure and powerful dark-gold dragon scales and that unique dragon's might, and nodded in understanding.

"Just as I thought. It's exactly as I sensed."

The scene of Wang Qiu'er drawing upon the Golden Dragon King Origin within her body during her transformation had naturally not escaped Lei Chen's notice.

That dormant Golden Dragon King Origin had been successfully stirred by the opportunity of an auspicious beast's transformation, a metamorphosis involving the source of life itself, and had begun its initial fusion with Wang Qiu'er's soul and body.

As a result, the martial soul she awakened after transforming had directly risen to the pinnacle of dragon bloodlines in this universe—the Golden Dragon King!

In Lei Chen's view, this was undoubtedly an enormously fortunate development.

Wang Qiu'er's fusion with the Golden Dragon King Origin meant that every future growth and breakthrough of hers would not merely strengthen her own cultivation. It would also actively refine and revive this God King Level origin.

This mode of "symbiotic growth" was countless times more efficient than the previous passive nourishment. The stronger Wang Qiu'er became, the faster the Golden Dragon King Origin would recover; in turn, the feedback brought by the origin's recovery would accelerate Wang Qiu'er's growth, forming a perfect positive cycle.

Surpass Di Tian? Perhaps it would not even take ten years.

At that thought, a profound smile curled across Lei Chen's lips.