I'm Here to Collect You

"What the hell is this?!"

"Two giant dragons that wield the power of time and space... wouldn't that mean..."

"The Dragon God's attendants were the Spacetime Dragon King and the Spatial Dragon King?!"

Seven-Leaf Spatial Orchid stared dumbfoundedly at the two giant dragons, standing there in a daze.

Although he could sense that the Spacetime Dragon King and Spatial Dragon King before him possessed no consciousness, the pressure emanating from them was undeniably real.

"What are you making such a fuss about?"

Duan Yu looked at him as if he were an idiot. "They have no consciousness right now. They're just helping me stabilize my spiritual sea."

"As long as you behave yourself, these two dragons won't do anything to you."

Seven-Leaf Spatial Orchid was stunned by Duan Yu's words and asked in confusion,

"Kid, who are you? How do you have such pure Dragon King bloodline and true dragon protection within your body?"

"Me?"

Duan Yu chuckled. "I'm a Blue Star Person."

"A Blue Star Person?"

Seven-Leaf Spatial Orchid froze for a moment. "What's that?"

"A human who doesn't belong to this era."

"The mysterious ruler above Douluo Continent."

"The King of Douluo who commands time and space."

Seven-Leaf Spatial Orchid: "..."

It could see it clearly now. This guy possessed extraordinary talent, far beyond ordinary people. But no matter how it looked at him, he seemed somewhat abnormal.

Still, after merging with this kid, its spatial affinity had improved as well.

And because it was a rare hundred-thousand-year plant-type Immortal Herb, it still retained both form and spirit, allowing it to reside within Duan Yu.

Having shown off enough, Duan Yu did not continue. A flash of silver light flickered across his fingertips.

Layers of spatial power enveloped the area around the Golden-Glow Rose. Once he was done, a flash of silver light carried him away.

"Wait."

Seven-Leaf Spatial Orchid spoke up. "I want to say goodbye to Rose one more time."

Duan Yu nodded.

Seven-Leaf Spatial Orchid looked at the unconscious Golden-Glow Rose, a trace of reluctance and guilt flashing across his expression. If it had not been for him, Rose would never have fallen unconscious.

Seven-Leaf Spatial Orchid knew he could not linger for long. After leaving behind a strand of spiritual awareness on her to explain the situation, he reluctantly departed together with Duan Yu.

Even as he left, he kept looking back at Rose longingly.

Duan Yu snorted. "What's wrong? You're leaving, but you keep looking back. Can't bear to leave her?"

"What would a human like you know?"

Seven-Leaf Spatial Orchid glared at him. "We've spent tens of thousands of years together. Do you understand the mutual sympathy between Immortal Herbs, you foolish human?"

Duan Yu clicked his tongue. "No, I really don't. But you sure are old. An old virgin herb trying to be sentimental."

"..."

Because he had wasted quite a bit of time at the Icefire Yin Yang Well, it was already late at night by the time Duan Yu returned.

When Duan Yu returned to Tiandou Royal Academy, he had assumed that, since it was so late and he had missed the time, Sister Yan would have gone back to her room to sleep.

But to his surprise, Sister Yan had actually fallen asleep with her head on the table in the living room.

It looked like she had been waiting for him here until she fell asleep.

Duan Yu paused, then gently reached out to carry Dugu Yan back to her room.

The moment he touched Dugu Yan, before he could even lift her up, she groggily woke up.

Seeing Dugu Yan suddenly awaken, Duan Yu immediately withdrew his outstretched hand.

"Sister Yan, you're awake."

"Mm."

Dugu Yan rubbed her eyes sleepily. "Are you done with your business?"

"Huh?"

Duan Yu froze for a moment, then nodded after realizing what she meant. "Mm-hmm, I'm done now."

"That's good. Then help me draw out my Jade-Scaled Serpent venom now."

"Now?"

Duan Yu was startled. He glanced at the time again. It was already quite late, and it would take a while to finish helping Dugu Yan.

"Sister Yan, it's late. Let's do it tomorrow."

Dugu Yan shook her head. "Let's do it now. You should be going out again tomorrow."

"?!"

"Sister Yan, how did you know I was going out? Who told you?" Duan Yu stared at Dugu Yan in disbelief, unable to imagine how the information had leaked.

He had only told Qinghe about his plan to infiltrate the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect tomorrow.

Could it have leaked from Qinghe's side? Impossible. Qinghe would never reveal his whereabouts.

Dugu Yan smiled softly. "No one told me."

"It's just that you go on a long trip every fifteenth day of the month. I've figured out the pattern."

Only then did Duan Yu understand.

Indeed, on the fifteenth of every month, he would seek out a few fated people and find several items destined for him.

But...

He had already stood Sister Yan up and made her wait here for so long. Now that it was so late, he was going to disturb her rest again.

It did not feel right.

Dugu Yan seemed to see through his concerns. She grabbed his hand and pulled him into the hall.

"It's fine. I don't mind, so stop overthinking it. Hurry up. The sooner we finish, the sooner I can go back and rest."

Seeing this, Duan Yu no longer hesitated. "Then, Sister Yan, release your martial soul first. Calm your mind and try to gather the serpent venom in your body in one place."

"Alright, but be careful."

Dugu Yan nodded. Green light emerged, and the phantom of a Jade-Scaled Serpent appeared behind her. It flicked its tongue, its eyes fixed fiercely on Duan Yu.

That gaze was like it was looking at prey.

Duan Yu sneered. A flash of silver light appeared, and the phantom of the Spatial Dragon King emerged behind him, likewise glaring intently at the Jade-Scaled Serpent.

Under the Spatial Dragon King's suppression, the Jade-Scaled Serpent immediately lost its nerve. It hid behind Dugu Yan, no longer daring to meet its gaze.

Even the Jade-Scaled Serpent Emperor would be suppressed by the Spatial Dragon King. A mere ordinary Jade-Scaled Serpent dared to provoke him like this.

How absurd!

Under Dugu Yan's control, the toxins throughout her body slowly gathered in her left hand.

The Jade-Scaled Serpent phantom that had just been behind her also merged into her left hand.

Once Duan Yu saw that Dugu Yan had gathered the toxins, the Spatial Dragon phantom behind him charged in without another word.

The Jade-Scaled Serpent and the Spatial Dragon King began fighting within her body.

However, no matter how the Jade-Scaled Serpent attacked the Spatial Dragon King, the latter was like a shadow, completely unaffected.

As one side waned and the other grew stronger, the Jade-Scaled Serpent was quickly routed, its toxins gradually forcefully absorbed by the Spatial Dragon King.

All that remained was the final step: finding the remaining toxins hidden inside Sister Yan's body.

Duan Yu focused his mind, sending spatial power into Dugu Yan's body through her arm.

The moment strands of foreign power entered her body, they immediately alerted the toxins within Dugu Yan.

Upon sensing the foreign power, they scattered in all directions and fled deeper into her body.

"Still trying to run?"

Duan Yu sneered. "I'm here to collect you. You still think you can run? Can you get away?"