Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena

Bi Ji bent over, pulled the Three-Eyed Golden Lion into her arms, and gently stroked its head with one hand.

"Don't rush, tell me slowly."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion lay in Bi Ji's arms, rubbing its head against her shoulder.

"I don't know..."

"It was still here yesterday."

"But this morning when I woke up, it was gone."

Di Tian's brow furrowed even deeper.

"In other words, the Golden Dragon Spear disappeared last night."

"Mm."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion nodded vigorously, and the third eye in the center of its forehead also flashed with a purple-gold light along with it.

Di Tian fell silent. This was the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

With him watching over it, along with powerful fierce beasts like Bi Ji and Zi Ji, let alone ordinary soul masters, even a ninety-ninth-tier Limit Douluo couldn't have slipped near the Lake of Life without making a sound.

What's more, the Golden Dragon Spear wasn't some ordinary soul tool; without the Golden Dragon Bloodline, it couldn't be used at all, nor could it be easily touched.

"That shouldn't be..."

A bewitching voice came from not far away.

"The Golden Dragon Spear will only acknowledge beings with the Golden Dragon Bloodline. Even Di Tian can't truly wield it."

"Just what kind of person could bypass all of our perception, sneak into the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, and take the Golden Dragon Spear away?"

A woman wearing a long purple dress walked out from the woods. Her figure was tall and slender, and her dark purple hair draped down her back, the strands moving without any wind as if dark purple currents were slowly rippling within them.

The woman had an enchanting appearance, her deep purple eyes carried a startling sharpness, her lip color was very vibrant, and a large expanse of snow-white skin was exposed at her shoulders and neck.

The purple dress clung tightly to her form, and dark dragon patterns were embroidered along the hem. As she walked, dark purple scales faintly flashed beneath the hem of her garment.

She was the Hell Demon Dragon King, ranked ninth among the ten great fierce beasts, Zi Ji.

Upon seeing Zi Ji, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately leaped out of Bi Ji's arms. The little golden beast did a flip in mid-air, directly lunging into Zi Ji's arms, burying its head into the clothes at her chest while its tail kept wagging behind it.

"Zi Ji, you must help me find the thief."

"He stole my Golden Dragon Spear."

Zi Ji reached out and stroked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's head, an indulgent smile appearing on her face.

"Fine, fine, fine."

"Daring to steal our auspicious beast's treasure—no matter what little punk he is, I'll help you drag him back."

Di Tian looked up to survey the surroundings, a cold glint flashing within his vertical golden pupils.

"Aside from deities, no one can enter the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest right under my nose."

"Nor could they take the Golden Dragon Spear without a sound."

Bi Ji's expression also gradually grew solemn.

"Di Tian, could it be those two deities who descended to the lower realm six years ago?"

Di Tian did not answer immediately.

Six years ago, a massive upheaval occurred in the heavens and earth.

The Rift Realm descended upon the Douluo Continent, the order of the plane suffered unprecedented shocks, and the Divine Realm was even dragged into the Temporal Turbulence, vanishing completely.

Before the Divine Realm was swept away, two second-level deities had indeed descended to the Douluo Continent. If those two deities had made a move, it was indeed possible they could evade Di Tian's perception and enter the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yet the problem was, why would they steal the Golden Dragon Spear?

That was the divine artifact of the Golden Dragon King. Even if second-level deities mastered exclusive laws and possessed formidable divine power, without the Golden Dragon Bloodline, they simply couldn't use it.

Right at that moment, the wind by the lake suddenly ceased, the leaves around them grew completely still, and even the specks of life energy in the lake water stopped flowing at this very instant.

A clear, pleasant voice came from the depths of the Lake of Life.

"It wasn't those two deities."

Di Tian, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji turned around simultaneously. The next moment, the three fierce beasts dropped to their knees in unison, lowering their heads toward the direction of the Lake of Life.

"Lord."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion hurriedly pressed itself against the ground as well, keeping its head very low, yet that third eye in the middle of its forehead stealthily cracked open a tiny slit, wanting to sneak a peek at what the legendary master actually looked like.

Ripples spread across the surface of the lake as a little girl with silver hair and purple eyes walked across the water.

She looked to be about six years old, her long silver hair draping down to her waist, her purple eyes cold yet profound. She wore a silvery-white dress, the hem swaying gently with her footsteps, and her entire body was wreathed in a faint silver radiance.

Her features were delicate and extremely cute, her cheeks still carrying the soft feel unique to a young child, but deep within those purple pupils, an indescribable majesty was concealed.

Just a single glance caused Di Tian and the others not to dare raise their heads. She was the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena.

"Lord, you have successfully transformed."

Di Tian raised his head, unmasked joy plastered across his face.

"Mm."

Gu Yuena nodded.

"It took six years, but the transformation was barely a success."

Even though she said that, her complexion was somewhat pale, and the aura around her felt rather unstable.

Bi Ji instantly noticed that something was amiss.

"Lord, your injuries..."

"There's no need to worry."

Gu Yuena gently raised a hand, cutting off Bi Ji's words.

"In order to transform ahead of schedule, the injuries within my body have worsened again."

She lowered her gaze to look at her own hand, a flicker of worry flashing through her purple eyes.

"The recovery fruits accumulated previously by the Lake of Life have been nearly all used up."

The expressions of Di Tian, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji darkened in unison.

Gu Yuena was already carrying severe injuries.

Over these years, she had remained in deep slumber beneath the Lake of Life, relying on the immense vitality within the lake to heal her wounds. The upheaval of the heavens and earth six years ago had shown her an unprecedented opportunity, but it had also forced her to wake up ahead of time.

Now, forcefully transforming had only added insult to injury for her condition; how could they not worry?

Gu Yuena looked up toward the distance.

"However, all of this was worth it."

"I have already sensed that his divine core has landed on the Douluo Continent."

"Right in the direction of the Sun Moon Empire."

Her voice was very calm, yet her tone carried an uncontainable excitement.

"As long as I find the Golden Dragon King's Divine Core, not only will it help me recover from my injuries, but it will also make my bloodline complete."

"When that time comes, I might not be unable to once again become the complete Dragon God."

Di Tian's eyes were filled with shock.

"Lord, you mean..."

"I cannot be mistaken."

Gu Yuena nodded.

"Six years ago, when the Temporal Turbulence swept through, he already perished."

"The Divine Realm was also swept away by the Temporal Turbulence at that very time."

Her voice was very calm, yet it carried an unquestionable certainty.

Di Tian fell silent.

Although the Golden Dragon King was erratic and acted with extreme violence, fundamentally, he was also a part of pinched Dragon God, the supreme co-ruler of the soul beast clan.

To fierce beasts like Di Tian, there was no distinction of higher or lower between the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King.

It was just that compared to the Golden Dragon King, who inherited the Dragon God's physical body and destruction power with a more volatile temperament, they resonated more with the Silver Dragon King, who inherited the Dragon God's wisdom and creation power.

Regardless of everything, however, both of them were their masters.