Dragon King

"You're Di Tian!" Xuan Zi said in shock.

"Wrong guess. You should be punished!" Huo Yuhao threw a punch, sending Xuan Zi flying. Xuan Zi was a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo! Yet he had been sent flying just like that?

Xuan Zi released his martial soul, his expression darkening. Seeing that Huo Yuhao had only one soul ring, he had not taken him seriously and had been caught off guard, which was why he had been knocked back.

"Kid, you don't seem surprised at all," Di Tian's voice rang out in Huo Yuhao's mind.

"You're too kind, Senior. Having a chance to turn things around is surprising enough." Huo Yuhao grabbed Qiu'er with one hand and Dong'er with the other, then ran out of the Assessment District.

"Trying to run? It won't be that easy!" Xuan Zi formed an earthen-yellow ball of light and hurled it at Huo Yuhao with overwhelming force. Huo Yuhao snorted coldly and tossed out a black sphere without even looking back, focused entirely on fleeing.

Yan Shaozhe also arrived to intercept him, only to hear Huo Yuhao shout, "Feng Ling has your child!"

Yan Shaozhe froze upon hearing that and did not pursue him.

Feng Ling had his child?

Of course not. Huo Yuhao had merely read the original story and knew about Yan Shaozhe's romantic history, using it to stall him. As for whether Yan Shaozhe would agonize over it...

That had nothing to do with him.

Xuan Zi did not care about any of that and kept chasing Huo Yuhao out of the Assessment District.

"Taotie Douluo, if you keep chasing me, I'll kill the students here!"

"How dare you!" Xuan Zi roared in fury, though his pursuit slowed.

"What is there that I wouldn't dare do?" Huo Yuhao condensed another black sphere and threw it toward the teaching building. It moved slowly, but it contained no small amount of Soul Power.

Xuan Zi had no choice but to block it. Yet after shattering the black sphere, he discovered that despite its imposing display, it would explode before reaching the teaching building and could not harm the students at all.

He had been played!

Huo Yuhao had already widened the distance between them. No one was following him now, and he would soon escape alive!

"Little one, you came to my Shrek carrying Di Tian's Inverse Scale. What are your intentions?" A vast voice rang out, as though heaven and earth themselves were speaking to him. "Do you think Shrek is a place you can enter and leave as you please?"

Streaks of golden lightning descended, seeking to intercept Huo Yuhao.

"Mu En, do you still remember Ye Xishui?" Huo Yuhao said as he ran, not daring to stop for even an instant.

Go! Go! Go!

The golden lightning was ultimately one step too slow. Black energy coiled around Huo Yuhao's body as he finally charged out through Shrek's eastern gate!

"I'm out!"

Huo Yuhao did not dare stop for even a moment, charging straight toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest. Blood was flowing from his seven orifices. He found a place that appeared relatively safe and stopped. The black dragon scales covering his body gradually faded away. He gently set down Dong'er and Qiu'er, only to feel the world spin around him. He had been holding on with a single breath, and the moment he relaxed, he collapsed to the ground.

Why did coming to the Star Dou Great Forest always make him pass out...

Before closing his eyes, he saw a figure walking toward him. Just as he tried to struggle to his feet, the world plunged into darkness.

I hope it's a ferocious beast...

"Qiu'er! Dong'er! Cough, cough, cough..."

Huo Yuhao sat up, feeling a faint ache all over his body. He looked around. The place he was in was very dark, and there seemed to be no one else present. The only light source was a small spring glowing emerald green. Its water radiated the aura of life, making one unable to resist drawing near.

Huo Yuhao vaguely remembered someone finding them before he passed out, but he had no idea where Qiu'er and Dong'er had been taken.

Huo Yuhao stood and walked toward the emerald lakewater. Darkness represented the unknown and was always frightening. Places with light were more reassuring.

Only when he truly approached the emerald spring did Huo Yuhao understand why it had drawn him in. The dense aura of life was intoxicating. He felt thirsty—not thirst in his mouth, but a craving from his body and even his soul for the aura of life.

Just as he was about to reach out, he heard a deep voice whose gender could not be distinguished echo from all around him.

"You're awake."

Huo Yuhao was startled. He stepped back twice, raised his right hand before him, and warily scanned his surroundings.

"Why is it you?"

A massive silver dragon claw stretched out and pinched his right hand as casually as if it were a strand of hair.

"No matter how I look at you, you're so weak."

The massive silver dragon claw squeezed lightly, and the bones in Huo Yuhao's hand shattered instantly.

"See? Just that fragile."

"AAAAAAAHHHHH!"

Intense pain shot through his hand. Huo Yuhao broke out in cold sweat from the agony. The pain seemed to press down with a will of its own, as though forcing him to kneel.

Huo Yuhao stiffened his body and remained standing straight. The pain left him unable to speak as he stared fixedly into the depths of the darkness.

The massive silver dragon claw withdrew into the darkness and vanished, as if it had never appeared. Yet the searing pain from his shattered bones constantly reminded Huo Yuhao of what had just happened.

Huo Yuhao thought calmly. Judging by Xuan Zi's cry of alarm, the power he had used to escape Shrek earlier had most likely belonged to Di Tian, the beast god and Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King. But when had Di Tian left his power within him?

In the original story, Di Tian could transmit his power through the Inverse Scale. Mu En had also said that Di Tian's Inverse Scale was on him. When had Di Tian placed it there, and where had he put it? Huo Yuhao had never found it before.

That massive silver dragon claw from before had most likely belonged to the Silver Dragon King. One half of the mighty Dragon God had actually come to see an insignificant nobody like him.

Just as Huo Yuhao was deep in thought, he felt someone take his aching right hand. Turning his head, he saw an incomparably beautiful silver-haired girl.

The girl looked only slightly shorter than him, but her lowered head and docile manner made her seem somewhat petite. Her long silver hair fell straight to the ground, emphasizing her adorable height. At that moment, she had her head lowered, intently treating Huo Yuhao's right hand.

The girl's face was exquisitely delicate, as if she were a doll. Her violet eyes resembled flawless gemstones, making her appear exceptionally beautiful and noble.

The Silver Dragon King!

Huo Yuhao said nothing and simply waited quietly for her treatment. As the mistress of the elements, the Silver Dragon King's healing was highly effective. This fairly serious injury healed quickly.

The girl raised her head. Huo Yuhao's face was reflected in her clear eyes. She examined him closely, then withdrew her gaze and pointed at the glowing emerald spring.

"Do you want to drink?"

The girl's voice had become as pleasant as the ringing of silver bells. Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"The Life Spring must never be contaminated. Don't touch it."

Then, a water sphere glowing emerald green rose into the air and floated to Huo Yuhao's lips.

"Open your mouth."

Huo Yuhao swallowed the glowing water sphere in one gulp. He felt a cool current enter his stomach, and even the flow of his Soul Power immediately sped up somewhat as his meridians broadened.

The aura of life quickly filled his entire body, nourishing his meridians. Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes in comfort, utterly intoxicated.

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and looked at the stunning silver-haired girl.

"Thank you."

The girl shook her head, crouched down, and murmured:

"Hey, human, will you..."

"...save us?"