A Dragon Shrouded in Black Mist-How Did It Look Like the Fire Dragon King?

"Shrek's damn AI steward slandered me as an Evil Soul Master..."

"My Martial Soul only has the tiniest bit of Abyssal aura. It's clearly a top-tier Dragon Clan Martial Soul, yet he opened his mouth and accused me of being an Evil Soul Master. It's utterly unreasonable!"

After venting his frustration, Lu Yuan suppressed his emotions and focused on studying the twin swords that came with Lord of Erosion's Sourceflame.

Sun-Chopping Flame, forged from the ultimate fire element. Its blazing attacks could shatter and interrupt all Soul Power circulation and Soul Skill activation.

Abyss-Eroding Profound Blade, born from the void Abyss. Its corrosive damage ignored Soul Power shields, physical defenses, and all damage-reduction methods, striking directly at a living being's origin.

With a thought, two rays of light emerged from his body. The Abyss-Eroding Profound Blade was dark purple-black and eerie, while the Sun-Chopping Flame blazed fiercely. They landed steadily in his hands.

Lu Yuan stared at the dazzling sword blades, his heart filled with shock.

These two swords would naturally grow alongside his Martial Soul. They were equivalent to innate bonded divine artifacts. If nurtured properly, they would one day be enough to sweep across the continent!

But then he suddenly thought of a problem.

Lord of Eclipsing Origin Flame had dragon wings in the game.

Could he use those things too?

Martial Soul Possession—he would give it a try!

He closed his eyes and pushed Soul Power toward his back.

His shoulder blades first swelled with soreness, then grew hot. Two black dragon wings burst open from his back, each one longer than his body. Their edges were covered in dark-red scale-like patterns, and the wing membranes were thin enough to let light through.

"So cool..."

He tried flapping once, and his entire body rose half a foot off the ground.

He flapped again and flew three feet into the air.

He stumbled upward, frantically trying to maintain his balance. Though his posture was as ugly as a chicken learning to fly, he really was flying.

The forest looked different from the air.

The treetops stretched into an endless green sea, and even in the distance, all he could see was forest.

Lu Yuan's heart sank. He had thought that flying out would at least keep him safe for the moment, but now it seemed he had no idea how long he would have to fly.

Suddenly, a figure appeared before him.

Dressed in long black robes, with loose black hair and golden vertical pupils staring straight at him.

Lu Yuan shuddered in fright. Both swords sprang out at once, one in each hand, as he assumed a defensive stance.

But in Di Tian's eyes, that stance probably looked no different from an angry little kitten hissing.

Di Tian gave him a once-over.

This child was around six years old. His Martial Soul had just awakened, and his Soul Power was roughly level ten—the standard level of a Soul Scholar.

But the problem was not his Soul Power. The Dragon Clan aura around him was so dense that even Di Tian frowned slightly.

A storm raged in Di Tian's heart. He could not understand why a mere human child possessed such pure Dragon Clan bloodline, one that even surpassed his own.

But his lord's command came first, so he did not dwell on it. In a deep voice, he said, "Human boy, come with me."

The instant Lu Yuan recognized the other's features, his heart dropped. He blurted out, "Di Tian?!"

The number one Ferocious Beast of Star Dou Forest—how had Di Tian personally come looking for him?

Di Tian raised a brow, somewhat surprised. "A mere human child actually recognizes me?"

Although humans had gained some understanding of the Ferocious Beasts of Star Dou Forest, could even a human boy recognize him?

His gaze swept over the two terrifying longswords in Lu Yuan's hands, one black and one fiery. He said indifferently, "Put away your Martial Soul. Do not make pointless resistance. Before me, you have no chance of fighting back."

Lu Yuan fell silent for a moment, quickly weighing the pros and cons.

An eight-hundred-thousand-year Di Tian stood before him. He was only a tiny Soul Scholar. No matter how powerful the twin swords in his hands were, he could not contend with such a peak Ferocious Beast.

He could only obediently withdraw his Soul Power. The two longswords turned into light and vanished. In a low voice, he asked, "Senior, where do you intend to take me?"

"There is no need to ask. Just follow me."

Before the words had faded, Di Tian's figure flashed. In an instant, he appeared before Lu Yuan, his broad hand lightly gripping Lu Yuan's shoulder.

A wave of dizziness swept through Lu Yuan's mind.

When he opened his eyes again, the sight before him was as beautiful as an earthly paradise.

Before him was an absurdly enormous lake. Its surface stretched beyond sight, and the pale-green water looked like a single slab of solid jade.

The lake was smooth as a mirror, without the slightest ripple. Pale milky mist drifted over it, while impossibly huge ancient trees surrounded it on all sides. Their canopies blocked most of the sky, leaving only a few rays of sunlight to slip through the gaps and cast golden pillars across the lake.

The air was filled with dense life energy that made his entire body feel at ease. Even taking a breath made it feel as though his lungs were burning.

Lu Yuan blurted out, "Lake of Life?"

Di Tian released Lu Yuan and frowned. "How does a boy like you know so much?"

"I read it in a book!"

Lu Yuan did not hear Di Tian speak again, and the oppressive sensation behind him seemed to ease somewhat.

He turned around and saw Di Tian slightly bowing toward the lake.

Following Di Tian's gaze, he saw someone standing atop the lake.

Long silver hair fell to her waist, and violet eyes were watching him.

With looks like that, men would fall for her at a glance, while women would weep in envy.

She's so beautiful...

Lu Yuan froze slightly.

No, wait!

Silver hair... violet eyes?

Was this Gu Yuena, the Silver Dragon King?

Gu Yuena looked at the little fellow and smiled slightly. Her cool, captivating voice rang out.

"Little one, can you tell me your name?"

"Lu Yuan!"

Lu Yuan saw that Gu Yuena did not seem to mean him any harm. From the look in her eyes, she even seemed to regard him as one of her own?

One of her own?

Lu Yuan suddenly remembered. Lord of Eclipsing Origin Flame was, in essence, Gustot, a Void Realm monster. After absorbing the memories of Xiu Kuteer, the Flame Lord of the Fire Dragon King from the earth veins, it had mimicked the form of the Fire Dragon King!

It only had the tiniest little bit of Abyssal aura, making the Fire Dragon King just a tiny little bit darker!

But as the saying went, going dark made you thirty percent stronger!

Although Gustot's true body was not a dragon at all and possessed not the slightest native Dragon Clan bloodline, all of its flame power was merely a shell mimicked from the earth-vein memories stolen from the deceased Fire Dragon King, Xiu Kuteer.

Once the monument carrying those memories was destroyed, its dragon form would immediately dissipate, reverting it to a mass of Abyssal black mist.

But... could they find his monument?

That thing did not even exist on the Douluo Continent!

So... was Gu Yuena treating him as a member of the Dragon Clan now?

Gu Yuena stepped forward on her long, beautiful legs and walked toward Lu Yuan. She patted his little head and gently asked, "Xiao Yuan? May I call you that?"

What objection could Lu Yuan possibly have?

He was practically dazed by Gu Yuena's fragrance!

He only hesitated for two and a half seconds before deciding whose thigh he should cling to!

Lu Yuan decided to fool Gu Yuena first. As long as he held tightly to her thigh, would he not have everything he wanted in Star Dou Forest?

Although he did not know much information yet, he only knew of Shrek City, which meant this was the timeline after the first part of Douluo Continent.

Tang San had already become a god and ascended.

As long as he clung tightly to Gu Yuena's thigh, her strength should still be enough to evade Tang San's surveillance.

"Xiao Yuan, may I see your Martial Soul?"

Gu Yuena's soft voice reached him.

Lu Yuan nodded and released Erosion.

Purple-black Abyssal mist crawled over his limbs and covered his body, while dark-purple dragon scales emerged across his skin.

Half-transparent, damaged dragon wings condensed behind his back. Orange-red flames and Void Realm black smoke coiled around their tips.

Lu Yuan's left eye burned with scorching bright fire, while his right eye was covered in dark Erosion mist. His left hand held the Abyss-Eroding Profound Blade, and his right hand held the Sun-Chopping Flame.

Gu Yuena stared at this "Dragon King" constantly billowing black mist and was momentarily dazed.

"Is this... the Fire Dragon King?"

"But why is its aura so strange?"

Di Tian asked in confusion from the side, "Fire Dragon King Uncle? My lord, that's impossible!"

"How does he look anything like Fire Dragon King Uncle?"