"Shrek's damn AI deacon even slandered me as an Evil Soul Master..."
"My Martial Soul merely carries a tiny bit of Abyssal aura. It's obviously a top-tier Dragon Clan Martial Soul, yet it accused me of being an Evil Soul Master the moment it opened its mouth. Completely unreasonable!"
After venting his resentment, 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 ultimate fire element, could shatter and interrupt all Soul Power circulation and Soul Skill releases with its blazing attacks.
Abyss-Eroding Profound Blade originated from the void Abyss. Its corrosive damage ignored Soul Power shields, physical defenses, and all damage-reduction measures, striking directly at a living being's origin.
With a thought, two streaks of light emerged from his body. The Abyss-Eroding Profound Blade was dim purple-black, while the Sun-Chopping Flame blazed fiercely. They landed steadily in his hands.
Lu Yuan stared at the cool sword bodies, utterly shaken.
These two swords naturally grew alongside his Martial Soul. They were equivalent to innate bound divine weapons. If properly nurtured, they would one day be enough to sweep across the continent!
But then he suddenly thought of a problem.
Lord of Eroded Primal Fire had dragon wings in the game.
Could he use those things?
He would try Martial Soul Possession!
He closed his eyes and pushed his Soul Power toward his spine.
His shoulder blades first ached and swelled, then grew hot. Two black dragon wings burst open behind him, each 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 handsome..."
He tried flapping once, and his whole body rose half a foot from the ground.
He flapped again and flew three feet higher.
He staggered upward, frantically trying to keep his balance. Although his posture looked as ugly as a chicken learning to fly, he really was flying.
The forest looked different from the air.
The tree canopies stretched into a 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 let him escape danger for the time being, but now it seemed he had no idea how long he would have to fly.
Suddenly, a figure appeared before him.
Clad in long black robes, with loose black hair and golden vertical pupils, he stared directly at Lu Yuan.
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 was probably no different from a hissing kitten.
Di Tian gave him a once-over.
This child was about six years old. His Martial Soul had only just awakened, and his Soul Power was around level ten—the standard level of a Soul Scholar.
But the issue was not his Soul Power. The Dragon Clan aura on 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 a pure Dragon Clan bloodline that surpassed his own.
But his lord's order came first, so he did not dwell on it. He said deeply, "Human boy, come with me."
The instant Lu Yuan recognized the other man's features, his heart dropped. He blurted out, "Di Tian?!"
The number one Ferocious Beast of Star Dou Forest—why had Di Tian personally come looking for him?
Di Tian raised a brow, somewhat surprised. "A mere human child recognizes me?"
Humans had gained some understanding of the Ferocious Beasts of Star Dou Forest, but could even a human child recognize him?
His gaze swept over the two terrifying longswords in Lu Yuan's hands, one black and one blazing. He said calmly, "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, rapidly weighing the pros and cons.
An eight-hundred-thousand-year Di Tian stood before him. He was merely a small Soul Scholar. No matter how powerful his twin swords were, there was no way he could contend with such a top-tier Ferocious Beast.
He could only obediently disperse his Soul Power. The two longswords turned into light and vanished. Then he asked in a low voice, "Where does Senior intend to take me?"
"You need not ask. Just follow me."
Before the words had even faded, Di Tian flashed forward and reached Lu Yuan in an instant. His broad palm lightly gripped Lu Yuan's shoulder.
A wave of dizziness swept through Lu Yuan's consciousness.
When he opened his eyes again, the sight before him was as beautiful as an earthly paradise.
Before him lay an absurdly vast lake. Its surface stretched beyond sight, and its pale green water resembled a single slab of solidified jade.
The lake was smooth as a mirror, without the slightest ripple. A faint milky-white mist drifted above it. Surrounding it were impossibly massive ancient trees, their canopies blocking most of the sky. Only a few strands of sunlight filtered through the gaps, drawing several golden pillars of light across the lake.
The air was filled with a dense life force that made his entire body feel at ease. Even one breath made his lungs seem to burn.
Lu Yuan blurted out, "Lake of Life?"
Di Tian released Lu Yuan and frowned. "How does a brat 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 lessen somewhat.
He turned around and saw Di Tian bowing slightly toward the lake.
Following Di Tian's gaze, he saw a person standing atop the lake.
Silver hair cascaded to her waist, and violet eyes watched him.
That face could make men fall in love and women weep.
So beautiful...
Lu Yuan froze slightly.
No!
That appearance... silver hair and violet eyes?
Was this Gu Yuena, the Silver Dragon King?
Gu Yuena looked at the little fellow and smiled faintly. Her cool yet enchanting voice rang out.
"Little one, can you tell me your name?"
"Lu Yuan!"
Gu Yuena did not seem to intend to hurt him. The way she looked at him even made it seem as though she considered him one of her own?
Hmm? One of her own?
Lu Yuan suddenly remembered. Lord of Eroded Primal Fire was, in essence, the Void Realm monster Gosoythoth. After absorbing the memories of the Earth Veins Fire Dragon King, Flame Lord Xiuhcoatl, it had mimicked the form of the Fire Dragon King!
It merely carried a tiny, tiny bit of Abyssal aura, turning the Fire Dragon King a tiny bit blacker!
But as the saying went, going dark made you thirty percent stronger!
Although Gosoythoth's true body was not a dragon at all and possessed not the slightest trace of innate Dragon Clan bloodline, its fire power was merely an outer shell mimicked by stealing the Earth Veins memories of the dead Fire Dragon King, Xiuhcoatl.
Once the monument carrying those memories was destroyed, the dragon form would immediately dissipate, reverting to a cloud of Abyssal black mist.
But... could you find my monument?
That thing did not exist on the Douluo Continent!
So... did Gu Yuena now see him as a member of the Dragon Clan?
Gu Yuena stepped forward on her long, beautiful legs, walked toward Lu Yuan, and touched his little head. "Xiao Yuan? May I call you that?"
What objection could Lu Yuan possibly have?
Gu Yuena's fragrance had nearly intoxicated him!
He spent only two and a half seconds hesitating before deciding whose thigh to 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?
Though he did not know much information yet, he knew of Shrek City, which meant this was the timeline after Douluo One.
Tang San had already become a god and ascended.
As long as he held tightly to Gu Yuena's thigh, her strength should still be enough to evade Tang San's surveillance.
"Xiao Yuan, may I take a look at your Martial Soul?"
Gu Yuena's gentle voice reached him.
Lu Yuan nodded and released Erosion.
Purple-black Abyssal mist crawled along his limbs and covered his body, while dark purple dragon scales emerged across his skin.
Translucent, damaged dragon wings condensed behind him. Orange-red flames and Void Realm black smoke coiled around their tips.
Lu Yuan's left eye burned with searing bright fire, while his right eye was covered in dark Erosion mist. He held the Abyss-Eroding Profound Blade in his left hand and the Sun-Chopping Flame in his right.
Gu Yuena looked at this "Dragon King" constantly billowing black smoke, and for a moment, she was dazed.
"Is this... the Fire Dragon King?"
"But why is its aura so strange?"
Di Tian, standing nearby, asked in confusion, "Uncle Fire Dragon King? My lord, that's impossible!"
"How does he look anything like Uncle Fire Dragon King?"
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