Gu Yuena Also Had a Grand Plan?

Gu Yuena did not answer Di Tian's question.

She merely stared at Lu Yuan, the light in her purple eyes flickering as she desperately searched through those incomplete memories in her little head.

Lu Yuan's scalp went numb under her gaze. He held the two swords in his hands, unsure whether to put them away or not.

After a while, Di Tian could not help asking again.

There was a little more caution in his tone. "My Lord, I have met Uncle Fire Dragon King before. His aura was not like this. This human's aura is too... too strange!"

Gu Yuena said, "His aura indeed does not resemble the Fire Dragon King. But do you know who it resembles?"

Di Tian shook his head. "My Lord, please enlighten me!"

"I don't know either!"

Di Tian: "..."

Gu Yuena said, "However, this little fellow does have the Fire Dragon King's aura on him, though it is mixed with some... sinister things."

She lowered her head and looked into Lu Yuan's mismatched eyes.

"Xiao Yuan, do you know what your Martial Soul is?"

Lu Yuan considered how to bluff his way through it, then said, "Beautiful big sister, my Martial Soul is actually a legendary Fire Dragon King. It only started emitting black smoke because it was corrupted by the Abyss."

Di Tian immediately refuted him. "Impossible! This is definitely not the Fire Dragon King!"

"Sir, perhaps the Fire Dragon King we're talking about isn't the same Dragon King."

Not the same one?

Gu Yuena and Di Tian exchanged a glance.

That was indeed possible. Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent came in every conceivable form. Nothing was too strange to exist.

Human Soul Masters' Martial Souls had always produced countless mutations. The ancient ages had stretched on for far too long. Perhaps in the primordial era, there had been an ancient fire dragon whose records had been lost and whose existence no one knew of. Its entire race might have perished, with all relevant records erased, leaving nothing behind in the Dragon Clan's archives.

Moreover, the Dragon Clan's branches were as vast as the sea. The Golden Dragon and Silver Dragon were the progenitors, while countless other dragon beast branches existed below them. Perhaps a fire dragon that solely cultivated the path of fire had been born in the primordial era, only for its lineage to be completely severed by some unknown calamity.

Lu Yuan's Martial Soul was the remnant soul of that lost fire dragon. As for the Abyss he mentioned...

The continent already had the concept of Martial Soul mutations. Could it be that the remnant soul of this lost fire dragon had mutated after becoming a Martial Soul?

The more they thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed somehow.

Gu Yuena stroked her delicate chin and asked, "Xiao Yuan, where is your family?"

Lu Yuan shook his head. "I... I don't have any family anymore. As soon as my Martial Soul awakened, people from Shrek chased me down and beat me. They said I was an Evil Soul Master!"

"I have nothing left now..."

That was not a lie. Whether on Blue Star or the Douluo Continent, he had no family.

"Shrek?"

Di Tian snorted, his tone carrying undisguised disgust.

Lu Yuan's words made Gu Yuena slightly moved, and her maternal instincts immediately overflowed. She said softly, "Xiao Yuan, since you have nowhere to go, why don't you stay in the Star Dou Forest?"

"C-Can I?"

"Since you called me big sister just now, then from now on, I will be your big sister and your family!"

Lu Yuan froze.

Great! This was perfect!

"The Dragon Clan aura on you is even purer than I expected. I think you are qualified to remain here."

"Of course, if you are unwilling, you may leave. I will not force you to stay."

"I am willing!"

Lu Yuan did not hesitate at all. "I am very willing."

A smile appeared on Gu Yuena's flawless, pretty face. She rubbed Lu Yuan's head and said gently, "Call me big sister!"

"Big sister!"

Di Tian's golden eyes nearly popped out.

Seriously... this human's luck was a little too good, wasn't it?

And My Lord! Weren't you being a little too casual about this?

But Gu Yuena's next words made the air turn solemn again.

"Xiao Yuan, staying here will not be as simple as becoming my little brother! The Star Dou Forest needs a god of its own."

Di Tian's pupils abruptly contracted. "My Lord?!"

Gu Yuena looked up at the sky and said, "Di Tian, I have a plan to create a god!"

"Oh?"

Di Tian was stunned.

It sounded like quite a grand plan!

"Humans have inheritances for their god positions—the Asura God, the Goddess of Life, the God of Goodness... They occupy all the positions."

"What about us Soul Beasts? Aside from me and the Golden Dragon King, I fear there are none left, right?"

"But I am affected by the sword aura of the Asura Demon Sword, and my strength is limited. The Golden Dragon King is also sealed within the Divine Realm and cannot escape."

"The reason Soul Beasts are in such dire straits is simply because there are no gods in the Divine Realm to speak for them."

"My strength alone is far from enough to strike back at the Divine Realm. I need help!"

Gu Yuena looked at Lu Yuan, her gaze filled with expectation.

"Xiao Yuan's Martial Soul is very special. If this power can grow to its ultimate limit..."

She did not finish the sentence, but the meaning behind those unfinished words was already obvious.

Di Tian finally could not remain silent. "My Lord, this child's power attributes are far too strange. What if..."

"What if what?"

Gu Yuena interrupted him.

"What if he becomes an Evil Soul Master? Humans already call him that. Could we possibly become any worse?"

"Besides, Xiao Yuan is still a child. What kind of person he becomes depends on how we teach him, doesn't it?"

Di Tian smacked his lips.

That actually seemed right?

Lu Yuan stood before her, all sorts of thoughts churning through his mind.

Was it really okay for you to discuss me right in front of me?

"Mm!"

Lu Yuan's little face was cupped in Gu Yuena's hands as she crouched down to meet his eyes.

"Xiao Yuan, I will give you time to grow. Ten years, twenty years, even a hundred years is fine. Whatever resources you need, tell big sister. Time and resources are what I lack least. But you must promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"No matter what happens in the future, you must stand on big sister's side. Understand?"

Lu Yuan's little face turned solemn. "Alright, I will definitely protect big sister!"

Gu Yuena smiled and lightly tapped Lu Yuan's forehead with her pale finger. "Who knows how long it will take before you have the ability to protect big sister!"

Gu Yuena released Lu Yuan and stood up.

"Di Tian, go summon the other Ferocious Beasts and have them meet Xiao Yuan."

"Yes!"

Not long after, several powerful auras rushed over from every direction.

Bi Ji, Lord Bear, Myriad Demon King, Scarlet King, and Three-Eyed Golden Lion all bowed and paid their respects to Gu Yuena.

"Greetings, My Lord."

Gu Yuena nodded slightly, then stepped aside to reveal Lu Yuan behind her. "I summoned you here today to inform you of something."

"This young man is named Lu Yuan. From this day onward, he is my little brother. Throughout the entire Star Dou Forest, his status shall be equal to that of the Imperial Auspicious Beast, Three-Eyed Golden Lion."

As soon as her words fell, the beasts all froze, and the scene instantly fell silent.

My Lord had always been asleep and had never awakened. Why had she suddenly gained a little brother on the very day she woke up?

Lord Bear's thick bear paw slammed fiercely into the ground, sending dirt flying. His deep roar erupted as he protested indignantly, "My Lord! Absolutely not! Humans are the mortal enemies of us Soul Beasts. Countless clansmen have fallen at the hands of human Soul Masters! Three-Eyed Golden Lion is a born Auspicious Beast. What right does a human brat have to possess equal status? This subordinate refuses to accept it!"

His heart was filled with resistance. He despised humans from the bottom of his heart and had no intention of accepting a human placed above so many Ferocious Beasts. He only felt that his lord had softened for a moment and made a muddleheaded decision.

"Lord Bear!"

Di Tian's voice came from beside him.

"You have no right to question My Lord's words."

Lord Bear turned and glared at him. The coarse fur on his neck stood on end, and a string of muffled growls rumbled in his throat before he forcibly swallowed them down, only managing to squeeze out one sentence.

"I understand..."