If Qing Xuan and the Dragon Race Could Only Choose One

Eastern Blue Star, Soul Hall Academy.

This academy had not been established by a native Blue Star faction.

Ever since Douzhe Continent and Blue Star had established stable exchanges, Soul Hall, the Luoxing Empire, and several top Soul Master Academies had successively set up branches on Blue Star.

At first, only mentors and researchers responsible for exchanges had come here. Later, as travel between the two worlds became increasingly frequent, some truly influential figures from Douzhe Continent had also begun residing on Blue Star long-term.

At this moment, such a woman sat in the office on the academy's highest floor.

She possessed a seductiveness that seemed etched into her very bones. Whenever her eyes shifted, it was as though an invisible demon fox lurked behind her.

Many years ago, she had been the Holy Maiden of Soul Hall, the most valued personal disciple of the female Pope. Together with two other prodigies, she had also been known as Soul Hall's Golden Generation.

After coming to Blue Star, she had helped establish Soul Hall Academy's current training system and personally overseen the selection of the new generation's core disciples.

Most mentors and students at the academy addressed her as Dean Hu.

"Dean Hu, there are still fifteen minutes until the Research Center's scheduled connection."

An academy mentor placed several files on the desk.

Hu Liena casually opened the top file, and Su Qingxue's name entered her sight.

Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, Innate Full Soul Power, core disciple of the Golden Generation Preparatory Camp.

Whether in talent or Martial Soul attributes, she met the requirements of the Primordial World Adaptation Plan.

Several days earlier, the Unknown Plane Research Center had officially sent Soul Hall its previously drafted plan for contacting the Dragon Race.

The plan had been written very clearly.

The Dragon Race of the Primordial World possessed clear territory, a stable organization, and a leader. They would be listed as the first contact target after the passage opened.

Qing Xuan, meanwhile, would remain a coordinate anchor and observation target, but would no longer be the primary choice for cooperation.

For this reason, the Research Center hoped Soul Hall would provide a group of suitable personnel with water, ice, and Dragon-type Martial Souls.

When the decision had first been made, Hu Liena had not attended the Research Center's meeting.

It was only when the personnel application reached her desk that the former Holy Maiden from Douzhe Continent truly turned her attention to the Primordial World for the first time.

She had not originally planned to refuse.

Compared with an Innate Divine Being whose whereabouts were uncertain and who refused to join any faction, the Dragon Race, with its complete clan, clearly better fit Soul Hall's assessment of a cooperation target.

Yet before the personnel list could be signed, the Primordial World Firmament in the center of the office suddenly flickered.

Ever since Qing Xuan and Qing Yi had entered the North Sea Ancient Battlefield, the Firmament's imagery had been severely disrupted.

The chaotic Space-Time and traces of the Great Dao within the Ruined Realm had obscured everything. From beginning to end, Blue Star had never seen the three Great Luo truly fight.

All they could see was the final scene before the image returned.

A pitch-black spear shadow pierced through the Ruined Realm.

Azure divine light descended after it.

The furious and alarmed voice of that Dragon Race Great Luo also came through intermittently.

"I am... a Dragon Race Great Luo..."

"Ancestor Dragon will surely notice..."

"The entire Dragon Race... will hunt you down..."

The voice abruptly stopped.

When the image fully recovered, that Dragon Race Great Luo had already vanished. Only the gradually collapsing Ancient Battlefield remained, along with Qing Xuan and Qing Yi standing safely within it.

The office fell silent for a moment.

The mentor standing before the desk could not help asking, "Did he really kill a Dragon Race Great Luo?"

"From the current situation, it seems so."

A trace of surprise flashed through Hu Liena's eyes as well.

She had originally thought that, given Qing Xuan's tendency to avoid karma at every turn, once he discovered the other's Dragon Race origins, he would most likely find a way to withdraw.

She had not expected him not only to refuse to retreat, but to truly grind away the last trace of the other's True Spirit.

Yet after the brief surprise, the corners of Hu Liena's lips lifted slightly.

"First, he refused the Dragon Race's recruitment. Then he killed a Dragon Race Great Luo. Now he is preparing to head for the East Sea."

She gently pushed Qing Xuan's file aside, her tone carrying a hint of undisguised amusement.

"The Primordial World is so vast, yet he certainly knows how to choose his path. Every step he takes leads him straight before the Dragon Race."

The mentor hesitated. "At least this proves that he did not reject the Dragon Race out of cowardice."

"Not being afraid is certainly not a bad thing."

Hu Liena lifted her teacup and turned her gaze back to the Firmament.

"But being unafraid of death and being unable to die have never been the same thing."

The moment her words fell, the Research Center's remote connection came through.

On the other side of the light screen, Shen Qinghe had already watched the final images transmitted from the North Sea.

This connection had originally been arranged in advance between the Research Center and Soul Hall to confirm the personnel list and the direction of future cooperation, so his appearance was not unexpected.

"It seems you saw the result as well."

"We did not see much."

Hu Liena gently swirled the tea in her cup.

"Not even a single instant of the real battle came through. We only saw Qing Xuan emerge alive, and conveniently incur the enmity of an Ancestor Dragon whose reaction remains unknown."

Shen Qinghe heard the mockery in her tone.

"That remnant spirit hid in the North Sea Ancient Battlefield for countless years. It did not even dare let the Dragon Race know it was still alive. Its final threat may not represent the entire Dragon Race."

"Indeed, perhaps not."

Hu Liena agreed very readily.

"But research cooperation concerns value and risk, not whether we should determine for Qing Xuan if that remnant spirit was lying."

"The Dragon Race has Ancestor Dragon, fixed territory, and multiple powerful figures already revealed. What does Qing Xuan have? Aside from his origins and talent, he does not even possess a fixed dao field."

Shen Qinghe frowned slightly.

"The Primordial World's power system has yet to be fully analyzed. We do not even know what Great Luo truly signifies. To conclude now that Qing Xuan cannot handle the Dragon Race is somewhat premature."

"President Shen misunderstands. I have never concluded that he will definitely die."

Hu Liena leaned back in her chair, her expression still calm.

"I simply am not as easily intimidated by the scenes in the Firmament as you are."

"The Primordial World's energy level is indeed extremely high among the other planes Blue Star has contacted, but the standards you use to measure it never included Douzhe Continent in the first place."

"Moreover, that world is clearly still in its early stages. Its space and laws have not yet fully stabilized. It is not strange for the same power to produce more exaggerated scenes."

She came from Douzhe Continent, which possessed a complete Soul Master system.

She had seen peerless level-ninety-nine Douzhe, knew what divine artifacts and Divine Positions truly meant, and understood even more clearly what kind of foundation a mature force that had endured for countless years could possess.

Before truly witnessing Great Luo battle, she would not elevate the Primordial World above everything she knew merely because of scenes of shattered heavens and earth.

"So Soul Hall still agrees to participate in the Dragon Race contact plan?"

"Of course."

The faint smile at Hu Liena's lips did not vanish.

"The Primordial World is worth studying, and the Dragon Race is worth contacting. As for Qing Xuan, he can continue serving as the passage anchor."

"What if Qing Xuan and the Dragon Race become completely hostile in the future?"