At the bottom of the Lake of Life.
Gu Yuena stared fixedly at the images on the Heavenly Screen.
She watched her future self lose her composure and throw herself into Li Xun's arms, rising onto her toes to embrace him and offer him a deeply affectionate kiss.
That moment was sincere, passionate, and utterly unreserved-gratitude poured out with all her heart, love entrusted without reservation, and a flutter of feeling even she had never anticipated.
The present Gu Yuena had yet to become deeply entangled with Li Xun. Her heart held only the obsession with reviving her people and avenging the Dragon Clan.
Yet on the Heavenly Screen, her future self had already fallen completely.
To save her people, for that unparalleled tenderness and salvation, she had laid down the pride that belonged to the Dragon God.
In an instant, Gu Yuena's white-jade earlobes and cheeks flushed scarlet. Ripples of panic spread through her cool dragon eyes as confusion, embarrassment, and a racing heartbeat intertwined within her.
She commanded countless soul beasts and had lived through ages untold, her temperament long since transcending worldly concerns. Yet seeing herself take the initiative to confess her love still left her unable to restrain the flutter in her heart.
So in the future, she had chosen Li Xun herself.
"My liege..."
Sensing Gu Yuena's emotional fluctuations at the bottom of the Lake of Life, Di Tian spoke cautiously, his voice full of reverence and excitement. "Lord Asura God... he truly did it! He gave our Soul Beast Clan a new life unlike anything we have ever known!"
Gu Yuena slowly reined in her surging emotions. The scarlet faded, but her eyes could no longer regain their former calm. An almost imperceptible tremor entered her cool voice:
"He broke the shackles of countless