Atop a distant mountain peak, Gu Yuena stood with her hands behind her back, her silver hair streaming in the wind above her purple eyes. Like an aloof deity, she looked down upon the wasteland battlefield below, where corpses littered the ground and blood flowed in rivers.
The gale swept the thick stench of blood into her face—the scent of lives withering away. As she watched the Holy Spirit Cult and the Qiangu Family tear into each other like two wounded beasts, ultimately leaving both sides battered, not a ripple disturbed Gu Yuena's eyes. Instead, a faint glimmer of satisfaction flashed through them.
"That should do."
She murmured softly, her voice cool, as though declaring the curtain fall on a play. She knew full well that a meal had to be eaten one bite at a time. If she grew greedy and tried to swallow both great powers in a single mouthful, she would only suffer indigestion—or even gorge herself to death. The present situation was just right: letting these two titans of the human world wear each other down would buy the Soul Beast Clan time to breathe and rise.
"Next, it's time to draw in the net."
Gu Yuena flickered, becoming a streak of light that swiftly vanished into the horizon.
Shrek Academy, Sea God Island.
Gu Yuena quietly returned to her peaceful little courtyard. Standing in the yard, she drew a deep breath, and the immense energy that had been boiling ceaselessly within her because of Silver Dragon Transformation slowly began to settle.
"Since I still have to live in this human world, I can't reveal too much for now."
She murmured under her breath. With a thought, the perfectly fused aura of the Silver Dragon King began to separate. The fathomless depth in her purple eyes