Golden Dragon King

Inside the Cultivation Room, the soft green light gradually faded. Tang Wulin withdrew his palm, fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead, but his eyes shone with unusual brightness. Under his master Ya Li's guidance, he had gained clearer control over the vast vitality within him.

"Master, I..." Tang Wulin hesitated, seemingly troubled by something.

Ya Li smiled faintly and said gently, "Go on. Xiaoqi is waiting for you. You two haven't seen each other in so long. Spend some time catching up."

Tang Wulin nodded gratefully and left the Cultivation Room. Outside, Tang Wutong was leaning against a bamboo railing, idly fiddling with a bamboo leaf.

"Finished talking?" Seeing him emerge, Tang Wutong dropped her flippant air and asked with concern, "Martial Aunt Ya Li didn't give you a hard time, did she?"

"No. Master is very kind." Tang Wulin shook his head, his expression growing complicated. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke. "Sis, about Gu Yue... and my trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, there's something I wasn't entirely honest about."

Tang Wutong raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Don't tell me there was some savage primordial beast hiding in that forest?"

Tang Wulin took a deep breath and skirted the most important details. "Gu Yue's identity is very unusual. She has extremely deep ties to the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest. I did encounter danger there, but I also gained a great deal. I can feel the bloodline power inside me growing more restless."

He did not reveal the truth that Gu Yuena was the Silver Dragon King, the sovereign of all soul beasts. That secret weighed too heavily on him, and he instinctively wanted to conceal it.

Tang Wutong stared into her younger brother's eyes, as though trying to see whether he