Chen Ci smiled when he saw Gu Yuena agree.
At this point, Gu Yuena was even more sweet and naive than the Gu Yuena in Legend of the Dragon King.
The Gu Yuena in Legend of the Dragon King had at least spent several years experiencing the human world before meeting Tang Wulin.
Yet even then, that little boy Tang Wulin had still managed to woo her.
That went doubly for Gu Yuena in this timeline. After being split off from the Dragon God, she had forced her way into the Douluo Continent at any cost and remained asleep until now.
She had god-level strength and hundreds of thousands of years of age, but none of the experience to match. Winning her over would be all too easy.
Gu Yuena tilted her head, puzzled by the delicate-looking youth before her, who held some inexplicable attraction for her and kept smiling.
She asked:
"Brother, what are you smiling about?"
"Nothing. Just a silly little rabbit running straight into a big bad wolf's mouth all on her own."
Gu Yuena had little experience of the world at this point and did not quite understand Chen Ci's metaphor. She was utterly bewildered.
Seeing the thoughtful look on Gu Yuena's face, Chen Ci chuckled. She really was young.
"Let's go. I still need to find a soul ring for my second martial soul."
Chen Ci led the way, with Gu Yuena at his side. The human and the dragon walked through the Star Dou Great Forest as though no one else existed.
"Hey, Chen Ci, what's your second martial soul? Are there many people out there with two martial souls?"
Chen Ci glanced at Gu Yuena beside him and said:
"My second martial soul is also Blue Silver Grass, but it's a little different from the other one. Its dragon markings are silver."
"Look."
With that, Chen Ci summoned the Blue Silver Emperor carrying the Silver Dragon King bloodline and let Gu Yuena play with her.
Gu Yuena froze at the sight of the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor.
What is this feeling?
If Gu Yuena had previously entertained the idea of eating Chen Ci, that thought was now completely gone.
This Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Grass clearly belonged to Chen Ci, yet why did she feel as though it was something she had given birth to?
Gu Yuena followed beside Chen Ci, her mind filled with that Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor and the aura emanating from Chen Ci that drew her in so strongly.
Chen Ci glanced at Gu Yuena, knowing she was wondering why he possessed the Silver Dragon King bloodline.
He said nothing more. There was no way to explain it, either.
He could hardly tell Gu Yuena that the system had given him his Silver Dragon King bloodline and Golden Dragon King bloodline.
Leaving aside whether Gu Yuena could accept the existence of a system, if she learned that his Dragon King bloodlines came from an outside source...
She would probably eat him without the slightest hesitation.
Chen Ci linked his senses with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, checking what kinds of soul beasts were nearby and whether any might be what he needed.
The essence of his Gold-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor was the Golden Dragon King bloodline, and the Golden Dragon King controlled bloodline power and the power of destruction.
That made dragon-type soul beasts skilled in bloodline power and physical attacks the best choice for the Gold-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor.
The essence of the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor was the Silver Dragon King bloodline, and the Silver Dragon King controlled the powers of creation and the elements.
What it leaned toward most was Elemental Power, but as for whether it needed a dragon-type bloodline, would it?
For a moment, Chen Ci could not make up his mind.
If the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor also needed a dragon-type soul beast, those with elemental powers were usually far from weak, and they were very rare.
I'll take it one step at a time.
There's plenty of time. No hurry.
Chen Ci devoted half his mental power to the sensory link with the Blue Silver Grass and used the other half to keep his body walking.
Just as he was patiently searching for a soul beast suitable for the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor, a girl suddenly entered the outermost edge of the Blue Silver Grass's field of vision.
The girl had short orange hair and pale purple eyes. A bewitching fox tail appeared behind her, and she exuded a natural, foxlike allure.
With all those distinctive features together, the girl's identity went without saying.
She was Hu Liena, the future successor to Pope Bibi Dong and leader of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation-a genius with innate soul power of rank nine and a half.
But why would a girl with such extraordinary talent appear alone in the Star Dou Great Forest?
A yellow soul ring circled Hu Liena's body. She had clearly already obtained her first soul skill.
Taking her presence in the Star Dou Great Forest into account, Chen Ci surmised that Hu Liena had reached rank twenty and intended to hunt for her second soul ring.
Forget it. Never mind why she's here alone for now.
Surely saving her is better than watching her die?
Besides, saving Hu Liena might allow him to establish ties with Spirit Hall. Having an organization nurture him would be far better than struggling alone.
Chen Ci withdrew his mental power from the Blue Silver Grass and said to Gu Yuena, who was still deep in thought:
"Gu Yuena, someone's in danger. We need to save her."
With that, Chen Ci set his feet in motion, racing through the Star Dou Great Forest as swiftly as the wind.
Before long, he found the battered Hu Liena.
Chen Ci drew the Golden Dragon Spear and shouted to Hu Liena:
"Miss, I'll help you!"
Hu Liena froze for a moment, never having expected to encounter anyone else in the Star Dou Great Forest.
This time, her teacher Bibi Dong had brought her here to hunt for a soul ring. This entire section of the Star Dou Great Forest should have been reserved for them.
A moment later, she saw a figure she would never forget for the rest of her life.
The youth held a golden dragon spear, a purple thousand-year soul ring circling him. A layer of illusory golden dragon scales covered his body as he stood in front of her.
He blocked a fatal blow for her.
The youth's figure was like a mountain, his face handsome and refined without lacking masculine vigor.
Chen Ci flicked the mental-attribute fox soul beast away with his spear, then looked back at Hu Liena and asked:
"Miss, are you all right?"
Hu Liena's cheeks flushed and grew warm. It felt as though a little deer were dashing about inside her heart, leaving her almost unable to think.
In the next instant, her pupils sharply contracted.
That nine-hundred-year-old Dark Shadow Ink Fox had actually launched a sneak attack while the youth was checking on her. How despicable!
Hu Liena had no time to do anything. She could only shout:
"Watch out!"
But her warning seemed to have come too late, because the youth appeared to have noticed the Dark Shadow Ink Fox's movements already.
Almost the instant after Hu Liena's warning, Chen Ci swung the Golden Dragon Spear backhanded and severed the Dark Shadow Ink Fox's right forepaw as easily as chopping melons and slicing vegetables.
The Dark Shadow Ink Fox recoiled in pain and immediately retreated to one side to lick its wound.
Taking advantage of that moment, Chen Ci extended his left hand to Hu Liena:
"Miss, are you all right?"
Seeing this, Hu Liena hurriedly tidied the strands of hair the battle had left disheveled, then shyly reached out and took Chen Ci's left hand.
His hand is so big, so soft, so fair~
Watching from the side, Gu Yuena felt inexplicably uncomfortable. Just as she was about to make them separate, she suddenly looked toward a corner.
A woman in a pale purple dress stood there...
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