The Dragon Burial Ground, Requesting Leave
A remote place.
Gu Yue lowered her head, then slowly raised her eyes again.
The girlish gentleness she usually feigned completely vanished, revealing her deep purple eyes sparkling with silver light.
A vast, ancient, and terrifying pressure, surpassing all beasts in the world, suddenly emanated from her slender body!
The surrounding walls groaned under the strain, and the elements in the air—fire, water, wind, earth, light, darkness, and many others—jumped with joy, rushing toward her.
Silver Dragon King!
Gu Yue raised her right hand, and her fair index finger gently touched the air.
A drop of silver blood, radiating a seven-colored glow, was forced from the fingertip and hovered in mid-air.
She parted her thin lips slightly, uttering a few ancient and obscure dragon syllables.
Sizzle--
A spatial rift.
With a flick of his finger, Gu Yue sent a drop of silver blood, radiating a seven-colored halo, flying into the crack. Through the resonance of bloodlines, it instantly traversed a vast distance, reaching the Lake of Life at the deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest.
After a few breaths.
A fierce wind howled within the pitch-black rift, and a pair of enormous golden dragon eyes shone brightly in the darkness.
Immediately afterwards, a burly man dressed in black materialized from the void and stepped out from the spatial rift.
The man had a resolute face, with black hair cascading over his shoulders, and a faint golden dragon pattern shimmering on his forehead.
Beast God, Di Tian!
Without hesitation, the leader of the Ferocious Beast knelt down on one knee and lowered his head.
"Your subordinate, Di Tian, greets Your Master!"
A deep, husky voice echoed across the wilderness.
Gu Yue stood with her hands behind her back, looking down at the kneeling man in black.
"Get up. How have you been lately?"
"Your Master, the Ferocious Beast are all in seclusion, preparing for the future. Zi JI and Bi Ji have also secured their positions in the Council."
Di Tian remained in a half-kneeling position, raising his head.
"My Master, what is the purpose of your summons?"
"Three months later, the Spirit Pagoda will send a team across the sea to the Star Luo Continent."
Gu Yue's voice was cold as she recounted the matter of the Spirit Pagoda, "I will be traveling with the ship. Prepare yourself, conceal your presence, and follow the fleet into the shadows as we cross the sea together."
"Go to the Star Luo Continent?"
Di Tian abruptly raised his head, "My Master, the Endless Sea is treacherous, and remnants of the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan roam freely. Why bother..."
Di Tian clasped his hands in a fist salute, his tone urgent.
"If there is anything that needs to be retrieved from the Star Luo Continent, I will go alone and will certainly not fail you!"
Gu Yue stood with his hands behind his back, and the elemental light spots surrounding him slowly disappeared into his body.
"Your going won't do you any good."
"Only the presence of someone of my bloodline can awaken what is there."
"What is that?" Di Tian asked.
Gu Yue turned around and looked at Di Tian was kneeling on the ground.
"The ancient Dragon God War shook the heavens and the earth, shattering the planes of existence. A fragment fell into the territory of the Star Luo Continent."
"That place holds the remains of countless members of our race, forming the Dragon Burial Ground..."
Di Tian's pupils contracted sharply, and his breathing became heavier.
"The Dragon Burial Ground is actually in the Star Luo Continent?!"
Over the years, he searched every corner of the Douluo Plane, but still could not find any trace of the Dragon Burial Ground.
How could this be...?
Gu Yue noticed Di Tian's surprise and said, "The Dragon Burial Ground is currently just a fragment, hidden beneath the Douluo Plane, only occasionally appearing."
"Not only that."
Gu Yue raised her hand, her palm cradling a faint ball of light.
"I sensed the primal fluctuations of mountains and light in the direction of the Star Luo Continent."
Mountains and light!
Di Tian's chest heaved violently. "Understood! I will make the arrangements immediately and will certainly protect you, my Master!"
"Okay, go ahead." Gu Yue waved her hand.
Di Tian remained unmoved.
"Hmm? Is there anything else?"
"My Master!" Di Tian could no longer contain himself, raising his head with a resolute expression. "It's that human Lu Guan..."
During this time, the two Master have been getting too close to that human!
"Even if Lu Guan is highly talented, he is ultimately not of our kind! Why bother recruiting him!"
As Di Tian spoke, he became more and more excited. Black mist surged around him, and terrifying Ferocious Beast pressure emanated uncontrollably, crushing all the Blue Silver weeds under his feet into dust.
"Your subordinate dares to request permission to eliminate that brat now, to prevent future troubles and avoid disturbing Your Master's peace of mind!"
Buzz--!
The air froze instantly.
Nine-colored elemental light erupted from within Gu Yue's body, a suppression emanating from her rank!
Click!
The soil beneath Di Tian's knees collapsed half a foot deep, and the immense pressure instantly covered his forehead in cold sweat.
"Di Tian, you have crossed the line."
Gu Yue looked down at him, her voice completely flat.
"When did it become your place to tell me what to do?"
"Your subordinate wouldn't dare!"
Di Tian quickly suppressed his aura, lowered his head, and didn't even dare to breathe.
After a dozen or so breaths, the violent elemental pressure around us slowly dissipated.
Gu Yue straightened his sleeves, turned around, and walked out of the woods.
"Keep your hands to yourself."
"Remember, you are not allowed to attack him without warning."
"Don't let me find out what you're up to behind my back."
Leaving behind a warning, Gu Yue's figure flickered a few times and disappeared into the depths of the Lin Mu.
Only after Gu Yue's aura had completely dissipated did Di Tian manage to stand up, supporting himself on the ground.
"Lu Guan..."
Thump, thump, thump.
There was a knock on the door of the administrative building in the inner courtyard of Poseidon Island.
Ye Xinglan stood outside the door, still covered in dust, her golden ponytail disheveled.
She traveled from Heaven Dou City all the way back to Shrek City on Soul Guidance Train, heading straight for Sea God Island without even returning to her dormitory.
"Enter."
The voice coming from inside the door was hoarse and dry.
Ye Xinglan pushed open the door and went inside.
The curtains in the spacious room were half drawn, and a young woman dressed in the red school uniform of the Inner Court sat behind the desk.
Tang Yinmeng, the Grandmaster of the Inner Court.
Ever since the news of the passing of Grandmaster Lan Muzi reached Sea God Island, all the daily affairs, big and small, of the Inner Court have fallen on the shoulders of this Grandmaster.
Tang Yinmeng was looking down at the files in her hands, her eyes red and swollen, her usually meticulously combed long hair casually draped over her shoulders, and she looked much thinner.
Hearing footsteps, Tang Yinmeng looked up.
Seeing Ye Xinglan's disheveled appearance, her fingers, which were resting on the file, paused for a moment.
"Xinglan? Where have you been? What happened to you?"
"Grandmaster, I need to request a long leave."
Ye Xinglan walked to the desk and stood up straight, handing over a leave slip that she had just filled out at the door.
Tang Yinmeng frowned and placed the note on the table.
"Take a long leave? You just broke through to the third ring not long ago, it's the time to consolidate your cultivation, why would you need to take a long leave now?"
Ye Xinglan pursed her lips.
Tang Yinmeng shook her head and pushed the leave slip back. "Things aren't peaceful outside right now. A while ago, Muzi..."
At this point, Tang Yinmeng's breath hitched, "Sigh..."
The air in the room instantly became stuffy.
On the corner of the table sat a wooden photo frame containing a picture of her and Lan Muzi taken by the Sea God Lake.
Tang Yinmeng stared at the photo frame for several seconds, her shoulders trembling slightly. Then she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and raised her hand to press her temples.
"In short, without a legitimate reason, the academy will not allow a Three-Ring Soul Elder like you to wander around outside alone for half a year."