The Soul Guidance Train!

"I choose the Heaven-and-Earth Silk."

With the idea of capturing the Golden Dragon King in mind, Li Zha immediately had a clear purpose behind his choice.

The three heads and six arms divine power was excellent, but he had no need for it right now.

The Wind Fire Wheels... would probably give him the ability to fly, but Li Zha was in no danger at the moment, and the opponents he could fight probably couldn't fly either.

If Li Zha were already a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor or a Five-Ring Soul King, he might have chosen the Wind Fire Wheels.

After all, in the era of Douluo III: Dragon King Legend, Soul Tools capable of flight generally required users to be at least Four-Ring Soul Ancestors.

But Li Zha had only just broken through to become a three-ring Soul Elder, so choosing the Wind Fire Wheels for their flight capability would be getting a little ahead of himself.

The Heaven-and-Earth Silk was undoubtedly the best option.

First, the Heaven-and-Earth Silk had a powerful suppressive effect on dragon creatures like the Golden Dragon King.

Second, when facing other enemies, it would also give Li Zha an excellent way to restrain them.

As soon as Li Zha finished speaking, a red ribbon appeared inside his Storage Soul Tool.

The ribbon didn't look very long, only a few meters or so, but it was one of Nezha's genuine magical treasures.

Not only could its length change at will, it could also repair itself even if an enemy tore it apart or destroyed it.

"Is Na'er still not done?"

Li Zha looked through the window.

Silver Dragon Spear in hand, Na'er stood before the five-hundred-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, which was already riddled with holes and covered in wounds.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear let out one final, piercing howl and steeled itself to charge at Na'er.

With so many wounds inflicted by Na'er's Silver Dragon Spear, it clearly couldn't survive, yet it couldn't die either. This battle was nothing short of cruel torture for it.

Let it all end!

Na'er raised her spear.

With one thrust, she pierced the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's skull.

"You could clearly have killed it long ago, child. Why did you have to torment it like that?"

When Na'er sat up inside the forest platform's apparatus, Leng Yaozhu couldn't help scolding her.

As Na'er's teacher, Leng Yaozhu naturally hoped she would possess exceptional combat strength and be decisive in battle.

But this fighting style was practically no different from an Evil Soul Master's.

"Oh, I was just practicing my technique like Senior Brother asked me to."

Na'er scratched her head.

Her senior brother had told her that when facing vicious enemies in the future, she had to be even more vicious than they were.

Simply killing them was a reward.

Only by making them experience true fear and pain could it count as punishment.

To meet her senior brother Li Zha's expectations, Na'er had even made a point of studying human anatomy and the physical structures of various Soul Beasts.

She wanted to learn which areas would produce the greatest pain when injured without causing instant death.

Leng Yaozhu was speechless.

"Li Zha, why are you teaching Na'er these things?"

"Of course you have to fight when you encounter an enemy, but not fighting is best. Turning weapons of war into jade and silk is better than fighting to the death."

"Ah."

Leng Yaozhu regretted her words as soon as she finished speaking.

She knew Li Zha wasn't a normal child. After all, anyone who had lived through Evil Soul Masters slaughtering their village would have a hard time remaining normal.

That damned Holy Spirit Cult!

Leng Yaozhu resolved to eradicate that vile organization within her lifetime.

In fact, over the years,

Leng Yaozhu had already conducted a prolonged and intensive investigation into the Holy Spirit Cult.

It was simply too well hidden. Even though Leng Yaozhu had obtained some internal information about the organization, she was still a long way from truly rooting it out.

Li Zha smiled. "I understand, Teacher. I was only joking with Na'er."

Heh.

Now that was the joke.

"Then both of you have passed this assessment."

"Yay!"

Na'er jumped up.

"Teacher, Teacher, where are we going to have fun for the next two weeks?"

Na'er took out her Soul Guidance Communicator.

She had been cooped up in the Spirit Pagoda for three whole years. During that time, she had imagined countless times where she would go once she got out, so she already had plenty of ideas in mind.

"Na'er, you want to go to Eastsea City, right?"

Li Zha cleared his throat twice before asking.

"Eastsea City?"

Na'er considered it. "Eastsea City sounds pretty good too. We could see the ocean. I heard it's the Sun Moon Federation's second-largest coastal city."

"But actually, I have an even more..."

Li Zha looked at her with a smile. "Hmm? You want to go to Eastsea City first, right?"

"I..."

Instinctively frightened, Na'er took a step back.

Realizing what Li Zha meant, Na'er hesitated again and again before finally having no choice but to submit and nod.

"Yes, Teacher. I think going to Eastsea City would be great!"

A vacation was only temporary.

Her senior brother's oppression, however, was permanent.

Na'er could still tell the difference between one moment of pleasure and a beating at every meal.

Still, having been forced into the choice,

Na'er gave a cold snort and turned away, feeling rather unhappy.

"All right, Eastsea City it is."

Leng Yaozhu wasn't picky about where they went on vacation. In truth, by her age, she had already visited most regions of the continent.

"You two get ready. Tomorrow morning, I'll take you there in my Soul Guidance Mecha."

Li Zha spoke up then. "Teacher, I want to go by Soul Guidance Train."

"By Soul Guidance Train? Those trains are very slow. We'll waste two days on the road. Are you sure, Zha'er?"

"I've never ridden a Soul Guidance Train. Growing up, I only ever heard about them in the village. Teacher, I wanna ride one."

Li Zha put on a cute act at just the right moment, stepping forward to take Leng Yaozhu's hand.

"Na'er, do you want to ride one? If you don't like the Soul Guidance Train, I can arrange for someone to take you in a Flying Soul Tool."

Na'er answered quietly, "I do. Whatever Senior Brother says goes!"

The little silver dragon's words turned drippingly sarcastic, revealing her displeasure at Li Zha forcing her hand.

"All right, then. Tomorrow, I'll take you both on the Soul Guidance Train."

Li Zha nodded and returned to his room with Na'er.

Once they were back in the room,

Na'er coldly switched on her Soul Guidance Communicator and silently scrolled through Soul King, intending to start a cold war.

"Na'er, are you angry?"

"Heh, Senior Brother, how could I be angry? I'm not angry at all!"

"Na'er, look at this. Eastsea City has pot-braised beef! Besides, we'll have two weeks. Once I'm done with my business, I can take you to other cities."

Li Zha showed her a picture of pot-braised beef.

Na'er's foodie instincts erupted, and she immediately began to drool a little.

"Senior Brother, you should've said so earlier! You know I've always been on your side!"

After Li Zha soothed her,

Na'er's mood brightened. Little girls were just like that-a little coaxing was all it took.

All she wanted was the right attitude.

Because they were leaving the next day,

Na'er stayed awake all night, repeatedly choosing between several little dresses. As both a girl and a high-ranking dragon, she was extremely particular about aesthetics.

Even when eating, she preferred pretty food.

Li Zha could only field her repeated questions about whether her outfit looked good.

The next day,

Early in the morning,

Leng Yaozhu took the two little ones aboard the Soul Guidance Train from Shrek City to Eastsea City.