Where Did My Heavenly Star White Dragon That Looked Down on the World and Shook the Four Corners Go?

"Lu Ling, I actually can't see through your cultivation!" Pang Lai said.

"Are you joking?" Lu Ling was a little bewildered.

"I'm serious." Pang Lai's gaze was certain; he looked nothing like someone lying. "Do you have some magic tool on you that conceals your cultivation?"

Did he?

Lu Ling didn't know. All he had on him were the Vermilion Bird Vessel and some Nebula Magic Tools he could give away as gifts whenever he needed to. Lu Ling couldn't help suspecting the Vermilion Bird Vessel, that fire mark embedded deep in his brow.

Could the Vermilion Bird Vessel have a function that concealed cultivation?

It's your mental strength. Netherworld's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

Lu Ling glanced sideways at her. She was still wholly absorbed in petting the cat, and no one knew they were having a spirited telepathic exchange right then.

Your mental strength is at the ninth realm stage. If the other person's mental strength is equal to or lower than yours, they have no way of seeing through your cultivation.

So that's why.

Pang Lai, one of the world's top three summoning system mages, ranked on the Heavenly Ranking, with four systems fully cultivated, chief of the court mages.

Below Forbidden Curse, however badass someone was, their mental strength could only reach the ninth realm stage at most.

Lu Ling was now at the ninth realm stage too.

"Hmm... it seems I do have a magic tool that conceals cultivation. You can never be too careful out in the world."

"True enough. It's getting late, so why don't you let me take a look at your white dragon?" Pang Lai stood and invited Lu Ling outside.

Take a look, my ass...

"I might need somewhere a little bigger."

"Our Imperial Palace has a large training ground too."

A few minutes later.

Jiang Yu's regular training ground was indeed spacious, with more than enough room for the Heavenly Star White Dragon.

Pang Lai and Jiang Yu, the two summoning mages, were full of anticipation.

Both wanted to see a dragon from the Summoning Plane.

"Dimensional Summoning."

The star path was traced in a single thought, and the moon-white formation was complete. Under Lu Ling's control, the crescent ring expanded several times over.

Then...

An explosively adorable little girl, 1.3 meters tall with white hair and a white dress, slowly materialized atop the formation.

The white-haired little girl was glaring at Lu Ling in displeasure, as though he had disturbed her sleep.

"...Lu Ling, this is your incomparably mighty white dragon with all those glorious battle achievements?" Old Pang Lai was dumbstruck and asked in a murmur.

His worldview was being reshaped.

How could someone summon a person from the Summoning Plane?

How could they?

How...

"Uh... please wait a moment, Elder Pang." Lu Ling hurried over and asked quietly, "Why do you still look like this? Change back?"

"What's wrong with how I look?!" Lu Ling's question seemed to have touched Long Zhanye's reverse scale, and her existing displeasure instantly flared into anger.

"No, that's not it. Of course I have no objection to you looking like this. You'll grow up sooner or later anyway. But can you turn back into your old imposing form right now?!" Lu Ling said hurriedly.

"No."

"Sorry, Brother Long, I'm not dissatisfied with you at all. Just change back, please?!" Lu Ling was already begging Long Zhanye.

"No means no. It's not like I did it on purpose!" Long Zhanye declared with complete conviction.

"When can you change back?!" Lu Ling realized something. Long Zhanye didn't seem to be sulking at him; she genuinely couldn't change back!

"The next time I grow."

"Fuck!" Lu Ling couldn't help swearing.

When would she grow again? When she broke through to monarch level?

Could someone give him back his Heavenly Star White Dragon, the one that looked down on the world, shook the four corners, and radiated authority without anger?!

He normally used the Heavenly Star White Dragon to scare people. Now she was so cute and had no oppressive presence at all. How was he supposed to scare anyone in the future?!

"...Sigh."

Lu Ling let out a long sigh and told Pang Lai, "Elder Pang, my summoned beast might be sick. You won't be able to see her true form."

"No, I can already sense her draconic might!" Pang Lai looked utterly serious, his gaze fixed on the white-haired little girl, Long Zhanye.

The human and dragon hadn't deliberately concealed their conversation just now. Combined with the aura he sensed, Pang Lai was already certain this child was a dragon!

"Are you kidding?!" He hadn't sensed it at all!

Lu Ling crouched again and asked:

"Long Zhanye, can you still breathe fire now?"

"Of course!" At the mention of dragon breath, Long Zhanye lifted her chin proudly, looking adorable in her tiny form.

"Then could you fire a quick shot over there?"

"Okay."

Long Zhanye flew into the air, her two little hands tracing a circle before her as though practicing tai chi. Miraculously, scorching trails of fire lingered wherever her hands passed.

Upon sensing this aura, the Night Rakshasa in Netherworld's arms instantly bristled, staring at Long Zhanye with extreme wariness.

Fortunately, Netherworld seemed to pass some sort of aura to it, calming the Night Rakshasa again.

"Dragon Flame Technique!"

Countless streams of destructive energy surged from the ring of fire. That familiar aura of destruction bore straight toward the center of the training ground. It was unmistakably dragon breath!

"It really is dragon breath! This is a dragon!" A sharp gleam flashed in Pang Lai's eyes as he declared with certainty.

"Elder Pang, you've seen dragon breath before?"

"Obviously. There are naturally dragons capable of dragon breath in the Ten Thousand Dragon Valley. Your dragon has an exceptionally exalted bloodline. She's probably a true dragon. You really stumbled upon a treasure!" Why did Pang Lai sound a little more envious the more he spoke?

"And... how did she turn into human form?" Pang Lai asked quietly.

It wasn't as though he had never heard of demon beasts taking human form. The legendary nine-tailed demon fox had taken human form and brought calamity upon a dynasty.

But that was only a legend, after all. Today was his first time seeing it.

"I don't know, but as long as you can tell she's a dragon, Elder Pang." Lu Ling felt a little weary at heart. After all, in a certain sense, his dragon was already gone.

His dragon!

"Hmph." Long Zhanye seemed to sense Lu Ling's thoughts and gave a soft snort.

"Thanks for making the trip." Pang Lai raised his hand and lightly patted Lu Ling's shoulder. "If you need my help with anything, come find me!"

Pang Lai was certainly a loyal sort. Just letting him admire a dragon had earned a promise of a favor.

"Thank you, Elder Pang."

"By the way, do you have a contract beast yet?" Something occurred to Pang Lai, and he asked.

"I haven't formed a contract yet, but I already have a candidate."

Old Pang Lai nodded.

"If there's anything you don't understand about the summoning system, you can come ask me too!"

"Okay."

"Elder Pang, Jiang Yu, I'll visit again when I get the chance." Lu Ling prepared to bid the two farewell.

"Mm."

"Goodbye, Brother Lu."

"Bye-bye, kitty. I'll come play with you again next time." Netherworld was also saying goodbye to the Night Rakshasa, and both seemed very reluctant to part.

"Meow~~"

Netherworld handed the Night Rakshasa to Jiang Yu and said with a serious expression:

"Remember to feed it more shadow element treasures. It's starving!"

"Uh... I will." Jiang Yu nodded awkwardly.

Shadow element natural treasures? How could those be so easy to obtain?

"Human, I want to ride you!"

"Why?"

"You always rode me before. Now it's my turn."

"..."

Lu Ling said nothing and tried picking Long Zhanye up to gauge her weight.

Mm, her weight also fit the standard for a little girl.

"Okay, you get your wish."

Lu Ling casually tied his hair into a bun, then hoisted Long Zhanye straight onto his shoulders.

The human and dragon both had white hair, making a heartwarming picture of an older brother and younger sister going out together.

With Netherworld accompanying them as well, it seemed even more heartwarming.

"Ling, I want a ride too." Netherworld floated up.

"You stay out of this!"