Xiao Wu remained silent, quietly watching Li Si's theatrical performance.
Before starting, Li Si had patted her on the shoulder—a gesture she was all too familiar with. She didn't believe a single word he said. As for whether this so-called Di Tian believed him or not, she couldn't tell.
What Fire Dragon King? What Water Dragon King? She had never even heard of such beings! If they were truly "Dragon Kings," they must be incredibly powerful, right?
"By the way, how is the Silver Dragon King now?"
At these words, Di Tian's entire body trembled. He now firmly believed the person before him was most likely his uncle. As for why his uncle had become like this, he couldn't fathom it.
"The Lord is gravely injured, primarily due to the Asura God's power..."
"Wait a moment, Di Tian! You call her 'Lord'?"
"???"
Uncle, what do you mean by this? Are you planning a rebellion?
Without paying attention to Di Tian's almost bulging eyes, Li Si continued speaking to himself.
"She is merely the Silver Dragon King! The Dragon God will inevitably return. Do you understand?"
To be honest, Gu Yuena—the so-called "Lord"—wasn't exactly a competent ruler.
In the future, she might even be outmaneuvered by Tang San. What should have been a quest for revenge had turned into a romantic entanglement instead! Truly fitting for a place like the "Romance Continent."
In truth, Li Si wasn't entirely lying to Di Tian. The Dragon God, that cunning mastermind, really wasn't dead. Though his body had fallen and split into the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings, his soul—or consciousness—remained intact. At such a level of existence, death wasn't so easily achieved.
The Golden and Silver Dragon Kings were merely fragments created by the Dragon God. Since neither inherited the Dragon God's soul, how could they be considered the true Dragon God?
Di Tian's Confusion
Di Tian: Is this something I'm even supposed to know? These cryptic riddles are maddening!
Di Tian nodded vaguely, unsure whether he understood or not. He was thoroughly baffled by Li Si's words.
"Don't pretend to understand what you don't. The Dragon God isn't so easily killed. Whether it's the Golden Dragon King or the Silver Dragon King, they're just creations of the Dragon God before his death. Without the Dragon God's soul, how could they claim the title of 'Lord'?"
"Di Tian, you have only one true Lord, and that is the Dragon God! Don't pledge your loyalty to the wrong master."
"At most, in 30,000 years, the Dragon God will revive. By then, we will lead a counterattack against the Divine Realm!"
As Li Si said this, his entire body trembled with apparent excitement.
Di Tian: "..."
This revelation shocked Di Tian to his core.
30,000 years might seem like an eternity to humans, a span of time too long for even legends to endure. But to soul beasts, especially ancient ones like Di Tian, 30,000 years was just a blink. After all, he had lived for hundreds of thousands of years.
Strictly speaking, Di Tian wasn't a soul beast. In his era, the term "soul beast" didn't even exist. Pureblood dragons were simply called dragons or divine beasts.
The term "soul beast" came about after the blood of the Dragon God and other divine beasts spilled onto the Douluo Continent, altering its laws. Now, creatures cultivated spirit power, and beings with spirit power were called spirit masters, while plants and animals with spirit power became known as soul beasts.
Di Tian himself was a dragon and a divine beast who descended from the Divine Realm.
"Uncle, is what you're saying true?"
Though much of what Li Si said resonated with Di Tian, he still found it hard to believe. Could it really be true that the Dragon God wasn't dead and would return in 30,000 years to lead them back to the Divine Realm?
"Why would I lie to you?" Li Si scoffed dismissively.
"Ah, if only my elder brother hadn't fallen. If he were still alive, how could the dragon clan have fallen to such a state?"
"Elder brother? Do you mean the Light Uncle?"
"Yes."
Di Tian nodded instinctively. If the Dragon God's firstborn, the Crown Prince of the dragon clan—the Bright Dragon Emperor—were still alive, the dragon clan wouldn't have suffered such decline!
The Bright Dragon Emperor had been a god-king level existence.
After a while, Di Tian felt something was off but couldn't quite put his finger on it. Hadn't he come here because the Silver Dragon King had summoned Li Si? How had their conversation gone so off-track?
Was the Silver Dragon King still the ruler of the soul beasts?
Scratching his head, Di Tian pondered whether he should heed his uncle's advice. Should he stop recognizing the Silver Dragon King as his master?
On second thought, his uncle could refuse allegiance to the Silver Dragon King because he was one of the original Dragon Kings and could pledge loyalty solely to the Dragon God. But Di Tian was different—he was the second-generation Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King. As a fragment of the Dragon God, the Silver Dragon King was still his superior.
Well, he could always switch allegiances after the Dragon God revived.
With that thought, Di Tian respectfully said to Li Si, "Uncle, I've come because the Silver Dragon King has requested your presence."
"You know, in the great battle back then, all nine of our Dragon Kings perished. Even other god-level powerhouses died or were gravely injured. Now that you've returned, our dragon clan has regained a formidable force…"
Di Tian's rambling left Li Si speechless.
So, Di Tian hadn't come of his own accord but because the Silver Dragon King had sent him?
Could he take back everything he had just said?
"No need for more words. Lead the way!"
"Yes, Uncle. But what about her?"
Di Tian nodded but pointed to Xiao Wu, his eyes brimming with killing intent. What they had discussed was too critical to risk exposure. This human... wait, was she human?
Di Tian frowned in confusion. Xiao Wu's body contained an unsealed power that clearly belonged to a 100,000-year soul beast! A mere Titled Douluo wouldn't be able to discern it, but Di Tian wasn't a Titled Douluo—he was the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King and a former guardian of the Dragon God.
"Stop staring. She's one of us," Li Si said nonchalantly.
"She's the elder sister of the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape."
"Oh, I see. So, she's the transformed Soft Bone Rabbit," Di Tian nodded in realization. Since his uncle vouched for her, there was no issue.
Of course, Di Tian remembered Xiao Wu. The Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python were guards he had personally appointed.
"Uncle, your methods are impressive. No wonder I almost overlooked it!"
At her current level of just over 40, Xiao Wu shouldn't have fully transformed into a human. Yet she seemed indistinguishable from a real human, which was why Di Tian nearly misjudged her.
The outskirts of the Star Dou Forest were far from its true core. Walking at a leisurely pace would take two days to reach it.
Apologizing briefly, Di Tian grabbed Li Si and Xiao Wu, carrying them toward the core zone.
Upon reaching the area where Da Ming and Er Ming resided, Di Tian set Xiao Wu down and continued deeper into the forest with Li Si.
Da Ming and Er Ming, who were trembling in fear: "..."
"Xiao Wu-jie?"
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