In Star Dou Forest,
Under Orchid's relentless efforts, all of Asura's energy contained within Gu Yuena was finally absorbed.
"Hahaha, I finally got rid of all that bastard's energy lingering in my body. With this, I am free from now on!" Gu Yuena, who had been carefully observing the progress the entire time, excitedly informed Wu Lan and Orchid.
Unable to control her joy, she directly hugged Wu Lan in excitement.
Wu Lan was caught completely by surprise as he was enveloped in a warm embrace. Seeing Gu Yuena so happy, he also felt genuinely happy for her. He hugged her back and gently patted her back.
"Yes, you are free from now on."
Seeing them like this, Orchid burned with jealousy.
"Hey, I was the one who healed you. You don't have to hug my master," Orchid said with a sour voice.
Hearing Orchid's words, Gu Yuena suddenly realized she was hugging Wu Lan. She instantly released him and quickly turned around to hide her face, which had already turned red, while her heart began beating faster.
Seeing Gu Yuena like this, Wu Lan knew she was embarrassed. He chuckled and said,
"Gu Yuena, get ready. I will begin healing you."
Gu Yuena took a deep breath to calm herself.
"Okay, let's begin."
"Orchid, full power."
"Okay, Master." Orchid replied resentfully. She did not want to heal this hateful woman, but she was still a good Martial Spirit who listened obediently to her master.
Soon, Gu Yuena's body began glowing green under the strong injection of vitality.
Wu Lan also opened his domain, concentrating all of his healing power onto Gu Yuena while ensuring not a single bit of energy was wasted.
Under Orchid's powerful healing ability, which had been enhanced by 1000% because of her seven red soul rings, combined with Gu Yuena's terrifying regenerative power, Gu Yuena's injuries began recovering at an astonishing speed.
Next Morning,
BOOM
A terrifying pressure erupted from the center of Star Dou Forest, almost covering the entire forest.
From the mighty soul beasts to the smallest creatures, every beast felt overwhelming soul-level suppression.
The soul beasts below one hundred thousand years nearly exploded from the pressure. If it had continued for even one more second, countless soul beasts would have died instantly.
Fortunately, the pressure only lasted for a fraction of a second before disappearing completely. Even so, that brief moment alone caused many weaker soul beasts to perish.
"Finally, my power is back." Gu Yuena was filled with excitement as she sensed the strength returning to her body.
Under ten consecutive sessions of Wu Lan's full-power healing, her injuries had finally fully recovered.
"Phew... finally..." Wu Lan was utterly exhausted. He had continuously healed her until his soul power completely dried up, then recovered his soul power before immediately continuing the healing process again and again. Both mentally and physically, he was drained.
"Thank you, Wu Lan, for healing me." Gu Yuena smiled warmly. Her heart was overflowing with emotions. She truly felt fortunate to have met Wu Lan.
"No problem."
"Again, it was me who healed you." Seeing Gu Yuena trying to steal her master again, Orchid immediately became angry and reminded her.
"Hahahaha!" Seeing Orchid's jealous expression, both Wu Lan and Gu Yuena burst into laughter.
Seeing them laugh at her, Orchid began jumping up and down angrily.
"Okay, okay, calm down, Orchid." Wu Lan comforted the raging Orchid.
"Gu Yuena, I told you I would give you a surprise the next time I saw you. Do you remember?" After calming Orchid down, Wu Lan turned toward Gu Yuena and asked.
"Yeah, I remember. But you already gave me a huge surprise." When Wu Lan had first said those words, she had only been curious about what kind of surprise he could possibly give her. After all, as the other half of the Dragon God, there were very few things in the world capable of surprising her. But now, he had healed the wound she had carried for countless eons, was already the greatest surprise imaginable.
"It's not over yet. There are still two more," Wu Lan said with a mysterious smile.
"What are they?" Gu Yuena's anticipation grew even stronger. If healing her injuries was only one surprise, then the other two should not be any lesser.
Wu Lan did not make her wait too long. He took out the scale Gu Yuena had previously given him for storage and communication.
Then he concentrated his mental power into the scale.
"Ice Dragon King, Fire Dragon King, you can come out now."
Gu Yuena looked puzzled as she watched Wu Lan smiling toward her scale. Before she could ask what he was doing, she suddenly sensed two powerful presences appearing before her.
One presence carried bone-chilling coldness.
The other radiated scorching heat.
Before she could even react properly, two voices echoed out simultaneously.
"Lord!" x2
Gu Yuena trembled violently. Her body froze the moment she heard those familiar voices from the distant past. Her eyes instantly became moist with emotion.
"Ic... Ice Dragon King? Fi... Fire Dragon King?" she whispered blankly while staring at the two colossal translucent soul bodies floating before her. She slowly reached out a trembling hand, genuinely believing she had fallen into some beautiful, cruel dream.
"Lord! It is truly us!" The Fire Dragon King's soul released a deep, rumbling chuckle, though his ethereal eyes were shining with profound reverence. "We never imagined that after all these countless eras, buried beneath the dirt of the mortal world, we would ever be blessed enough to see our Lord's face again in our lives."
The Ice Dragon King's soul was equally overjoyed.
"When we fell, we thought all hope had been lost. To see you alive, Lord... we can finally find peace."
Looking at her two fiercest and most loyal generals, the giants who had once commanded the elements at her side during the great war, Gu Yuena found herself completely choked up.
The heavy, suffocating loneliness she had carried for millions of years as the sole survivor of the Dragon God's lineage finally began to crack apart.
Looking at the excited Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, she did not know what to say. Tears threatened to fall from her eyes as she finally opened her mouth and spoke with a trembling yet heartwarming smile.
"Welcome back."