Meeting her family again, Gu Yuena finally broke free from the crushing loneliness of being the sole survivor of her era.
Seeing Gu Yuena smile so genuinely, Wu Lan also felt happy for her and did not disturb their reunion, quietly giving them time to catch up with one another.
"Master, Master, I want to absorb that power!" Orchid said impatiently while jumping up and down excitedly.
"Okay, Okay, go ahead and absorb as much as you want." Wu Lan nodded without hesitation.
Absorbing it here could isolate Asura's detection to some extent. After all, this was Gu Yuena's personal dimension.
"Yay!" With that, Orchid immediately began devouring Asura's power stored inside the inventory.
The moment the process began, Orchid's body started glowing brilliantly.
The strange phenomenon immediately attracted the attention of Gu Yuena, the Ice Dragon King, and the Fire Dragon King.
"What happened to your Martial Spirit?" Gu Yuena asked curiously.
"Orchid is devouring that bastard's energy to evolve herself." Wu Lan did not hide anything. In any case, Gu Yuena would never harm him.
Gu Yuena nodded in understanding.
"Which bastard?" The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King looked confused.
Seeing their confusion, Gu Yuena explained about the lingering Asura power that had remained inside her body all these years.
"That despicable coward! If I still possessed my physical body, I would incinerate his very soul into ashes!"
"Yeah! I would freeze him to death too!"
Hearing the explanation, the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King instantly became furious. Leaving behind energy to continuously harm their lord for countless years was absolutely unforgivable.
"It's alright now. My injuries have already been healed by Wu Lan." Gu Yuena's heart warmed seeing them become so angry for her sake, so she gently reassured them with a smile.
"Thank you, Lord Wu Lan, for healing our lord." The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King bowed respectfully toward Wu Lan in gratitude.
"Ice Dragon King, Fire Dragon King, there is no need for all that. My friend was injured, so how could I not heal her?" Wu Lan quickly stopped them from bowing and spoke sincerely.
"Good, good." Gu Yuena had already explained Wu Lan's existence and identity to them beforehand, so they naturally treated Wu Lan with the same respect they gave Gu Yuena.
"Gu Yuena, the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King are currently soul bodies. Their power will continuously deplete if they remain like this, and eventually they will disappear completely. Is there any way to help them?" Wu Lan asked seriously.
"I already discussed this matter with them." Gu Yuena looked helplessly at the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King before continuing, "With my restored power, I can create physical bodies for them using the Law of Creation. However, with bodies created from my current strength, which is only fifty percent of my original power before splitting apart, they would never be able to recover their peak strength again or grow beyond it. Their original peak power was already higher than my current level after the split. So I asked them to wait until we can create stronger bodies in the future, but both of them insist on reviving as soon as possible to help me."
She was truly conflicted right now. If she created bodies for them now, their future growth after rebirth would become severely limited. And if they wished to break those limits later, the price would be unimaginably high. Because of that, she did not want to revive them prematurely.
Hearing her concerns, Wu Lan immediately understood her thoughts. She simply did not want to ruin their future potential.
"I understand the problem. The solution is actually very simple." Wu Lan smiled confidently.
"What is it? Tell me quickly." Gu Yuena immediately asked curiously. In her eyes, Wu Lan seemed to have solutions for all her problems.
"Grow stronger."
Gu Yuena was stunned by his answer. She tilted her head slightly while trying to process his words.
'Cute.'
Seeing her reaction, Wu Lan could not help but think inwardly.
'Since you gave your bloodline to me, now I will return the favor.'
With that thought, Wu Lan slowly raised his right hand and closed his eyes. Then he began extracting a portion of the Dragon God blood essence within his body.
Soon, a tiny nine-colored drop radiating majestic pressure appeared above his palm and continued expanding.
Gu Yuena, the Ice Dragon King, and the Fire Dragon King, who had still been stunned by Wu Lan's previous answer, suddenly felt overwhelming bloodline suppression.
The moment they sensed that familiar pressure, all three instantly recognized it.
Dragon God.
"Lord!" Feeling that ancient and supreme bloodline pressure, both the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King immediately lowered their heads in reverence.
The air itself became heavy as the brilliant nine-colored blood essence floated above Wu Lan's palm, radiating a majestic aura powerful enough to make the entire dimension tremble.
But the price for extracting it appeared instantly.
Gu Yuena watched in horror as all the color rapidly drained from Wu Lan's face, turning his complexion deathly pale while even his lips lost all traces of blood.
"Stop! Wu Lan, what are you doing?!" In a flash, Gu Yuena teleported directly to his side. Her divine sense erupted outward, trying to forcibly stop his self-harming extraction.
"Now absorb this. Your bloodline will take another step toward the Dragon God bloodline, and your strength will increase as well," Wu Lan said weakly with a pale face.
"No, I don't want it. Absorb it back immediately." Gu Yuena felt heartache seeing Wu Lan in such a condition. She rejected it without hesitation. Even if it was the priceless Dragon God blood essence, she did not care. She did not want Wu Lan hurting himself for her sake.
"No. If I say you take it, then you take it." Pale-faced Wu Lan deliberately put on an angry expression and forcefully pushed the blood essence into her hands in an overbearing manner.
"Okay..."
Seeing Wu Lan's stubborn expression and firm actions, Gu Yuena understood that he would never listen to her refusal. In the end, she could only accept it.
"Good. Now hurry and absorb it." Seeing her finally accept it, Wu Lan smiled in satisfaction.
Looking at the still pale-faced Wu Lan smiling at her after willingly giving away his own Dragon God blood essence so she could become stronger without even hesitating, Gu Yuena's heart trembled deeply.
For her, he had helped soul beasts overcome heavenly tribulations, allowing them to live without fear anymore.
For her, he had found her lost family and brought them back so she would no longer suffer endless loneliness.
For her, he had willingly given away priceless Dragon God blood essence so she could grow stronger.
Unknowingly, the way she looked at him had already begun to change.
Although she still did not fully recognize these feelings, she already knew one thing clearly.
Wu Lan had become one of the most important people in her life.