Bonus Chapter. Enjoy!
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"Bang."
The door gently closed, separating the inside and outside into two Worlds.
The atmosphere in the room underwent a subtle shift the moment the lock clicked shut.
The youthful serenity on Gu Yue's face quickly faded, replaced by a quiet, reserved majesty.
She slowly walked back to the sofa and sat down, her posture natural, yet possessing an air that brooked no argument.
Di Tian had already stood up and was standing respectfully by the side, the complexity in his eyes replaced by reverence.
Gu Yue looked up at Di Tian, her voice calm and steady, uttering only two words: "Well?"
The countenance and demeanor of the young man from moments ago immediately surfaced clearly in Di Tian's mind.
He pondered for a moment, then cautiously replied, "Judging by his appearance, physique, and even some subtle mannerisms, he is extremely similar to Spirit Ice Douluo in his youth."
"If he were a few years older and his physique matured, I fear... he would be nearly identical."
He had personally seen Huo Yuhao Ten Thousand Years Ago, so this judgment carried significant weight.
Gu Yue's slender fingers gently tapped the armrest of the sofa as she fell into brief contemplation, then she asked, "In this World, can two people truly exist with such similar appearances and temperaments?"
Di Tian could not give a definite answer to this question; it exceeded the scope of his knowledge.
He furrowed his brow and continued his line of thought, saying, "Not only that, the aura that faintly circulated around him... also bears similarities to Spirit Ice Douluo."
"However, upon closer inspection, there seem to be subtle differences; it is not entirely the same."
"Could it be... a descendant of Spirit Ice Douluo scattered across the continent, now exhibiting a rare 'atavism' phenomenon in his Bloodline?"
He analyzed this almost to himself. Gu Yue did not interrupt, clearly weighing this possibility in her own mind.
However, in the next second, Di Tian suddenly seemed to realize something, and his pupils violently contracted!
Even his eyes, which had been concealed by a secret technique and turned ink-black, uncontrollably flashed with a brilliant golden light at that moment!
He suddenly looked up at Gu Yue, his eyes filled with uncontrollable shock, and his voice was slightly choked with excitement.
"My Lord! Could he... could he possibly be the Spirit Ice Douluo himself, returned from the God Realm?!"
Faced with Di Tian's assumption, which was audacious to the point of being terrifying, even Gu Yue's Heart-Nature couldn't help but skip a beat.
She quickly calmed down and sank into thought.
A moment later, she slowly shook her head, rejecting the conjecture.
"The possibility is extremely low. Even if Spirit Ice Douluo needed to return to the Lower Realm for some reason, it is impossible for him to abandon his divine force and cultivation from scratch. This... does not conform to the common sense of Divinity actions."
She paused, her voice becoming several shades deeper: "Moreover, the God Realm... has vanished without a trace."
It was precisely because she sensed the disappearance of the God Realm's surveillance that she, the Silver Dragon King, dared to step forward.
Hearing this, the turbulent waves of shock in Di Tian's eyes gradually subsided, restoring their deep, ink-black color.
He also realized that his conjecture just now was indeed far from common sense, almost bordering on fantasy.
"Whoosh..."
Di Tian slowly exhaled a mouthful of stale Qi, as if trying to expel the shock and confusion from his chest along with it.
"Even so, this boy definitely has countless links to Spirit Ice Douluo."
"Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be so similar in appearance, temperament, and even aura."
Gu Yue's gaze turned towards the window. The sky over Donghai City was exceptionally vast from the high-rise window's perspective.
Huo Yuhao's figure clearly reappeared in her mind once more.
The mysteries binding her Senior Brother were like layers of dense clouds, making her instinctively want to investigate.
Silence fell upon the room for a time.
After a moment, Di Tian spoke again, asking, "Did My Lord specifically summon me this time just to confirm the identity of this Huo Yuhao?"
Gu Yue retracted her distant gaze and returned it to Di Tian: "That... is only one of the matters."
Hearing that there were other matters, Di Tian's expression sobered, and he refocused his spirit, awaiting further instruction.
Gu Yue's expression became unprecedentedly serious and solemn. She said word by word, "Most of my current power is under Seal. The second reason I summoned you is to retrieve the power of the Golden Dragon King!"
As soon as she spoke, a streak of golden light suddenly flashed in Di Tian's eyes.
Even his low voice was uncontrollably tinged with a tremor of excitement and anticipation: "My Lord... have you finally decided to act?"
The Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena originally split herself, taking the forms of Gu Yue and Na'er, precisely to infiltrate the two core organizations of the human world—Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy—respectively.
Now, Na'er has successfully entered Shrek Academy and has even become a Disciple of Sea Gods Pavilion Master Yun Ming.
The reason Gu Yue did not choose to go directly to the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters but came to Donghai City was because she sensed the aura of the Golden Dragon King here.
According to Di Tian's initial idea, the simplest and most direct method was to forcibly strip the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline Power from Tang Wulin's body.
But at the time, this proposal was flatly rejected by Gu Yue.
She believed that Spirit Beasts needed to learn to integrate into human society and should not always resort to force to solve problems.
Now that he saw Gu Yue had decided to act, how could Di Tian not be excited?
As long as My Lord successfully completes the Fusion of the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline Power, perhaps a new Dragon God will descend upon the World!
Di Tian had witnessed the supreme divine force of the Dragon God in its prime, an existence far surpassing the so-called God Kings of the God Realm.
Only then could the Spirit Beast race usher in the true, unstoppable dawn of revitalization!
At this moment, the image of Tang Wulin, whom she had seen just yesterday, involuntarily flashed through Gu Yue's mind.
That boy had pure eyes and a resilient personality.
A trace of reluctance flashed deep within her eyes.
But immediately, her gaze became resolute.
Although she didn't know why the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline would appear in a human boy, for the survival and future of the Spirit Beast race, everything... could be sacrificed.
Her gaze was decisive, and her voice was firm: "Delaying invites trouble. We act tonight."
Gu Yue's gaze drifted outside the window again, as if penetrating layers of buildings to see a specific location.
"Be quick and clean... Don't let him suffer too much pain."
If the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline Power was extracted, Tang Wulin absolutely would not survive.
This was the last and only shred of "mercy" she could offer this young "companion."
"Yes, My Lord!"
Di Tian bowed in acceptance, a golden light faintly visible in his eyes... Donghai Academy, dormitory building.
The holiday had arrived, and the usually bustling campus became exceptionally quiet. Most dormitories were empty.
However, Tang Wulin still remained here.
His parents in Aolai City were currently unreachable, and the place he once called "home" was now empty.
With nowhere else to go, the school dormitory became his only refuge.
Fortunately, the Academy did not forcibly drive away students staying on campus during the break, but the huge dormitory building felt particularly vast and desolate at the moment.
Tang Wulin lay on his bed, not immediately falling asleep.
He had already planned to set off tomorrow to find his Forging teacher, Mang Tian.
In this World, apart from his parents whose whereabouts were unknown, Teacher Mang Tian was the elder he was closest to and trusted the most.
Thinking of this, the loneliness born of solitude in his heart seemed to be slightly diluted by the anticipation for tomorrow.
His thoughts drifted away, and his eyelids grew heavier.
The fatigue from the day's training, interwoven with the relaxation of his spirit, caused Tang Wulin's breathing to gradually become steady and deep, and he sank into sleep.
Outside the dormitory window, the moonlight was obscured by thin clouds, casting a hazy glow.
The room was silent, with only the gentle echo of the boy's steady breathing.
He was completely unaware... that right beside his bed, a tall figure, seemingly merged with the shadows, had silently materialized, like a phantom condensed from nothingness.
He was even less aware that a fatal crisis, one that would decide his life or death, was about to arrive!
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A/N:
5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
I hope all of you are enjoying this story so far. I would appreciate some Power Stones if you can spare any. Thank you.