Immediately, she stopped caring about the strange sense of cause and effect.Na'er opened her fair and delicate arms and leaped forward.
Like a little sloth, she clung tightly to Qiangu Zhangting.
Compared to yesterday, her attitude had completely changed—she was now incomparably affectionate toward him.
Holding Na'er in his arms, Qiangu Zhangting walked toward the restaurant.
For a brief moment, he felt a sense of disorientation.
Everything… had gone too smoothly.
So smoothly that it almost felt unreal.
But then, a thought surfaced in his mind—that legendary existence from another plane, Electrolux's disciple, who had once used a blood contract to bind the God of Heavenly Punishment, an existence even higher than the Silver Dragon King.
Compared to that feat—
Binding the Silver Dragon King in her weakened state was nothing shocking.
The unease in his heart disappeared.
Reality returned.
Then, another thought suddenly struck him.
Contract magic arrays were originally used by humans to bind beast mounts.
So…
Did this count as him becoming a dragon rider?
Qiangu Zhangting lowered his gaze and looked at Na'er, who was happily eating beside him.
After a moment, he silently came to a conclusion—
He had really become a dragon rider.
And… it didn't feel bad at all.
However, his thoughts had already drifted three years into the future.
At that time, when the Silver Dragon King's sealed memories were fully restored—
What kind of storm would erupt?
There was no doubt.
The Silver Dragon King would split into two personalities:
Gu Yue and Na'er.
Gu Yue would inherit seventy percent of the original power—including elemental laws and overwhelming spiritual strength.
Na'er, on the other hand, would inherit only thirty percent—retaining the physical body and the divine weapon, the Silver Dragon Spear.
The imbalance was obvious.
If things proceeded as in the original timeline—
Na'er would be at a severe disadvantage.
Qiangu Zhangting's gaze sharpened.
If he could not completely suppress Gu Yue—
Then the best choice was to help Na'er seize more of the original source power.
And the key to that…
Was himself.
Because of the Blood Contract, both sides could borrow each other's strength.
The stronger he became—
The stronger Na'er could become.
That meant one thing.
The next three years… would be a period of relentless cultivation.
While serving as the Spirit Pagoda Branch Master in Aolai City—
He would grow without interruption.
Three years later, breaking through Rank 70 was almost guaranteed.
With Three-Word Battle Armor and a black-grade mecha forged from soul-forged metals—
His combat power could directly reach the level of a Super Douluo.
And beyond that—
There was his natal soul spirit.
The Evil Eye Tyrant, Iks.
Already infinitely close to the level of a Vicious Beast, Iks possessed terrifying combat power.
If it could evolve further—
Could it rival a Limit Douluo?
Everything was unknown.
No precedent existed.
He would have to carve this path himself.
But there was another issue.
His own body.
Once Iks advanced to a level capable of providing a seventh soul ring—
Would his physical body and spiritual strength be able to withstand it?
His mental strength was no longer a concern.
After forming the Blood Contract with Na'er, his spiritual power was constantly increasing.
Within three years, he was almost certain to break through to the Spirit Domain Realm.
But his physical body…
Was a bottleneck.
The Body Sect's Innate Secret Method had already reached Great Perfection.
There was no clear path forward.
Improvement would be extremely slow.
Thus—
Qiangu Zhangting set his sights on one person.
Tang Wulin.
Of course, he had no intention of harming him.
After all, Tang San's divine consciousness still resided within Tang Wulin's body.
Provoking him recklessly would be suicidal.
But merely staying close—
Was enough.
Tang Wulin was the son of a God King.
He carried the full power of the Golden Dragon King.
He had been blessed by the God of Life.
Even a trace of his blood—
Was enough to change destinies.
Examples from the past were clear.
Aruhēng achieved the Flawless Golden Body by observing his aura.
Ling Zichen advanced toward mechanical godhood using only a few drops of his blood.
Even technological civilization had been pushed forward because of him.
So—
Qiangu Zhangting's stance was simple:
Stay close.
Benefit.
But never cross the line.
With his thoughts fully organized, Qiangu Zhangting looked ahead calmly.
Internally, his growth path was clear.
Externally—
The Spirit Pagoda would serve as his shield.
Limit Douluo experts would restrain Vicious Beasts.
And within the Spirit Pagoda's arsenal—
There existed terrifying weapons.
Level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells.
Weapons capable of annihilating even peak lifeforms.
Firepower—
Was the eternal enemy of flesh and blood.
Everything…
Was now under his control.
And three years later—
The true battle would begin.