In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 10 Dragon Blood Grass and Holy Radiance Leaf (Part 2)

At this moment, Wang Zhao looked at Jin Lin, who was happily chewing on dragon blood grass, and shook his head with mixed feelings.

This little guy is really eating dragon's blood grass like it's candy.

Fortunately, he had such a capable little teacher like Sister Dong'er. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to raise a dragon, let alone cultivate the golden scale into a decent martial spirit, even if he sold everything he owned.

No matter what world you're in, it always comes down to the poor being scholars and the rich being warriors.

Here we must once again criticize the young sect leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan...

Suddenly, Wang Zhao tilted his head.

A blonde girl appeared beside me without my noticing.

Wang Zhao was already used to this, but that was in the library.

This was the first time I'd ever had a "secret rendezvous" with her outside.

"Why are you here?"

Wang Zhao asked, the surprise on his face quickly fading, without bothering to hide the golden scales that were currently staring like a husky's eyes.

After all, Qian Renxue's sudden appearance meant that Jin Lin had already been exposed, so there was no need to hide anymore, and there was nothing to hide anyway.

Wang Zhao was already prepared, because he and Qian Renxue had spent so much time together in the library, he couldn't believe he hadn't been noticed by the higher-ups of the Spirit Hall. As for why they had all tacitly refrained from disturbing him, and what kind of conspiracy they might be plotting, he didn't know for the time being.

He only knew that he had never resisted the unknown forces, so he didn't worry unnecessarily and chose to just let things take their course.

"Is this your pet spirit beast?"

Qian Renxue did not answer the question about her tracking, but instead steered the conversation toward Jin Lin.

She never investigated Wang Zhao's background in private, just as she never told him her real name and identity. She enjoyed the feeling of having secrets between them yet not being too distant, and therefore did not know that Jin Lin was Wang Zhao's martial soul.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhao didn't mind, nor did he intend to hide it. As he'd said before, there was nothing to hide, so he went straight to the point:

"No, it's called Golden Scale, and it's my martial spirit."

"Martial Soul?"

Qian Renxue couldn't help but scrutinize the golden scales, her expression gradually turning somewhat surprised. She considered herself well-informed, but this was truly the first time she had ever seen such a beast spirit.

"Did you name it 'Golden Scales'?"

"Um."

Looking at the golden-scaled purple beast's body, Qian Renxue felt even more puzzled.

"Why is it called that?"

Have you ever heard of a poem?

Wang Zhao smiled slightly, then suddenly asked a question in return.

"What?"

"A golden carp is no ordinary fish; it will transform into a dragon once it encounters wind and clouds."

He said.

Seeing Wang Zhao's confident and poised demeanor as he gently stroked the golden scales with one hand, Qian Renxue was momentarily stunned, a glint of starlight flashing in her eyes.

"A golden carp is no ordinary fish; it transforms into a dragon once it encounters wind and clouds..."

She repeated the poem softly, word by word, over and over again, then suddenly raised her voice slightly and looked up to say:

"I trust you!"

"What?"

Qian Renxue did not answer.

After a while.

She noticed that Jinlin's gaping maw was chewing, and her curiosity, which had just been dispelled, was rekindled.

"Is it eating? Can a martial soul actually eat?"

"Well, just think of it as a soul beast."

Wang Zhao succinctly stated.

Qian Renxue understood instantly.

"What is it eating?"

"Dragon's Blood Grass".

"Wow, you're really raising it like a dragon..."

After sighing, Qian Renxue didn't pursue the matter any further. After all, the Martial Soul was the core secret of every Soul Master, and she had already been quite offensive by asking so many questions.

At this moment, the golden scales suddenly "emerged".

It stepped closer to Qian Renxue, sniffed her, and then its eyes lit up, and it started chirping.

"What is it saying?"

Qian Renxue watched Jinlin with great interest, and following Wang Zhao's example, reached out and tried to pat its head. A strange thought flashed through her mind:

Does this count as me touching Wang Zhao?

Wang Zhao, of course, had no idea what the girl was thinking, otherwise he would have been speechless. He just looked at Jin Lin with a thoughtful expression and said, "There seems to be something about you that attracts it. It's expressing its desire for you."

"What attracts it..."

Qian Renxue thought of the dragon blood grass that Wang Zhao had just fed to Jinlin, pondered for a moment, reached out and touched her storage necklace, took out a golden leaf, waved it in front of Jinlin and said:

Is this it?

The golden scales seemed to be extremely intelligent, and upon hearing this, they nodded frantically at Qian Renxue, their eyes fixed on the golden leaf as if they wanted to devour it with their gaze.

Do you even realize that you're acting like a dog right now?!

Looking at Jin Lin's appearance, Wang Zhao felt a rare sense of shame and wanted to put it away immediately.

However, he did not do that; instead, he cast his "examining" gaze at the golden leaf held in Qian Renxue's hand.

No matter how a martial soul mutates, it always shares the same origin as its master; there is no doubt about that.

Therefore, the moment Qian Renxue took out the golden leaf, Wang Zhao and Jin Lin simultaneously felt a fatal attraction to it.

However, Wang Zhao did not appear to be in such a hurry on the surface.

"What is this?"

He calmed himself down a bit and asked Qian Renxue.

"This is something my grandfather makes me carry with me every morning; it's called 'Sacred Radiance Leaf'."

"Sacred Radiance Leaf..."

Wang Zhao pondered in his heart, but still couldn't come up with any relevant information.

Although his current knowledge is far from extensive, he should have heard of any treasure that Qian Renxue carries with her.

So, adhering to the principle of asking questions when you don't understand, Wang Zhao was about to press for answers when he heard Qian Renxue already explaining to herself.

"The Holy Radiance Leaf is a unique cultivation resource in our family. It comes from a golden ancient tree that is probably one of a kind in the world. It can increase the affinity of the holder with the light attribute. If it is carried by a soul master whose martial soul is compatible with the light attribute, it can even have the miraculous effect of accelerating soul power cultivation."

"Is that so..."

Wang Zhao nodded, glanced at Sheng Huiye with a hint of regret, and then looked away.

This is not something he can covet. As for the issue of the lack of golden scale light attribute energy, he should wait for another opportunity to consider it.

Wang Zhao knew that the Golden Sacred Dragon, the evolved form of the Golden Scale Martial Soul, possessed a strong light attribute.

The Dragon God Douluo Mu En, a descendant of Yu Xiaogang in the original work, can prove this by relying on the Holy Light Dragon Martial Soul that mutated from his bloodline.

However, Moon's Light Sacred Dragon possesses the ultimate light attribute, while the Golden Sacred Dragon may not. The original work never explicitly states that the Golden Sacred Dragon is equivalent to the Light Sacred Dragon. It only vaguely mentions that such a soul beast as the Golden Sacred Dragon might not even exist, and if it did, it would only belong to the Light Sacred Dragon lineage. The relative strengths of the two are not explained.

But for Wang Zhao, finding a way to replenish the hidden light attribute of the golden scales is never wrong; the key is how to replenish it.

Light, darkness, life... these are all rare attributes in Douluo Continent, and the treasures associated with them are also extremely rare. Wang Zhao once subtly asked Bibi Dong to search for them, but to this day, there have been no clues.

at this time.

Although Qian Renxue couldn't discern what Wang Zhao was thinking, she could easily read the emotion of "desperately wanting" from Jin Lin's face.

So she smiled slightly and said:

"Actually, the energy contained in a Holy Radiance Leaf that has been separated from the Golden Ancient Tree can only last for one day. So around this time every night, I should throw it away and wait for Grandpa to pick a new one for me tomorrow."

Please tell me where you still have it...

Wang Zhao felt a pang of jealousy.

Is this the happiness of having an amazing angelic grandfather?

What he longed for but could not obtain was something that others used and then threw away every day.

Of course, that's what he said, but he didn't actually believe Qian Renxue's nonsense.

This is a lie!

Even if the energy within the Holy Radiance Leaf dissipates, it is still a treasure.

Even the Thousand Angels could not afford such extravagance.

So what was Qian Renxue's purpose in saying such a thing at this moment?

The answer was beginning to emerge in Wang Zhao's mind.

I'm doing a big house cleaning today, so I only have time to update one chapter. I'll probably fast-forward to the first spirit ring storyline tomorrow or the day after.

Thank you for your company!

(End of this chapter)