In Douluo Continent, there is a proper way to die.

Chapter 21 "The Supreme Ruler of Soul Beasts"

The incident was resolved satisfactorily. The two god-kings, who were their adoptive parents, gained a silver-haired, purple-eyed mature woman for free. Although Yinlan and Guyuena's first impressions of each other weren't very good, it wasn't a loss in the end, as long as the result was good.

Yinlan finally relaxed a little, but suddenly, a feeling of weakness came from deep within her body. She felt her vision blur, and then everything went black as her body was about to collapse to the ground.

Her soul power had long been exhausted, leaving her physically weak and mentally tense. If she relaxed even slightly, she would be completely unable to hold on.

Just as her body was about to fall to the ground, Gu Yuena reached out and released her soul power, lifting Yin Lan's thin body into the air and flying towards her, where she was held in her arms.

The Goddess of Life watched her actions with satisfaction, nodded, and finally the figures of the two god-kings vanished into this space.

"Sigh, I finally got to be born, but I never expected to bring back such a little tyrant," Gu Yuena sighed, looking down at the malnourished, thin girl in her arms. "But this deal isn't a bad one..."

"Big...Big Fat Dragon...Don't...Don't lay a hand on my mother..." Yinlan mumbled sleepily in his arms.

"...It seems I don't have a very good image in this child's mind. She even said that in her sleep. Sigh, what a mess." This time, Gu Yuena wasn't angry. After all, her attitude before was hardly friendly. She looked at the girl's sleeping face with some distress. "But there's always tomorrow. I hope I can seize the opportunity."

She raised her other free arm, and earth elements quickly condensed in front of her, transforming into a stone bed. Then she hugged Yinlan and lay down on it.

She had been recuperating from her injuries by sleeping, so sleeping whenever she wanted was a regular occurrence for her. It was just that this time, Yinlan was sleeping with her as well.

However, this was the first time she had ever slept in human form...

Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly felt a movement in her arms. She couldn't help but look down and saw that Yinlan, while asleep, had subconsciously felt that the stone bed was too hard and uncomfortable, and had unintentionally snuggled into the soft spot in her arms...

Gu Yuena frowned, not because she disliked Yin Lan's actions, but because the girl in her arms was more delicate than she had expected. Her body was as frail as her soul beast's mother, Blue Silver Grass, and in Gu Yuena's eyes, she seemed like she could die at any moment.

As the ruler of all soul beasts, Gu Yuena has possessed an extremely powerful physique since birth. Even now, despite being injured, she is still far stronger than any other life form on Douluo Star. Therefore, Yin Lan's weakness was quite unexpected for her.

"I'll have to give this little girl some extra nourishment later. Let's get down to business first," Gu Yuena thought to herself, then softly called out, "Di Tian."

"My lord." A figure appeared instantly in the mysterious space. The black-haired, golden-eyed man looked at the scene before him, and a rare look of astonishment appeared on his usually icy face.

The arrival of the two great god-kings, the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction, shielded this space from all movement, so Di Tian, ​​who was guarding the outside world, was completely unaware of what had happened in this short period of time.

"From now on, I will be this child's protector. Tomorrow, after she has rested well, I will take her out of the mountain. Make sure your subordinates remember this well," Gu Yuena said softly. Then, the flowerpot containing the Blue Silver Emperor rose up and flew to Di Tian's side. "Plant this Blue Silver Emperor in the Lake of Life outside and take good care of it. Don't let anything happen... Huh?"

She discovered the six beads buried in the flowerpot and immediately tried to use the earth element inside the flowerpot to dig them out, but she sensed the Blue Silver Emperor's reluctant emotional fluctuations.

"I'm not stealing this girl's things, you should believe me. I'm just keeping them for her temporarily. I don't need them myself," Gu Yuena rolled her eyes at Lan Yinhuang. "You go and get some rest with him, don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yinhuang gave up trying to stop her. Gu Yuena took out the six divinely bestowed soul rings and carefully put them away.

"Huh?" Di Tian was dumbfounded. He didn't understand what was going on. Wasn't the plan to devour the god's inheritor and punish this traitor who betrayed the soul beast? What happened? Why did the master change his attitude?

"Go and do as I say, Di Tian," Gu Yuena's purple eyes deepened and became majestic. She looked at Di Tian with a meaningful expression. "This is a deal between me and the God Realm... Once it succeeds, Di Tian, ​​the day I become the Dragon God and the rise of the Soul Beasts will not be far off!"

"Yes, my lord!" Upon hearing this, a fanatical glint appeared in Di Tian's eyes. He carefully took the flowerpot from the Blue Silver Emperor and then disappeared into the mysterious space with the Blue Silver Emperor.

Only after Di Tian disappeared did Gu Yuena lose her composure and revert to her previous sullen demeanor.

Sigh... It's always the same. As long as I mention "the rise of soul beasts" in my speech, Di Tian gets all excited and perfectly carries out every instruction I give... Even this time when I captured Yin Lan and her daughter.

Gu Yuena knew that this was because Di Tian regarded her as the last hope of the dragon race. As a half-dragon god, she held an extremely high position in the dragon race, comparable only to the Golden Dragon King. If the soul beast race in the lower realm wanted to rise, she was their only chance.

Therefore, no matter what absurd decisions she makes, Di Tian will carry them out without hesitation. Even if it means Di Tian's death, Di Tian will not hesitate at all, because in Di Tian's mind, if a new dragon god can be born, it can only be the Silver Dragon King. Everything the Silver Dragon King does must have its own profound meaning!

In Di Tian's eyes, all the sacrifices were for the Silver Dragon King's final success!

Gu Yuena has been pampered since birth. Although she is not smart, after living for so many years, she can recognize how exaggerated Di Tian's trust in her is, to the point of being blindly fanatical... No matter what she says, Di Tian will always carry it out with absolute force.

However, she knew that she was not a qualified leader. She was well aware that she was unworthy of the title of "Lord of Soul Beasts". Now that she had learned the truth about the "Dragon God's Prohibition", it was even more difficult for her, as a half-dragon god, to feel at ease. The title of "Lord of Soul Beasts" should be worthy of Di Tian, ​​who was known as the "Beast God".

"If I could... I'd also like to experience what it's like to rely on someone else."

The majesty in Gu Yuena's eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by a deep sense of dejection. She lowered her eyes, looked at the girl in her arms, and sighed softly, whether to the sleeping girl or to herself.

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Someone suddenly appeared in the comments section today trying to defend Tang San.

The concept of "Eternal Great Passage" is so abstract that I don't think I need to elaborate. My readers are mostly within this small circle, so they probably understand it to some extent. It's okay if those outside the circle don't understand; I'll dedicate a separate chapter to it later.

As you probably already know, I will dedicate separate chapters to describe things that weren't mentioned in the first installment of the series, such as Qian Daoliu's thoughts in the prologue, the situation in the God Realm in Chapter 5, and Gu Yuena's situation in these two chapters. I'm afraid that some readers who have only read the first installment might not understand the characters' settings, so I've specially created separate chapters to depict and explain them, describing their motivations, so that it won't feel abrupt to everyone.

The author could never fully articulate just how abstract this grand plan of ten thousand years is.

Also, since you're "disregarding losses," can't I also "disregard whether Tang San is right or wrong"? I've mentioned this several times in the introduction, the opening, and even the author's notes of this book. I'm here to oppose Tang San. You're coming to my book, which is about opposing Tang San, to defend him. I think that's kind of... well, actually, haha.

To put it bluntly, my target audience isn't people like you at all. You should go and read those Douluo Continent fanfics that are related to the third installment (if there are any).

I'm speechless today. This matter has been on my mind the whole time, and my thoughts are all jumbled up. I've been busy all day with the New Year just around the corner. I'll update more after these few days.

Thank you everyone for your support, meow!

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