61: Chapter 61 The Warning from the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena

Regardless of the reason, they had to send people to investigate.

After leaving the Elder Hall, the four children returned to their respective residences, and the first thing they did was go into seclusion to absorb their Immortal Plants.

Alternative chose the quietest secret chamber and took out the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo.

The bamboo stalk, deep ink-colored throughout, emitted a warm, jade-like luster. It had seven segments in total, each wreathed in a vast and pure aura of Life Origin. It was naturally homologous with his Blue Silver Emperor Spirit, making it the top-tier Immortal Plant most compatible with a Life-attribute support system Spirit.

He sat cross-legged, held the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo in his palms, and slowly circulated his Soul Power, guiding the medicinal efficacy of the Immortal Plant into his Meridians.

The warm yet highly resilient medicinal energy flowed slowly along his Meridians. Wherever it passed, his Meridians, already polished by Heaven And Earth Treasure, became increasingly wide and tough. The Blue Silver Grass Spirit spread wildly in his palm, the golden veins on its leaves becoming even more brilliant and profound. The Soul Power brought by his original nine-hundred-year spirit ring was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

One day later, Alternative walked out of the secret chamber. His Soul Power had broken through directly to level 19, just one step away from the Spirit Grandmaster Realm.

His Blue Silver Grass Spirit's Life aura had become even richer and more vast. The amplification effect of his first Spirit Ability, 'Endless Life', had directly doubled. It could not only accelerate wound healing and increase the speed of Soul Power recovery but could even condense an ink-jade-colored Overlord Spear, changing the predicament of support system Spirit Masters having no combat capability.

The effect of the Immortal Plant had pushed his Blue Silver Grass directly toward the Origin of the Blue Silver Emperor.

Meanwhile, the other three also emerged from seclusion one after another.

Qiangu Jue had absorbed the strange velvet sky chrysanthemum. Its fierce and overbearing medicinal power had thoroughly tempered his Physical Body and Coiling Dragon Rod Spirit. His strength and defense surged, and his Soul Power had shot up to level 19. With his raw brute force, he could face even a Spirit Elder head-on.

Oupai had absorbed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. His Soul Power had become increasingly condensed and pure. The Soul Power crossbow arrows condensed by his Godly Zhuge Crossbow Spirit had their piercing power doubled, and they could also carry a scorching Phoenix burning effect. His ultra-long-range perception range had also expanded several times over.

Gui Mengguan had absorbed the Hunyuan Immortal Plant. This top-tier Immortal Plant, which purely enhances Soul Power and condenses a Spirit core, not only allowed his Soul Power to break through to level 20 but also caused the miscellaneous Soul Power within his body to completely unify, circulating without any stagnation. Moving toward the direction of being able to condense a Spirit core, he finally condensed a Spirit core at this impossible stage. Even his Mental Energy had surged by a large margin, and his control over his Spirit had reached the Realm of subtlety.

When the four gathered together, they could clearly feel the earth-shaking changes in each other.

Qiangu Jue excitedly brandished his Coiling Dragon Rod, clamoring to find a place to spar. Oupai was debugging his Godly Zhuge Crossbow on the side; with a flick of his fingertips, three Soul Power crossbow arrows instantly condensed, then dissipated without a sound.

Gui Mengguan stood to the side, watching the excited group. While he laughed and chimed in on the surface, his inner commentary was still full of anxiety.

【Gui Mengguan: The Immortal Plants are absorbed, and our strength has increased, but the plot is becoming more and more skewed. Beast God Di Tian has appeared ahead of schedule, the Silver Dragon King has awakened early, and Spirit Hall and the two great Empires haven't even started clashing head-on yet. This World is about to descend into chaos.】

【Qiangu Jue: What are you afraid of? We've already got one foot into the Realm of a Spirit Grandmaster, and we have Spirit Hall as our backer. Even if the Dragon Clan comes, there are taller people to hold them off. Besides, I was worried before that other Transmigration users were pulling strings in the dark, but now it seems I was overthinking it.】

【Oupai: That's right. The matter of Dugu Bo's poison, it turns out it wasn't done by other Transmigration users at all, but was unconsciously cured by that little Dragon King. It seems we were nervous for nothing all this time.】

【Gui Mengguan: But this is exactly what's most terrifying! While still in the gestation stage, the Origin power released unconsciously could cure the Innate backlash of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul. This is the direct Bloodline of the Ice and Fire Dragon King; when he grows up, how terrifying will his strength be?】

The three of them were very clear in their hearts: compared to the visible conflict between Spirit Hall and the Dragon Clan, this little Dragon King, who was born with a God King-level Bloodline, was the existence that could least be underestimated.

On the other side, in the medicinal garden that Spirit Hall had arranged for Dugu Bo, Dugu Bo was looking at the garden full of rare medicinal herbs before him, slightly lost in thought.

He had guarded the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for half his Life, only for it to be picked clean overnight. He had thought that it would be difficult to gather those rare medicinal materials again in this lifetime, but he hadn't expected that Spirit Hall would have a similarly stocked medicinal garden, one that even he had only seen in ancient books.

"Senior Dugu."

A gentle voice came from behind him. Dugu Bo turned around and saw Alternative walking over slowly, holding a yellowed ancient book in his hand.

"It's you, kid."

Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow; he felt a certain degree of admiration for Alternative in his heart.

A six-year-old child who could not only see through the Innate defects of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul at a glance but also remain calm under the terrifying pressure of Di Tian, and even persuade him to join Spirit Hall with just a few words—this level of mental fortitude was definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Alternative walked to his side, handed over the ancient book in his hand, and said softly, "This is the 'Addendum to the Poison Scripture' I found in the library. It records quite a few advanced usage methods for the Jade Phosphor Serpent venom, as well as some ancient prescriptions for neutralizing toxins. Senior might find them useful."

Dugu Bo took the ancient book and flipped through a few pages casually; his eyes lit up instantly.

Many of the poison prescriptions and usage methods recorded inside coincided with his own ideas, and there were even many lines of thought he had never considered. For him, they could allow his strength to advance even further.

"You kid, you're quite thoughtful."

Dugu Bo closed the ancient book, and his gaze toward Alternative held a bit more intimacy. Then, as if remembering something, he smiled self-deprecatingly, "Speaking of which, back at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, you said that there was no solution to the Innate backlash of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul other than the Immortal Plants from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Actually, that's not entirely correct. My poison was cured three years ago. The one who cured my poison wasn't an Immortal Plant; it was Dugu Long."

Alternative heard this, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Senior, do you mean... that Dugu Long cured your poison?"

Dugu Bo sighed, his eyes full of tenderness. "To tell you the truth, three years ago, the toxins in my body had already penetrated deep into my bone marrow, and I could barely even circulate my Soul Power. I could only huddle by the spring of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, relying on the alternating heat and cold of the spring water to barely suppress it. But after staying for less than half a year, I discovered that the toxins that had plagued me for decades were actually dissolving bit by bit, and the backlash in my Meridians was getting weaker and weaker, until it finally disappeared without a trace."

He paused and continued, "At that time, I thought it was the miraculous effect of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, until half a year later, when I found the newborn Dugu Long by the spring, and realized something was wrong. The Ice and Fire Origin on this child could naturally neutralize my Jade Phosphor Serpent venom. Even just the aura he released unconsciously could make the snake venom in my body settle down. Only then did I realize that what had saved me from my certain-death predicament back then wasn't the spring water at all; it was him, still gestating in the spring eye, unconsciously releasing the Dragon King's Origin force."

Alternative was completely stunned. He had scoured through all the ancient books in Spirit Hall and had never seen such a strange occurrence.

A newborn little dragon, relying solely on its dissipated Origin force, could cure an Innate Martial Soul backlash that even a Titled Douluo was helpless against. Just how terrifying was the power of this Dragon Clan?

And standing not far away, the three of them—Gui Mengguan and the others—who were pretending to look at medicinal herbs, felt their hearts churn with stormy waves upon hearing this.

【Gui Mengguan: Damn! It really was the little Dragon King who did it! Being able to cure a poison that even a Titled Douluo couldn't handle while still in the womb—this is God King-level Bloodline power!】

【Oupai: No wonder Di Tian was willing to risk a falling out with Spirit Hall to take him away. This is a top-tier combat force of the future, the key to the Dragon Clan's revival!】

【Qiangu Jue: Great, now the Transmigration users in the shadows we were worried about are gone, but what we have to face is the early-awakened Silver Dragon King, plus Beast God Di Tian, and a little Dragon King with Heaven-Defying talent. Can Spirit Hall withstand this lineup?】

Just as alarm bells were ringing in the three's hearts, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the Elder Hall.

A Spirit Hall messenger knight rushed over like a madman, his face pale, his voice trembling uncontrollably: "High Priest, something terrible has happened! The three Spirit Master legions we sent to guard the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest have been completely wiped out overnight! Not a single complete corpse was left at the scene, only dragon claw marks all over the ground!"

When these words were spoken, everyone present turned pale.

Three Spirit Master legions, a full three hundred Spirit Masters, including three Titled Douluo leading them, were actually wiped out overnight?!

Qian Daoliu clenched his fists instantly, a trace of ferocity flashing in his eyes.

He knew very well that this was definitely a warning from the Star Dou side, a direct response from that Black Dragon Di Tian to Spirit Hall's investigative actions.

Before this, far away in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, at the Lake of Life.

Dugu Long was sitting on a stone by the lake, his little face full of grievance, looking up from time to time toward the direction of the human World, whispering "Grandpa" and "Sister Yanyan".

Gu Yuena sat beside him, gently raising her hand, and a soft Silver Dragon force smoothed away the grievance in his eyes. She looked at this descendant of the Ice and Fire Dragon King, her eyes full of tenderness: "Dugu Long, don't be sad. When you can control your own power, I will take you back to see them, okay?"

"Really?" Dugu Long looked up, his red and blue eyes full of anticipation.

"Really."

Gu Yuena nodded. She just needed to find a time to erase his memories; the Dragon Clan could not have entanglements with humans.

Then again, who knew how many years would pass before he could control this opposing power.

She lifted her eyes to look in the direction of Spirit City, a cold chill flashing instantly in her purple-gold pupils.

She could sense that Spirit Hall's scouts had already reached the outskirts of Star Dou, and she could also sense that the Spirit Master forces of the human World were rapidly gathering toward Star Dou.

"Di Tian." Gu Yuena spoke softly.

"My Lord." Di Tian instantly appeared by the lake, kneeling on one knee, respectfully lowering his head.

"Some people are not content."

Gu Yuena's voice was very light, yet carried a bone-chilling coldness.

"Give them a lesson. Let them know that the Star Dou Great Forest is not a place they should come to."

"Yes! My Lord!"

Di Tian bowed to accept the order, a trace of bloodthirsty killing intent flashing in his scarlet pupils.