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--- Chapter 457 ---
After getting himself an ancient dragon woman as a personal server, wait, that sounds wrong for some reason, Han Yuan couldn't help but wonder if he was a scumbag.
However, he quickly shook such a weird thought off.
'Scumbag? Me? No, that can't be...'
But honestly, though. Hanlong Nuji is someone Han Yuan couldn't afford to pass by. Not because she was a great beauty, but because her status and strength are special.
Perhaps in the Douluo Universe, only she could recognize Han Yuan's Sky Poison Pearl and realize how destructive it could be.
Han Yuan's method is scummy for sure, but in exchange for 100 years of loyal cooperation from a powerful expert like Hanlong Nuji, it is a very unprecedented achievement.
'Still, isn't she a bit too easy?' Han Yuan couldn't help but narrow his eyes at this supposed Blue Dragon Ancestor. 'Wait, don't tell me, curse of Love Continent could also affect a higher being like her?'
'That... is terrifying...' He trembled a little.
Douluo Continent is known for many things, but one of them is definitely the infamous Love Continent because there are too many love-brained individuals across many generations and eras.
Although what Han Yuan thought was merely a guess, it doesn't stop the possibility of it happening. After all, the matter of the heart is difficult to solve.
If the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, could fall in love with Tang Wulin, who had many red flags carved all over his existence, then who said Hanlong Nuji wouldn't experience the same thing?
They are both dragons, too.
Brr, the realization is ominous.
"Um, why are you staring at me like that, Daoist Han?" Hanlong Nuji felt nervous when being gazed at by Han Yuan. She doesn't know why, but that gaze seems to pity her.
Han Yuan blinked and smiled in return, "Ah, sorry, I was dazzled by your eyes."
"M-My eyes..." Hanlong Nuji's sapphire, gem-like dragon eyes brightened, her face flushed. Her heart actually fluttered for a second.
"..."
Seeing how fast Hanlong Nuji's expression changed, Han Yuan somehow confirmed his guess. As a True God expert who might have lived over a million years in another universe, such a reaction isn't normal.
It's understandable if a True God expert is eccentric. Yes, it was bound to happen because they have lived too long. The Golden Crow from Against the God was an example of one.
However, this? THIS?!
For someone who lives ahead of my age, she sure acts like an innocent maiden.
Han Yuan coughed a few times, "W-Well, let's focus on something else first."
"I came here to uncover the mysterious existence Xu Deming told me about."
"Now that we have met, and you agreed to follow me for a hundred years, I think there are a few things we need to straighten out first..."
"Hanlong Nuji, no, Daoist Nuji, please meet my confidant, Ye Ziyun." He gestured to the terrified-looking woman behind him.
"As you can probably feel, she was connected to Ice God's Heart and was chosen to be Ice God's Inheritor."
Hanlong Nuji was happy that Han Yuan called her 'Daoist Nuji,' but quickly calmed down her racing heart and focused her attention on Ye Ziyun, "I see, so she was the lucky one..."
"Ice God's Position, huh?"
"It was my half-assed attempt to return to my peak, but this world, no, universe was too weak."
"Moreover, there is an annoying restraint placed upon Spirit Beasts who wanted to ascend as Beast Gods."
"Dragon God... You can't just bypass the restraint?" Hanlong Nuji's words surprised Han Yuan, and then he asked curiously.
Hanlong Nuji sighed, "I am ultimately too far from my previous cultivation realm..."
"Even so, the reason I couldn't simply bypass the Dragon God's curse placed upon the Spirit Beast Race is the fact that he overwrote the rule of the universe with his own unique authority."
"At my peak, breaking such restraint is nothing but something that can be done with a mere thought."
"Unfortunately, at best, I was only a Half-Step Godking Realm back then, before the Divine War waged in the Divine Realm."
"My authority was too low compared to Dragon God's... Leaving me in this situation."
"Knowing the holding status as Ice God is no longer useful to me, I simply tossed it away for a lucky individual to get it in the future... And it seems someone really did get it, which is impressive because of how high the requirement I set is."
"Oh, wait, she seems to be achieving this with your help, Daoist Han? Your luck is actually influencing hers." Hanlong Nuji noticed a familiar fortune on Ye Ziyun's being.
Ye Ziyun froze on the spot upon hearing all the statements Hanlong Nuji made. They were too shocking, especially the fact that the Ice God she thought important was nothing but a hurdle that the Winter Dragon tossed away because it wasn't helpful to her anymore.
She felt her body and soul quaking at this revelation. Not to mention, she finally realized the gravity behind Hanlong Nuji's story. Her struggle in the Glory City is nothing compared to the stage where Hanlong Nuji exists, as the dragon herself said that Divine War did happen.
The magnitude of Divine War is definitely graver than what Glory City ever faced, but does that make Ye Ziyun's struggle pointless?
No, Ye Ziyun doesn't think so. She knew she had done her best.
While the scale of her problem is nothing compared to Hanlong Nuji's, it did not diminish her efforts.
Yet, Ye Ziyun was confused. Very confused. She doesn't know what to do anymore. Should she inherit the Ice God's position, or wallow more in depression over her ant-like life?
"Ziyun... We have talked about this... Get a grip on yourself." Han Yuan's voice echoed deep in Ye Ziyun's mind.
Ye Ziyun immediately felt at ease. The confusion gradually disappeared from her face, replaced with gratitude and acceptance. "Thanks for pulling me out of my confusion, Lord Han."
"Oh, she wasn't bad..." Hanlong Nuji praised Ye Ziyun as she could tell this human girl was trapped with a heart demon, but Han Yuan's words pulled her back to reality.
While assisted by Han Yuan, clearing the doubt in her heart quickly is still a significant achievement that many, even in the Primal Chaos Dimension, couldn't reach.
"So, what is it that you need my assistance with... You won't introduce her to me without reason, right, Daoist Han?" She asked Han Yuan calmly, her dragon's eyes narrowing in expectation.
Han Yuan shrugged, "I could have just ripped the connection between Ye Ziyun and the Ice God's Heart to make her truly free, but there is no need for that anymore."
"Now, what I need from you is to purify the Ice Elf's bloodline within Ye Ziyun's body, and if possible, bestow some of the legacies to make her path of cultivation smoother..."
Hanlong Nuji tilted her head, "That's... it?"
"I thought you were going to ask me to hand over the Ice God's position to her directly."
"Would you?" Han Yuan joked casually.
"I mean, I don't really need the Ice God's position anymore... Even before forming it, my mastery over the Law of Ice already reached the pinnacle of this weak world." Hanlong Nuji stated a fact, completely breaking the common sense that Han Yuan knew.
While Han Yuan knew God's position was closely related to the laws of the universe, he didn't know that one could surpass it by merely mastering the laws to their very peak.
It sounded difficult because it is difficult, but for Han Yuan, it wasn't really the case.
"Let's not do that," Han Yuan collected himself. "Even if you do that, Ye Ziyun won't necessarily agree with it."
"Lord Han is right, I hope to challenge the Ice God's Trials without too much assistance." Ye Ziyun replied afterward, brimming with confidence and fighting spirit.
Hanlong Nuji pointed her finger at Ye Ziyun's glabela, "Then, by the name of this empress, I shall grant you one drop of Blue Dragon's impure blood, and the first stage of Sovereign Ocean Icy-Heaven Scripture to you."
"That should be more than enough to pave a path for you..."
Ye Ziyun watched as a charming blue light bloomed on Hanlong Nuji's finger, and then everything went black.
Han Yuan caught Ye Ziyun's body and asked, "She is entering hibernation to absorb your legacy."
"The energy you injected was too potent that Ye Ziyun's body shut itself down to protect her. He set Ye Ziyun gently on the floor, placing a barrier as frost from Blue Dragon's blood started covering her body.
"Mm..." Hanlong Nuji nodded a little. "The absorption process would take a while. Let's talk about our further plan on returning to the Primal Chaos Dimension, Daoist Han."
Han Yuan chuckled, "This was your goal in the first place..."
"I just don't want another interruption in... our conversation..." Hanlong Nuji returned coyly.