"Hmm—'Mingde Hall and Spirit Transfer Pagoda Joint Research Volunteer—Naer', Senior Martial Brother, is this the gift you prepared for me?"
Naer grabbed the volunteer application form printed with her full information and headshot, her crystal-smooth eyes filled with confusion.
What kind of gift is this? So strange; the big Silver Dragon's brain capacity wasn't enough to understand it.
"The main idea is that you fuse with this, and then enter the experimental group as a research subject."
Feng Zaixing took out a small box from his sleeve and opened it; inside lay a round, lustrous small silver pill, emitting a natural sense of affinity.
"The contact persons for the research groups at the Spirit Transfer Pagoda and Mingde Hall are all our own people, understand?"
"I understand, but this—what is this?" Naer stared intently at the small pill, which was engraved with natural dragon patterns and contained pure Dragon Qi.
"The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy killed a Silver Dragon over ten thousand years ago; this is the dragon core left behind by that Silver Dragon."
Feng Zaixing introduced with a smile, "The Dragon Clan is spiritual, and their essence is restrained. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy treated even the dragon scales as treasures when they hunted the Silver Dragon, and they cherished this dragon core even more, using the best preservation methods."
It's a pity to think back; ten thousand years ago, the Dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Jing Hongchen, was swindled out of a large amount of rare metal resources and a pile of Silver Dragon scales by Huo Yuhao using the empty shell of a Godly Zhuge Crossbow Cannon. He could be called the angel investor for the Tang Sect's takeoff.
The Silver Dragon Dragon Core, like Mu En's, contained resentment. For ten thousand years, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy could only look at it but not use it, fearing its invasion, but for Naer, it wouldn't be a problem.
Naer opened her mouth slightly, her large purple eyes sparkling as she realized, "So you used the academy channels to get it for me? Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"
Feng Zaixing's face stiffened, and he said solemnly, "Junior Sister, do you not have the resolve to contribute to the research of Silver Dragon Spirit Beasts? Are you still a good student of the academy?"
Naer immediately raised her hand to show she understood and said firmly, "I do, I absolutely have the resolve!"
Immediately after, she showed a very frightened expression, clutching her fingers and saying, "Senior Martial Brother, are you... are you going to stab me a few times tonight?"
"Huh?"
Feng Zaixing's forehead was filled with a bunch of "Confused Nick Young" question marks: "???"
My dear Junior Sister, are you sane? Has the high pressure these past few days affected your thinking?
"I read in historical storybooks that the Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao, in order to protect the Dragon Butterfly Douluo Tang Wutong, was stabbed nine times with eighteen holes by the Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, but he gained a blessing in disguise and absorbed a dragon core—"
Naer's capable tone became soft and sweet, like a cautious little beast, as she whispered, "This method of cultivation unexpectedly fits This Sect's cultivation philosophy. Senior Martial Brother, you brought the dragon core to me, isn't it because you want to put more pressure on me again?"
She hesitated for a moment, then spread her arms with a look of determination: "The hardships of Senior Martial Brother's cultivation are beyond my reach. If suffering a bit can help you, I naturally have no reason to hesitate!"
Slap. Feng Zaixing raised a hand to his forehead, shook his head, and laughed speechlessly.
"Junior Sister, is your elder brother such a ferocious person?"
After laughing for a while, Feng Zaixing pointed at the dragon core and said, "You possess the purest Dragon Clan Bloodline. Just get rid of the Silver Dragon's evil Soul and eat the dragon core."
"You've always been alert; why are you so confused today?"
"It's a rare occurrence." Naer lowered her head, her pink cheeks flushing red, feeling a sense of embarrassment that made her want to hide.
Oh no, I shouldn't have read so many storybooks these past few days. It's all Gu Yue's fault!
Feng Zaixing didn't dwell on his occasionally silly Junior Sister. With a slight smile, he flew into the sea to find a Sea Soul Beast for Naer to practice on tonight.
The moment he flew into the sea, his mental force erupted to the extreme as he stared in the direction of the Spirit Pagoda Academy, a fleeting look of hesitation crossing his eyes.
"If not for the fear of alerting the enemy and scaring off those bastards, I would have taken you down tonight even at the cost of great exhaustion..."
"Fine, once we reach the Star Luo Empire, I'll clean you up along with that progenitor of evil Souls."
The night was chilly and the mist was light as the group left the star luo ship.
After a while, Feng Zaixing sent a voice transmission to the girl under the sea: "Naer, we've found a real deal for you this time. Handle it carefully."
"Mm-hmm, come on, Senior Martial Brother, I'm ready."
spirit rings floated up from Naer's fair and slender arms simultaneously. On her left arm were three golden Bloodline spirit rings, gripping the golden dragon spear; on her right arm, which held the silver dragon spear, six spirit rings swirled.
—
This was a combat technique Naer had created herself based on the Body Sect's Bloodline circulation method during forty-eight days of life-and-death tempering. She could use both the Golden and silver dragon spears simultaneously, and its power was peerless.
Feng Zaixing once suspected that Naer was working hard because she didn't want to be outdone by Yuanen Yehui, but he had no evidence.
"It's here," Han Tianyi said.
As soon as he spoke, a muffled boom, like an ancient war drum, came from the deep sea, and the sea surface within a thousand-meter radius suddenly arched violently.
Immediately after, a terrifying dark shadow over twenty meters long, carrying tens of thousands of tons of seawater and immense force, boldly broke through the sea surface. Two giant water walls, dozens of meters high, looked like an oceanic curtain being torn apart by it.
Cold seawater crashed down from its dark body like a waterfall, exploding into a brief and blinding curtain of cold light under the moonlight, shimmering with a faint metallic luster. Its entire body was permeated with thick, ink-like black Evil Qi.
As soon as it arrived, a terrifying aura mixed with strong bloodiness and the stench of a top predator swept out like an invisible storm. Two crimson, vortex-like pupils burned with tyranny, greed, and naked killing intent.
One of the overlords of the sea, the Evil Orca, with a cultivation level exceeding eighty thousand years!
The spirit power storm, carrying fierce Evil Qi, rushed toward her, but Naer was undaunted. She gripped the twin spears in her hands, her dragon wings unfurled behind her, her Two-Word Battle Armor donned, and her Domain opened wide as the Silver Dragon's radiance surged across the sea.
"Both sides have combat power at the Titled Douluo level; this match will be worth watching." Han Tianyi observed the auras of both sides and made a simple assessment.
Luan Hongchen said with some concern, "You were just short of attracting a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast. My precious student might not be able to withstand it."
Han Tianyi curled his lip and said, "She has to be strong. Naer was personally trained by Zaixing; they are called senior and junior siblings, but they are actually teacher and student."
Feng Zaixing smiled faintly but said nothing.
Evil Orcas are social Spirit Beasts, but this Evil Orca's cultivation was high enough to start its own group, making it a rather special existence.
The Silver Dragon's radiance struck the ocean. The eighty-thousand-year Evil Orca's body paused slightly, its whale eyes blurred, and the dragon-armored girl actually used spatial means to approach it, stabbing both spears toward its eyes.
Damned human, it's the same gesture as the first Sea God!
When the eighty-thousand-year Evil Orca was young, it had heard its clansmen talk about the first Sea God's battle with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. It deeply hated eye-stabbing techniques. Its hostility and spirit power storm suddenly transformed into a violent, crazed Domain, and its steel-thick scales shimmered with a cold luster.
The Evil Orca's Innate Domain, the Orca Domain!
The stench of blood, like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, galloped like ten thousand beasts, boldly crashing into Naer's Jade Bamboo Silver Dragon Domain, attempting to affect and disturb Naer's mind and Soul. The Evil Orca's strong muscles bulged under its scales, containing explosive power.
Domain against Domain. This Evil Orca's physical strength and spirit power storm fully unleashed their power under the Domain's stimulation. Moreover, since it believed in neither the Sea God nor the Dragon God, it was hardly affected by the Golden and Silver Dragon King Bloodlines.
Naer's eyes sparkled as she continued to stab downward, plunging into the Evil Orca's forehead. With the spatial edge and Dragon Clan monstrous strength combined, she carved out a bloody gash.
The orca was enraged, its giant body flipping up. Everything around condensed into a mirror and shattered with a bang. Naer flew backward like a silver thread, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
The Evil Orca's Innate Spirit Ability, Evil Orca Mirror Annihilation!
"An eighty-thousand-year Spirit Beast is indeed extraordinary—"
Feng Zaixing frowned slightly. This Evil Orca possessed the Orca Domain, and both its Innate talent and combat experience were exceptional. Barring any accidents, it could reach a hundred thousand years.
It wouldn't be surprising if it became a Vicious Beast in the future; this clan's Innate strength was not much inferior to the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear.
Han Tianyi turned his head and said, "Most likely, this fellow is the son of a hundred-thousand-year Orca King. If we kill it tonight, its father will come knocking tomorrow."
Feng Zaixing said calmly, "Then it depends on the battle. The outcome of the fight is no longer up to me."
Below, Naer used all her methods. White dragon scales spread across her body as she entered the Silver Dragon Tyrant Body, her strength climbing to its Peak. Her twin spears danced like flying shadows, drawing on water elements to compete with the Evil Orca for control over the sea surface!
The Evil Orca didn't yield an inch. It used its crowd-control Spirit Ability, Evil Orca Demon's Grasp, to try and restrain Naer's movements, then followed up with a steel-gray beam of light, Evil Orca Demon's Wrath!
Naer threw the golden dragon spear, piercing through the beam of light. Her figure flickered in the air, flashing to the top of the orca's head. With the silver dragon spear, she achieved unity between person and spear, and her fifth Spirit Ability shone!
"Did you really think I couldn't beat you? Fifth Spirit Ability: Silver Dragon Sky-Sovereign Dance!"
Naer shouted coldly, her purple eyes instantly turning into infinitely majestic vertical pupils. The silver dragon spear transformed into a blur of phantoms, from which a hundred-meter-long Silver Dragon surged. Along with the waving of the spear's radiance, it launched a series of lashes. With a flick of the dragon's tail, the Evil Orca was sent flying sideways.
The water elements in the ocean and the air suddenly broke free from the Evil Orca's control. The Silver Dragon King's talent for manipulating elements was displayed to the extreme. Thousands of spear glints fell like raindrops, and the frenzied Evil Orca buried its head and screamed, turning around to try and escape.
"It's too late to leave now!"
The sixth spirit ring shone next. Naer gave a cold shout, and the thousands of silver lights around her suddenly converged inward, condensing at the tip of the spear. The Domain space in all directions revealed orderly dimensional traces, like human meridians, enveloping the Evil Orca.
In the next instant, a brilliant silver light shook the Void Realm, traversing layers of spatial dimensions to pierce toward the target. The Evil Orca was currently at the end point of that silver light!
The silver dragon spear's strongest sixth Spirit Ability: Dimensional Silver Dragon Break!
"Spear Soul."
Feng Zaixing recognized Naer's current extreme state; it was the second level of the Tool Spirit's will manifestation—Spear Soul. The Spirit completely acknowledged its master and was entrusted to the Spirit Ability. Once it bloomed to the extreme, it would be earth-shattering.
In the original work he read, Ye Xinglan could fight a Titled Douluo with a seven-ring cultivation by displaying Sword Soul. Under his training, Naer was even stronger than a seven-ring Ye Xinglan; therefore, this spear strike could slay an ordinary Titled Douluo!
Luan Hongchen gasped, "Is this Spear Soul derived from Guan Yue? You people from the Body Sect are truly all monsters."
Han Tianyi answered for Feng Zaixing, "That's right. Even a biological daughter wouldn't be raised like this. Naer's natural talent is even above Yehui's."
The silver light pierced through the giant beast. The orca screamed through its shattered mouth, and the ocean seemed to shudder, splashing up a thousand layers of waves.
"Awoo~!" The dragon spear was thrown out, transforming into a lifelike true Silver Dragon that let out a dragon roar. Naer's third Bloodline Spirit Ability: Silver Dragon Roar!
A moment later, the orca fell silent, and a pitch-black spirit ring floated up on the sea surface.
Han Tianyi hurriedly activated his mental force to collect the Evil Orca's corpse, preparing to cook. Feng Zaixing flew down and picked up the pale-faced Naer, heading straight into the ship.
"Junior Sister, how are you?" Feng Zaixing looked at Naer with heartache. Although she had successfully killed the enemy, her strength was exhausted.
"I'm fine, I'll be okay after resting for a while."
Naer broke free from Feng Zaixing's embrace and sat down cross-legged with her long, slender legs. The silver and golden Bloodline auras were restless and began to release.
Gradually, the two halos converged and merged above her head, and suddenly, a seven-colored divine light erupted.
The divine light's pressure was peerless, forcing even Feng Zaixing to take a step back. Gu Yue's small face turned pale, and Yu Xin's eyes were filled with astonishment. Feng Zaixing hurriedly held them back.
"How can such a Bloodline exist?" The powerhouses landed, simultaneously releasing their mental force to mask the aura, their faces filled with doubt and alarm.
Naer's strength was far below theirs, but this Bloodline could be called the only one of its kind they had ever seen.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the seven-colored divine light seemed to be interfered with by something; it dispersed and transformed back into two separate Bloodline auras.
Naer's complexion improved slightly, and she said, "I seem to have gained a self-Spirit Fusion technique, or you could call it a blood-Soul Fusion technique. I call it the Dragon God Transformation. The silver dragon spear also seems to have become sharper."
"Thank goodness." Feng Zaixing nodded vigorously.
Gu Yue's face darkened completely. Oh no, could this idiot actually be able to swallow her back?
Deep inside the star luo ship, Tang Wulin, who had fallen asleep after eating his fill, suddenly opened his eyes. They were as blue as the deep sea, and he muttered to himself in shock, "How could a divine aura stronger than mine exist on the Douluo Continent? Could it be the Dragon God? Or the Silver Dragon King?"
Unpleasant memories of the great battle against the Golden Dragon King surfaced in God King Tang's mind, and he couldn't help but shudder.