Bet, Golden Dragon Spear
Listening to the words of the Silver Dragon King, Yuhao remained silent.
He naturally hoped to obtain help from the Silver Dragon King. After all, according to what he had learned from the Dragon God's memories in previous chapters, the Golden Dragon King's power within him was only half of the original Dragon God. To truly step onto the path of the Dragon God, he would eventually need the Silver Dragon King's acknowledgment.
But he also understood clearly that there was no such thing as unconditional goodwill in this world.
"Why don't you choose to become the Dragon God yourself?"
Yes, Yuhao possessed the Golden Dragon King's bloodline and the sealed origin power left behind when the Dragon God split apart. From the information revealed earlier, he had already confirmed that this was one of the two core halves of the Dragon God.
But the Silver Dragon King was the other half—the embodiment of the Dragon God's spiritual origin and elemental authority.
If Yuhao could rely on the Golden Dragon King's power to become the new Dragon God, then in theory, the Silver Dragon King could also absorb the Golden Dragon King's bloodline and restore herself.
Wouldn't that better represent the soul beasts in overthrowing the rule of the God Realm?
As soon as these words were spoken, the Silver Dragon King fell into silence.
After a long time, she said calmly:
"I won't hide it from you. If it were ten thousand years later—when my injuries have completely recovered—I would absolutely find a way to absorb the Golden Dragon King's bloodline within you and personally restore the Dragon God."
Her tone was neither threatening nor emotional. It was simply a statement of fact.
"But I cannot do that now."
"My divine core was shattered during the battle in the God Realm. The backlash from forcibly sealing the Golden Dragon King's origin within you has further aggravated my injuries. For at least the next thousand years, I will not be able to take action."
This aligned with what had been mentioned before—the Silver Dragon King had been recuperating beneath the Lake of Life ever since escaping from the God Realm war.
"And with your talent," she continued, "even without my assistance, you may very well grow into an existence not inferior to the one before you."
The "one before you" naturally referred to the former Dragon God.
Hearing such candid words, Yuhao did not feel fear. Instead, he quietly let out a breath.
If the Silver Dragon King had truly intended to seize his bloodline now, he would have had no room to resist.
Since she spoke so directly, it meant she truly had no intention of acting at present.
Yuhao smiled faintly.
"So, you're placing a bet on me?"
"Yes," the Silver Dragon King replied with a soft chuckle. "A bet."
"And I will win," Yuhao said confidently.
He was not blindly arrogant. From the Spirit Eyes' evolution, to mastering the Golden Dragon King's true form, and even confronting the Blood Dragon evil thoughts with the help of Electrolux and Tianmeng Iceworm—each step had proven that he was not merely a vessel.
The Silver Dragon King's tone suddenly turned serious.
"Don't be too pleased just yet."
Yuhao did not interrupt her. He waited.
"Before anything else, you must solve a problem."
"What problem?"
"The evil consciousness of the Golden Dragon King."
Her voice carried undeniable gravity.
"The Golden Dragon King is not dead. His body was sealed, and his divine origin was divided. What resides within you is not only power—but also his will."
"Each time you break a seal, you inherit a portion of his strength. But at the same time, his soul consciousness grows closer to awakening."
Yuhao immediately recalled the Blood Dragon phantom that had erupted in his spiritual sea earlier—the violent, destructive aura that nearly overwhelmed him.
That was only the projection from the seventh seal.
"If you cannot eliminate that consciousness," the Silver Dragon King said steadily, "then when you break the next seal, you may cease to be yourself."
She was not exaggerating.
Even with the assistance of Electrolux and Tianmeng Iceworm, suppressing the Blood Dragon's evil thought had already been extremely difficult.
And that was merely a fragment.
When the eighth and ninth seals were opened, what awaited him would be the complete Golden Dragon King's consciousness.
However, Yuhao did not panic.
Because from earlier clues and inherited memories, he had already thought of a solution.
The Seed of Nature.
The life-origin power that counterbalanced destruction.
If the Golden Dragon King represented pure destruction and violence, then the Seed of Nature embodied creation and renewal.
As long as he could locate it and fuse with it, he could use its vitality to dissolve the destructive origin.
After a moment of thought, Yuhao said calmly:
"Don't worry. I already have a way to deal with it."
"Oh?" The Silver Dragon King gave a faint sound of surprise but did not pursue the matter further.
She simply watched him in silence.
After Yuhao left the Lake of Life, Electrolux's voice echoed within his spiritual sea.
"Yuhao, beneath the lake lies a vast quantity of Living Gold."
Of course he knew. In previous chapters, he had sensed that life metal beneath the lake's core—materials capable of nurturing divine consciousness and repairing spiritual origins.
But that was the Silver Dragon King's recuperation ground. He could not act recklessly.
"There will be time," Yuhao replied inwardly.
After he resolved the Golden Dragon King's evil thoughts and gained the Silver Dragon King's full trust, obtaining some Living Gold would not be difficult.
"Yilao, are you alright?" Yuhao asked with concern.
"Just need to sleep for a while," Electrolux answered calmly.
Then Tianmeng Iceworm's somewhat aggrieved voice sounded:
"Hey! Brother helped too!"
Yuhao chuckled. "Yes, thank you, Brother Tianmeng."
A satisfied snort echoed in response.
At that moment, Di Tian stepped forward, his expression carrying rare concern.
"My Lord, are you unharmed?"
Yuhao did not reveal the conversation he had with the Silver Dragon King. Some truths were not yet meant for others.
"It's nothing. My body cannot yet withstand that level of power. Fortunately, the Dragon God's Claw helped suppress it again."
"The claw will remain within my body for now."
Hearing this, Di Tian bowed slightly.
"The Dragon God's Claw originally belonged to you. It is merely returning to its rightful master."
Yuhao gave a faint smile.
At that moment, the Emperor's Auspicious Beast approached.
In her claws, she held a long golden spear. It appeared wooden at first glance, yet its surface was covered in fine golden scales, radiating a sharp, devouring aura that resonated with Yuhao's bloodline.
He recognized it instantly.
The Golden Dragon Spear.
"Lord," the Emperor's Auspicious Beast said matter-of-factly, "after you broke the evil god's method, I was able to summon this spear."
Joy flashed in Yuhao's eyes as he took it into his hands.
This was the divine weapon originally associated with the Golden Dragon King—later arranged by Tang San as part of his hidden layout.
It was never generosity.
Only those with Golden Dragon blood could truly wield it.
Tang San had intended for it to remain temporarily with the Emperor's Auspicious Beast. In his original plan, once the auspicious beast perished, its accumulated destiny and Golden Dragon bloodline would merge into Tang Wutong, evolving her martial spirit into the Radiant Dragon Divine Butterfly.
Only then would the Golden Dragon Spear awaken fully.
But Yuhao's existence had shattered that arrangement.
Tang Wutong's soul imprint had been sealed, and now the Golden Dragon Spear had fallen into his hands.
The moment Yuhao grasped the spear, it began to tremble violently.
A deep dragon's roar seemed to resound faintly from within it.
The scales shimmered, golden light flowing like molten metal.
It was as if a wanderer, lost for ages, had finally returned home.
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