Douluo Dalu: Transforming Soul Rings into Soul Veins

Gu Yuena held Lin Feng by the neck with one hand, like holding a helpless little cat.

Her indifferent eyes revealed an unquestionable majesty.

Unwilling to use her spatial power in the outside world, she flew through the forest carrying Lin Feng.

The strange posture made Lin Feng feel incomparably ashamed in his heart.

On the Douluo Continent, he was at least an adult now.

To think he could still be grabbed by the neck of fate...

"I say, can you let go..."

"Hmm?"

Gu Yuena glanced at him sideways.

"Never mind."

Lin Feng tactfully shut his mouth.

I can clearly fly myself, why do you have to grab me...

And Xue'er and the others, they must be worried about me now. Gu Yuena, why on earth did you take me away?

It's still a long time from the appointed date.

"Did you leave them a message? I'm afraid they will be worried.

If Spirit Hall starts a large-scale search, you should also be in trouble."

"This one does not deign to bother with it. Rest assured, I told them you will return."

Lin Feng's mind settled a little.

"Senior, I have not yet had the honor of asking your esteemed name."

"Gu Yuena."

Gu Yuena's voice carried a trace of laziness.

Lin Feng, however, frowned slightly.

Logically speaking, the current Silver Dragon King, even if she had woken up due to some unknown reason, shouldn't have given herself this name.

The name Gu Yuena... was the name born in Douluo III from the merging of Gu Yue and Na'er.

How could she call herself this name at this time?

"You seem a little puzzled?"

Gu Yuena looked at him with amusement.

"Not long ago, I did not have a human name. This name was learned from Qiu'er.

What do you think?"

!!

Wang Qiu'er, the Emperor Destiny Beast?

Lin Feng's thoughts spun rapidly.

Fate? If I remember correctly, Wang Qiu'er has the Eye of Destiny.

Did she see the future?

No wonder she sought me out ahead of time...

"A very beautiful name, worthy of senior's peerless face."

"Oh?"

Gu Yuena's figure paused. She held Lin Feng by the neck, making their gazes meet.

"You think I'm very beautiful?"

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. He was a little confused why Gu Yuena would ask this question at a time like this.

He nodded dumbly.

"Human nouns are really interesting.

How do I compare to those little girlfriends of yours?"

Gu Yuena's beauty was almost dreamlike, as if a virtual character from a 2D world had walked into reality.

There was even a sense of unreality.

There was absolutely no need to lie.

"Senior is the most beautiful existence I have ever seen."

The corners of the young girl's mouth slightly hooked up into a subtle arc. It only appeared for a moment, and was gone the next.

"Senior is not human?"

Gu Yuena looked at Lin Feng with amusement.

"That's right. What do you think I look like?"

I think you look like a sexy, cold and beautiful royal sister with silver hair, purple eyes, and a white dress...

"I don't know.

Senior, why on earth did you bring me here?

The gift you asked for, I haven't completely prepared it yet.

If you really want my theoretical achievements, shouldn't you let me study quietly?"

Gu Yuena sneered:

"The human world, is there still knowledge unknown to you now?

Don't forget, the immortal grass you used for your transformation back then... still came from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, nourished by the spirit essence of my clan's ancestors.

Also, you don't seem to be that surprised by my identity?"

Lin Feng glanced at his belt.

"Is there anything to be surprised about?

I am carrying a soul beast that was once transformed on me. For me, she can also be considered a member of the human race at this moment.

With senior's current form, it wouldn't be out of place to regard you as human."

Gu Yuena chuckled lightly. Human and soul beast... neither can be regarded as my true identity.

As a part of the Dragon God... although she was the common lord of soul beasts, she was not a soul beast herself. Nor could she be called human.

Gu Yuena brought Lin Feng to a remote forest and casually set up a barrier.

"Is that the 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor?

Take it out and let me see."

Lin Feng nodded. The one before him was the common lord of soul beasts; she wouldn't do anything detrimental to Ah Yin.

Ah Yin's two eyes widened, a clear look of confusion in them.

The moment she saw Gu Yuena, she was also stunned for a good while.

Then came the suppression and fear from her bloodline.

She floated up and hid behind Lin Feng.

"Xiao Feng, she..."

Her voice was soft and weak. Although Gu Yuena had not released any aura, Ah Yin always felt that in front of her, she was like an ant that could be easily crushed.

As a soul body, the only one she could rely on was Lin Feng. She almost subconsciously hid behind him.

Seeing this scene, a trace of surprise flashed in Gu Yuena's eyes, then she said with a teasing smile:

"It seems your relationship with this Blue Silver Emperor is not ordinary."

Lin Feng gave Ah Yin a look, signaling her not to be afraid, then turned to Gu Yuena and explained:

"She is my friend."

"Another girlfriend?"

Ah Yin's cheeks flushed slightly, and she looked at Lin Feng from the side.

"Just a friend."

Ah Yin's gaze shifted down half an inch, the meaning in her eyes unclear.

"A bit interesting.

You, a human, are friends with a soul beast?"

Lin Feng smiled faintly:

"Why not?

If not for the rules of this heaven and earth...

The relationship between humans and soul beasts should not have deteriorated to the current extent.

It's not necessarily good for humans to hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings.

And it's not necessarily evil for soul beasts to take human lives.

It's nothing more than the word 'survival'.

Here with me, Ah Yin is my friend."

A trace of appreciation flashed in Gu Yuena's eyes.

She looked at the still somewhat afraid Ah Yin, gave Lin Feng a look, and turned to the side.

"Xiao Feng, who is she?"

"You don't recognize her?"

Ah Yin shook her head.

"A Blue Silver Emperor from a remote Blue Silver Forest, how would I recognize her?"

"Di Tian!"

A man in black with golden hair appeared at Gu Yuena's side, bowing slightly.

"Master."

"Ah! He..."

Ah Yin covered her mouth. Although she didn't know of Gu Yuena's existence, she clearly knew of the Beast God Di Tian.

The memories transmitted from the Blue Silver Grass, and the old man in her home, had mentioned his name.

"You are the Beast God, sir!?"

Di Tian nodded faintly.

Immediately, he shot out a stream of soul power, letting Ah Yin understand Gu Yuena's identity.

"The common lord of soul beasts... the Silver Dragon King."

A god!

Lin Feng glanced at Ah Yin, who was speechless from shock.

He asked, "Since you two seniors are one the Beast God, and one the common lord of soul beasts...

Why have you brought me to this place?"

Gu Yuena propped her pretty head with one hand, looking at Lin Feng thoughtfully.

"You are very lucky, but also a little unlucky, Lin Xiaofeng.

I have grown tired of paving the road for you silently from behind the scenes.

I can provide you with the knowledge and resources you need, all for the sake of you being able to research new theories.

At the same time, I also want to see if you can become even stronger.

Your attitude towards soul beasts just now has won my trust. Not bad.

As for the specifics, we'll talk about it when we get back to the Lake of Life.

Di Tian, they are yours."

"Wait a moment!"

"Hmm?"

Di Tian's eyes narrowed. Where did this guy get the guts to make our master stop?

A faint pressure was about to be released.

"Stop, Di Tian!

Go on, what is it?"

Gu Yuena interrupted her departure and stopped Di Tian.

"Ah Yin, due to a small accident back then, she sacrificed herself for a human and lost her cultivation.

I want to ask you to take us on a trip to the Blue Silver Forest.

To help her recover her cultivation.

That piece of Life Gold from back then, I wonder if there is still any?"

Lin Feng shouldn't have mentioned it. The moment he did, Gu Yuena got angry.

I gave him a piece of Life Gold containing such majestic life force, and he just arbitrarily gave it to someone else.

He didn't put me in his eyes at all.

Therefore, losing the vision to spy on Lin Feng was not the reason for her anger.

What angered her was that he had disposed of her things so casually.

"Oh? That piece of Life Gold, where is it now? Take it out and let me see."

Gu Yuena's tone carried a hint of a threat, which made Lin Feng's heart tighten.

"Ahem... it's no longer on me."

"You've got a lot of nerve. Do you know...

That just that small piece of Life Gold contains a life force that far surpasses that of a 100,000-year soul beast?"

"Senior didn't seem to say that I couldn't dispose of it. It was already gifted to me."

"Heh~"

Gu Yuena's gaze towards Lin Feng was somewhat unfriendly.

Playing rogue with me, are you?

You'll have it coming later.

One day, I will definitely make you feel the pain!

"To sacrifice herself for a human...

Forgetting her own Blue Silver clan...

And you still want to return to the Blue Silver Forest and retransform?"

Di Tian sneered.

Ah Yin lowered her head, her silver teeth clenched tightly.

"I don't want to go..."

Lin Feng comforted:

"Who knows where you'll be taken, and for how long.

It would be better to go to the Blue Silver Forest early and get you settled down."

"I..."

Gu Yuena blinked her eyes, her gaze shifting back and forth between Ah Yin and Lin Feng.

As if she had discovered some secret, she let out a laugh and said:

"Let's go, to your ancestral land.

But, even if you recover, it's the same. Your freedom cannot be returned to you.

Stay by Lin Feng's side."

Ah Yin suddenly raised her head, looking at Gu Yuena with some surprise. Seeing the teasing look in her eyes, she couldn't help but lower her eyebrows and bow her head again.

"Many... many thanks, Master."

The Blue Silver Forest itself was right next to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The group arrived there very quickly.

Crossing a mountain range, passing a waterfall...

Surrounded by mountains was an open "wasteland."

"My Emperor! Is that you? Emperor, you have finally returned!"

A voice from an old man sounded in their ears.

The next instant, this place that was originally just a wasteland...

Actually became shimmering with blue light.

Countless Blue Silver Grass converged into a blue ocean.

They all emerged from the soil, their cultivation ranging from 10 years to a thousand years.

They swayed their bodies, forming waves.

When Ah Yin's main body appeared here, the Blue Silver Grass began to shake frantically.

Blue points of light scattered from their bodies, as if paying homage to their Emperor.

Ah Yin pursed her jade-like lips and, with Lin Feng and the others, slowly walked inside.

A winding path led to a secluded spot.

At the end of the path cleared by the Blue Silver Grass... was a Blue Silver Grass with silver patterns on it.

Its body could no longer be described as grass.

It blotted out the sun, even larger than a ten-thousand-year tree-type soul beast.

In the center of the trunk, an aged human face was revealed.

It was precisely the 85,000-year-cultivation Blue Silver King.

A gentle smile appeared on that face.

Its branches bowed, bent to the extreme.

"Welcome back, my Emperor.

Greetings, Master and Lord Beast God, and this distinguished guest."

Di Tian's eyebrow raised. "You can recognize us?"

The Blue Silver King chuckled:

"This old one was also just an ordinary blade of Blue Silver Grass in the past.

Without my Emperor's bloodline, I couldn't have grown so quickly.

In the long years, this Blue Silver Forest and the entire continent are almost all within my perception.

The Star Dou Great Forest, at some point, also transmitted the lord's information."

Di Tian nodded and said no more.

"I'm sorry, I came back late."

Ah Yin's vermilion lips parted slightly, her tone gentle and delicate.

The Blue Silver King sensed the guilt in Ah Yin's heart.

"No, not at all late, my Emperor.

You are our Emperor. This will never change!"

Gu Yuena gestured impatiently.

"Don't say so much. Hurry up and let her recover her cultivation and retransform."

Gu Yuena raised her fair hand, and a small piece of Life Gold appeared in her hand.

"Life force is just life force. I have plenty.

Your clan's secret method, I've heard of it too. Consider it a small gift.

This is your energy source. After restoring you, you can let them absorb this piece.

No need to worry about their lives."

Ah Yin was overjoyed.

"Many thanks, Master."

Gu Yuena pointed at Lin Feng:

"Put it on your tab."

Lin Feng grinned. I'm getting deeper and deeper in debt.

The Blue Silver Grasses seemed to have also sensed that majestic life force.

They began to shake frantically, each blade emitting specks of light that floated towards Ah Yin, pouring into her main body.

The Blue Silver Forest instantly became a blue ocean of sparkling light, beautiful and mysterious.

Ah Yin closed her eyes and concentrated, wholeheartedly accepting the gift from her clansmen.

As the light poured in, Ah Yin's aura gradually strengthened, and her body also began to change.

Gu Yuena guided the power of the Life Gold, sending it into Ah Yin's main body as well, helping her to be reborn.

When the last wisp of light poured into Ah Yin's body, she also slowly opened her eyes.

The weak main body of the Blue Silver Emperor... was now exceptionally tough.

The blue-gold patterns appeared exceptionally clear.

The light faded.

The main body of the Blue Silver Emperor disappeared, and Ah Yin's soul body became solid.

She slowly landed on the ground.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—7 soul rings appeared on her body.

Her cultivation had also recovered to that of a Soul Sage.

Looking at the Blue Silver clansmen who had contributed their life force, who had not lost their lives but had instead benefited from the Life Gold...

Ah Yin's heart eased a little.

"Many thanks, Master and Lord Beast God."

Ah Yin slowly walked to Lin Feng's side.

"It's a little different from a soul body.

The real you has a bit more of a mature charm?"

Ah Yin rolled her eyes at him. This guy, how can he be so improper at a time like this?

She remained silent.

Gu Yuena said to the Blue Silver King:

"Do you know what happened to your Emperor before?"

A look of sadness appeared on the Blue Silver King's aged face.

"My Emperor lost contact many years ago.

In these years, I have not received any news from other Blue Silver Grass."

Lin Feng asked:

"In that case, now that Ah Yin has retransformed, is it still possible for another Blue Silver Emperor to be born in this world?"

The Blue Silver King shook his head:

"There can only be one Blue Silver Emperor on the continent. Since my Emperor has returned, it is impossible for another Emperor to be born."

"Even with the bloodline?"

The Blue Silver King was somewhat surprised by Lin Feng's question, but still nodded affirmatively.

"Even with the bloodline."

Ah Yin knew the reason for Lin Feng's question, and her gaze couldn't help but dim a little.

She said, "Blue Silver King, if someone comes here in the future to awaken their bloodline...

Capture him directly.

Cripple his lifetime of cultivation. Even if he dies, it does not matter."

The Blue Silver King replied, "Yes, my Emperor."

Lin Feng looked at Ah Yin with surprise, but saw her face was calm, just a trace of loneliness in her eyes.

He couldn't help but walk closer and said softly, "Are you angry?"

"Hmph—"

Gu Yuena looked at the flirting Lin Feng and Ah Yin, slightly annoyed in her heart, and urged, "Hurry up and go! You should be working!"

Ah Yin hesitated for a moment, then resolutely stood by Lin Feng's side:

"Take me with you."

"...Alright."

—

Nuoding City, the back mountain of Nuoding Academy.

"First Soul Skill, Bind!"

Tang San's brow suddenly furrowed tightly.

What's going on?

It feels completely different.

The Blue Silver Grass that emerged from the ground wrapped around a wooden stake.

The wooden stake, which should have broken instantly under the pressure, was now intact.

The strength of the Blue Silver Grass...

Has it become weaker?

Tang San tried to increase his soul power output, but the Blue Silver Grass did not seem to become any tougher. Instead, it seemed somewhat limp.

Not believing it, he continued to add soul power. The next moment...

Crack—

The Blue Silver Grass wrapped around the wooden stake directly broke!

Tang San was both shocked and angry. He had never encountered this situation before!

Just then, he heard familiar footsteps. He looked up and saw Yu Xiaogang slowly walking over.

"Teacher!" Tang San called out, a look of confusion on his face. "My Blue Silver Grass..."

Yu Xiaogang glanced at the somewhat withered Blue Silver Grass, his brow slightly furrowed.

He walked to Tang San's side, carefully examined it, and then said, "It seems your Blue Silver Grass has undergone some changes."

"Changes?" Tang San asked, puzzled.

"Yes," Yu Xiaogang nodded.

"This situation is very likely because your Blue Silver Grass bloodline has changed.

This change may stem from your own growth, or it may be the influence of external factors.

It's very likely a mutation. No need to worry. This kind of change is very normal in a soul master's growth.

Just like some soul masters with fire-attribute martial souls, their hair will gradually turn red.

For your Blue Silver Grass to undergo some changes is also within reason.

It's just, why has it become weaker?"

As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang fell into deep thought.

But Tang San was greatly horrified in his heart. Bloodline?

The most important thing about his Blue Silver Grass was the yet-to-be-awakened Blue Silver Emperor bloodline!

Although this bloodline had not yet awakened, it had ensured that the strength of his Blue Silver Grass far surpassed that of other ordinary Blue Silver Grass.

This change now, could it be that something went wrong on the Blue Silver Forest's side?

If one were to say that the original Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was like a lock with a key...

Then now the lock's keyhole had disappeared. The lock could no longer be opened.

His bloodline had lost the possibility of awakening.

Mother!

Has she recovered?! How is this possible!

A human took her away, not coveting her soul ring and soul bone, but instead helping her recover?

Is that even a human soul master!!!

Don't you know what the rarest resource in the soul master world is!!!

Tang San looked at the slightly withered Blue Silver Grass in his hand and almost couldn't catch his breath.

Ignoring the pondering Yu Xiaogang, he walked straight towards his room.

He needed to confirm if his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline really had a problem.

Damn it! This person simply has a death wish!

You'd better hope I never find out who you are!