socalfunplaces Chapter 103 Is this how you become a Dragon God?
Chapter 103 Is this how you become a Dragon God?
Chapter 103 Is this how you become a Dragon God?
The process of reporting my safety to the college went relatively smoothly, or rather, the teacher in charge of registration was unaware that something had happened.
As for the arrangements for Gu Yuena, they are quite simple.
Aside from his regular weekly visits to the outer academy to instruct Ning Tian and the others, or his trips with them outside the academy to stroll around Shrek City after class, Huo Yuhao spends most of his time in the inner academy's simulated training grounds.
As for Gu Yuena's identity, after she displayed the nine spirit rings she had created and became the esteemed Title Douluo, she has now transformed into an external employee of Shrek Academy's inner court.
It's still the kind of leisurely position where you just get paid but don't do any work, and there's absolutely nothing to do on a daily basis.
The Silver Dragon King was very satisfied with this.
At this moment, Gu Yuena was looking at Huo Yuhao with a hint of resentment in her eyes.
When Gu Yuena entered the academy earlier, her stunning beauty caused quite a stir, so much so that Huo Yuhao had to use his simulation abilities to help her escape from the crowd.
After learning about Huo Yuhao's simulation effects, Gu Yuena, who had never been used to wearing shoes, wanted to go barefoot.
Clearly, she still hadn't fully adapted to the feeling of being restricted by wearing shoes and socks.
Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao was leading Gu Yuena through the familiar forest paths of Seagod Island, heading towards the inner courtyard dining hall.
There were fewer than a hundred or so inner court students who stayed on Poseidon Island for long periods of time to cultivate.
Therefore, the inner court canteen only prepares enough food for about a hundred people for each meal, but it is superior because of its rare ingredients and exquisite cooking.
The ingredients used in each dish are at least the essence of a thousand-year-old soul beast.
All the dishes were placed in a designated area for students and teachers to help themselves.
Huo Yuhao, quite familiar with the process, led Gu Yuena to pick up the plates and begin selecting food.
Compared to the outer courtyard, the inner courtyard dining hall not only has more precious tables and chairs, but it is also very quiet.
At this moment, there were only a few people in the cafeteria, each occupying a corner, eating quietly or talking in hushed tones.
But soon only the sound of two people eating remained in the cafeteria.
Huo Yuhao's body already had an imbalance of essence, energy, and spirit, making his body's demand for external energy extremely high.
Just like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger before, after signing the soul contract, its physical body turned into ash and disappeared, and Huo Yuhao didn't even have time to eat a bite.
At this point, he was so hungry that his stomach was practically touching his back, and he kept putting all kinds of energy-rich food into his mouth.
Gu Yuena initially approached the food with a mixture of curiosity and reserve, taking small bites of it as she savored the human food she had never tasted before.
But soon, she was drawn to the unique flavors and began to eat faster.
Her eating posture remained elegant, but the frequency of her chewing was no slower than that of Huo Yuhao beside her.
The inner court students who were having a meal nearby were dumbfounded.
They had never seen anyone with such an astonishing appetite, especially since one of them was such a stunningly beautiful and ethereal young woman.
When the empty plates on the table in front of them were stacked high enough to serve ninety people, Gu Yuena finally put down her chopsticks, still looking somewhat unsatisfied.
Huo Yuhao also breathed a long sigh of relief, as the hunger in his body finally subsided considerably.
The only reason they stopped was because all the dishes on display had been eaten.
Huo Yuhao sensed Gu Yuena's wet gaze beside him; clearly, the Silver Dragon King hadn't eaten its fill.
Huo Yuhao glanced at the stack of plates piled high in front of him without making a sound.
The empty plates on Gu Yuena's side were significantly more numerous than those on their side.
At this rate, even 500,000 to 600,000 gold soul coins a month wouldn't be enough for her.
After doing this a few times, the academy will definitely stop letting you take advantage of them so recklessly.
Huo Yuhao subconsciously touched his storage soul tool and suddenly felt that he couldn't afford to keep this Silver Dragon King anymore.
Should I take some time to sell a few blueprints for high-level soul tools and earn some gold soul coins first?
Before Huo Yuhao could recover from the reality of poverty, a beautiful figure hurriedly walked in from the cafeteria entrance.
"Junior Brother!"
Zhang Lexuan's face still showed obvious signs of fatigue, and her beautiful eyes were slightly red, clearly indicating that she had been crying earlier.
She spotted Huo Yuhao sitting there at a glance, her voice trembling with obvious excitement, and quickly walked over.
She didn't even notice Gu Yuena next to Huo Yuhao, and pulled Huo Yuhao tightly into her arms.
"I'm so glad you're okay, so glad..."
Zhang Lexuan's voice choked with emotion, so excited that she didn't even know what to say, only repeating these few words over and over again.
She had been searching for Huo Yuhao's whereabouts in the Star Dou Great Forest with Mu En and Di Tian for several days, but the more she searched, the less hope she had.
In the end, even she herself didn't believe that Huo Yuhao could survive under those circumstances.
Upon receiving the news that Huo Yuhao had safely returned to the academy, Zhang Lexuan was overwhelmed with joy at having been reunited with him.
Huo Yuhao felt a warm, damp sensation on his neck, and his heart warmed as well.
Faced with this situation, he could only gently pat Zhang Lexuan's back and softly comfort her, "Senior Sister, I'm fine. Knowing that you're all alright, I'm relieved."
Gu Yuena, who had been sitting quietly to the side, watched as this human woman suddenly appeared and hugged her treasure right in front of her. A strange look appeared in her pure purple eyes.
Especially after hearing Huo Yuhao's comforting words, his expression quickly turned into amusement.
Zhang Lexuan finally stopped sobbing. She nervously pulled Huo Yuhao up from his seat and carefully looked him up and down to make sure he was really safe and sound before she could finally relax.
"Junior brother, what exactly happened to you afterward? And how did you escape from such a dangerous situation...?"
It was at this moment that Zhang Lexuan, whose only concern was Huo Yuhao's safety, noticed the stunningly beautiful woman sitting quietly beside Huo Yuhao with a cold expression.
Even Zhang Lexuan herself, who was equally beautiful and had an outstanding temperament, had to admit that the woman in front of her was so beautiful that she seemed to be inhuman.
"Junior brother, who is this...?"
Zhang Lexuan's voice was somewhat hesitant.
In her memory, there was no one in the inner courtyard, whether student or teacher, who was this person.
When her gaze fell on the shoes on Gu Yuena's feet, which were almost identical to those on Huo Yuhao's feet, Zhang Lexuan's eyes unconsciously revealed a strange hostility that she herself did not notice, and the smile on her face faded slightly.
Before Huo Yuhao could even begin to introduce her, Gu Yuena's clear and ethereal voice rang out.
"I am Huo Yuhao's fiancée."
As she spoke, Gu Yuena naturally reached out and pulled Huo Yuhao back from Zhang Lexuan's side to her own, subtly protecting him beside her.
"Yuhao has received a lot of care from you before, so I can take care of him from now on. You don't need to worry about it."
Gu Yuena's words were spoken so elegantly and appropriately that no one could find fault with them.
But when it reached Zhang Lexuan's ears, it made her feel inexplicably more irritable.
Huo Yuhao was somewhat confused as to what had happened.
This is completely different from what I told Gu Yuena before.
When did I become her fiancé?
Is the brain circuit of this Soul Beast Lord really different from that of a normal person?
And, take care of me?
Huo Yuhao thought to himself, "How dare you say such a thing, you Silver Dragon King who can't even put on shoes and socks?"
Zhang Lexuan's gaze narrowed slightly, and her brows furrowed involuntarily.
"Fiancée? Why have I never heard my junior brother mention her before?"
Despite facing Zhang Lexuan's probing and even somewhat oppressive gaze, Gu Yuena remained calm and composed.
She tilted her head slightly, looked at Huo Yuhao beside her, and said with a hint of matter-of-factness:
"Isn't that right? Back in the Star Dou Great Forest, he was in danger, and I saved him. He said he couldn't repay such a great kindness, so he prepared to repay me with his body."
Huo Yuhao was completely dumbfounded.
Does this silver dragon king not understand the meaning of offering oneself in marriage in the human world, or is it saying this on purpose?
Looking into Gu Yuena's eyes, which revealed no emotion whatsoever, he was completely unable to discern her true intentions.
Zhang Lexuan's expression turned somewhat unpleasant; she herself couldn't quite explain what that inexplicable emotion in her heart was.
Perhaps Xiao Tao, Luo Chen, and Ming'er should be left to worry about their junior brother's love life, but as the senior sister, it's only reasonable for Zhang Lexuan to show him more concern.
Outside the inner courtyard dining hall, the elderly Mu En, leaning on a cane, led Di Tian slowly towards them with a beaming smile.
"When people get old, they become useless and can't keep up with the pace of these young people. But it's true that I haven't seen that girl Le Xuan like this in a long time. As for you, Beast God, it's quite a surprise that you would grace our Sea God Island with your presence today."
Di Tian's golden eyes swept over Mu En before landing on the most eye-catching golden ancient tree.
"What, Moon, do you intend to leave me here?"
If it weren't for the fact that the Lord was also on this Seagod Island, given Di Tian's usual style of doing things, he certainly wouldn't have so easily set foot on human territory.
He was genuinely curious about what his lord was planning and why he had come to this human world.
Why not just kidnap that human form of the Golden Dragon King and devour it?
"Beast God is joking. I haven't even thanked you for showing mercy before, so how could I possibly repay kindness with enmity?"
However, if I were fifty years younger, I really would be itching to learn a few moves from you, Beast God. But alas, the longer a person lives, the less they live for themselves.
While Moon's words remained mild, they also carried a hint of scrutiny.
"It's just that you, Beast God, want to see my junior. I've racked my brains trying to figure out what is it about my junior that could attract you, Beast God?"
"Bridget told me that your student dealt with the Netherworld Serpent, which was of no benefit to the Star Dou Great Forest. As the Beast God of the Star Dou Great Forest, it is only right that I come here in person to express my gratitude to him."
Di Tian casually made up an excuse to brush off Mu En, clearly unwilling to get entangled with him further on this matter.
The two walked into the inner courtyard dining hall one after the other, and happened to hear Gu Yuena's words, which had a somewhat declarative meaning.
A look of surprise flashed in Di Tian's golden eyes.
What happened?
Has the Lord been switched?
Or is it that becoming a dragon god is not about devouring the other half of one's body, but about having a child with the other half?
Di Tian was completely bewildered, his mind constantly searching for a reasonable explanation for his master's current behavior, given that the master had inherited the supreme wisdom of the Dragon God.
Mu En narrowed his cloudy eyes and looked at Gu Yuena, whose strength he couldn't understand at all, and had some guesses in his mind.
He chuckled and said, "Young people are so energetic. Back in the day, this old man didn't even know how many I'd fed. It's true, as I get older, I'm not as strong as I used to be. What do you say, Beast God?"
Di Tian's eye twitched slightly as he glanced at Mu En.
No wonder this old man has aged so much.
You think about these things all day long. Why don't you just die on the road to being well-fed when you're young?
……
Night fell, and the starlight dimmed.
Gu Yuena, who had been officially granted the status of an employee of the Inner Court with Huo Yuhao's guarantee and was assigned to a quiet attic residence, was sitting on the sofa in the living room.
Her eyes were calm and composed, as if she were pondering something.
A moment later, Gu Yuena lightly raised her hand, casually slicing through the space in front of her, and disappeared into the pavilion in a flash.
When she reappeared, she had arrived at the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
There, a middle-aged man dressed in a black robe had been waiting for some time.
Upon seeing Gu Yuena appear, Di Tian slowly approached her, knelt on one knee, and respectfully said, "My lord, why didn't you directly devour that human who obtained the Golden Dragon King's bloodline?"
Yes, after close observation, Di Tian has completely confirmed that the human boy is not the Golden Dragon King in human form.
Becoming a Dragon God is impossible through such an absurd method as giving birth to the next generation.
Di Tian was completely baffled by Gu Yuena's behavior today.
Gu Yuena said calmly, "Di Tian, haven't you noticed that the pressure from the other dimension on me is gradually decreasing?"
The reason why Gu Yuena's recovery from her injuries has been slow is not only because the lower plane does not have the immortal spiritual energy of the divine realm, so she can only recover with the life gold, but also because of the suppression of her by the plane's consciousness.
This forced her to devote some of her attention to fighting against the omnipresent pressure from the planes, while also shielding her from the divine realm's probing.
"But my lord, what does this have to do with that human?" Di Tian's voice was somewhat hesitant.
"Once you devour the Golden Dragon King's bloodline from that human, you will quickly replenish yourself and regain your status as a Dragon God. At that time, we can return to the realm of gods and make those deities pay for their blood debts."
Di Tian's words were filled with barely suppressed hatred and anticipation.
"Di Tian, the Golden Dragon King bloodline in his body is not what I need, or to be more precise, it is not the Golden Dragon King that split off from the Dragon God's origin," Gu Yuena's eyes flickered slightly, "You should remember that the Dragon God once briefly broke through to the God King realm. Do you know what He glimpsed in that brief moment?"
"This subordinate does not know." Di Tian lowered his head.
He naturally knew that it was because the Dragon God had briefly broken through to the realm above the God King that the war between the human gods of the God Realm and the dragon beast gods was caused.
As for the beast-like deities suffering unfair treatment and nearly perishing, that was merely one of the triggers.
The real reason is that the Dragon God briefly achieved the status of the Supreme God King and already possessed the ability to lead the Beast Gods to break away from the God Realm and create the Dragon Domain.
This is what the Divine Realm Committee truly fears and cannot tolerate.
"He saw the endless river of destiny, and we are but a tributary in that river."
(End of this chapter)