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Douluo Dalu_ Legend of the Ancestral Dragon_chapter_0082
Chapter 82
Chapter 82: Seeing Gu Yuena Again
By noon, Aotian had brought Xiao Wu back to Bibi Dong's room.
Bibi Dong was just waking up, and as she rose, she saw Aotian enter with Xiao Wu.
Feeling refreshed and in better shape than ever, she smiled and asked, "What brings you two here together?"
She was still wearing thin, silky pajamas, looking extremely alluring.
Aotian pulled Xiao Wu before Bibi Dong and said, "Xiao Wu's great aunt has arrived, but she's saying she has a terminal illness and is about to die. So, she's all yours."
Bibi Dong froze for a moment, then the smile on her face deepened. Patting Xiao Wu's head, she said, "Our little Xiao Wu has grown up."
Xiao Wu said in confusion, "I don't have a great aunt."
Bibi Dong let out a chuckle, giving Aotian a look brimming with charm. The first time she had heard the term 'great aunt' and the little story of its origin, she had laughed for a long time.
She pushed Aotian out of the room, saying, "Go on, do what you need to do. I'll take care of Xiao Wu."
Aotian shook his head and smiled, having finally resolved this matter.
He suddenly thought of Gu Yuena and mused to himself, "Xiao Wu has already transformed into a human, so it's not strange for her to have her 'great aunt.' But Gu Yuena, like me, is still a beast. I wonder if she also has such a strange thing?"
At this thought, he realized he missed Gu Yuena.
It had been several days since Gu Yuena returned to the Star Dou Great Forest. He wondered if she missed him too.
"Honestly, didn't I tell her she could contact me with the inverse scale? I can't believe she hasn't reached out after all this time."
A smile spread across Aotian's face. His figure vanished into thin air, heading toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
Since Gu Yuena wouldn't contact him, he would just have to go himself and see what that girl was up to.
When he arrived beside the Lake of Life, in the core of the Star Dou Great Forest, he was instantly stunned by the sight before him.
Beside the Lake of Life, a massive fissure stretched across the ground, extending toward the south of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The fissure was tens of meters wide and several hundred meters deep, worthy of being called a great chasm.
At the chasm's end, deep within the earth, a graceful figure flickered, endlessly manipulating the earth element to make the chasm vanish and return the land to its original state.
Aotian glanced over and saw that the chasm had just managed to avoid the core of the formation here. Otherwise, the entire grand formation would likely have been destroyed.
Gu Yuena had set up this grand formation years ago. While not particularly sophisticated, it was sufficient to conceal the auras of the fierce beasts and block enemy reconnaissance.
In recent years, whenever Aotian visited, he would make improvements to the grand formation, endowing it with much stronger defenses. It had become incredibly difficult to breach from the outside.
But this chasm at his feet seemed to have originated from inside the grand formation.
Di Tian and the others were all in their respective lairs, deep in arduous cultivation. Only Gu Yuena was left to painstakingly repair the earth alone.
Aotian's figure flashed, and he appeared beside Gu Yuena, startling her as she was concentrating on channeling the earth element.
Gu Yuena glared at Aotian and snapped, "Are you trying to scare me to death?"
Aotian gestured around them and asked, "What caused this?"
"It's all because of the inverse scale you gave me," Gu Yuena said, her pretty face blushing with a hint of embarrassment.
"What happened? Did you get into a fight with someone?"
Gu Yuena shook her head. "I just wanted to give Di Tian and the others a little scare. Who would have thought I'd accidentally create such a massive fissure?"
"Don't tell me you've been spending the last few days repairing this?" Aotian asked.
Gu Yuena stopped her work and said helplessly, "I'm the only one who can manipulate the earth element; Di Tian and the others are no help at all. What else could I do? I made this mess, so I have to fix it myself."
Aotian wrapped an arm around her waist and flew them up to the surface. "All you had to do was take out the inverse scale and call for me," he said.
As he spoke, the ground beneath them began to tremble. The chasm, tens of meters wide, slowly started to close, at a pace far quicker than Gu Yuena's bit-by-bit restoration.
Gu Yuena said, "I caused this, so I can handle it myself."
"Another silly girl."
"I am not a silly girl! I am the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena," she retorted, lifting her chin with a charmingly proud expression.
The rumbling commotion attracted the attention of Di Tian and the others. They rushed over and immediately noticed Aotian's presence.
"Mr. Ao." Di Tian stood at the forefront, leading the others in a respectful bow toward Aotian.
Over the past few years, Aotian had effectively become their teacher. Every one of the fierce beasts had received benefits from him, and their strength had increased significantly.
Di Tian, in particular, had seen his strength skyrocket. With Aotian's help, he had successfully passed his 900,000-year Heavenly Tribulation, achieving a cultivation level of over nine hundred thousand years.
It wasn't just his cultivation level; his bloodline had also been significantly enhanced, making his potential countless times greater than it was originally.
Aotian was also pleasantly surprised by the Hell Demon Dragon King, Zi Ji. Although her own cultivation ranked lowest among the top fierce beasts, her potential was by no means inferior to Di Tian's. After receiving Aotian's nurturing, the speed of her strength improvement outpaced that of the other fierce beasts.
Both of them were considered geniuses of the Dragon Race and were the primary focus of Aotian's efforts. After all, it was far easier for him to increase the strength of his own kin.
Aside from these two, the combat talent displayed by the Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear was exceptionally powerful. Although his cultivation was merely average among these great fierce beasts, in terms of sheer combat power, only Di Tian could keep him in check.
Aotian had studied him and discovered that the bear possessed a trace of behemoth bloodline. According to legends circulating among the fierce beasts, behemoths were beings capable of tearing giant dragons apart with their bare hands.
It was a pity that such a powerful race had gone extinct.
Before Aotian fell into his long slumber, the primordial Douluo Star had been home to hegemonic creatures like the behemoth. Quite a few powerful behemoths had fallen at Aotian's hands, their bodies collected as trophies within his own world.
He had extracted the residual essence from those behemoth corpses to enhance Xiong Jun's talent, which made the big fellow completely subservient to him.
Originally, Xiong Jun had been extremely proud and unruly, even showing some defiance toward Di Tian. But now, he revered Aotian with the utmost respect.
As for the other great fierce beasts, Aotian had also given them numerous tailored benefits, even creating a unique cultivation method for each of them to accelerate their cultivation speed.
Creating cultivation methods for soul beasts wasn't particularly difficult for Aotian. Since soul beasts possess powerful physiques, Aotian simplified his own Dragon Race's cultivation method, focusing primarily on body tempering and then infusing it with a corresponding attribute.
Compared to the methods Aotian designed for humans, this type of cultivation method was far cruder, but for the robust fierce beasts, it was a perfect fit.
Now, none of them had the slightest doubt that Aotian could solve the fundamental problems faced by soul beasts.
They were certain that Senior Ao possessed this ability.
Looking at the great fierce beasts kneeling on one knee before him, Aotian nodded in satisfaction.
To have reached a cultivation level of several hundred thousand years, their talent was indeed impressive. They were worthy of becoming his subordinates and one day following him to conquer the starry sky and other worlds.
Xiao Wu's two companions, Da Ming and Er Ming, were also on the verge of a breakthrough. As long as they passed their first Heavenly Tribulation, they would be able to freely assume human form.
Aotian waved his hand. "Return to your cultivation. With your current strength, it's far too early to be thinking about attacking the God Realm to take revenge."
Aotian would find a way to resolve the issues between humans and soul beasts on the Douluo Continent, but he couldn't care less about the inhabitants of the God Realm.
Those so-called gods had personally slaughtered countless experts among the soul beasts and prohibited any soul beast from the mortal realm from becoming a god.
Di Tian and the others had once sworn an oath before Aotian that they would one day storm the God Realm.
Thus, Aotian was giving them this chance, treating it as their first trial.
After Di Tian and the others had left, Aotian asked, "Don't you get bored staying here all the time? Why not come with me to Spirit City?"
Gu Yuena shook her head. "No, I think I'll stay here."
Aotian didn't press the issue. "In a little over a month, Xiao Wu and I are planning to go to Shrek Academy. Are you interested? If you are, I'll come pick you up when the time comes."
A bright smile blossomed on Gu Yuena's face. "Of course I'm interested! In that case, you absolutely must remember to come get me, okay?"
(end of chapter)
By noon, Aotian had brought Xiao Wu back to Bibi Dong's room.
Bibi Dong was just waking up, and as she rose, she saw Aotian enter with Xiao Wu.
Feeling refreshed and in better shape than ever, she smiled and asked, "What brings you two here together?"
She was still wearing thin, silky pajamas, looking extremely alluring.
Aotian pulled Xiao Wu before Bibi Dong and said, "Xiao Wu's great aunt has arrived, but she's saying she has a terminal illness and is about to die. So, she's all yours."
Bibi Dong froze for a moment, then the smile on her face deepened. Patting Xiao Wu's head, she said, "Our little Xiao Wu has grown up."
Xiao Wu said in confusion, "I don't have a great aunt."
Bibi Dong let out a chuckle, giving Aotian a look brimming with charm. The first time she had heard the term 'great aunt' and the little story of its origin, she had laughed for a long time.
She pushed Aotian out of the room, saying, "Go on, do what you need to do. I'll take care of Xiao Wu."
Aotian shook his head and smiled, having finally resolved this matter.
He suddenly thought of Gu Yuena and mused to himself, "Xiao Wu has already transformed into a human, so it's not strange for her to have her 'great aunt.' But Gu Yuena, like me, is still a beast. I wonder if she also has such a strange thing?"
At this thought, he realized he missed Gu Yuena.
It had been several days since Gu Yuena returned to the Star Dou Great Forest. He wondered if she missed him too.
"Honestly, didn't I tell her she could contact me with the inverse scale? I can't believe she hasn't reached out after all this time."
A smile spread across Aotian's face. His figure vanished into thin air, heading toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
Since Gu Yuena wouldn't contact him, he would just have to go himself and see what that girl was up to.
When he arrived beside the Lake of Life, in the core of the Star Dou Great Forest, he was instantly stunned by the sight before him.
Beside the Lake of Life, a massive fissure stretched across the ground, extending toward the south of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The fissure was tens of meters wide and several hundred meters deep, worthy of being called a great chasm.
At the chasm's end, deep within the earth, a graceful figure flickered, endlessly manipulating the earth element to make the chasm vanish and return the land to its original state.
Aotian glanced over and saw that the chasm had just managed to avoid the core of the formation here. Otherwise, the entire grand formation would likely have been destroyed.
Gu Yuena had set up this grand formation years ago. While not particularly sophisticated, it was sufficient to conceal the auras of the fierce beasts and block enemy reconnaissance.
In recent years, whenever Aotian visited, he would make improvements to the grand formation, endowing it with much stronger defenses. It had become incredibly difficult to breach from the outside.
But this chasm at his feet seemed to have originated from inside the grand formation.
Di Tian and the others were all in their respective lairs, deep in arduous cultivation. Only Gu Yuena was left to painstakingly repair the earth alone.
Aotian's figure flashed, and he appeared beside Gu Yuena, startling her as she was concentrating on channeling the earth element.
Gu Yuena glared at Aotian and snapped, "Are you trying to scare me to death?"
Aotian gestured around them and asked, "What caused this?"
"It's all because of the inverse scale you gave me," Gu Yuena said, her pretty face blushing with a hint of embarrassment.
"What happened? Did you get into a fight with someone?"
Gu Yuena shook her head. "I just wanted to give Di Tian and the others a little scare. Who would have thought I'd accidentally create such a massive fissure?"
"Don't tell me you've been spending the last few days repairing this?" Aotian asked.
Gu Yuena stopped her work and said helplessly, "I'm the only one who can manipulate the earth element; Di Tian and the others are no help at all. What else could I do? I made this mess, so I have to fix it myself."
Aotian wrapped an arm around her waist and flew them up to the surface. "All you had to do was take out the inverse scale and call for me," he said.
As he spoke, the ground beneath them began to tremble. The chasm, tens of meters wide, slowly started to close, at a pace far quicker than Gu Yuena's bit-by-bit restoration.
Gu Yuena said, "I caused this, so I can handle it myself."
"Another silly girl."
"I am not a silly girl! I am the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena," she retorted, lifting her chin with a charmingly proud expression.
The rumbling commotion attracted the attention of Di Tian and the others. They rushed over and immediately noticed Aotian's presence.
"Mr. Ao." Di Tian stood at the forefront, leading the others in a respectful bow toward Aotian.
Over the past few years, Aotian had effectively become their teacher. Every one of the fierce beasts had received benefits from him, and their strength had increased significantly.
Di Tian, in particular, had seen his strength skyrocket. With Aotian's help, he had successfully passed his 900,000-year Heavenly Tribulation, achieving a cultivation level of over nine hundred thousand years.
It wasn't just his cultivation level; his bloodline had also been significantly enhanced, making his potential countless times greater than it was originally.
Aotian was also pleasantly surprised by the Hell Demon Dragon King, Zi Ji. Although her own cultivation ranked lowest among the top fierce beasts, her potential was by no means inferior to Di Tian's. After receiving Aotian's nurturing, the speed of her strength improvement outpaced that of the other fierce beasts.
Both of them were considered geniuses of the Dragon Race and were the primary focus of Aotian's efforts. After all, it was far easier for him to increase the strength of his own kin.
Aside from these two, the combat talent displayed by the Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear was exceptionally powerful. Although his cultivation was merely average among these great fierce beasts, in terms of sheer combat power, only Di Tian could keep him in check.
Aotian had studied him and discovered that the bear possessed a trace of behemoth bloodline. According to legends circulating among the fierce beasts, behemoths were beings capable of tearing giant dragons apart with their bare hands.
It was a pity that such a powerful race had gone extinct.
Before Aotian fell into his long slumber, the primordial Douluo Star had been home to hegemonic creatures like the behemoth. Quite a few powerful behemoths had fallen at Aotian's hands, their bodies collected as trophies within his own world.
He had extracted the residual essence from those behemoth corpses to enhance Xiong Jun's talent, which made the big fellow completely subservient to him.
Originally, Xiong Jun had been extremely proud and unruly, even showing some defiance toward Di Tian. But now, he revered Aotian with the utmost respect.
As for the other great fierce beasts, Aotian had also given them numerous tailored benefits, even creating a unique cultivation method for each of them to accelerate their cultivation speed.
Creating cultivation methods for soul beasts wasn't particularly difficult for Aotian. Since soul beasts possess powerful physiques, Aotian simplified his own Dragon Race's cultivation method, focusing primarily on body tempering and then infusing it with a corresponding attribute.
Compared to the methods Aotian designed for humans, this type of cultivation method was far cruder, but for the robust fierce beasts, it was a perfect fit.
Now, none of them had the slightest doubt that Aotian could solve the fundamental problems faced by soul beasts.
They were certain that Senior Ao possessed this ability.
Looking at the great fierce beasts kneeling on one knee before him, Aotian nodded in satisfaction.
To have reached a cultivation level of several hundred thousand years, their talent was indeed impressive. They were worthy of becoming his subordinates and one day following him to conquer the starry sky and other worlds.
Xiao Wu's two companions, Da Ming and Er Ming, were also on the verge of a breakthrough. As long as they passed their first Heavenly Tribulation, they would be able to freely assume human form.
Aotian waved his hand. "Return to your cultivation. With your current strength, it's far too early to be thinking about attacking the God Realm to take revenge."
Aotian would find a way to resolve the issues between humans and soul beasts on the Douluo Continent, but he couldn't care less about the inhabitants of the God Realm.
Those so-called gods had personally slaughtered countless experts among the soul beasts and prohibited any soul beast from the mortal realm from becoming a god.
Di Tian and the others had once sworn an oath before Aotian that they would one day storm the God Realm.
Thus, Aotian was giving them this chance, treating it as their first trial.
After Di Tian and the others had left, Aotian asked, "Don't you get bored staying here all the time? Why not come with me to Spirit City?"
Gu Yuena shook her head. "No, I think I'll stay here."
Aotian didn't press the issue. "In a little over a month, Xiao Wu and I are planning to go to Shrek Academy. Are you interested? If you are, I'll come pick you up when the time comes."
A bright smile blossomed on Gu Yuena's face. "Of course I'm interested! In that case, you absolutely must remember to come get me, okay?"
(end of chapter)
