NOVEL NEXT Chapter 368: The Divorced Woman Flees with Her Child
"Is that so... I see. Silver Dragon King, thank you so much. I'll definitely find a way to repay you properly. But, Silver Dragon King, how could you bring yourself to kill him? He was a true descendant of the dragon race. Couldn't he be considered your descendant as well?"
Xiao Yu asked.
At Xiao Yu's question, the Silver Dragon King paused for a moment before replying in a complex tone.
"Do you think I wanted to?! If I had any other choice, I wouldn't have so easily destroyed his divine essence. But he was no longer a true member of the dragon race. Now, he was just an evil remnant soul filled with obsession.
The reason he managed to survive until now was by devouring the flesh and souls of other deceased dragons. After consuming so many of his kin, his spirit had become twisted and insane.
If he had successfully taken over your body, he would have become something akin to a fallen soul master among humans, not the Light Holy Dragon he once was."
The Silver Dragon King's voice was filled with regret and helplessness.
Although she was angry at the Light Holy Dragon's actions, she couldn't entirely blame him.
After all, the Light Holy Dragon just wanted to survive. To survive, he began eating the flesh of his kin, and when that ran out, he started devouring their remnant souls. From a certain perspective, he wasn't wrong.
But neither was she wrong for killing him, because he was no longer a dragon. He had become a gluttonous, violent soul entity, no longer even resembling a living being.
Hearing the Silver Dragon King's explanation, Xiao Yu fell into silence.
He hadn't expected the Light Holy Dragon's story to be so complicated!
It seemed that the Thunder Dragon Bear and Thunder Howl outside were also part of the Light Holy Dragon's backup plan, prepared to take over their bodies and achieve resurrection.
After a brief silence, the Silver Dragon King continued.
"Xiao Yu, I've checked the Dragon Valley. There's no possibility of any living beings remaining here. If you're done, leave this place. Let my descendants rest here in peace.
However, this Dragon Valley is also an excellent place for you to cultivate. With so many dragons having died here, the dragon aura has become incredibly dense. For someone with dragon blood like you, cultivating here will yield twice the results with half the effort!
Based on my estimation, if you can absorb all the dragon aura here, you might be able to break through to the Title Douluo level."
Hearing the Silver Dragon King's words, Xiao Yu nodded slightly, then spoke thoughtfully.
"Silver Dragon King, what about these bones? Should we just leave them exposed like this?"
"..."
At this question, the Silver Dragon King fell silent again. She wanted to bury her kin, but with so many bones, how long would that take? And who would do it?
Should she ask Di Tian and the others to come and handle this?
What if humans discovered it and caused trouble?
At the same time, she didn't want to trouble Xiao Yu with this.
After all, they were only partners, not master and subordinate.
But in the end, for the sake of her kin, the Silver Dragon King tentatively spoke.
"If it's possible, could you help me bury them?"
"Sure."
"What?"
Hearing Xiao Yu agree so readily, even the Silver Dragon King was taken aback.
"I said sure. Silver Dragon King, you saved my life earlier. Today, I'll help you bury your people. It's just that, with so many dragon bones scattered across the mountains, it's going to take a while."
After muttering a few words, Xiao Yu began preparing to handle the dragon bones scattered around.
"Wait, Xiao Yu, absorb the core of that Light Holy Dragon first."
The Silver Dragon King, touched by Xiao Yu's willingness to help, quickly spoke up.
Hearing this, Xiao Yu nodded slightly and looked at the golden core in front of him.
He then began using his mental power to guide the core into his consciousness.
Before long, as the golden core erupted in Xiao Yu's mind, memories of the Light Holy Dragon's life began flashing before him.
"..."
He saw the Light Holy Dragon King, who had once been powerful enough to challenge first-level gods.
He saw the Dragon God, who had once rivaled the five God Kings!
He saw the other eight dragon clans and their respective dragon kings!
He also saw the war between the Divine Realm and the Beast God Realm.
He saw the death of the Dragon God.
He saw the birth of the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King.
He saw the Golden Dragon King being sealed by the five God Kings.
He saw the Silver Dragon King fleeing the Divine Realm with Di Tian, hiding deep within the Star Dou Great Forest!
Finally, he saw the Dragon Valley in its heyday, filled with the roars of a hundred dragons, the last echoes of the dragon race's rise and fall.
In the beginning, the dragons in the valley had clamored to gather strength, return to the Divine Realm, and avenge the Dragon God!
But in the end...
What awaited them wasn't a glorious revenge, but a life of hiding and waiting for death, like rats in a sewer.
In the end, after experiencing a series of tragic events, Xiao Yu saw the final act of the Light Holy Dragon.
And the Light Holy Dragon's last lament.
Until he arrived, and the Silver Dragon King erased its consciousness.
"Saint Dragon's Breath!"
"Saint Dragon's Auspicious Clouds!"
"Saint Dragon's Shadow!"
"Saint Dragon's Claw..."
After watching the Light Holy Dragon's memories like a fleeting dream, Xiao Yu's mind was filled with the unique dragon skills of the Light Holy Dragon lineage.
Skills exclusive to the Light Holy Dragon clan, much like Di Tian's Dragon God Claw, bestowed by the Dragon God.
"Whew..."
After finishing the tens of thousands of years of memories in just five minutes, Xiao Yu let out a heavy sigh.
His tone was filled with complexity as he spoke.
"Silver Dragon King, I saw your past self. Back then, you had it rough, didn't you? Just after separating into the Silver Dragon King, you had to flee with Di Tian."
Hearing Xiao Yu's words, the Silver Dragon King didn't respond immediately. After a long silence, her voice, tinged with sadness, finally rang out.
"What, are you going to comment on it now?! Let me guess, are you going to say something like, 'a divorced woman fleeing with her child'?"
"..."
"Can you read my memories?"
Xiao Yu, realizing that his next sarcastic remark had been anticipated, asked in surprise.
"No, not really. I just based it on your previous conversations with Liu Erlong and the others in bed, and how you coaxed them into saying things they'd only say in bed.
Xiao Yu, I've noticed that you seem to have a thing for older women—no, I should say, more voluptuous... mature women. You seemed much more excited when you were with Zhu Zhuyun than with Zhu Zhuqing."