Gu Xun casually waved his hand, instantly sending the lava projectile, now under his control, back. The moment it returned, the orange-haired fat man immediately pointed at himself and declared.
"I summoned you."
"...Then I'm leaving."
Seeing this, Gu Xun turned to walk away. Qian Lei and Lan Xuanyu instantly panicked, grabbing hold of him.
"Gu Xun, don't leave! We finally met in person, and you're just going to walk away?"
"Yeah! You're already here—at least help us get through this!"
Liu Feng was still getting beaten up. Seeing this, Gu Xun halted his steps. He first cast a buff on himself, then swept several ice spears forward.
The lava hounds were instantly obliterated. Lan Xuan Yu, Qian Lei, and Liu Feng stared in stunned silence.
"So powerful!"
"One move took out so many!"
"Alright, I'm off."
Gu Xun walked back as he spoke, closing the summoning gate behind him. Upon returning, the figures of Gu Yuena and Di Tian came into view.
"My Lord."
"Father, who was inside?"
Di Tian and Gu Yuena inquired about Gu Xun's encounter. Sitting down on a bench, Gu Xun explained.
"It was a bloodline summon. Lan Xuanyu used a special martial soul to summon me through bloodline summoning."
Gu Xun explained. Gu Yuena paused in surprise before asking.
"Xuanyu summoned Father?"
"Yes."
"Xuanyu? Who is she? How could she summon the Master?"
Di Tian grew suspicious—who was this formidable figure who summoned Gu Xun? Gu Yuena offered no concealment.
"Xuanyu is the one who inherited both my bloodline and the Golden Dragon King's bloodline. She is also my daughter."
As Gu Yuena finished speaking, both Di Tian and Gu Xun froze. When Di Tian snapped back to reality, a flash of murderous intent flickered in his eyes.
Since the bloodlines of the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings had appeared in that Tang family member, then kill him.
As for Gu Xun, his mind exploded like a thunderclap. For a moment, he felt as if he'd misheard, as if the world itself had turned upside down.
"Master, shall I take action? Eliminate that human?"
Di Tian turned to Gu Xun and asked proactively. It took Gu Xun a moment to recover before he looked at Gu Yuena.
"You just said... that's your daughter?"
Gu Xun's mind remained in a state of shutdown as he looked at Gu Yuena uncertainly. She nodded.
"That's right, Father. Na'er is confident she can bring Xuanyu into the spirit beast camp and contribute to its cause..."
Gu Yuena harbored her own ulterior motives. After all, Lan Xuanyu was her daughter—albeit conceived through the fusion of Gu Yuena and Tang Wulin's silver and gold dragon bloodlines, achieved by piercing both their bodies with the Golden Dragon Spear.
But she was still her offspring. Later, Gu Yuena reasoned, she'd simply need to purge the impure bloodline within Tang Wulin's body.
Gu Xun froze for another moment. Wait, what? This world is messed up, right? How did the salted fish turn into a girl?
Gu Yuena and Di Tian both watched Gu Xun silently, awaiting his response.
Just as Gu Xun was still processing the "born by Mom" revelation, another teleportation gate appeared. Gu Xun, Gu Yuena, and Di Tian all turned to look.
"Allow me to confirm once more."
Gu Xun abruptly stood up and strode toward the portal. Neither Gu Yuena nor Di Tian tried to stop him.
Stepping through the portal, Gu Xun was greeted by the sight of Lan Xuanyu, Qian Lei, and Liu Feng.
"Xuanyu, we did it! It really was connected to you!"
Qian Lei cheered immediately. Lan Xuanyu nodded in agreement before turning her gaze to Gu Xun.
"Gu Xun, I never imagined we'd meet like this."
Gu Xun stared silently at Lan Xuanyu. Her skin prickled under his intense gaze.
The next moment, a dog's bark echoed through the air. Everyone looked up to see dozens of lava dogs—some ten years old, others a century old.
"Enemies are here. Let's go!"
"Gu Xun, this is urgent. We'll talk later."
Liu Feng instantly summoned his White Dragon Spear. Lan Xianyü conjured Blue Silver Grass to wrap around Liu Feng's body, while another strand coiled around Gu Xun.
Gu Xun felt a surge of power—not overwhelming, but sufficient.
With a flick of his wrist, over a dozen three-meter-long spears materialized in midair. The three younger members watched in stunned silence.
The ice spears shot forth, instantly obliterating every Lava Hound in sight.
The instantaneous wipeout left Lan Xuan Yu and the others gaping in astonishment. Gu Xun then approached Lan Xuan Yu.
While she was still dazed, he suddenly pinched her cheek. Snapping back to reality, Lan Xuan Yu flushed crimson as she found Gu Xun mere inches from her face.
"Gu Xun, what are you doing?"
Qian Lei and Liu Feng also witnessed Gu Xun pinching Lan Xuan Yu's cheek. Gu Xun retorted irritably.
"You actually called me out for a few grunts? My time is precious."
"Oh, we were just experimenting! And Gu Xun, we've known each other for a year now. Don't you want to see me?"
Seeing this, Lan Xuanyu immediately started acting cute, sending a shiver down Gu Xun's spine.
"I'm leaving. Don't bother me next time, or I'll kick your ass."
Gu Xun left those words hanging before striding away.