"Heh heh." Arthur pulled over a chair nearby and sat down, casually picking up the coffee Yue hadn't finished and taking a sip. After smacking his lips, he slowly spoke, "That's not it. Here, look."
Stretching out his right hand, the mark of the Holy Dragon King flashed. Arthur called out, "Come out and show yourself, little baby."
"..."
"If you don't come out, I'll agree to let Xia Xi ride you for fun."
Just as he finished speaking, the mark suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light. A warm ball of light floated out from the mark, shook in mid-air, and transformed into a mini dragon.
Guang's dragon eyes bulged round, full of reluctance. He hung stiffly in mid-air, even his dragon tail drooping.
"Sigh..."
A baby-voiced dragon roar carried a sense of world-weariness.
This contrast instantly hit Xu Xiaoyan's cute spot.
She recognized this form of existence as a Spirit Soul and couldn't help but poke the mini dragon with her finger. "Wow! So cute! Is this your new Spirit Soul, Brother Arthur?"
Yuanen Yehui also raised an eyebrow.
"Holy crap!" Only Yue looked shocked. Then he burst out laughing, "No, Guang."
"Haven't seen you for a few days, how did you become so pathetic?"
"Hahaha, a Spirit Soul, hahaha..."
Guang's dragon scales bristled from Yue's laughter, and his golden patterns lit up. "What the hell are you laughing at!"
"Sorry, sorry, I really can't help it."
Yue laughed harder and harder. "Not bad, Guang. To think the dignified Holy Dragon King actually ended up as a human's Spirit Soul. Where are you going to hide that old face of yours?"
"What's it to you?"
Arthur watched the show with his legs crossed, not forgetting to add fuel to the fire. "Don't bully my little baby. He voluntarily became a Spirit Soul to help me harmonize my dragon bones. His greatness needs no words."
"Voluntarily?" Yue raised an eyebrow. "I don't believe it. He probably got caught peeping by the new boss."
"You really deserve it, Guang."
From the very beginning, Yue had discovered Guang hiding in Arthur's hand and even commented that he really wasn't afraid of death.
"Hmph." Guang snorted coldly. Since he had finished showing himself, he immediately ran back.
The few continued chatting. The shop manager, who had originally wanted to announce they were closing, glanced at Yue, this very conspicuous Dragon Soul, and decided it was better not to disturb them.
Until the morning light outside the window had completely dispelled the darkness of the night.
The voices of early risers began to appear on the streets; last night's battle seemed like just a dream.
But the high-level officials of the Star Luo Empire knew that the situation on this continent had completely changed.
A middle-aged man wearing a Royal Guard uniform walked in and bowed respectfully to Arthur. "Lord Arthur, Your Majesty requests your presence."
"Please come to the Star Luo Imperial Palace to discuss matters."
Arthur raised an eyebrow. "So soon?"
"Yes." The guard lowered his voice.
Arthur stood up and said to Yuanen Yehui and the others, "I have matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first. You guys..."
"We will continue traveling the Star Luo Continent," Yuanen Yehui interjected. "Since the Green Skeleton has been eliminated, there shouldn't be any danger for the time being."
Although Xu Xiaoyan was a bit reluctant, she nodded sensibly. "Be careful, Brother Arthur."
Yue wagged his tail. "Go on, go on."
Arthur smiled and followed the guard out of the coffee shop. Before leaving, he looked back. Yuanen Yehui was looking down in thought, Xu Xiaoyan was gazing at him expectantly, and Yue was squinting lazily.
And on the back of his hand, that slightly warm holy mark.
"Let's go," he said softly, his figure merging into the morning light... On the other side, the battle between En Ci and the Skeleton Douluo had long since ended, with the opponent being powerfully slain by him.
Both being Level 98, the suppression of four-word battle armor over three-word battle armor was unquestionable, not to mention the restraint in their Martial Souls.
En Ci, who had eliminated the Skeleton Douluo, glanced at the smiling Hu Jie.
Hu Jie had been slacking off throughout the entire fight, merely ensuring the Skeleton Douluo had no chance to escape.
However, En Ci was quite satisfied with this. In any case, the result was good, having removed a cancer for the Star Luo Empire.
Imperial Palace, Council Chamber.
Dai Tianling sat in the main seat, with En Ci and Hu Jie on either side. Seeing Arthur enter, all three stood up.
"Young Friend Su, it's all thanks to you this time," Dai Tianling spoke first, his tone sincere. "The Green Skeleton cancer has been entrenched in Star Luo for many years. We've tried to wipe them out many times but failed to root them out. I didn't expect you to do it alone..."
"Your Majesty is too polite." Arthur waved his hand and sat in an empty chair. "I just did it in passing. As for the Holy Spirit Cult, is there any news?"
En Ci took over the conversation. "The organization behind the Green Skeleton is actually the work of the Ghost Emperor. However, the informants we planted in the Holy Spirit Cult sent word that the Ghost Emperor actually had no reaction to this."
Dai Tianling's face darkened. "That's the most abnormal part. The Green Skeleton should have been an important pawn he placed on the Star Luo Continent. After all, with several Titled Douluo stationed there, for it to be uprooted like this and for him to show no movement—either he planned this long ago, or he's brewing an even bigger conspiracy."
"A bigger conspiracy?" Arthur thought for a moment.
He should be preparing to bomb Shrek. It was expected that he would endure for a while for the sake of this matter.
Arthur felt it would be better to return to Shrek City first. If it was bombed prematurely, that would be the lives of an entire city.
The air in the Council Chamber grew heavy because of Dai Tianling's words, but Arthur's mind was clear.
Bombing Shrek City—this was a terrifying event that caused massive casualties in the original plot.
And the Ghost Emperor's silence at this moment confirmed his guess. The opponent was gathering strength, preparing for that continent-shaking attack.
"A bigger conspiracy, huh." Arthur slowly stood up. "Your Majesty is right. The Ghost Emperor will definitely not let this go. We should each make our own preparations."
"I might have to withdraw early from this exchange between the two continents and head back." Arthur bowed. "I hope Your Majesty can forgive me."
Hearing this, Dai Tianling immediately raised his hand in a supportive gesture, his expression full of understanding, without the slightest dissatisfaction. "Young Friend Su, you're being too formal. It's only right for you to go back early. How could I blame you?"
However, En Ci on the side looked troubled, as if he had something to say.
Arthur noticed the hesitation in En Ci's expression and raised an eyebrow. "Does Lord En Ci have something to say? Please, speak plainly."
En Ci pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Young Friend Su, before you return to the Douluo Continent, I wonder if you could do me a favor?"
"In the previous match, I saw you pull Long Yue back from losing control."
Arthur was slightly stunned upon hearing this, then nodded in realization. He still remembered how Long Yue's Martial Soul had run wild that day; that nearly out-of-control dragon power was violent and chaotic.
"Does Lord En Ci want me to help Long Yue completely stabilize his Martial Soul?"
"No, it's someone else who needs help; his situation is similar to Long Yue's."
Arthur's eyebrows raised slightly, feeling a bit curious. Besides Long Yue, there was actually someone else in Star Luo who was trapped in a state of Martial Soul rampage and mental instability. And looking at En Ci's expression, this matter actually concerned him more than Long Yue's situation that day.
Then he remembered that there seemed to be such a person.
Qilin... Arthur asked accordingly, "Please tell me, Lord En Ci, who is it? What is their condition?"
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