"No, I don't believe it... I can believe everything else, but not this, I simply cannot believe this..."
Gu Yuena muttered to herself in doubt at the Dragon Birthplace.
Her hunch that Lin Yi possessed the Golden Dragon King's bloodline was, after all, just conjecture, not something she truly believed.
The Golden Dragon King certainly didn't have any descendants, and its only spirit was still sealed in the Divine Realm, so it was impossible for Lin Yi to have the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, much less be the Golden Dragon King himself!
Unless... unless the spirit of the Golden Dragon King had escaped.
But as for the saying "he can only give what he has," Gu Yuena couldn't help but believe it, as it was the most logical explanation.
Gu Yuena was genuinely bewildered now.
Having lived for so many years, she had never felt such a headache over a young man's identity.
In any case... let's first see if this bloodline is indeed real.
Gu Yuena couldn't help but move a few steps closer to the viewing stand; she had to take a closer look to believe what her eyes were seeing.
All three on the stage noticed this somewhat agitated silver-haired woman. Seeing Gu Yuena approaching, Thousand Waves even pulled Xue Qinghe away a bit.
Because he felt that this silver-haired woman was definitely the most formidable presence on the scene besides Lin Yi, yet she was much more dangerous than Lin Yi.
After all, no one dared to predict the temperament of a soul beast.
Lin Yi looked away and turned to Xue Qinghe.
"Three days of experiencing the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, do you want it?"
"Yes!"
Xue Qinghe eagerly said, then immediately followed up by asking, "Senior, does this mean I can wield the Golden Dragon Spear for these three days?"
Lin Yi nodded: "Yes, after three days you will not be able to control the weapon anymore, and then you can return it to me."
After saying that, he threw the red orb of light towards Xue Qinghe.
The moment the orb merged with his body, a glow of gold enveloped Xue Qinghe.
Upon closer inspection, the golden light was actually composed of countless shimmering golden dragon scales.
The light gradually became ethereal, drawing in towards his body, and when it shrank to just above his skin, the light burst outwards in a fierce explosion!
A fierce, golden dragon's head manifested fleetingly!
Following that, a wild and unrestrained dragon's roar emerged from Xue Qinghe, each call higher and more undaunted than the last!
Angry, wild, brimming with power!
It was as if a king had descended, stirring the blood even in those without dragon bloodline.
At this moment, someone in the audience suddenly knelt down.
"Dragon Lance?"
Porcupine Douluo was puzzled but then noticed that Dragon Lance Douluo's complexion had suddenly become extremely weak.
And it was not just him, Di Tian suddenly found himself kneeling uncontrollably on one knee.
Soon after, other Soul Masters behind them began to kneel one after another, their faces pained and weak, with a feeling of power being stripped away.
Many people looked around in confusion, not understanding what was happening.
But friends familiar with those who had knelt down knew that these were people whose Martial Souls contained dragon bloodline!
The blood suppression of the Golden Dragon King had descended, all-encompassing, an all-out suppression…
Seeing the scene unfold before her, Gu Yuena's purple eyes suddenly contracted.
She immediately turned to look back at the stage where Xue Qinghe's golden light had just dissipated.
Without heeding Di Tian's advice, Gu Yuena quickly stepped onto the stage, rushing towards Xue Qinghe, and lifted her slender finger.
But before her fingertip could touch Xue Qinghe's cheek, a layer of intricate golden dragon scales appeared on the skin of his face.
These golden scales seemed to sense Gu Yuena's presence, greeting her as if they were emerging to say hello…
"Impossible, why…"
Seeing this, Gu Yuena murmured in disbelief.
Xue Qinghe looked at Gu Yuena oddly and silently stepped back a few paces.
"This is the Golden Dragon Spear, you have only three days to use it."
As if Lin Yi hadn't noticed Gu Yuena's reaction, he continued speaking from behind.
Hearing his words, Gu Yuena immediately turned and walked towards Lin Yi, wanting to see if the Golden Dragon Spear was also genuine!
Perhaps too excited, Gu Yuena accidentally touched Lin Yi's fingertip with her own when reaching for the Golden Dragon Spear.
At that moment, her expression froze, as if she had caught a whiff of an exceedingly familiar aura, and elongated silver dragon scales began to spread from her fingertip all the way up her entire forearm!
And on Lin Yi's hand, just like what had happened on Xue Qinghe's face, golden diamond-shaped dragon scales appeared.
The golden and silver dragon scales on the hands of the two, shimmering close together, danced excitedly, each sensing the familiar aura of the other.
Gu Yuena's face was filled with astonishment as she slowly lifted her head to look at Lin Yi.
Then, that sentence echoed in her mind:
"Lin Yi has what he can give."
There's a big difference between permanent bloodline and a three-day bloodline.
And at this moment, Gu Yuena indeed sensed a purer Golden Dragon King aura from Lin Yi.
Oh my, her breathing grew heavier.
This young man... this young man actually possessed a Dragon King's bloodline of the same purity as hers!
Incredible.
The next moment, Lin Yi withdrew his hand, and the golden scales on his arm receded like the tide.
He looked at Gu Yuena's eyes with a detached expression, and with a commanding tone, he said, "Let go of your hand and don't disturb the award process for others."
Gu Yuena, holding the Golden Dragon Spear, was stunned and did not respond.
Lin Yi used a bit of strength to pull away, and Gu Yuena carefully retracted her small hand, stepping back a few steps with a hint of redness in her eyes.
She didn't even need to verify whether the Golden Dragon Spear was real because it was unnecessary.
The aura that Lin Yi was exuding had already told her everything.
At this moment, Di Tian came to the stage, hastily supporting the still dazed Gu Yuena, leading her down.
"My lord, we should go down quickly, we can't stay up here when it's not our turn..."
After finishing his words, Di Tian immediately turned to apologize to Lin Yi, "I'm sorry, Senior Lin Yi, my lord is just a bit too curious..."
Di Tian's speech came to an abrupt halt as his complexion stiffened and he shockingly discovered that Lin Yi's pitch-black eyes had turned to golden vertical pupils for a split second!
Even though the golden vertical pupils were fleeting, Di Tian's legs gave way, and he rolled down the steps.
"Holy shit!"
Di Tian's face was one of shock. Why did Senior Lin Yi exude an aura of the Golden Dragon King that was more oppressive than Xue Qinghe's?
Below the stage, Bi Ji looked at Di Tian, who tumbled like a dog digging in the dirt, and was dumbfounded.
Gu Yuena, however, was as if she didn't notice this scene and walked down the steps alone with a somewhat despondent look, her mind evidently heavy with thoughts.
Bi Ji dared not touch Gu Yuena and could only run over to help Di Tian. But, as soon as she helped him up, he collapsed again with weak legs.
Bi Ji noticed that Di Tian's entire body shook uncontrollably, his muscles trembling involuntarily.
"What's wrong with you, boss?!"
"Shh!"
In a panic, Di Tian put up his index finger, glanced at the back of Gu Yuena, and signaled Bi Ji to keep quiet.
At this very moment, a fact lay before them.
Lin Yi's identity seemed much more complex than they had imagined...
The recent episode did not affect the expression on Lin Yi's face; he maintained a stoic appearance, indifferent to everyone.
Lin Yi calmly handed the Golden Dragon Spear to Xue Qinghe.
"Take it, and return it to me in three days."
"Yes, Senior..."
After receiving the Golden Dragon Spear, Xue Qinghe joyfully found that he did not feel the sensation of having his strength devoured like before.
Moreover, after the bloodline fusion, he noticed a dramatic change in himself.
First was his strength, which seemed to have increased... countless times.
Yes, countless times; his strength had reached a level that Xue Qinghe found incalculable.
And it wasn't just his strength, his attributes had risen wildly, but the increase in strength was particularly outrageous.
"Great Priest, let me try the second attack myself," Xue Qinghe said.
Thousand Waves looked at him hesitantly, unsure whether to speak, "Are you going to use the power of the Golden Dragon King... are you sure about the damage?"
Xue Qinghe shook his head with a smile, looking at his palm with anticipation, "I'm quite curious. I feel very different now, and I want to see how much damage I can do."
"Use up your two award chances first, then try. If you accidentally raise the damage too high, all your subsequent rewards will be downgraded," Thousand Waves advised earnestly.
Considering Thousand Waves's heartfelt advice, Xue Qinghe agreed.
Indeed, it was just a test of damage; why bet on the quality of subsequent rewards? It was not too bad to try after the second award was taken.
Lin Yi listened to their conversation and honestly was also quite curious about the damage of the Golden Dragon King.
However, with Xue Qinghe's situation, he was not yet able to unleash the full power of the Golden Dragon King; it was only the permanently fused bloodline of Lin Yi that possessed the Golden Dragon King's full strength.
Regrettably, Lin Yi was unable to test his own damage.
At this moment, he quietly glanced at Gu Yuena below the stage.
As expected, Gu Yuena was somewhat sad.
Lin Yi knew his behavior just now had been rather harsh, even ungentlemanly.
But he felt it was necessary to present an image of being impartial and tough in front of this group of people.
Even if it meant being seen as cold-blooded and ruthless, this character was established from the beginning and could not crumble because of Gu Yuena alone.
He could only express his remorse to her in his heart.
The grandfather and grandson once again discussed their attack strategy; Xue Qinghe would still employ Angelic Holy Light for support.
Thousand Waves was meticulous in calculating the damage; it was 280,000 last time, this time it should be 290,000, or at most a little over 300,000.
But after the attack finished and faced with the onslaught of Damage Rebound, his complexion changed.
Something was off!
Indeed, the damage rebound from this attack sent Thousand Waves flying to the ground, while Xue Qinghe stood firm and unmoved.
What was going on?!
He turned to look at Xue Qinghe, quietly puzzled, "You only used Angelic Holy Light, right?"
"Yes..."
Thousand Waves was befuddled.
The damage had reached at least 400,000, yet you're telling me you only used Angelic Holy Light?!
ps. This chapter is lengthy; thank you for your continued reading and support!