Chapter 66: Gold of Live
"What compensation do you want?"
The Silver Dragon King asked calmly.
She had already admitted defeat and wanted to send this ancestor away as soon as possible before entering seclusion to heal her wounds.
"No hurry. I don't like to talk with my head raised."
"So troublesome." The Silver Dragon Empress was a little impatient, but still acted.
A faint white light appeared on her massive dragon body.
That enormous form began to shrink visibly.
Eventually, a beautiful figure slowly stepped out from the heart of the white light.
The last ray of radiance, cocooned at her toes, cracked apart, and as the flowing silver faded along her hair, her skin shimmered like it had been forged from moonlight.
Her hair wasn't pure white, but looked woven from molten mithril streaked with auroras.
A pair of bright purple eyes glowed like amethyst, and her long straight eyelashes resembled frost crystals clinging to a glacier's edge.
A silver gown outlined her exquisite figure, and below the delicate collarbone was a flawless, snow-white cleavage.
She had no imperfections like the most exquisite masterpiece.
Even Ling Shuang, who had lived with the two empresses of ice and snow for more than ten years and built up immunity to beauty, was momentarily stunned.
There was no doubt she truly was the most beautiful woman in all of Douluo.
"Alright, tell me what else do you want?" Gu Yuena frowned slightly, though a flicker of pride crossed her violet gaze.
This was her allure. Even this pesky human had to admit it.
"Very simple. I want to take some Life Gold from the Lake of Life," Ling Shuang said directly.
She was stunning, yes, but that didn't stop Ling Shuang from getting what he came for.
He had coveted the Life Gold for a long time.
He'd avoided it because of the fierce beasts guarding the Lake of Life and instead aimed for the golden ancient tree at Shrek Academy.
But now the chance had come.
Gu Yuena smiled upon hearing his request.
Her smile dazzled like a goddess of beauty incarnate.
"Human, you have excellent taste."
Though her words sounded like praise, her clenched tone betrayed her frustration.
She had many fine treasures, but Ling Shuang immediately picked the best of them all.
The Gold of Life was no ordinary item. Even she didn't possess much it was a true top-grade rarity.
Ling Shuang appeared not to notice her displeasure and smiled slightly. "Your Excellency Silver Dragon King, you're too kind."
Please he came here to extort her. If he didn't ask for something good, was he supposed to take trash?
That smile on Ling Shuang's face the one even Gu Yuena had to admit was heaven-defying made her grit her teeth in anger.
Gu Yuena was so furious her teeth itched.
"Di Tian will give it to you."
Before Ling Shuang could respond, the space around him twisted.
In the next moment, he vanished from Gu Yuena's side and reappeared among a group of fierce beasts.
Seeing Ling Shuang suddenly appear, Di Tian frowned. Just as he was about to ask why he was here, Gu Yuena's voice sounded directly in his mind:
"Di Tian, take this guy to collect some Life Gold and then get him out of here. The farther, the better!"
Di Tian was stunned. Just earlier the master had asked him to bring the human here, and now she was asking him to send him away and even give him precious Life Crystals.
And for some reason, her tone seemed... angry.
No, that couldn't be. How could the master be angry?
It must be an illusion.
The moment the thought occurred, Di Tian forcibly erased it.
How could the wise and powerful master be angered by a human?
Impossible. It had to be part of her plan.
She must have a deeper intention behind all this.
It had to be that.
"Di Tian, you can finally tell us what's going on now, right?" Xiong Jun asked again.
His already slow brain couldn't make sense of anything happening.
Di Tian answered plainly, "We follow the master's orders."
He turned to Ling Shuang. "Human, follow me to collect the Gold of Life."
"Di Tian, you're really giving the Gold of Life to a human?" Xiong Jun was confused.
Di Tian had no patience to explain to this dull bear.
"I said we follow the master's orders!"
With that, Di Tian took Ling Shuang to fetch the Gold of Life.
Xiong Jun watched their departing backs, muttering, "I really don't get why the master would give something so precious to a human..."
"She was tricked by that human..."
"Ow!"
Before he could finish, a painful cry came from him.
A deep gash was clearly visible across his body.
Far ahead, Di Tian retracted his dragon claw.
His golden eyes gleamed with cold light.
"Xiong Jun, I don't want hear this next time."
Feeling Di Tian's murderous aura, the usually reckless Xiong Jun lowered his head and dared not utter another word.
The other beasts didn't react.
They had all expected something like this.
Xiong Jun was always blunt. Now he had questioned the master being punished by Di Tian was no surprise.
This bear wasn't popular among the other beasts anyway.
Bi Ji of the Emerald Swan Clan ignored the scene.
Her bright green eyes, full of vitality, focused steadily on Ling Shuang.
She felt a strange closeness to this human.
The Emerald Swan Clan's sensitivity to the breath of life was no less than the Erosion Tooth Annihilation Beast's sensitivity to destruction the very origin of Ling Shuang's fifth soul ring.
Yet the warmth and affinity she sensed from Ling Shuang... were stronger than when she approached the Gold of Life itself.
That a human could give her this feeling was unbelievable.
Unable to suppress her curiosity, Brigitte followed them.
Noticing Bi Ji trailing behind, Di Tian didn't treat her like he did Xiong Jun. He simply asked:
"Bi Ji, why are you coming?"
Bi Ji answered, "Just to take a look."
Hearing this, Di Tian didn't say anything more.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the place where the Gold of Life was stored.
Crystal-like objects sat quietly in the storage area.
Though the quantity wasn't massive, for something as rare as the Gold of Life, this amount was already staggering.
"Take it," Di Tian said coolly.
Ling Shuang stepped forward. The Twin Staffs of Creation and Annihilation appeared in his hand.
A soft green glow flickered.
A corner of the Gold of Life broke off, and a small piece dropped into Ling Shuang's hand.
Bi Ji's eyes lit up.
Yes that was the feeling!
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