Chapter 42: Silver Dragon King Arrives

After a great battle, the entire Star Dou Great Forest fell into silence; the Soul Beasts within the Five Elements Formation, having sensed no soul power, had basically all fled.

Bai Yu flew back on her sword.

She gazed at the enormous pit and the large tree that seemed to grow from a soil pillar, her heart filled with shock.

What kind of power is needed to cause such apocalyptic destruction.

However, seeing her second senior sister Mu Junwu standing still there, Bai Yu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing her master must have won.

"Master, I'm back, are you alright?"

Bai Yu called out as she approached.

The wooden door opened, and Bai Yuan walked out as if nothing had happened, smiling: "Of course I'm fine, what could happen to me as your master?"

Bai Yu lunged forward and threw herself into Bai Yuan's embrace.

Although she had already been sure her master had won upon seeing Mu Junwu, Bai Yu only truly set her heart at ease when Bai Yuan appeared before her unharmed.

"Master, if there's ever such danger again, just take us and run; there's no need to risk your life. You have no idea how worried I was watching from afar." Bai Yu said, hugging Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan patted Bai Yu's back and softly said: "What's there to worry about? As your master, I wouldn't joke with my life; without certainty, I wouldn't act."

Bai Yu nodded obediently and also let go.

Without giving Bai Yu a chance to keep chatting, Bai Yuan's expression shifted slightly as he said: "Bai Yu, go back first; Qiu'er misses you, I'm going to receive a guest."

Bai Yu stared for a moment, nodded, walked inside, closed the door, and disappeared from here.

She knew this was another trouble for Bai Yuan, but Bai Yu understood even more clearly that her current strength was too weak; staying would only add trouble for her master.

Bai Yuan turned his head toward a nearby empty space.

There was nothing there, yet Bai Yuan seemed to be confronting a powerful opponent, his expression grave to the extreme.

"It seems you can sense every movement in this heaven and earth. Can you tell me the reason?" A cold voice rang out, and from the space Bai Yuan was staring at, a stunningly beautiful woman stepped out.

The woman had long hair like silver crystal, flowing down to her ankles, her skin fair, with a pair of violet eyes.

Those were extraordinarily beautiful violet eyes, with curled long lashes, clear and translucent; Bai Yuan seemed to see the world's reflection within them.

Even if the woman wore only simple clothing, she radiated a beauty beyond words, as if no mortal language could describe her peerless appearance.

Bai Yuan stared, dazed for a moment.

But he quickly regained his composure, his voice deep: "Silver Dragon King, are you also here to steal my disciple?"

A flicker of surprise crossed the Silver Dragon King's violet pupils; she clearly hadn't expected this human to see through her identity at a glance.

The Silver Dragon King instantly regained composure, saying: "Is it not you who told Di Tian you wanted to take the auspicious beast, leaving only me to come?"

Bai Yuan's expression froze for an instant.

At that time he was already heavily injured, merely pretending to appear more confident so that Di Tian would be wary.

Who could have imagined the Silver Dragon King would actually come?

Or perhaps Di Tian returned and came right away, giving Bai Yuan no chance to recover from his injuries.

The Silver Dragon King added calmly: "I can see your injuries are severe; even a random hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast could be exchanged for you."

Bai Yuan chuckled "hehe" and said: "You can tell? If you insist on sending a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, I don't care."

The Silver Dragon King showed no change in expression, merely studying Bai Yuan for a while before saying: "You could hide it from Di Tian and your disciple, but your wounds cannot escape my divine sense."

The smile vanished from Bai Yuan's face; he stared at the Silver Dragon King's peerless beauty and coldly said: "Then go ahead and try—see if I still have other tricks."

Now Bai Yuan leaves an impression of unfathomable depth in the hearts of many Title Douluo.

Initially he showed only five-ring cultivation, then could match a few Title Douluo, later could barely withstand over a dozen Title Douluo, and finally became so exaggerated as to frighten them into fleeing.

Therefore no one dares to claim that Bai Yuan's strength in his battle against Di Tian is the utmost he can achieve.

The Silver Dragon King calmly said: "The weaker a beast is, the more it tries to appear strong to intimidate its opponent."

"On the contrary, when a beast is at its peak strength, it shows less of its power; you are currently in the former situation."

Bai Yuan's expression remained normal as he replied: "Then you can try; even if I can't kill you, I can still expose you to the gaze of the gods."

The Silver Dragon King's expression unchanged, she stepped barefoot on the void with her snow-white feet, slowly approaching Bai Yuan step by step.

This made Bai Yuan's body tense to the extreme, his whole being like a threatened tiger poised to attack, ready to launch a desperate assault on any intruder at any moment.

"Don't be tense, I'm not here to fight." the Silver Dragon King said calmly as she drew nearer.

"If you're not here to fight, then what are you here for?" Bai Yuan stared at the Silver Dragon King, utmost vigilance.

If she made any extra move or crossed a certain distance red line, Bai Yuan would have to strike decisively!

Otherwise he would have no further chance to resist.

The Silver Dragon King had to stop and said: "Bai Yuan, I too am a master of the Star Dou Great Forest; you've taken my territory, I came to look around and also pay a visit—is that not allowed?"

"A visit?" Bai Yuan narrowed his eyes, completely unable to fathom the Silver Dragon King's scheme.

The Silver Dragon King remained calm: "In human terms, it's 'distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.' We are now neighbors; won't you invite me in for a seat?"

Bai Yuan fell silent.

The Silver Dragon King also stopped approaching.

The world seemed to have become silent at this moment.

Time swiftly passed as the two faced off.

After a long while, the Silver Dragon King suddenly spoke: "Bai Yuan, you are indeed remarkable; I've been here so long, yet you haven't noticed that my presence is not my true body."

Bai Yuan staggered.

The Silver Dragon King did not seize the chance to strike; merely her perfectly slender form became somewhat transparent.

"A mental projection?" Bai Yuan blurted out instinctively.

The Silver Dragon King gave a slight nod: "This is a fragment of consciousness projected via my divine sense; my true body remains asleep, and this projected consciousness at most equals the power of a Title Douluo."

Bai Yuan relaxed completely; if the Silver Dragon King had come to fight, she certainly wouldn't have sent only a mental projection, and moreover her probing had already uncovered his trump card.

After all, the fact that he hadn't seen through this mental projection for so long proves that Bai Yuan's true body isn't particularly strong; his strength lies in his various strange methods.

Yin Long Wang lightly opened his/her red lips and said: "My neighbor, won't you please invite me inside to sit a while?"

Bai Yuan hesitated a moment, then still made an inviting gesture and said: "Yin Long Wang, please come inside."

Yin Long Wang walked unhurriedly toward that big tree, and Bai Yuan also walked beside them, slowly following.

(End of chapter)