However, it was a stroke of luck for Gu Yuena. Xia Die's bloodline was mainly composed of three dragon corpses plus the Necromancer Saint God.
In terms of bloodline, she was at the Dragon King level, similar to a hybrid Dragon King like Di Tian.
Moreover, purely from a bloodline perspective, Xia Die was stronger than Feng Jin and Ti Bao. None of the elements that made up Xia Die's martial soul were easy targets; they were pure ruthlessness!
Meanwhile, on the field, Bai E plunged the Qin Chen Greatsword into the earth, his hand gripping the hilt slightly tightening as he slowly stood up.
The wound on his calf, caused by the ice spear, was surrounded by green light, healing at a visible speed.
Roman, watching from afar, twitched violently. Others might not know, but he knew very well that Bai E didn't possess any bloodline related to healing.
So, where did that green healing light come from? Roman knew with his toes that it must have been the Goddess of Life giving Bai E special treatment.
Gu Yuena also noticed the divine power aura of the Goddess of Life emanating from the wound on Bai E's leg, and the entire dragon fell into deep thought.
"This?"
"Could he be the illegitimate child of life and destruction?"
"Impossible, these two forces cannot produce offspring."
Gu Yuena's thoughts were quickly interrupted by a destructive force. Bai E drew the Dawn-Inducing Greatsword, its originally cold blue and white blade now transformed into a golden crystalline form.
However, it seemed unstable, the blade shifting between the two forms.
Bai E smiled and said,
"Dr. Roman."
"Let's continue."
After confirming that Bai E was alright, Roman restored his familiar's mobility.
Sensing Bai E's power, the ice-blue figure held up two fingers.
Then, a cloud of icy mist filled the entire area. Bai E channeled his soul power into the greatsword, the ultimate light mixed with destructive power creating a safe zone around his body; the icy mist would melt away if crossed.
Although he had activated his less-than-familiar second stage, Bai E dared not be careless, constantly vigilant of his surroundings. The difference in raw power between them was too great.
After all, the ice-blue familiar was created by Roman using the soul bone of a ten-thousand-year-old Titan Snow Demon.
To everyone's surprise, the icy blue figure did not transform into an assassin again to attack Bai E's weak points.
After expanding to a certain extent, the icy mist on the field began to contract rapidly, and the resulting cold air currents made Xiao Hongchen and the other spectators shiver.
Bai E's golden eyes narrowed slightly, and the icy blue figure was now encased in a large cocoon formed by the icy mist, the cocoon beating rhythmically like a heart.
The "thump-thump" sound made Bai E feel an immense sense of pressure!
Even Gu Yuena's eyes widened; she hadn't expected there to be another expert!
She clearly sensed that the icy blue familiar's aura was also increasing within the cocoon, and it was a strange aura, neither human nor soul beast.
The heartbeat suddenly stopped for a moment, and the arena became eerily quiet, as if entering a soundproof zone.
In Bai E's increasingly solemn gaze, an icy blue arm full of twisted muscles emerged from the cocoon and tore a gash in it.
A figure two meters tall, clad in ice armor, with bulging muscles and blue icy flames burning in its eyes, emerged from the icy mist, wielding a long, solid ice spear in its other hand.
Roman warned Bai E,
"Be careful, the next attack will be fierce!"
As if echoing Roman's words, the ice-blue figure slammed its spear into the ground, nearly shattering the thick frost-covered earth behind it.
The spear's tip flashed like a meteor, hurtling towards Bai E's chest.
Empowered by the Destruction Seed, Bai E barely managed to keep up with its opponent's movements, managing to block the attack with the blade of its Dawnbreaker Greatsword.
Aburst of ultimate light and destructive power erupted, melting everything around Bai E; the soil vanished as if erased by an eraser.
The ice-blue figure decisively abandoned its spear, quickly retreating to avoid the combined burst of ultimate light and destructive power.
Then, a spear materialized again in the distance, and in a throwing stance, the ice spear was forcefully hurled at Bai E with an extremely graceful motion!
The ice spear, like an arrow released from a bow, slicing through the air with a sharp, cold light, leaving a piercing buzzing sound on the field.
The buzzing sound was like the scythe of death, approaching Bai E step by step.
Bai E unleashed his ultimate light and destructive power once more; the ice spear melted in a dazzling white light before it even reached its opponent.
He didn't wait to be killed; his figure shot straight out from the white light and stood before the ice-blue figure, suddenly swinging his greatsword down.
The ice-blue figure hurriedly used his arm blade to block. Ice and light collided at that moment, and as the two were locked in a stalemate, the figure's left leg bent, gathering strength, and his knee slammed into Bai E's chest.
Bai E had to reposition himself; if that attack landed, he estimated he'd be bedridden for half a month.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the ice-blue figure conjured an ice blade in his hand and engaged Bai E in close combat.
"Clang!"
The crisp sounds of collisions echoed across the field, like a symphony played with ice.
The two clashed fiercely, from the north to the south of the arena.
Xiao Hongchen and the others watched with rapt attention, completely absorbed in the intense battle.
The sun gradually set, leaving a blood-red afterglow.
"Clang!"
With the final clash, Bai E, his stamina severely depleted, finally succumbed. His greatsword, the Morning Blade, was knocked away by the ice blade, and he collapsed to the ground from the recoil.
The familiar sheathed its ice blade and stood before him. Bai E lay on the ground, panting heavily, his pale golden hair turning white again, his golden pupils fading to reveal his once-sunny blue eyes.
Roman, seeing this, smiled and approached Bai E, patting the icy blue figure. The familiar vanished, reverting to a white soul bone.
Then, he carefully retrieved it into his storage soul tool—this was a ten-thousand-year soul bone! Incredibly valuable!
"That's enough training for today."
"Very good."
Roman helped Bai E to his feet.
Bai E shuddered, a hint of embarrassment in his voice.
"But I still haven't finished training."
"I still can't activate that special stance on my own."
"Unless it's a life-or-death crisis, I always feel like I'm missing something. That power requires the guidance of a certain emotion."
Roman smiled and brushed the dirt off him, recalling Huo Yuhao's words:
"That's because you haven't understood that power yet."
"Find the essence of that power, and use your heart to answer the questions that power brings you."
Hearing Roman's words, Bai E nodded thoughtfully and said:
"What is destruction?"
Since awakening his martial soul, there has been a towering purple lightning bolt in his spiritual sea, within which is a purple scepter.
Every time Bai E tries to approach it, he is repelled, and then a voice echoes in his spiritual sea:
"What is destruction?"
Every time Bai E wants to blurt out and discuss destruction, he is stopped by the power from within, his heart telling him that it is not his own meaning of "destruction."
Soon, Bai'e glanced at Tibao and the others who were rushing over from afar, and muttered to himself,
"Destruction... Guardian..."
"I may never find it."
...
"Let's go, bro! Time to go back to our lodgings."
Roman drove the jeep back to the orphanage gate with a few people. It was already dark when they arrived. Meng Hongchen was at the gate, pulling Xiao Hongchen back to their lodgings.
"Okay!"
"Hey, Medmos, I'll come find you again tomorrow, don't avoid the fight." Medmos
leaned against the door frame of the orphanage gate, his eyes still closed.
"Idiot."
"Whatever."
Xiao Hongchen was passively triggered and prepared to hurl insults, but Meng Hongchen was quick-witted, her blue eyes flashing slightly red, and she blocked his mouth with ice.
"You've been bedridden twice today!"
"Go back and rest properly!"
"Did the Jeep damage your brain?!"
"Sorry, everyone, my brother might have a minor brain problem. I'll go back and get him treated properly."
Several people smiled as they watched Meng Hongchen fiercely grab Xiao Hongchen's collar and leave the orphanage.
After they left, Feng Jin looked at Gu Yuena and said,
"Yuebao, don't you still have nowhere to stay?"
"I'll take you to the orphanage's dormitory building to find an empty room."
"Diebao and I will help you tidy up!"
Luo Man had just driven the Jeep back to the orphanage's basement when he heard Feng Jin's words.
He thought about it and felt that letting Gu Yuena stay at the orphanage wasn't bad. He could keep an eye on her at any time.
At least the source of danger would always be under his nose.
If she was in danger, he could take action at any time.
In his current state, if he went all out, Gu Yuena and he would probably be evenly matched, with her cutting him into seven pieces in three minutes.
Although we definitely can't win in a fight, we can still use some spells to redirect the target.
"In that case, Feng Jin, please take Miss Gu Yuena to the dormitory building and find her a room."
"I'll just go and tell the director,"
Feng Jin said with a bright smile. She immediately pulled Gu Yuena and Xia Die by the hand and headed towards the dormitory building. Her lively voice reached Roman's ears.
"Then we'll leave it to Dr. Roman!"
"Come on, Yuebao and Diebao!"
"Let's help Yuebao tidy up her room."
Gu Yuena, slightly distracted by Feng Jin's gesture, didn't refuse her kindness.
She was very curious about this orphanage; Tibao, Feng Jin, Bai E, and others were all orphans there.
Gu Yuena wanted to see what was so special about this place that made it so special, a place where so many talented people gathered!
After watching Feng Jin and the others leave, Roman patted Bai E on the shoulder, then patted Ti Bao's head and said,
"Alright, you guys go and rest too."
"Kids shouldn't stay up late."
Ti Bao puffed out her cheeks slightly and said seriously to Roman,
"Dr. Roman shouldn't stay up late either!"
"We often see Dr. Roman staying up late!"
Roman chuckled.
"Haha~"
"Alright, alright, I know."
After seeing off the last three children, Roman glanced at the moon and stretched.
"It's a full moon today."
"Never mind, I won't stay up late working tonight."
"I can sneak in a little slack off; the heartless boss probably won't say anything, right?" "
The code for the Magic Network looks pretty perfect, much more perfect than the baseboard. There aren't that many bugs."
"That heartless boss is probably asleep by now!"
...
The next day, in a room in the lobby on the first floor of the Passion headquarters.
"You want to join Passion?"
Gu Yuena nodded solemnly to the well-dressed interviewer in front of her.
Last night, after Feng Jin and Xia Die helped her tidy up her room, she told them she wanted to join Passion.
Feng Jin and Xia Die exchanged a glance, and the next morning they brought her to Passion's headquarters.
Hearing Gu Yuena's solemn voice, the interviewer took out a crystal ball from a nearby box and said,
"I need to know your soul power level."
"This is a necessary procedure."
Gu Yuena's purple eyes flickered slightly, and she placed her hand on the crystal ball. The ball emitted a blue light, displaying her soul power level and age.
This was a testing crystal ball personally improved by Huo Yuhao; it could display not only soul power level but also age.
Of course, this was useless to Gu Yuena; she could easily hide her soul power level and age.
The interviewer nodded and said,
"Thirty-two Soul Master, fifteen years old."
"Next is…"
A gentle voice interrupted the interviewer, and a figure gradually emerged from the air in the room.
"Miss Li, I will conduct the remaining questions."
The interviewer turned her head, a look of surprise on her face, and hurriedly stood up, saying,
"Sir!"
"I understand."
The interviewer asked nothing more and left the room directly.
Curbing curiosity is a survival rule in this world; those who have been in the mainland for a long time automatically understand this principle, because those who don't are basically dead.
The golden-haired man sat before Gu Yuena, his clear golden eyes devoid of any evil intent, only absolute rationality.
Gu Yuena was somewhat surprised by the way the man had appeared, because she hadn't understood how he had appeared.
"Hello, Miss Gu Yuena, my name is Adam."
"I'm just an ordinary psychologist from Passion."
"Please allow me to conduct your questioning."
Gu Yuena sat up straight, nodded seriously, and said,
"Please ask."
Adam casually glanced at the file in front of him and said,
"You come from a reclusive family in the outer forests of the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Gu Yuena asked
"What's wrong?"
Adam: "..."
"It's nothing, Passion doesn't reject people because of their family background."
"Your family's location is very good."
"I need to know why you want to join Passion."
Gu Yuena immediately recalled the words the Demon King had conveyed to her last night, and after a moment of preparation, said,
"In Xilu City, I witnessed true order and freedom, and felt the harmony of the people and the vitality of the entire city."
"Even the air here smells sweet."
"Passion's philosophy has shocked me and given me many insights."
"I want to join Passion, practice this ideal, and experience a different life."
Adam: "..."
He hesitated, wanting to say something but holding back. According to Roman's report, the other party was either eating or playing with Feng Jin yesterday and hadn't learned about Passion's ideals at all.
However, he didn't speak until the end. This inquiry was just a formality; his main purpose was to assess Gu Yuena's psychological state.
At first, he thought it would be difficult and might take some time, but after exchanging a few words with her, he realized that she was very honest. He
understood all her thoughts at a glance, and in just a short while, Adam completed a psychological profile of Gu Yuena in his mental sea.
He ignored those clumsy lies and childish words, pretending he hadn't heard them.
"Is that so?"
"I understand. It seems you really agree with Passion's ideals."
"On behalf of Passion, I welcome you to join us."
"I will arrange your position soon."
"Here, this is Passion's ring."
"It's the symbol of a formal member of Passion, and also a soul tool."
"You can check your contribution points by injecting soul power into it. Contribution points can be exchanged for various resources in the Passion Hall."
"This ring also comes with five cubic meters of storage space, a small perk."
Gu Yuena took the ring and nodded.
Then, Adam showed Gu Yuena around the Passion headquarters building and her work area, assigning her some calculation-related tasks and then having her join Passion's internal magic network chat group.
He used some classic rhetoric to paint a rosy picture for Gu Yuena, and she seemed very motivated!
Seeing her start transforming into a human computer calculating the economic documents on her desk, Adam went directly to Huo Yuhao's office on the top floor.
"How's it going?"
Adam's tone was completely flat, like a precise machine.
"Based on psychological profiling, my threat assessment of her is: low."
"Powerful strength, coupled with an incongruous amount of experience."
"She hasn't considered using her strength to overturn the table yet, still acting according to the rules."
"She's not a hostile guest; she can be a friend."
"I will continue to observe her."
Huo Yuhao nodded; this was roughly what he had expected.
Then, as if remembering something, he took out a stack of documents from below and said,
"Give these documents to her to process."
"They're all extremely complex calculations, seemingly important but actually superficial."
"Her mental strength is the strongest in Douluo Continent; it would be a waste to waste it."
"Instead of thinking about those amazing insights all day, she should do more calculations."
"But as for being a friend…"
"Since you say she's not a hostile guest, I'll find an opportunity to contact her."
"To see if I can truly turn her into one of our own."
(End of Chapter)
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