Chapter 40: Wang Qiuer, Golden Dragon King Martial Soul!
The successfully transformed girl somewhat clumsily moved her limbs, looking down curiously at her brand new human body.
Her long legs and slender arms felt incredibly novel to her, but at the same time, there was an indescribable sense of unfamiliarity and awkwardness, as if wearing ill-fitting clothes.
"How do you feel? Is anything uncomfortable?" Bi Ji, who had been waiting by her side, immediately stepped forward, her tone gentle yet concerned.
She extended her fair fingers, gently resting them on the girl's wrist. A pure and gentle life energy probed into her body, carefully checking her post-transformation condition.
A moment later, Bi Ji slightly exhaled in relief, a reassuring smile gracing her beautiful face: "Her aura is stable, her Life Origin is solid, and her Soul Power flows unimpeded. It seems the transformation process was very successful."
As she spoke, a green light flashed in her hand, and a verdant green cloak woven from her softest downy feathers appeared. She gently draped it over the girl's smooth shoulders, covering the dazzling sight.
Just then, subtle ripples spread through the space beside them, and colorful light particles converged, with Lei Chen's energy avatar quietly materializing.
He smiled, his gaze falling upon the newly transformed girl with golden hair and red eyes, and nodded: "Congratulations, little one. Your transformation was very successful."
Seeing Lei Chen appear, the girl's pure, ruby-like eyes immediately lit up, clearly delighted. But then, as if remembering something, she pouted slightly in dissatisfaction, looking up at Lei Chen and saying:
"I've already transformed into a human now, so you can't keep calling me 'little one,' 'little one' anymore!"
She put her hands on her hips, trying to look serious, but with her delicate features, it didn't convey much pressure.
"Oh?" Lei Chen looked at her with interest. "Then what do you want me to call you?"
"Hmm... just like humans, I need a name!" The girl tilted her head, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, thinking earnestly.
Although she possessed extremely high intelligence, naming herself was clearly outside the scope of her past experience. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with anything, and couldn't help but puff out her cheeks in annoyance.
Watching her expression, Lei Chen couldn't help but chuckle, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes. He then gently suggested: "Since you can't think of one, how about I help you? How about... 'Wang Qiuer'?"
"Wang Qiuer..." The girl softly repeated the name, her eyes gradually brightening.
The name sounded crisp and pleasant. The more she repeated it, the more she liked it. She immediately broke into a radiant smile, like sunlight piercing through the forest canopy, dazzlingly bright: "Good! Then I'll be called Wang Qiuer from now on!"
Looking at the overjoyed Wang Qiuer, Lei Chen couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
Wang Qiuer, this name remained, but the trajectory of her destiny had already become completely different from the story he knew.
Without needing to experience the forcibly imposed "destiny guidance," without needing to bear those heavy entanglements, she was simply herself, the Imperial Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, her future full of infinite possibilities.
After her excitement subsided, Wang Qiuer immediately remembered the important matter. She sidled up to Lei Chen, tugged at his sleeve, and eagerly pressed: "Oh right! You promised that after I transformed, I would be able to surpass Ditian within ten years!"
"Now that I've transformed, you should tell me what to do to become that strong, right?"
Lei Chen looked at the eager girl before him, smiled slightly, and said: "This matter is both difficult and simple. First, perform a Martial Soul avatar, and let me see the specific form of your Martial Soul after transformation."
"Martial Soul avatar?" Although Wang Qiuer didn't deeply understand the human Soul Master system, she knew basic concepts like Martial Soul avatar. Enlightenment struck her, and with a slight thought, she tried to guide the new power within her body.
"Buzz!"
An indescribably terrifying pressure suddenly erupted from Wang Qiuer, not a pressure on the Soul Power level, but an ancient aura originating from the Life Origin, transcending all living beings.
Dazzling golden-red light burst forth from within her, rendering her entire being as if cast from gold. Her golden long hair moved without wind, instantly becoming even more radiant, her hair tips seemingly burning with golden flames.
The most astonishing change occurred on the surface of her body. A layer of fine and magnificent dark golden dragon scales instantly covered her arms, shoulders, neck, and the sides of her face. These dragon scales were not inanimate; they subtly opened and closed as if breathing, golden halos flowing along their edges, exuding a chilling sharpness and firmness.
Her ten fingers became slender, her nails transformed into sharp claws, and at their tips, even space seemed to slightly distort. The originally pale golden flame imprint on her forehead now became a clear dark golden dragon head emblem, with scarlet dragon eyes on the emblem, seemingly containing endless ferocity and power.
Although it was only a preliminary avatar and did not fully reveal her beast form, at this moment, Wang Qiuer was like a Dragon Clan War Goddess descended to the mortal realm, noble, majestic, and domineering!
The bloodline pressure belonging to the Golden Dragon King made Bi Ji, a fierce beast herself, feel a tremor in her heart, causing her to involuntarily take half a step back, her eyes filled with shock.
Lei Chen looked at the changes happening to Wang Qiuer, especially the pure and powerful dark golden dragon scales and that unique dragon might, and nodded knowingly.
"As expected, it's just as I sensed."
The scene where Wang Qiuer activated the Golden Dragon King's origin within her during her transformation naturally did not escape Lei Chen's eyes.
That dormant Golden Dragon King origin, under the opportune moment of an Auspicious Beast's transformation, which involved a metamorphosis of the Life Origin, was successfully activated, beginning its initial fusion with Wang Qiuer's own soul and physical body.
This caused the Martial Soul she awakened after her transformation to directly ascend to the pinnacle of the Dragon Clan bloodline in this universe—the Golden Dragon King!
And this, in Lei Chen's view, was undoubtedly a tremendous stroke of good fortune.
The fusion of Wang Qiuer and the Golden Dragon King's origin meant that every future growth and every breakthrough she made would not only be about enhancing her own cultivation but also actively refining and reviving this God King-level origin.
This "symbiotic growth" model was thousands of times more efficient than the previous passive nurturing method. The stronger Wang Qiuer became, the faster the Golden Dragon King's origin would recover, and the feedback from the origin's recovery would, in turn, accelerate Wang Qiuer's growth, forming a perfect positive feedback loop.
Surpassing Ditian? Perhaps it wouldn't even take ten years.
Thinking of this, Lei Chen's lips curved into a profound smile.