Gu Yuena stared at Su Linfeng, her violet eyes filled with intrigue.
So… Di Tian truly hadn't been paying attention to the Star Dou Great Forest—
to think a being of such terrifying strength had appeared here without his knowledge.
This human boy… was far from ordinary.
She could tear open space to help him, but why should she?
A playful smile curved her lips.
"Oh? You want me to help you rescue that woman trapped inside the spatial rift?"
"I don't come cheap, little one. I'm afraid you couldn't afford what I'd ask."
Su Linfeng frowned slightly.
"Then I'll owe you a favor."
A favor?
Gu Yuena raised an eyebrow, amused.
A human's favor? What could that possibly be worth?
Still, something about him piqued her curiosity—enough to indulge him.
With a casual wave of her hand, the Death Arena of the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger cracked apart like glass.
Inside the Space
Linfeng's heart jolted as he saw Bibi Dong within—
her appearance reverted to that of a six-year-old girl,
Her small frame was pinned under the massive paw of the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger.
Even with her Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls,
She was on the verge of death, unconscious and helpless.
Rage flared within Linfeng's chest.
But before he could act, Gu Yuena simply flicked her wrist—
space itself folded,
and both Bibi Dong and the beast were dragged back into the open world.
The tiger tried to resist—
But under Gu Yuena's suppression, its colossal body collapsed instantly to the ground, trembling.
Linfeng was stunned.
So this was the strength of the Silver Dragon King—
a first-level god who commanded the nine elements:
Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Light, Darkness, Space, Creation, and Destruction.
Even now, she wasn't in her full form—
just at the level of a Rank 99 Extreme Douluo—
Yet still overwhelmingly powerful.
Dugu Yan rushed forward to check on Bibi Dong,
quickly giving her a healing pill from her storage ring.
Gu Yuena glanced down lazily.
"There. I've helped you."
"I really don't understand why I'd bother saving a human."
"Forget the favor—I only did it because I want to study what's so unusual about you."
Her tone turned curious.
"You released that kind of pressure without restraint…
Aren't you afraid of drawing the gods' attention?"
Su Linfeng chuckled faintly.
"Afraid? They've been watching me for a long time."
He knelt beside Bibi Dong, checking her pulse.
She was weak but safe—her soul power exhausted, nothing more.
That answer made Gu Yuena's brows knit tighter.
They're watching him, yet he's still alive?
Impossible—he was only around Rank 50, a mere Soul King.
And yet… nothing about him fit normal logic.
Could it be that oppressive golden aura earlier…
Was it actually a warning to the God Realm itself?
Absurd… and yet—she couldn't shake the thought.
A Strange Kind of Respect
Linfeng looked up at her again.
"Dragon Aunt, thank you for your help. I'll remember this favor."
"Dragon… Aunt?"
Her lips twitched in irritation.
"I don't seem that old to you, do I? Why call me that?"
Linfeng almost choked.
He couldn't help thinking, Why are women always like this?
She looked twenty-five at most, yes—
But she had lived a million years.
Calling her "Aunt" was already polite!
"Then… Dragon Sister, maybe?"
Gu Yuena laughed softly, though her silver eyes gleamed sharply.
"Sweet-tongued, aren't you? Still… I want to see what you're hiding."
The Test
Her aura flared, the air trembling.
A massive blue elemental ring materialized around Linfeng—
The embodiment of her Elemental Tide,
each of the nine elements pulsing within the light.
Its pressure was immense.
Even Dugu Yan felt her knees weaken,
and the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger quivered in instinctive submission.
But Linfeng didn't even flinch.
Gu Yuena blinked, incredulous.
A human soul king… standing under my pressure?
She increased her power to thirty percent—
still, Linfeng stood unmoving, black hair fluttering in the windless air.
Her shock deepened.
"This… this is impossible. A Soul King with the endurance of a Title Douluo?"
Determined to test the limit, she pushed her strength to fifty, then eighty percent.
The Chaos Bell Awakens
Suddenly, the air split open above Linfeng.
A vast space vortex appeared, spinning violently—
as if the heavens themselves were responding to the threat.
"Boooom…"
A single, deep bell chime echoed through the world.
Gu Yuena's body froze—
her divine soul trembling as her consciousness blanked for an instant.
From the vortex descended a gigantic bronze bell,
ancient and majestic, glowing with primal yellow light.
Stars and constellations spun around its surface;
within it, mountains and rivers shimmered.
The five elemental radiances of creation—gold, wood, water, fire, earth—
illuminated the entire Star Dou Great Forest.
With another resounding toll,
space itself cracked apart—
a vast fissure tearing across the heavens,
splitting the sky in two.
Gu Yuena's elemental power shattered,
her divine essence nearly torn apart,
and even her body trembled uncontrollably.
An instinctive urge to kneel surged through her.
"Wh–what is that…?" she whispered, stunned.
The Chaos Bell—one of the primal treasures of creation—
Had answered Su Linfeng's call.