Chapter 75: The Silver Dragon King's Charm — Brother, You Are Already Fifth Rank???
The moment Ye Ling stepped out, Li Xin and Cai'er each walked over.
Their expressions were filled with excitement.
Especially Cai'er—she hadn't seen Ye Ling for an entire month.
For her, that absence had been unbearable.
Only by staying close to Ye Ling did she feel truly safe.
"Sorry, I stayed in there a bit longer." Ye Xuan laughed.
"It's fine, as long as you came out. But where's your magical beast companion? Why haven't we seen it?" Li Xin asked curiously.
When Ye Ling first emerged, he had glanced around in all directions, yet saw nothing.
If he hadn't checked multiple times, Li Xin would've thought her eyes were playing tricks on her.
It was simply unbelievable.
"It's on my head." Ye Ling pointed to his head, not hiding anything.
Li Xin looked up and saw the Silver Dragon King resting on Ye Ling's head. At that moment, the Silver Dragon King opened her eyes upon hearing their conversation and glanced at them.
Her expression was cold and distant, as if saying, "Ignorant humans."
Over time, she had gradually recovered fragments of her memory during sleep—though not much, seemingly only parts related to her abilities.
"What a beautiful dragon."
"Brother, didn't you say you're not into appearances? Yet you chose such a pretty dragon. But since she's a dragon, no matter how beautiful, her strength must be terrifying, right?" Li Xin said in surprise.
Unable to resist, she reached out to touch the Silver Dragon King.
At the first instant of contact, the Silver Dragon King froze, eyes widening as she instinctively wanted to resist.
But because she and Ye Ling were connected by a blood contract—and Ye Ling held strong affection toward Li Xin—her goodwill toward Li Xin surged as well. In the end, she didn't attack and simply accepted it.
Li Xin held her gently, pulling her closer.
At a closer look, Li Xin's eyes lit up. She had assumed the Silver Dragon King's scales would be firm and cold, but they were surprisingly soft—almost boneless—and pleasant to the touch.
Not bad.
Really not bad!
"Brother, your magical beast is amazing. She might not look fierce, but being a dragon, she must have great potential, right?" Li Xin said with interest.
"I'm not sure about her full potential, but as far as I know, she's a level-six magical beast—equivalent to a human fifth-rank existence." Ye Ling said calmly.
Everyone froze.
Li Xin nearly lost her grip, almost dropping the Silver Dragon King, but the dragon remained composed and elegant even when close to falling.
"What did you say—fifth rank?"
"This adorable dragon is fifth rank? She's clearly still a juvenile! If she's already fifth rank now, wouldn't she reach ninth rank—or even beyond—when fully grown?"
Li Xin was stunned.
Even Cai'er couldn't help but turn her curious gaze toward Ye Ling, wanting to know more.
"Yes, Nana's potential is indeed terrifying. I could feel it clearly when forming the contract." Ye Ling nodded.
He planned to rename the Silver Dragon King as Gu Yue Na, since that was her true name. If her full memory returned later and she objected to a new name, it would only cause trouble.
"You've made your sister afraid to even hold her now." Li Xin said helplessly, though her hands were still steady.
Despite her words, she continued holding the dragon carefully.
"Let's go back. We can talk about the rest on the way." Ye Xuan said.
"Alright." Li Xin nodded.
Very soon, the three left the area. Li Xin summoned Rose, and the three of them took their seats.
Before long, Li Xin controlled Rose to soar swiftly through the air.
Gu Yue Na quickly realized the situation, leaping back onto Ye Ling's head. She coiled herself there once more and entered a deep sleep.
Ye Ling didn't bother saying anything.
After all, she couldn't possibly fall off.
As a being with the potential of a God King—currently at level six—if she could be shaken off during flight, that would truly be laughable.
Along the way, Li Xin glanced curiously at Ye Ling and asked, "Brother, where did you find Nana? I stayed on the Knight's Holy Mountain for quite some time, and I've been nearly everywhere, but I've never seen a magical beast like her."
"She should be a mutated beast," Ye Ling replied simply.
Leaving out the system, he explained everything from the moment he discovered Gu Yue Na's cave up to the appearance of Xiao Huo.
He even mentioned how he had condensed liquid spiritual power and advanced to the fifth-rank knight.
"What did you say?"
Though it sounded natural to Ye Ling, Li Xin was utterly shocked. She stared at him with disbelief, her face filled with confusion. "You've already broken through to fifth rank? That means your spiritual power has reached two thousand points?"
At that moment, Li Xin no longer cared how Ye Ling had found Gu Yue Na. She was completely dumbfounded, unsure what to say.
This was absurd.
No matter how talented he was, there had to be a limit!
"Brother, I really want to bite you right now to check if you're even human. How could you be this abnormal?"
"These past two years, were you just suppressing your strength on purpose? Otherwise, how could you be like this?" Li Xin said helplessly.
"Hahaha, nothing like that. It was just a sudden enlightenment, and then everything clicked. Once I tested my strength, even I was stunned," Ye Ling laughed it off casually.
Of course, the real reason behind his breakthrough was the system—something he could never reveal.
Even though Li Xin and Cai'er were both deeply important to him, this secret could never be told.
Otherwise, disaster would follow.
Meanwhile, sitting between Li Xin and Ye Ling, Cai'er looked at him with shining, starry eyes, her heart filled with awe.
"Brother Ye Ling has already reached fifth rank? He's amazing... I have to train harder. I'll make him my goal. Once we return, I'll immediately begin the eighth and ninth rounds of the Reincarnation Trials—I must reach fifth rank too!" she thought with determination.
Of course, Ye Ling and Li Xin had no idea what she was thinking.
After Li Xin recovered from her astonishment, she stopped asking questions and focused on controlling Rose steadily toward their destination—the Bright Moon Sub-Hall.
A month passed.
Their journey had been smooth and uneventful, and they finally arrived at the Bright Moon Sub-Hall.
(End of Chapter)
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