Na'er: Well then, there's only one answer left.

The process of entering the Spirit Ascension Platform was exceptionally smooth. Gu Lie felt almost no discomfort. When he opened his eyes again, he was no longer in the technologically advanced room of the Spirit Transmission Tower, but in a primeval forest comparable to the Amazon rainforest.

Gu Lie glanced around to make sure there was nothing in his sight that could threaten his safety.

He then knelt on one knee, and a wave of earthy yellow energy emanated from his hand that was in contact with the soil.

This isn't a skill, but rather a way to detect the surrounding environment by leveraging the affinity with the earth, which comes from the ground's attributes.

Gu Lie did this partly to further explore the surrounding environment and look for possible soul beasts, and partly to find Na'er.

Although the metal pods used by Gu Lie and Na'er can teleport the two to a very close distance, Leng Yaozhu has already stated that the two will not be together from the beginning this time.

Calmly assessing the situation in unknown locations, gathering intelligence, and reuniting with teammates are also part of what the two will be practicing this time.

However, judging from the feedback from the ground fluctuations, there was no movement around.

While this means the surrounding area is safe and there are no soul beasts around, it also means that Na'er is not nearby.

"It seems I'll have to practice more in the future, but for now, I have one more trick up my sleeve."

Gu Lie thought to himself silently, and then entered the Martial Soul Possession state.

Deep blue scales covered most of his exposed skin, and his hands had turned into dragon claws. Near his temples, there were also a pair of protrusions.

With these protrusions, Gu Lie's perception range was greatly enhanced, even more so than when he used the earth to sense his surroundings.

Although he was initially overwhelmed by this ability due to his inadequate control over his martial soul, under Leng Yaozhu's guidance, he was able to control this detection ability more freely.

"There's movement in that direction!"

After confirming a direction, Gu Lie kept himself ready to engage in battle at any moment while quickly advancing in the direction he had identified.

……

Inside the Ascension Platform, in another location.

Na'er opened her eyes and stared blankly at the forest before her.

It's so similar, so incredibly similar. If it weren't for that slightly strange feeling, this place would have been the former Starry Sky Forest.

That vibrant scene of life and everything thriving is still vivid in my mind.

"No wonder, she went to great lengths to enter the Spirit Transmission Tower, her target being this Spirit Ascension Platform, which is a replica of the former Star Dou Great Forest."

With Gu Yue's forced departure, Na'er also came to understand some things ahead of time.

But so what?

She was merely a tool created by the so-called Silver Dragon King's original will to search for those suspected of possessing the power of the Golden Dragon King.

Even her so-called martial soul was nothing more than a dispensable portion of the Silver Dragon King's power, created by imitating the Golden Dragon King's behavior.

The Golden Dragon King possesses the purest physical strength, so the Golden Dragon Spear itself also possesses a certain level of power.

However, as the Silver Dragon King who controls elemental power, her imitation of the Silver Dragon King's Silver Dragon Spear resulted in a much less impressive overall effect.

As a cannon fodder, and with the cannon fodder's martial soul at the same time, Na'er didn't want to continue thinking about these painful things, so she chose to forget them.

Therefore, when she sensed the unprecedented dragon-like aura emanating from the ancient hunter, she more decisively abandoned her ridiculous mission and chose to follow her inner desires.

Then, she gained far more than she expected.

Leng Yaozhu and Gu Lie's care for Na'er made her feel an unprecedented warmth.

Especially Gu Lie, the feeling he gave Na'er was just like the unique dragon aura on him—powerful and reliable.

Although powerful, he doesn't make Na'er feel unapproachable; instead, he makes Na'er feel even warmer.

Just as Na'er was lost in thought about all of this, some untimely voices interrupted her.

Na'er focused her gaze and saw that it was a group of wind baboons, the terrifying soul beasts that, it is said, nearly killed Huo Yuhao, the founder of the Spirit Pagoda, ten thousand years ago.

However, how could the Wind Baboon, a ten-year-old soul beast, be a match for Na'er now?

The Silver Dragon Spear transformed into several spear shadows, and every three spear shadows could take the life of a Wind Baboon. The arrogant Wind Baboon eventually turned into cold spiritual energy, which was absorbed by Na'er and transformed into an increase in the age of her Soul Ring.

"How dare you disturb me while I'm reminiscing about my brother and teacher! You're asking for death!"

If it weren't for the mechanism of the Spirit Ascension Platform, which transforms the dead soul beasts into spiritual power, leaving no corpses behind, Na'er would have loved to whip these god-slaying beasts three hundred times.

Feeling upset from the disturbance, Na'er looked at the Silver Dragon Spear in her hand, then grabbed it with both hands and placed it in front of her chest with her palms facing upwards.

She suddenly had an impulse, an impulse to break the silver dragon spear in two with her knee and destroy it completely.

However, just as she was about to unleash her power, she suddenly remembered the happy smile that Gu Lie had shown after seeing her martial spirit.

"Brother...yes, I still have my brother, and my teacher."

"Those meaningless missions, once abandoned, are simply abandoned."

"Now, I only have one answer..."

"I want to live happily ever after with my brother and my teacher!"

After thinking these things through, a smile returned to Na'er's face.

Noticing the sounds of battle coming from not far away, Na'er's expression changed slightly, and she immediately jogged towards that direction.

Moreover, when she encountered obstacles on her way forward, Na'er did not choose to avoid them.

With a spatial fluctuation, the obstacles seemed to disappear, posing little obstacle to Na'er.

At the same time, Gu Lie also encountered a group of very common soul beasts, a pack of blue wolves.

Led by several century-old blue wolves, they moved with measured steps and cooperated seamlessly. Even a small team composed of Great Soul Masters would likely suffer losses at their hands.

However, the opponent they are facing today is no ordinary person.

"Three hundred-year-old blue wolves, fifteen ten-year-old blue wolves..."

"To catch the thief, first catch the king; let's deal with these hundred-year-old ones first!"

Gu Lie stomped his right foot on the spot and then kicked forward, sending dust flying that hit the faces and front half of the pack of blue wolves.

Without giving the wolves time to react, he covered his skin with deep blue scales, and the soul power gathered in his hands made his dragon claws look even sharper.

Gu Lie charged into the wolf pack, inflicting damage on the wolves with his claws while calmly dodging attacks from other wolves. He even had the energy to gather earth-attribute soul power in his feet, raising dust that struck the wolves' faces.