"Go take care of your own business."

Wen Yan waved at the big grass carp.

"Alright, boss. If you need me, just call for me in the water. I have a new name now, it's Yu Cao."

The big grass carp, inexplicably energized, sped off, patrolling the waters near Virtue City over and over again.

Watching this, Wen Yan couldn't help nodding repeatedly. What a great demon—so dedicated, outshining who knows how many people.

If, in the future, the spot here doesn't go to the big grass carp, then he'll just find one somewhere else. He believes, among the Wild Sacrifice water gods elsewhere, maybe not all, but at least ninety-eight percent aren't as devoted as this big grass carp.

The old turtle floated in the water, watching Wen Yan sitting on the riverbed, waiting quietly.

"Has anyone else come looking for the Dragon King these past couple of days?"

"No. The Dragon King gave his word, said to have me bring you over. I came yesterday but didn't see you."

"How's the Dragon King's mood these days?"

"Should be decent, he hasn't cursed us these past two days."

"That's good. Take me there now."

The old turtle took the lead, and his swimming speed wasn't slow at all. Wen Yan held onto the old turtle's shell as they raced forward underwater.

After more than half an hour, they finally reached a stretch of calm water. Here, the depth was at least fifty meters, and below was utter darkness.

Even with Wen Yan's slight night vision ability, it still felt like walking through midnight—up, down, all around, nothing but blackness.

When he got close to the bottom, only then did he see a temple that had been mostly buried at the riverbed.

There were quite a few aquatic creatures constantly digging at the mud and sand. Judging by the look of things, this had clearly been going on for a long time.

The ruined top of the temple still bore many traces of mud and silt. Maybe, originally, the whole temple wasn't buried under the sludge.

Wen Yan was a bit surprised. He and the Scorching Sun Department had thought King Guilong planned to have his temple built onshore. Unexpectedly, when his temple was washed away by the flood all those years ago and vanished underwater, it had actually stayed sunk on the riverbed ever since.

And now, he's digging his own temple out from the mud and sand himself.

No wonder the Scorching Sun Department's assessment was that after the revival of the Dragon God, his power must have been slowly recovering this whole time.

Wen Yan didn't float straight into the temple. Instead, he landed at the temple gate and walked through the great doors of the Dragon King Temple into the courtyard.

He floated down slowly, standing atop the thick riverbed silt, gazing toward the main hall of the Dragon King Temple, looming in darkness.

Suddenly, a pair of glowing, vertical pupils lit up within the temple.

Just those two eyes alone were nearly as tall as the gate itself.

The moment those vertical pupils lit up, an invisible pressure straight from his own bloodline instantly washed over him.

Wen Yan's breath caught ever so slightly, and his Natural Enemy Profession reacted instinctively.

"Azure Dragon (In Transition)"

"A descendant with a trace of true dragon blood, who has, after countless ages, finally evolved right to the last step before becoming a True Dragon.

Unfortunately, the time wasn't right, the place wasn't ideal, and before finishing, he fell into perpetual slumber due to the Last Dharma era.

Now, he seeks to use the temple and human incense to restore his power as Dragon God, to once again charge toward the Azure Dragon."

"Clearly, because you kept your word to an elder, and cleaned the stone archway late at night, you have unexpectedly earned his goodwill—at this moment, the Dragon King has restrained his inherent malice toward you."

"Temporary Ability.

1. Rain Sacrifice Platform.

When you have completed protocols and documents, you can summon the Rain Sacrifice Platform at a designated place (unless necessary, please do not call the Rain Sacrifice Platform by its other name).

2. Dragon Gate.

At a specific time and place, with all preparations complete and a completion rate above 50% for Scorching Sun, you can briefly enlighten a Dragon Gate."

Wen Yan looked at these two temporary abilities, and wasn't all that surprised.

He had already noticed: the stronger the opponent and the greater the gap between the two sides, the more complex the temporary ability's application might be—sometimes only being decisive at a crucial moment.

He'd seen the reports: Rain Sacrifice Platform is the other name for the Beheading Dragon Platform, also its original function.

And Dragon Gate, he figured, was exactly what he expected it to be.

But without equipping the temporary abilities, he couldn't sense any more details.

He had no intention of equipping them in front of King Guilong, either.

The Natural Enemy Profession giving him a prompt at all was, at minimum, proof of one thing: this Dragon God probably had no intention of crushing him outright.

The rising sun shone in Wen Yan's mind. He calmly and respectfully bowed in greeting.

King Guilong stared at Wen Yan, his vertical pupils slowly widening before suddenly narrowing again. Suddenly, he asked:

"You carry my mother's aura. Where did you come into contact with it?"

In fact, before this, King Guilong had only been willing to not oppose meeting Wen Yan, no more.

A guy surnamed Wen, unable to use Daoist skills but able to survive underwater without drowning, just like his mother in the past.

He initially wondered if this was a descendant his mother had left behind, one who'd awakened the same power she had.

More importantly, he'd also heard that the river dolphin downstream had been recognized by the Imperial Court, becoming the new River God, and Wen Yan had been the one pushing for it.

Wen Yan had even used his achievements to exchange for a spot by Virtue City's river for building a temple with the Scorching Sun Department.

All these factors combined had made King Guilong let go of his inherent hostility and decide to meet him.

But it was merely curiosity, just wanting to have a look.

To say anything about closeness—that was absolutely impossible.

Yet, to his surprise, upon meeting today, he even sensed his mother's aura on Wen Yan.

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