Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 76 It's easy to talk when you're lying down.

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"You heartless bastard! I've given you so much, and you won't even call me 'Mom'!"

The Ice Dragon King was extremely displeased, and a strong chill rose up, almost freezing the entire carriage space.

“Senior, I feel that this title is... inappropriate and does not match your status,” Xuanming said.

"Identity? What, do you think I'm too old?" The Ice Dragon King's eyes held a dangerous glint.

Xuanming's lips twitched slightly. "Of course not. You are a senior of the Dragon Clan with unparalleled strength. How could I dare to complain about your age?"

"You dare not, but do you really mean that?" The Ice Dragon King's eyes grew increasingly dangerous.

Xuanming took a deep breath. "I don't mean any disrespect. It's just that this title is a bit special to me, and I... find it hard to say it."

The Ice Dragon King snorted coldly, but the chill subtly subsided a bit: "Special? What, are you still thinking about that Pope?"

Xuanming was speechless. "How did this involve her?"

"Don't you have any other feelings for her?" The Ice Dragon King narrowed his eyes, clearly disbelieving.

According to Xuanming, the female pope was one of the few people who treated him well and were truly helping him during his short and tumultuous life.

Even if there are many scheming motives behind it, at least the other person is genuinely good to him.

Utilitarianism and emotion are never contradictory, and there is no emotion in this world that is not tainted by utilitarianism. The beginning of an emotion must have something attractive about it, whether it is wealth, appearance, ability, or something else. No one will have any feelings for a person who is worthless.

Although Xuanming was young, he understood these things very clearly.

“If I say yes, you’ll definitely be unhappy; if I say no, you definitely won’t believe me, and you’ll be even more unhappy because you think I’m lying to you,” Xuanming said.

"So, you're just making things harder for yourself with this question."

The Ice Dragon King was speechless, his dragon eyes wide with shock, but he couldn't find a word to refute him.

"Fine, you don't have to call me Mom, but... can you at least call me Sister?" The Ice Dragon King leaned closer.

Xuanming was somewhat puzzled, "You are the high and mighty Dragon King, why..."

“Because she’s naive,” the Fire Dragon King’s voice drifted out.

"No one will think you're mute if you don't speak!" the Ice Dragon King said unhappily.

"Kid, you'd better go along with her, or she'll really get angry," said the Fire Dragon King.

As the youngest of the nine sons of the Dragon God, the Ice Dragon King always called the Dragon God "Dad" in private, and the Dragon God always treated the Ice Dragon King like a daughter.

Now, the Ice Dragon King has taken a liking to this child and treats him as his own, so naturally he hopes that the child will call him "Mom".

Judging from the child's resistance, he couldn't bring himself to call her that. As for the older sister, that was the Ice Dragon King's limit.

If she doesn't call out again, she'll really get angry.

"..."

Xuanming's lips twitched as he looked at the Ice Dragon King's "I'm about to explode if you don't agree" expression.

He realized that although the Ice Dragon King possessed extraordinary strength, he harbored a childlike willfulness deep down.

"Ex... sister." Xuan Ming finally gave in. He didn't think there was anything wrong with the way she addressed him; it was just that he wasn't used to being addressed that way.

Upon hearing this, the Ice Dragon King's eyes lit up instantly, and the chill around her vanished without a trace, replaced by a warm and cozy aura. She moved closer to Xuan Ming, her dragon tail swaying happily: "That's more like it! From now on, you're my little brother. With your big sister protecting you, let's see who dares to bully you!"

The Fire Dragon King scoffed, "Look at your pathetic self. You're an old dragon of your age, and you still expect people to call you 'sister'."

"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!" the Ice Dragon King said unhappily.

"That's all you have to say," the Fire Dragon King said calmly.

"You!" The Ice Dragon King was enraged, and icy aura filled the entire carriage once again.

"Sister, can we not stoop to his level?" Xuanming said helplessly. The Ice and Fire Dragon Soul resided in his body, and with the body modifications from the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot, this level of ice and fire energy conflict wouldn't cause him any harm. However, the dragon soul's aura was leaking out, and the horse that was being pulled was almost scared to death. If a fight really broke out, the carriage would be destroyed, and he didn't want to walk all the way to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Ice Dragon King snorted coldly, "For my brother's sake, I won't stoop to your level!"

Seeing that the Ice Dragon King was about to lose his temper, the Fire Dragon King stopped teasing her. "Little brat, the power of the dragon soul has only been mixed into your soul, it hasn't been completely integrated yet, you..."

“I will teach you!” the Ice Dragon King interrupted.

"You don't need to interrupt."

"Indeed." The Fire Dragon King said no more and fell asleep again.

……

Near the town close to the Star Dou Great Forest, Xuan Ming once again concealed himself under his black robe, not revealing the conspicuous black dragon behind him.

While attending classes at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he learned some information: the Star Dou Great Forest was the border area between the two great empires, and neither Star Luo nor Heaven Dou had ownership of this primeval forest.

In this border town, there are even some fugitives who committed crimes in the two great empires and fled to this area. In short, there are all kinds of people here, making the situation extremely complicated. Coupled with the Star Dou Great Forest, a dangerous but perfect sanctuary, this place can be described as a lawless zone.

Therefore, the teacher repeatedly emphasized that if one has not reached the level of Soul Master and is not accompanied by a powerful Soul Master, it is best not to approach the Star Dou Great Forest.

Threats from spirit beasts can be guarded against, but malice from humans is impossible to guard against.

With the Ice Dragon King protecting him, he didn't need to worry about any trouble, but he would still try to avoid it as much as possible.

"Can you sense anything from here?"

It was already quite late when they entered the town, so Xuanming found a hotel to stay in.

Although it is called a lawless zone, it is well known that once a large number of people gather together, order and rules will inevitably emerge, even in a hellish place like the Killing City.

At least on the surface, this town doesn't look much different from the outside world.

"No, we have to go in," the Ice Dragon King said.

"Where are we going?" Xuanming asked.

"You don't need to get too close inside, but you need to walk at least a distance so I can sense things accurately," the Ice Dragon King said.

"Don't worry, I will release my dragon soul aura once we enter the forest, and no soul beast will dare to attack you."

“But I don’t know the way,” Xuanming said.

The Star Dou Great Forest is extremely vast. Even for advanced Soul Masters, it would take at least ten days to reach the core area from the edge, and that would require a group trip. This does not include the time spent encountering Soul Beast attacks along the way, taking the wrong path, or getting lost in complex terrain.

He didn't have a map of the Star Dou Great Forest, and the Soul Hunting Teams here wouldn't risk their lives to move towards the core area. As for buying a map, that was even more impossible.

The information about the Star Dou Great Forest is the greatest asset of these Soul Hunting Groups; they would never sell their livelihood.

“I will show you the way,” the Ice Dragon King said.

"I can still give you a general direction."

"What if there's a swamp ahead?" Xuanming asked.

“I can freeze the swamp,” said the Ice Dragon King.

"What if there's a mountain in front of us?" Xuanming asked.

"Jungles, poison valleys, cliffs, what do you do if you encounter these?"

“Just walk over there,” the Ice Dragon King said matter-of-factly.

"what happened?"

"..." Xuanming.

what happened?
You're really talking without any sense of the pain you're experiencing!

(End of this chapter)