Soul Land IV (Douluo Dalu) : Ultimate Fighting-Chapter 1331: Lake Tianyang, Long Tianyang

Continuing forward, traveling along the edge of the lake. The more Lan Xuanyu sensed, the more turbulent waves surged in his heart. He was absolutely certain that if such a concentration of life energy were given to the Eternal Tree, the tree might just transform instantly. This place was definitely where the core of life energy of the Sky Dragon Planet resided. But what exactly was the core of Sky Dragon Planet’s life energy?

Ahead, a pavilion loomed into view, still completely wooden in structure, situated right by the lake. Beside the pavilion were various giant trees, which is why they hadn’t seen it from the earlier vantage point.

This place wasn’t too big, seemingly comparable to the Sea God’s Pavilion at Shrek Academy in size. The architectural style was different though; here, the buildings were simpler, while the Sea God’s Pavilion was more ancient.

Before reaching the entrance, suddenly a figure appeared. It was a woman, nestled against a large tree, gazing at Lake Tianyang, a tree branch in hand, plucking leaves off and casting them into the lake.

The leaves fluttered in the air before eventually falling into Lake Tianyang, creating ripples on the surface.

The young girl was dressed in an emerald green long dress, revealing her snow-white arms, her light green hair cascading over her back. Since she was in profile, her face was unseen.

Seeing her, Lan Xuanyu naturally extended his spiritual perception, but in the next instant, he discovered that the spiritual power he sent out vanished. Like a clay ox entering the sea, it disappeared without a trace.

What kind of power was this? With a chilling heart, he rapidly retracted his own spiritual power.

And at this moment, the girl in the green dress seemed to sense his arrival, turning her head to look over.

She had an exceptionally beautiful face, her fair skin adorned with a gentle smile, and her emerald eyes, matching the color of her dress and hair, were captivatingly vibrant.

When her gaze fell upon Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu, she appeared surprised, then couldn’t help but smile warmly, softly saying, "You two sisters are truly beautiful. Are you new here?"

Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu stopped in their tracks, with Lan Xuanyu hesitating for a moment, unsure how to respond.

Fortunately, the staff member beside them hastily said with respect, "Miss, these two are new members of the Sky Dragon Assembly."

"Oh. That’s nice, the Sky Dragon Assembly finally has some pretty sisters. Hello there, I am Long Tianyang," the girl said with a smile.

"Long Tianyang? As in the Tianyang from Lake Tianyang?" Bai Xiuxiu couldn’t help asking curiously.

Long Tianyang nodded with a smile, "Yes, the same Tianyang as Lake Tianyang."

Bai Xiuxiu smiled and said, "Hello, you’re beautiful too."

Long Tianyang glanced at her, but her eyes were filled with intrigue as she turned to look at Lan Xuanyu. Just as Lan Xuanyu was about to politely greet her, he suddenly heard her voice in his mind.

"You’re a boy."

The simple words struck him like thunder, causing Lan Xuanyu to instantly stiffen. She had recognized him? How could that be? How did she recognize him?

"How interesting. Why do you pretend to be a girl?" Long Tianyang’s voice continued to resonate in his mind.

At this moment, Lan Xuanyu felt an urge to turn and run. He was exposed, actually exposed. How was this possible? Even the 18 Dragon Knights had never questioned his identity, which made him always confident in the Treasure Hunting Beast’s illusion.

Yet, what he could never have anticipated was that in this Sky Dragon Mansion, he would be so transparent before this girl he had never met before, who directly saw through his disguise and identified his true gender.

But Lan Xuanyu instantly calmed down, he couldn’t panic, absolutely not now. If he chose to flee in panic, that would really lead to big problems. With his strength, where could he possibly run to? This was the Dragon Knights’ stronghold!

So what if he was discovered? Then he was a male, just a male, it didn’t matter. To the Dragon Knights, it didn’t make a difference whether he was male or female, he could simply explain it was for convenience.

Therefore, the very next moment after the shock in his heart, Lan Xuanyu had already calmed down. With a smile on his face, he nodded slightly towards Long Tianyang, then turned to the staff member beside him and said, "Let’s go, we shouldn’t keep the Lord Dragon Knights waiting."

"Okay, please follow me," the staff member said, bowing to Long Tianyang once again before continuing towards the building.

Walking side by side, Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu passed by Long Tianyang. Long Tianyang did not attempt to stop them but continued to look at Lan Xuanyu with a curious gaze, giving him the feeling of having thorns on his back. But at this moment, there was nothing he could do but to brace himself and carry on.

"You’re quite interesting. I’ll come to find you for some fun sometime," Long Tianyang’s voice once again resounded in Lan Xuanyu’s mind.

Lan Xuanyu’s heart felt a chill, but he didn’t know how to respond, so he kept silent.

As they walked, the staff member lowered his voice and whispered with a smile, "It seems like Miss Tianyang is quite fond of the two Lords. She usually doesn’t talk much, not even paying much attention to the Dragon Knights."

Lan Xuanyu asked, "What’s the background of this Miss Tianyang? Is she related to one of the Lord Dragon Knights?"

The staff member shook his head and replied, "I don’t know, but it seems that Miss Tianyang has been here since the existence of the Sky Dragon Mansion."

Hearing this, a thought flashed through Lan Xuanyu’s mind: Miss Tianyang had been here since the Sky Dragon Mansion had existed? Then what was her true identity? Considering that she could see through his male disguise, and that he had been previously unable to probe with his Spiritual Power, she must at least be a God Rank existence, with a powerful divine consciousness that he was unable to resist.

From the words behind her, he could vaguely sense that she didn’t seem to have any hostility towards him but was just very curious about his disguise as a male.

Probably only the Dragon Knights would know her true identity—it would be worth it to ask Luo Lan when there’s a chance to find out what’s going on. Being found out about his male identity was ultimately not a good thing. Should he find an opportunity to confess his true gender proactively?

Lan Xuanyu briefly considered this idea in his mind but then dismissed it. Recklessly admitting his gender could lead to many unnecessary troubles, such as being investigated by the Dragon Knights, as well as many issues regarding his identity. It would be better to let things take their natural course. If his cover was indeed blown by Long Tianyang, then he would deal with it then.

At this moment, they were already ascending the Sky Dragon Pavilion. The place felt like a wooden structure but the life energy around it was so rich. Ordinary humans, or members of other races, might not be able to withstand the overwhelming life energy here. Only the physical bodies of the Dragon Clan could handle it without issue.

The staff member led them to the entrance of the Sky Dragon Pavilion and then stopped, gesturing for them to enter.

Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu stepped forward and entered the Sky Dragon Pavilion. The staff member did not follow them inside, clearly, this place was not accessible to just anyone.

"Hehe, our champion has arrived," a deep voice laughingly said.

Lan Xuanyu looked carefully, and saw inside the hall, there were already two people sitting, along with two others standing respectfully to the side.

It was the person sitting in the center who had spoken. Seeing them, Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu quickly stepped forward and bowed in salute.

"We pay our respects to the Dawn Dragon Knight and Holy Light Dragon Knight."

Indeed, the ones sitting here were none other than Dawn Dragon Knight Zhong Zhichang and Holy Light Dragon Knight Huang Liangwei. Lan Xuanyu had ridden in Huang Liangwei’s Dragon Car before.

The two standing to the side also caused a stir in Lan Xuanyu’s heart. One was Xu Yanmo, the one with the Light Attribute heritage, who was once a formidable opponent of his. The other was Qi Tianlong, his opponent in the finals, who was rumored to have disappeared after being seriously injured, the wielder of the Fire Dragon King Bloodline.