Chapter 19: Hostility?

"Is that how you greet a girl?" Yali stood protectively in front of Na'er, looking flustered as she refused to let Gu You get closer.

"Hmm, that's true." Gu You nodded seriously.

"Let's get to the main topic." Yali crossed her arms over her chest, while Na'er hid completely behind her, not even daring to show half of her face this time.

"Alright." Gu You somehow pulled out a stool, sat up straight with his chest out, and stared at Yali with wide eyes.

"You… never mind." Yali sighed, feeling a bit speechless. "Your martial soul is very special. It contains three unique auras, one of which is an ultimate attribute—something rarely seen in history. What's especially unusual is your second spirit ring. The power of its mental attack is terrifying, and it causes direct spiritual trauma. Normally, that wouldn't be too shocking, but… its aura is reminiscent of an evil soul master's power of destruction. At my level, I can clearly sense that your second soul skill contains lingering spirits. Although their presence is weak, it's enough to cause misunderstandings."

Gu You was momentarily stunned. Lingering spirits? But he had never harmed anyone before.

Seeing his confused expression, Yali chuckled slightly. "Summon your spirit rings and manifest your soul spirit. Let me take a look."

Gu You seemed to understand. His spirit rings rose beneath his feet, and a proud dragon's roar echoed through the air, shaking the skies. Even Yali was affected, her complexion turning slightly pale.

But at that moment, another soft dragon's cry rang out. Both Gu You and Yali turned toward Na'er in surprise.

A radiant silver-white spear appeared in the young girl's hand, glowing with a gentle light. A single purple spirit ring hovered around it. The spear's surface was engraved with intricate dragon patterns, exuding a faint, sacred aura.

The Silver Dragon Spear—Na'er's martial soul!

Roar!

As the dragon's cry from the spear resonated, Gu You felt an immense pressure weigh down on his chest. Purple dragon scales rapidly spread across his body. His gaze shifted, becoming bloodthirsty as he locked onto Na'er.

Yali immediately noticed something was wrong. A gentle green glow enveloped Gu You, quickly suppressing his power. Within moments, the dragon scales retracted, and he returned to his human form.

Na'er's eyes were filled with disbelief. Just now… she had felt bloodline suppression!

Her memories had almost fully recovered, but her strength was still lacking. Even though Yali, one of the strongest beings in the human world, had become her master, and her companion had assigned two powerful soul beasts to protect her, she had never expected to feel suppressed by someone's bloodline.

As the Dragon God's fragment, she should not experience this. The boy before her… just who was he? Even in her vast knowledge, she had never encountered such a dragon species martial soul.

There's hostility. Yali thought to herself.

Hostility between martial souls meant that Gu You's martial soul and Na'er's had innate enmity. Even if neither of them had personally done anything to provoke the other, the inherited will of their bloodlines made conflict unavoidable.

Gu You clutched his head in pain. The images of two massive dragons battling each other surfaced in his mind again. He could feel his martial soul trembling with endless fury and resentment.

Once he regained his composure, he glanced at Na'er, who also looked at him, curiosity flashing in her eyes. But in an instant, she quickly lowered her head again.

"You two just need to get familiar with each other. Resolving hostility isn't too difficult. If you train your martial souls near each other for a long time, and I suppress any flare-ups, your spirit energies will gradually adapt. Over time, the hostility should fade." Yali rested her chin in her hands, speaking calmly.

"It'd be best if it could be resolved… By the way, Godmother, I think I understand the 'lingering spirits' issue now." Gu You said after some thought.

"Oh? Tell me."

"My first soul spirit was a sub-dragon species—the Tyrannosaurus. This kind of soul beast is considered extinct now, but… my master still had some defective, ten-year-old remnants. She tried to refine and purify their genes. Back then, by pure luck, I… chose one of those defective ones. During the fusion process, I saw—"

Yali and Na'er both focused on him intently. What did he see?

Gu You hesitated for a moment, then shared everything he had witnessed in his dream during the fusion.

Yali furrowed her brows. Na'er's expression darkened, and unconsciously, her hands clenched into fists.

Despicable humans…

"No wonder. Those are the grudges of the soul spirits themselves. I knew something was off. Turns out there was a hidden truth behind it. Still, the Spirit Pagoda really is disgusting! They'll experiment on anything for the sake of profit. But none of that matters now. What matters is that we've finally reunited, right?" Yali said, giving Gu You a pointed look.

"Ah! Right, right, reunions are the most important thing! Besides, I've gained a new little sister. Don't worry! I'll definitely become… the strongest soul master!" As Gu You thought of his grandmother and Shen Yue, he realized that reunion truly was important. Though he hadn't achieved his own reunion yet, at this moment, he had reunited with them…

"Hmph! And you think you can become the strongest soul master?" Yali snorted, then disappeared with Gu You and Na'er.

At the Shrek City Grand Hotel, Yali watched in astonishment as Na'er devoured her food like a hurricane. Doesn't she get full?

Gu You also lost his appetite. This was the first time he had witnessed the sheer food intake required to sustain a pure-blooded dragon's energy. His own consumption was nothing compared to this—it was at least ten times more!

Whoever called him a big eater in the future, he'd have proof otherwise.

Na'er, still eating, had an intelligent gleam in her eyes, though she looked slightly absent-minded. Hundred-year Dragon Tendon, Hundred-year Blood Steak… countless precious spirit foods continued to vanish into her mouth at an alarming rate.

It was a strange sight.

Imagine a delicate, beautiful girl with a petite figure, but when she eats, she devours her food like a ravenous beast, completely unrestrained.

"Sir, madam, your bill, please." A polite waiter entered with a smile.

"How much?" Yali asked confidently.

"Five million federal coins!"

"Alright! Wait… how much?!" Yali's expression turned stiff. Five million?! Even as the Sea God Pavilion's vice master, she only earned two million per month. To be honest, Yali didn't really care about money, since with her status, most things were freely provided to her. But in this case, the hotel staff clearly didn't recognize her.

"Is there an issue? If the paymen—" The waiter noticed something was off and was about to call someone when a voice interrupted.

"I'll cover it." Gu You sighed, reluctantly taking out a red card from his storage ring.

During his three years of forging, he had occasionally sold his creations, accumulating a decent amount of wealth. This card alone held nearly ten million federal coins.

Of course, there was no way he could have earned that much purely on his own. A significant portion of it came from federal subsidies deposited into his account.

This card was one of the rarest Red-Class Soul Forging Special Cards, issued by a special parliamentary department. With it, he could essentially borrow as much money as he wanted, and the government would cover the expenses…