Ace Dragon Rider
Chapter 666 - 532: Suolin’s Rebirth_2
But if this was her rebirth, then how did she travel through time and space?
Long Yi didn’t ask, knowing there wouldn’t be an answer anyway. At this point, the health of the two Suolins was of prime importance.
The Fine Gold Golem quickly left, supposedly because if it allowed its past self became aware of its presence, there would be complications.
Long Yi didn’t understand, but it didn’t matter. After all, the important thing was that Suolin was back.
Suolin returned, and experienced a true rebirth, returning to the body that rightfully belonged to her. The attributes of the Green Field Rebirth nourished her body with the energy of the surrounding greenery, slowly and continuously. This not only rejuvenated her lifeless body but also facilitated it to grow to where it should be.
How should one put it?
Compared to the pure lolita looks of Ruosha and Little Zi, or Ai Lin’s youthful charm, Suolin now emanated a mature vibe?
Mature, yet bright and unweathered, with perfectly curved and delicate features. And that figure, absolutely unmatched by the other girls present.
Ai Lin promptly shook her head hard - what on earth was she thinking! Someone had just survived a catastrophe, and she was thinking about this!
After all, Suolin was extraordinarily powerful and regained consciousness quickly. Upon waking, she could no longer hold back her tears. She first hugged Long Yi and cried, then hugged her grandfather and cried, followed by hugging Ai Lin, Little Zi and Ruosha to cry.
Finally, with her red eyes, Suolin started to recount what had happened to her over the years.
Yes, she was captured and experimented on. The Black Dragon Empire killed the soul of the Chameleon, and then her soul was infused into it.
While it seemed to be the case, the Black Dragon Empire did not successfully kill the Chameleon’s soul—it had hidden itself. When Suolin’s soul was infused into the Chameleon’s body, it was the Chameleon’s instinctive protection that kept her from going mad or breaking down.
In fact, the personality of that Suolin had always been an amalgamation of Suolin and the Chameleon’s influence. At the most painful and critical moments, it was always the Chameleon that comforted her, protecting her at all times.
Now, both of them are reborn.
Suolin returned to her own body, and the half-human half-dragon experience gave her unprecedented power. She can directly use Dragon Power without translating it into Fighting Aura or Mana. The Chameleon inherited Suolin’s powers, although it was a dragon, it could execute Fighting Aura techniques!
This time, as the Chameleon exerted its own soul, the power was even greater!
Meanwhile, restoring the Chameleon’s abilities also gifted it some brand new skills. For instance, invisibility, and maximum defense mode. Particularly in this maximum defense mode, the Chameleon could even turn its scale armor into fine gold!
This is the pinnacle of defense in the multiverse in terms of pure physical composition.
At this point, the Chameleon turned into a humanoid, its resting state, just like Bajie’s and Xiaoyou’s rest modes.
Suolin told her own story, and right after, Ai Lin told Suolin what had happened previously.
When she heard that Long Yi was willing to open the time tunnel for her, even attempting to kill Tilian in the past to end the war, she was so moved she could feel her heart pounding. Then she heard that Long Yi was even willing to sacrifice his own life to forcibly reverse time and bring her dead body back to life, and she burst into tears again, hugging Long Yi.
After crying for a long time, Suolin looked up as if something occurred to her, and asked timidly,
"Would you...mind that I’m older than you..."
Long Yi was completely stumped.
Her question was so unexpected and abrupt. Then Long Yi slapped his own forehead, blurting out something even he thought was incredibly dumb.
"Don’t let Little Zi fool you, she’s actually four hundred..."
Thump!
Two petite fists landed hard on Long Yi’s forehead, sending him flying. Then Ai Lin and Little Zi simultaneously withdrew their fists and started whispering to Suolin again.
Long Yi was standing outside the door, rubbing his forehead with a goofy grin on his face, then he gave himself a thumbs up.
"I am indeed so smart!"
As he turned around, he saw the Green Dragon Emperor, Jim Green, standing silently behind the door.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Long Yi smirked as he greeted him.
"Long Yi, do you think the White Dragon Empire can win?"
Emperor Jim suddenly asked.
"Of course, we can!" Long Yi answered.
"But, what if the Dragon Clan sends even more dragons?"
"Then, I’ll have to annihilate the Dragon Clan in the Human Realm." Long Yi replied with a smile.
Jim Green looked at Long Yi for a long time before he let out a heavy sigh.
"It’s not that I don’t trust you, Lord Long Yi, but... After all, it’s the Dragon Clan. We’ve seen your power and we know that a few dragons are nothing to you. Yet, if all dragons from Dragon Island were to strike, how could you win?"
Hearing Emperor’s Jim’s words, Long Yi nodded and said, "You have a point. If all the dragons from Dragon Island were to join the fight, I certainly couldn’t win. But, would all the dragons from Dragon Island truly join the fight?"
"They wouldn’t?"
"They would?"
"Uh....."
"See, even within the Dragon Clan, there is not a strong unity. Where there is wisdom, there will be conflicts, factions, and struggles for power. This is a common flaw among intelligent beings, and it can’t be helped." Long Yi said with a smirk.
"Forgive me for saying this, but even you’re not completely sure about your theory, right?" Jim Green stared into Long Yi’s eyes.
"If you’re asking for absolute certainty, it’s certainly impossible. However, I do have a good eight or nine out of ten confidence in my theory." Long Yi chuckled.
Emperor Jim bowed his head and sighed heavily. Looking at Suolin’s room behind Long Yi, he slowly began, "That child was taken away by the Black Dragon Empire since she was young. Though I do not know what exactly happened, I can tell it’s not, by any means, a pleasant memory. As an Emperor, what I can offer her is too little. Mr. Long Yi, here, I implore you in the capacity of a grandfather, please take care of her for me, will you?"
Long Yi could see the sadness in the old Emperor’s eyes and could vaguely understand the desolation in his heart.
"Old man, look into my eyes." Long Yi slightly bent down, so that he could meet Jim Green’s eye, then he spoke word by word.
"First, your granddaughter, Suolin, is very strong. Despite the hardship she received in the Black Dragon Empire, she is still holding up. In fact, she is even stronger than you think."
"Second, the downfall of the Black Dragon Empire is inevitable. I will not let such a nation survive in this world. Once the Black Dragon Empire falls, there will no longer be anything in the world that can pose a threat to her."
With his decades of experience, Emperor Jim managed to read Long Yi’s face, he knew Long Yi wasn’t lying.
So, he nodded his approval, turned around and left.
Long Yi watched as Jim moved away, quietly saying:
"The most significant threat now, would probably only be the Dragon Clan, I suppose." (To be continued. If you like this work, please come and vote on qidian.com. Your support fuels my motivation. Mobile users, please log on to m.qidian.com to read.)