Chapter 121: Gods? We are far grander than Gods!
The mutual probing between them ceased quietly, as each withdrew their respective attempts. Gu Yuena had now confirmed her suspicions.
The person—no, the God—before her possessed power that absolutely exceeded her imagination.
Though she didn't know why this individual was so weak now or why he found it so amusing to play in this World, he was definitely not someone she could act against in her current state.
That profound will of death, she did not wish to experience a second time.
He knew her but did not rashly startle her, indicating he might bear no ill will toward the Soul Beast Clan. Being able to confirm this was already enough.
Just as Gu Yuena was contemplating, she suddenly felt a strange mental power fluctuation. Her perspective began to become almost omniscient. She did not resist, certain that the person before her had no intention of attacking.
From the omniscient perspective, she saw Di Tian hidden in the shadows. It was not difficult to guess that this was intentionally done by Huo Yuhao, a retort to her rash probing just now.
"Soul Beast Di Tian, Silver Dragon King, you are truly cautious. Does this not prove that you are not as fearless as you seem?"
"If I were to attack you now, do you think Di Tian could appear in time to protect you?"
Gu Yuena's eyes rippled. She was a little flustered because the truth was, as Huo Yuhao said, in her current state, she was merely an ordinary human Soul Master, her origin sealed away.
If she lost this current body, while it wouldn't lead to death, her true form would certainly suffer significant damage, worsening her injuries again. She dared not gamble, nor was there any need to.
Young man, stand at attention!
The Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, who had never experienced the treachery of human hearts, now felt uneasy for the first time due to her blind arrogance.
"Di Tian, you may retreat first."
It was too late for anything now, as she sensed that her mind had been connected to the person before her. As long as Huo Yuhao wished, she would instantly become a puppet.
Di Tian in the shadows, clearly hesitated for a moment, but then disappeared, vanishing from her omniscient perspective.
Huo Yuhao's eyes returned to their ice-blue color. "Only then do I see some sincerity from you."
"Huo—" Gu Yuena suppressed the shock in her heart, paused, but didn't know how to address him.
"Just call me Huo Yuhao."
Now, Gu Yuena was certain that Huo Yuhao was not a God of this World. The commotion of becoming a god could not possibly have failed to alert her, and coupled with the energy essence he intentionally let her perceive, which clearly did not belong to this World, she felt her guess was absolutely correct.
"Are you a God?" Though a question, her tone was very certain.
"God? No, no, no, far grander than Gods. We possess a World!"
We?
She keenly noticed the blind spot!
Silence. The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence. Gu Yuena didn't understand if the Huo Yuhao currently speaking to her was his inner God, as the difference was too great.
"Now, you can state your purpose for being here. I don't believe you would be so bored as to simply test me."
"You have been dormant for so long. I don't think I have such importance as to make you personally appear here just to attack me."
Gu Yuena's heart was heavy. After a moment of deliberation, she slowly spoke.
"Your first appearance interfered with the destiny of this World. From that strange Destiny bell sound, I sensed the key to breaking my predicament. I want to witness what Destiny is!"
This immediately left Huo Yuhao speechless. The sentence contained too much hidden information, and he suddenly felt that many previous events now made sense.
Originally, he thought the echo of [Destiny] would only affect him, and it was also because of the [Destiny] echo that he wasn't noticed by the little rascal, even escaping that suffocating Blue Silver Entanglement.
But now it seemed that the [Destiny] echo could even interfere with the Silver Dragon King's personal involvement. Did this mean that [Destiny] also interfered with the Douluo Star's will, and even those high-and-mighty Gods?
It wasn't strange for the [Destiny] echo to allow him to be outside of Destiny, but there was no reason for the little rascal to just give up. He could have made other arrangements on his side.
Yet, there had been no action for so long, and even Wang Dong's situation was abnormal—his divine sense consumed by the Death God's envoy. This was a bit too strange.
So, combining this with the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's words, could he infer that Destiny not only interfered with the destiny of this World but also interfered with the God Realm, causing some unforeseen change with the pure and noble Sea God, which is why no other means had descended upon Douluo Star?
Interesting, truly interesting. He suddenly felt that meeting Gu Yuena might not be a bad thing.
"Of course, I'm not surprised that a powerhouse like you can interfere with destiny. I'm just very curious—what is your purpose in appearing in this world?"
Gu Yuena went straight to the point, unwilling to engage in unnecessary probing.
Purpose?
Could Huo Yuhao say that he was head-butted by a goat, then swept to the Douluo Continent by the End-time Bell, becoming the new Child of Destiny? Obviously not.
'My name is Huo Yuhao, and I'm about to lie.'
"For a person."
Huo Yuhao spoke calmly, still fiddling with his unique specialty grilled fish.
"A person?"
Gu Yuena suddenly didn't know how to respond and, as if possessed, asked, "What's her name?"
"Yu Nian'an, her name is Yu Nian'an!"
Gu Yuena's eyes flickered. "Is she your beloved?"
That seed buried in her heart began to sprout, gradually sketching out a gentle woman in a white dress whose face remained indistinct.
"I don't know yet. As of now, I haven't found her, nor do I know if she's even here, but that's why I'm here."
Huo Yuhao's expression surprised Gu Yuena. Her long lifespan made it difficult for her to comprehend such emotions. She found it extraordinarily incredible, and her thoughts began to spiral.
Such an existence, an existence perhaps a God like herself, would go to such lengths for someone who might not even be here?
In the Soul Beast's Concept, the existence of a partner was solely for reproduction. Why, why would one person do so much for another?
"If you find her, what do you plan to do?"
"I don't know, because I haven't found her yet, and I'm not sure when it will be, but I will do it, forever, until… [Endless Life]!"
Silence. Gu Yuena didn't know how to respond, because she truly struggled to understand these words. Her subconscious told her that this Yu Nian'an, whom Huo Yuhao spoke of, was truly too strange.
She might not even exist!
But instinct also guided her to another line of thought. Her spiraling mind made her feel that someone like Huo Yuhao wouldn't use such a lie to deceive her, because there was simply no need.
"[Endless Life]."
What an incredible phrase!
He handed the grilled fish to Gu Yuena, and she politely said Thank you.
"Try it. It's my exclusive recipe, the only one in this World. For you, it might be a nice seasoning for your long life."
"You can call me Gu Yuena." She said inexplicably, then lightly parted her red lips and put the warm grilled fish into her mouth.
"So, Gu Yuena, what are your plans for the future?"
Since she had previously said she considered him the key to breaking her predicament and wanted to witness what Destiny was, it wasn't hard to guess her next move.
But Huo Yuhao still wanted to ask, for no other reason than it concerned his own subsequent arrangements.
"I want to stay by your side. Destiny tells me I shouldn't continue to slumber, even if those Gods pay attention. I want to try and change my own destiny."
Her time in the Human World had been truly eye-opening, especially with creations of the era like Soul Guidance Devices. Although current Soul Guidance Devices couldn't threaten the top-tier Soul Beasts, once they became widespread, they would definitely be a disaster for the lower-tier Soul Beasts.
Especially those flying Soul Guidance Devices called airplanes—they would undoubtedly dominate the skies in the near future.
Humans had already conquered most of the land and were now even venturing into the sky. With such terrifying creativity, how could she not worry about the future of the Soul Beast Clan?
She had a premonition that if humans continued to develop like this, Soul Beasts would have no hope of revival in the future, and their living space would only be further compressed until they were completely extinct.
She knew that because of her previous unauthorized probing, she now needed to make amends. She didn't want to leave a bad impression in the eyes of Huo Yuhao, this powerful being from another World, due to her rashness.
"Gods, are they even worthy of manipulating destiny?" Huo Yuhao scoffed. He never believed in such things, even though he had the echo of [Destiny].
This, however, piqued Gu Yuena's interest. The grilled fish was delicious; it was one of the few foods she had found palatable in her long life.
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