Seeing Gu Yue remain silent, Huo Yuhao assumed she hadn't considered matters so far into the future and continued, "Although the Divine Realm has disappeared for now, it may not necessarily stay gone forever."
"Especially the Sea God Tang San; he has always viewed the Douluo Continent as his own private territory."
"If he were to see the Spirit Beast Clan ruling the continent then, what do you think you would face?"
Gu Yue remained silent, as if she were truly contemplating the question.
Seeing that she was still silent, Huo Yuhao continued, "I have a way to undo the methods you used in the Myriad Beast Platform."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yue looked up, a glimmer of genuine surprise flashing through her purple eyes once more.
But upon second thought, the person before her was the founder of the Spirit Pagoda from Ten Thousand Years ago; it didn't seem entirely impossible for him to be able to undo her methods.
Huo Yuhao clenched his fists slightly, his tone carrying a rare hint of nervousness: "So, what is your choice now? Do you want to attack me? Or watch me ruin your plans?"
As he spoke, he was quickly assessing Gu Yue's reaction in his heart; was this not also him probing her?
Both were masters of composure. Clearly, they had reached the point of a showdown, yet they were still probing each other's bottom lines.
One could only say that they were truly "veteran actors." Even at this critical juncture, they were still using their respective silence and responses to measure that final inch of distance in each other's hearts that had yet to be revealed.
Although Huo Yuhao was the successor of a God King, he had not yet passed all the Divine Trials, and thus did not truly possess strength at the Divine Rank.
And although Gu Yue's cultivation appeared to be only at the Spirit Douluo level, Huo Yuhao did not doubt for a moment that she could unleash attacks at the Divine Rank.
After all, she was the Silver Dragon King in human form, and at her Peak, she possessed true Divine Rank strength.
Therefore, his choice to have a showdown at this moment actually carried significant risk.
If Gu Yue chose to attack without regard for the feelings between them, he would definitely be no match for her given his current strength.
But he was not the type to be blinded by love. Since he dared to do this, he naturally had his own confidence.
After his cultivation broke through to Limit Douluo, Huo Yuhao found that his connection with the Super Divine Artifact, the Kunlun Mirror, in his Spiritual Sea had become much closer.
He clearly felt that as long as he reached the Divine Rank, he would be able to truly master this Super Divine Artifact and unleash its full potential.
The most significant point among these was that his Transmigration through time and space would no longer be passive, but could be actively chosen according to his own will.
In other words, when that time came, he would no longer need to passively wait for that power to descend to travel between the time and space of Ten Thousand Years ago and the present; it could be accomplished in a single thought.
And at this moment, the residual Divine Power of destruction within the Scepter of Destruction was already sufficient to support the Kunlun Mirror in initiating one active Transmigration.
Therefore, if Gu Yue really chose to attack him, he would instantly trigger the power of the Kunlun Mirror and Transmigrate directly back to Ten Thousand Years ago, returning to handle matters here only after becoming a god.
He had already repeatedly simulated this contingency plan in his mind and was certain it was feasible.
In the brief silence between them at this moment, he remained outwardly calm, but the string in his heart was taut, ready to make a final decision based on Gu Yue's answer at any moment.
Gu Yue looked at Huo Yuhao, the expression in her purple eyes constantly shifting.
A moment later, she asked, "Are you forcing me?"
Huo Yuhao did not answer the question directly. He leaned forward slightly, looking at her with a serious gaze: "Between humans and Spirit Beasts, it does not necessarily have to be a life-or-death struggle."
"I am now the Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda, and the technology for inherited Spirit Souls and artificial Spirit Souls is constantly improving."
"If we work together, we will definitely be able to change the landscape of the continent."
He had never thought about persuading Gu Yue to abandon the Spirit Beast Clan; what he said at this moment was his true thought.
He was only the Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda for now, and his abilities were still limited, but he would soon be able to become a god.
When that time came, he would have the full capability to let the entire continent undergo deeper changes, including altering the relationship between humans and Spirit Beasts.
Listening to Huo Yuhao's description, Gu Yue understood his intentions.
It had to be said that Huo Yuhao's ideas coincided with her own.
Her probing just now already had an answer; she knew that Huo Yuhao would not tell the Federation about her plans.
He would choose to stand with her and use another way to achieve the goal she had always been seeking.
And Huo Yuhao also understood at this moment that Gu Yue would not attack him.
He sat there, looking at her eyes that had softened slightly, and the string in his heart finally relaxed.
In this two-way probing, both of them had passed the "test."
The office was quiet for a moment. That silence was no longer as tense as before; instead, it carried a peace that came from finally reaching a resolution.
Gu Yue looked at Huo Yuhao and asked seriously, "Are you truly willing to help resolve the conflict between Spirit Beasts and humans?"
Huo Yuhao nodded solemnly: "The current supply and demand relationship has already been broken, and the relationship between humans and Spirit Beasts is no longer mutually exclusive."
"After I become a god, even if I have to find another continent or plane for the Spirit Beasts, it is not impossible."
Gu Yue looked into his sincere eyes, and the heavy expression on her face finally relaxed bit by bit.
She was silent for a moment, and finally said, "I hope you will not disappoint me."
Huo Yuhao walked out from behind the desk, went around to Gu Yue, leaned down, and took her hand.
His palm had a warm and dry touch, steadily wrapping around her cool fingertips: "Believe in me."
A smile finally bloomed on Gu Yue's face again, and she looked up at him: "I am naturally willing to believe you, but there is still one obstacle to resolving the matter of the Myriad Beast Platform."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow slightly. He did not rush to ask, but quietly waited for her to continue.
Gu Yue continued, "According to what you said earlier, the Sea God Tang San has always viewed the Douluo Continent as his private property. He already faced judgment in the Divine Realm Ten Thousand Years ago, but he should still have quite a few arrangements on the continent Ten Thousand Years later."
When she said this, her gaze paused on Huo Yuhao's face for a moment before she continued, "The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, you should know them, right?"
Huo Yuhao certainly knew the background of those two; he had seen them with his own eyes in the space-time of Ten Thousand Years ago.
Niu Tian and Tai Tan were ostensibly the two Sect Masters of the Clear Sky Sect, but in reality, they were divine officers who had been resurrected by Tang San with Divine Power and arranged in the Lower Realm after he became a god.
And now that Gu Yue mentioned them, it was absolutely impossible that she was just speaking casually.
Huo Yuhao's gaze flickered slightly, and he asked, "Does the Myriad Beast Platform have something to do with them?"
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