The standoff lasted for a long time.
It was Xiao Wu who finally broke the silence. Lowering her head, she tentatively asked:
"Milady, are you seriously injured?"
"How did you know?"
Under Gu Yuena's cold expression, a trace of surprise appeared.
Are soul beasts nowadays really this smart?
If only a few such intelligent soul beasts had assisted the Dragon God back then…
Perhaps the Dragon God wouldn't have foolishly waged war against the entire Divine Realm.
Perhaps he wouldn't have perished, vanishing into nothingness, beyond redemption.
"It was Ye Tian who told me." Xiao Wu sulked, pointing at Ye Tian beside her.
The moment she spoke, Ye Tian was speechless.
Was Xiao Wu here to sell out her teammate?
She couldn't go three sentences without mentioning him, blaming everything on him.
But after thinking about it…
…he had to admit, it was kind of true.
Xiao Wu's thoughts were actually quite simple.
Since Gu Yuena was a deity, she naturally possessed immense power.
If they could satisfy Gu Yuena, divine rewards would surely follow.
As a friend, Xiao Wu couldn't bear to steal the credit that rightfully belonged to Ye Tian.
That would weigh too heavily on her conscience.
Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Gu Yuena's eyes flashed with surprise as she stared at Ye Tian.
"You seem to know a lot about ancient history."
"Maybe I'm just well-read."
Ye Tian shamelessly shrugged.
He wasn't afraid that Gu Yuena might punish him for knowing too much.
However, Gu Yuena suddenly let out a cold laugh:
"I paid a great price to guide you here—not to heal my wounds."
As she finished speaking…
She couldn't suppress another violent cough.
This time, it was even worse than before.
Golden blood seeped from the corner of her lips, dripping onto the ground. It instantly transformed into pure energy and vanished.
Then—
Ye Tian could clearly sense that the number of glowing creatures around them had increased significantly.
Gu Yuena, however, didn't seem to care. She casually wiped away the golden blood at her lips, as if she were used to it.
She looked at Ye Tian and Xiao Wu, her tone indifferent:
"With your abilities, the idea of healing my wounds would be the biggest joke in the world."
Even though the Dragon God's divinity had been split in two by a God-King back then…
And even though she, possessing only half a divine core, could no longer be considered a true deity…
Her power was still on par with a First-Class God.
Such wounds could only be healed in a short time by the Goddess of Love and Life herself.
Gu Yuena didn't believe that a mere human and a soul beast could cure her.
Hearing Gu Yuena's words, Xiao Wu fell into confusion.
If they weren't brought here to heal her, then why?
With Gu Yuena's strength, she wouldn't have gone out of her way to summon someone as weak as Xiao Wu, who wasn't even a Soul Saint yet, right?
Gu Yuena noticed the doubt in Xiao Wu's eyes. This time, she didn't keep them in suspense.
Her tone was no longer as indifferent as before, but instead carried a hint of melancholy:
"My wounds will likely take at least 100,000 years to heal."
"And this awakening has completely drained the essence I accumulated over millennia."
"The next time I wake… will probably be another 10,000 years from now."
At this, Gu Yuena's demeanor suddenly turned mysterious.
Her entire being exuded an ethereal aura, and her voice became unreadable:
"Possessing the Dragon God's divine core, I was able to glimpse into the river of fate."
"In the near future, soul beasts will face an unprecedented catastrophe."
"And the two of you… are deeply entwined with it."
"The Star Dou Great Forest cannot go unprotected. I guided you here to make preparations in advance."
Hearing this, Xiao Wu's eyes filled with undisguised shock.
Her mind hadn't even recovered from Gu Yuena's previous words.
She muttered in a daze: "A catastrophe…"
Compared to Xiao Wu's reaction, Ye Tian remained relatively calm.
Since he knew the timeline, it was easy to deduce what Gu Yuena's prophecy referred to.
According to the original story, before long, the central region of the Star Dou Great Forest would be completely plundered by the Spirit Hall.
The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape—
Even Xiao Wu herself—
Would be turned into spirit rings.
Not to mention the countless other hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts.
For soul beasts, this was indeed an apocalypse.
At this thought, Ye Tian couldn't help but admire Gu Yuena.
Even with only half a divine core, she could deduce this much from nothing.
The power of a god was truly terrifying.
That being said, Ye Tian didn't fully believe everything Gu Yuena said.
If she had only summoned Xiao Wu here to entrust her with a secret mission…
That would have made sense.
After all, the future of soul beasts should be determined by soul beasts themselves.
But why was he, a human, being dragged into this?
Why was she telling him all this?
Was she trying to rope him in?
But he was a human.
Having a human help soul beasts—
Now that was the biggest joke in the world.
Ye Tian didn't say this out loud, though.
After all, Gu Yuena was severely injured. If she got too worked up and fainted, he and Xiao Wu wouldn't even know how to leave this place.
In response to Gu Yuena's prophecy, Ye Tian pointed at himself and said:
"Miss Gu Yuena, you can clearly see that I'm not even a Soul Master."
"If it's about treating injuries, I might be able to help a little."
"But if it's about a crisis for soul beasts…"
Halfway through his sentence, Ye Tian stopped speaking and simply locked eyes with Gu Yuena.
Sometimes, silence conveyed more meaning than words.
"You're not afraid that I'll kill you?"
Gu Yuena's expression was blank.
"Do you think you have the power to speak to me in that tone?"
The young man before her—where did he find such courage?
He knew so much about her strength, yet he still dared to speak this way.
Sensing the subtle threat in Gu Yuena's words, Xiao Wu hurriedly bowed in respect:
"Milady, Ye Tian is just a human. Forcing him to help soul beasts is indeed a bit much."
"Please don't hold it against him."
As she spoke, Xiao Wu tugged at Ye Tian's sleeve.
This guy, usually so gentle and polite,
Why was he being so reckless now?
Regardless of race, Gu Yuena's strength alone was reason enough for them to be respectful.
After all, this was her domain.
But Ye Tian ignored Xiao Wu completely.
Today, he had to teach this arrogant Gu Yuena a lesson.
He had to show her that authority was built on power.
And right now—Gu Yuena didn't have it.
With a calm expression, Ye Tian took a massive, pitch-black, steel cone from his storage space and gently placed it on the ground.
The moment the steel cone appeared, an overwhelming pressure filled the space.
"Ah!"
Xiao Wu yelped and instinctively leaped away.
Even Gu Yuena's pupils contracted sharply.
Her energy suddenly fluctuated uncontrollably.
She coughed violently again, clearly suffering from the strain.
Ye Tian, however, reXiao Wuned unaffected.
His mental perception was too weak to even register the weapon's pressure.
That steel cone—
Wasn't just any object.
It was a warhead, the core of a rocket missile.
It was one of only two he had painstakingly developed.
Previously, when Bibi Dong and Hu Liena visited the Mountain Base, they had requested to see it.
Ye Tian refused, saying it was stored in a secret location.
But in reality, the two most powerful weapons he had created had always been sitting quietly in his storage space.
Ye Tian rested one foot on the warhead and smiled at the coughing Gu Yuena:
"Now, do I qualify?"
Ye Tian knew in his heart that this weapon used to deal with Super Douluo might just be a sneak attack on Gu Yuena, and was far from causing fatal damage.
But for the secret realm, it is absolutely devastating.
This kind of small space is extremely unstable.
Once a violent explosion occurs, the space-time storm alone is enough to wipe out everything.
Otherwise, Gu Yuena would not have only invited Xiao Wu in and left the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape outside.
(End of chapter)
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