Sword of Separation

Di Tian hurriedly tried to stop Qian Gu Huang Yu, afraid that Gu Yuena would be affected by her.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yuena interrupted him.

"No, Di Tian was right. I truly am not a qualified leader."

Di Tian stared at Gu Yuena in astonishment. Your subjects are prepared to fight to the death, so why has Your Majesty surrendered first?

Ever since Gu Yuena escaped the pursuit of the Divine Realm and came to Douluo Continent, she had remained at Lake of Life to recover from her injuries, leaving all external affairs to Di Tian.

It was precisely because of Gu Yuena's complete inaction that she, who should have held the greatest legitimate authority, had gradually fallen into a state where she had no one to use, while the soul beasts had nearly been driven to extinction.

Although humanity's rapid technological advancement had played a role, Gu Yuena's leadership failures had also accounted for a large part of it.

The ocean soul beasts had switched their faith to the Sea God. Even those Sea Soul Beasts that did not believe in the Sea God did not worship the Dragon God, causing her to lose control over the ocean soul beasts.

The soul beasts of the Extreme North worshipped a fabricated Ice God and paid little heed to the orders of Beast God Di Tian.

Evil Emperor of the Demonic Forest was even more outrageous, directly going to Star Dou Great Forest to seize Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. He had not put Beast God Di Tian in his eyes at all.

Although Evil Emperor was powerful, Di Tian was practically the Silver Dragon King's steward. What he represented outside was the Silver Dragon King herself!

Nearly all the soul beasts of Douluo Continent had evolved because of the power emitted by the Silver Dragon King. In a sense, the Silver Dragon King was their creator.

Yet the most ridiculous part was that, in the end, aside from the soul beasts within Star Dou Great Forest, not a single soul beast listened to the Silver Dragon King anymore.

And among the soul beasts in Star Dou Great Forest, whether they worshipped Di Tian or the Silver Dragon King was another question entirely.

There had never been a top leader quite like her.

She had utterly ruined a perfect hand.

Having thought it through, Gu Yuena was relieved. The problem had already arisen, so there was no need to conceal it any longer. What mattered was how to solve it.

How could Gu Yuena not understand these matters? It was simply that no one had ever asked her about them before.

Though every word cut like a knife, Gu Yuena's voice remained calm. "Senior, you did not point this out merely to mock me, did you?"

Seeing that she had seized the initiative in the negotiation, Qian Gu Huang Yu inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. She had also feared that Gu Yuena would fly into a rage from humiliation and kill them on the spot.

Qian Gu Huang Yu smiled. "Of course not. I merely wished to remind you to reflect on yourself at all times and not act arbitrarily."

"I have learned from your guidance." Gu Yuena smiled at Qian Gu Huang Yu. She had already brought her far too many surprises, and there was surely more to come.

"What you wish to say should not be limited to this, should it?"

"Certainly not," Qian Gu Huang Yu said. "There is no need for us to fight to the death here. Our goals do not conflict. Your highest priority should be to become the Dragon God once more, followed by revitalizing the soul beast race." Gu Yuena and Di Tian both nodded almost imperceptibly, acknowledging Qian Gu Huang Yu's words. Yet they were also curious. Since Qian Gu Huang Yu knew that Gu Yuena intended to become the Dragon God, what made her think she could stand on equal footing with the Dragon God?

"And my goal is to become a God King again, then establish a Divine Realm. We should have considerable room for cooperation. You have these ferocious beasts as your subordinates, while I have..."

Qian Gu Huang Yu used the Key Sword in her hand to open a treasury in the void. However, she did not deploy the Gate of Babylon. She merely took out a single sword.

Could that thing truly be called a "sword"? That question arose in everyone's mind at once.

The weapon's appearance was exceedingly strange. It had a hilt and a guard, and its length was roughly that of a longsword. But the portion that served as its "blade" was vastly different from any sword or saber. It consisted of three connected cylinders, while its tip twisted into a blunt spiral edge. The three cylinders slowly rotated against one another like millstones.

That was right. The weapon was no longer a "sword." Existing before the very concept of swords had emerged, it naturally differed in shape from modern swords. It was an item created by the gods before humanity appeared, embodying the miraculous craftsmanship of the gods at the moment of creation.

Qian Gu Huang Yu did not use the Sword of Separation. This was not a stage suited for it, and her current strength could not truly wield it either. Her purpose in taking out the Sword of Separation was merely to intimidate them—or rather, to give Gu Yuena and Di Tian greater confidence in her.

The results proved quite good.

Whether it was Gu Yuena, Di Tian, or Qian Ren Xue, all gazed at Qian Gu Huang Yu with disbelief in their eyes.

[It is stronger than the Asura Sword.] The Asura Sword of the Asura God was the only Super Divine Artifact Qian Ren Xue had ever seen, and she quickly reached her judgment.

Di Tian was even more shocked. Among the three of them, Qian Ren Xue had never been to the Divine Realm and had seen too little. Although Gu Yuena possessed the Dragon God's memories, they were not her own personal experiences, so the comparison was not as vivid.

But Di Tian was different. As the son of the Light Dragon King and the Dark Dragon King, he had personally witnessed the Dragon God Realm decline from prosperity. Naturally, he had also seen the Super Divine Artifacts of the God Kings within the Dragon God Realm.

Yet Di Tian discovered in astonishment that even the Ascending Dragon Pillar, the Dragon God's natal Super Divine Artifact, could not compare to the sword in Qian Gu Huang Yu's hand.

From that sword, Di Tian sensed a power capable of cleaving apart the primordial chaos and creating the world!

"This is one of the Super Divine Artifacts I trust most: the Sword of Separation," Qian Gu Huang Yu introduced after the atmosphere had been built up sufficiently.

"How many Super Divine Artifacts do you have?" Di Tian blurted out, but quickly realized his lapse in decorum. Super Divine Artifacts were the trump cards of God Kings. In the Divine Realm, inquiring about another's Super Divine Artifacts was an extremely offensive matter.

"Not many that I can use right now."

Qian Gu Huang Yu's words once again stirred a tempest in Di Tian's heart. Not many that she can use—doesn't that imply she has many in total?

Gu Yuena was now secretly glad that she had not followed Di Tian's suggestion to attack Qian Gu Huang Yu. A God King with so many Super Divine Artifacts—even if she had been reincarnated and had yet to regain her former strength—could she truly have no contingencies?

[Just as I can draw upon the Dragon God's divine position, if she pays a certain price, she may be able to briefly return to her peak. In that case, we would be doomed. How did I not realize it? Someone capable of resurrecting a Rank 1 God as her subordinate could not possibly lack a backup plan.]

If Qian Gu Huang Yu could hear Gu Yuena's thoughts, she would surely say: Sorry, I really don't have one. My strength is entirely a product of your imagination!

In the eyes of Gu Yuena, Di Tian, and Qian Ren Xue, Qian Gu Huang Yu had already transformed from a child with a somewhat strange divine artifact into a Supreme God King who had once dominated the cosmos. Di Tian and Gu Yuena even regarded Qian Gu Huang Yu as an existence on the same level as the Dragon God!

(End of this chapter)