Shielding the Silver Dragon King

Leaving the room, Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly. He silently reviewed his own performance and Gu Yuena's changes in expression, and a sense of assurance settled in his heart.

Compared to the Silver Dragon King, where did his own advantages lie?

Information concerning the God Realm and the Gods, Elder Yi's knowledge, the mark of the Throne of Godly Seal, the composed temperament he had cultivated over Ten Thousand Years Ago... There was not much, but it was enough.

Use his strengths to make up for his weaknesses, and leverage little to achieve much!

Using the aura of the Throne of Godly Seal's mark and a bit of information to gain the equal standing of a god for conversation—this was already good enough.

As for why he, a reincarnated god, looked so ordinary? Just look at the reincarnated Tang God King. Didn't that immediately make it seem reasonable?

There were many problems he could not solve, but the current circumstances were not enough to drive him into a dead end.

Unlike Tang San's Divine Sense, however, Huo Yuhao could not determine the Silver Dragon King's condition. He could not gamble on whether she could recover God Tier strength after paying a price.

After all, even he himself, if truly driven to desperation, could bring out all the foundations he had accumulated Ten Thousand Years Ago and maintain Quasi-God combat power and Divine Origin Realm-level Spiritual Power for a time.

And according to Di Tian, Gu Yuena's strength surpassed that of the Lord of the Plane and would not be suppressed. If she paid a price to unleash the strength of a Level One God... the consequences were obvious. Thus, he could only resort to intimidation.

The benefits were equally clear. So long as he did not expose himself in the future, Gu Yuena would not carry out the plan from the original plot no matter what. It counted as one layer of insurance.

However, making Gu Yuena mistakenly believe that he was a god came at a price. Once he was exposed, she would likely kill him outright.

But nothing in this world could be perfect. To earn the Silver Dragon King's respect as a human, such a price was only natural.

"The pressure's a little high."

Huo Yuhao shook his head inwardly, then smiled again.

Compared to having a God King of the God Realm personally watching him Ten Thousand Years Ago, what did this little pressure amount to?

Still, it was time to explain things to them.

In the Sea of Consciousness, the moment Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Body appeared, the complicated gazes of the three beings had already turned toward him.

This was not strange. After all, he had never told them about the greatest secret concerning himself. With the mark of the Throne of Godly Seal present, Tian Meng had never seen his memories either.

"Yuhao, you..."

The Ice Empress hesitated.

"Bingbing, there's no need to ask."

Before the Ice Empress could speak, Tian Meng solemnly said first, "I believe Yuhao has his reasons for hiding it from us."

The Ice Empress shot him a glare. "Hmph. Are you saying I don't trust Yuhao?"

At that, she paused, her gaze returning to Huo Yuhao as she sighed. "I just don't want him to shoulder everything alone whenever something happens."

Huo Yuhao had not exchanged many words with Gu Yuena, but it was enough for them to infer many things—for example, that she might know about gods, or perhaps was even a reincarnated god herself.

As for the mark deep within the Sea of Consciousness, they knew it was extraordinary, but they had not expected its origins to be so immense that it could make a god wary.

Thinking about it now, perhaps the reason Yuhao had never considered becoming a god was because he knew that becoming a god... would be a disaster for him.

"Because it involved gods, you couldn't help him, and he didn't want us to worry."

Electrolux cast a glance toward the mark of the Throne of Godly Seal in the depths, then looked at Huo Yuhao. His tone carried a rare trace of reproach.

"But why didn't you tell me? You've grown up, so you think your teacher is no longer capable?"

He knew very well that Huo Yuhao might possess something special, but he could not possibly be a god. That information had likely been given to him by the Throne of Godly Seal.

"Elder Yi, I've never thought that. I was even hoping that after you revive, you'd be able to take on a hundred enemies by yourself."

Huo Yuhao revealed a gentle smile. "Besides, once people grow up, they will always have privacy of their own."

"But since I've come here, I don't intend to keep hiding it from you. I won't explain the exact source of the information, but are you prepared? Our enemies are gods."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chuckled. "If you, Yuhao, are a reincarnated god, then naturally we have nothing to fear. And if you aren't, then there's even less reason to be afraid. You, a human, managed to fool a god. This god doesn't seem all that impressive."

"She is the Silver Dragon King, a Dragon Race god, and the Lord of All Soul Beasts."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: "..."

Oh no, he had mocked the wrong god. It felt like he had insulted himself instead.

The Ice Empress frowned. "I once heard Xue'er mention that the true ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest was not Di Tian. Was it her?"

"That's right."

Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered as he slowly began telling them about the Abyss, Tang San's Divine Sense, the Lord of the Plane, the two Dragon Kings, the Dragon God, and the other existences.

As for the Great God Circle, that was still too far away. If he became confident he could deal with it, he could tell them later. If he ultimately proved unable to handle it, he would make arrangements for Elder Yi and the others.

"So, they all have limitations?"

Tian Meng, who had thought their enemies were all unrestricted, max-level gods, finally let out a complete sigh of relief.

He had worried for nothing. Other than the Abyssal Sage King, weren't they just a bunch of cripples?

They could fight. They could definitely fight.

"Mm. I even suspect that Tang San's Divine Sense is in worse condition than Elder Yi."

Huo Yuhao glanced at Electrolux's solidified Spiritual Body.

After Ten Thousand Years Ago of accumulation, Electrolux could now sense the outside world at any time. He had accumulated considerable divine sense power and remained awake all along, putting him in far better condition than Tang San's Divine Sense.

The Golden Dragon King God Core had likely restrained most of Tang San's Divine Sense's power. After all, every time Tang Wulin broke a seal, Tang San's Divine Sense reacted as though facing a formidable enemy.

Ice Empress asked in confusion, "Yuhao, why are you going before the Sea God's Divine Sense? If he happens to observe the outside world, or learns of your existence from Tang Wulin, won't that cause trouble?"

"Tang Wulin is about to break through the seal. That strand of divine sense wouldn't dare divide its attention. Besides, Elder Yi and I have prepared a Trump Card, so I'll be fine. As for my purpose..."

Huo Yuhao asked in return, "Ice Empress, who do you think is the greater threat, the Silver Dragon King or me? And to me, who is more dangerous—the Silver Dragon King or Tang San's Divine Sense?"

"Of course it's the Silver Dragon King in both cases. Her condition is better than anyone else's. If she becomes dissatisfied with the current situation and goes to extremes, Spirit Pagoda might be destroyed because of her."

As Ice Empress said this, she frowned. "You want to expose the Silver Dragon King's existence before Tang San's Divine Sense?"

Huo Yuhao's gaze flickered. "That's right. Even if the Silver Dragon King hadn't come to Eastsea, I would have taken advantage of the fact that that strand of divine sense posed little threat right now and made her show herself before Tang San's Divine Sense once."

He would place the Silver Dragon King in front of himself and let her draw the attention. At the same time, Tang San and the Lord of the Plane would restrain the Silver Dragon King, preventing Gu Yuena from overturning the chessboard outright. This was the idea he had formed as soon as he learned that Gu Yuena was in Spirit Pagoda.

In this life, he could not possibly hide away and cultivate as he had in his previous life. If Tang San's Divine Sense underwent some change because he had not gone to the God Realm and gained the ability to observe the outside world, the other party would learn of his existence sooner or later. Rather than passively wait for that day, it was better to step forward himself and keep the risk to a minimum.

"Besides, now that she has come of her own accord, it's even more necessary to make a trip to Eastsea Academy."

Huo Yuhao smiled. "If that person truly has awareness, then seeing me and the Silver Dragon King appear before him together... given my understanding of him, he'll probably read too much into it."

Huo Yuhao did not need to explain further; Ice Empress and Tian Meng could both imagine that scene.

Huo Yuhao and the Silver Dragon King were together, while the former was not yet a god. Clearly, he had been absorbed into the latter's ranks. In Tang San's eyes, perhaps even Spirit Pagoda had been built by Huo Yuhao at the Silver Dragon King's command, all to preserve the Soul Beasts' foundation so they could rule the world ten thousand years later!

But when they considered that, in the Silver Dragon King's eyes, Huo Yuhao was a reincarnated god... the two of them could barely keep it together.