Chen Yan slowly crouched down, meeting Ruan Qingyu's gaze at close range.
"If I were an Ancient God Beast and wanted to threaten someone, I'd threaten the person who could help me the most. It might not even be a threat—it could be a deal.
Xuan Yi is inside his own Dao residence, where he's already the strongest. Why would an Ancient God Beast need to threaten him?
Considering the Dao Child contest, the other six Dao Children would most want to deal with Xuan Yi. Why wouldn't an Ancient God Beast give them what they wanted?
Why not make a deal with him?"
As Chen Yan's voice fell, Ruan Qingyu's eyes widened behind her mask. She stared at him in disbelief.
She hadn't expected Chen Yan to piece together almost the whole story in such a short time.
A supreme Ancient God Beast had indeed found Xuan Yi.
And it hadn't threatened him. It had made a deal with him.
With the Thousand Day Ancient God's appearance, and the Lord of Formations producing the Emperor Fruit and Soul of Fate Chapter, all the Dao Children knew that a life-or-death battle was inevitable.
Though Xuan Yi was the First Dao Child, he was still worried the other Dao Children might target him.
So when the supreme Ancient God Beast offered to help Xuan Yi deal with the other Dao Children,
Xuan Yi chose to work with it.
Under Chen Yan's direct gaze, sweat trickled down Ruan Qingyu's back.
She knew he was right, but she could never admit it.
"Venerable Sir Chen Yan certainly has a vivid imagination." Ruan Qingyu let out a cold laugh.
"Now that the world faces imminent danger, are you going to plunge it into darkness just to protect yourself?"
She lowered her head and continued: