Star Dou Forest, Lake of Life.
"Only he himself has the ambition to become a supreme being. It's as if he wants to stand on equal footing with the demons beyond the domain and the God Realm. The ambition in his heart is also why he wants to find out exactly how many secrets there are."
Gu Muyan felt a little uneasy.
She had learned that the ambition in the heart of the Dragon King of the Divine Realm was just as great.
Gu Muyan understood that, as the common master of all the soul beasts, as soon as she chose to ally herself with the God Realm, all the soul beasts would follow.
The pressure weighing on her shoulders came from knowing that every word she said would be carried back to her by her subordinates.
Gu Muyan didn't want the soul beasts to be sacrificed in a war, nor did she want the souls she had originally set free to be enslaved again. That meant she had to resist the God Realm's oppression.
Whether they were supreme beings or other powerhouses, all of them hoped to place their bets on Gu Muyan. They hoped that one day, Ancient Moon Night would be able to change the fate of their race. Her suffering and loneliness were beyond what anyone could imagine.
As for Gu Muyan, who was about to face the God King of the God Realm and the enormous power of the Heavenly Emperor's Family, she knew that what she wanted to do was incredibly difficult.
But even so, Gu Muyan had no choice but to put on a brave face and keep going.
Otherwise, not only would the common master of the soul beasts be harmed by the God Realm, but the other soul beasts would lose their courage to resist it as well.
But things were different now.
After reading the future diary, Ancient Moon Night had seen Huoyao and knew that Huoyao was willing to shoulder the responsibility and help her change the fate of the soul beasts.
Even if she had never met Huoyao, after seeing the diary's contents, she couldn't help but feel some goodwill toward her.
Of course, that goodwill had nothing to do with romantic feelings. It came from knowing that Huoyao was a descendant of the far-off Yueyan, someone she could trust and, perhaps, a companion who could fight alongside her.
"Looks like I'll have to find a chance to talk to him."
Gu Muyan looked at Huoyao's name in the future diary. A strange light flickered in her purple eyes.
Northern Region.
"Your Majesty, given Yueyan's intentions, did I also go with him to the God Realm in my previous life?"
The Ice Emperor, who was known as the Water Ice King, blinked and asked the Ice Emperor's Family's daughter in front of him.
The girl had only begun to understand what was happening when she saw the new contents in the future diary. Only then did she ask.
"If there were a chance to change the fate of the soul beasts, would you want to take part?"
The Ice Emperor hesitated for a moment, then spoke thoughtfully.
"Of course! As the Water Ice King, and even the leader of the Northern Region, if a chance like that appeared, we couldn't possibly stand by and do nothing, even if it meant standing against the God Realm."
The girl nodded slightly. She looked toward the desolate ice plains of the Northern Region, stretched out her fair, delicate hand to catch a falling snowflake, and sighed.
"Because of the harsh environment in the Northern Region, very few people apart from ice-type soul beasts can set foot here. So, compared with the gathering places of soul beasts elsewhere on the continent, the number of soul beasts killed in the Northern Region is the lowest."
"But we don't need to think too hard to know that, as the number of human soul masters keeps increasing, one day there will be so many of them that they'll be unable to find enough soul beasts. When that day comes, the Northern Region will definitely become one of their targets."
"The soul beasts of the Northern Region may be able to enjoy peace for a while, but they can't be safe forever. So, if Huoyao is willing to change the plight of the soul beasts, at the very least, we couldn't possibly stand by and watch."
A ruler had to act like a ruler.
As the strongest ruler in the Northern Region, the girl and the Ice Emperor had the responsibility to shoulder the burden of protecting the soul beasts there.
So, seeing Huoyao mentioned in the diary, they trusted the idea that Ancient Moon Night and Huoyao would become close friends and fight the God Realm together. Neither the girl nor the Ice Emperor doubted those words.
A distinctly human expression of emotion appeared on the Ice Emperor's face as he lamented, "I never imagined that the muddle-headed fellow who ran away from the Heavenly Emperor's Family would eventually become Huoyao's soul ring."
The girl was equally surprised.
Although the Ice Emperor was formidable, even the Water Ice King admired him. He was the powerful Ice Cicada of the Heavenly Emperor's Family.
A soul beast, the Ice Cicada, had actually relied on eating ice for millions of years to cultivate a body that even the Ice Emperor couldn't match. It had taken just one moment for him to be transformed into a million-year soul ring.
Still, compared with Yueyan, who had fought his way across the continent to stand at the peak of the plane, the Heavenly Emperor's Family's Ice Cicada was far behind.
To help Huoyao grow faster, the Heavenly Emperor's Ice Cicada directly became Huoyao's soul ring, becoming her soul power.
What's more, based on the Water Ice King's speculations, Yueyan might even be the hand behind the will of the plane. Perhaps the reason he was able to find those million-year-old ice silkworms was that he himself was the will of the plane's chosen one.
As the Water Ice King continued to reason things out, the Ice Emperor beside him asked, "Your Majesty, since you learned all this from the future diary, what should we do now?"
The girl was stumped.
Faced with the future, she didn't know what would be the right thing to do.
After thinking for a long time, the Water Ice King finally spoke.
"Let's wait and see for now. We'll see what Huoyao plans to do next. If there's a chance, we can suggest that he come find us."
Heavenly Water Academy dormitory.
The Water Ice King and Water Moon Palace had just finished reading the new contents in the future diary. They were both feeling conflicted.
Water Moon Palace, who was the more anxious of the two, spoke first.
"Big sister, did we also have a relationship with Huoyao in the past?"
Water Ice King hesitated for a moment, then replied thoughtfully, "The reason I came to possess this future diary may well be because of my past connection with Huoyao."
"Just like Huoyao said in the diary, in his previous life, only he was aware of the secret. It's understandable that someone so lonely wouldn't be understood. He had to put in so much effort to rewrite the past."
"But the appearance of this future diary, besides helping him grow faster, could also let us learn about these things, so we can understand him better and return to his side. Then we can fight with him against the demons beyond the domain and the God Realm."
"So, apart from us, there must be other people who also got the future diary—especially the names Huoyao mentioned."
Water Moon Palace was stunned, clear puzzlement in her eyes.
She wondered if she and her elder sister were reading different diaries. How had her sister managed to infer all of that from its contents?
Water Moon Palace asked, "Then what should we do?"
Water Ice King looked at Huoyao's name in the diary and replied, "For now, there's no need to do anything. Let's wait and see. Huoyao has already mentioned Taolangke Academy in the diary. He went there to save Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, and Duoxu was there with him. Once his goal is accomplished, he won't stay there."
"Or we could find a chance to bring him to our Heavenly Water Academy."
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