The Divine Weapon Ranking List's Top Spot Revealed! Gu Yuena Tries to Recruit Neuvillette!

Di Tian abruptly raised his head, shock filling his golden eyes.

"Milady?!"

"This... absolutely must not happen!"

"Neuvillette's friend or foe status is unknown, and Skywater City is a den of danger right now. You bear the responsibility of restoring the Soul Beasts. How can you risk going there so easily?"

"What if that human tries to harm you..."

"..."

Gu Yuena waved a hand, cutting off Di Tian's objections.

She wasn't angry; her gaze had simply grown more profound.

"Because his loyalties are unknown, I have all the more reason to meet him."

"Di Tian, can't you see it yet?"

Gu Yuena pointed to the sky.

"Asura God has always seen us as a thorn in his side. Those hypocrites in the Divine Realm would love nothing more than to wipe us out."

"With our current strength alone, we have less than a thirty percent chance of striking back against the Divine Realm."

"But if..."

The corners of Gu Yuena's lips lifted slightly, forming a captivating smile full of calculation.

"What if we could gain the support of the Skywater City Lord?"

"He can resonate with the water element to an extraordinary degree and rewrite the rules with ease."

"Someone like that—or rather, a god like that—would never be a lackey of those people in the Divine Realm."

"Besides, judging by the fact that he took in the Snow Empress, he doesn't seem to have that deep-rooted prejudice against Soul Beasts."

"As long as we can win him over, even if we only convince him to remain neutral, Asura God is as good as dead!"

Her words were clear and logical, striking straight to the heart of the matter.

Di Tian fell silent.

As the Beast God, who had lived for eight hundred thousand years, he naturally possessed great wisdom.

His liege was right.

The power Neuvillette had displayed was indeed enough to change the entire game.

But...

The risk of sending his liege personally was simply too great.

"Milady, your safety comes above all else."

Di Tian spoke in a deep, resolute voice.

"Why not let me go in your place?"

"I am willing to travel to Skywater City on your behalf and find out the truth."

Gu Yuena looked at Di Tian, a thoughtful glint in her eyes.

She had indeed intended to go herself.

But then she reconsidered.

As the Lord of Soul Beasts, showing up unannounced might make her seem undignified—or even invite him to look down on her.

And if Neuvillette truly had an eccentric temperament and attacked at the slightest provocation, her getting injured would deal a huge blow to the Soul Beast Clan.

Sending someone ahead to test the waters was indeed the safer choice.

"Very well."

Gu Yuena nodded.

"You are the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, and your strength is already among the best on the continent. I'll feel at ease with you going."

Hearing that his liege agreed, Di Tian breathed a sigh of relief.

He rose to his feet, black aura swirling around him as a terrifying dragon's might began to emanate from his body.

"Rest assured, Milady!"

"I'll head to Skywater City at once!"

"If that human knows what's good for him, then fine. But if he dares show you disrespect, I'll make him taste the might of the 'Dragon God Claw'!"

As he spoke, Di Tian began to tear open space to leave.

"Stop."

Gu Yuena suddenly called out to him.

Di Tian froze and turned back in confusion.

"What else do you command, Milady?"

Gu Yuena looked him up and down, her brows furrowing slightly.

That murderous aura.

That expression, as if he were about to slaughter an entire family.

How was this a visit?

He was clearly going to pick a fight!

"Di Tian."

Gu Yuena sighed and walked over to him.

"You're not going there to fight."

"You're going to invite him."

"If you're inviting someone, you need to act like it."

Di Tian stared blankly.

"Act like it?"

Gu Yuena withdrew her hand, her expression turning grave.

"Be polite."

"Understand?"

At those words, the Scarlet King and Xiong Jun couldn't help shrinking their necks.

In the world of Soul Beasts, the law was survival of the fittest—the brutal law of the jungle.

Whoever had the biggest fist was right.

Politeness?

What was that?

Could you eat it?

Di Tian's expression turned just as complicated.

He looked as if he'd swallowed a ten-thousand-year-old Wind Baboon and found it hard to stomach.

"Mil... Milady?"

"You mean I should... be polite to that human?"

"And treat him courteously?"

"..."

Gu Yuena nodded, not looking the least bit as if she were joking.

"That's right."

"Put away that murderous aura."

"When you reach the gates of Skywater City, announce yourself first. Don't barge in."

"When you meet Neuvillette, bow. Don't speak too loudly, and don't go around shouting."

"Show him our sincerity."

"Remember, this is an order."

Di Tian's head buzzed.

He was the mighty Beast God.

The foremost of the Ten Great Beast Kings.

Back in the day, whenever humans saw him, they either wet themselves or dropped to their knees and begged for mercy.

Even when facing a Limit Douluo, he'd held his head high.

And now...

He was supposed to be polite to a human?

He had to announce himself?

He had to bow?

That was worse than killing him!

"This..."

Di Tian opened his mouth to object, but when he met Gu Yuena's firm purple gaze, he swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue.

It was his liege's command.

It was the future of the Soul Beast Clan.

Di Tian took a deep breath and forced down his discomfort.

"Yes."

"I... will obey."

His reply was full of reluctance and resignation.

Gu Yuena seemed to notice how unwilling he was, and softened her tone slightly.

"Di Tian, don't feel wronged."

"That Neuvillette has appeared on the Golden Ranking List several times."

"His strength may well be on the same level as mine."

"He may even be stronger."

"There's no shame in showing basic respect to a strong person."

Hearing that Neuvillette might be on the same level as his liege, Di Tian's expression finally turned serious.

He might be proud, but he wasn't stupid.

Someone whom his liege judged so highly was certainly worth setting aside his pride for.

"I understand."

Di Tian bowed again.

This time, his movements were much more proper, and he had completely suppressed his violent aura.

He almost looked like a dignified yet courteous butler.

"Go."

Gu Yuena waved a hand.

Di Tian said no more. With a flash, he transformed into a streak of black light and vanished soundlessly into the depths of the forest.

Watching the direction in which Di Tian had departed, Gu Yuena settled back onto her throne, made from ten-thousand-year-old agarwood.

Her gaze returned to the Golden Ranking List high above.

New changes were unfolding there.

High above, in the sky.

The golden screen did not pause for the commotion in the mortal world.

At last, the reward for the top-ranked entry descended amid the anticipation of countless people.

Without warning,

a vast azure beam of light, broad enough to cover the entire continent, dropped straight down from the Sky Screen, landing precisely on Skywater City in the Far North.

Within the beam, not only was immense divine power contained, but countless ancient runes were also dancing.

At that moment, all the water elements across the continent rejoiced.