Ghost Demon Venerable: Young Friend, You and I are Fated

Within the black cyclone, Ghost Demon Venerable frowned and retracted the consciousness he had intended to use for possession.

Something was wrong.

He looked up at the sky, his gaze piercing through Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness to see the restless tribulation clouds gathering above the Douluo Plane.

Ghost Demon Venerable was currently facing an extremely thorny situation.

The Heavenly Dao of this world seemed to have set its sights on him.

Just a moment ago, when he had attempted to initiate possession, he felt a familiar sensation of being watched.

It had nothing to do with any living being; it was purely the manifestation of laws.

Ghost Demon Venerable was all too familiar with this feeling.

After all, it was this very thing that had blocked his further advancement back in the Gu World.

Heavenly Dao.

No.

Ghost Demon Venerable carefully discerned the subtle differences and slowly realized the truth.

It was of a lower level than the Heavenly Dao.

There were no signs of active scheming; instead, it felt more like a defensive instinct.

All because he wanted to possess this little thing before him.

Was it because of his status as a Demon from Outside the Heavens, or was this little thing extremely important to this world?

So, at the slightest sign of trouble, it reacted like a reflex?

Ghost Demon Venerable could not be certain for the moment.

He decided to try one more time.

Thus, his consciousness overflowed from the black cyclone once again, heading straight for Huo Yuhao's primary consciousness.

Feeling that cold consciousness rushing toward him in his mind once more, Huo Yuhao very decisively...!

Chose to lie flat again.

Are you kidding me!

What else could he do besides lie flat?

Resist?

Me, fighting Ghost Demon Venerable?

Are you for real??

Maybe I should just talk about how to resist God King Tang instead.

This is completely unrealistic!!

But just as Huo Yuhao had settled into position, ready to be enjoyed by Lord Demon Venerable, that consciousness belonging to Ghost Demon Venerable retreated once more.

And this time, there seemed to be no sign of it coming back out.

Huo Yuhao blinked, seemingly realizing something.

He wasn't a fool; given Ghost Demon Venerable's personality, how could he hesitate once the thought of possession had crossed his mind?

There could only be one possibility.

Although he didn't know the reason.

But was Ghost Demon Venerable currently unable to possess him?

Inside Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness.

As Ghost Demon Venerable returned to the black cyclone, that suffocating, bone-chilling pressure vanished along with him.

Huo Yuhao finally let out a sigh of relief.

He stared, still shaken, at the black cyclone representing Ghost Demon Venerable, struggling to calm himself down and analyze the current situation.

If there was anything special about him worth mentioning right now, it would probably only be his status as the Son of Luck of the Douluo Plane.

But this ethereal status alone could not bluff the God of Killing from the Gu World, who was famous for his slaughter.

The only thing that could make Ghost Demon Venerable retreat was a reality that might affect him personally.

Was it this plane? Or the Heavenly Dao of Douluo?

Or perhaps God King Tang, who was watching him from the shadows?

This brought up a question:

How much strength did Ghost Demon Venerable have left?

His current state was clearly not his prime, but Huo Yuhao could not judge exactly how much remained.

But at least one thing was certain:

He was still wary of something, which was why he dared not lay a hand on him for the time being.

Could he perceive his thoughts?

Huo Yuhao felt a sudden jolt of alarm.

Since they were both currently within his spiritual sea, wouldn't it be effortless for Ghost Demon Venerable to read his memories and thoughts?!!

Just as he was consumed by this worry, a wisp of golden light suddenly broke in from the outside world, merging directly into Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.

The moment it merged into Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, an incomparably comfortable and warm sensation spread throughout his limbs and bones.

A stream of information also appeared in Huo Yuhao's mind.

This was protection granted to Huo Yuhao by the Douluo Plane.

It was to prevent his spiritual will from being possessed or pried into by Ghost Demon Venerable.

It seemed that the appearance of Ghost Demon Venerable had instinctively made the entire plane feel threatened, to the point where it might even lead to the destruction of the entire plane.

This was clearly something the plane's will did not wish to see.

Huo Yuhao felt a surge of joy; it seemed he was safe for the time being.

Conversely, Ghost Demon Venerable sneered in his heart.

He naturally saw that this low-level plane had become vigilant against the two attempts he had just made.

This was a warning directed at him.

Don't touch my Son of Luck!!

But how could that be?

As one of the most brilliant and determined Venerables from the Gu World, how could he be stopped by such a trivial thing?

He was merely hesitant for now.

The strength of this wisp of his split soul was too weak; it would be a stretch to contend against an entire plane right now.

Moreover, the will of this plane was likely watching him at every moment. If he were to make even the slightest move, he feared that even if he successfully possessed this Son of Luck, he would only end up in a situation of mutual destruction.

The most appropriate method for now was to wait a few days, either until it lowered its guard against him or until he found an opportunity to strengthen this wisp of his split soul.

Ghost Demon Venerable was contemplating the safest transitional method, while Huo Yuhao was also thinking about how he could get rid of this god of slaughter.

A strange silence had fallen within the spiritual sea.

But seeing that both sides remained silent, someone—no, some worm—could no longer sit still.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm looked at Huo Yuhao, then at that inexplicable black vortex, and decisively aimed his spearhead at Ghost Demon Venerable.

He wiggled his plump body and shouted at Ghost Demon Venerable.

"Holy crap!! You're actually giving Brother the silent treatment!! Do you know who Brother is?!!"

This shout brought both of their thoughts back.

He had almost forgotten about this big shot.

Huo Yuhao raised a hand to his forehead, feeling somewhat helpless.

Although he had initially hoped this big shot would suddenly exert his power and drive Ghost Demon Venerable out directly, now that he had calmed down and thought about it carefully, that was simply an impossible task.

After all, this guy was notoriously all show and no substance.

Back then, he hadn't even been able to drive out Elder Yi, let alone the clearly more powerful Ghost Demon Venerable.

Right now, this worm was clearly courting death.

Huo Yuhao just wanted to kneel down and beg him to stop talking.

He didn't want to face Ghost Demon Venerable alone!!

Even though Tian Meng wasn't human and wouldn't really be of any use, at least he wouldn't be lonely on the road to the Yellow Springs.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to speak up to remedy the situation, Ghost Demon Venerable actually responded to him, and his tone carried an indescribable, profound meaning.

"Oh? And who are you?"

Seeing that this ignorant fellow had finally responded to him, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm let out a rather arrogant snort.

"Hmph, only just realized you're scared now?"

"Too late!!"

"Don't be scared to death when I tell you!!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm twisted his body, struck a pose he thought was majestic but was actually quite comical, and said with his nose in the air.

"Brother is the only soul beast on the continent to have reached a million years of cultivation!!"

"You should know the power of a million-year soul beast! If you're smart, get out of here quickly! This kid belongs to Brother!!"

After hearing these words from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Huo Yuhao was so moved he nearly shed tears.

Unfortunately, it was completely useless.

If Ghost Demon Venerable were in his shoes, he reckoned he would have said the exact same thing.

"Yo! You still dare to hiss at me?!"

And then, there was no then.

However, Ghost Demon Venerable did not slap Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to death as Huo Yuhao had expected; instead, he fell into a rare silence.

Huo Yuhao fell silent along with him.

After a moment of thought, he understood where the problem lay.

A million years.

To those from the Gu World, time was always an extremely sensitive term.

After all, under the strict supervision and control of the Heavenly Dao in the Gu World, even someone as powerful as a Venerable had a very limited lifespan.

And a million years was enough to span the greater part of the Gu World's history.

Ghost Demon Venerable clearly realized this as well, so he remained silent, re-examining Sky Dream Ice Silkworm with careful scrutiny.

Without the protection of the Douluo will, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was naturally transparent to Ghost Demon Venerable, inside and out.

Yet the more he saw, the more confused Ghost Demon Venerable became.

Although Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year cultivation was somewhat inflated, its actual lifespan was still enough to shock Ghost Demon Venerable.

Moreover, it was too clean.

So clean that there was no trace of his main body's handiwork.

He couldn't help but ponder.

How exactly did he arrive at this plane?

Did his main body have some sort of scheme?

How could such a weak creature survive across such a vast expanse of time?

Was it because the Heavenly Dao of this plane was not yet mature, and thus lacked strict lifespan restrictions?

Or was there some other hidden reason?

Ghost Demon Venerable could not be certain, but this was enough to make him reach a decision amidst his previous hesitation.

Thus, he ignored Sky Dream Ice Silkworm once more and turned his gaze toward Huo Yuhao, who was shivering in the corner, conveying his words through his will.

The voice was unexpectedly gentle.

"Little friend, I see that you and I are fated."

"Are you willing to take me as your master?"