Huang Tian's Compromise

The cold, composed expression that had always remained on Huang Tian's face finally flickered with a trace of bewilderment:

"Another world?"

"That's right!" Qian Xunji's gaze burned intensely. "A world exactly like the one we inhabit now, yet completely opposite! The God Realm calls it the Surface World, while here, we are in the Inner World. In that world, there exists the same Star Dou Forest, the same human empires, and even..."

Qian Xunji's lips curled into a devilish smile.

"There exists a Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, who possesses the same cultivation as you but controls the ultimate darkness!"

Huang Tian was completely stunned.

God trials? Another world? A Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King who was her exact opposite?

The sheer volume of information was overwhelming—so much so that even she, the Beast God, felt her mind go blank for a moment. Her instinct was to refute it, to rebuke this human for spouting nonsense. However, the genuine super-artifact she had just witnessed, along with that aura belonging to a god, reminded her every second that this man was not lying.

"The resources of that world are the same as this one," Qian Xunji continued his seduction, his voice sounding like a demonic incantation. "The soul beast clan there also occupies a vast forest. The task the God Realm Committee has given me is to infiltrate that world and plunder their resources to nourish our own world."

"I need an assistant. An assistant who is powerful enough and intimately familiar with the distribution of resources in this world." Qian Xunji looked at Huang Tian. "And you, Silver-Eyed White Dragon Empress, are the only person on this continent qualified to accompany me."

Naturally, Qian Xunji would not reveal the true mission the God Realm had given him. What he needed now was a helper—a knowledgeable, capable, and sturdy partner who wouldn't steal his credit.

Huang Tian fell into a long silence.

Her heart was undergoing a violent struggle. She knew the current plight of the soul beast clan better than anyone. The relentless pressure from humans, the constant compression of their living space, the rigid rule of the God Realm that soul beasts could not become gods... everything was like a mountain, pressing down until she could barely breathe.

If there really was another world... if there was another vast supply of resources... even if it meant plundering those so-called kin, it was an offer the soul beasts of this world could not refuse!

She was tempted—intensely tempted.

Yet, she still hesitated. It was, after all, an unknown world, and she would be executing a so-called God Realm mission. One wrong step and she would be doomed. If she left, who would guard the Star Dou Forest? Would the fierce beasts beneath her descend into chaos?

Watching the shifting expressions on Huang Tian's face, Qian Xunji knew it was time to administer the final, potent dose of pressure.

He收敛了笑容, the pressure of a level-99 Peerless Douluo released without reservation, colliding violently with Huang Tian's dragon might in the air. With the enhancement of the Oath of the Angel, Qian Xunji gained the upper hand in an instant.

"Huang Tian, you seem to have misunderstood something."

Qian Xunji stepped forward, staring down the Beast God, his voice icy:

"I came today to seek cooperation, but this is not a negotiation between equals. This is a mission issued by the God Realm Committee!"

"Do you think you have a choice?"

"A race suppressed by the rules of the God Realm, forbidden from ever becoming gods, a clan that could be slaughtered to extinction at any moment by the rise of human powerhouses—now, the God Realm has given you a chance to atone for your sins and plunder opportunities in another world, and you are still hesitating?"

Qian Xunji sneered, and the Oath of the Angel in his hand hummed: "If you refuse, you and the entire foundation of the Star Dou Forest will be ground into dust before the wrath of the gods in an instant. In fact, from the moment I produced this super-artifact, you already had no choice, didn't you?"

A threat—a naked, blatant threat!

Huang Tian stared daggers at Qian Xunji, the flames of humiliation and anger burning in her silver eyes. She had lived for countless millennia; when had she ever been threatened like this, pointed at by the nose?

Yet, her tightly clenched fists slowly loosened.

In this cold and cruel world, power was the only absolute truth. Facing a Peerless Douluo who held a super-artifact and backed by the will of the God Realm, she truly had no choice.

After a long, drawn-out silence.

Huang Tian slowly closed her eyes and took a deep breath, suppressing all the unwillingness and resentment in her chest. When she opened her eyes again, her gaze had returned to its usual state.

"One day."

Huang Tian looked at Qian Xunji coldly, her voice laced with determination:

"Give me one day. I need to arrange the affairs of the Star Dou Forest."

"After one day, I will go to that world with you!"

"Pleasure doing business with you." A familiar, sinister smile bloomed on Qian Xunji's face once more.

Huang Tian temporarily handed over the authority of the Star Dou Forest under the pretext of entering seclusion, then arrived at the agreed location alone and on time.

A ripple of spatial fluctuation flashed, and the figure of Qian Xunji, clad in gray robes and wearing a silver mask, appeared out of thin air.

"It seems you have made a wise choice." Qian Xunji looked at Huang Tian, who was dressed in white with a cold, sharp expression, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Enough talk." Huang Tian looked at him coldly. "Since I am here, when do we depart?"

Qian Xunji said no more. He flipped his wrist, and the super-artifact Oath of the Angel, burning with sacred flames, appeared in his palm. He poured his soul power into the blade without reservation.

Hum—

With a sharp ring of the sword, the Oath of the Angel erupted into a brilliant pillar of golden light.

Before Huang Tian could react, she felt an irresistible divine power lock onto her. The next second, the pillar of light contracted violently, and the physical forms of both Qian Xunji and Huang Tian vanished from the Douluo Continent without a trace!

Within an infinite golden space, When her vision cleared, Huang Tian found herself amidst a vast sea of golden clouds. At the edge of the clouds sat a golden figure.

The moment she felt that divine might, the pride of the 800,000-year-old Silver-Eyed White Dragon Empress within her trembled uncontrollably. This was not the power of a human; this was... a true god!

"Qian Xunji, what is the meaning of bringing a beast to see This Seat?"

The voice of the Angel God King boomed through the space, his tone carrying a hint of displeasure and mockery.

"I told you to find an assistant to plunder resources, yet you chose to be lazy, grabbing a female dragon with a decent bloodline directly from the Star Dou Forest. What, do you think you can complete the God Realm's mission by bringing along a mount?"