Huang Tian laughed in fury, her chest heaving violently as she gritted her teeth and asked, "Then what do you want? Kill me and take my spirit ring and Spirit Bone?"
"No." Qian Xunji looked at her calmly.
"I want you to become my wife."
Boom—
It was as though a bolt of lightning had exploded in Huang Tian's mind. She stared at the man before her in utter disbelief, and then an uncontrollable sense of humiliation surged through her heart.
"You fucking wish!!!" Flames of humiliation burned in her dragon eyes.
"You mad human, then you might as well kill me!"
Faced with Huang Tian's thunderous rage, Qian Xunji remained composed. He walked to the sofa, sat down, and poured two glasses of red wine.
"Put away that temper. This isn't lust at first sight." Qian Xunji raised his glass.
"I told you, I can't trust you. In this world, only absolute bonds of interest and bloodline can truly put me at ease. Only by becoming husband and wife and standing completely on the same side can I trust you without reservation."
Huang Tian bit her lower lip and sneered. "Bullshit! Becoming husband and wife can guarantee no betrayal? Besides, what makes you think I'll agree?"
"What makes me think so?" A wicked smile curled across Qian Xunji's lips, his voice full of temptation. "Because... don't you want to become a god?"
The moment those words left his mouth, Huang Tian's excited body abruptly froze.
Become a god!
For ten thousand years, those words had been a mountain pressing upon the hearts of all soul beasts. The ironclad rules of the God Realm stated: soul beasts could not become gods!
Huang Tian's gaze dimmed. She gave a self-mocking laugh. "Become a god? Do you think I don't understand the rules of the God Realm? Even if I listen to you, even if I Devour Di Tian, even if I reach a million years of cultivation... as long as that law remains, the God Realm will never bestow a divine position upon me! No matter how I struggle, I'll ultimately be unable to escape the heavenly tribulation and be reduced to ashes!"
"That was before." Qian Xunji set down his wineglass, rose to his feet, and approached Huang Tian step by step. "Become my wife, and I have a way to help you break through this shackle."
Huang Tian froze. Looking at Qian Xunji, now right in front of her, she involuntarily held her breath. "You... how will you help me?"
Qian Xunji did not answer directly. Instead, he asked a question Huang Tian had never expected. "Beneath the lake in the Star Dou Forest of the [Inner World], aside from you, is another Dragon King sleeping there? Tell me, is it the Golden Dragon King or the Silver Dragon King?"
Huang Tian was completely dumbfounded!
She stumbled back a step in absolute horror. This was the Dragon Clan's most closely guarded secret. Other than beings of her level, no one could possibly know it! How did this human know?
"Answer me!" Qian Xunji pressed forward relentlessly.
"It... it's the Golden Dragon King." Under Qian Xunji's oppressive gaze, Huang Tian instinctively swallowed, her voice trembling slightly.
She truly regretted it now. She should have stayed hidden and refused to come out in the first place. Now, not only had she gained nothing, but it seemed she had been targeted as well.
"Very good." Qian Xunji suddenly smiled.
"Then this will be easy. Huang Tian, listen carefully! In this Surface World, what sleeps beneath the Star Dou Forest is not the Golden Dragon King, but the Silver Dragon King—the one who controls elemental power!"
"Not only that, I know exactly where the remnant souls of the four great Dragon Kings of ice, fire, light, and darkness lie buried! I also know where the Dragon God Cores of these two worlds are hidden!"
Every word was like a heavy hammer smashing viciously into Huang Tian's heart! The remnant souls of the four great Dragon Kings? Two Dragon God Cores? Even... the two Dragon Kings of the Surface and Inner Worlds?
Whether it was the remnant souls of Dragon Kings, the Dragon God Cores, or the two great Dragon Kings, she had no way to refuse them. What was more, the Light Dragon King and Dark Dragon King were her parents!
But before Huang Tian could process all this, Qian Xunji continued tempting her.
"That Golden Dragon King inherited nothing but the Dragon God's brute strength and bloodline of destruction. His mind is filled with instincts for ruin and devastation! All these years, what contribution has he made to your Soul Beast Clan? What has he brought to the Dragon Clan and Soul Beast Clan? Why should you protect him generation after generation?"
"What? Do you really think he possesses any earth-shattering wisdom?"
Qian Xunji's voice was filled with bewitching power. "Huang Tian, let's join forces! As long as you become my wife, I'll use the foundations of these two worlds to pave the way! I'll first become a supreme God King, then lead you to become a god afterward. We'll dig out those so-called Golden and Silver Dragon Kings, along with both Dragon God Cores, and let you Devour them all!"
"With only one set of resources, perhaps you can't become the Dragon God. But now, there are two worlds! Twice the resources! Forget becoming a supreme Dragon God—what about an ordinary God King? A first-class god? When that time comes, you'll be my wife, the wife of the Angel God King. Who could stop you from becoming a god?"
Huang Tian fell silent. Completely silent.
Even though she was the White Dragon Emperor who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, when faced with becoming a god—especially becoming the Dragon God!—her proud dragon heart began pounding uncontrollably.
That was right. What had the Golden Dragon King ever done? What had he brought to the Soul Beast Clan? What had he brought to the Dragon Clan? If she could Devour both the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings and fuse with the Dragon God Cores, she could recreate the Dragon God's body! By then, what would the so-called laws of the God Realm amount to?
Qian Xunji watched the clear wavering in Huang Tian's eyes, and a gentle curve formed at the corner of his lips.
He slowly extended his hand. This time, Huang Tian did not dodge.
Qian Xunji's large hand gently landed atop Huang Tian's head. His fingers tenderly slipped through her dazzling silver-white hair, and his fingertips seemed to brush against the sensitive dragon horns on her forehead.
"Huang Tian, I'm not threatening you." Qian Xunji's voice became low and hoarse, carrying a magnetic quality.
"Think carefully about it. Isn't what I just said beneficial to you? You might even be the greatest beneficiary. The Surface and Inner Worlds will fight sooner or later. When that happens, the structure of the God Realm will change.
In the God Realm of the [Surface World], Life God, Destruction God, Goodness God, and Evil God are still God Kings, but the Angel God is not. If the two worlds Devour and merge, would the Angel God King simply watch his fellow gods advance by leaps and bounds? He will certainly seek power to maintain balance. This! Is your opportunity!"
That intimate caress, combined with his plans for the future, made Huang Tian's entire body tremble as though struck by electricity. A faint moan escaped her lips. The Dragon Clan's unique sensitivity caused a captivating flush to swiftly spread across her fair cheeks.
She raised her silver eyes and listened to Qian Xunji's analysis. The last thread of defense in her heart finally began to collapse. Ever since she had come to the [Surface World], she had already lost control of her own fate. Now that she had killed Di Tian, the soul beasts of this world would never accept her either. She had no choice left.
She recalled Di Tian asking her why before he died. At the time, she had said, "Because I had no choice, just like you do now." Thinking about it now, it was truly ironic.
"...You'd better not lie to me." Huang Tian bit her lower lip, her voice as faint as a whisper,
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