"You're insane!"
Seeing him about to self-destruct, Di Tian hurriedly fled and sent out his divine sense to contact Gu Yuena.
Gu Yuena, still riding high on her joy, heard the news and immediately traversed space and time to arrive.
"Who told you to self-destruct?!"
"Time-Space Stasis!"
Seeing that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was about to self-destruct, Gu Yuena immediately used her time-space divine skill, freezing time in the surrounding space.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, Di Tian, and everyone on Sea God Island were all frozen in place.
Only Duan Changsheng was unaffected, hovering in midair as he watched.
Then Gu Yuena flew over to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and forcibly stopped him from self-destructing.
To keep the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's potential from being affected, Gu Yuena spared no Dragon God Origin Power, restoring his condition and repairing his God Core.
The process was extremely difficult and consumed a great deal of her strength.
But compared with the future of the Soul Beasts, it was nothing.
Several minutes later, Gu Yuena finally saved the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's life. His God Core had not been affected too badly, and he had avoided falling to the level of a Second-Level God.
Gu Yuena also took the opportunity to解除 Time-Space Stasis.
"Thank you, my lord!"
Feeling that his God Core had been repaired, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King excitedly knelt before Gu Yuena and kowtowed again and again.
If Gu Yuena hadn't intervened in time, he would have died.
"If I weren't taking into account how difficult it is for Soul Beasts to become gods, I wouldn't care whether you lived or died."
"From now on, you're his beast pet."
"Your life was given to you by him!"
Gu Yuena rebuked him sternly, giving the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King directly to Duan Changsheng.
Things had come to this point. If she didn't let Duan Changsheng get something out of it, she wouldn't know how to handle the situation.
"Yes, my lord!"
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King glanced at Duan Changsheng and lowered his proud head.
Next, under Gu Yuena's threatening gaze, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King offered up a strand of his divine soul.
Using his divine power as a foundation, it condensed into a Master-Servant Mark.
As long as Duan Changsheng accepted the mark, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's life would be in his hands.
With a single thought, the whale king's divine soul would vanish into thin air, leaving him no chance to enter the cycle of reincarnation.
"What?"
"Are you trying to force me to spare his life?"
Duan Changsheng sent Bo Saixi back to Sea God Island and held the mark in his hand, looking displeased as he questioned Gu Yuena.
"That's not what I mean."
"But I still hope you'll do me a favor and spare his life!"
Seeing that Duan Changsheng still had no intention of letting the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King go, Gu Yuena could only lower herself and plead on his behalf.
Di Tian watched, his face full of resentment.
But he didn't dare interrupt, so he could only remain silent at the side.
Their lord was actually pleading with a human.
He couldn't make sense of it.
Duan Changsheng was certainly powerful, but surely that wasn't enough to leave Gu Yuena so utterly on the back foot.
"Heh, this is interesting!"
"Then tell me, in what capacity are you asking me to do you this favor?"
Seeing Gu Yuena's attitude, Duan Changsheng was somewhat satisfied.
But it wasn't enough. That wasn't the answer he wanted.
"I..."
Gu Yuena pressed her lips together, unsure what to say.
"Heh, since you can't say it, then I have no reason to do you this favor!"
Seeing her hesitate, Duan Changsheng knew he had to push her a little. Otherwise, she wouldn't admit it herself.
"Wait!"
"Could you do it for me as your girlfriend?"
Unwilling to watch the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King die, Gu Yuena hurriedly admitted that she was Duan Changsheng's girlfriend.
Even though her cultivation had returned to its peak, she still wasn't confident she could defeat the powerful human before her.
In truth, she had come to terms with it.
The human before her really was powerful and unfathomable. He was qualified to be her man.
"Fine. Since you're my girlfriend, I'll do you this favor!"
"Take this stupid beast back. He's not worthy of becoming my beast pet."
"Remember, if you dare to kill innocent humans or attack Sea God Island again, don't blame me for refusing to show your lord any consideration!"
Duan Changsheng warned the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King once more, then tossed his Master-Servant Mark back to him.
A brainless Soul Beast like this would only cause him trouble.
It was better to be alone and free, without anyone holding him back.
"Yes, sir. I won't dare again!"
"From now on, I'll cultivate in the sea and keep out of worldly affairs."
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King took back the mark and repeatedly promised Duan Changsheng.
After this lesson, how could he dare? He'd have to be out of his mind to risk his life again.
"Thank you!"
Seeing the matter resolved, Gu Yuena thanked Duan Changsheng once more and prepared to return to the Star Dou Forest.
"Hold it. Did I say you could leave?"
"Sea God Island's been reduced to this, and you think you can just dust off your hands and walk away?"
"Restore it to the way it was before."
"Otherwise, not one of you is leaving!"
"Especially you. If you don't restore it to its original state, I'll rip out your tendons and peel off your skin."
Duan Changsheng wasn't about to let them leave so easily. He continued to assert his authority.
Otherwise, would they really think he was an easygoing man?
"What are you standing around for?"
"Go fix everything!"
Gu Yuena froze for a moment, then glared fiercely at the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and Di Tian.
"Yes, my lord!"
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King answered respectfully, took human form, and released his divine power to repair Sea God Island.
"My lord, do I have to help too?"
"This has nothing to do with me!"
When Di Tian saw Gu Yuena looking his way, he wore an utterly helpless expression.
"Stop talking nonsense and get to it!"
"And give them a little bonus while you're at it. Increase their Soul Power and the years of their Soul Rings!"
Seeing that he still dared to question her, Gu Yuena kicked him straight toward Sea God Island.
With no choice, Di Tian had to work alongside the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
At that moment, he was cursing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King a thousand times over in his heart.
He was the mighty Dark Dragon King, a First-Level Main God, and now he was working as a mud-slinging laborer on Sea God Island like some fool?
If word got out, how could he ever show his face as a god again?
"Good. Just like that!"
"Gu Yuena, remember what you just said."
"I'll come to the Star Dou Forest to court you."
Seeing that Bo Saixi was about to wake up, Duan Changsheng traversed space and time and left.
At Duan Changsheng's words, Gu Yuena's cheeks flushed. She flew away in embarrassment.
The two had only just left when Bo Saixi woke up.
She saw Di Tian and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King hard at work and froze on the spot.
If the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluos hadn't hurriedly explained the situation, she would have thought Sea God Island had been breached.
"Everyone on Sea God Island, listen up! I am Di Tian, the Dark Dragon King. This is the reward you deserve!"
Seeing that Gu Yuena and Duan Changsheng were both gone, Di Tian released his divine power and blessed everyone on Sea God Island.
With his divine power bolstering them, the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluos each gained a level of Soul Power, and their Soul Rings each gained ten thousand years.
The other residents also saw a marked improvement.
Afterward, Di Tian abandoned the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, slipped into the space-time rift, and secretly left.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had caused the trouble, so why should he be the one to suffer?
[Combat Power Ranking TOP1: Masked Superman, granted a divine position, ranked among the God Kings.]
The Sky Screen updated once more.
The moment "ranked among the God Kings" appeared, the entire continent was thrown into an uproar.
Gu Yuena, in particular, was so shocked her mouth hung open.
Even though she had been prepared, she still couldn't suppress the shock in her heart.
The appearance of a God King also unsettled the entire Divine Realm.
The birth of a new God King would draw upon a portion of the universe's origin power to condense a God King Divinity.
For the Divine Realm as it stood, the burden would be too great!
"Who's drawing on the universe's origin power?"
"Could a new God King be born?"
"Asura God, we must find a way to stop this."
"Otherwise, the standing of us Five Great God Kings will be affected."
"This universe must not allow a new God King to be born!"