Gu Yue: I Can Help You Become a God!

"What does that have to do with me?"

The words were blunt and practical.

Leng Hanyuan was human, the ancestor of the Phoenix Family.

The rise or fall, the destruction of the soul beast clan—none of it concerned him.

Moreover, with the current technology of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, there was no need to worry much about the younger generation obtaining soul rings.

Perhaps Shrek Academy required a modicum of concern.

After all, their relationship with the Spirit Transmission Pagoda was quite tense.

But the Phoenix Family and the Spirit Transmission Pagoda could be said to share the same roots.

Gu Yue naturally understood this logic.

That was why she had never thought of appealing to Leng Hanyuan's sympathy.

At their level, using such tactics to garner sympathy was far too naive.

Gu Yue chuckled softly and shook her head.

"Naturally, it has nothing to do with you."

"That is why what I wish to discuss with you, My Lord, is cooperation, not a request for your assistance."

Cooperation and assistance.

These were two vastly different concepts.

The former was mutually beneficial, while the latter was one-sided.

Gu Yue spoke slowly, her tone remarkably calm, as if stating a simple fact.

"You sealed yourself away for ten thousand years and awakened in this era; surely, your ambitions are not small?"

Hearing Gu Yue's words, Leng Yaozhu finally realized something she had been overlooking.

That's right!

Why did the ancestor seal himself for ten thousand years and set a ancestral decree to awaken only after ten millennia?

Gu Yue's indifferent voice continued.

"Although I do not know how you foresaw the current situation ten thousand years ago..."

"With your talent and achievements, becoming a god ten thousand years ago should not have been difficult."

"It was merely for some reason that you were forced to halt your path to godhood, waiting for an opportunity, was it not?"

"Let me guess—could it be because of that God King Tang San, who never abides by the rules of the God Realm?"

Gu Yue's beautiful, violet-gem-like eyes gazed calmly at Leng Hanyuan.

As the embodiment of the Silver Dragon King's wisdom, Gu Yue had deduced the general purpose of Leng Hanyuan's ten-thousand-year slumber from these mere traces.

"The God Realm has now completely lost contact, and that Tang God King's control over the Douluo Continent has all but vanished."

"That is why you have awakened, preparing to take that final step in an era no longer governed by the God Realm."

"Tell me, My Lord, is there any error in my conjecture?"

Gu Yue's calm voice was filled with confidence.

She was certain her deductions were sound.

Everything was logical, grounded in evidence, and traceable.

There was only one point that puzzled her.

The God Realm had been normal ten thousand years ago; how could Leng Hanyuan have been so certain that it would lose contact due to the Space-Time Turbulence?

However, this slight doubt was not a problem.

Gu Yue had no intention of getting to the bottom of it.

The cooperation laid out before them was what she truly cared about.

If she wanted to infiltrate the Spirit Transmission Pagoda to complete her plan, the Leng Hanyuan before her was an obstacle she had to overcome.

Had she not come to the Phoenix Family, she might have had other options.

But having arrived at the Phoenix Family and having her identity exposed by Leng Hanyuan, Gu Yue no longer had any other choice.

If Leng Hanyuan did not want her to enter the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, he had more than enough ways to stop her.

"As expected of the Silver Dragon King."

Leng Hanyuan looked at Gu Yue with a slightly higher regard and nodded in frank admission.

"Correct."

"This Seat sealed myself for ten thousand years for the sole purpose of becoming a god in this era!"

The conversation between the two left Leng Yaozhu feeling somewhat numb.

Her heart was completely filled with shock.

The ancestor clearly possessed the qualifications to become a god long ago, yet he did not step into the God Realm ten thousand years ago.

By sealing himself away for ten thousand years, was he actually plotting to break free from the Sea God's control and forge a path that thousands of soul masters dreamed of?

Leng Yaozhu did not doubt Leng Hanyuan and Gu Yue's less-than-favorable opinions of Tang San.

She was not one of those people at Shrek Academy who worshipped the Sea God Tang San as their faith.

Compared to that so-called Sea God, Leng Yaozhu clearly trusted her own ancestor more.

What shocked her beyond measure was Leng Hanyuan's decision.

To abandon a path to godhood that could have been easily taken, and instead use the heaven-defying method of sealing himself for ten thousand years to carve out an unrestricted path to godhood in another era!

What kind of self-confidence was this?

And what kind of courage?

Leng Yaozhu asked herself.

If all the Limit Douluos on the continent today were given a choice:

A path with restrictions but an easy ascent to godhood, or an unrestricted path where godhood was ethereal and uncertain.

Which one would they choose?

Obviously.

The vast majority would certainly be willing to accept those restrictions to secure the fruit of godhood.

After all, that meant shedding one's mortal coil to become a god and enjoying eternal life!

Neither Gu Yue nor Leng Hanyuan paid any attention to the shifting expressions on Leng Yaozhu's small face or her slightly parted lips.

They continued their conversation.

"Therefore, I can help you take that step."

Gu Yue offered her terms.

"In this era, there is no control from the God Realm, so there are indeed no restrictions."

"However, conversely, the difficulty of becoming a god has increased significantly."

"Because without the guidance of the God Realm, the suppression from this world's plane will render the act of becoming a god a mere fantasy."

"There are many brilliant and talented people in this era, but none of them can take that step."

"And I can help you minimize the trouble of taking that step and reduce the interference caused by the plane's suppression."

"Since you are aware of my identity, you should also know that I am not speaking empty words."

Silence.

Leng Hanyuan did not speak immediately.

He knew that everything Gu Yue said was true.

The loss of contact with the God Realm had indeed removed the restrictions on becoming a god.

But at the same time, it had greatly increased the difficulty of doing so.

It had increased to a level that was beyond anyone's reach.

The suppression of the plane's will was a mountain that no one living on the Douluo Continent could avoid.

There were many people in this era with excellent talent.

Among the Limit Douluos, there were even several who possessed the potential to become gods.

For example, the Sea God Pavilion Master, known as the number one person on the continent, the Sky-Propping Douluo Yun Ming.

In an era with a God Realm, he would have undoubtedly achieved a divine position and stepped into the God Realm.

But in this era, he could only be suppressed by the plane.

Struggling under the will of the plane, he had created a rudimentary divine position.

He was still a distance away from the true divine realm that was beyond his reach.

And it was a distance he would likely never cover in his lifetime.

Although Leng Hanyuan's talent was even better than Yun Ming's, and he had other plans, he could not claim to have a ten-percent certainty of success.

However, Leng Hanyuan and the Two Emperors of Ice and Snow had never cared about that before.

After all, something as heaven-defying as becoming a god should never have a ten-percent guarantee.

If a soul master lacked the courage to gamble, how could they talk about reaching the pinnacle?

But if he could have the help of Gu Yue, who was once a half-step God King, perhaps his chances of taking that step would increase.

Leng Hanyuan did not lack the courage to take a gamble.

But if he could add an extra layer of security for himself, he had no reason to refuse.

"Hanyuan?"

The Two Emperors of Ice and Snow within the spiritual sea were already somewhat moved.

However, they still respected Leng Hanyuan's own wishes more.

After a moment of contemplation.

Under the gaze of Gu Yue and the others, Leng Hanyuan slowly nodded.

"Agreed."