God Trial Takers Enter the Fray (3)

"Discussing how to deal with one tool afterward in front of another..." Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's tone was unusually strange. Turning her head, she seized the opportunity when no one else was in the room and couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid I'm overthinking this?"

Ye Qingcang is a human being.

He was a human being she admired.

What she admired about Ye Qingcang was his intellect.

It seems like anyone could easily control Ye Qingcang.

In reality, Ye Qingcang had everything under his control.

That perfectly illustrates that saying.

What you see is only what I want you to see!

So, what is the purpose of this cunning and shrewd little fox, whose full plan is unknown to everyone and whose erroneous conclusions can only be deduced from fragmentary analysis, and who is even more treacherous and cunning than this old monster who has lived for millions of years, daring to define the Asura God as a tool right in front of her?

He told himself about the plan he had previously revealed.

For example, Energy Tube.

For example, overthrowing the Poseidon Tang San.

For example, allowing humans and beastmen to live in peace.

Were these words a lie, or were they true?

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena frowned in thought.

She wasn't a smart girl.

She never represented the wisdom of the Dragon God, but rather the rationality of the Dragon God, just as the Golden Dragon King represented the madness of the Dragon God.

So, whenever she thinks about this kind of question...

She would get a headache.

She still prefers a more direct approach.

Instead of pondering these intricacies here.

Fortunately, Ye Qingcang didn't keep him in suspense. He leisurely peeled a peanut, placed the three kernels inside in his hand, glanced at the large screen, and used his thoughts to manipulate the magnetic field in the air, mimicking a signal to switch the original channel on the screen to the next one. Only then did he flick the peanut shell into the trash can beside him. His amiable demeanor gave off a sense of a refined villain. "My definition of a tool depends on my subjective impression. That is to say, whoever I consider a tool is a tool, and whoever I consider not a tool is not a tool. This is the authority we all have, just like calling a deer a horse... You are my partner, not a tool, so I think you won't think too much about me calling you a tool to your face... If you really do think too much, there's nothing I can do about it."

"So this is... a case of 'dead men tell no tales'?" Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena chuckled, teasingly remarking. Then, changing the subject, she asked curiously, "Speaking of which, while Asura's strength isn't that great, it depends on who you compare him to. Compared to me now, he's still stronger... Why are the strong used as tools, while the weak are partners... Is it because the weak are easier to control, or have you come up with some ideas?"

"It's not that the dead can't testify."

"Speechless is more appropriate."

"Just like how humans initially defined the world as flat and round."

"The power to define is in the hands of every Goddess of Life."

"But facts are not affected by definitions."

"Just like how others seeing me as a fool doesn't mean I'm actually a fool, and my seeing others as fools doesn't mean they're actually fools... My view of the Asura God as a tool doesn't mean the Asura God is truly a tool. Everything I'm talking about now is just wishful thinking on my part, words and phrases based on my own understanding."

"So, you believe, and you can say you believe."

I will believe you.

"You can say you believe if you don't believe it."

"I will believe it too."

"But you believe it, yet you insist you don't."

"I will still believe."

"But you don't believe it, to be honest, you don't believe it."

I will still believe.

"This is my choice, isn't it?"

Ye Qingcang smiled and gave a rather convoluted reply. Then, he shifted his tone, focusing on a heartfelt statement. "I strongly agree with the principle that people's hearts cannot withstand testing. So, whether you believe me or not, I believe you, and that's enough... As for the choice between the strong and the weak, and the reasons behind it, they are not important. What matters is the facts... Although you are a bit foolish and extreme, compared to the Asura God who enjoys creating and weaving the Destiny of transmigrators, compared to the Angel God who disregards personal privacy, and compared to the Rakshasa God who enjoys watching videos and maliciously tormenting people, I would much rather be a partner or even a friend to a normal person like you... a dragon. As for the people mentioned above, I have prejudicially regarded them as tools... Perhaps this is unfair, and my prejudice has obscured their contributions to me, but I do not deny my prejudice. Just as... when they wantonly manipulate the Destiny of others, they do not need to ask the opinions of those they are manipulating, I do not need to ask their opinions when I regard them as tools!"

"So, we're just partners?"

The Silver Dragon King tilted his head slightly.

Incidentally, I glanced down the corridor.

Perhaps the soundproofing of the top-floor suites is really good.

But it still didn't manage to fool her.

She also believed that this so-called soundproofing could not escape Ye Qingcang's notice, but the distance was too great for Ye Qingcang to care.

Just as the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena had thought.

Ye Qingcang did indeed hear Yue Ye and the others laughing and talking when they returned.

However, let's estimate the distance.

It takes at least five minutes to walk normally.

This didn't affect his casual conversation with the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena: "Relationships and feelings are inseparable twins. Our relationship isn't quite at the level of friends yet. This is different from just talking about friendship, because this is a friendship I truly acknowledge... The specific difference is that our cooperation might suddenly break down due to external intervention. For example, an omnipotent Deity might offer the beastmen generous treatment, presenting you with an offer you can't refuse, and persuade you. But my friends won't be persuaded and will still stand on my side... Just like Qian Renxue, if I say, 'I have no reason, but I just need you to give up your divine position,' she will give it up. But if I say, 'I have no reason, but I just need you to give up the beastmen...' you know what the result will be."

"So it's really not easy to become your friend."

"The so-called bond of life and death, sharing honor and disgrace."

"Even to the point of never abandoning each other."

"It's nothing special, is it?"

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena knew very well that when faced with the choice between the beast race and Ye Qingcang, it was a multiple-choice question, and she would choose which one to pick.

Therefore, she did not get angry.

I didn't feel ashamed or anything because of it.

Some things are neither right nor wrong.

If it can't be done, it can't be done.

This is nothing more than a clash on the bottom line.

If we can't work together, then let's go our separate ways.

That's perfectly normal.

"Not necessarily." Ye Qingcang shook his head. A gentleman is open and honest, while a petty person is always worried. Although he was not a gentleman, he was unwilling to use such a clumsy means as deception to his partners. In other words, he never believed that a reliable partner could be gained through such a clumsy means as deception. "Honor and disgrace, sharing weal and woe, never abandoning each other, even depending on each other for life, can all be based on interests. Death is not something to be afraid of. As long as the interests are sufficient, someone will always have the courage to put their head in the gallows... If a person does not even love himself, then any love he has for others, even love that is willing to give his Goddess of Life, is pale and powerless... Only by loving yourself first can you have the ability to love others. This is why I never regard the so-called relationship of depending on each other for life as a prerequisite, or even an important factor."

"I see."

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena nodded.

Although her IQ is not high.

But she has enough experience.

She wasn't completely stumped by this philosophy. "But have you ever considered that many people go through life without understanding their own true nature? Those who can see their true nature before they die are truly fortunate, including Soul Beast... You're trying to see through and grasp the humanity of most people; aren't you afraid of being devoured?"

Who are the enemies, and who are the friends?

Even she can't tell the difference now.

For example, she couldn't be sure if Di Tian would always be loyal to her. If the Five Great God Kings of the Divine Realm tamed the mad Golden Dragon King and sent him down to the mortal Di Tian Golden Dragon King orders, such as leading the beast race to submit, while her orders were for Di Tian to lead the beast race to rebel, she couldn't guarantee that Di Tian would obey.

And this so-called "cannot guarantee".

What lies behind this is her suspicion of Di Tian.

In the end, she was just the Silver Dragon King.

It's not the Dragon God.

Even she is like this, so Ye Qingcang's desire to find a friend he can entrust everything to is truly unrealistic.

"Even if we suffer a backlash, so what?"

"I am a human being."

"He's an ordinary person."

"Every ordinary person grows through failure."

"If I misjudged the person."

"So, my failure is entirely my own fault."

"This will not make me sad, but rather make me happy."

"Because this kind of failure can broaden my experience."

"Next time something like this happens..."

"I will not fail."

Ye Qingcang's lips curled slightly upward, revealing a leisurely ease that sent a chill down even the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's spine for a moment. "Moreover... speaking of which, I have to mention the truth: few people know that when I was very young, I studied a subject, a rather complex one, so complex that it was almost impossible for me to fully comprehend it... This subject is human nature, or to be more precise, it includes, but is not limited to, human nature, but encompasses the temperamental changes of all things in the world. I define this subject as the Heavenly Dao, or you could say that I am studying the wisdom of all advanced intelligent beings, a magical power that is opposed to instinct... And in this subject, I discovered something very interesting, that is, conscience is a very interesting thing. As long as a living being has a conscience, it can be manipulated, even if he is an evil person. As long as you seize his conscience, even if the proportion of his conscience is one percent, one thousandth, one ten-thousandth, or one billionth, you can still easily put him to death, and conversely, you can also make him die a bloody death."

"You are the most dangerous human being I have ever met."

"This has nothing to do with your ability."

"Your danger stems from your mind."

"This darkness, like a black hole, will devour everyone who approaches you with malicious intent, but it may also devour you yourself."

"Aren't you... scared?"

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena understood Ye Qingcang's meaning.

Therefore, she understood.

Now that she's sitting here...

That means she has already lost.

If it were a normal person who wasn't being bewitched, their first thought at this moment would definitely be to get away from this place and stay away from Ye Qingcang forever, preferably never to see him again. This is because Ye Qingcang has clearly dissected human nature, and continuing to sit here would only lead to a slow death. Therefore, the fact that Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena didn't leave already shows that she had been bewitched, even if she knew very well that she hadn't been bewitched and had only chosen to sit here because she trusted Ye Qingcang.

But who says... this kind of belief isn't something that's been manipulated?

Since this point has been taken into consideration, the son of a wealthy family does not sit under a dangerous roof. He is willing to sit here and take the risk of betting that Ye Qingcang harmless, simply because he does not know whether his trust is true or false. How could he not have been bewitched?

And the moment this logic appears.

Ye Qingcang has already won.

He won the gamble against the conscience of the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena.

Using a third method besides testing and honesty, human nature was once again tested, although for Ye Qingcang, this was just a small topic.

"Of course I'm scared!"

"But many things can't be solved by being afraid."

I love this world.

"Therefore, I hope there are more good reasons in this world that make me think it's not so dirty or beyond redemption."

Ye Qingcang never studies useless topics.

The existence of this topic was actually to suppress the beast within him.

This allows his humanity to always prevail over his instincts.

After all, for someone who possesses the ability to Illusion Realization, as long as he has mental power, he can create and God of Destruction everything. This ability, which is something only Creator can possess, can easily cause the beast in his heart to go out of control, turning him into someone who believes that those who obey him will prosper and those who oppose him will perish.

In plain terms: He was afraid of losing his humanity and becoming a true Deity, someone who viewed Goddess of Life as worthless and could kill whomever he wanted.

Therefore, he needs a reason.

This reason is: There are always some people and things in this world that you think are worthwhile!

This is the shackle he set for himself.

Just as he stopped using gold-level Alchemy to create Goddess of Life after creating Violet, this was out of respect for Goddess of Life.

It is also a blockade of the bottom line.

Despite these reasons, no one can understand them.

Let alone the Silver Dragon King.

Even Violet couldn't understand it.

There are always some roads that you have to walk alone.

He was not afraid.

I just wanted to be prepared.

"We're back!"

Not long after Ye Qingcang finished speaking, he hadn't even finished peeling a single peanut.

The door to the private room was pushed open forcefully.

After her true colors were revealed, and she realized she was safe and had found a backer, Xiao Wu started to lie low and give up. However, she returned to her energetic and impulsive self, embracing a reckless attitude. Her general mindset was that she was just a nobody, and people could take her life as they pleased. Therefore, Xiao Wu was the most lively person in the Blue Tyrant Academy.

If it were Violet, she would knock on the door.

If it were Sheng Cai'er, she would open the door silently.

Jiang Nannan knocks on the door, and so does Ning Rongrong.

Even Bai Chenxiang, who also has a bit of a temper.

They would always knock on the door first before pushing it open.

How is Xiao Wu?

With a snap, the door was pushed open.

"Luckily, I didn't do anything shady in the private room..." Ye Qingcang clapped his hands speechlessly, brushing off the peanut crumbs from his hands, and joked, "Otherwise, I would have really been in deep trouble."