This ecstatic joy, in Ye Jingyi's eyes, naturally looked like the excitement Gu Shuo felt at being able to cultivate by his side.
That was Gu Shuo's cunning. At this moment, he had transformed into an award-winning actor. Acting? No, no, no—he truly wanted to cultivate at Ye Jingyi's side.
Ye Jingyi could now be called the progenitor of the entire Human Race.
That recent battle record was indeed badass, but while it might fool others, it could not fool Gu Shuo.
His master, Qin Luo, was the master of Heaven's Will, with methods unfathomably mysterious.
He owed his current status and cultivation to Qin Luo. That first impression had already been planted deep within him. Besides, even his soul was under Qin Luo's control—how could he possibly betray Qin Luo?
"Gu Shuo is willing to follow at your side, my lord, and fight for the Human Race! I will slaughter every last foreign race!" Gu Shuo declared resolutely.
"Good!" Ye Jingyi nodded in satisfaction.
This battle had been immensely meaningful. They had wiped out a wave of Blood Beast hordes and slain an Eternal Realm-level Blood Beast, greatly boosting the Human Race's morale.
But soon afterward, rumors began to spread. Why had Ye Jingyi not immediately gone on to kill the other Eternal Realm-level Blood Beasts?
Though Ye Jingyi appeared to have killed that Blood Beast with ease, he had actually paid an unimaginable price.
Quite a few among the Human Race accepted this explanation.
Ye Jingyi had not been as relaxed as he appeared, but neither had he paid an enormous price.
The main reason he had not continued slaughtering the remaining Blood Beasts was that there were more important matters to handle.
Something had gone wrong in a forbidden ground, and there were not enough hands.
"Ha,