God King?

Gu Yuena finished the welcoming banquet Hua Yichen had arranged with a heavy heart, then sat down in the living room, thinking over how to deal with the current situation.

Thinking it through carefully, the aura of that Super Divine Tool had nothing to do with the Five Great God Kings of the Divine Realm. Although it was somewhat similar to the Goddess of Life's aura, its fundamental attribute was even more terrifying than hers, not inferior to the cosmic origin comprehended by the Dragon God. The Divine Realm shouldn't be able to give birth to such an existence.

And the Gods of the Divine Realm wouldn't care whether Soul Beasts lived or died, much less go to the trouble of researching something like the Soul Spirit Contract. Could he not belong to this universe? Is he a God King from another Divine Realm?

No matter how hard Gu Yuena tried to throw that thought out of her mind, the words "God King" still kept lingering there.

She had only just arrived in Eastsea, and she might already have offended an Otherworldly God King! One who had even been on friendly terms with the Soul Beast clan ten thousand years ago!

If Huo Yuhao had not been the sort who held no grudges and had merely used a Super Divine Tool to warn her, Gu Yuena felt she would have needed to consider a plan to flee with the Soul Beasts. Otherwise, her life would be in danger.

After one sleep, this Douluo Continent was becoming harder and harder for a dragon to understand. Humans and Soul Beasts were living in harmony, the Divine Realm above their heads had suddenly vanished, the Abyss Plane had attacked out of nowhere, and an Otherworldly God King was also laying plans here...

A teacup was set on the table before Gu Yuena. A faint, delicate fragrance drifted slowly into her body along with the tea's steam, interrupting her thoughts.

Gu Yuena looked up and saw Huo Yuhao just withdrawing his hand.

At that moment, only the two of them were left in the living room.

Hua Yichen had already left, clearly intending to let the two juniors talk on their own.

Seeing Gu Yuena look over, Huo Yuhao gave a faint smile. "You've been sitting here quietly for a long time. Are you feeling a little drowsy from taking the Soul Tool Airplane? Have some tea to refresh yourself... Your Majesty the Silver Dragon King."

Gu Yuena's eyes rippled, and her heart sank. She became even more certain of her earlier guess and stared at Huo Yuhao as she asked, "Why have you remained on Douluo Continent? There shouldn't be anything here capable of attracting you. Or... do you want the Dragon God's legacy?"

If there was still anything on Douluo Continent that could attract a God King, then only the things the Dragon God had left behind remained.

Huo Yuhao seemed to glance at her in surprise, then smiled and shook his head. "I even know where the Golden Dragon King God Core is. If I truly wanted it, why would I need to remain here?"

Waves surged through Gu Yuena's heart, and her pupils constricted sharply. "He still has a god core left?"

But what she cared about even more was that Huo Yuhao knew the situation in the Divine Realm. After all, the Golden Dragon King could only have died in battle in the Divine Realm. Since the other party knew the Golden Dragon King's final fate, did Huo Yuhao know the whereabouts of the Divine Realm? Or was the Divine Realm's disappearance related to him?

Huo Yuhao did not answer. He merely looked at Gu Yuena calmly, making her feel a wave of pressure.

"Have you forgotten, Your Excellency? When it comes to the Dragon God's legacy, you yourself are part of it."

Gu Yuena's expression shifted slightly, and then she fell silent.

That was right. If the other party was after the Dragon God's legacy, then he only needed to kill her and seize her bloodline and power. Would she still have the chance to sit here and chat?

A God King carrying a powerful Super Divine Tool would definitely have more contingencies than she did. Perhaps if he needed to, he could restore his cultivation at once with no issue. Gu Yuena believed that even at her peak she would not have been his match, let alone her current self.

But if he was not here for what the Dragon God had left behind, then why had he stayed here?

As she thought about it, Gu Yuena suddenly considered a special possibility.

Could it be that he simply... wanted to stay on Douluo Continent?

After Deities spent a long time in the Divine Realm, some of them would find it dull. After passing on their god position, they would run off to certain continents and reincarnate over and over again, enjoying life. (The previous God King of Evil and God King of Goodness gave this a like.)

Had Huo Yuhao come to Douluo by accident, found this world interesting, and deliberately stayed? For ten thousand years, had he been reincarnating in some corner, enjoying life? Was it only because the current Abyss Invasion had disturbed him that he was preparing to return to the stage?

Gu Yuena's imagination grew wilder and wilder, yet she could not confirm it. But in order to stop herself from continuing to overthink, she could only use this guess to soothe her heart for the moment. She suppressed her thoughts, stood up, and said solemnly:

"I was rude earlier. Because the circumstances of a human recultivating are extremely unusual, I acted to test Your Excellency. Please forgive me."

"It's nothing."

Huo Yuhao chuckled and shook his head. "However, attributes beyond ultimate level aren't something a human Soul Master should possess."

Gu Yuena's brow twitched. "The Martial Soul I display to the outside world only controls six ordinary elements."

"In the Spirit Pagoda's records, among human Soul Masters, even powerful Martial Souls that control elements can call upon at most three elements."

Gu Yuena: "..."

Was he saying she lacked basic human common sense?

For a moment, Gu Yuena could not refute it.

Wanting to understand humans and know everything about them in just a few years was simply impossible. If she wanted to thoroughly understand humanity, she still needed a very long time.

Huo Yuhao did not continue digging into this topic. Instead, he took out an Identity Card, an Enrollment Certificate, and the like, then handed them to Gu Yuena.

"The procedures needed to enter Eastsea Academy have already been handled. Just go report in after school starts."

Gu Yuena accepted those documents and looked with a complicated gaze at Huo Yuhao, who was about to leave. In a solemn tone, she asked:

"You seem to have already grown used to staying in the human world. Do you like it here very much?"

Did he like it?

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao stopped and turned his head to look out the window.

Skyscrapers stood in rows, their glass curtain walls flashing with golden light beneath the setting sun, like a metallic forest rising from the ground and piercing the clouds. On the streets, traffic flowed endlessly, crowds wove together, and the clamor outside faintly carried through the window.

"After ten thousand years, this place has become somewhat like my homeland."

Gu Yuena was taken aback and turned to look outside.

Was this God King's homeland like this now?

Through the window, Gu Yuena happened to see a Soul Tool Airplane taking off, flying in the direction of Skysea City, and something stirred in her heart.

Come to think of it, ten thousand years ago, had this person founded the Spirit Pagoda, left behind the Soul Spirit Contract and all kinds of Soul Tool concepts, all for the sake of today, to make the world more like his homeland?

Was his homeland a world where humans and the Beast Race coexisted as equals, with advanced technology?

Huo Yuhao quickly withdrew his gaze. After pondering for a moment, he linked to Gu Yuena through Spiritual Sharing and passed some knowledge to her.

"You don't need to keep probing my motives. As long as you don't cross my bottom line, I won't move against you. If you still don't feel at ease, this is an Equal Contract modified from the core of the Soul Spirit Contract. You understand the consequences of signing it, but it can only be used to bind those below god level. Once you recover to god level, you can dissolve it yourself."

Huo Yuhao walked toward the door, then added one final line.

"Of course, it's useless against me."

Gu Yuena: "..."

He really didn't need to say that last part.

The sound of the door closing rang out. Gu Yuena felt as if all the pressure had vanished. She let out a breath, sat on the sofa, and recalled the Equal Contract in her mind, her delicate brows drawing together.

She naturally understood what this contract did. It truly did not involve any god-level power, which meant it was only something the other party had taken out to soothe her emotions. In a sense, it was merely a formal contract. Should she sign it in exchange for some peace of mind?

Gu Yuena hesitated a little, then saw the teacup on the table again.

Mm... Tea poured for her by a God King. It would be rude not to drink it, wouldn't it?