Li Qingxun spoke casually, tapping his own body as he talked, his face betraying little emotion.
Watching Li Qingxun reveal such an earth-shattering secret so casually, however-
Their expressions all flickered.
But just as their gazes wavered and they considered whether to kill Li Qingxun by force,
Li Qingxun instead raised his hand and casually put the token away.
Then he calmly pointed at the Ice Empress beside him. "Wrath, one of the Seven Emotions. The Ice Empress can attack at most three times, each with the full force of a First-Level God."
"My main body is indeed weak right now, but are you really willing to sacrifice three of yourselves for me?"
"Besides, you know I'm not firmly on humanity's side. I don't harbor much ill will toward you Soul Beasts, either."
As Li Qingxun spoke, he calmly looked toward Zi JI. At his quiet signal, her body trembled for a moment, but she still stepped forward.
She lifted a massive stone block resting nearby and slowly set it down behind Li Qingxun.
Seeing Li Qingxun sit on the stone block and regard them in silence, Di Tian was the first to withdraw his power.
He stood there silently, still keeping his distance from Li Qingxun.
Only then did Gu Yue sweep her gaze over them, her expression turning cold and stern.
Gu Yue had not spoken from beginning to end, but their entire conversation had already been imprinted in her mind.
Especially the power Li Qingxun's Clone had displayed in that instant.
Others might have been unable to determine whether he was a First-Level God or a God King, but she could.
He was a genuine God King, and an exceptionally powerful one at that.
That power had originally connected to Tang San, yet in that single instant, its connection had shifted to him.
And in the very next instant, cause and effect had been completely reversed.
From now on, whenever Old Tang recovered his power and tried to establish the connection, it would connect to this unfamiliar God King without fail-or rather, to Li Qingxun's Clone.
At that thought, Gu Yue's gaze became deeply conflicted.
A god king level Clone paired with a god level Soul Spirit capable of delivering three strikes could produce an outcome none of them wanted to see.
Meeting Gu Yue's gaze, Di Tian silently dropped to one knee and quietly recounted his dealings with Li Qingxun.
Upon hearing that Li Qingxun had stormed the shores of the Lake of Life single-handedly, then nearly erased Di Tian outright and made him become his Soul Spirit,
Gu Yue gazed deeply at the young man.
She had long since witnessed Li Qingxun's uncanny abilities, whether it was forcibly severing the measures Tang San had left on him,
Or influencing the power left behind by the Love God.
Such feats were beyond an ordinary person's imagination, even though Gu Yue did not yet know that the power within her came from the Love God.
But that power could make her fall in love with Tang Wulin, which in itself had an enormous influence on her.
The fact that he could dispel a power capable of influencing even her god king level Spiritual Power made his strength all too clear.
Under those circumstances, deciding whether to cooperate with Li Qingxun or become his enemy was easy. With that thought, Gu Yue sighed without speaking.
As she gently raised her delicate hand, more golden blood emerged from Tang Wulin's body and slowly flowed into her own.
Watching Gu Yue sit cross-legged to cultivate, Li Qingxun remained seated, perfectly at ease.
Meanwhile, the Ice Empress and Snow Empress chatted. "Bingbing, how have these years in the Divine Realm been? Has your strength really reached that of a First-Level God?"
As the Snow Empress spoke, a gleam shone in her gentle eyes.
Hearing her words, the Ice Empress proudly lifted her head.
"Among the seven great emotions, I was the first to break through the limits and become a First-Level God."
"Even the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler, the Soul Beast with the strongest Spiritual Power, couldn't match my potential after becoming a Soul Spirit."
The Ice Empress spoke with pride in her eyes, but at the sight of her smug expression,
Li Qingxun rolled his eyes.
"Could you have become a First-Level God if I hadn't paved the way for you?"
"Most of the power I left behind when I broke through to God King went to you, didn't it?" Li Qingxun said, looking at the Ice Empress.
At his words, the Ice Empress blinked.
When she had first started spending time with Li Qingxun, she had been a hot-tempered Little Demoness.
But after spending enough time with him to learn just how devious he was, she had fallen into line.
She did not even dare act out in front of his Clone, much less his main body.
She also knew that because Li Qingxun's main body and Clone were too far apart to communicate, their memories had remained separate during that period.
But once a connection formed between them, everything would be shared again.
The moment that connection had been established just now, Li Qingxun had learned everything that had happened here, as well as everything on his Clone's side.
In other words, the young man before them now held many of the Divine Realm's secrets.
Yet even so, this crafty bastard remained as calm as an unruffled sea.
At that thought, a rare trace of embarrassment appeared on the Ice Empress's face.
"Hehe, of course I can't compare to you. I-I'll head back with the Snow Empress first."
"Boss, just call us if you need anything!" With that, the Ice Empress pulled the Snow Empress away. After watching the two leave and return to his body,
A pale golden gleam flashed through Li Qingxun's eyes, and a faint smile touched his face, though his expression otherwise remained unchanged.
Watching the Ice and Snow Emperors disappear, Di Tian showed no particular reaction.
But envy flashed across the faces of Bi Ji, Zi JI, and even Xiong Jun.
Many of them were already very close to their great Ferocious Beast tribulations. Some might die within the next ten thousand years, and the vast majority would not survive beyond that.
After all, the Emperor Auspicious Beast had already been taken away. Although their fortune had not dispersed and some had even been preserved,
Without the Emperor Auspicious Beast to anchor it, that fortune was ultimately useless.
Thinking of the Emperor Auspicious Beast, then of Li Qingxun's Soul Spirits, Di Tian's gaze sharpened slightly.
He stared straight at Li Qingxun.
Noticing Di Tian's gaze-or rather, the thoughts running through his mind-Li Qingxun calmly nodded.
"Wang Qiu'er is with me. Once I reach Three Rings, or perhaps five or six rings, I'll send her down.
"When that happens, your Soul Beasts' fortune will return, and all your worries will be resolved."
Li Qingxun looked at them and spoke bluntly, without the slightest attempt at concealment.
Yet after hearing his words, the four Ferocious Beasts could not utter a single word.
Or rather, they had no idea what they ought to say.
The young man before them had revealed the most important matter with such composure.
For a moment, it left them speechless. But before they could speak, Gu Yue had already raised her hand.
Terrifying power coalesced in an instant as a portion of the Golden Dragon King's core power was integrated.
Gu Yue opened her eyes. One had turned pure silver, while the other had become golden.
With the two powers swirling around her, silver scales spread over the left side of her body.
Golden-red scales appeared on the other side, and savagely violent power erupted in an instant.
The Silver Dragon King bloodline within her began to merge with the Golden Dragon King bloodline.
Then, in the next second, Gu Yue opened her mouth and let out a dragon's cry. Immense power surged, and a phantom of the Silver Dragon King appeared behind her, throwing back its head to roar at the sky.
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