The two were so close that they could clearly feel each other's breath.
"A deal?" Gu Yuena scoffed.
"What deal could you possibly make with me? I heard everything you just told Di Tian! What you proposed is certainly interesting, but one thing puzzles me. You're a human. Why would you help our Soul Beast Clan? What do you gain from it? You owe me an explanation. Humans are the best at deception, after all," Gu Yuena said.
Tian Chen paused. "You don't need to worry. I have no connection whatsoever to those gods in the Divine Realm. I'm helping you because Sister Xue and Sister Bing are soul beasts. I love them. For their sake, I can do anything that doesn't violate my conscience."
"That isn't enough. Those two are merely individuals among the soul beasts. One day, they might leave the clan and take the path of assuming human form!" Gu Yuena shook her head. She could tell that Tian Chen's feelings for the Snow Empress were genuine, but that wasn't enough to convince her.
"If you insist on another reason, then let me tell you this: a deity holds this planet's fate firmly in his grasp," Tian Chen said.
Gu Yuena's lips curved. "Oh? Let's hear it!"
"That person is Sea God Tang San, who ascended ten thousand years ago," Tian Chen said slowly.
Gu Yuena's pupils instantly contracted into vertical slits. Her silver hair rose without a breeze, and every element in the core of Star Dou gave a low hum.
"Tang San? The human who became a god ten thousand years ago?" she repeated softly.
"That's right. Him!"
"I can tell you with absolute certainty that he is now toying with the fate of the entire Douluo Continent in the palm of his hand, attempting