The Fake Gu Yuena

"Yes, it is I," Bao Liang replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, while secretly observing her, a hint of wariness hidden deep in his eyes. "May I ask how you are addressed?"

"Simply call me Gu Yuena."

Gu Yuena looked Bao Liang up and down, her gaze lingering for a moment on the Divine Trial mark on Bao Liang forehead, formed by the fusion of the Divine Seal of Destruction and the Divine Seal of Life. Then, she swept her gaze over the slightly pulsating Heart of Creation on his chest, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

"You bear the aura of Divine Trial," the Silver Dragon King said slowly, his tone tinged with a hint of probing. "Moreover... they are the Divine Trial of the Destruction God King and the Goddess of Life."

"Not only that, you also possess the Power of Creation... This is something that has never been seen before on Douluo Star."

Bao Liang smiled slightly and said, "You flatter me. I am but a mortal who obtained these powers by chance."

"A mere coincidence?" Gu Yuena chuckled, a hint of disbelief in her smile. "The Divine Trial mark on your body alone isn't something you could obtain by chance. It was a test personally sent down by the gods, meaning you've already caught the attention of the Divine Realm. And it's two God King who have taken notice of you."

"And the Power of Creation is a power that even the Dragon God admires. Yet you, a mere mortal, possess it..."

Gu Yuena stopped mid-sentence, her gaze turning deep as she looked at Bao Liang.

Do you know what the Power of Creation means?

Bao Liang nodded and said, "I understand a little. The Power of Creation is the power of the world's origin. Possessing it means having the possibility of creating the world. It also means... it will attract countless covetous eyes."

Upon hearing this, a hint of appreciation flashed in Gu Yuena's eyes.

"You're much calmer than I expected," she said softly. "Most people, upon learning they possess power beyond their wildest imaginations, would either become arrogant or panic. But you've remained so composed."

"On another note..." Gu Yuena changed the subject, her tone becoming serious, "The reason I invited you here today is actually to discuss something important."

"Please speak," Bao Liang said, then added, "I'll see how things go."

Gu Yuena was surprised. "You are neither humble nor arrogant."

Bao Liang shrugged, looking completely matter-of-fact. "What can I do? I have connections, so I should be a little more arrogant, right? Besides, you're the one asking for my help right now. If I'm not arrogant, am I supposed to just let you guys manipulate me?"

"... What you said makes a lot of sense." Gu Yuena agreed. After all, if she had such a great advantage, she wouldn't be Gu Yuena if she couldn't resist the dragon charging at her.

Gu Yuena took a deep breath and looked at Bao Liang slowly, saying, "Do you know why the Dragon God perished back then?"

Bao Liang was surprised, wondering why Gu Yuena would ask him this question.

When Gu Yuena saw the surprise in Bao Liang's eyes, she instantly understood a lot.

She saw in Bao Liang's eyes his doubt about her asking the question, not about the question itself. That alone was enough to say a lot.

When Bao Liang saw the meaningful smile on Gu Yuena's lips, he immediately realized that he had been tricked again.

Seriously? Does the Silver Dragon King even have that kind of intelligence?

Isn't the Silver Dragon King supposed to be someone who never thinks, but when he does, it's with thunderous wisdom and decisive action? How come he's resorting to all sorts of tricks to deceive and cheat me?

Is that right, buddy?

Is he still treasuring Douluo Continent?

Gu Yuena looked at Bao Liang's hesitant, yet disgusted expression, and her face instantly darkened. "Are you... thinking about something very impolite?"

"I didn't, it wasn't me, you're overthinking it!" Bao Liang denied it three times in a row.

He's not stupid.

Although he had the protection of the Destruction God King and the Goddess of Life, those two still strictly adhered to the rules of the Divine Realm Divine Realm, unlike a certain Buddha who disregarded them.

Therefore, unless they themselves face a life-or-death crisis, those two might not necessarily be willing to intervene.

In other words, if you recklessly invite trouble and get beaten up but not fatally, then you're truly in for a beating.

And this guy in front of me... hehe, I definitely won't admit it.

Seeing Bao Liang's feigned ignorance, Gu Yuena sighed and didn't pursue the matter further.

What else could they do? They still needed his help; if they forced him away, how would their Soul Beast survive?

Gu Yuena rubbed her forehead, saying helplessly, "Let's go back to the question we were talking about earlier."

"Oh, okay, okay..." Bao Liang suddenly paused, "Where were we?"

Gu Yuena: "..."

Or maybe we should just let Di Tian stab.

Gu Yuena took a deep breath and asked again, "Do you know why the Dragon God perished back then?"

Upon hearing this, Bao Liang instantly perked up.

Besides, since Gu Yuena already guessed that he knew a lot, he might as well not hide it anymore.

The Gu Yuena in front of him was like a fake, not at all like the one in the original work and fanfiction who was full of amazing wisdom and incredibly resourceful. Since he could just hide it anyway, he might as well just say something casually.

"As far as I know, the Dragon God was the first ruler of all Soul Beast and the founder of the Divine Dragon Realm."

"The Dragon God God's eighteen God King, who control ten star systems, are holding a grand ceremony to evolve the Divine Dragon Realm into God Star."

"During this period, the Time Dragon King and the Space Dragon King disrupted the ceremony under the influence of the laws of the universe, resulting in the death of the Dragon Prince in order to save the Dragon God. The Dragon God went mad as a result, indirectly triggering a war in the Divine Realm. After regaining his senses, he had the Asura God cut open his body to separate his good and evil thoughts, and established the rule that unless the Dragon Clan is revived and the Dragon God reappears, Soul Beast cannot become gods."

Gu Yuena nodded, confirming Bao Liang's statement.

But in reality, she doesn't know much at all—after all, she is the other half of the Dragon God after his split, and apart from some basic common sense and knowledge, certain secrets can only be awakened and known under specific circumstances.

This is also the reason why she tested and schemed against Bao Liang from the very beginning.

She still has too few memories about the Dragon God. Without external help, she might not be able to recall even a fraction of them even after ten thousand years.

But to Bao Liang and Gu Yuena's surprise, the moment Bao Liang finished speaking, upon hearing Bao Liang say that Soul Beast could not become gods, Di Tian immediately lost his composure.

"Wait a minute!" Di Tian hurriedly spoke up, "Boy, is the rule you mentioned about Soul Beast not being able to become gods... true or false? Why... how could the Dragon God possibly issue such an order?"

Bao Liang was initially puzzled, but then quickly realized what was going on.

That's right. Whether in the original work or fan fiction, it seems that Di Tian was unaware that the rule that Soul Beast cannot become gods was personally established by the Dragon God.

As for why the Dragon God did this, there are many different opinions.

But what does this have to do with Bao Liang? He's not Dragon God, nor is he a person who actually witnessed it; how would he know why?

"Don't ask me about that, this is the version I know." Bao Liang shrugged, looking completely innocent, and shifted the blame to Gu Yuena. "If all else fails, why don't you look at the person next to you?"

Serves you right for trying to trick me! Go explain yourself to Di Tian!

Bao Liang also realized that Gu Yuena had been manipulating him from the very beginning.

Gu Yuena knew nothing. She was still the same lecherous dragon king from the original story—empty-headed, yet possessing thunderous and astonishing wisdom when she did think, and then decisively giving herself away.

Di Tian suddenly turned to look at his master, hoping she would deny what Bao Liang had said.

But what Di Tian saw was Gu Yuena's conflicted, helpless, and hesitant expression, before she finally turned her head away in unbearable pain.

In an instant, the sky above Di Tian's entire dragon body collapsed.

"Lord... Lord?"