Back at home, only Gu Ruiqiu was in the living room, eating snacks and watching a show.
Seeing the two return, Gu Ruiqiu was about to greet them when she noticed Gu Yuena looking dazed, as if her worldview had been reshaped. She raised an eyebrow.
She looked at Gu Yuena, then at Huo Yuhao, a meaningful glint in her eyes.
"After going out to cultivate, why does my lord look like she has lost her soul? Huo Yuhao, what did you do to my lord? Confess now."
Huo Yuhao was speechless. He lightly tapped Gu Ruiqiu on the head with the edge of his hand. "What are you thinking? Na'er just heard some things that subvert her cognition. She needs time to digest."
Gu Ruiqiu looked unconvinced. "Things that subvert her cognition? What could possibly subvert my lord's cognition?"
Even as she said this, she still looked at Gu Yuena, who was walking toward the sofa, with a curious yet worried gaze.
My lord's mood was indeed off.
Gu Yuena leaned back on the sofa. She was silent for a moment, then did not directly answer the question. She only said, "Did you not want to name your title Dragon God? I allow it."
Having Gu Ruiqiu use Dragon God as her title would not damage anything anyway. That one's dignity had already been largely destroyed by himself. There was not much dignity left.
It was not just the Dragon God. The dragon race had also lost all dignity because of their actions.
She only felt it was a pity for the dead divine beasts and dragons, having been Stuck With such a group of superiors.
Hearing this, Gu Ruiqiu looked suspicious.
Why did this involve the Dragon God?
Could it be.
"Is this your way of saying you want me to become the new Dragon God?"
Seeing Gu Ruiqiu's serious expression, Gu Yuena knew she was deliberately trying to lighten the mood. The corner of her mouth twitched slightly. "I am fine. As Yuhao said, I am just digesting some news. But if you really want to inherit the Dragon God's position."
Gu Yuena paused, a strange look in her eyes. "I could give it to you."
After being shaken by the Dragon God and Dragon Kings' absurd operations, she had thought of her own identity. The thought that the Silver Dragon King was the Dragon God's wise, rational side made her feel extremely awkward and repulsed.
She did not want to inherit such wisdom.
If the story of the Divine Dragon Realm ever got out, she felt she would also suffer Social Death. In her eyes, the Dragon God's wisdom had already become a derogatory term.
If someone was willing to take over the Dragon God's identity and draw the fire, Gu Yuena felt it would not be a bad idea.
"Uh."
A look of shock appeared on Gu Ruiqiu's face.
Wait, you are actually agreeing to my usurpation?
I was just joking. I cannot become the Dragon God.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao poured a cup of tea, walked past the bewildered Gu Ruiqiu, and handed it to Gu Yuena.
"Have you calmed down?"
"Yes. I am calm down now."
Gu Yuena took the teacup and sighed with complex emotions.
"Actually, it is fine. For me, I did not personally experience that era. The Filter on those Dragon Kings and the Dragon God was not that thick. After some time, I can still calm down. But if it were Emperor Tian, Jia Lin, and the others."
She was like this. If Emperor Tian and Jia Lin learned of this news, how would they react?
Knowing that the cause of their parents' deaths was so absurd, what would Jia Lin think?
Knowing that it was the Dragon God who decreed that spirit beasts could not become gods, what would Emperor Tian think?
And the other spirit beasts.
Gu Yuena smiled bitterly. "I do not even dare to think about how they would react after learning the truth. I also do not know how they would see me, since I am the Silver Dragon King."
What the Dragon God had done, she would naturally have to bear responsibility for.
"Then wait until you are ready to tell them." Huo Yuhao came and sat down beside Gu Yuena. "In the end, you are you. The Dragon God is the Dragon God. The Dragon God left a Mess for his descendants. That is his problem, not yours. Because of your identity, you can bear the responsibility of solving these problems, but you do not have to Take the Blame for him."
The Dragon God's actions were no different from racking up a huge debt, then walking away and leaving the bill for his descendants to pay.
It was already good enough that Gu Yuena was paying his debts. She was not the Shadow of the Blame. There was no need to take all the faults upon herself.
Hearing this, Gu Yuena looked up at him.
Huo Yuhao smiled and reached out to ruffle her hair. "And have you thought about this? Is Emperor Tian, Jia Lin, and the others' loyalty and care for you because you are the Dragon God's inheritor, or because you are the person Gu Yuena?"
In the original work, the answer might have been the former. But in this world, that was not the case.
Gu Yuena was startled. She instinctively looked at Gu Ruiqiu, who was out of the loop. Much of her unease dissipated.
They were nominally lord and subject, but in reality, they were family.
Even knowing the truth, it would not affect their relationship.
Seeing Gu Yuena's relieved expression, Gu Ruiqiu looked completely lost.
Wait, what are you talking about? What Dragon God and Dragon Kings? What secret have you learned? Can you explain clearly?
Riddlers, get out of Douluo.
Seeing Gu Ruiqiu's somewhat depressed expression, Gu Yuena smiled. "When I have thought it through, I will tell you."
Although she had been considerably relieved by Huo Yuhao's advice, she still had to consider whether and when to tell them.
After all, if this news got out, she would suffer Social Death.
To voluntarily open her mouth and tell others such Social Death news. What kind of torture was that?
Gu Yuena muttered to herself.
Even so, she certainly had to tell Emperor Tian and the others. She could not hide it from them forever.
Moreover, mastering the Elemental Divine Thunder and finding a way to solve the spirit beast lightning tribulation problem also needed to be put on the agenda. She wanted to solve the "spirit beasts cannot become gods" prohibition from the root.
This was something she should do.
Seeing that Gu Yuena had completely figured it out, a smile also appeared on Huo Yuhao's face. He took out his soul powered light screen and began to collect some necessary rare metals for forging his Lifebound Soul Tool.
Just then, he suddenly saw a message from Tang Wulin with an attached picture. He raised an eyebrow slightly.
He was asking what the spear in the picture was.
Huo Yuhao looked at the picture for a moment, thought of a possibility, and replied to Tang Wulin. He then turned his gaze to Gu Yuena, his expression subtle.
"Na'er, what do you plan to do with the Golden Dragon Spear?"
He had just seen the Dragon Clan Law Blade today, and now the Golden Dragon Spear had appeared. How miraculous. As divine weapons formed from parts of the Dragon God's body, did they have some kind of induction?
Gu Yuena was startled. She then glanced at the soul powered light screen in his hand, understood, and frowned slightly.
"The Golden Dragon Spear is on Tang Wulin?"
When she had first been born, she had quickly run away and had not taken the Golden Dragon Spear. It had likely fallen into the hands of the previous Asura God and other divine realm deities. Now, it being sealed together with the Golden Dragon King's divine core inside Tang Wulin's body was not that surprising.
"Yes."
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Wulin said Old Tang found it in his Sea of Spirit. They did not know what it was. They specifically asked me about the Golden Dragon Spear's origin. I have already told them it is a divine weapon. What do you plan to do?"
In the original work, Old Tang had given the Golden Dragon Spear to Tang Wulin after he broke the sixth seal. But now, that was not the case. Apparently, Tang San's divine consciousness, for whatever reason, had not handed the Golden Dragon Spear over to Tang Wulin.
Perhaps he was worried they would seize the divine weapon.
But whatever Tang San's divine consciousness's considerations were, the current "Old Tang" apparently did not care. After discovering the Golden Dragon Spear was not dangerous, he took it out.
Gu Yuena thought for a moment and said, "Let him keep it. Although the Golden Dragon Spear was formed from the Dragon God's rib, apart from the Dragon God himself, no one else can unleash its full power. Not even I can. And when unable to go all out, the Golden Dragon Spear is more suited to the Golden Dragon King. For me, the Silver Dragon Spear is still more suitable."
At this point, Gu Yuena paused and asked about another matter. "Yuhao, last time you told me he had already broken through to the eighth layer of the Golden Dragon King's seal?"
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Yes, already the eighth layer."
After dealing with Tang San's divine consciousness last time, Wulin had broken through the Golden Dragon King's seal, and had even broken through two layers at once. Even starting from the seventh layer, which was set by the Evil God King, the breakthrough process had been smooth, without any risk. It could be seen that, without him noticing, Wulin's accumulation and strength had also reached a considerable level.
However, according to Wulin, it might not just be a matter of accumulation and strength.
In the past, when he broke seals, the Golden Dragon King always liked to make a little noise. But this time, when he broke the seal, he had made no noise at all. That was why the breakthrough had been so easy.
Huo Yuhao had reason to suspect that when they sealed Tang San's divine consciousness, the Golden Dragon King's remnant soul had enjoyed the show and had been generous this once.
Hearing this, Gu Yuena looked thoughtful. The eighth layer. It seemed the time to extract the divine core was not far off.
She had already prepared to extract the Golden Dragon King's divine core several years ago.
The Golden Dragon King's Eighteen layers of seals had been jointly placed by three God Kings. Between every six layers, there were certain flaws. Considering Tang Wulin's friendship with Bear Lord and with them, she had not acted when the sixth seal was broken. She planned to wait until the last six layers to extract the divine core and reclaim the Golden Dragon King's most core power.
Although the Dragon God's affairs made her somewhat uncomfortable, power was innocent. The Golden Dragon Spear was not a necessity for her. She could let it go for the sake of their friendship over the years. But the divine level power in the Golden Dragon King's divine core could not be.
That was real power. Power that could increase her strength.
Moreover, as the one the Dragon God had left behind to deal with the Mess, Gu Yuena felt she would be losing out if she did not take the power the Dragon God had left.
Huo Yuhao looked at her expression and roughly guessed her thoughts. He smiled inwardly. He saw that Tang Wulin had sent another message.
"Yuhao, since the Golden Dragon Spear is a divine weapon, it does not feel right for me to keep it. It is not safe. Why do you not take it?"
Was he worried someone would snatch the divine weapon?
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow.
After all, unlike the original work, Wulin had seen a lot in the Spirit Transmission Tower over the years. He knew to keep a low profile and was not so ostenatious. He also understood that Having a Treasure Invites Calamity. When faced with a Pie falling from the sky, his first thought was of the risks involved.
Could this be considered true inheritance from him?
Thinking this, Huo Yuhao replied, "You keep it. You are Bear Lord's disciple. Even if it is known that you have a divine weapon, no one within the Federation would openly dare to snatch it. If you are really worried, just do not use it in front of outsiders. There is no need to give it to me."
Gu Yuena did not plan to recover it. He was even less interested in the Golden Dragon Spear.
Compared to the Golden Dragon Spear, the Tian Fen Shen Chu was more suitable for him. He also had similar abilities to the Golden Dragon Spear's devouring ability. Taking it would be meaningless. He was not a spearman with Skills, needing to play with two spears, one long and one short.
If he really wanted a close combat divine weapon, the Heavenly Saint Split Abyss Halberd was the best choice. He was also very interested in that super divine weapon of the Abyss. After all, it was one of Soul Land IV's officially recognized top tier super divine weapons. Even the Little Dragon God had praised it after using it.
So his goal was clear. Find a way to kill the Abyss Saint Lord and seize the Heavenly Saint Split Abyss Halberd.
The Golden Dragon Spear should stay with Wulin. His spear techniques were quite good.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao sent another message.
"Since you have the Golden Dragon Spear, do not waste it. You can learn the Spear Path."
Become a spearman, Wulin.
In the original work, your luck was E. This time, it should not be.
In the building next to the Mingdu Spirit Transmission Tower, Tang Wulin's family had already moved here. Tang Wulin looked at Huo Yuhao's message, then proudly glanced at Old Tang beside him.
"See? I told you Yuhao would definitely not want it."
When he had wanted to ask Yuhao about the Golden Dragon Spear, Old Tang had reminded him that although he did not remember, he vaguely knew this spear was very precious and to be careful of people coveting it.
But now?
He had offered to have Yuhao keep it, and the other had not even wanted it. He had even thought things through for him, covering everything nicely.
Old Tang took a deep breath and nodded seriously. "It was I who misjudged a gentleman with a petty mind."
Although in Tang Wulin's account, Huo Yuhao was a very good person, that was only his side of the story. Old Tang had no memories of Huo Yuhao, so he had reservations and kept a watchful eye.
But now, it seemed he had indeed Overthought.
Although he did not remember the Golden Dragon Spear, he vaguely knew it was a weapon that would even make deities covet it. Yet Huo Yuhao had no greed for it. This completely dispelled his wariness.
Such character was undoubtedly worthy of deep friendship.
At the same time, Old Tang also thought of another matter.
His past self had actually become enemies with such a person. He was truly a great villain.
After his pride, Tang Wulin felt somewhat worried.
He truly felt it was inappropriate for a divine weapon to be in his hands.
After all, combining Old Tang's and Yuhao's accounts, the Golden Dragon Spear's quality was not low among divine weapons. If it aroused the greed of villains, he, a One Word Battle Armor Master, might not be able to protect it.
"But what Yuhao said is also right. Within the Federation, there should not be many people who would act for a divine weapon. There is no need to worry too much."
As Tang Wulin muttered, he saw Huo Yuhao's last message suggesting he learn the Spear Path. He fell into thought.
The Spear Path?
He had indeed not thought about this before.
All along, he had used the Blue Silver Grass or the Golden Dragon King's power, at most adding a forging hammer. He had never thought he would use something as agile as a spear.
But since the Golden Dragon Spear had come into his hands, he could not just leave it as an Ornament, could he?
Using a divine weapon as an Ornament. That would be too extravagant.
But if he wanted to learn the spear, where could he learn it? He could not just figure it out on his own, could he?
Within the Spirit Transmission Tower, there was a Sword Path Family. Concepts like sword intent, sword soul, and sword god should be similar to spear intent, spear soul, and spear god. Different paths lead to the same destination. Perhaps he could go and ask for guidance.
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