Chapter 183: Treating His Own Daughter Like the Dragon God
Furina let out a hearty laugh, then nodded seriously: "Naturally, I am serious. What do you think? My method is quite excellent."
She tilted her head and added, "If worst comes to worst, you could consider it yourself—re-cultivating as a human is also not out of the question. Perhaps you could better master your own power that way. Of course, it could also backfire and make you weaker."
After all, in the original story, when the Silver Dragon King re-cultivated, she split into two halves, only merging back into one afterward. And what happened after they merged? She turned into a love-brain who didn't want to fall in love, yet in the end, still chose love and abandoned the great cause of the soul beasts.
Furina grumbled inwardly, but outwardly, she still wore that smile of absolute confidence.
"I only know that this method is the most feasible." She spread her hands, her tone resolute. "It just depends on whether you can properly raise a good descendant."
She blinked and lowered her voice mysteriously: "And furthermore, I can even tell you where some of the Dragon God's lost legacies are. For instance, there is still a little pet hidden right here in the Great Star Dou Forest."
Di Tian's eyelid twitched again.
But Furina timely reined in her words and said with a beaming smile: "However, these things can only be told to you after we have established cooperation. So..."
She looked directly at Gu Yuena, her gaze frank and open: "Sister Gu Yuena, what are your thoughts? Cooperate with me, cooperate with the Water God Church. I can appropriately distribute a portion of cultivation techniques for the soul beasts to train with, making them stronger. Moreover, my side is currently researching artificial soul rings and artificial soul bones. In the future, soul masters won't be so dependent on hunting soul beasts either."
Gu Yuena pondered for a moment, thoughts churning in her violet eyes.
Di Tian also fell silent upon hearing this. It certainly sounded like a good thing—if it could truly be realized, the plight of the soul beast clans would be greatly improved.
Only... was this little girl Furina, of unknown origin, truly trustworthy? Especially after that bold declaration she had just made.
But ultimately, the decision was not his to make. Di Tian still looked toward his Sovereign.
He had to admit, Furina held far too much intelligence in her grasp. From the very beginning, he knew that even the Sovereign was at a disadvantage when it came to information. Not to mention, the bargaining chips Furina had thrown out were simply far too tempting—cultivation techniques, artificial soul rings, the Dragon God's legacies...
Di Tian was almost ready to agree on the Sovereign's behalf.
Gu Yuena pondered at length and finally spoke slowly: "Very well. Cooperation... is not out of the question."
She paused, then fixed Furina with a gaze as sharp as a torch: "But before that, there is one thing I wish to know more about. What exactly is the grudge between you and that Sea God, Tang San?"
She didn't believe that someone from a later generation could harbor such deep hatred toward a figure from ten thousand years ago.
If there truly had to be someone, it should be the wife of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King—after all, the Sea God Tang San had a very real debt of blood for killing her husband. Other than that, soul beasts like the Evil Spirit Orca or the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger might also bear grudges.
But Furina didn't look like a re-cultivated soul beast in any way. So that clearly wasn't the reason.
Gu Yuena was curious. Just what kind of enmity was it that made Furina, with the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life backing her, still seek to ally with her to deal with that Sea God?
Hearing this, Furina chuckled softly.
"On the surface, I indeed have no personal grudge against him." Her tone was calm, yet carried an unshakable certainty. "But if I want to become a god, he is a hurdle I absolutely must overcome."
She stepped forward, her voice clear as ice:
"Ever since the original Shrek Seven Devils became gods, has anyone on the Douluo Continent ever achieved godhood? Do you know why that is?"
She looked directly at Gu Yuena and enunciated every word: "Because he, Tang San, covers the sky with one hand."
"If I want to become a god, he will inevitably obstruct me, interfere with me." A cold smirk curved at the corner of Furina's lips. "Besides, have you ever considered that the fortune of your soul beast clans is also held within his grasp?"
Di Tian's expression changed drastically, the words escaping before he could stop them: "What did you say?! How is that possible?!"
Furina, unhurried and unflustered, continued: "I am not lying. Is there not an Auspicious Beast in the Great Star Dou Forest? The Three-Eyed Golden Lion."
Di Tian forcefully suppressed the tempestuous waves in his heart and said in a deep voice: "There is. But this is no secret. As long as one is not a fool, no one would dare lay a hand on her. She is the supreme treasure of our Great Star Dou Forest. If anyone dares to harm her, I would not mind letting humanity experience another beast tide."
Furina nodded and shifted the topic: "Then have you ever considered that now... she can no longer be called a pure Three-Eyed Golden Lion?"
Di Tian's pupils constricted.
"Within her spiritual sea, there are two strands of divine consciousness belonging to gods." Furina's voice was not loud, but every word struck like thunder. "And one of those strands has already fused together with her."
Gu Yuena's brow furrowed deeply.
This matter was no small thing. And someone had actually managed to do such a thing right under her nose? It could only be said that she had been careless, and it also illustrated that the other party's strength exceeded her own, and their scheming ran deeper than hers.
Di Tian was greatly alarmed. Almost subconsciously, he took a step forward, as if desperate to seize Furina by the shoulders and interrogate her.
But Neuvillette was faster.
Without any noticeable movement, he stepped forward, pulled Furina back behind him, and stood in front of her. Those calm, placid eyes looked blandly at Di Tian—without hostility, yet carrying an inviolable, sovereign dignity.
Di Tian's footsteps halted abruptly.
He drew a deep breath and realized he had been far too impatient. He stopped and struggled to calm the surging emotions within him.
"...Are you telling the truth?" His voice was hoarse, carrying a faint tremor.
Furina poked half her head out from behind Neuvillette, her tone resolute: "Of course it's the truth. And as far as I know, the owner of that strand of divine consciousness is one half of Tang San's daughter."
Di Tian froze.
"The other half—or rather, the more dominant half—is on our side, as a human." Furina spoke slowly. "Named Wang Dong, or rather, Wang Dong'er. A young girl."
Di Tian's eyes widened, his voice changing pitch: "What?! You mean to say that a dignified God King tore his own daughter's divine consciousness into two halves?! One half fused into the soul of a ten-thousand-year Auspicious Beast, and the other half reincarnated as a human?!"
He was practically roaring: "How is that possible! Has he gone mad?!"
Gu Yuena also furrowed her brow slightly.
She too felt that this God King had truly gone mad. This was treating his own daughter like the Dragon God! Imitating the Dragon God's split into the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King—dividing a single consciousness into two parts, two bodies, and then letting "them" fuse back together to become his daughter again?
Whether human or soul beast, everyone knew that even a vicious tiger does not eat its own cubs. Yet this Sea God Tang San...
He had truly gone mad.
Furina sighed with feigned helplessness and spread her hands: "Perhaps he has gone mad. But to him, this is a win-win situation."
She raised two fingers: "First, one part of his own daughter goes to ensnare the Child of Destiny. Second, the other part fuses with the Auspicious Beast, obtaining the blessing of the Great Star Dou Forest's soul beast fortune. Then, later on, the two parts merge back into one—the Child of Destiny's fortune, the soul beasts' fortune, all belong to his daughter. Which is to say, to himself."
She tilted her head, a trace of sarcasm in her tone: "And you should know, in certain eras, people preferred boys over girls. So it's not surprising he would do such a thing."
Di Tian shook his head, his voice laden with deep exhaustion and incomprehension: "All I can say is... I can no longer keep up with the thinking of humans. It is truly far too bizarre."
"Di Tian." Gu Yuena suddenly spoke.
Di Tian immediately reined in his emotions and looked respectfully toward his Sovereign.
"Have the Three-Eyed Golden Lion come here in a moment," Gu Yuena's voice was cool and steady. "I will examine her body myself."
Since she had learned that two strands of divine consciousness existed within the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, she absolutely could not let the matter go unchecked. An examination would do no harm, and it would also verify whether Furina's words were true or false.
Di Tian bowed deeply: "As you command, Sovereign!"
Gu Yuena turned her gaze back to Furina. Within those violet eyes, a touch more gentleness had appeared.
"Thank you for your help, Furina."
She raised her hand, and a silvery scale, swirling with flowing light, materialized in her palm. The scale drifted slowly toward Furina and came to hover before her.
"This is my scale, to serve as a token of our trust." Gu Yuena's voice was solemn and clear. "Holding it, your people may freely enter and leave the Great Star Dou Forest. The soul beasts will not attack you."
She paused, a hint of earnestness in her gaze: "But I also hope that your people... will not harm my subjects."
Furina reached out and accepted the scale, tucking it safely away. She nodded solemnly: "Understood. There will naturally be no problem."
She smiled, her tone lightening somewhat: "Just as I said earlier, there are people on my side who have long wished to communicate with soul beasts. The only problem was the lack of a bridge to establish that communication."
"Now, with Sister Gu Yuena's token, that bridge has finally been built."
Gu Yuena inclined her head slightly.
"Mm."
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