Douluo 2: This Dragon God has too much martial virtue

Chapter 619 Reasonable Transaction

However, the next moment, the light core that Ji Dong was toying with instantly captured Ye Guyi's attention. It was the divine core that the Goddess of Life had entrusted to him, a fragment of the godhood that had once belonged to the Angel God, ripped from the Sea God's throne.

It exuded an incomparably pure light and sacred aura, and its appeal to Ye Guyi even surpassed the evil attributes emanating from Ji Dong himself. In her perception, it seemed as if the object was meant to be hers, a sacred object belonging exclusively to the angelic lineage!

This time, Ye Guyi couldn't help it anymore. The strong sense of belonging and the instinct of the sacred martial spirit drove her, making her forget the gap in strength.

"How dare you, an evil god, lay your hands on the sacred objects of our angelic lineage?!"

Ji Dong was speechless upon hearing this. Did he want to be this evil god? He was clearly captured by the first generation of evil gods and taken to the divine realm to take over!
Although Qiangu Jingyin, who was standing aside, did not know Ji Dong's true identity, he knew how to judge the situation better than Ye Guyi. It was obvious that Ji Dong was on the same side with them.

In Qiangu Jingyin's opinion, Ji Dong's situation was similar to those of the spirit masters in Dragon Pavilion whose spirits were unusual, even leaning towards the devil. Martial spirits themselves did influence the host's temperament and mind, especially those with dark and evil attributes, which were more likely to lure a spirit master towards corruption. Only those with extremely strong willpower could perfectly control such spirits without being swayed by them.

Ji Dong was clearly the latter. After all, he was holding the light core, imbued with the sacred and luminous aura that evil spirit masters loathed, yet he was completely unaffected by it. His face didn't betray the slightest disgust or discomfort; instead, he acted as if he were playing with an ordinary object. This was something that no ordinary evil person could achieve.

Qiangu Jingyin pressed Ye Guyi's shoulder and transmitted his voice with his soul power, "Find out the situation. He is on our side. And the fact that he can hold that thing without being affected by it speaks volumes."

To be honest, if Ye Guyi really acted without caring about the consequences, Qiangu Jingyin would not be able to save her in front of so many god-level powerful people. After all, the war between gods ten thousand years ago was equivalent to a proxy war, and he himself had no right to speak whether it was ten thousand years ago or now.

After this reminder, Ye Guyi calmed down a little. When he looked at Ji Dong again, the hostility in his eyes lessened a little, but he was still full of desire for the divine core in his hand that should have belonged to the angel lineage.

"..." Ji Dong felt a little annoyed by her intense gaze, but he couldn't really refuse. After all, this was something the Goddess of Life had personally instructed him to pass on. However, he didn't want Ye Guyi to get it like this. After all, he was the "Evil God."

So, he shook his wrist and threw the light core directly to Mu Xing next to him, as if he was passing it on on behalf of the Goddess of Life. Whether or not to give it to the angel depended entirely on Mu Xing's mood.

The divine core flashed with light and landed steadily in Mu Xing's hands. Ji Dong calmly folded his arms, waiting to see Ye Guyi's reaction.

After casually taking the divine core, Mu Xing was still nurturing the three-eyed golden tabby cat who was rubbing her head against her arms, gently combing her shiny hair with her fingertips, without even looking up at Ye Guyi.

The fact that the auspicious beast could share the divine position with Huo Yuhao and enter the divine level at the same time was indeed a surprise they had not expected, but when they thought about it carefully, it was reasonable. The unique bond between them maintained by the Eye of Destiny was beyond common sense.

"Good child." Di Tian reached out and gently scratched the auspicious beast's chin. They had tried their best to create gods by transforming soul beasts into human form, but they were repeatedly thwarted. Now, unintentionally, the auspicious beast had become the first to reach the god level.

Because of this, he now finds Huo Yuhao incredibly pleasing to the eye. It's not that he disliked Huo Yuhao before... well, there was a time when he did, but that was a long time ago.

Looking back now, the cow-and-cow cat's judgment of people was indeed very accurate. Ye Guyi's gaze remained firmly fixed on the divine core in Mu Xing's hand, which emanated a pure and sacred aura. The longing in her eyes was almost tangible, but she dared not speak easily.

Perhaps because her gaze was too intense, Mu Xing finally glanced up at her, a hint of amusement flashing in his golden eyes. "You want it? Then what can you give me in exchange?"

"What?" Ye Guyi was stunned upon hearing this, her face filled with astonishment. She seemed to have never considered this question before. After all, Qiangu Jingyin had found her and promised to cultivate her into a god in order to repay the favor of the first generation of Angel Gods to the descendants of the Spirit Hall. The entire process had been more like a gift or a mission. No one had ever told her what the price would be after becoming a god, or what she would need to exchange for something.

She subconsciously looked towards Qiangu Jingyin for help.

However, Qiangu Jingyin was also somewhat bewildered at this moment. He was Mu Xing's subordinate, and training Ye Guyi and repaying the Angel God's kindness on behalf of his ancestors was his personal wish and action. He could use his own resources and connections to support Ye Guyi, but he absolutely could not, and had no right to, demand that his superiors give him such a precious divine core for free.

For a moment, the atmosphere was somewhat stagnant. Ye Guyi then realized that the path to the divine realm might not be as straightforward as she had imagined.

However, Qiangu Jingyin was more experienced than Ye Guyi after all. He quickly came to his senses and immediately gave instructions to Ye Guyi through soul power transmission.

Ye Guyi calmed himself down and spoke as instructed, his tone much more cautious: "What do you want? But first, let me make it clear, I can't do evil."

After hearing the second half of the sentence, Qiangu Jingyin closed his eyes silently. The latter part of the sentence was definitely not taught by him.

Fortunately, Mu Xing seemed to have no intention of arguing with Ye Guyi about the definition of good and evil. In her value system, usefulness is far more important than simple good and evil.

"Let's cleanse the filth first." Mu Xing looked towards the distant border city, which had been ravaged by the three rebel armies and turned into a purgatory, and said meaningfully, "Don't let your elders' kindness go to waste. After all, the civilians there have been waiting for the arrival of a savior."

Those rebel factions fighting against each other were the "sacrifices" carefully prepared by Qiangu Jingyin for the future angel god. The so-called "savior" was nothing more than the protagonist in this grand sacrificial script; and the despair of the civilians was the best background and catalyst for this drama.

Ye Guyi finally noticed her "stage". Even though they were far apart, her divine perception could clearly capture the resentment, death and various negative energies rising from the city.

It was indeed a filthy place that needed to be "purified".

In this light, Mu Xing's request did seem fair and reasonable. It wasn't an unreasonable demand, but rather an equal exchange based on value. It could even be said to have paved a shortcut for her to reach the divine throne.

After figuring this out, the subtle resistance in Ye Guyi's heart caused by "exchange" instantly dissipated.

(End of this chapter)