Douluo: Star-Breaking Sword God

Chapter 194 Healing and Generous Gifts, Natal Soul Ring
"You want to recruit me?" Ling Qianyao keenly caught the deeper meaning in Gu Yuena's words, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

Gu Yuena raised an eyebrow. "What, do you think you have a reason to refuse? Standing before you is a true deity. I can grant you opportunities and power far beyond what ordinary people can imagine."

Ling Qianyao nodded. "That sounds tempting. In what capacity do you plan to recruit me? Is it a collaboration, or something else?"

"Heh~" Gu Yuena's eyes flickered slightly. This guy, relying on his strange star source, was quite fearless.

However, it's quite nice. If they were like other people or spirit beasts, showing absolute awe and obedience in front of me, it would be incredibly boring.

The star-like sword intent emanating from him already foreshadowed his character; if he were to be brought under his wing by force, it would be difficult to gain his true heart.

What she wants is a partner who can help her raise the banner of soul beast revival and break the shackles of the divine realm's order in the future.

This human from the original Douluo Star possesses the foundation to become a God King, and also has a unique insight into the subtle and complex relationship between soul beasts and humans.

Although those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts, this sun star pattern that connects us has quietly dispelled this last concern.

Gu Yuena moved gracefully closer to Ling Qianyao, her lips parting slightly, "The word 'cooperation' is too superficial. What I want is a bond of symbiosis and mutual prosperity, comrades who can entrust their backs to each other without reservation."

Ling Qianyao, what do you think?

"it is good."

Ling Qianyao readily agreed, "I, Ling Qianyao, accept the bond of symbiosis and the promise of comradeship."

Since Gu Yuena has resonated with his star origin, the two already have an inseparable connection. As the current leader of the soul beasts, Gu Yuena seeks the revival of the soul beast race.

(The setting for the Dragon God War has been revised several times, so this book will use the setting below.)
The Supreme God-King Dragon God was too powerful, and his dual divine status gradually went out of control. Under the influence of the laws of the universe, he went mad and fought a war with the Dragon God.

In summary, the battle between the Dragon Gods was the result of the combined effects of the Dragon Gods' own internal factors and the external factors of the laws of the universe.

Absolute power requires an absolute mindset.

So when the Dragon God regained consciousness and realized what he had done, in order to atone for his sins and preserve the life of the dragon race and soul beasts, he took the initiative to unleash the sword strike that severed two halves of his body, with the Asura God as the core of the attack and the five God Kings among them.

The Soul Beast race was restricted to developing on Douluo Star, and a rule was established that unless the Dragon Clan revived and the Dragon God reappeared, the Beast Clan was not allowed to become gods in the God Realm.

The two severed divine cores each carried the power of creation and destruction of the Dragon God, while his own body carried all the resentment and negative emotions generated in that battle.

The Dragon God attempted to preserve the flame of the Soul Beast race in this way, while also keeping a tiny bit of hope for the Dragon God's throne to descend once more.

Since He perished because He could not control the two opposing divine entities, it would be a feasible path for Him to allow one of the divine entities to grow again, devour and replenish the authority, and return to perfect unity after the separation.

However, the Silver Dragon King was unaware of all this from the moment he was born.

After falling into the Star Dou Great Forest, it remained dormant for a long time due to the wounds left by the Shura Blood Sword, which gathered the power of five God Kings.

All she knew was that she bore the heavy responsibility of reviving the soul beast race.

She knew about the Dragon God War and the fall of many dragon gods, but she was unaware of the core reasons for the war and the restrictions the Dragon God later imposed on Douluo Star.

Unfortunately, there's also Di Tian by his side who keeps urging his lord to lead their soul beast race to greatness once again.

Over the endless years, her mind gradually became self-converted, subconsciously regarding the gods of the divine realm as hostile beings, believing that what happened back then must have been the fault of the human gods, and that she needed to find a way out for the soul beast race.

In reality, Gu Yuena and the divine realm were not fundamentally opposed.

Therefore, Ling Qianyao's acceptance of Gu Yuena's promise to be her comrade-in-arms did not mean that he was directly standing on the opposite side of the God Realm.

As a transmigrator, I cannot proactively tell Gu Yuena about what happened back then, but the gods in the divine realm can.

At worst, we can go to the God Realm and capture one of the Five Great God-Kings, then have her explain herself to us.

Everything can be reasoned with first. If reasoning fails, then we can consider reasoning with him using physical methods. After all, his sword isn't necessarily ineffective.

Seeing Ling Qianyao's decisive agreement, Gu Yuena couldn't help but smile faintly. This brat who dared to have evil thoughts in his heart when she resonated with him seemed to be not too stupid.

Her eyes flickered. "Before I leave, I need to find out something else."

Gu Yuena slowly sat down, and a chair made of silver light materialized in the void on its own. She leaned back gracefully on it.

She turned slightly to the side, and the hem of her skirt lifted up on its own, revealing her smooth and jade-like calves.

On one side of her calf, there was a faint dark red pattern, within which divine power surged, the dark red Asura divine power intertwined with Gu Yuena's own silvery-white divine power.

She looked at Ling Qianyao with her beautiful eyes, her voice filled with expectation, "This injury caused by the residual divine power has troubled me for many years. Although I can suppress it with my power, I cannot eradicate it."

During the previous resonance, I had already roughly sensed the abilities of your martial spirit.

The power of the sun can incinerate everything, and it can also purify everything. However, I do not have the same thorough grasp of that purifying power as you do.

Therefore, I will use the power of the sun to burn the divine power here, and use my own primal power to draw upon the purifying energy of your martial soul to attempt to heal this injury.

Ling Qianyao crouched down and carefully examined Gu Yuena as she raised an eyebrow.

Is there any payment?

"Reward?" Gu Yuena was taken aback, then a playful smile appeared on her lips. "I'll provide your fifth spirit ring, how about that?"

Ling Qianyao was taken aback, then frowned and said, "You're going to personally give me a soul beast?"

"Do not."

Gu Yuena rested her chin on her hand, leaned forward slightly, and met Ling Qianyao's gaze. "Our powers can resonate, and we can both generate the power of stars."

Therefore, I will use my divine power, relying on the origin of your martial soul, to help you condense a natal soul ring that can grow.

The atmosphere between the two suddenly froze.

Ling Qianyao opened his mouth and asked, "Won't this cause you any harm? Besides, isn't this gift a bit too extravagant?"

Gu Yuena smiled and said, "Divine power can be restored, but you are someone I value. Once I miss you, I may never meet someone who is so compatible with me again."

Let's begin.

Ling Qianyao nodded. "Understood."

The intense solar energy rose simultaneously from Gu Yuena and Ling Qianyao, converging on the injured area.

Ling Qianyao's palm surged with purifying power, which simultaneously advanced slowly towards Gu Yuena's wound, intertwining and entwining with the power of the sun, transforming into strands of golden threads that penetrated deep into the injury.

The Asura God's power was gradually disintegrated and burned by the power of the two, turning into wisps of black mist that dissipated from Gu Yuena's wounds, and was then completely eliminated by the power of purification.

It worked! Gu Yuena's expression brightened with joy, but then,

"Ugh," she shuddered, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Gu Yuena pursed her lips and looked at the palm of Ling Qianyao's hand, which still had a gap between them. The next moment, she grabbed that hand and pressed it below the injury on her calf.

The contact between them caused both Ling Qianyao and Gu Yuena to tremble, and a barely perceptible blush rose to the tips of Gu Yuena's ears.

“Don’t misunderstand, this allows for more precise guidance of power,” she explained.

(End of this chapter)