"Yaozhu-jie." Yali's gaze became complicated as she asked, "Are you and Xia Yi truly sincere with each other? I'm not doubting your feelings for Xia Yi. I mean, if one day, you find out that Xia Yi deceived you, that he was using you—what would you do?"
"What exactly are you trying to say? If you're trying to drive a wedge between me and Xia Yi so you can have him all to yourself, you better give up on that idea now!" Leng Yaozhu snorted coldly. Damn Yali, she actually dared to question her relationship with Xia Yi.
Xia Yi should've tamed you properly back on Devil Island.
Hmph!
"Yaozhu-jie, I'm being serious. How much do you really know about Xia Yi?" Yali had no idea what Leng Yaozhu was thinking and continued asking.
"If you've got something to say, just say it. You're serious, right? Then do you believe that if you keep trying to subtly sow discord between me and Xia Yi, I won't tie you to Xia Yi's bed and make you confess everything right there and then?" Leng Yaozhu looked at Yali with a half-smile, her tone eerie. "Take a guess—do you think I'm joking?"
"I—!" Yali glanced nervously at the mischievous smile on Leng Yaozhu's lips, genuinely unsure whether she was joking or not.
"I, what? You damn flirt. Are you only going to behave once you're in bed, is that it?" Leng Yaozhu glared at Yali with a malicious smile in her eyes.
"Leng Yaozhu, you slut! What kind of woman sends another woman to her own man's bed?" Yali snapped, clearly rattled. She gritted her teeth and said coldly, "I was holding back for your sake, but since you treat my good intentions like garbage, fine! I'll tell you. Xia Yi isn't human—he's a transformed soul beast. And among soul beasts, his status isn't low."
Leng Yaozhu patted her forehead, then looked at Yali like she was an idiot. "So you beat around the bush all this time just to tell me that?"
"You already knew?" Yali was stunned.
"No shit. He's my man. How could I not know?" Leng Yaozhu rolled her eyes in annoyance. "But you—how did you find out about Xia Yi's identity? Don't tell me you couldn't get over him and started investigating him in secret?"
"Leng Yaozhu, get as far away from me as possible!" Yali was furious at being teased and gave her a cold glare. "Don't come to me for medical help again, even if you're dying!"
"Like I'd come to you anyway." Leng Yaozhu dismissed her with a wave, then added, "I came here to tell you this: Since you won't tell me why you can't become a god, don't blame me. I have an Angel God position in my hands. If you can't create your own divine position, I'll force this one on you."
Leng Yaozhu didn't care if Yali was angry. She dropped that statement and turned around to leave.
The fragments of the Angel God's divine position and the power of the Rakshasa God's rules had already been fused into the Douluo Seal. Now, the Douluo Seal had completely become the core of a new God Realm. Leng Yaozhu could recreate and pass down both the Angel God and Rakshasa God's divine positions at any time.
Yali's martial soul, the Prayer Angel, was also angelic in nature, and with her cultivation at the quasi-god level, inheriting the Angel God's divine position would be no problem at all.
But Leng Yaozhu still hoped Yali would create her own divine position.
As the most powerful healing-type soul master in human history, Yali had reached the pinnacle of understanding in the power of life. Wasting such a talent would be a tragedy.
Leng Yaozhu believed that if Yali had to choose between the Angel God's divine position and one related to life, she would definitely choose the latter.
Leng Yaozhu deliberately used the Angel God position as leverage to pressure Yali into forging her own path.
"Yali, Leng Yaozhu has already been bewitched by Xia Yi. You have no way out now. Your only choice is to accept Xiao Lu's legacy, and use Xia Yi's divine realm core to release a coordinate into the universe, allowing the God Realm to return. Otherwise, if Leng Yaozhu and Xia Yi really create their own God Realm with the help of the Silver Dragon King, there will definitely be a divine war when the original God Realm returns. Countless lives will perish."A voice echoed in Yali's mind.
"Yes, Yali. I know you care deeply for Leng Yaozhu. It's because you care that you have to stop her. The God Realm will never allow a subordinate plane like Douluo to be taken over by another God Realm. It especially won't allow soul beasts to become gods. Even if Xia Yi and Leng Yaozhu manage to create their own God Realm, how could a newborn realm withstand the legacy and power of the ancient God Realm? If you truly care about her, stop them now. Once the God Realm returns, I can ensure Leng Yaozhu receives a fire-type divine position—at least a second-rank god."Another gentle voice followed.
The ones speaking were none other than the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life.
Back on Devil Island, the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction hadn't completely vanished.
After Tang Hao told them that Xia Yi wasn't human, but a Soul beast race member and the Silver Dragon King's husband, they swore to stop Xia Yi from creating his own God Realm—no matter the cost.
The rule that non-humans couldn't become gods must not be broken.
Otherwise, history could repeat itself—another Dragon God could be born.
The tragic example of the Dragon God still haunted them. Neither the Goddess of Life nor the God of Destruction could allow it to happen again.
To lull Xia Yi and the Silver Dragon King into a false sense of security, they had faked their disappearance in front of him.
In reality, they had left a final trace of their power and hidden deep within Yali's spiritual world.
Originally, they planned to stay dormant and wait for a chance to destroy the soul beast's divine core.
Yali hadn't noticed them at first. But when purifying the radiation left by a Level 12 Godkiller Soul Tool, the Goddess of Life couldn't help but guide Yali, admiring her talent in life forces. That slip gave them away.
The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction had no choice but to try and turn Yali to their side.
If Yali became a god and anchored her divine position in the soul beast God Realm's core, they could use her divine path to send a signal into the universe.
Once the signal reached the God Realm, it would return.
That had originally been Xia Yi's job on Devil Island.
But as a soul beast, he would never agree—so they turned to Yali instead.
Yet no matter how much they tried to persuade her, Yali refused to become a god.
The fusion of life and destruction energies had already exhausted their strength. Now, they couldn't force Yali to do anything.
She had even sealed them deep within her spirit world.
Now they couldn't even search for another suitable god candidate.
If not for their divine senses being hard to erase, Yali might have destroyed them by now.
But that was only a possibility. More likely, Yali kept them sealed to deal with them later—once the situation was resolved.
To her, they weren't inherently evil—just standing on a different side.
The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction didn't know that "Tang San" already had the coordinates for returning to Douluo.
Everything they were trying to manipulate Yali into doing was now meaningless.
Yali's refusal to ascend was equally pointless.
"I won't agree to your plan. Give up," Yali said softly, biting her lip. "Xia Yi isn't the kind of person you make him out to be. And Yaozhu-jie has her own judgment. She won't be manipulated."
"Yali, you're still too naive. Humanity has hunted soul beasts for hundreds of thousands of years. The Spirit Pagoda exploited soul beasts to study soul spirits. Xia Yi is a soul beast—do you really believe he'd fall for a vice-tower master of the Spirit Pagoda? He's just using Leng Yaozhu. Once he and Yaozhu truly create a God Realm, once soul beasts gain divine rights, Leng Yaozhu will be discarded. The soul beasts will seek revenge on humanity. Only the God Realm can save humanity now. You must help us return," the God of Destruction's voice came again.
"I said, Xia Yi isn't that kind of person," Yali bit her lip harder.
She believed in Xia Yi, because she believed in Leng Yaozhu.
If Yaozhu-jie didn't know Xia Yi's identity, Yali might've been worried.
But since she did know, Yali had nothing to fear.
What the gods considered, Yaozhu likely considered long ago.
Yaozhu wasn't the type to lose all logic just because of love.
"Yali, you don't understand the Silver Dragon King. As the incarnation of the Dragon God and the leader of the soul beasts, she's proud. She would never accept sharing her husband with another woman. If not for using Leng Yaozhu, do you think she would allow Xia Yi to be with her?"As a fellow woman, the Goddess of Life added,"We know divine beasts. Once they become gods, the Douluo plane and all humanity will face destruction."
"Listen to us. As long as you inherit Xiao Lu's insights into the power of life, you can create your own divine path. Then you'll have the power to change all of this. You might even be able to protect Leng Yaozhu's happiness."
"Yali, don't tell me you've fallen for Xia Yi too. Are you seriously willing to let humanity suffer just for him?"
"Yali, that kind of thinking is dangerous. Xia Yi isn't like Xiao Wu, Tang San's wife. He's not the kind of soul beast that can fall in love with a human. If you fall for him, it won't end well."
The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction went back and forth, making Yali's head spin.
"Shut up, both of you!" Yali snapped. "Everything you're saying is just your speculation. So far, Xia Yi hasn't done anything to hurt Yaozhu-jie. I said I won't work with you, and I meant it. Since you've entered my spiritual world, you can stay there quietly. Don't think about going out and causing trouble for Yaozhu-jie."
With a cold snort, Yali activated her spirit power and sealed them off.
If she listened any longer, she feared she might actually be tempted to believe them.
"Xia Yi, Yaozhu-jie treats you so well, trusts you so much. If you really are just using her with the Silver Dragon King—if you break her heart—I swear, even if it costs me my life, I'll make you pay," Yali thought, biting her lip as she looked at Leng Yaozhu's departing figure, her gaze growing resolute.
She believed in Leng Yaozhu.
She believed in Xia Yi.
She believed Xia Yi would never do anything to hurt Yaozhu-jie.
But if, just if, he truly betrayed her as the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction feared—then she would make sure he paid, even if it meant working with them.