Hearing the Asura God King's words, Gu Xuan raised an eyebrow. He didn't answer directly, but first bowed respectfully to the other party before speaking calmly.
"Lord God King, I waited for you for a full four years. I didn't expect that now, when I have finally become a Titled Douluo, you would show up. Don't you think it's a bit too late?"
At Gu Xuan's words, the Asura God King froze for a moment. Since when did a human face a god with such nonchalance?
It was understandable if you didn't immediately accept the inheritance—after all, for a human, this might be too shocking to process at once. But you didn't ask anything; instead, you started questioning me?
Sensing a hint of interrogation in Gu Xuan's tone, the Asura God King's expression shifted instantly. He glared at Gu Xuan and said. "Gu Xuan, it seems you truly sensed my gaze when you left Slaughter City back then. However, you were just a minor Soul Emperor at the time. How did you discover me?"
Hearing the Asura God King address him by name, Gu Xuan was completely certain that this 'old geezer' had been watching him all along. He just hadn't bestowed the god trials until now, realizing that Gu Xuan might no longer truly need them.
And Gu Xuan truly did not need them.
However, Gu Xuan was not stupid. Directly rejecting the goodwill of a God King was out of the question. Fortunately, he had already prepared a countermeasure.
He didn't need it, but he could recommend a reasonable successor with sufficient talent.
Having read the original story, Gu Xuan knew this old man was eager to abdicate and pass on the position so he could go out and enjoy himself. As long as he spoke tactfully, he shouldn't offend the God King.
But as the divine sense of Asura descended, Gu Xuan considered a question: would this old man discover the changes within his mental sea through this sliver of divine consciousness?
Seeing that Gu Xuan hadn't answered and had fallen into deep thought instead, the Asura God King seemed to see through his mind. He smiled slightly.
"Rest easy. I am not a pedantic person. Everything you do is for humanity; even unifying the soul beast race in the future is a matter of supreme glory. I support you in this matter."
Pausing, Asura added with a hint of a warning. "Of course, the premise is that you can master all of this. Otherwise, even if you inherit my god position in the future, your path will not be easy to walk."
Hearing this, Gu Xuan curled his lip and thought to himself. 'This old geezer really knows. Well, he is a God King after all, and since I have his inheritance mark on me, it's only natural he'd discover these things.'
Gu Xuan replied. "Lord God King, you don't need to worry too much about my affairs. Since I have done this, I naturally have the confidence to do it well."
"As for inheriting your god position, I truly do not need it much now. However, I can recommend a good prospect for you, one who won't be inferior to me."
At Gu Xuan's words, Asura's gaze suddenly became sharp. "Boy, do you really want to create your own godhood? Do you have any idea how difficult that is? By accepting my inheritance, your path will be much easier."
Gu Xuan smiled slightly. "I understand what you mean, Senior. It's just that I have already chosen my future path, and I must walk it with unwavering determination. If I give up halfway now, wouldn't I also give up halfway in the future, even if I walk the path you paved for me?"
Hearing this, Asura's expression gradually softened. In his heart, he actually supported Gu Xuan creating his own godhood, as the God Realm had not seen a new god appear for a long time.
There were many geniuses among humans, but most followed the paths of the old gods with almost no innovation. If this continued, the status of humans who became gods in the God Realm would inevitably be restricted. Now that there was a brilliant junior like Gu Xuan, he naturally held onto hope.
Furthermore, through his observations over the past few years, he roughly understood Gu Xuan's ideas. It could be said they were unprecedented and unparalleled. Unifying the Douluo Continent, and even the soul beast world; establishing peace and prosperity between humans and soul beasts that had never existed before; even laying out a plan for the ocean to finally unify the entire land and sea, and condensing godhood through the faith of all living beings.
If Gu Xuan could succeed, even without the help of his god trials, his strength and status in the future would definitely not be below his own.
With this thought, the Asura God King's desire to have Gu Xuan inherit his position gradually waned. If Gu Xuan succeeded, it meant the God Realm would gain a super-powerhouse whose strength was comparable to a God King.
And only Gu Xuan could balance the relationship between the soul beast race and humanity, allowing the Douluo Continent to flourish further without self-destructing due to the grudges between the two races.
Moreover, from the Asura God King's perspective, he knew that the Douluo Continent was not the only one; there were other continents drifting nearby that would collide with the Douluo Continent in a few thousand years. With a heaven-defying human genius like Gu Xuan rising now, even if wars occurred with other continents in the future, the Douluo Continent would definitely be a top-tier power leading future progress because of the unification Gu Xuan was currently undertaking.
Having thought it through, the Asura God King finally let out a sigh and asked slowly. "I understand what you mean. Tell me, then, who do you want to recommend to inherit my god position?"
Gu Xuan smiled. "My wife, Dugu Yan."
"Her talent is not below mine; she just had slightly fewer opportunities. But at twenty-five years old, she has already broken through to Rank 80. She only needs one soul ring to advance to a Soul Douluo. If she can pass your trials, I hope you might consider her."
Gu Xuan did not directly tell Asura to choose Dugu Yan. To say it like that would undoubtedly be putting pressure on the God, as he was only asking for a recommendation, not giving Gu Xuan the power of decision.
Hearing Gu Xuan's words, Asura nodded slightly. "That girl's talent is indeed quite good. Then it shall be as you wish. If she can pass my trials, there is no reason why the god position cannot be passed to her."
"In that case, let this matter come to an end." Asura took a deep look at Gu Xuan. "As someone who has been through this, I want to remind you that regardless of how your current achievements came to be, you must always remember that you are human. In everything, you should first think from the perspective of the human race."
"If you truly can balance the relationship between the soul beast race and the human race in the future, it wouldn't be impossible to resurrect them. But if you haven't achieved that yet, I suggest you don't be in a hurry."
Listening to Asura's words, Gu Xuan froze for a moment, then looked at him with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
From the God's words, it was clear that Asura knew about the Two Dragon Kings, and even most of his other secrets. He just couldn't quite understand the other party's thoughts—after all, the Two Dragon Kings had been slain by Asura himself.
Seeing the surprise in Gu Xuan's eyes, Asura only let out a soft laugh. "I understand what you are thinking. I do not harbor much hatred or enmity toward the soul beast race. The war with the Dragon God back then was simply because I stood on the side of humanity."
"Some things cannot be explained by a one-sided story. If you look at it from the perspective of the soul beasts, they were not wrong. But if you look at it from our perspective at the time, we were not wrong either. The only thing wrong was that the strength of the losing side was simply not enough."
"Boy, whether you believe it or not, if we truly wanted to drive the soul beast race to extinction back then, do you think—given my strength—those two dragons would have had any chance to linger on until today?"
Gu Xuan fell into deep thought as he listened to the other party's words.
It was true. There were no absolute rights or wrongs, only the victors and the losers. History is always written by the winners. The losers are merely a fleeting flash in the pan of time.
(End of Chapter)
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