Douluo Continent: The Underworld Emperor Halosa Lets Three Fly

Chapter 195 Gu Yuena (Part 1)

Gu Yuena did not immediately answer Harosa's question about the form of address. She simply raised her hand slightly, a gesture that was elegant and natural, yet carried an undeniable air of authority.

Zi Ji, who was standing to the side, immediately understood. She put down the figurine, bowed deeply again in the direction of Gu Yuena and the skull figurine, and then her figure disappeared quietly, like ink merging into water, leaving the underwater space of the lake.

The skull figurine was gently placed on the soft moss-covered ground, and the flow of divine power between its inky black and crescent white surfaces suddenly accelerated.

As the figure solidified, Halosa's slightly ethereal yet still imposing figure became clearer, silently gazing at Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena stood gracefully, her figure unparalleled. As she stood there, her aura subtly resonated with the pulse of the entire Lake of Life and even the entire Star Dou Great Forest, naturally exuding a kingly aura that commanded all spirits.

Although Harosa's phantom was suspended, the height difference between the two was just enough that Gu Yuena was only half a head shorter than him, creating a subtle and equal sense of confrontation.

Her clear, amethyst-like eyes gazed at Harosa's illusory form, her voice cool and ethereal, like ice spring water dripping onto a jade plate: "You seem to know me very well. You even know this name."

The name "Gu Yuena" was not something she chose temporarily after waking up, but rather her true name, deeply hidden in her soul and representing a certain essence, which ordinary people could never know.

Upon hearing this, Harosa's illusory figure's lips curled into an even more pronounced, cynical smile, as if he found the question amusing: "Of course, the Silver Dragon King's name is legendary. But—"

He changed the subject, his tone slightly mocking, "I wouldn't say I know you that well. At least, I have no idea what you're thinking."

Gu Yuena's beautiful face remained unchanged, except for a barely perceptible ripple in her deep purple eyes, like a tiny pebble thrown into a calm lake.

She said calmly, "You can call me Gu Yuena. Of course, if you'd like to address me as 'Master' like Di Tian and the others, I wouldn't mind."

These words, seemingly offering a choice, actually carried a subtle, condescending probe from the Dragon Lord.

Harosa's illusory image seemed oblivious to the probing, or perhaps it simply didn't care. Instead, it uttered a seemingly random sentence that made Gu Yuena pause slightly: "You seem—not quite the same as I imagined."

"What's different?" Gu Yuena asked instinctively, her brows furrowing slightly.

Harosa didn't elaborate. The illusory figure simply shrugged, as if it had been a casual remark, and steered the conversation back on track: "Never mind. What I'm more curious about is, why did you go to such lengths to send Zi Ji to find me? What kind of cooperation do you want to discuss? Forgive my bluntness, but with the current strength of myself and the Rebirth God Realm, we don't seem to have any urgent need for a partner."

His tone carried the confidence and arrogance of a god who had pioneered a new realm.

Gu Yuena seemed to have anticipated his response, remaining calm and composed: "Perhaps not now, but soon you will. Before discussing the specifics of the collaboration, I need to confirm a few things."

Her tone was confident, as if she had grasped some crucial advantage.

Harosa's phantom raised its chin, and a hand made of divine power made a gentlemanly "please speak" gesture, its posture languid, but its eyes revealed a hint of scrutiny: "Tell me."

Gu Yuena stared directly into Harosa's illusory eyes and asked the first, and crucial, question: "First, has the Douluo God Realm completely broken away from its original spacetime coordinates? To the point that it's impossible for it to interfere with any affairs of the Douluo plane anymore?"

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Harosa's phantom flickered and rippled noticeably, though it quickly regained its stability. This subtle change was enough to reveal the unease within him.

He was indeed taken aback by Gu Yuena's question.

"How could she know? The spacetime turbulence occurred at the level of the gods. She has been seriously injured and asleep on Douluo Star. How could she know about it?"

Could it be—she is too? An absurd thought flashed through Harosa's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

"No, that's not right. If she had other memories or perceptions, she wouldn't have asked me in such a confirmatory tone. Did she deduce it herself from some clues?"

In a flash, countless thoughts raced through Harosa's mind, but on the surface, his voice carried only a barely perceptible hint of surprise and—a rare touch of admiration: "Tsk—you're even smarter than I thought. That's right, an unprecedented and irresistible spatial-temporal turbulence has swept away the entire Douluo God Realm, drifting it to who knows where. Now, in this star field, they are indeed—beyond their reach."

He indirectly acknowledged Gu Yuena's speculation.

Gu Yuena's lips curved upwards almost imperceptibly, and that faint smile seemed to brighten the surrounding mist of life.

She showed no reaction to Harosa's praise, and instead posed a second question, more direct and revealing the depth of her understanding of Harosa's past: "How does your realm of the dead compare in scale and resources to—the Dragon Valley Minor World?"

Harosa's illusory figure leaned forward slightly, seemingly more interested in the question: "Oh? You seem quite certain—that I've been to that place?"

The existence of Dragon Valley is extremely secretive, and it is also the resting place of the remains of the dragon race. It has a close relationship with the Silver Dragon King. When he infiltrated it, it was not exactly aboveboard.

Gu Yuena didn't explain, but simply stretched out her slender hand and gracefully made a sweeping motion in the air in front of her.

In an instant, a soft light screen appeared, clearly displaying an image—a scene from many years ago, where Harosa was in the core of Dragon Valley, conversing with the remnant soul of the Dragon God! The image even conveyed the unique sorrow and deathly aura emanating from the Dragon God's soul at that time.

"I know more than just that you've been there," Gu Yuena's voice remained calm, yet carried an all-knowing power. "I even have detailed records here about Mr. Ha's good deeds there. Would you like me to retrieve some more for you to review?"

The "good deeds" she spoke of naturally referred to Harosa's act of devouring the deathly aura that had accumulated within Dragon Valley for millennia and was nearly eroding the remains and remnants of the dragons. This was indeed an immense favor to Dragon Valley, and not an insult.

"Ahem—" Harosa's phantom seemed to cough awkwardly, touching his nose (although the phantom's gesture was somewhat comical), "That's unnecessary. The actions taken back then are insignificant, insignificant."

Although he said that, he knew in his heart that Gu Yuena brought this up to show off the amount of information she had, and also to subtly "remind" him that she remembered this relationship, but also knew some of his "dark history".

Although it's not very useful.

Based on this question and the images shown, Harosa immediately deduced that Gu Yuena had not only awakened, but had also been to Dragon Valley, and might even have obtained the crucial Dragon God Core! Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to access the past images of Dragon Valley so clearly.

He suppressed his frivolousness and replied seriously, "If we remove the special characteristics of the Dragon God's core and the remnant soul, in terms of the stability of the world, the integrity of the laws, and the reserves of divine power—the Dragon Valley Small World and my Rebirth God Realm are incomparable."

His tone was filled with absolute confidence in the divine realm he had created.

Gu Yuena listened quietly, her head bowed and her thick, silvery eyelashes drooping down, concealing the thoughts in her eyes. She seemed to be carefully weighing and judging the truthfulness of Harosa's words and the power they represented.

After a moment, she slowly raised her head, her purple eyes flashing with a deep light, and said softly, "It seems that Mr. Ha has considerable confidence in his own strength and that of the divine realm he created."

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