Chapter 287: I Don't Want to Cling to a Thread! The Shura God's Words

Hearing the Shura God King's words, Gu Xuan raised his brows, did not directly answer, but first gave a respectful bow to the other party, then calmly said:

"God King, I've been waiting for you for four whole years; I never expected that when I finally became a Titled Douluo, you would show up now—don't you think it's a bit late?"

Hearing Gu Xuan's words, the Shura God King blinked, when has a human faced a deity so nonchalantly?

Not saying you accept my inheritance I can understand; after all, for a human this might be too surprising, leaving no time to react.

But you ask nothing, instead you question me?

Hearing Gu Xuan seem to carry some questioning, the Shura God King's expression changed instantly, he glared at Gu Xuan, then said: "Gu Xuan, it seems when you first left the City of Carnage you indeed sensed my gaze, but back then you were merely a minor Soul Emperor—how did you discover me?"

Upon hearing the Shura God King directly call his name, Gu Xuan also thoroughly confirmed that this old geezer had always been watching him, merely never descending with a divine trial until now, realizing he perhaps no longer needed it, so he immediately came to find himself.

But, Gu Xuan indeed does not need it now.

Moreover, Gu Xuan is not stupid; outright refusing a God King's goodwill would naturally be unacceptable, but fortunately Gu Xuan had already prepared a countermeasure.

He doesn't need it himself, but he can recommend a suitable, sufficiently talented successor to them.

Having read the original work, Gu Xuan knows this old geezer is eager to abdicate and make way for the worthy, then go off to enjoy leisure; as long as he speaks appropriately, he likely won't offend this old geezer.

But at this moment the Shura God's divine sense descends, and Gu Xuan is pondering a question: will this old geezer, through this thread of divine sense, detect the changes within his sea of spirit?

Seeing Gu Xuan not answer the question but instead fall into contemplation, the Shura God King, as if seeing through his thoughts, smiled faintly and said:

"Rest assured, I am not a pedantic person; everything you do is for humanity, and even being able to unify the Spirit Beast Clan in the future is a supreme honor—I support you on this."

Pausing, the Shura God added with a warning tone: "Of course, the premise is that you can master all this; otherwise, even if you inherit my God's Position in the future, the path won't be smooth."

Hearing the Shura God King's words, Gu Xuan curled his lips, thinking to himself: "This old geezer indeed knows; after all, he is a God King, and besides, I still bear his inheritance mark, so discovering these things is hardly surprising."

Merely hearing the Shura God King's words, Gu Xuan replied: "God King, you need not worry too much about my affairs; since I've done this, I naturally have confidence in seeing it through."

"As for your suggestion that I inherit your God's Position, I actually don't really need it now, but I can recommend a fine seedling for you, and he won't be inferior to me."

Hearing Gu Xuan's words, the Shura God's eyes flashed sharply: "Kid, do you really intend to create your own God's Position? Do you know how difficult that is? Accept my inheritance, and your path will be smoother."

Gu Xuan gave a faint smile: "I understand your meaning, senior, but I have already chosen my future path; naturally I must persist unswervingly, for if I were to quit halfway now, would I not also abandon the path you paved for me in the future?"

Hearing Gu Xuan's words, the Shura God's expression gradually softened; in his heart he actually supports Gu Xuan's creation of a God's Position more, because the God Realm has long lacked a new deity.

Among humans there are many talents, but most follow the paths of these old gods, with hardly any innovation; if this continues, the status of humans who become gods in the God Realm will inevitably be restricted.

Now that Gu Xuan, this stunning junior, is present, he naturally harbors hope.

Moreover, through observation over these years, he has roughly understood some of Gu Xuan's thoughts, which can be said to be utterly unprecedented and without successor.

Unifying the Douluo Continent, even unifying the Spirit Beast Realm, establishing unprecedented peace and prosperity between humans and spirit beasts, even laying plans for the sea areas, ultimately uniting the entire continent and seas, condensing a God's Position from the faith of all beings.

If Gu Xuan succeeds, even without relying on his divine trial, his future strength and status will absolutely not be inferior to mine.

Thinking thus, the Shura God King's inner desire for Gu Xuan to inherit his God's Position gradually weakens, for if Gu Xuan succeeds, it would mean the God Realm gains another superpower whose strength rivals that of a God King.

Moreover, only Gu Xuan can balance the relationship between the Spirit Beast Clan and humanity, allowing the Douluo Continent to flourish further, without self-destruction due to human-spirit beast grudges.

Furthermore, from the Shura God King's perspective, he knows the Douluo Continent is not the only one; surrounding it are other drifting continents, which will eventually collide with the Douluo Continent in a few thousand years.

Now that there is Gu Xuan, this heaven-defying rising human talent, even if future wars erupt with other continents, having achieved his current unification endeavor, the future Douluo Continent will absolutely be a top-tier power, leading future progress.

Having thought it through, the Shura God King finally sighed and slowly asked: "I understand your meaning; tell me, whom do you wish to recommend to inherit my God's Position?"

Gu Xuan smiled faintly upon hearing this: "My wife, Du Gu Yan."

"Her talent is not inferior to mine; it's just that her opportunities were somewhat lacking, but at twenty-five years old she has already broken through to rank eighty, needing only one Soul Ring to advance to Spirit Douluo; if she can pass your trial, I think you could also consider her."

Gu Xuan did not directly say to let the Shura God choose Du Gu Yan, for saying so would undoubtedly put pressure on her, since you merely asked for a recommendation, not decision-making authority.

Hearing Gu Xuan's words, the Shura God nodded slightly: "That girl's talent is indeed not bad; as you wish, if she can pass my trial, then passing the God's Position to her is not impossible."

"Since that's the case, then this matter is settled." The Shura God gazed deeply at Gu Xuan: "As one who has come before, I wish to remind you: no matter how your present achievements came about, you must always remember that you are human, and any matter should first be considered from the standpoint of the human race."

"If in the future you truly can balance the Spirit Beast Clan with humanity, reviving them is also not impossible; but if you haven't yet done so, I advise you not to rush."

Listening to the Shura God's words, Gu Xuan blinked, then looked at him with both eyes showing a hint of surprise.

From the Shura God's words one can hear that he knows about the Twin Kings, and even most of Gu Xuan's affairs are known to him.

Merely unwilling to not understand the other's thoughts, after all the Twin Kings were slain by the Shura God back then.

The Shura God looked at Gu Xuan's surprised eyes, merely chuckled: "I know what you're thinking; I harbor little grudge or hostility toward the Spirit Beast Clan; the Dragon God War back then was merely because we stood on humanity's side."

"Some things cannot be explained by a single-sided account; if you view it from the spirit beasts' perspective, they are not wrong; and if you stand from our original standpoint, we are not wrong either. The only fault lies in the defeated side lacking sufficient strength."

"Kid, whether you believe it or not, if we truly wanted to exterminate the Spirit Beast Clan back then, with my strength, could those two dragons have had a chance to linger until now?"

Gu Xuan listened to the other's words and fell into contemplation.

Indeed, there is no absolute right or wrong; it's merely the victor who becomes king and the loser who becomes bandit. History is always written by the victors; the losers are merely fleeting blossoms in history.

ps: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)