Chapter 25: The Silver Long Wang's Half-Body Pact: Gu Yue: I Want It All

Afternoon sunlight poured through the floor-to-ceiling windows, splitting the entire room into a battlefield of interwoven light and shadow; fine specks of light danced on the sandalwood floor as two young women locked gazes for a long time, their stares colliding and crushing in the void, sparks flying.

Gu Yue leaned diagonally against a marble long table, her figure petite and slender, with ink-black hair cascading to her waist, her expression calm and cold.

On the other side, a red velvet sofa sank into a waterfall of light; Xiang Xiang Naer crossed her long legs, silver luster flowing from her hair tips, her slender white collarbones brimming with golden morning glow, making one dizzy and blind.

Gu Yue and Xiang Xiang Naer each occupied one side; sunlight outlined the freehand, beautiful lines of the two women, with stark contrast between pitch black and silver white, like two opposing poles of yin and yang forever at odds.

The dust floating in the air suddenly froze; Gu Yue chuckled lightly, her voice like ice: "Didn't you want to talk with me? Why, now that we've arrived, are you silent?"

The hostility contained in her tone was so obvious even a three-year-old child could easily feel it, yet Xiang Xiang Naer took no notice, tilted her head, black hair flowing like water, and said slowly: "I remembered some memories; they should belong to the Silver Long Wang... or more plainly, to you, the Silver Long Wang's main personality.

The memories were so long, at least hundreds of thousands of years. Although they seem to have no actual value, since the defeat and wandering into the Star Dou Great Forest, most of the time was spent sleeping and recovering; it hasn't been as beautiful and happy as my short four years."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue's breathing instantly grew heavy, sounding like a broken bellows blowing hard; suppressing violent emotional fluctuations, she said coldly: "You are one of the Silver Long Wang's halves; those memories are shared by you and me, so it is no surprise to recall them now."

Through the Silver Long Wang's memories, you experienced the entire history of the Star Dou Great Forest from prosperity to decline, saw the Star Dou ferocious beasts leading the spirit beast race to fight desperately, yet ultimately failed to turn the tide, retreating step by step under humanity's soul-guided technology.

The outer zone and mixed zone had long fallen; the Star Dou Great Forest was left with only the core zone and the Lake of Life. Humanity built a high wall, dubbing it protection for the remaining spirit beast seeds, but in reality, it was to farm spirit beasts; when the time was ripe, they would charge into the Star Dou Great Forest without mercy and turn all spirit beasts into soul spirits!

Xiang Xiang Naer, we are both halves of the Silver Long Wang, the co-rulers of the spirit beast race! Humans are vicious and evil, greedy as devils; we have the responsibility to lead the spirit beasts out of the quagmire and launch a war of revenge against humanity!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Xiang Naer raised an eyebrow, staring at Gu Yue, her eyes filled with deep darkness; she tugged at the corner of her lips and sneered lightly: "The spirit beast race is in decline; you want revenge, and the first thing is to devour me and transform into the complete Silver Long Wang.

Setting aside whether you can achieve your wish and successfully take revenge, I am one hundred percent doomed; all abilities and souls will become part of you. To you, I am merely a tool to be sacrificed at will."

Gu Yue looked at Xiang Xiang Naer, her brows knitted tighter: "Your birth was an accident; you took away thirty percent of the power and the White Silver Dragon Spear. I am merely correcting the chaos and returning to the correct path of the past; you and I were originally one body..."

"No!"

Xiang Xiang Naer, expressionless, cut in coldly: "We are not the same; you are the Silver Long Wang, co-ruler of the spirit beasts, while I am a human with flesh and blood!"

"Human?"

Gu Yue froze for a second, her expression slightly twisted as she said: "The Silver Long Wang's half does not recognize spirit beasts, yet recognizes the enemy humans... Xiang Xiang Naer, you truly open my eyes."

"Why can't I recognize humans?" Xiang Xiang Naer asked seriously in return.

"The Silver Long Wang and humans were, in the beginning, just children descending into this world.

When we split, we encountered spatial turbulence; the Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts pursued me relentlessly, determined to capture me and fuse me back with you. If not for the many Title Douluos in Shrek City and the chance encounter with Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen and Aunt Leng, I would have ceased to exist long ago.

Humans gave me a home, gave me meticulous care, taught me to distinguish good from evil and to know gains and losses. Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, Aunt Leng, Big Sister Da Bai, Little Sister Xiao Bai... they liked me very much, and I liked them very much; I am willing to give everything to protect our home.

Gu Yue, I did recall the Silver Long Wang's memories, so what?

The memories appear before my eyes; as long as I see them, it feels like being immersed in a dream. That is not reality; when I wake, I am still me, not the Silver Long Wang, co-ruler of the spirit beasts!"

"Stop!"

This remark undoubtedly touched Gu Yue's bottom line; extreme anger erupted, a dazzling purple hue rising from the depths of her pitch-black pupils, and the Silver Long Wang's bloodline aura pressed down upon Xiang Xiang Naer!

"Who fears you!"

Xiang Xiang Naer gave no inch; when her eyelash shadows swept across her lower eyelids, her silver-white eyes erupted with boiling purple light, clearly activating the Silver Long Wang's bloodline!

Purple eye met purple eye; water droplets condensed on the tender tips of indoor green plants reflected double distorted shadows; the moment the two beams of gaze intertwined, the prism hanging by the window refracted brilliant rainbow light.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the sound of ocean waves faintly drifted in; the yin-yang totem formed by two perfect bodies grew clearer in the light and shadow; the battle between the Silver Long Wang's halves made even the sunlight tremble uneasily.

"Enough."

Gu Yue snorted coldly; the magnificent purple faded, her pupils slowly returning to clear black, and she spoke: "So you are telling me that from now on, you stand on humanity's side, opposing me and the spirit beast race?"

"Whether we are enemies does not depend on me; that depends on your choice." Xiang Xiang Naer likewise retracted the purple light and said in a deep voice: "Gu Yue, I won't beat around the bush; I'll lay my cards on the table directly.

I don't know your ultimate purpose for joining the Spirit Tower; frankly, I do not wish to be in the same environment as you, but Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen and Aunt Leng agreed to this, and I cannot change it.

I ask you only one thing: in your plan, what is the fate of the Spirit Tower? What will happen to Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen and Aunt Leng?"

"If we are to take revenge on humanity, we must first understand humanity; therefore, I joined the Spirit Tower. As for the two people you mentioned, if they block the path of the spirit beast race's revenge, I will kill them without hesitation!"

"Gu Yue, if you cross the line, don't blame me for disregarding our relationship; there is only one Golden-Eyed Black Long Wang, Di Tian, while humanity has dozens of Limit Douluos!" Xiang Xiang Naer said in a chilling voice.

"From your words, you intend to expose my identity to the Limit Douluo Continent?" Gu Yue crossed her arms, her snow-white chin lifting slightly. "Acting this way, as the other half of the Silver Long Wang, can you keep yourself clean?

Xiang Xiang Naer, remember my warning: once a spirit beast, always a spirit beast!

No matter how much you identify yourself as human in your heart, the bloodline flowing within your body cannot be washed away! Humans have an old saying: 'If not of my kind, their hearts must be different.' If the Silver Long Wang's half is exposed, guess what choice the people you love will make?

Soul Rings, Soul Bones, Soul Spirits... which ending do you prefer?"

Xiang Xiang Naer's lips moved slightly, as if biting her tongue, unwilling to admit everything in those words.

Gu Yue shifted her lotus steps lightly, walking to stand before Xiang Xiang Naer; two pretty faces slowly drew near, black and silver white facing each other again: "Mutual destruction is the worst outcome; let us make a pact now.

I will not harm the humans you cherish, such as Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen; even if a racial war is launched, I will let them live in the end. And you must not expose my identity, must not recklessly interfere with what I do in the Spirit Tower, and must quietly remain a spectator."

Xiang Xiang Naer pondered for a long time, then added: "Add one more condition: I demand absolute freedom; you must no longer attempt to devour me and transform into the complete Silver Long Wang."

"... Are you dreaming?"

Gu Yue's brows furrowed slightly, her face clearly saying, "Woman, don't push your luck!"

If I don't become the Silver Long Wang, what the hell am I playing at!

Spending every day staring at thirty percent of the power and the innate divine artifact waving before my eyes—what's the difference between that and a teenage boy with a pig head longing for a bunny girl senior?

Watching Gu Yue, who wanted to scold but stopped, Xiang Xiang Naer suddenly became smug: "I almost forgot; after gaining humanity, you simply cannot devour me.

If I am not willing, even if you forcibly fuse, the soul and body will crack due to my resistance; not only will you not become the Silver Long Wang, but you might even cause your own mental collapse."

Gu Yue clenched both fists tightly, her knuckles turning white, her face showing embarrassment at having her inner thoughts exposed.

In another timeline, she intended to make Xiang Xiang Naer willingly fuse, becoming a physically and mentally perfect Silver Long Wang; the two had just made a bet, with Gu Yue transforming into an ordinary appearance to approach Tang Tang Wulin and make him fall in love with her.

At this moment, Gu Yue faced the same dilemma again; this Xiang Xiang Naer was even more difficult to deal with, relying on humanity and the backing of Spirit Tower high officials to dare fight for interests and struggle to the end.

"Xiang Xiang Naer, why don't we make a bet..."

Gu Yue prepared to use the old trick.

"No listening, no listening!"

Upon hearing the word "bet," Xiang Xiang Naer quickly covered her ears, shaking her head left and right, moving as fast as a rattle drum.

"You think I'm stupid, but I'm not stupid at all!

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen emphasized to me years ago that only stupid pigs make bets; those with capital should force the other party to retreat!"

"Anyway, I don't care. If you hurt Aunt Leng and Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, I will expose our identities to the outside world. Just wait for your plan to shatter and for all the Limit Douluos of the entire Limit Douluo Continent to hunt you down! If you forcibly devour me, I will directly destroy my own soul, and we two halves of the Silver Long Wang will go to hell hand in hand!"

Xiang Xiang Naer immediately rolled like a knife. Gu Yue was so angry that fire seemed to shoot from her eyes, and she gnashed her teeth. Who raised such an unlucky child!

Suppressing the impulse to strangle Xiang Xiang Naer to death, Gu Yue gritted her teeth and said, "The conditions agreed upon earlier still stand. The supplementary condition is changed to: before I reach the Limit Limit Douluo realm, I will not attempt to devour you."

"This is my greatest sincerity. If I truly said I would let you go forever, I'm afraid you wouldn't believe it yourself."

"A gentleman's word!"

Xiang Xiang Naer raised one palm, and Gu Yue reluctantly extended her hand.

"Slap, slap, slap!"

Three palm strikes, and the agreement was made!

After a round of back-and-forth clashes, the two halves of the Silver Long Wang finally reached a consensus, each holding their bottom line, and temporarily coexisted in peace.

Gu Yue's eyes grew dark, shifting several times. Possessing seventy percent of the Silver Long Wang's power, her future as a Limit Limit Douluo was as certain as nails in a board.

The impact caused by Xiang Xiang Naer was to break through the plane's shackles and achieve a godhood, which was not an especially urgent matter. So she relaxed the timeline and devoted more energy to lying low within the Spirit Tower to carry out her revenge plan.

The tense atmosphere gradually eased. Xiang Xiang Naer poked Gu Yue's side and asked with a look of inquiry, "Two days ago at the Soul Ascension Platform in Haicheng, that black-haired boy beside you seemed to carry the aura of the Golden Long Wang."

"How long have you been enrolled, yet you haven't stripped his bloodline? That doesn't fit your cold-blooded personality!"

The Golden and Silver Dragon Kings are mutually attracted. At that time, Tang Tang Wulin had already broken through the first seal and possessed a Golden Dragon Claw, so Xiang Xiang Naer could naturally sense that aura.

"Do you think I don't want to deprive him!"

Gu Yue angrily shook off Xiang Xiang Naer. This guy always brings up the most sensitive topics. Precisely because Tang Tang Wulin was cheating by calling his father to fight for him, Di Tian, Xiong Jun, and other ferocious beasts were severely injured and still lying dead in the Star Dou Great Forest. Moreover, Tang Tang Wulin's Golden Long Wang bloodline had mysteriously and inexplicably regressed within a single day, which made her feel extremely irritated!

The Golden Long Wang bloodline regressed, she couldn't get the Silver Long Wang's thirty percent power, she bore the blood feud of her race, a large number of Star Dou ferocious beasts were injured, and even entering the Spirit Tower, she was held by the throat...

For a moment, Gu Yue sighed that there was no soul beast in the world more miserable than her!

"Oh well, if there's no Golden Long Wang, then there isn't!" Xiang Xiang Naer said indifferently. "At worst, you and I will become humans together and live happily every day."

"Aunt Leng has planned it out. Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, you, and I are the future Trident sharing weal and woe. The three of us living our lives well is better than anything else!"

"Impossible. The deep-seated blood feud between soul beasts and humans must be avenged!" Gu Yue's Dao heart was firm.

Xiang Xiang Naer pouted, and a faint light flashed in her silver eyes. Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen restrained Gu Yue's elemental control. As long as the two halves of the Silver Long Wang did not merge, Gu Yue could not become a god and would be suppressed by Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, unable to cause much of a stir.

By then, she would use all sorts of coquetry, acting cute, and temptation to coax Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen into restraining Gu Yue, confront Gu Yue directly, and see who was the big sister!

"Enough talk. Aunt Leng needs me for something. Remember our agreement!"

Before leaving, Xiang Xiang Naer did not forget to remind Gu Yue.

After Xiang Xiang Naer's figure disappeared, Gu Yue suddenly smiled, a hint of coldness seeping into her expression: "Only a fool would let go of racial hatred and live with humans..."

"We are both Silver Dragon Kings. Playing mind games with me is useless. You want to buy yourself time to develop, not realizing that the agreement is merely my excuse, which I can tear up at any time..."

"I cannot wait until I become a Limit Limit Douluo. The sooner I devour you, the better!"

"Xiang Xiang Naer, humans are indeed emotional and can understand many feelings that soul beasts cannot touch, but human nature is not as rational and cold as beast nature. You are too impatient and have exposed your weakness."

"The humans you love are the fatal flaw in your soul. If they abandon you, the humanity you possess will naturally collapse into despair. That will be the best time for me to devour you."

"Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen... The moment that name is mentioned, your eyes are full of pride and intimacy. He must be the most important person in your heart, and also the human who has influenced you the most deeply, the core of your humanity..."

"Coincidentally, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen is my sole examiner. For my promotion within the Spirit Tower, any future access to the Spirit Tower's core secrets will require his support."

"Childhood sweethearts, what a word that sparks infinite reverie. It holds ten thousand possibilities, or it can mean nothing at all!"

"Talent, appearance, benefits, emotions... As long as I surpass you in every aspect, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen will resolutely abandon you and choose me instead! Humans are selfish; everyone in the world is the same!"

Burning with fierce ambition in her eyes, Gu Yue clenched her fists tightly and turned to walk toward the conference room where Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen had previously been.

"Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, the Spirit Tower, and you..."

"I want them all!"

(End of this chapter)