The Will of the Gods?

Chapter 37 The Will of the Gods?

The far north, the core area.

"Atai, I only told you, Xiaobai and Bing'er about my transformation. Neither of them knew about it, so the problem can only be with you."

Hearing the Snow Empress's cold, emotionless tone, the Titan Snow Demon King, who stood over 120 meters tall, prostrated himself on the ground and replied with a hint of fear in his voice:

"Snow Empress, I assure you, I would never harm you. The soul beasts of our far north have always been united, why would we collude with humans?"

Looking into his earnest, enormous beastly eyes, the Snow Empress narrowed her own eyes slightly, and the coldness in her tone softened a little: "Alright, I understand. You may leave."

Upon hearing this, the Titan Snow Demon King felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He responded and hurriedly left the place with trepidation.

As Xue Di watched his departing figure, a flicker of emotion crossed her eyes, and she murmured softly:

"Who could it be, the one who leaked my secret of being able to transform..."

The Imperial Palace of the Star Luo Empire.

Xu Jiawei, dressed in a dragon robe, frowned slightly. Below him knelt an elderly man in a dharma robe. Xu Jiawei spoke with displeasure:

"Pharaoh, you swore that the gods had decreed that the ruler of the far north would take human form, but we are still inside the Sun and Moon's territory and haven't returned yet. Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

The old man kneeling below almost buried his head in the ground, his voice trembling slightly as he spoke:

"Your Majesty, what this old minister said is absolutely true. Indeed, a deity risked his life to send us instructions. Perhaps that informant has betrayed us."

When he spoke the last sentence, the old man's voice was barely audible, clearly indicating that he himself did not believe his own explanation.

Xu Jiawei on the stage sneered, "You've really given me a satisfactory answer. Guards, take him out and execute him."

"Spare me, Your Majesty! What I said is absolutely true!"

Dragged by two guards, the old man was pulled out of the main hall. Looking at the empty hall before him, Xu Jiawei squeezed the dragon throne hard, rubbed his brow, and said with a troubled expression:

"I must have gone mad to believe that old man's words. He's an inside man for a Title Douluo! I paid such a high price to turn him against me. Damn you, Sun Moon Emperor, I can't become a ruler who brings about the downfall of his kingdom..."

Sun Moon Empire, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Villa District.

"Lin Dong, are you there?"

Startled by the sudden sound, Lin Dong snapped out of his cultivation state and tentatively spoke:

"Who is it? Who is speaking?"

Suddenly realizing the voice sounded somewhat familiar, he glanced at the faintly glowing inner armor on his chest and chuckled softly:

"Snow Empress, your inner armor can actually communicate with me? You're not using it to spy on me, are you?"

The Snow Empress on the other end suddenly fell silent for a moment, then said in a somewhat flustered tone:

"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't say anything!"

If someone were in the far north, they would probably be astonished by the Snow Empress's expression at this moment; a faint blush had appeared on her exquisite cheeks.

"No? What do you mean by 'no'? You can't actually see it, can you?"

Feeling somewhat embarrassed by his persistent questioning, Xue Di's tone carried a hint of annoyance:

"Isn't that obvious? If I couldn't see it, how would I know if it was dangerous over there?"

Lin Dong was speechless for a moment after hearing that, then coughed blankly and said, "Wouldn't that mean I'd be under surveillance?"

The Snow Empress was momentarily at a loss for words at his strange question. After a moment, she stammered, "..."

"Stop asking these weird questions, okay? I have something important to ask you."

"Speak, what's wrong?"

"I asked Atai and Xiaobai, and they both said they didn't know anything about it. What are your thoughts?"

Hearing Xue Di's soft, gentle tone, Lin Dong paused and said, "You've only told these two, uh, people, about your affairs?"

"And me, those two are soul beasts from the far north, their strength is slightly inferior to mine."

Upon hearing Hyotei's reply, Lin Dong nodded in understanding and said:

"I see. According to my deduction, it must be the people of the Star Luo Empire who, after learning the news, sent an informant hidden in the Sun Moon Empire to steal the Sun Moon's Consecration Platform, intending to seal you away during your weakened state after your transformation."

After listening to his analysis, Xue Di's originally soft and gentle tone turned cold: "Damn humans, how could they be so wicked?"

Her tone then became much lighter as she spoke again, "Thank you, Lin Dong. You're so smart."

Hearing her tone, which sounded like she was coaxing a child, Lin Dong's lips twitched:

"No need, I'm just guessing. I don't know the specifics yet, or how they found out about your human form."

"It's alright. You've done very well. Since you know you're inextricably linked to the Star Luo Empire, that's enough."

Hearing Xue Di's praise, Lin Dong was taken aback. "Uh, what did I do?" he thought, but still chuckled and replied, "Is there anything else?"

Xue Di paused, as if she wanted to say something more, but in the end she only said softly, "It's alright, you can continue your cultivation."

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Lin Dong hummed in agreement, disconnected from Xue Di, and muttered, resting his chin on his hands, "I should be able to ask about his cultivation progress next time."

"Lin Dong, I don't think this matter might be as simple as you think?"

Hearing Hyotei's doubts, Lin Dong nodded in agreement:

"This matter is indeed full of doubts, but based on the current clues, apart from the Sun and Moon Kingdoms, the other three kingdoms do not have level nine soul tools, in addition to what that old man said."

"That leads to my previous conclusion, but the Snow Empress also said there was no leak. So how did the Star Luo Empire find out?"

Seeing Hyotei lost in thought, Tenmu tentatively said:

"Do you think it might be related to God?"

Lin Dong frowned upon hearing this: "That so-called god you're talking about, does he really have that much power?"

Hyotei, as if struck by a revelation, spoke with a grave expression:

"Logically speaking, gods should not interfere in the affairs of the mortal realm, but if it is a god who intervenes, then all of this is not difficult to explain."

Lin Dong frowned upon hearing this and said, "What do you mean by 'logically speaking,' intervening when you want to and not intervening when you don't? Isn't that hypocritical?"

Upon hearing his bold words, the Heavenly Dream Insect trembled and fell silent:

"Shh, be careful the God King hears you. Even if you have potential, you're no match for a god right now."

Hyotei nodded in agreement: "That's right, who can predict a god's temper?"

Lin Dong shook his head after hearing this, pointed to himself on the throne, and smiled confidently:

"Don't worry, he won't hear me saying 'I'm here for you.'"

Hearing this, Hyotei and Tenmu exchanged a glance: "That makes sense."

In their eyes, this person was far more intimidating than a god, and they were no longer as nervous as before.

In the divine realm, the God-King, already annoyed by the disruption to his plans, sneezed and immediately retorted angrily:

"Damn it, who dares to speak ill of me, the God-King? If I catch them, don't blame me for upholding justice!"

(End of this chapter)