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Ye Wen raised his hand to stop everyone.
It wasn't necessary—really, it wasn't.
The overwhelming stench of arrogance emanating from the Dragon God was too strong and too blatant. If they were to act rashly and someone on their side got hurt, Ye Wen would feel the pain for a long time.
"Dragon God, I respect you as a senior. I hope you can also act like one and stop joking around.
Though I don't know your exact strength, I can guarantee that in the end, you'll be forever lost in this vast sea of stars," Ye Wen said in a low, threatening tone.
Sure enough, the Dragon God's attitude straightened slightly. He carefully examined the young man before him, his eyes filled with approval.
"No wonder you're the one who destroyed the remnants of the old divine realm. You have both courage and wisdom."
Despite the Dragon God's praise, Ye Wen remained unmoved, his gaze fixed firmly on the other party.
For a moment, both sides fell into a stalemate.
"Sigh~"
Finally, the Dragon God rubbed his face, looking somewhat defeated.
"I'm really not cut out for these flattery lines. Even you juniors find them fake."
Ye Wen coldly replied, "Enough with the games, Senior Dragon God. Just tell us why you've returned. If you keep this up and we end up fighting, it won't be pretty."
At this point, the Dragon God stopped pretending and spoke with a hint of nostalgia.
"I just came back to see how the younger generation of dragonkind is faring under your rule. If you hadn't discovered me, we wouldn't have ended up in such an awkward situation. I would've left on my own.
Besides, that planet is my birthplace. No matter how deranged I might be, I wouldn't harm my own home planet."
The Dragon God spoke calmly, but Ye Wen didn't believe a single word.
From Ye Wen's past analysis, the Dragon God was an extremely arrogant and self-serving individual. Otherwise, Douluo Star wouldn't have been so badly exploited by him.
Should he try to completely destroy the Dragon God here?
The thought crossed Ye Wen's mind, but he immediately dismissed it. His side might have a fifty percent chance of completely annihilating the Dragon God, but at a significant cost.
Letting the Dragon God leave while maintaining a deterrent was a better option. After all, Ye Wen's side was no slouch either. Unless the Dragon God wanted a mutually destructive battle, he wouldn't risk losing face.
Even if the Dragon God wanted to make a comeback in this starry expanse, most of the divine resources in this region had already been monopolized by Ye Wen. It was unrealistic for the Dragon God to cultivate a large number of God King-level subordinates to rival him.
After all, there was only one Douluo Star in this cosmos.
Without vast resources at his disposal, even with his divine authority, the Dragon God couldn't create a legion of God King-level followers out of thin air.
"Since you've seen what you came to see, Senior Dragon God, can you now leave my territory? This is my domain now, and having a top-tier expert like you wandering around makes people uneasy.
Or are you planning to use my territory to revive your former Dragon God Realm?
If that's truly your intention, Junior has no choice but to follow the world's rules and engage in a battle of survival of the fittest.
So, tell me now, Dragon God—do you really want to do this?"
Ye Wen began to unleash a terrifying aura, and the others followed suit, their cold gazes fixed on the formidable opponent before them.
Seeing Ye Wen and his group fully entering a hostile state, the Dragon God sighed.
"It's just like back then when Qiuniu and the others stood by my side, supporting me."
Seeing that the Dragon God still showed no intent to fight, Ye Wen realized that the other party might not have come to cause trouble after all. He quickly reined in his aura, acting as if the earlier tension hadn't come from him.
At this moment, the Dragon God slightly turned his body and looked toward Yue Na, who was standing farther away.
Technically, Silver Dragon King Yue Na was considered half of the Dragon God's essence—an equivalent to half of the Dragon God himself. But the Dragon God knew well that Yue Na was essentially his youngest daughter. She hadn't inherited the Dragon God's memories and was instead a completely new individual created using the Dragon God's creative laws, half of his physical form, and a portion of his wise personality.
For this youngest child, the Dragon God felt a tinge of guilt after all these years. However, his past self had been severely mentally fractured, committing countless mistakes. No amount of words now could undo the damage.
Still, it seemed that his little daughter was doing well and had chosen the right partner. From every angle, this son-in-law of his was the perfect husband.
"What a pity. In this situation, they probably won't let me see my grandchild. Such a shame," the Dragon God muttered to himself before turning his gaze back to Ye Wen.
"Calm down, young God King. I really just came back to take a look—I bear no ill intentions.
If there's anything I want to do…"
Here, the Dragon God paused. The nine-colored brilliance surrounding his body receded, eventually condensing into a dazzling divine core.
With a casual toss, the divine core landed before Ye Wen.
"Please help me find a worthy child of dragonkind to inherit my legacy."
Looking at the divine core representing the Dragon God's position, Ye Wen was momentarily stunned.
This was the most important thing to the dragon race, and he was just casually handing it over to him?!
At this moment, Ye Wen heard a faint whisper in his ear.
"Little Silver and my grandson are in your hands, my good son-in-law. Hopefully, we'll meet again someday."
Sensing something, Ye Wen focused his gaze on the Dragon God.
The Dragon God's translucent figure grew even more transparent, then dissipated into nothingness, as if he had never existed in the first place.
"He ran away?"
Ye Wen was astonished. After all the effort they'd put into setting up this grand confrontation, the Dragon God had simply tossed over a divine core and fled?!
And who said you're my father-in-law, you lunatic?! Come back and explain yourself!
Though space manipulation was Ye Wen's forte, the faint spatial trace the other party left behind wasn't enough for him to track.
What kind of nonsense was this -_-||
This Dragon God was truly insane. First, he scared the living daylights out of them, then disappeared without even explaining himself properly.
But looking at the divine core representing the Dragon God's position, it didn't seem like a loss. Moreover, there was a special gift left inside for him, which made Ye Wen curious about what it might be.
Activating teleportation once more, the group returned to Douluo Star. The crisis was averted without causing significant damage—a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
The others were fine, but Silver Dragon King Yue Na was the most emotionally conflicted. After some comforting from Ye Wen, her heart finally unknotted, and she stopped dwelling on the past.
Now, the question was—how should they handle the Dragon God's divine core?
This was the divine core of the number one lunatic in the Douluo series. It seemed like quite the challenge to deal with.
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