"The Dragon God does not appear, and soul beasts cannot become gods. Is that the future you saw?" Gu Yuena said mockingly. "Dragon God, you're probably no different from the cosmic laws now. What exactly is the future you saw?"
"I abandoned my identity as a dragon and became someone's wife—a Life God King who isn't skilled in combat and can't do anything. Yes, that's right. She did eventually achieve supreme status later, but what does that mean?"
"That is an insult to the dragon clan, Dragon God, you…"
"Enough, Gu Yuena." The Dragon God spoke up, interrupting Gu Yuena. "I don't know how you learned about the future you saw or how it turned out that way, but…"
"That truly was a slim chance of survival. The soul beast race—even the dragon clan—continued to exist in another form. It could be considered making up for my mistakes."
"It wasn't just me. The Dragon Gods of other worlds did the same."
"No." The Dragon God shook his head. "I have already fused with the laws of the other Dragon Gods. I barely reached that level, but I also saw the complete future scene."
"And that didn't include the Ning Rongrong of this world, right?" Gu Yuena said firmly.
"That's correct." The Dragon God sighed. "Regarding the matter of the God Star advancement, I am truly sorry."
"Black Dragon King—no, Di Tian. Are you unwilling to see me?"
"Sigh…"
A long sigh rang out. The Glazed Holy Sword slipped from Ning Rongrong's hand and flew away, transforming into human form.
"It's been a long time, Your Majesty the Dragon God."
The moment Di Tian appeared, the Kindness God King and Life God King also flew out from the barrier.
"We pay respects to the Dragon God."
"Kindness, Life… It seems your god positions were taken by Asura!"
The gifts bestowed upon the five great God Kings were both blessings and one of the shackles.
That was: before Gu Yuena invaded the Divine Realm, the five great God Kings were not allowed to act against the Silver Dragon King in any form.
This was also why, even though the Silver Dragon King was clearly on Douluo Continent and the five great God Kings had probably deduced it, they took almost no action.
No one knew whether the Dragon God's power would affect them in return.
As for stripping away god positions, they would never do so unless absolutely necessary.
The Asura God dared to act because he had another factor.
He had always been plotting to break free from the constraints of the Dragon God's gifts.
Among the five great God Kings, the Asura God—who had split the Dragon God in two—was the one who understood the Dragon God's power the most.
"Yes."
Kindness and Life exchanged a glance, unsure what the Dragon God was getting at, and said nothing more.
"I hope the ship of the new world will also have your figures on board." The Dragon God spoke with implication but did not elaborate.
"Dragon God, your time is running out." Ning Rongrong's voice was calm.
"Yes…" The Dragon God looked toward the starry sky of the universe—turbid and chaotic, as though the world had been invaded by the void.
"Ning Rongrong, given my condition, I cannot go back on my word. And I hope you will not go back on yours either."
"I won't." Ning Rongrong nodded.
"Very good."
"Silver Dragon King, I know you hate me, but it no longer matters. I am already one who has fallen. Your future is just beginning. You are you—not the Golden Dragon King, and not the Dragon God."
"You are Gu Yuena."
"So, farewell!"
A long, resounding dragon roar echoed out. The originally human-shaped Dragon God transformed into a golden giant dragon and charged toward the depths of the universe at a speed faster than thunder could follow.
"Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, go!"
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda resting in her hand flew out in response, following the Dragon God and vanishing into the depths of the universe.
Afterward, the entire area fell silent.
Ning Rongrong summoned the barrier closer and enveloped herself within it.
"The matter is settled. As long as the dimensional universe is stabilized, even if the Asura God and cosmic laws have a relationship of merging with the Dao, it will be useless."
Everyone didn't quite understand Ning Rongrong's words, so they simply waited for her to continue.
"Here, these are for you." Two white light orbs floated toward the Kindness God King and Life God King.
"What are these?" The voices of Kindness and Life trembled slightly. They vaguely guessed something but were still uncertain.
"The true spirits of Evil and Destruction. Asura deliberately left them to disgust me."
"Deliberately disgust…" Kindness's delicate brows furrowed slightly. "I see. That really is his style."
"They need to undergo reincarnation, right?" As the God King most familiar with souls, the Life God King understood at a glance how to revive her husband upon seeing the true spirit.
"Yes. To revive the true spirits, it will probably require tens of thousands of reincarnations—or perhaps even longer…"
"I understand." The Life God King nodded.
"Then please allow me to connect with Destruction's soul. Even if I lose my divine power and memories, it doesn't matter."
"I don't want to be the villain here." Ning Rongrong shrugged. "Connecting to a God King's true spirit requires a supreme God to act. I don't have the time right now. I need to deal with Asura God's final moves as quickly as possible."
"Then…"
The Life God King wanted to say more, but Kindness beside her frantically signaled with her eyes.
"You can choose however you like. It's fine to stay in the Divine Realm. No need to dwell too much on the past."
Ning Rongrong glanced meaningfully toward Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena turned her face away, pretending not to notice.
"Then I'll go deal with Asura's contingencies first—and break through."
After Douluo Star reappeared, Ning Rongrong sent everyone back to the surface, then left Douluo Star. No one knew where she went—only Gu Yuena had a vague guess.
Several years later…
The power of the Golden Dragon King inexplicably entered Gu Yuena's body.
Gu Yuena's strength climbed steadily from level 141 toward higher realms, reaching level 159.
She even showed faint signs of breaking through.
"Dragon God…"
Gu Yuena gained many memories—those left behind after the Dragon God's complete fall.
Through the contract, Ning Rongrong had obtained all the power of the Dragon God becoming the laws of heaven and earth. Together, the Dragon God and Ning Rongrong completely eradicated the cosmic laws fused with the Asura God, along with the other Asura Gods.
Afterward, the Dragon God transformed himself into the Dao and became the new order of laws. Ning Rongrong seemed to have broken through to a higher dimension as well.
Gu Yuena didn't think too much about it. She sensed that the Dragon God's suppression on soul beasts had vanished—except in one rather special parallel dimensional world, where some laws still lingered.
She would have to find time to visit that place. Perhaps it could allow her to break through to half-step Creation God.
But she would probably have to wait until Ning Rongrong returned before considering it.
"Master, there is something I must report to you." Surrounded by vast divine power and possessing strength comparable to a first-level god, Bi Ji stood beside the Lake of Life.
"What is it?" Gu Yuena manifested her form and looked at Bi Ji with some surprise.
"News from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect: after the Kindness God King bestowed all her divine power upon Ning Fengzhi, she took her companion super-divine weapon and entered reincarnation with the true spirit of the Evil God King."
As she spoke, Bi Ji—who was already a first-level god—sounded somewhat emotional.
"Life and Kindness really went through with it!" Gu Yuena shook her head.
Life had bound herself to Destruction's true spirit for reincarnation, and now even Kindness had entered reincarnation with Evil's true spirit. Had those two fallen for each other at first sight?
"With the Dragon God matter concluded, reincarnation was their own choice. I didn't force them."
"By the way, how are you handling the divine power that Life bestowed upon you?" The Life God King had entered reincarnation with her husband before Kindness did, intending to repair Destruction's true spirit. Before leaving, she had given her divine power as compensation to Bi Ji, allowing Bi Ji to break through to first-level god—though only at level 131, it was still quite good.
"Mm. It won't be long before I reach the peak of first-level god. The Life God King's mastery of life laws has been very beneficial to my cultivation."
"That's good." Gu Yuena nodded.
"Ning Rongrong should be back soon as well." A faint curve appeared at the corner of Gu Yuena's mouth.
"I wonder if she'll lock Qian Renxue in a sealed room once she finds out what Qian Renxue has been up to. It really makes me curious!"
"Master, you're gloating." Bi Ji teased.
"Isn't it interesting?" Gu Yuena chuckled lightly. "Get ready. We'll go watch the show when the time comes. Oh, right—the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has produced a lot of recording-type soul tools, hasn't it?"
"We have to record it—record it thoroughly."
Bi Ji's mouth twitched. "Isn't that a bit much? If innocent bystanders get dragged in, it'll be bad."
Although the instigators were Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, and Ning Fengzhi, you, Silver Dragon King, also provided suggestions!
And constructive ones at that. Aren't you afraid she'll tie you up with Qian Renxue and whip you both?
Even though level 159 is very strong, when Ning Rongrong goes all out, you'll still be the one pinned down, unable to even crawl up.
Is it really okay to be this smug?
(End of chapter)