Chapter 237: Setbacks in Promotion, Imbalance of status
Within the Dragon Realm, the storm of Laws triggered by the Fusion of the gold and silver Origins did not rapidly decay after reaching its peak like ordinary tribulations; instead, it continued to rage with a constant and violent posture.
Time lost its precise scale in this chaotic world. Perhaps only a few hours had passed, or perhaps several days; it was difficult to tell from the outside. Only the increasingly brilliant silver-gold Chaos light cocoon at the core, which was almost becoming material, and the continuous, seemingly endless wailing and tremors of the entire Dragon Realm spoke of the difficulty and length of this ultimate leap concerning the fate of the Dragon Clan.
Lei Chen's Divine Thought remained like the steadiest anchor, fixed outside the Dragon Realm, silently fulfilling the duties of "Protector" and "isolation."
He "saw" that the massive silver-gold Chaos light cocoon, amidst the continuous infusion of energy and collision of Laws, showed no signs of rupturing. Instead, the luster on its surface became more restrained and deep, as if it were compressing and refining all the violence and conflict inward, undergoing some deeper level of transformation.
Inside the light cocoon, Gu Yuena's Aura seemed to have gradually found a strange point of balance after experiencing the initial violent fluctuations.
The Law of Elemental Creation represented by the Silver Dragon King and the Origin of Power Destruction held by the Gold Dragon King—these two supreme forces that should have been as incompatible as fire and water—began a slow and steady Fusion process under Gu Yuena's forced governance, with her own God King will as the core and the Dragon Realm Origin as the furnace.
At first, there were clearly demarcated silver-white and dark gold, biting and clashing like two angry dragons within the chaotic radiance. Every confrontation triggered violent tremors in the light cocoon and further collapse of the outside world.
Gradually, the intensity of the biting seemed to weaken, and the colors of the confrontation began to blur. Within the silver-white radiance, streaks of dark gold patterns began to seep in, like lightning embedded in the night sky; within the dark gold flowing light, dots of silver-white starlight also bloomed, as if metal were being cast with moonlight.
The two types of light began a true interweaving and Entanglement, one within the other. Although their core differences—the vast agility of the silver-white and the pure violence of the dark gold—could still be felt, the repulsive force between them seemed to be weakening. A higher-level Chaos Concept, encompassing both creation and destruction, was quietly being nurtured in this difficult tempering.
"Everything... seems to be developing in a good direction." Even with Lei Chen's insight, when he sensed the fluctuations inside the light cocoon that were gradually becoming stable and even faintly emitting an Aura more ancient and noble than that of a single God King, he couldn't help but make such a judgment in his heart.
Gu Yuena's accumulation, Heart-Nature, and comprehension of the Dragon Clan Origin were undoubtedly top-tier. With the world of the Dragon Realm as her support, the hope for success seemed very high.
He still strictly adhered to the principle of "observing the changes and silently protecting," making no redundant movements. He even restrained his Divine Thought from probing deeper into the Dragon Realm to sense the changes in the light cocoon more minutely, merely maintaining the outer barrier to prevent any slight interference from being misunderstood and disrupting this fragile Fusion process.
Di Tian and Wang Qiu'er stood guard at the edge of the Dragon Realm. Although they were nearly suffocated by the pressure constantly coming from the core that made their Souls tremble, they saw the sparks of hope ignite in their eyes as they sensed the signs of stability and sublimation gradually emerging from the Chaos.
Di Tian's tightly clenched fists loosened slightly, and Wang Qiu'er's tense back also relaxed a bit. They believed that with their Lord's ability, she would surely overcome all difficulties and recast the glory of the Dragon God!
However, just at this critical moment when everything seemed smooth and success was in sight—
A sudden change erupted without any warning!
"Buzz... Crack!"
It was not an attack from the outside, nor was it a wavering of Gu Yuena's own will. That clear, crisp sound, as if a fatal crack had appeared inside some perfect structure, resonated directly from the very core of the silver-gold Chaos light cocoon, from the depths of the Origin Gu Yuena was fusing!
Immediately following that, the silver-gold Chaos radiance that had originally tended toward stability and interweaving Fusion suddenly... lost its balance!
Boom—!!!
It was as if a dam had burst, or the heavens were tilting!
On the surface of the light cocoon, the silver-white and dark gold hues that had been harmoniously blending suddenly separated and began to fluctuate violently in an extremely abnormal manner!
The silver-white radiance representing the Silver Dragon King Origin, as if stimulated by something, surged explosively, instantly overwhelming the dark gold flowing light. Its brilliance was so intense and pure that it almost turned into a silver-white, burning sea of elements, filled with vast and boundless creative power and imperial majesty. However, this "prosperity" carried an abnormal, almost out-of-control "overbearingness," like a flood without constraints, wanting to submerge and swallow everything!
The dark gold flowing light representing the gold dragon king origin, on the other hand, was like metal being struck violently, letting out a painful, silent hiss filled with resentment and violence. Its light suddenly dimmed and contracted, no longer the surging river that had stood on equal footing with the silver-white. Instead, it was like a small snake being tightly bound and struggling in vain against a giant python. Its light flickered uncertainly, its Aura weakened rapidly, and the will of power destruction within it appeared so small and powerless under the pressure of the overwhelming silver-white elemental ocean, as if it could be completely assimilated, annihilated, or... trigger an even more terrifying backfire explosion at any moment!
Gold and silver imbalance! And it was an imbalance in the extreme form of the silver light completely suppressing and eroding the gold light!
The external manifestation of this imbalance was nothing short of terrifying.
The Dragon Realm world, which had originally been merely violently chaotic, instantly fell into an even more bizarre and dangerous situation.
Centering on the light cocoon, half of the sky and earth were completely shrouded in silver-white radiance so pure it was blinding. Wherever the light reached, everything was forcibly "elementalized"—rocks melted into scalding magma and then instantly vaporized, air condensed into various crystals and then shattered into the most basic elemental particles. Even space itself took on a distorted transparency that was being "groomed" and "assimilated," as if it were returning to the most primitive state of earth, fire, water, wind, light, and darkness.
The other half of the world was stained by the rapidly weakening yet increasingly unstable dark gold flowing light, which was filled with destructive agitation. Everything in this area was silently disintegrating and annihilating—not being elementalized, but experiencing the most direct and complete collapse of material and energy structures, turning into void dust and chaotic energy turbulence. Space was riddled with pitch-black cracks, letting out groans as it became overburdened.
The entire Dragon Realm seemed to be split by an invisible boundary. One side was the "Domain of Creation" heading toward pure elements and returning to the Origin, while the other was the "Ruins of Destruction" where all things returned to nothingness and headed toward the end. At the boundary between the two, energy and Laws clashed and annihilated frantically, forming patches of absolute death zones capable of tearing apart a divine body. Even the Origin of the Dragon Realm itself wailed in pain under this extreme opposition. At the edge of the Realm, the isolation barrier Lei Chen had set up rippled violently, enduring pressure several times greater than before!
"This is...?" Lei Chen, who had been observing the changes, saw a look of... gravity clearly appear on his usually calm face for the first time.
His Divine Thought instantly penetrated the barrier, no longer concerned about possible misunderstandings, and was cast directly toward the core of the imbalanced light cocoon.
With just a moment of perception, combined with his deep understanding of the essence of the Gold and Silver Dragon Kings' power and his insight into the current phenomenon, a clear conclusion surfaced in his mind:
"The status is not equal!"
The Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, already possessed a stable God King status. Her Origin was robust, her comprehension of Laws was profound, and her will was as vast and firm as the starry sky.
While the gold dragon king origin had been revived and nurtured to the First-rank Deity level through Wang Qiu'er, there existed an essential and insurmountable chasm between a First-rank Deity and a God King!
In the Early Stage of Fusion, relying on Gu Yuena's powerful will and the assistance of the Dragon Realm Origin, she could still forcibly govern and guide it, maintaining a fragile balance for the initial Fusion.
But when the Fusion entered the deepest "final stage" that touched the core essence, requiring the most fundamental integration and sublimation of the Laws of the two Origins to reshape the supreme authority of the "Dragon God," the difference in their status became a fatal shortcoming that could not be ignored!
The Silver Dragon King's God King Origin was too powerful. In the process of leading the final stage of Fusion, it unconsciously formed an absolute suppression and erosion of the gold dragon king origin.
Although the gold dragon king origin was violent, its status was insufficient. It could not maintain its own independence and integrity in such a deep level of Fusion and was being rapidly "digested." Furthermore, because this "digestion" was not a natural progression but had a "crushing" nature, it led to internal structural instability, bringing it to the brink of collapse. This, in turn, violently impacted the Fusion process of the Silver Dragon King Origin, causing the entire Fusion system to suddenly lose balance and head toward an unpredictable abyss!
If this continued, there were only two possible outcomes: one, the gold dragon king origin would be completely "digested," but its collapse might contaminate and damage the Silver Dragon King Origin, leading to Gu Yuena's failure in promotion, damage to her Foundation, or even a drop in her Realm; two, the gold-silver conflict would spiral completely out of control, triggering a detonation at the Origin level. That would be a catastrophic disaster capable of destroying the entire Dragon Realm and even affecting the main plane!
Neither was something Lei Chen was willing to see.
Frowning slightly, the last trace of hesitation in Lei Chen's eyes completely vanished.
Things had reached this point; it was no longer the time to "observe the changes." Gu Yuena's promotion to Dragon God concerned the overall situation of opposing the Old God Realm, and even more so, the stability of the Dragon Realm and the Douluo Plane. He could not sit by and watch it head toward the worst outcome.
"I must intervene."
With a thought, Lei Chen no longer hesitated.
In the center of the God Realm, the figure who had been sitting still for an unknown amount of time slowly rose from the supreme throne of the divine palace.
There was no world-shaking explosion of Aura, nor any brilliant divine light tearing through space. With just a single step forward, the stable space in front of him parted naturally like the surface of water, revealing a passage leading directly to the edge of the Dragon Realm—the place where Di Tian and Wang Qiu'er were, separated by the violent energy turbulence.
In the next moment, Lei Chen's figure had quietly descended upon that edge of the Dragon Realm, a place filled with silver-gold chaotic light, where space constantly shattered and reformed like a doomsday scorched earth.