Chapter 241: Dragon God Returns, A Sudden Fluctuation
In the heart of the Dragon Realm, that pillar of Chaos light, which connected reality to the Void Realm and linked to the source of the Law, suddenly collapsed inward after climbing to an indescribable peak!
It did not dissipate; rather, all the brilliance, all the runes, and all the magnificent visions of creation and ten thousand Dragons paying homage that had evolved, were like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, frantically gathering, compressing, and condensing toward that single point at the base of the pillar.
The entire Douluo Plane—the God Realm, Mortal Realm, Netherworld, Demon Realm, and Dragon Realm—seemed to be gripped by an invisible giant hand at this moment, causing a momentary stagnation.
In the Mortal Realm, living beings everywhere, regardless of their location or cultivation level, all felt it in their hearts. They couldn't help but look up at the sky, a strange palpitation and sense of submission rising from the depths of their Soul, as if they were witnessing the birth of a supreme myth.
In the God Realm, the Divinities walked out of their temples one after another, or manifested projections in the clouds, gazing solemnly toward the direction of the Dragon Realm. Even First-rank Deities like Ye Guyi and the Sea Princess felt their own Divinities trembling slightly at this moment; it was an instinctive awe in the face of a higher level of life and authority.
In the Netherworld and Demon Realm, the churning energy fell silent. Even the God Realm itself, hanging above the Sea of Origin, saw its flowing seven-colored rays of light brighten by several shades, silently echoing and accepting this vast, newborn power that already stood above it.
Hum!!!
Another sound of the Dao of Perfection, deeper than before yet seemingly echoing from the end of ancient time and space, spread out from that collapsed point of light.
Immediately following, the point of light, compressed to the extreme, exploded brilliantly!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a soft, yet indescribably profound and majestic Chaos brilliance. Like the most delicate veil, yet also like the heaviest curtain, it brushed gently across all directions from the core of the Dragon Realm.
Where the brilliance reached within the Dragon Realm, the shattered mountains and earth, the twisted and collapsed spatial structures, and the chaotic and rampant elemental turbulence caused by the previous conflict were—as if stroked by a hand of creation—smoothed, healed, and reshaped at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Broken mountain ranges rose from the ground, ravines were filled, flowing magma turned into fertile soil, wild storms calmed into gentle breezes, and torn spatial folds were ironed out by an invisible force. Even the relatively weak, dissipated remnants of Dragon Souls from the catastrophe condensed into illusory and peaceful forms under the illumination of this Chaos brilliance, sending out silent and pious worship toward the core.
In just a few breaths, the Dragon Realm, once ravaged and apocalyptic, had been reborn! No, it was even better than before!
The Dragon power flowing between heaven and earth was purer and richer, subtly tinged with the color of that Chaos brilliance. The network of Law was not only fully repaired but also became denser, more stable, and filled with vigorous vitality and an indescribable, ancient, and noble aura, as if having gone through a catastrophe and rebuilt, it had completed an essential leap.
And in the center of the Dragon Realm, in the area shrouded by the core of the Chaos brilliance, a figure stepped slowly out of the Void Realm.
She was still wearing a long dress, but the color of the dress was no longer pure silver; it was a "Nothingness" that seemed to contain thousands of colors at the beginning of Chaos. Yet, as it flowed, it naturally manifested the seven-colored rainbow halo of earth, fire, water, wind, light, and darkness, along with a trace of restrained yet undeniable dark gold patterns symbolizing absolute power.
Her long silver hair was like a flowing galaxy, with tiny golden glimmers like miniature stars dotted at the tips, drifting gently without wind.
Her appearance was still peerless, but the ethereal and majestic aura that belonged to the Silver Dragon King had settled into a deeper, more fundamental, supreme temperament that seemed to exist as long as the Universe and coexist with the Dao.
What made it impossible to look away was her eyes, which she slowly opened.
Her left eye was clear, reflecting not just the sky and flowing clouds, but a miniature "Creation Universe" that was constantly birthing stars, evolving galaxies, and nurturing life, full of vitality, orderly Laws, and infinite possibilities and hope.
Her right eye was deep, containing not just the abyss of the earth, but a "Destruction and End" where stars died, black holes collapsed, all things returned to ruins, and Chaos was reformed. It contained the ultimate destruction and return, the inevitable destination of all things, and also the starting point of rebirth.
As her eyes opened and closed, the scenes of creation and destruction flowed ceaselessly, yet they were perfectly unified within her. It was as if she were the master and witness of the Reincarnation of "Life" and "Death," "Existence" and "Non-existence."
A terrifying pressure, surpassing that of ordinary God Kings, as vast as the heavens and worlds, and as deep as the Origin of the Universe, naturally permeated from her as the center. This pressure was not overbearing, yet it caused the surrounding space, time, and even the most basic concepts of Law to seem to "bend" slightly toward her, in a gesture of submission.
Dragon God—Gu Yuena, at this moment, had achieved Perfection in her cultivation, reunited her Origin, and ascended to the throne of the Supreme God King lost in the long river of time!
She succeeded... At the edge of the Dragon Realm, Di Tian, who had been watching nervously, looked at the figure—familiar yet strange, radiating an aura that made his Soul freeze yet burn with intense heat. This iron-blooded Black Dragon King couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. He knelt on one knee again, touching his head to the ground, his voice choked with emotion but filled with supreme glory: "Welcome Your Majesty the Dragon God back! The glory of the Dragon Clan begins from here!"
Wang Qiu'er also bowed deeply, her heroic face full of excitement. She could feel that the aura emanating from Gu Yuena was of the same Origin as the former gold dragon king origin, yet more complete and supreme. It was a Realm that made her Bloodline boil and her heart yearn infinitely.
Gu Yuena's gaze slowly swept over the brand-new mountains and rivers of the Dragon Realm, over the kneeling Di Tian and the bowing Wang Qiu'er. In those eyes containing creation and destruction, a trace of extremely subtle, gentle, and sentimental emotion belonging to "Gu Yuena" flashed by.
But she did not stay long in the Dragon Realm. With a thought, the space in front of her silently parted like a water curtain. She stepped out, having already left the Dragon Realm, and appeared above the boundless firmament of the Douluo Main Plane, facing another figure who had been quietly waiting there for who knows how long.
Lei Chen stood with his hands behind his back in the Void Realm, his robes simple, his aura profound. A calm and knowing smile was on his face, as if he had long anticipated this meeting. He looked at Gu Yuena, whose temperament had undergone a heaven-shaking change and who had already ascended to the supreme Realm, nodded slightly, his voice peaceful and clear:
"Congratulations to the Dragon God, for achieving Perfection in your cultivation and ascending to the supreme."
His congratulations came from the heart, not only happy for his ally's success but also gratified that the Douluo Plane could have such a powerful guardian and comrade-in-arms.
A faint yet genuine smile appeared on Gu Yuena's beautiful face. That smile seemed to make the stars shine and all things revive. She shook her head gently, her ethereal and majestic voice ringing out, but with a trace of unmistakable gratitude:
"Plane Master, you are mistaken. If it weren't for you taking action at the critical moment, using your own authority to regulate the plane's Laws, stabilizing my gold dragon king origin that was about to collapse, and guiding the overly fierce Silver Dragon power, I fear my promotion this time would have been fraught with danger."
Her gaze was deep, as if she could see through the essence of the thrilling Law regulation that had just occurred: "This kindness, Gu Yuena... will keep it in mind."
"Dragon God, you are too kind." Lei Chen smiled calmly, his tone free and easy. "You and I are allies, helping each other in the same boat. Since the Dragon Realm has entered my Douluo Plane, we share honor and disgrace. Helping is a matter of duty. Moreover, watching the Dragon God's promotion and comprehending the Dao of creation and destruction was an Opportunity for me as well. Speaking of which, it is I who should thank you."
The two smiled at each other, everything understood without words. This alliance, tested and mutually supported, not only became less subtle after Gu Yuena ascended to the Dragon God position but, due to the hardships they had experienced together and their sincere mutual aid, appeared even more solid and precious. The air was filled with a harmonious atmosphere of mutual appreciation, mutual respect, and climbing the Dao together.
Gu Yuena was about to say something else, and Lei Chen was also preparing to ask her about her insights after the promotion and her grasp of the Dragon God's authority.
However, just as the two were exchanging these brief pleasantries and the atmosphere was harmonious—
A sudden change occurred.
Lei Chen and Gu Yuena almost simultaneously saw the smiles on their faces freeze slightly. Immediately, their peaceful and deep eyes, and those eyes reflecting the Universe of creation and destruction, turned in unison. Sharp as unsheathed peerless divine weapons, they pierced straight toward the direction of the pitch-black, vast, and star-studded Great Universe outside the plane's crystal wall!
Just at that moment, an extremely faint yet exceptionally clear "fluctuation," like a stone thrown into a calm lake, had violently intruded into the edge of their God King-level perception, which was capable of covering most of the cosmic space outside the Douluo Plane.
This fluctuation came from the more distant, stranger deep space of the Universe, and it was "rushing" toward the coordinates of the Douluo Plane at a shockingly fast speed, far exceeding the normal movement of a plane!