Chapter 242: Return of the Old God Realm, Descent of Asura
Above the firmament where the brilliance of Chaos flowed, the faint smiles on the faces of Lei Chen and Gu Yuena vanished almost simultaneously.
Around the two of them, the vast aura belonging to supreme existences seemed to seamlessly switch from "communication" to "preparation for battle" in an instant—there was no earth-shattering explosion, no oppressive pressure released; merely a change in posture caused the surrounding space within a radius of ten thousand miles to suddenly become "heavy" and "solemn," as if even the flowing breeze and drifting wisps of clouds were frozen within an invisible grid of Law.
Their gazes, like two unsheathed peerless Divine Artifacts capable of severing time, were sharp, cold, and pierced through the Void Realm, stabbing straight toward the depths of the boundless, pitch-black Universe outside the crystal wall of the Douluo Plane, where stars were as numerous as sand.
Just a moment ago, that "fluctuation" that had intruded upon the edge of their perception had been instantly locked onto, analyzed, and its source traced by their God King-level Divine Thought.
The nature of the "fluctuation" was complex and contradictory, filled with struggle, Chaos, and anger, yet it forcibly maintained a fragile and stubborn framework of "order" amidst the Chaos. Inside it contained a large amount of varied, yet mostly powerful, divine force auras, and... a unique rhythmic Law belonging to the "God Realm" that both Lei Chen and Gu Yuena felt incredibly familiar with and could never mistake!
However, this rhythm of the "God Realm" carried the exhaustion of having experienced vicissitudes and drifting aimlessly, as well as an almost paranoid, clearly directed will of "return."
"It is them." Lei Chen spoke slowly, his voice calm, yet like the deep water of a cold pool, containing bone-chilling coldness beneath the stillness.
"The Old God Realm." Gu Yuena's voice sounded at the same time, ethereal and majestic. Deep within those eyes that reflected the creation and destruction of the Universe, a sharp, silver-gold cold glint flashed.
The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the realization of "as expected" in the other's eyes, as well as a calm Battle Intent that had accumulated over long years and finally waited for this moment.
Almost simultaneously, the same thought emerged in their hearts: "What was destined to come has finally arrived."
Ever since that day when they joined forces to set a trap, using the vast Space-Time Turbulence as a lure to sweep away the Old God Realm and exile it into the depths of the boundless Void Realm, they had known clearly—the Old God Realm would return sooner or later.
That was not a group of rabble that could be easily erased by the Space-Time Turbulence; it was an ancient God Realm that had once ruled a Star Domain, possessed five God Kings, and had a deep Foundation!
The Space-Time Turbulence might be able to wash it away, cause it to get lost, or inflict huge Chaos and losses, but to think of completely destroying a complete God Realm with just this was undoubtedly a pipe dream.
The seeds of hatred had long been sown, and an endless Karma of life-and-death had been forged. It was only a matter of time before the Old God Realm struggled through hardships, broke free from the loss, found its way back, and came for revenge.
And they, too, had been preparing for this moment all along.
Lei Chen ascended to the position of Dual God King, opened up a new God Realm, integrated the five realms, widely accepted faith from the heavens, and continuously consolidated the Foundation of the plane. Gu Yuena, having overcome great dangers, reunited the gold and silver Origin and ascended to the position of the supreme Dragon God.
The current Douluo Plane was no longer the existence of the past that needed to rely on clever tricks and the help of favorable timing and geographical advantages to barely protect itself.
They were ready.
"Let them come." Lei Chen stood with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering slightly in the invisible spatial ripples. He looked toward the direction from which the fluctuation came, his gaze as deep as the starry Universe, "It is nothing more than... a great battle."
His voice was not loud, but it carried a calmness and confidence that could settle the world.
This confidence stemmed from his own deep Foundation as a Dual God King, from the three Super Divine Artifacts in his hands, from the new God Realm beneath his feet that he had personally opened and which perfectly matched his authority, and even more from the ally beside him who had just ascended to the supreme position and possessed unfathomable strength—the Dragon God, Gu Yuena!
On Gu Yuena's beautiful face, the gentleness that belonged to "Gu Yuena" had completely vanished, replaced by the supreme majesty and coldness of the "Dragon God." She nodded slightly, her silver-gold long hair moving without wind. The halo of Chaos-colored light around her body swirled faster, and faint sounds of Dragon roars and Dao chants echoed.
"Just right." Her cold voice rang out, as if carrying the biting cold of eternal ice, "The Karma of the past shall be settled today. Let me also test the edge of this newly forged Dragon God authority."
Their tones were calm, yet their Battle Intent was high. There was no fear, no panic, only an eagerness and composed certainty of having waited too long, finally having the opponent arrive, and being able to fight with all their might.
However, just as Lei Chen and Gu Yuena's thoughts raced, swiftly completing their assessment of the situation and psychological adjustments, and beginning to scan and evaluate the overall state, speed, and possible attack methods of the rapidly "dashing" Old God Realm with their Divine Thought—a sudden change occurred!
"Whoosh—!!!"
A crimson streak of light, sharp enough to seemingly tear apart a divine soul and filled with endless urgency and violent aura, suddenly broke free from the edge of the Old God Realm's massive body, which was still struggling to adjust its direction and stabilize in the distant deep space!
The speed of this crimson streak of light was unimaginably fast, far exceeding the overall movement speed of the Old God Realm, and even several times faster than the transmission speed of the "fluctuation" sensed earlier. It was like a comet of revenge that had broken away from its parent star, dragging a crimson tail flame tens of thousands of miles long, condensed from pure Killing Intent and the divine force of Asura. Ignoring the various energy turbulence and tiny meteorites in the deep space, it shot madly toward the coordinates of the Douluo Plane with a resolute posture that was almost "burning"!
Wherever it passed, even the dark background of the Universe was illuminated with an ominous blood color by that extremely intense Killing Intent and hatred. The cold Void Realm seemed to be "scorched" by this violent will, emitting a silent wail.
"Hmm?" Lei Chen raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Someone cannot wait." Gu Yuena narrowed her eyes slightly, and the cosmic scenes of creation and destruction at the bottom of her eyes swirled faster, clearly reflecting every detail of that crimson streak of light.
The target of this streak of light was incredibly clear—it was the Douluo Plane. Moreover, judging from its posture of holding nothing back, bursting with full power, and even not hesitating to temporarily break away from the main force of the Old God Realm, the pent-up anger and Killing Intent in the person's heart had reached its peak. They were unwilling to wait even a moment longer and wanted to take the first step to descend upon this realm!
Almost the next instant after Lei Chen and Gu Yuena noticed this crimson streak of light, its speed increased sharply again, as if it had performed some kind of short-distance spatial folding jump. In a few flashes, it crossed a distance in the Universe that would have taken the main body of the Old God Realm much longer to fly, and fiercely rushed to the outside of the Douluo Plane's crystal wall, which was flowing with seven-colored clouds and had been reinforced by the Laws of the new God Realm!
"Boom—!!!"
The crimson streak of light did not slow down at all, nor did it have any intention of communication or probing. Carrying a terrifying will of destruction that seemed to want to slash and destroy everything it saw, it slammed hard and solid against the outermost crystal wall of the Douluo Plane!
The earth-shattering collision and the shattering of the crystal wall that were expected did not occur.
The crystal wall of the Douluo Plane, after Lei Chen became the Plane Master, and especially after he opened up the God Realm, had long been strengthened and reinforced to a degree far exceeding ordinary planes. Furthermore, it was shrouded in the colorful light of the new God Realm's Laws; how could it be so easily broken open by brute force?
The moment the crimson streak of light hit the crystal wall, countless complex and profound defensive divine patterns suddenly lit up on the surface of the crystal wall flowing with seven-colored light. Softly yet incredibly toughly, it dispersed, absorbed, and neutralized that violent impact. The crimson streak of light was like hitting a resilient net made of divine gold; its speed dropped sharply, and its light vibrated violently, flickering on and off.
Finally, after sliding and rubbing against the surface of the crystal wall for a few breaths, sparking a sky full of gorgeous and dangerous energy sparks, the crimson streak of light had to stop.
The streak of light slowly converged and retracted.
A figure stepped out from the gradually dissipating crimson blood light and hovered steadily outside the crystal wall of the Douluo Plane, in that cold, dead, yet cosmic Void Realm that was filled with endless Killing Intent and oppression due to his arrival.
The person wore a dark red divine armor. The armor's design was ancient and domineering, covered in natural patterns that seemed to be condensed from blood and slaughter. His body was surrounded by substantial scarlet Killing Intent. These Killing Intents were thick as blood, emitting a terrifying pressure that would make even gods Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.
In his hand, he held a long sword with an ancient design, dark red all over, with a blade that seemed to be cast from an endless sea of blood—it was the Super Divine Artifact—the Asura God Sword!
However, the most eye-catching thing was his face, hidden beneath the Asura God armor.
It was a face that had become distorted, sinister, and filled with frost due to endless anger, hatred, and long drifting and suffering. The eyes, originally as blue as the sea, had now turned into a pure, crimson red burning with the flames of revenge. There was no longer any vastness of the "sea" in them, only the most extreme Killing Intent!
He stared fixedly, without blinking, through that layer of crystal wall flowing with seven-colored light, "nailing" his gaze onto the two figures standing side by side above the firmament inside the crystal wall, who were calmly looking at him—Lei Chen and Gu Yuena.
Especially Lei Chen.
That gaze seemed to condense all the suffering of the Old God Realm drifting and struggling in the Space-Time Turbulence, all the resentment of his God Position being stolen and his faith Foundation damaged, and the monstrous Killing Intent of wanting to tear his enemies into pieces and destroy their divine souls immediately!
The air seemed to have completely solidified at this moment.
Time seemed to have stopped flowing.
The cold, dead deep space of the Universe and the vibrant, colorful Douluo Plane, separated by this figure, formed a strange and dangerous standoff.
Lei Chen and Gu Yuena remained calmly suspended above the firmament inside the plane, their gazes piercing through the crystal wall, quietly meeting the pair of eyes outside the crystal wall that were as red as blood and burning with the flames of revenge.
For a long time.
Outside the crystal wall, the figure clad in dark red Asura God armor, holding the blood-dripping magic sword, slowly raised the Asura God Sword in his hand. The tip of the sword pointed toward Lei Chen and Gu Yuena inside the crystal wall. A voice, as if scraped from the deepest part of Hell, filled with bone-deep hatred and icy Killing Intent, rang out word by word, echoing inside and outside the crystal wall, and reverberating in the cosmic Void Realm:
"Lord of the Douluo Plane... This seat, Asura God Tang San... has returned!"
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