Prelude 1

The clouds and mist were like a mischievous child, as though controlled by an invisible hand.

One moment, they surged wildly, howling as they swept through everything.

The next, they quietly settled, drifting gently through the air like a slumbering beast.

Dense Heaven and Earth Yuan Power lingered within the clouds. If an ordinary person came here, even taking a single breath could extend their lifespan by ten years.

Of course, with an ordinary person's constitution, coming here to absorb Heaven and Earth Yuan Power would hardly be a good thing.

Because all of this was divine power!

Could ordinary people come here?

Clearly, that was impossible.

This was no ordinary place. This was the God Realm!

Under the glow of the halo, majestic palaces shimmered with a faint golden radiance.

This was the heart of the entire God Realm, the place that controlled everything within it: the God Realm Committee.

The main hall was octagonal. Though the surrounding walls had no decorations, countless scenes flickered and shifted across them.

Each light screen represented a world on a different mortal planet.

At the center of the hall stood a round table. It was impossible to tell what material it was made from, but upon closer inspection, mist seemed to drift across its surface.

At this moment, five people sat around the round table.

Seated in the place of honor was a man dressed in a magnificent blue robe.

Long hair the same color as his robe cascaded down his back. Ripples seemed to flow over the luxurious blue fabric.

If one stared at it for too long, one seemed to be drawn into that deep azure, as if even the soul would be sucked into that ocean-like blue.

The two people seated to his left wore black and white robes respectively.

The young man in the black robe had short black hair and looked exceptionally spirited. Flames seemed to flicker in his seemingly calm eyes, while the faintly raised corners of his mouth carried a trace of wickedness.

The one in the white robe was a woman. Her fiery red hair fell behind her back, and her face was breathtakingly beautiful, possessing an incomparable purity.

Seated opposite them, to the blue-robed man's right, were also a man and a woman.

The man's appearance could not be seen. He wore an enormous purple cloak, its hood completely concealing his head. Others could only vaguely see two clusters of red light flickering within the cloak, where an endlessly deep and terrifying aura seemed to lurk.

The woman beside him was the exact opposite. Her aqua-green gown overflowed with the aura of life, and a faint smile always rested on her face.

Her beauty was in no way inferior to that of the woman across from her.

Yet unlike the other woman, her face seemed veiled by a faint golden glow.

That vibrant vitality was truly unforgettable and made others instinctively want to draw close to her.

The God Realm Committee, usually so tranquil, now rang with fierce argument.

One of those arguing was the blue-haired young man, Tang San, who possessed the dual divine positions of the Sea God and Asura God.

The other was the God of Destruction, one of the Five Great God Kings just like Tang San.

The core of their dispute was the God of Destruction's proposal to expand the God Realm, which Tang San opposed.

The underlying reason they remained deadlocked was the replacement of the Five Great God Kings.

Because the Divine Kings of Evil and Kindness had quit their positions, their successors, who had only recently ascended to the God Realm, clearly had little say. As the oldest Divine King, the God of Destruction naturally could not accept the rebuttal of this newly appointed Asura God.

Seeing that the two gods were still arguing without end, the woman in the green dress beside the God of Destruction said, "This matter truly needs careful consideration. Destruction, don't be so hasty."

The moment she spoke, the God of Destruction's gaze immediately softened somewhat, and his entire body fell silent.

The woman in green looked at Tang San with a smile. "Sea God, your vitality has been flourishing lately. Is your family about to gain a new member?"

"Hmm?" Tang San froze for a moment, looking at her without quite understanding. "Goddess of Life, you mean?"

The Goddess of Life offered no explanation. "Go back and ask the one at home. Then you'll naturally know."

Tang San seemed to realize something. His expression shifted slightly, and a flash of excitement passed through his eyes. He nodded to the Goddess of Life. "Thank you."

The two seated opposite the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life also smiled and congratulated Tang San at the same time. "Congratulations."

Tang San returned the smile.

The God of Destruction said stiffly, "Congratulations."

Although there was not much congratulatory feeling in his tone, he had at least said it.

Tang San also offered a compromise, proposing stronger patrols and stricter approval procedures for the succession of Gods.

Hearing his concession, the God of Destruction reluctantly accepted. He then found an excuse to leave the God Realm Central.

The Goddess of Life looked apologetically at Tang San, but she too rose to her feet and said to the three across from her, "Sea God, Kindness, Evil, I'll be leaving as well. I need to keep an eye on him in case he becomes too radical."

Tang San's thoughts had long since drifted elsewhere. He stood and smiled. "Go quickly."

As the Goddess of Life left, leaving Kindness and Evil behind to stand watch, Tang San flicked his sleeve and instantly transformed into a streak of blue light, drifting away.

"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu!"

As his call rang out, a streak of light appeared atop the God Realm Committee.

The composure and majesty he had displayed in the God Realm Central had vanished completely, replaced by urgency and even exhilaration.

In a warm bedroom sat a woman whose long hair was braided into a scorpion braid that hung before her. Her exquisite face was fair and captivating, especially her pair of lively, spirited eyes.

Compared to the noble elegance of the God of Kindness, she was more delicately beautiful and possessed an indescribably unique temperament.

The door opened, and the blue figure rushed in from outside. With a single flash, he arrived beside the woman, grasped her shoulders with both hands, and stared intently at her.

"Xiao Wu, you... you're pregnant?"

Tang San could no longer suppress his emotions, and even his questioning voice trembled slightly.

Xiao Wu pouted and said irritably, "All you know is asking about the child. Hmph, you don't even care about me."

Seeing his wife throwing a little tantrum, Tang San hurriedly pulled her into his arms and began soothing her gently.

"Both you and the child are my most precious loves. Without you, where would the child come from?"

"Xiao Wu, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere right now?"

Xiao Wu nestled into Tang San's embrace and said with a smile, "I don't feel uncomfortable at all. The Goddess of Life said our child is already over two months old. In another seven months, I'll be able to give birth safely. Wutong is going to have a little brother."

"What do you think we should name him?"

Tang San smiled foolishly. "Really? We're really going to have another little treasure?"

"Wonderful, this is wonderful!"

"Xiao Wu, thank you."

Xiao Wu pushed him away with a coquettish glare, then laid down three rules for him.

Tang San, who was utterly under his wife's thumb, naturally did not dare refuse. He promptly agreed to the two conditions Xiao Wu proposed. As for the third, since Xiao Wu had not thought of one yet, he owed her that for the time being.

Seeing him agree to her demands, Xiao Wu giggled and wrapped her arms around his neck. "That's more like it. Since you're being so obedient, I'll give you more good news. There isn't just one baby."

"The Goddess of Life told me they're twins, and both are boys."

"So hurry up and think of names for our two little treasures."

Upon hearing they were twins, how could Tang San pay attention to anything Xiao Wu said afterward?

For a moment, the smile on his face could not be contained.

Seeing Tang San continue to grin foolishly, Xiao Wu unhappily twisted his ear. "I'm asking you about the children's names!"

Tang San hurriedly composed himself. "Our precious daughter is named Tang Wutong, meaning Tang San and Xiao Wu's little Phoenix."

"Then our two precious sons can follow the same pattern. I think the elder brother should be Tang Wulin, and the younger brother Tang Wuyang. What do you think?"

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. "Tang San and Xiao Wu's little Qilin and little sun? Good! Good! Let's call them that."

The joy brought by the two children did not last long. Soon, because the God of Destruction insisted on expanding the God Realm, a great battle arrived as expected.

Just as Tang San and the God of Destruction battled, the day of delivery also drew near.

Sea God's Mansion.

"Ah... ah...!"

As Xiao Wu's cries subsided, the cries of newborn children rang out from within the mansion.

Tang Wutong, who had been waiting nearby, held one child in each arm and walked smilingly to Xiao Wu's side. "Mother, they're little brothers."

After saying that, she placed the two children side by side by Xiao Wu's right pillow.

Tang Wutong pointed at the baby on the inside. "Mother, this is the older brother. The one beside him is the younger brother."

Xiao Wu kissed each baby on the face, then reached out and gently touched their tiny fists. Reluctance filled her eyes. "Wutong, Xiaowulin and Little Wuyang are in your care. I need to go help your father."

Tang Wutong looked into Xiao Wu's determined eyes and knew she could not stop her. "I understand, Mother. I'll protect my little brothers. You and Father must be careful too."

With Xiao Wu joining the battle, the situation eased. Tang San was also encouraged by the safe birth of Tang Wulin and Tang Wuyang.

Just as the divine battle approached its end, the disaster Tang San had predicted finally arrived.

The Pseudo-Creation Power formed by the combined strength of the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction could only barely lessen the impact brought by the space-time turbulence.

As the crisis descended, the Gods and Priests shouted in unison, "We swear to live and die with the God Realm!"

Just as the entire God Realm united to resist the space-time turbulence.

God Forbidden Land.

The violent tremors split the earth apart. After Tang San and the God of Destruction's all-out battle, the forest here had long since been razed to the ground.

At that moment, the Central Tower of the God Forbidden Land also collapsed with a thunderous crash amid the collision between the God Realm and the space-time turbulence.

Golden light continuously spread outward from the cracks, accompanied by waves of Dragon Roar.

Filled with unwillingness and hatred, with a desire for destruction and ruin, the Dragon Roar echoed as the Golden Dragon King, inheritor of half the power of the strongest God, the Dragon God, spread its wings and burst from the fissure.

The Golden Dragon King's objective was clear: destroy the place that had imprisoned it for so many years.

With the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life gone, Tang San, as a Supreme God, was now the strongest in the God Realm. Yet when facing the Golden Dragon King, he still felt a chill in his heart.

Seeing Tang San fall into a disadvantage, the God of Kindness and the God of Evil joined him in unleashing the Three Realms Judgment Sword.

Sensing the killing intent before it, the Golden Dragon King turned to flee, only to find the killing intent behind it had not diminished but grown even stronger. It knew it could no longer escape.

Since that was the case, the Golden Dragon King prepared to perish together with them. Its body continuously shrank as it charged toward the Protective Barrier of the God Realm Committee.

"Roar!"

The Golden Dragon King unleashed one final furious roar. It opened its draconic jaws, spitting out a mass of golden light.

Then, beneath the Three Realms Judgment Sword, the Golden Dragon King's life neared its end. Yet its eyes carried the thrill of vengeance.

It infused all its bloodline and power into a brilliant golden crystal, then controlled it as it flew into the distance.

At the same time, a streak of multicolored radiance flashed through the center of the crystal and vanished.

The three figures in the sky flashed away almost simultaneously, attempting to intercept the golden light. Yet all of them were evaded by it, and it continued accelerating.

The three were all drawn to the golden light surrounding it and failed to notice the Power of Creation hidden at the crystal's center.

Tang San, who possessed the strongest vision, saw that at the center of the golden light was a golden crystal covered in patterns resembling the scales of the Golden Dragon King.

"God Core! That's the Golden Dragon King's God Core!" the God of Kindness cried out after seeing it clearly.

Upon hearing the God of Kindness's words, Tang San instead relaxed, because he knew God Cores possessed no offensive power.

At the same moment the Protective Barrier of the God Realm Committee was pierced, the God of Emotion, Huo Yuhao, the young man now renamed Dai Yuhao, also spat out a mouthful of blood.

Tang San immediately sensed that something was wrong. He had no time to care about the God Core and flew toward the God Realm Central at once, while the God of Kindness and the God of Evil continued pursuing the God Core.

When Tang San rushed into the God Realm Central and injected his remaining divine power into it, it felt as though a giant hand had clutched his heart.

"No." Tang San cried out. Behind him, Xiao Wu could not help taking a step back, while the Gods of the God Realm all looked toward Tang San.

"Third Brother, what's wrong?" Xiao Wu looked at Tang San worriedly.

Outside the God Realm Central, Tang Wutong was holding her two newborn brothers as she stood guard. At the same time, she circulated her own divine power, hoping to merge her strength into the God Realm Central.

At that moment, a streak of golden light suddenly appeared before her. Before she could react, it slipped into her arms and vanished.

"Hmm?" Tang Wutong froze.

But in the next instant, she could not help screaming.

Blinding golden light instantly burst from one of the brothers in her arms. In that moment, Tang Wuyang's entire body turned translucent gold.

That golden light caused Tang Wuyang's tiny body to begin swelling outward, while a layer of fine diamond-shaped dragon scales emerged across his skin.

Tang Wulin, beside Tang Wuyang, was dazzled by the golden light from his younger brother and began wailing loudly.

Just as Tang Wutong was at a complete loss, two palms reached out at once, pressing respectively against Tang Wuyang's tiny forehead and lower abdomen.

Black and white halos flowed into him simultaneously. Under the gentle infusion of light, Tang Wuyang's growing body was forcibly stopped.

Only then did Tang Wutong notice that the God of Kindness and the God of Evil had somehow arrived at her side.

Yet both their expressions were extremely grave.

"Wutong, give Little Wuyang to us!"

After speaking, the God of Evil reached out and took Tang Wuyang from her. He hurried together with the God of Kindness toward the room containing the God Realm Central.

After soothing the crying Tang Wulin, Tang Wutong hurriedly followed behind the God of Evil and the God of Kindness.

However, no one noticed that after the Golden Dragon King's God Core entered Tang Wuyang's body, a streak of multicolored radiance was stripped from Tang Wutong's body by an invisible force and silently entered Tang Wuyang's body.

The fleeting change went entirely unnoticed even by the God of Evil and the God of Kindness, despite their status as Divine Kings.