Gu Yuena Goes to the Divine Realm Again

Just like the Sea God's Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, its essence is a top-level, all-around Soul Tool originating from that destroyed civilization, only it was endowed with divine power and became a divine artifact.

Or rather, Soul Tool are never the taboo; what is taboo is that such powerful Soul Tool are not controlled by the gods.

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Inside the God Realm Committee, the atmosphere, which had been so tense and decisive, suddenly became stagnant and eerie.

The gods reached a consensus to eradicate the Soul Tool research in the mortal realm by swift and decisive action.

There's no need for them to descend in person. For gods, even if they are in the Divine Realm, they can mobilize their divine power to precisely destroy some blueprints and kill some mortal Soul Engineer. It's just a matter of thinking about it.

Under the committee's guidance, streams of divine power imbued with destructive intent surged forth like an army on command, crossing the barrier between the Divine Realm and the lower realm, precisely heading towards the marked Spirit Hall research outposts on Douluo Star.

However, what happened next stunned all the gods, including the five god-kings.

The divine power that was enough to easily tear apart mountains and evaporate rivers vanished the moment it entered the Douluo Star's range and was about to touch its target, just like a drop of water flowing into a vast ocean, without causing the slightest ripple.

It wasn't blocked, it wasn't neutralized, but rather it was completely and utterly cut off from contact, as if it had never existed.

"What's going on?!" a Third-Class Deity exclaimed in shock, his face filled with disbelief. He tried to sense the divine power he had emitted, but it was as if a stone had sunk into the sea, and there was no response whatsoever.

The God of Destruction frowned, his dark purple Destruction Divine Power surging violently around him. He tried again, unleashing an even more concentrated beam of destructive energy, powerful enough to instantly annihilate a city, towards the lower realm, but the result was the same...

The light dimmed and dissipated mysteriously after entering the atmosphere of Douluo Star, disappearing without a trace.

"My divine power... can't sense it anymore?" The Life Goddess whispered softly. Her attempts to spread Life Divine Power, which was marked and probed, also went unanswered.

A sharp glint flashed in the Asura God's blood-red eyes. He pointed his fingers like a sword, and a tiny, yet perfectly concentrated, Asura Divine Power, powerful enough to sever the rules, silently pierced the void.

However, the moment this divine power entered Douluo Star, it was as if it had struck an invisible membrane that could devour everything, instantly severing its connection with him.

For a moment, the temple was completely silent.

All deities, regardless of rank, will lose all control and vanish into nothingness once their divine power enters the Douluo Star region. This is not an isolated phenomenon, but an unprecedented and comprehensive shielding against all divine power!

"Has the dimensional rules of Douluo Star... changed?" Poseidon, the Poseidon of the Sea God, guessed in a deep voice, his face extremely solemn. He tried to communicate with the Sea God faith he left behind in the lower realm, but found that the connection had become extremely weak and blurry, as if it were blocked by some kind of force.

"Impossible!" the Evil God retorted instinctively. How could mere dimensional rules possibly restrict a god?

The Godess of Kindness was somewhat convinced, but also equally doubtful.

"What kind of rule can simultaneously isolate the divine power of all of us gods?" His gentle expression vanished, replaced by deep confusion and a hint of unease.

They were used to being high above, used to ruling the mortal realm with divine will. But now, the absolute power they relied on to interfere in the mortal world was being completely shut out by an unknown method, in a domineering and unreasonable manner!

The rule established by the Divine Realm —that it was forbidden to interfere with the mortal realm—seems to have come true at this moment.

For the first time, the gods of the Divine Realm experienced what it meant to be "helpless."

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The solemn atmosphere of the God Realm Committee was replaced by an unprecedented anxiety and panic. After confirming that all active communication with the lower realms had been completely severed by an invisible force, all the Bright Capital realized the gravity of the situation.

Because of the restrictions of the Divine Realm's rules, deities cannot easily leave the Divine Realm in their true form. The main way they maintain their influence over the lower realms and select successors is through pre-set trials of inheritance.

Now that communication has been severed, it means they have become outsiders, unable to interfere with the processes of the lower realm, and unable to guide the seedlings they have chosen.

Of course, there are different levels of circumstances among them.

Those like the Sea God, who have already left behind the complete Sea God's Nine Trials legacy on Douluo Star, and even the Super Divine Artifact Sea God's Trident in the mortal realm, are in the best situation. His inheritance system is relatively independent, and even without his real-time control, qualified successors can still undergo the trials step by step and eventually inherit the godhood. He only needs to wait.

But many other gods were not so lucky.

Those who were not in a hurry to find successors and left the Divine Realm, leaving behind incomplete inheritances, or who, like the Rakshasa God, did not even have a proper place of inheritance and relied entirely on poaching the Asura God and causing trouble in secret, are now truly panicking.

The Asura God's situation is equally awkward. The Slaughter City he left behind is more like a selection mechanism. Those who pass it obtain the Divine Slaughter's Domain, but the subsequent real divine trials, such as the crucial judgment and the final inheritance, all require his personal divine thought to guide and intervene. The interruption of communication means that he has selected the seed, but he cannot carry out the subsequent "cultivation," and the divine position cannot be passed on smoothly at all.

The Rakshasa God is even more so. Her methods are too unorthodox (she specializes in poaching people), and her method of inheritance is bizarre and unstable, relying entirely on the covert manipulation of her own divine will. If the connection is severed, her tricks of "intercepting" and "tempting" will completely fail, she will be unable to give away the divine position, and she herself may be trapped in the Divine Realm forever.

"It's over... it's all over..." a deity murmured in despair.

However, amidst this panic, a perceptive and composed deity noticed something amiss.

"Wait... Although we cannot actively interfere with the mortal realm, but..." a deity said with a hint of doubt, "The divine test I set up seems to be... still functioning normally? Just now, I sensed that an heir had completed a test in the mortal realm, and the rewards for the divine test were actually... successfully distributed?"

Upon hearing this, the gods sensed the legacy they had left behind and indeed discovered a similar situation! Although they could no longer "manually" control everything, their rewards and assessments could still be issued normally.

This caused all the Bright Capital to fall into deep thought.

They blocked their interference with the lower realms, yet still made a point of maintaining the sending of divine tests and rewards.

"Such actions... could it really be the work of the dimensional consciousness?" a god murmured, his tone filled with uncertainty.

This conjecture sent a chill down the spines of all the gods.

If it truly was the consciousness of the Douluo Continent's plane that actively severed its connection with the Divine Realm, what was its purpose? Was it to escape divine interference and achieve true autonomy? Or... was it preparing for some greater upheaval?

Chapter 253 Gu Yuena Goes to the Divine Realm Again

For those gods who have already planned their escape route and are just waiting to find a suitable successor before passing on their divine positions and fleeing the Divine Realm, the Soul Tool technology that the Spirit Hall is currently developing is indeed like a child's toy, insignificant in their eyes.

After all, they're about to "run away," so what does it matter to them whether the mainland moves towards a civilization based on Soul Tool or continues down the old path of Soul Master?

The reason they so readily suppressed it stemmed from a deep-seated aversion within them.

That ancient Soul Tool civilization, which was glorious and prosperous ten thousand years ago and even dared to study the essence of divine power and attempt to peer into the authority of the gods with a mortal body, was seen by many gods as a complete blasphemy and provocation.

That was the first and closest challenge that mortals ever launched against divine authority. Although it was ultimately destroyed by the gods with thunderous force, the anger and fear of being offended had long been etched into their divinity.

Now, seeing similar signs quietly emerging from the ruins again, even if they are just the most tender sprouts, has touched a nerve with them.

Hatred extends to everything connected to the house; no need for deep thought, just wipe it away. To them, it's nothing more than a trivial matter, like brushing away dust from a garment.

However, even these veteran deities were perplexed by the unexpected resistance displayed by the will of the Douluo Star Plane.

Poseidon, the Sea God, held his Golden Trident, his deep gaze seemingly piercing the barrier between the Divine Realm and the mortal world. He let out a heavy sigh. The events surrounding Douluo Star in recent years had been far too frequent, exuding an unusual aura.

First, the Dragon Realm bypassed the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King, found a successor without warning, and completely separated from Douluo Star.

Immediately afterwards, the Soul Tool civilization, which had been completely destroyed and considered taboo, miraculously revived. Although weak, its very existence was astonishing.

Now, the will of Douluo Star has demonstrated a powerful ability to directly withstand the interference of several God-King level deities!

This is something no ordinary plane could accomplish. Even with Douluo Star's unique foundation, the strength of its plane's will is theoretically only around that of First-Level God. How could it possibly contend with a God-King?

"Unless..." A disturbing thought surfaced in the Sea God's mind, "Unless He received some kind of... blessing unknown to us, or perhaps this in itself is a long-planned... transformation."

In the current situation, although Douluo Star is nominally still under the jurisdiction of the Divine Realm, in reality, the Divine Realm has lost substantial control over this crucial core planet.

They can no longer perform miracles at will, no longer guide the direction of civilization, and even the selection of successors has become passive.

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Although the gods of the Divine Realm knew nothing about the root cause of the mutation on Douluo Star, this did not prevent them from finding a "reasonable" person to hold accountable based on their long-standing habitual thinking.

In the Divine Realm, where there is widespread hostility towards Soul Beast, especially after the Dragon God's rebellion, it is always safe to point the finger at the Soul Beast Lord— Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena —whenever any abnormality occurs in the lower realm that is beyond control.

"It must be that Gu Yuena who hasn't given up her evil intentions and is secretly stirring up trouble!"

"The Dragon Realm has broken away, Soul Tool have revived, and now even the will of the plane is beginning to resist the Divine Realm! Besides her, who else could have such means and motives?"

"The Soul Beast Clan, they still haven't given up their wicked intentions!"

Similar sentiments quickly gained traction among the gods. They needed an explanation, but even more so, they needed a target to bear the blame.

Whether Gu Yuena truly had the ability to do all this, or whether she had remained obediently in the Lake of Life, was irrelevant. What mattered was that she was half of the Dragon God and the leader of the Soul Beast —an identity that itself was a "sin."

Thus, a cold and majestic divine thought once again pierced through layers of spatial barriers, like an invisible chain, and precisely descended upon the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Star Dou Great Forest Douluo Star.

The Asura God's unquestionable command resonated deep within Gu Yuena's soul, "Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, come to the God Realm Committee immediately!"

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Deep within the Lake of Life, the ethereal breath of life flows as if it were a tangible reality.

At the very heart of this lake, a stunningly beautiful figure floated silently. She had long hair that seemed to be sculpted from countless pure crystals, flowing with a dazzling yet soft luster. Her eyes were a deep and mysterious amethyst color, and her appearance was so perfect that she seemed otherworldly. She was none other than the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena.

She was intently guiding the abundant life energy in the lake, nourishing the long-dormant old wounds within her body.

Ever since sensing the appearance of the Dragon God's successor and knowing that he would eventually return to seize the bloodline in order to restore the Dragon God's power, she has been racing against time, trying her best to recover her strength, hoping to have the means to resist or even negotiate when the day of destiny arrives.

However, at this moment, a familiar, cold, majestic, and irresistible divine thought, like an invisible shackle, suddenly pierced through space and resounded directly in the depths of her soul—it was the summons of the Asura God!

Gu Yuena's amethyst-like eyes snapped open, a fleeting hint of doubt flashing across them before being replaced by deep unease.

"The Asura God... why is he summoning me at this time?" Alarm bells rang in her mind. The last time the Asura God summoned her to the Divine Realm, she suffered severe divine punishment for a fabricated crime, and her injuries have not yet fully healed.

That experience made her realize that the Divine Realm harbored deep-seated prejudice and hostility towards Soul Beast, especially towards her.

Now is a crucial period for her recovery, and it is also a turbulent time in the mortal realm. The Asura God's summons once again is certainly not a good thing.

A strong sense of foreboding enveloped her.

She knew very well that she could not refuse this summons. Resisting the divine king's decree would only give the Divine Realm more reason to take action.

"Sigh..." A barely audible sigh echoed from the bottom of the lake, carrying a deep sense of helplessness and a hint of suppressed anger.

She slowly rose, her body shimmering with silver light. The enormous Silver Dragon King's true form did not appear; instead, she maintained a perfect human shape.

She took one last look at the lake that had nourished her for countless years, the Lake of Life.

The next moment, a dazzling silver light shot into the sky, tearing through space and carrying her figure, heading resolutely towards the Divine Realm.

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Outside the Lake of Life, in the dense primeval forest, a massive figure looms in and out of sight.

The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, who were responsible for guarding the Lake of Life, felt a fleeting but immense pressure and bowed their heads slightly in submission.

Sensing the disappearance of the oppressive aura, the two beasts finally looked up.

The Titan Giant Ape Er Ming was as large as a mountain, pounded his chest in frustration, producing a dull thud that startled countless birds into flight.

Its large, copper-bell-shaped eyes stared at the horizon where the silver light had disappeared, and a low, gurgling sound came from its throat, filled with unease.

Beside him, the Sky Azure Bull Python Da Ming, with its head of a bull and body of a snake and half its body submerged in water, appeared much calmer, but its eyes were also filled with an unyielding worry.

It slowly raised its head, its long neck turning towards the human world, its gaze seemingly trying to pierce through endless mountains and forests.

"The lord's injuries... clearly haven't healed yet." Er Ming's voice lowered, carrying the straightforwardness and worry unique to wild beasts, "What was the purpose of this trip?"

It could not forget the scene when the Lord returned from his last trip.

At that time, the Lake of Life was no longer enveloped by its former tranquility and peace, but by a suffocatingly low pressure. Although the aura of the Lord Silver Dragon King remained majestic, it could not conceal a trace of barely perceptible disorder.

What terrified them even more was that many of the Ferocious Beast in the core area, which they usually treated with caution and awe, were bearing serious injuries and were showing signs of weakness.