Light Dragon King: It's fine, I can still turn the tide

[Author's Note: A quick heads-up: regarding whether Soul Spirits can be inherited, I saw on Baidu Library that they can be. If there is explicit documentation in Douluo Dalu 3 stating that Soul Spirits cannot be inherited, please point out the source so I can make corrections.]

"So, let me summarize: twenty thousand years ago, there was a guy named Tang Chen who was the master of the Slaughter City. His grandson, Tang Hao, and a Blue Silver Emperor produced a half-breed named Tang San. After the Blue Silver Emperor died, this guy founded the Tang Sect, obtained the dual god positions of the Sea God and the Asura God, crushed the Rakshasa God and the Angel God, and took the Shrek Seven Devils with him to ascend to the God Realm."

"Then, ten thousand years later, an orphan named Huo Yuhao happened to run into a runaway medicinal ingredient, the Million-Year Great White Worm, in the Star Dou Forest. The human and the soul beast formed a partnership and were taken in by the Tang Sect disciples of Shrek. He then went on a cheat-filled journey, collecting top-tier soul beasts to sacrifice themselves as his soul rings. During this time, he was passionately pursued by Wang Qiu'er, who was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in human form, and the human Wang Dong'er. Somehow, the woman by his side ended up becoming a human girl named Tang Wutong. Following that, he crushed the Holy Spirit Cult, which had ties to the Slaughter City. In his twenties, he promoted the Soul Spirit method to the human soul master world, founded the Spirit Pagoda, and then suddenly left for the God Realm."

"It's the Tang surname again, another graduate of Shrek Academy, and crucially, he has a Tang Sect identity. Anyone with eyes can see that there's a god pulling the strings behind the scenes!"

The Light Dragon King was truly worthy of being an existence who had guided the dragons of the Dragon Valley Forest for tens of thousands of years; he had guessed the truth in one go. Rus Wang silently gave the Light Dragon King a thumbs-up in his heart. As expected, seniority really makes a difference; he hadn't been brainwashed or dumbed down by the Love God's power.

"Zi Ji, I have a question for you!"

The Light Dragon King shouted sternly.

"Yes, Senior Light Dragon King."

"Aside from being a human city, does Shrek Academy have any other places related to the gods?"

"Uh... the Sea God Island?"

Zi Ji thought for a moment and replied.

"Sea God Island? Sea God Island... a god from the God Realm! Damn it, this is a setup! And it's a setup to plunder destiny. They even dared to take the destiny of the Star Dou Forest. Using human activities and the heavenly tribulation killing dragons as a cover, they even dared to reach their dirty hands into my Dragon Valley. Once they've scavenged the dragon legacy, is the Tang family planning to usurp the entire Douluo Plane next?"

If the Light Dragon King still had his physical body, he would definitely pick up the Dragon-Slaying Blade and go chop Di Tian to pieces. But unfortunately, he was now just a dragon soul. Unless a dragon with million-year cultivation—a god—appeared to recreate his body using heavenly treasures, he could only curse that idiot Di Tian in the Dragon Valley world. The Dragon God really had misjudged him back then.

"Senior, is there still any need to maintain contact with the Douluo Continent?"

"Yes. No matter how stupid Di Tian is, the dragon race must handle its own internal affairs. However, at the very least, aside from the core area of the Star Dou Forest, you can forget about the rest of the Douluo Continent, Rus. They even dared to use the Valley of Love and Emotion to set a trap; I suspect the remains of the Water Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King are also inevitable traps."

"By the way, Zi Ji."

"I am here, Senior Light Dragon King."

"Next, I need you to follow me and learn some secret dragon techniques, then return to the Star Dou Forest to teach these things I've taught you to the dragons there and to the recovering Silver Dragon King."

Di Tian was already a lost cause. Back when the dragon race dominated the universe and created the Divine Dragon Realm, they didn't rely solely on brute force and cultivation, but also on a wealth of secret techniques and knowledge. He had preserved quite a few that could allow the dragon race to act without being detected by the gods of the God Realm.

Di Tian was a dragon who had lived through those times too; why hadn't he thought of sending dragons to me to retrieve them? Or was it that he didn't know at all what the Dragon God had done in his final moments? Even if he didn't know, he should have at least sent dragons from other continents in the Dragon Domain to try and make contact.

"I feel extremely honored to have your personal guidance, Senior!"

Being personally guided by one of the Nine Great Dragon Kings—he estimated that apart from Di Tian and the Master, no other dragon kin in the Star Dou Forest could enjoy such treatment.

Looking at the excited Zi Ji, the Light Dragon King felt slightly more at ease.

Aside from Di Tian, this junior seemed quite normal.

"As long as the Silver Dragon King's mind remains intact, once she can move freely, and with the Folded Ear Continent that you've integrated, Rus, we dragons might still have a chance to turn the tables by uniting with the Elves."

Thinking this, the Light Dragon King suggested to Rus Wang.

"Rus, you've seen how Di Tian has handled the situation of the dragons on the Douluo Continent. He can be a loyal subject with strength, but he can only be a loyal subject who knows how to fight. He cannot shoulder the burden of strategy and has been toyed with by those things from the God Realm. You are the dragon with the highest cultivation beneath him; you must now take on more of the burden."

"With the Silver Dragon King severely injured and in hibernation, I have no choice but to place everything on your shoulders. But since you never experienced the glory of the Dragon God's era, I will give you some good dragon treasures to help you share the pressure."

As he spoke, the Light Dragon King walked toward a runic array. As he channeled his energy, complex power covered the center of the array, and a nine-colored gemstone appeared.

The Light Dragon King picked it up and placed it into the forelimb Rus Wang extended.

"This is the Dragon God's Tear, Rus. Its core mechanism lies in summoning dragons to the small plane where they are located. The stronger the user's mental power, the more intense the summons, and it can better open spatial channels. It allows dragons to transmit more power to assist the user, but after each use, it requires at least seven days to absorb the essence of heaven and earth to replenish itself. This will be of tremendous help to your combat power. Remember to keep it safe and don't let it fall into the hands of other races."

After solemnly placing it into Rus Wang's claws, the Light Dragon King took a test tube containing dragon blood from his storage Soul Guidance Device and carefully handed it to Rus Wang's other forelimb.

"This is the core material needed to build the Dragon Ascension Pillar. I once wrote letters through books to teach your son, Barus, how to craft the Dragon Ascension Pillar. He has now fully mastered it, but he lacks the core material. This test tube contains the blood from when my body was still intact, preserved in the ten-thousand-year-old ice near the corpse of an Ice Dragon in the dragon graveyard. Although it is not as good as the Dragon God's blood, and the effect of the Dragon Ascension Pillar will inevitably be greatly reduced, its core function remains. It can assist dragons in breaking through the ten-thousand-year boundary as quickly as possible and maintain the purity of the dragon bloodline through calming the mind."

As for the Dragon God Core, the Light Dragon King did not intend to tell Rus about it yet. Rus Wang was indeed qualified, but his strength was still weak, and he lacked million-year cultivation.

Moreover, the Dragon God Core was the greatest relic left by the Dragon God in the Dragon Valley world, even more precious than the Light Dragon King himself and the dragon knowledge he preserved. It contained a god position space and origin divine power, and the core could briefly boost the holder's mental power to the God King level. The Light Dragon King needed to pass this on to a qualified successor who could lead the dragon race to reverse the current situation and achieve the revival of the dragon race.

Therefore, for the Light Dragon King, choosing the dragon to inherit the Dragon God Core required extreme caution. Even if the Silver Dragon King, who had split from the Dragon God, finished her recovery and came to the Dragon Valley world to ask him for the Dragon God Core, he would not hand it over easily, but would observe her carefully first.