[Legend has it that the true sovereign of the Spirit Beasts was known as the Dragon God, the mightiest dragon beast to ascend to godhood!]
[That was why Spirit Beasts might need to bear dragon blood to become stronger, and why Martial Souls carrying dragon blood were even more terrifying!]
[The Dragon God had long since passed away, and only scattered traces of dragon blood still shone brightly in the world!]
[Question: How will the Dragon God return?]
"Dragon God?"
Song Ye stood rooted to the spot. He had indeed been hoping for a relatively difficult question so he could focus on earning rewards, but he hadn't expected it to involve the Dragon God directly!
The Dragon God was the most crucial character throughout the entire Douluo series. In a sense, he was even more important than Tang San.
How the Dragon God would return... Now that was an interesting question.
In an instant, Song Ye spotted the key!
He thought to himself:
'The question asks how the Dragon God will return, not how the Dragon God will be resurrected!'
'It asks about the return of the Dragon God—the concept, the divine position, the name.'
'If it asked about resurrection, that would mean bringing the original Dragon God back to life. A return, though, could refer to something that isn't a living being, like the title of Dragon God!'
'As for the answer to how the Dragon God will return, of course it's that Tang Xuanyu will become the second-generation Dragon God. That means the Dragon God has returned, doesn't it?'
At the thought, Song Ye immediately smiled. "They're playing word games now!"
"How interesting. Is this to avoid revealing any more information, so they'll have more questions to ask later?"
He nodded, convinced that was the case.
At the same time, Song Ye looked around. Everyone nearby was deep in thought, too.
Pope Palace.
Bibi Dong furrowed her brows and murmured to herself:
"Dragon God? From the name, it sounds like a being from the Divine Realm. Is it dead?"
"So this is the true leader of all Spirit Beasts. Is that Silver Dragon King essentially the Dragon God's successor?"
"No wonder all those Spirit Beasts and Martial Souls with the word 'dragon' in their names are so powerful."
"Take the strongest Beast Martial Soul of the present day, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. It carries a trace of dragon blood, and has become a top-tier Beast Martial Soul!"
Her thoughts raced. No one could tell what she was planning.
In the end, Bibi Dong could only sigh. "It's a pity I don't know the answer, either."
"When will the Dragon God return? How will it return? Who could know?"
"Still, the Dragon God is a god from the Divine Realm. There's no way Song Ye can answer that, right?"
As she spoke, Bibi Dong turned around—and, sure enough, saw Song Ye puzzling over the question.
Only then did Bibi Dong relax. "That's more like it. At least Song Ye's acting human now!"
As for the answer, she'd have to make something up for a while...
On the arena.
Yu Xiaogang stared at the question that had suddenly appeared on the Light Screen and was genuinely startled.
"Good grief, now the Dragon God's involved? Is this an actual deity?"
Liu Erlong chimed in. "The introduction to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King mentioned that the Sea God really existed twenty thousand years ago."
"That means gods truly exist on Douluo Continent. This Dragon God might be one of them."
"And the true master of the Spirit Beasts, no less..."
Yu Xiaogang mused, "I see. No wonder the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is one of the Upper Three Sects. Their Martial Soul is so powerful because they have a trace of dragon blood."
"And me..."
The hints in the question had made Yu Xiaogang think of something important.
"My Martial Soul can undergo Martial Soul Fusion and become the Golden Sacred Dragon. Could that mean I carry a trace of the Golden Sacred Dragon's bloodline, too?"
"Maybe I can't make use of it, or there's too little dragon blood to activate it. Is that why I can't break through level thirty?"
At that, Liu Erlong and Flender turned their attention to him. They were members of the Golden Iron Triangle, too, and this mattered even more to them.
Flender hurriedly asked, "Xiaogang, are you saying your Martial Soul is connected to dragon blood?"
"Have you thought of a way to solve your problem?"
Yu Xiaogang nodded, then shot a glance at the Shrek Seven Devils beside him. He put on the air of a wise master and said:
"Thanks to the hint in this question, I've realized that the strength of Martial Souls and Spirit Beasts depends on their dragon blood."
"And I, Yu Xiaogang, may not be a good-for-nothing after all. I might actually be a true genius!"
"Because what flows through me is the even more powerful bloodline of the Golden Sacred Dragon!"
"If there's a way to activate my Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline, could it strengthen my Martial Soul and let me break through level thirty—and perhaps go even further?"
"The key is to find the key question!"
"And that key question is probably how to activate my bloodline!"
"How do you activate it?" Liu Erlong immediately asked.
At that, Yu Xiaogang stroked his chin and thought. "Bloodline..."
"Bloodline must have something to do with blood!"
"Do you think drinking a little dragon's blood would work?"
"That Silver Dragon King from earlier seemed to have incredibly pure dragon blood. If I could get a little of it, wouldn't I, Yu Xiaogang, break free of my shackles and ascend to greatness in one fell swoop?"
"If my Martial Soul grew stronger, I could keep advancing and become a Titled Douluo someday, couldn't I?"
"Huh?"
Yu Xiaogang's wild guess left everyone around him speechless once more.
They had thought he had some dependable idea, but it turned out he was still daydreaming.
Flender's eye twitched, but he said nothing. Liu Erlong sighed, too, thinking Gangzi was getting a little carried away.
Dai Mubai, standing nearby, couldn't help mocking him.
"Fatty, looks like you and Grandmaster have a lot in common."
"You're both ambitious. You want to be with the Snow Empress, and Grandmaster wants the Silver Dragon King's blood."
"Tsk, now that's what I call an ambitious man!"
Ma Hongjun scoffed. "Give it a rest, Boss Dai. I only fantasize about it in my head. I'd never say it out loud."
"Unlike Grandmaster here. He's got guts—he just asks for the blood of a million-year-old Spirit Beast."
"Come to think of it, if that's the theory, then I can figure it out, too. If I got some Ancient Phoenix blood, my Martial Soul could evolve!"
"Damn, Fatty, you figured it out too? Does that make you Little Theory Master?" Dai Mubai immediately agreed.
After that, the two of them burst out laughing in unison.
The sound grated on Yu Xiaogang's ears.
Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists, gritting his teeth.
"Damn it! This Q&A Game has made me lose face!"
"Just you wait. Once I get the Silver Dragon King's blood, I'll make my Martial Soul evolve."
"Then I'll truly be the one and only Grandmaster, with both theory and strength!"
"As for how I'll get the Silver Dragon King's blood... I have Simp General Bibi Dong. She can slay the Silver Dragon King!"
Yu Xiaogang chuckled to himself. Without meaning to, he pictured the carefree days ahead: a Titled Douluo at last, with Bibi Dong at his left and Liu Erlong at his right.
As for the answer to this question, how would he know?
Do you know?
Beneath Life Lake.
The Silver Dragon King and Di Tian, along with the others, were all startled by the question.
When Di Tian saw it, he became so excited he nearly leaped into the air.
"How will the Dragon God return?"
"The question actually asks how the Dragon God will return! Doesn't that mean the Dragon God really will come back in the future?!"
"My Lord, now we have something to look forward to!"
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