Outside Dragon Valley.
"You're not coming in with me?"
"No thanks. That's your territory. If you go mad and kill me, who am I supposed to complain to?"
"Hmph. I'm going in, then."
"Remember to merge Dragon Valley with the Douluo Plane."
Not long after Gu Yuena entered Dragon Valley, Xiao Hongchen quietly followed her in.
He couldn't let her take all the benefits. Still, he stayed cautiously near the exit, ready to leave at any moment.
In the depths of Dragon Valley.
Gu Yuena stood silently before a chasm ten thousand meters deep. As though awakened, a nine-colored dragon soul suddenly stirred.
"You've come..."
The Dragon God's lingering soul spoke with startling calm, without a trace of madness.
"Yes. I'm here."
"I know why you came. Take this."
With that, the Dragon God handed the Nine-Colored Dragon God's Core to Gu Yuena.
"With this, you should be able to stand against your brother. Whatever happens, I only want to see a new Dragon God born soon..."
The Dragon God shut his eyes tight.
He could hold on no longer.
He had spent countless millennia alone in Dragon Valley. Even his deepest hatred had been worn away by time.
Now, all he wanted was to leave this place and find his wife.
"Thank you. I'll do everything I can to succeed you as Dragon God."
Gu Yuena bowed deeply to him.
"I'm leaving now. Goodbye, child. Please give my people a proper burial..."
The Dragon God's lingering soul burst into flame!
BOOM—
Terrifying energy swept through Dragon Valley. The surrounding space shook violently, and countless dragon souls wailed as if joining his lament.
"I left the Divine Position at the Dragon Ascension Pillar. Don't try to inherit it until you're strong enough, or you'll go mad."
"Where is the