Mending the Heavens

A dragon shadow shattered into a sky full of fragments within the chaotic space-time.

The roar of the Dragon God resounded throughout the entire galaxy, causing the stars to tremble violently under the force of His bellow.

The Water Dragon King continued his account, his tone deepening:

"The Dragon God fell into madness because of this, and the power of destruction surged forth from within Him."

"The Nine Great Dragon Kings fought a bloody battle in an attempt to bring Him back to his senses, and a multitude of powerful dragon kin fell one after another."

Ye Qiong frowned:

"Then how did the Dragon God fall?"

The Fire Dragon King let out a cold snort:

"It was none other than that group of God Kings led by the Asura God!"

"We sought their help, hoping they would join forces to restrain Him, but who would have known..."

The Fire Dragon King grew angrier as he spoke, forcing the Water Dragon King to interrupt him:

"At that time, the decisive battle erupted in the tidal zone at the edge of the universe."

The image on the water screen shifted once more.

Five rays of divine light collided violently with a single dragon shadow beside a gray tidal zone.

The Asura God's sword aura unleashed a strike of destruction, imbued with the sharpest killing power in the world.

Before the Dragon God descended into total madness, He released His origin as if detonating Himself.

The two forces exploded beside the tidal zone, tearing a rift wide open.

The Water Dragon King gazed at the image, his voice heavy with the exhaustion of millions of years:

"The Space Dragon King was dead, and the Time Dragon King was on the verge of death."

"No one was able to repair this rift."

Ye Qiong looked at the rift in the image, a sudden, ominous premonition rising in his heart.

Could it be that...

"That rift connects to an absolute void we have never touched, an indescribable abyss beyond the universe."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ye Qiong noticed the rift in the image gradually expanding, transforming into a massive hole in the blink of an eye.

The hole was bottomless, revealing nothing at all.

Ye Qiong stared into that darkness, his mind racing.

In his past life, while playing Honkai Star Rail, he had seen lore regarding the edge of the universe and imaginary tides.

But those were merely settings from the Honkai Star Rail world.

He was not certain what the tidal zone in this Douluo Continent universe actually was.

However, he could be sure of one thing.

There was absolutely nothing good inside that hole.

Sure enough, the Water Dragon King's voice continued the next moment:

"The five God Kings assumed the tidal zone would slowly repair itself, so they all departed."

"But this hole was continuously pried open day after day by external forces."

As the Water Dragon King spoke, he paused, waved his dragon claw again, and a group of monsters so massive they made one's scalp tingle appeared in the image!

"Several hundred years later, several star-devouring ancient beasts crawled out from within this hole."

"They were unimaginably vast, each one like a moving planet."

"Their bodies were shrouded in purple-black gas clouds, resembling nebulae; they had no eyes, only abyss-like mouthparts."

"They invaded our universe, devouring countless stars. Wherever they passed, planets were shattered, and countless living beings were consumed along with their galaxies!"

Ye Qiong watched the scene of those ancient beasts swallowing planets in the image, his eyes widening in shock.

He immediately asked:

"Do these ancient beasts... possess intelligence?"

The Water Dragon King shook his head:

"No, they only have the instinct to gorge themselves."

This sentence struck Ye Qiong's mind like a bolt of lightning.

He stood frozen in place, staring at the giant beasts in the image.

Gluttony, ancient beasts...

Damn it, isn't this the Path of Voracity from the Honkai Star Rail world?

The Aeon of Elation had stolen the sense of taste from the Aeon of Voracity, turning it into a beast driven only by the instinct to gorge.

And those ancient beasts similar to it were also affected because they walked upon the Path of Voracity.

This sent shockwaves through the depths of Ye Qiong's heart.

If this ancient beast originated from the Honkai Star Rail universe.

Then, did the current Douluo Continent exist in some corner of that very universe?

And was the abyss connected by this rift perhaps the boundary eroded by the Path of Voracity?

Or could it even be the Honkai Star Rail universe itself?

But this conjecture was too bold, and with too little information, he could not be certain, nor did he dare to assert it.

Thus, he had no choice but to bury this speculation deep within his heart and continue listening to the two Dragon Kings.

The Water Dragon King, unaware of his internal turmoil, continued his account:

"The first to bear the brunt was the desolate galaxy where our Divine Dragon Realm originated."

"Overnight, that place, which carried the past memories of our dragon race, was completely reduced to nothingness by three ancient beasts."

The scene shifted.

The remnants of the dragon race stood at the edge of the tidal belt, facing the rift.

Ye Qiong watched as those dragon shadows flew into the rift one by one, never looking back.

The Fire Dragon King watched this scene, his voice low:

"These were my descendants."

"They ignited their final flames with their own bodies, transforming their bloodlines into pure sources of fire to fill that massive void."

The Water Dragon King also shook his head and sighed:

"The descendants of all us Dragon Kings followed suit."

Ye Qiong watched the screen as the remaining Dragon Kings led their kin to fight the ancient beasts to the death, filling the void wave after wave, and he was deeply shaken.

Yet, he did not interrupt the two Dragon Kings, choosing instead to listen quietly.

"As long as that void did not close, those ancient beasts would continue to pour through endlessly."

"And at that time, we never once thought of retreating."

"Simply because behind us lay the home upon which we relied for survival."

"The rift was eventually sealed by us, but we paid an immense price for it."

"I, the Fire Dragon King, and even the Mountain Dragon King and the other Dragon Kings all perished in that battle."

After the Water Dragon King finished speaking, the Fire Dragon King let out a long sigh:

"Alas, to think of how glorious our dragon race once was."

"Yet in the end, there is no longer a place for us in this universe."

"In that battle, our dragon race almost vanished from the cosmos."

The scene shifted.

The remains of the dragon race drifted through the vast void, falling toward a distant blue planet.

Douluo Planet accepted these final relics.

The dragon remains scattered across the planet slept deep within the earth, transforming into one dragon tomb after another.

And the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was one of them.

Ye Qiong looked at the spring where ice and fire coexisted in the vision, and realization dawned on him.

The residual power from the fused remains of the Water Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King had permeated the earth, nourishing this land known as the Sunset Forest.

He remained silent for a moment before speaking slowly:

"The God Realm... erased this battle from the records?"

Facing Ye Qiong's question, the Water Dragon King's voice remained calm:

"They branded our Father God as the source of the rebellion and labeled our dragon race as accomplices."

"And the existence of that rift and the ancient star beasts was never written into any record."

The Fire Dragon King's indignant voice also rang out:

"The survivors chose to forget, but the energy barrier on the tidal belt will remember the sacrifice of our dragon race."

"Our dragon race has not perished!"

"We have all transformed into a wall—a wall known as Mending the Heavens!"

The Fire Dragon King's words were resonant and powerful, ringing like a deafening bell in Ye Qiong's ears.

The Fire Dragon King's gaze fell upon Ye Qiong once more, heavy and solemn:

"Human, we have but one final wish."

"I hope you can find the remains of the other Dragon Kings and obtain their inheritance."

"Because the barrier we formed is not an eternal solution; one day, those ancient beasts will break through the barrier once again and return."

"I hope you can protect everything in this universe on our behalf."

Ye Qiong looked at the two Dragon Kings one last time, a confident smile appearing on his face:

"I will, because, after all, I am a Pathfinder."