"Demon Dragon?"
The Star Dou Great Forest, a mysterious forbidden zone.
In this forbidden zone, once lifeless and utterly still, seven hazy figures had appeared at some unknown point.
They were the Seven Great Ferocious Beasts, led by Di Tian!
During the era of Douluo I, they generally kept themselves hidden. Even the Asura God couldn't find the forbidden zone's location.
But.
When the Heavenly Dao's voice rang out earlier, all seven Ferocious Beasts had been awakened.
Of course.
They hadn't acted rashly. Instead, they'd begun observing.
However, they couldn't see the battlefield of the divine war at Jialing Pass. They could only watch the images on the light screen in the sky.
They'd thought they were merely spectators, but they'd never expected that the third trial would have something to do with dragons!
"Is that really a dragon?"
Among the seven figures, a woman with purple hair and a purple dress, her figure voluptuous, took shape.
She abruptly raised her head and stared at the light screen. Her purple, vertical pupils were filled with shock. "Beast God, could it be that our dragon race..."
"Still has survivors?"
Behind her stood a man in black, his golden eyes fixed ahead.
It was none other than Beast God Di Tian.
"Could it be a dragon from another world?"
Nearby, King of Ten Thousand Demons knitted his brows and spoke gravely. "The Teleportation Gate said earlier that it connected to another world!"
Di Tian fell silent.
He had once traveled across Douluo Planet, and had confirmed that not a single member of the dragon race remained anywhere on the continent.
But.
That was only Douluo Planet.
What about other worlds?
Like...the other world they'd mentioned?
Di Tian sank into thought.
Each of the Nine Great Dragon Kings had their own clan, and even he, Di Tian, couldn't claim to know all of their whereabouts.
So...
Could this dragon from another world be descended from a clan that the Space Dragon King had opened up a realm for, one that had eventually become connected to this "Teyvat" over the course of countless years, giving rise to a dragon race?
Di Tian didn't know. He didn't dare make a rash judgment.
"Beast God."
"Could this be a lost member of our race?"
Seeing that Di Tian didn't respond, Zi JI fell silent for a moment before asking hesitantly, "Perhaps...a dragon with our bloodline was left behind?"
Di Tian didn't answer.
He closed his eyes. A glimmer of black light appeared between his brows, and he instantly entered a mysterious mental space.
Within that space, a vast silver light-shape coiled into being.
It was Silver Dragon King!
"My lord."
Di Tian sent her a message with his mental power, his tone respectful. "Regarding the dragon race..."
"I saw it too."
Silver Dragon King cut him off.
Her voice was ethereal, yet revealed an unmistakable weariness and weakness, along with a far greater measure of authority.
"My lord, what do you think?"
"Could this demon dragon from another world be of our dragon race?"
Silver Dragon King fell silent for a moment, then spoke. "The light screen of the Teleportation Gate didn't provide much information. I can't be certain either."
She didn't have Dragon God's complete memories, so she didn't dare make a definite claim.
The word "corruption" brought only one thought to mind.
Long ago.
Dragon God had been corrupted by an unknown, violent force. His mind had collapsed, and he'd descended into madness.
That was why.
The Dragon God Realm had shattered, and the dragon race had been all but slaughtered.
So...
She suspected that the corruption afflicting this "demon dragon" might well be on par with what Dragon God had suffered back then.
Of course.
That was only a guess.
"We can look into it a little."
"Yes, my lord!"
Di Tian's heart jolted, and he hurriedly acknowledged her.
"Beast God?"
Seeing Di Tian sitting with his eyes closed and not speaking, the other six Ferocious Beasts exchanged glances. In the end, Zi JI tentatively called out to him.
"Investigate."
Di Tian's voice was low, but carried unquestionable authority.
Zi JI knitted her brows and hesitated. "But, Beast God, the Teleportation Gate's rules require 'Spirit Masters from each nation.' As Soul Beasts, we probably can't enter the gate at all."
"It doesn't matter whether we can take part. We only need to gather information."
"Understood!"
Di Tian raised his head and gazed into the distance, toward the battlefield at Jialing Pass.
The situation on Douluo Continent had changed, and his path to godhood now seemed impossibly distant.
But.
This other world...seemed to fall outside the Divine Realm's jurisdiction.
Then...if he seized an opportunity, could he become a god?
At the same time.
Silver Dragon King's gaze was fixed on the sky.
If she hadn't sensed wrong, there was a god in the Spirit Hall Empire—and that god had also been wounded by the Asura God.
Even so.
Thanks to the mission reward from the Teleportation Gate, the Spirit Hall Empire's god had quickly recovered completely.
Then...could her own injuries be healed that way too?
Meanwhile, in the Far North.
The wind howled through the snow, and the temperature was so low that even space itself seemed on the verge of freezing.
At the heart of this land forbidden to life, two peerlessly beautiful figures stood side by side, gazing up at the light screen in the sky, untouched by the blizzard.
One was a woman in white, her beauty cold as ice, her ankle-length white hair fluttering gently in the wind.
She was the ruler of the Far North, the Heavenly Snow Woman, Snow Empress.
Beside her stood a petite young woman with twin jade-green ponytails. Her eyes held a fierce pride and wildness. She was none other than the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, Ice Empress.
"Snow Empress, did you hear that?"
Snow Empress's gaze was profound, and a flicker of emotion crossed her eyes.
She had just failed to form her Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Spirit Cores. On top of that, with a god now appearing, she was about to use a Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus as a catalyst to seal her own essence and begin rebuilding herself as a human. She hadn't expected such an upheaval.
Seeing the reward for completing the mission...Snow Empress had to admit, she was tempted.
Complete recovery!
If her injuries were healed, then she wouldn't need to rebuild herself as a human, would she?
Of course.
Snow Empress knew all too well that the bigger the storm, the bigger the catch.
The Spirit Hall Empire's representative, Chen Fan, had completed the mission earlier through sheer luck. The next missions wouldn't be so easy!
At least, that was how Snow Empress saw it.
"Snow Empress?"
Snow Empress didn't respond, and Ice Empress grew anxious. Her call snapped Snow Empress back to her senses. "Hmm?"
"Should we go..."
"Let's wait and see!"
Snow Empress spoke sparingly, but her words settled the matter.
Her condition wasn't good. Going rashly into human territory could lead to trouble. Better to stay here for now and observe.
Besides, all they had to do to see the light screen of the Teleportation Gate was look up.
"All right..."
Seeing that Snow Empress was adamant, leaving no room for discussion, Ice Empress was at a loss for words. She gave an awkward smile and could only nod.
At that moment, nearly the entire continent was watching the light screen, eager to see which representatives would take part from the three factions: the Heaven Dou Empire, the Spirit Hall Empire, and the Star Luo Empire.
[Final countdown begins now: 90 seconds!]
Just then.
The Heavenly Dao's solemn, emotionless voice rang out once more in everyone's hearts.
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