"The lower realm has now been turned completely upside down."
The Asura God's icy voice rang throughout the Divine Realm's conference room. "This continent called Northern Underworld has now invaded Sea God Island, which is under the rule of the Sea God Poseidon."
"And that is not all. Even the Douluo Continent will soon be threatened."
The Asura God lightly tapped the screen, and it immediately zoomed in, displaying the scene of Xi Zhao attacking the Heaven Dou Empire's Seaside Fortress.
"Say, Asura, aren't you making a mountain out of a molehill?"
Destruction leaned back in his chair, utterly unconcerned. "It's just friction between two continents. Hasn't that happened countless times over these millions of years? What's there to make such a fuss about?"
"If it were an ordinary continent, it naturally wouldn't have drawn my attention."
The Asura God glanced at Destruction before continuing, "But this particular continent is anything but ordinary."
As his words fell, another image appeared-the moment Long Wei transformed into a true dragon.
The instant that image appeared, Destruction and the others sat upright, the ease in their eyes giving way entirely to solemnity.
"That's... a dragon!"
Evil watched Long Wei on the screen, his tone finally turning serious. "And judging by his appearance, he's a Golden-Eyed Black Dragon!"
"Exactly. A Golden-Eyed Black Dragon-a member of the Dark Dragon King's clan."
The Asura God slowly drummed his fingers. Seeing that the gods had finally grasped the gravity of the situation, a faint smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "In other words, the Dragon God's lineage has appeared in the world once again."
"That is hardly good news."
Destruction's expression turned exceedingly grim. He still remembered the Dragon God incident. That battle had gravely wounded the Divine Realm, and even now, the memory left him with lingering dread.
"So the dragons have awakened once again!"
The God King of Goodness frowned. "The Dragon God was split in two. We sealed the Golden Dragon King in the Divine Realm, while the Silver Dragon King escaped to the lower realm, her whereabouts unknown."
"And all the other Dragon Kings died in battle. Who else could be sheltering these dragons?"
"Whoever it is must have a death wish!"
The Destruction God King snorted coldly, purple divine power rumbling around him. "Let me descend to the lower realm and wipe out every last one of those dragon remnants!"
"Don't act rashly."
The Asura God stopped Destruction. "If it were that simple, there would have been no need to summon all the gods of the Divine Realm."
"Oh? Asura God, what else have you discovered?"
Evil immediately looked at him with curiosity. Since he had said that, there had to be more to the story.
"If they were merely dragon remnants, that would be manageable. Unfortunately, things aren't that simple."
The Asura God raised his hand and swept it lightly across the screen. The image changed again, shifting to the Northern Underworld Continent.
Beneath the continent, in that unfathomably deep sea, an enormous dark silhouette floated silently.
A mere flick of its tail was enough to raise waves tens of thousands of feet high. Its outspread wings were immeasurably vast.
The continent on its back, comparable in size to the Douluo Continent, looked like a model made of building blocks. Large though it was, compared to that creature, it was merely the tip of an iceberg.
The gods stared at the image, disbelief filling their eyes as their mouths unconsciously fell slightly open. They seemed astonished that such a colossal creature could exist in the lower realm.
Just then, as though sensing the spying gaze from above, the enormous figure abruptly opened its eyes, and a beam of divine light surged forth.
Those immense, deep-blue eyes seemed capable of piercing through the Divine Realm. That tremendous power made even the Super Divine Artifacts belonging to the Asura God and the others begin to shudder violently.
It was not anger or eagerness at encountering an enemy, but fear. They feared the power of that figure.
The next instant, the screen before the Asura God shattered with a crash, while he himself let out a muffled groan and involuntarily staggered back several steps.
"Ahem... now you all understand, don't you?"
Clutching his chest, the Asura God slowly settled back into his chair. "That thing won't be so easy to deal with."
"What an enormous creature. What a powerful presence!"
Destruction tightly gripped his Super Divine Artifact, the Destruction Scepter. It was telling him that their opponent was anything but ordinary.
Only then did the Life God King, who had remained silent throughout, speak with disbelief written across her face. "That continent is actually alive?"
"Yes."
The Asura God coughed twice and nodded. "That continent is carried by an unknown creature. It is a continent that can move."
"And we have no idea what that thing is. Whether it's some kind of fish or something else entirely, we simply don't know."
"There's no way it's a fish!"
The God of Destruction rejected the idea with absolute certainty. "Neither the lower realm nor the Divine Realm has any fish that could effortlessly carry an entire continent around!"
"Exactly!"
Beside him, the God of Space scoffed. "To my knowledge, no creature in the lower realm could evolve to the point of carrying an entire continent on its back!"
"Even the Mountain Dragon King among the Dragon Kings had to turn himself into land, rather than carry land on his back!"
"Space is right. Could it possibly be stronger than a Dragon King?"
The God of Darkness chimed in, "Don't be ridiculous! The laws of heaven and earth in the lower realm would never permit such a creature to appear!"
"If a creature like that existed, Douluo Star's planar will would absolutely crush it! How could things remain as peaceful as they are now?"
"Not necessarily."
At that moment, Poseidon could no longer hold back. "Perhaps it really is an enormous fish."
Upon hearing Poseidon's remark, everyone's gaze immediately turned to him.
They had almost forgotten that Sea God Island, where Poseidon's faith was rooted, was under invasion, and the culprit was none other than the Northern Underworld Douluo.
"Poseidon, do you know something?" The Asura God turned his gaze toward him.
"Everyone, do you remember my report ten thousand years ago about an enormous, godlike creature appearing on Douluo Star?"
"Of course."
The God of Destruction said gravely, "At the time, the other four God Kings and I personally investigated the lower realm, but we found not the slightest clue, so the matter was left unresolved."
"Are you saying this monster is that mysterious being you spoke of back then?"
"Precisely."
Poseidon nodded. "Douluo Star is where I ascended to godhood, and the sea is my domain. Yet this particular place lies beyond my control."
After a pause, Poseidon suddenly gave a bitter smile. "Or, strictly speaking, I only managed to become a god because I escaped death. Otherwise, I would have perished, my path extinguished."
Hearing Poseidon's words, all the gods present were deeply surprised. Just what had he experienced to make him say such a thing?
After all, none who could become a First-Level God were ordinary. Every one of them had been a peerless powerhouse in their time.
Yet Poseidon was now saying he had nearly perished, his path extinguished. That alone showed how profoundly the circumstances back then had affected him.
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