The Golden Dragon King whipped his head toward Lin Ming.
Lin Ming spoke with complete composure.
"That's right. I tried summoning the Dragon God and failed, but that was because I didn't have enough Energy Crystals, not because he couldn't be summoned. That's how I know he's still alive."
He spouted nonsense with a perfectly straight face.
How could he possibly have the ability to resurrect the Dragon God? Even if he did, he couldn't bear to part with the Energy Crystals.
"So when you blew yourself up along with the Divine Realm, the Dragon God could have saved you at any time if he'd wanted to, but he chose to stand by and watch."
"When the Dragon Clan was wiped out and the Soul Beast Clan was wiped out, the Dragon God chose to stand by and watch."
"He's even still alive, yet he continues to uphold the curse that prevents Soul Beasts from becoming gods."
"That shows he isn't particularly interested in seeing things get better for you."
"Getting saddled with the Dragon God really was eight lifetimes' worth of rotten, bloody luck for you."
"Wait, if, as you say, the Dragon God doesn't want things to get better for us, why did he let us enter Dragon Valley?"
The Golden Dragon King frowned.
"If it's as you say, and he doesn't want to give me the Dragon God's Heart or let us get the treasures in Dragon Valley, then he should have simply shut us out."
"That's why this was just an attempt on my part."
Lin Ming smiled.
"I only wanted to know whether we could get in. The result wasn't bad. Being able to enter means things aren't too terrible yet."
"What do you mean?"
"Exactly what I said."
Lin Ming spread his hands.
"Really,