The 980,000-year Fire Dragon King Jia Lin? True Dragon Forest, the Four Great Dragon Kings! [2.2K]
"That would explain why that God never ascended to the Divine Realm."
Gu Yuena said.
"When a Soul Beast becomes a god, the Divine Realm regards them as a venomous serpent, a deadly enemy. It would never bestow a divine position to welcome them, only world-destroying divine punishment!
Yet he survived, even deceiving the heavens and crossing the sea, keeping the God Realm Committee in the dark for tens of thousands of years.
With an ancient existence so far above worldly affairs, Di Tian, what is strange about a mere demigod black dragon like you being unable to sense his true body?"
Di Tian's expression grew exceedingly grave, and he slowly dropped to one knee.
"Your subordinate is a fool, without even one ten-thousandth of your wisdom, my lord."
An unusual gleam flashed in the Myriad Demon King's eyes as he said softly:
"A true god of the Soul Beasts, hidden in the lower realm and entirely beyond the Divine Realm's command...
If that is true, the depth of Xuanwu Continent's foundations likely far exceeds our imagination.
That it could nurture a three-hundred-thousand-year Rift-Splitting Black Dragon King, a mysterious clan of Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears, and even a Plant-type sovereign with twenty thousand years of cultivation would all make perfect sense!"
As for the guesses of the Ferocious Beasts and Gu Yuena...
One could say their reasoning was completely wrong, but their conclusion was right!
After all, who could have imagined that Lu Changqing had a system?
For the past hundred thousand years, Lu Changqing had relied on the system to conceal his presence, leaving the Divine Realm entirely unaware of his existence or Xuanwu Continent's.
And now, a hundred thousand years had passed.
Lu Changqing had already attained the Divine Core of the Twin God Kings and possessed the Super Divine Artifact, the Mysterious Nether Immortal Armor.
His own defenses had also reached the level of a Supreme God King!
On Douluo Star, even if the Five Great God Kings, or all the Gods of the Divine Realm, descended together to gang up on him...
Lu Changqing would not be afraid!
"That is not all."
Bi Ji spoke worriedly.
"Since Xuanwu Continent has a God overseeing it, what exactly do they intend by crossing the vast ocean and heading straight for Douluo Continent?
Could it be... that they mean to seize this continent's living space?"
"There is no need to throw ourselves into disarray yet."
Gu Yuena raised her hand, signaling the Ferocious Beasts to quiet down.
Her gaze returned to the left side of the Sky Screen.
On the screen of light...
The level-95 Yu Chuanwu faced the level-94 Sea Spear Douluo.
With his entire body undergoing Dragon Transformation, Yu Chuanwu was practically beating Sea Spear Douluo back without respite.
The outcome of this second wagered duel was already obvious.
Meanwhile, on the other side, blood flowed in rivers through Vast Sea Fortress.
The Surprise Attack Legion led by Bibi Xi and Xu Yu had already occupied the fortress and begun deploying various Soul Cannons.
It appeared they intended to use Vast Sea Fortress as a bridgehead for the Xuanwu Empire's offensive.
"Xuanwu Continent has come in full force. Not only has their vanguard breached the humans' fortress, but they have now pressed right up to Sea God Island's doorstep."
Gu Yuena gave a cold laugh, her tone carrying the chill of a spectator watching a spectacle unfold:
"What sort of place is Sea God Island?
It is Sea God Poseidon's sole place of inheritance in the lower realm, his pasture for harvesting the power of faith in the mortal world!
Sea Dragon Douluo and those seven Sacred Pillar Guardians, along with High Priestess Bo Saixi, are nothing more than watchdogs raised by Poseidon.
Now the Xuanwu Empire's people have kicked open Poseidon's kennel, and even intend to uproot the whole of Sea God Island."
Gu Yuena turned around, light flickering in her violet eyes as she said calmly:
"I care nothing for the conflicts of mortal empires.
But Sea God Island is different. Even when beating a dog, one must consider its master.
That false god Poseidon is narrow-minded above all others, valuing the power of faith more than his own life.
With the Xuanwu Empire so brazenly seeking to destroy his inheritance...
The God Realm Committee cannot possibly remain unmoved, nor can Poseidon swallow this insult in silence. He will certainly make a move."
"My lord, do you mean... the Divine Realm will intervene directly in mortal affairs?"
Di Tian's expression sharpened.
"They will act sooner or later, even if only by sending down Divine Sense or manifesting through a divine artifact."
Gu Yuena said lightly.
"But that is precisely the situation we most wish to see.
Since Xuanwu Continent dares to provoke Sea God Island, it means the one pulling the strings behind it has no regard for the Sea God whatsoever.
When two tigers fight, one is bound to be wounded."
Gu Yuena withdrew her gaze and swept it over everyone present:
"Pass on my command. From this day forth, pull back throughout the entire Star Dou Great Forest.
All Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts are to retreat to the Core Circle. None may enter human territory without permission, nor clash with the Xuanwu Empire's advance forces."
"Di Tian, Xiong Jun, Myriad Demon King, you will observe how events unfold with me for now.
Next, we shall see whether Poseidon's divine might can preserve his place of inheritance in this battle over Sea God Island, or whether that vast Xuanwu Continent... truly has the ability to overturn the Divine Realm!"
"We obey your divine decree, my lord!"
Led by Di Tian, the six great Ferocious Beasts bowed in unison and accepted her orders.
Meanwhile, deep within Xuanwu Continent lay the True Dragon Forest.
The True Dragon Forest was the sacred land of Xuanwu Continent's dragons.
Within the True Dragon Forest, there were no fewer pureblood dragons than in the Star Dou Great Forest-perhaps even more!
The Star Dou Great Forest had only three pureblood dragons: Gu Yuena, Di Tian, and Zi JI.
But the True Dragon Forest had more!
Fifty thousand years ago, Lu Changqing had formed a human avatar and traveled across Xuanwu Continent, ending the era of kingdoms divided by warfare and founding the Xuanwu Empire.
At that time, Xuanwu Continent happened to border Star Luo Continent.
Lu Changqing's human avatar had also traveled to Star Luo Continent, where he happened upon the Dragon Tomb Minor Plane, also known as Dragon Valley.
Lu Changqing knew that Dragon Valley held the Dragon God Core, but he also knew he would most likely be unable to enter.
Unexpectedly, on Lu Changqing's first attempt to enter Dragon Valley, the remnant souls of several great Dragon Kings within had seen through his true identity.
Afterward, Lu Changqing had told those Dragon Kings' remnant souls about his identity, mixing truth with falsehood.
To his surprise, those Dragon Kings' remnant souls had actually entrusted several dragon eggs to Lu Changqing!
These dragon eggs were all True Dragons of pure bloodlines.
One of those eggs was the Fire Dragon King who appeared in Douluo IV: Jia Lin!
(PS: Jia Lin mentioned this in the original text of Douluo IV.)
Including Jia Lin's Fire Dragon King Egg, the other dragon eggs had all been brought into Dragon Valley by the remnant souls of several great Dragon Kings during the great war in the Divine Realm, then sealed away to await a suitable time to hatch.
After those dragon eggs had been entrusted to Lu Changqing, he had taken them back to Xuanwu Continent to hatch.
The True Dragons that hatched were the True Dragon Ferocious Beasts now living in Xuanwu Continent's True Dragon Forest!
The strongest among them, Fire Dragon King Jia Lin, was also Lu Changqing's adopted daughter.
Her cultivation had already reached a terrifying nine hundred and eighty thousand years!
As Lu Changqing's adopted daughter, Jia Lin had received his deliberate care.
While Lu Changqing slept, she could absorb the greatest share of the energy that escaped from him, allowing her, in just fifty thousand years...
To raise her cultivation to nine hundred and eighty thousand years!
Like Di Tian, Jia Lin was a descendant of the Nine Great Dragon Kings, and her innate talent was by no means poor.
Her combat prowess could even be called the greatest beneath the Gods!
Of course, whether she truly ranked first could only be known after she fought the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and Di Tian.
And the Rift-Splitting Black Dragon King truly was a True Dragon of the black dragon clan.
In terms of bloodline, however, he could not compare with Di Tian.
As for the words "Dragon King" in his name?
That was because the Rift-Splitting Black Dragon King did not know Di Tian existed.
Moreover, True Dragons were rare, and the Rift-Splitting Black Dragon King believed himself the last True Dragon of the black dragon clan, which was why he had given himself the title of Dragon King.
After all, "Dragon Kings" were quite common on Douluo Star.
Among the sub-dragons, there was the "Golden Earth Dragon King."
Among the True Dragons, there was also Zi JI, the "Hell Demon Dragon King."
Apart from Jia Lin and the Rift-Splitting Black Dragon King, there were also the "Storm Dragon King," with seven hundred thousand years of cultivation, and the "Taotie Dragon King," with four hundred thousand years of cultivation.
The former belonged to the wind dragon clan.
The latter belonged to the earth dragon clan.
Besides the Four Great Dragon Kings, the True Dragon Forest also held an immense population of sub-dragons.
They were all descendants of the Rift-Splitting Black Dragon, the Storm Dragon King, and the Taotie Dragon King.