"Young one, what do you mean by this?"
Just as he was about to leave, the Dragon God was rudely stopped. Displeased, he questioned Ye Wen.
Ye Wen, however, looked at the Dragon God with a teasing gaze, casually tossing the Dragon God's divine position in his hand, appearing extremely disrespectful. Finally, he mocked,
"Boy, you're quite the schemer, trying to deceive me?
Although neither of us is at our peak now, you clearly know that my mastery of laws surpasses yours. How could you think I wouldn't see through whatever tricks you've left behind?
What have I done to make you look down on me so much? Even in my weakened state, I am still a King of God Kings."
By the end, Ye Wen no longer concealed his murderous intent, locking his gaze firmly on the Dragon God, searching for an opening to instantly kill him.
At this moment, the Dragon God fell silent.
The Dragon God knew there was an element of gambling involved, but a divine position at the level of a King of God Kings contained law engravings as vast as the ocean. He couldn't understand how this young man before him had managed to discern the hidden mechanisms in an instant.
Looking at the silent Dragon God, Ye Wen smirked, "I can't believe a simple bluff actually worked, and you really did leave something behind."
The more powerful the divine position, the more intricate the law engravings it contained. Even Ye Wen wouldn't dare claim he could fully decipher a junior God King's divine position in an instant, yet this foolish Dragon God had fallen for it.
Ye Wen had no intention of letting the Dragon God off easily. The Dragon God from his world had handed over the divine position and fled, so Ye Wen hadn't bothered with him. But this Dragon God was plotting against his wife, which was a death wish!
So Ye Wen continued his mockery, "But you're so old, and you fell for such a simple trick. It's no wonder you lost that battle back then.
You're too stupid. Without the support of the Douluo Plane, you probably wouldn't have been able to attain such supreme laws of creation."
Each of Ye Wen's taunts hit the Dragon God's most sensitive spots, causing his previously composed divine soul to tremble uncontrollably. His once majestic dragon eyes now radiated red killing intent.
The Dragon God looked as if he were about to devour someone alive.
But just as Ye Wen was cautiously searching for an opening, a violent spatial fluctuation suddenly erupted around the Dragon God.
Ye Wen's gaze sharpened instantly. The Dragon God was trying to escape!
But mere remnants of the old era! Even with supreme laws, thinking of escaping using spatial means in front of him was nothing but a delusion!
Wielding the blue Vast Sea Blade, almost in the blink of an eye, countless duplicates of Ye Wen's Vast Sea Blade filled every inch of space.
Ye Wen coldly said, "Since you don't want to go out gracefully, let me help you with that!"
With that, Ye Wen abandoned the idea of instantly killing the Dragon God with minimal disturbance, opting instead to wear him down with an endless barrage of Vast Sea Blades.
Even a cornered rabbit would bite, let alone a once-mighty Dragon God.
Upon sensing Ye Wen's unreserved killing intent, the Dragon God no longer hid, unleashing a terrifying roar to the heavens. His fearsome creation laws instantly enveloped Ye Wen, pulling them both into a brand-new chaotic space.
Seeing this, Ye Wen remained completely calm.
To him, this space was just an outdated technique.
Don't forget, Ye Wen had already analyzed the Dragon God's divine position, meaning almost all of the Dragon God's secrets were laid bare before him.
Moreover, Ye Wen's latest divine domain was constructed with the support of the Dragon God's creation laws.
Thus, Ye Wen's eyes gleamed with divine light as he formed seals with both hands without hesitation.
"Divine Domain Expansion·Boundless World!!!"
In an instant, the Dragon God's dazzling chaotic world was invaded by a new force—a pristine, empty white space.
Now, chaos and purity intertwined and devoured each other. Ye Wen and the Dragon God each occupied one side, facing off against each other.
Looking at Ye Wen's divine domain, the Dragon God's pupils contracted, and he instinctively exclaimed,
"How is this possible? Why is your creation law more complete than mine?"
Ye Wen chuckled softly but didn't answer. His understanding of laws had never relied on individual strength but on the foundation of an entire civilization. The Dragon God, who had always been alone, relying on his simple mind to comprehend things, could never match him.
In the moment the Dragon God lost focus due to his question, Ye Wen's Boundless World began rapidly eroding the Dragon God's domain.
The battle between divine domains boiled down to a battle of laws. If the laws of both sides didn't counteract each other and their cultivation levels were similar, they might be able to stalemate.
But Ye Wen's divine domain used the Dragon God's laws as its cornerstone. So if the Dragon God's divine domain's combat power was rated as one, Ye Wen's divine domain would undoubtedly surpass it no matter how you calculated it!
Feeling his shrinking, increasingly uncontrollable divine domain, the Dragon God was utterly panicked.
The Dragon God struggled, resisted, and fought back, launching various terrifying creation attacks with his divine domain.
But under the absolute suppression of superior laws, none of the Dragon God's attacks could reach Ye Wen. The moment they reached Ye Wen's divine domain, they were neutralized by corresponding law attacks from Ye Wen.
Watching the Dragon God thrash like a fish out of water, desperately seeking a sliver of hope, Ye Wen calmly said,
"How ugly, Dragon God.
But you should be grateful. Grateful that the only audience to this battle is you and me, preserving your final dignity."
To Ye Wen's words, the Dragon God roared furiously, "Don't be so arrogant, boy! I am the Dragon God! The strongest of the dragon race! The creator of the Dragon God Realm! The absolute overlord of this universe!
I was once called the King of God Kings! Do you really think you can defeat me? You're still a hundred thousand years too early!"
But at this point, Ye Wen was beyond words.
It was undeniable that the Dragon God had indeed achieved some feats in the past, but his complacency and subsequent blunders led to the complete decline of the dragon race—history that could not be erased.
If one had to describe what kind of person the Dragon God was?
Ye Wen's evaluation of the Dragon God was akin to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (Li Longji), who initially displayed great talent and created a prosperous era but later indulged in pleasure and lost his clarity, ultimately ruining himself.
(Author's Note: For those unfamiliar with Li Longji, he was the emperor whose mismanagement led to the decline of the Tang Dynasty.)
At this moment, Ye Wen completely absorbed and assimilated the divine domain formed by the Dragon God, pulling it into his own world.
When the Dragon God felt all the authority over laws seized by Ye Wen, his previously frenzied form stiffened in mid-air, forced to accept the cruel reality.
He, the Creation God, had been defeated in the realm of creation by another.
"Die."
Ye Wen coldly spoke, then thrust the Vast Sea Blade, entwined with causality and annihilation laws, straight into the core of the Dragon God's divine soul.
Reflecting on this battle, Ye Wen found it utterly tasteless. This Dragon God was far inferior to the Ancestral Formless Demon in both intelligence and combat power, even lagging behind Kindness and Evil.
If not for the fact that the Dragon God's cultivation was at the level of a King of God Kings, Ye Wen wouldn't have dragged the fight so long and could have killed him as swiftly as he did Kindness and Evil.
Watching the Dragon God's divine soul begin to disintegrate and shatter piece by piece, Ye Wen calmly withdrew his blade, dispersed his divine domain, and quietly observed as all the causal threads on the Dragon God began to be traced back to their roots and destroyed one by one.
At this moment, the Dragon God's eyes reflected profound regret. Having only held the creation laws, he saw Ye Wen's manipulation of causality laws in his dying moments, finally understanding the gap between them.
The Dragon God tilted his head back and bitterly laughed, "I was wrong, I was wrong!"
With that, the Dragon God, commanding his remaining soul fragments, broke through space and charged toward Douluo Planet.
This time, Ye Wen didn't stop him. Struck by the Endless Eternal Damnation Great Annihilation, the Dragon God's consciousness would be eradicated from the root of causality, making it impossible for him to possess another being and reincarnate even in his final moments.
Having lived so long, Ye Wen somewhat guessed the Dragon God's thoughts—he probably wanted to do something meaningful in his last moments.
Though Ye Wen was still far from Douluo Planet, with a slight exertion of divine power, he could clearly see everything happening on Douluo Planet.
At this moment, the Dragon God returned to the planet that had nurtured him and brought him to his peak, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
"Was I wrong? I suppose I was.
Everything in the universe has cause and effect. I used your power to achieve this supreme divine position, but due to my arrogance, I suffered backlash.
I shouldn't have stubbornly drained the essence of numerous life-bearing planets just to elevate the Dragon God Realm. If I had maintained the original way of life, I wouldn't have ended up like this today."
Though the Dragon God had many more reflections to express, feeling the erosion of causality and annihilation accelerating, he knew his time was running out and sighed deeply.
In his final moments, the Dragon God gazed once more in Ye Wen's direction, uttering his last reflection.
"You're lucky. In the end, you encountered this guy."
With that, after a final dragon roar to the heavens, the Dragon God charged toward Douluo Planet.
Though Ye Wen had departed, the powerful presence of the Dragon God instinctively activated the Four Divine Beasts Formation Ye Wen had set up on Douluo Planet.
Originally named Da Ming, the Sky Azure Bull Python, now renamed Sky Azure by Ye Wen (who found the old name unpleasant), took the position of the Azure Dragon of the East first. He wanted to see which fool dared to offend Douluo Planet—it was truly a death wish!
As Zhu Zhuqing and the others took their positions, they watched in bewilderment as the Dragon God's divine soul shattered completely. A portion directly merged into Tianqing's body, while the rest scattered across the entire Douluo Continent.
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At this moment, not only were Tianqing and the others bewildered, but everyone on Douluo Continent who noticed this phenomenon—humans and spirit beasts alike—were equally baffled.
But as massive energy fluctuations occurred and the bloodlines within humans and spirit beasts began to surge wildly, all life realized this was their opportunity!
The era of the Dragon King Legend, where any spirit had a trace of dragon lineage, arrived prematurely. Due to the overwhelming potency of the Dragon God's essence, even the slightest enhancement was an epic-level boost for the currently weak beings of Douluo Continent.
However, the greatest beneficiary was undoubtedly Tianqing.
With Ye Wen's help, the Sky Azure Bull Python had not only fully transformed into an Azure Dragon but, under the might of the Azure Dragon's divine aura, his strength soared to the God King level. Now, having inherited the majority of the Dragon God's soul essence, Tianqing's cultivation skyrocketed, surpassing the other three Divine Beasts and reaching the late God King stage.
However, due to his shallow foundation, the sudden surge in cultivation overwhelmed Tianqing with the influx of laws, leaving him with a pounding headache. Eventually, his entire being transformed into a massive azure egg, exuding a unique divine aura, floating in mid-air.
This posture complemented the original sun, as if Douluo Continent now had two suns.
"This is a good thing; there's no need to remain on guard. Zhu Zhuqing, the three of you can temporarily protect Tianqing. We'll discuss further when I return," Ye Wen transmitted his voice across the distance.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing and the others immediately complied, beginning their duty as loyal guards.
Ye Wen could tell that the Dragon God's gift to Douluo Planet wasn't entirely altruistic. Tianqing's cultivation boost wasn't at its limit yet. Once he broke through his current egg-like state, his strength might reach the Supreme God King level.
By then, the dragon race would undoubtedly have a place on Douluo Planet, whether among spirit beasts or human soul masters, and might even become mainstream due to Tianqing's overwhelming strength.
But so what? Ye Wen wasn't concerned. The co-development of all beings was the developmental tone he had set for this world.
The universe is vast, and any species that tries to dominate alone will eventually face consequences. Proper acceptance and assimilation are the themes of civilization's progress.
Moreover, Ye Wen was certain that the Dragon God was truly dead.
And even if Tianqing, who had received the majority of the Dragon God's cultivation heritage, grew stronger, Ye Wen himself would keep him in check, along with Xiao Wu. Furthermore, Tianqing's nature wasn't bad—he was a straightforward and honest elder-brother type.
Originally, Ye Wen had been troubled about who to entrust with managing this Douluo world in the future. Now, Tianqing's meteoric rise perfectly suited Ye Wen's intentions. With the addition of Qian Renxue, who was rigidly righteous, this world wouldn't develop poorly no matter what.
After reviewing his arrangements for this world, Ye Wen nodded in satisfaction, then redirected his attention to the two women, Na'er.
The fluctuations of laws emanating from the giant egg that Na'er had transformed into grew stronger, and a mysterious rhythm began to gradually spread.
At this moment, Ye Wen's eyes gleamed with anticipation. He had a premonition that Na'er's advancement this time would be significant.
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