Huo Yuhao leaned against a large tree beside the city gate of Xilu City, quietly watching the silver-white divine power soaring into the sky in the distance.
The once azure sky was completely dyed silver; the terrifying phenomenon could probably be seen throughout the entire Tiandou Plain.
"Yuhao, what do we do about this commotion?"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm scratched its head and asked Huo Yuhao in the Sea of Spirit.
Ilex was also helpless, sighing,
"That divine power is too high-level; even if I try my best, I can't conceal it."
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Hearing the words of the two guests in the Sea of Spirit, Huo Yuhao didn't seem to care, his black eyes fixed on the pillar of divine power.
"So what?"
"After the commotion subsides, Elder Ilex, you can open the undead demiplane and take the three dragon corpses into it.
The Space Dragon King will cooperate with your actions."
Ilex nodded and said,
"Hmm."
"As long as they cooperate, there won't be any problems."
"Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to break through their divine power defenses."
"The God-King level is truly well-deserved!"
Ilex's eyes gleamed. This time, he officially had a basic understanding of the power of a God-King level expert.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm interrupted them, saying,
"But won't this commotion attract a lot of people?"
"Won't they affect us?"
Huo Yuhao smiled slightly upon hearing his words.
"What's there to be afraid of?"
"It's just a real fight!" "How
could I, the dignified leader of the Passionate, be afraid of this?"
"Whoever dares to make the first move, I'll nail him to the city wall with the Sunwheel Spear! I'll make an example of him!"
Huo Yuhao's eyes were filled with cold killing intent.
His creed had never changed. If friends came, he would offer them grilled fish; if enemies came, he would also serve them with the Sunwheel Spear.
Having spent a year and a half in the Douluo Continent, he knew that some Soul Masters here were feared but not respected; only by making them pay the price with their lives would they obediently follow.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm jumped off the golden tortoise shell and said,
"Alright."
"Yuhao, since you're confident, I'm relieved."
"If we encounter a very strong enemy, we can directly connect to the spiritual power of the Dream Space. Since the Demon Network opened, the spiritual power there has been accumulating rapidly every second!"
"Because quantitative change leads to qualitative change, the spiritual power in some places there is almost solidified!"
"Yes, I understand, Brother Tianmeng."
After ending his conversation with the two of them, Huo Yuhao continued to watch the funeral of the Dragon King.
Soon, a magnificent black stream of light rushed from the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest, carrying seemingly endless darkness, devouring every ray of light from the outside world.
Upon seeing this, Huo Yuhao's lips curled into a slight smile; he knew Di Tian had also arrived.
Near the east gate of Xilu City, a black streak emerged from the thick darkness.
It was a colossal black dragon, its massive wings capable of absorbing all light, its sharp claws gleaming coldly in the air.
Its majestic body, sculpted by the most perfect artist, twisted wildly in the sky, the authority of a beast god oppressing all living beings on earth.
All the residents of Xilu City ceased their activities and fled in panic to their homes.
The enthusiastic members on the city walls swallowed hard, gripping their soul-guided cannons tightly, ready to attack at any moment.
Near the military base at the south gate of Xilu City, a level-nine disintegration soul-guided cannon from the Mingde Hall was already aimed at the dragon's wings, fully charged, and various fixed-position soul-guided shells were loaded, awaiting Adam's order.
Adam looked at the black dragon in the sky but did not give the order to fire.
Through the dream space, he could sense the other person's deep sorrow, but there was no malice towards Xilu City.
After Huo Yuhao's spiritual power detected the trembling of the Xilu City residents, he activated his spiritual eyes, and nine spirit rings, disguised by his spiritual power, circled around his body.
A pure white giant stood before the city gate. The pure white giant was over two hundred meters tall, its majestic white wings slightly unfurled, and white feather-like light scattered throughout Xilu City.
This light dispelled the oppressive aura from the Beast God, and many Xilu City residents, upon seeing the white giant, realized that their "Enthusiastic Boss" had made his move.
Filled with love and trust for their "Enthusiastic Boss," some even went to the streets or parks to admire the figures of the white giant and the black dragon.
"So exciting! So exciting!"
"To see two such powerful figures! Even dying would be worth it!"
Some spirit masters huddled in a square, looking at the sky with excited faces; this was the first time in their lives they had witnessed true powerhouses.
Some tried to photograph the white giant and the black dragon facing each other from various angles.
Striving for the perfect angle, he posted it on the magic network to gain reputation.
Di Tian's enormous golden dragon eyes glanced unexpectedly at the white giant below.
However, he said nothing, flying away from Xilu City and continuing to watch the increasingly dazzling silver-white pillar of light near the Emerald Land.
It wasn't that Di Tian was afraid of Huo Yuhao; Huo Yuhao currently posed no real threat to Di Tian. Di Tian simply didn't want any unnecessary conflict to erupt at the Dragon King's funeral.
A Dragon King's funeral must be grand and solemn, and Di Tian wouldn't allow anyone to disturb it!
Gu Yuena's figure arrived at another location on the Emerald Land.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao, Di Tian, and Gu Yuena formed a triangle surrounding the entire Emerald Land.
She saw Di Tian in the sky, and Di Tian also saw Gu Yuena. The two dragons said nothing, quietly awaiting the Dragon King's demise.
"Roar!!!"
A dragon's roar that resounded through the heavens shattered the darkness carried by Di Tian, and thousands of rays of sunlight scattered across the Emerald Land.
The silver-white cracks on the earth completely shattered, and a majestic dragon phantom, after countless years, once again soared in the sky.
Di Tian felt that familiar divine power, tears streaming down his golden dragon eyes.
He finally couldn't help but shout at the phantom dragon:
"Uncle Space Dragon King!"
The illusory figure of the Space Dragon King twisted and turned wildly in the sky, its majestic dragon head roaring across the heavens and earth, venting its inner sorrow.
Upon hearing Di Tian's call, its eyes, shrouded in silvery-white light, looked at Di Tian.
"Oh? It's Di Tian!"
"It's been so long!"
"Hahaha! You've grown up!"
"Before, you told me in my clan's territory that you wanted to be a Space Dragon in the future."
"I happily told those two guys, Light and Darkness, and I heard they beat you up pretty badly?"
"I'm so sorry, hahaha!"
Hearing about his childhood, Di Tian realized that the other party was the genuine Space Dragon King, and only he knew this.
"I never cared."
"Uncle Space, so you were also in Douluo Continent. Why did you never come to see me before?"
The Space Dragon King looked at Di Tian and said softly,
"Because I died long ago, on the Altar of the God Star."
"A young human awakened my remnant soul, hahaha, allowing me to soar through the sky once more in the last moments of this remnant soul!"
Di Tian looked at Huo Yuhao in front of Xilu City in the distance, his golden eyes revealing gratitude, and his dragon head nodded slightly to him.
Then, with an anxious expression, he asked,
"Uncle! What exactly happened back then?!"
"Was the God Realm really so ruthless?"
"We Soul Beasts have now completely lost our hope of becoming gods!"
The Space Dragon King fell silent, looking at Di Tian with apologetic eyes, and said,
"Di Tian, I'm sorry."
"The Nine Dragon Kings did not die at the hands of humans."
"Throughout the existence of the Dragon God Realm, human gods have never betrayed us."
"They were also the Lord's subjects, and we fought together for the development of the Dragon God Realm."
"The war between human gods and beast gods was a complete mistake!"
"Humans and beastmen were both victims!"
Di Tian's worldview seemed to collapse, and disbelief appeared in his golden eyes.
The Nine Dragon Kings didn't die at the hands of humans, so who else was there? Di Tian dared not think any further.
"Why? Then why did the Lord split apart! Why can't Soul Beasts become gods?!"
The Space Dragon King remained silent for a long time before finally saying to Di Tian,
"The Lord was tricked, tricked by the universe."
"The God Star is a conspiracy."
"Dimensional ascension is a dead end!"
"Di Tian, as the captain of the Dragon God Guard! Don't you know how strong the Lord's combat power is?"
"Unless the Lord willingly, the Asura God could not have split the Lord in two."
" Nor could it be such a coincidence to separate the Lord's sanity and madness."
"Di Tian, forgive the Lord for the Soul Beasts."
Di Tian was struck dumb, tears streaming down his golden eyes.
He wasn't stupid; he was very smart, but now, Di Tian resented himself for being so smart.
The Space Dragon King's last sentence clearly meant that the inability of Soul Beasts to become gods was a setup by the Lord himself.
"Why?"
"Why?!"
The Space Dragon King shook his head; he couldn't understand the Lord's thoughts either.
"Di Tian, what's done is done, just wait."
"The Beast Clan will find a way out."
"You're still young, keep waiting."
"That day won't be far off."
Di Tian didn't listen to the last sentence. This Beast God was now utterly dejected, like a walking corpse.
His hundreds of thousands of years of perseverance had turned out to be nothing but a joke. At this moment, Di Tian really wanted to buy a red nose to wear on his face.
The Space Dragon King couldn't bear to see his former descendant so dejected, and continued:
"Other Beast Clans may not have hope of becoming gods, but you still do."
"The crowns of Light and Darkness should still be there. Go find those two crowns, and you can become a true Dragon King."
Di Tian nodded painfully.
"Thank you, Uncle."
"I will go and search."
"I will definitely lead the Beast Clan to prosperity again!"
"I will personally find the Lord! Ask him all the truth!"
Di Tian's eyes shone again. Even his Space Uncle had a remnant soul; the Dragon God was so powerful, he must also have a divine soul left behind!
He vowed to find the Dragon God's divine soul and ask him face to face, what was the reason for all this?!
What was the purpose of the Soul Beasts' suffering over the years?
(End of Chapter)
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