Chapter 136: The State of the God Kings
Lei Chen watched Zhang Lexuan with a calm gaze as her expression gradually regained its firmness, giving a slight nod.
With this matter concluded, there was no need for further words. The path ahead was for her to walk herself. Lei Chen then raised his hand and gave a gentle wave. The spatial rules around him shifted like obedient flowing water, and a soft light enveloped Zhang Lexuan.
Zhang Lexuan felt the scene before her blur and shift once more. The golden space, still lingering with the aura of the God of Love's solitude, rapidly receded. In the next moment, she found herself back at the Lakeside of the Sea God. A breeze brushed past, carrying the moist scent of water, as if the encounter that had decided her future divine path had been nothing but an illusory dream.
Yet, she clearly perceived the serene and vast foundation of the God Position within her body, and the profound mark of the laws concerning love and emotion now etched into her soul. All of this was undeniably real.
Gazing at the shimmering surface of the lake, she took a deep breath, her eyes growing even more resolute. She turned and walked towards the Sea God Pavilion, her heart now carrying a new direction and weight.
After seeing Zhang Lexuan off, Lei Chen did not immediately leave this spatial interlayer that was on the verge of completely dissipating.
He stood quietly alone. The naturally flowing, multicolored light of the plane illuminated this increasingly dim and desolate remnant of a place. The final divine sense of the God of Love had completely dispersed. Along with it, the unique atmosphere of emotional laws she had cultivated over her tens of thousands of years of dwelling here was also rapidly fading, allowing this spatial interlayer to return completely to normal.
Lei Chen's gaze swept calmly over this space about to return to nothingness. His heart held little turbulence, only a slight satisfaction at the smooth progression of his plans.
This trip to the Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love, though not without minor twists, had ultimately achieved its core objective — successfully stirring the nearly deadened defenses of the God of Love's heart, prompting her to pass on her God Position.
This woman, Zhang Lexuan, possessed a resolute character and a unique, profound emotional history. She was indeed a suitable candidate to bear the authority of the God of Love. Now that the foundation of the God Position had been planted, it was only a matter of waiting for her growth. Once she cultivated to the peak of level 99, inheriting the God Position would follow naturally, restoring the name of the God of Love to the divine pantheon.
"Thus, among the four First-level Gods within the Douluo Plane, the God of Thunder and the God of Ice have already been fully restored, their foundations stable. The reforging of the Angel God Throne is also steadily progressing. That girl, Ye Guyi, is growing rapidly, and the two'sacrifices' from the Holy Spirit Cult are also 'diligently cultivating,' awaiting only the opportune moment."
Lei Chen calculated silently in his heart, a clear thread of thought presenting itself in his mind.
"The god of love divine seat has now also found a successor. Though it requires time to nurture, the path forward is clear, with no major obstacles remaining."
At this thought, even with Lei Chen's typically unperturbed state of mind, he couldn't help but feel a flicker of anticipation.
Four First-level Gods represented four nearly complete systems of laws. Once they were all successfully anchored and integrated into the Douluo Plane, the benefit to this plane's origin would be immeasurable. This was far beyond merely devouring energy; it was a fundamental enhancement at the level of laws, a complete rebirth of the plane's 'constitution.'
"Then, after fully digesting the vast energy and substance of the entire Abyss Plane..." A vision of stars being born and dying seemed to flicker in the depths of Lei Chen's eyes. "The scale and foundation of the Douluo Plane will inevitably expand to an unprecedented level. I fear... it may truly not be far from transforming into a genuine God Realm."
A genuine God Realm in the true sense was not merely about possessing vast energy and several god-level powerhouses. It required a stable and complete structure of laws, capable of bearing the operation of the authorities of numerous deities, capable of radiating influence and providing shelter to its subordinate planes, forming a virtuous cycle.
And the integration of four First-level Gods was precisely the core cornerstone for constructing this skeletal framework of laws.
Of course, besides needing stable, first-rank god-level cornerstones of law, a true God Realm must also possess supreme beings powerful enough to anchor its fortune and stabilize its foundation — God King-level powerhouses.
"I, as the Plane Master, am a given." A faint arc curved at the corner of Lei Chen's mouth. With the plane's ascension to a God Realm, he, being of one origin with the plane, would undoubtedly receive the greatest feedback and enhancement. Stepping into the God King realm would be a natural progression. He was the unquestionable core and sovereign of the future God Realm.
"And besides me..." Lei Chen's gaze seemed to pierce through layers of space, settling on two indistinct locations. "Within the Douluo Plane, there are two others lying hidden, possessing the foundation of God King-level existence..."
Naturally, he was referring to the Gold and Silver Dragon Kings, born from the split of the Dragon God.
The Silver Dragon King went without saying. After the battle that resulted in the God Realm's exile, she had returned to the Dragon Valley Small World, filled with the remains of the dragon race, concealing herself there to enter deep slumber and recover from the severe injuries sustained in that ancient divine war.
That Dragon Valley Small World was created by the Dragon God at the moment of his demise, retaining the Dragon God's most primal aura and power. For the Silver Dragon King, it was the perfect place for recovery.
"Even though I cannot directly perceive the specific situation within the Dragon Valley Small World, given the Silver Dragon King's foundational origin and her being in such an environment favorable to her, the speed of her injury recovery certainly cannot be slow." Lei Chen speculated inwardly. "Perhaps, during this period of dormancy, she might not only fully recover but even turn misfortune into fortune. By leveraging the legacy left by the Dragon God, she might break through the shackles of a First-level God and truly step into the God King level. It is not impossible."
If that were truly the case, the future God Realm would gain another top-tier combatant capable of holding a domain.
However, compared to the relatively optimistic prospects for the Silver Dragon King, the situation of the Gold Dragon King appeared much more troublesome.
"The situation with the Gold Dragon King is far worse." Lei Chen frowned slightly.
Back then, the Gold Dragon King had self-destructed before the God Realm Committee, leaving behind only an extremely faint wisp of its origin core. If the Silver Dragon King had not intervened in time to protect it, it would likely have been completely annihilated. Afterwards, under the arrangements of the Silver Dragon King and Lei Chen, this wisp of origin was placed within the body of the Imperial Auspicious Beast, Wang Qiuer, to be slowly nurtured by her unique constitution of fate power.
Although, under Lei Chen's guidance, Wang Qiuer often utilized the power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to draw upon the origin dragon aura of the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King who perished there, aiding in nourishing the Gold Dragon King's origin—a method that indeed had some effect—the efficiency was ultimately too low.
The damage to the Gold Dragon King's origin was too severe, almost starting from scratch. To slowly nurture it back to its former God King-level strength using this method would require time and resources akin to a bottomless pit, with no end in sight.
Now, with the plane's ascension imminent and numerous matters at hand, the matter of the Gold Dragon King's revival could only be maintained in its current state for the time being. Perhaps after the plane's foundation became more robust and the Silver Dragon King awakened and returned, other opportunities or methods to accelerate the process could be found.
Reining in his wandering thoughts, Lei Chen took one last look at this spatial interlayer that had almost completely turned to nothingness and was about to be repaired by the plane itself. Without further delay, his figure flickered as he quietly departed, returning to the more vast origin sea of the plane, which also bore the weight of his further schemes.
The blueprint for the future God Realm had been drawn. Now, it was time to move forward steadily, step by step.
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