pertwk Chapter 417 The Dragon God's Defenses Are Broken; His Tragic Fate Was Simply Due to Someone Els
Chapter 417 The Dragon God's Defenses Are Broken; His Tragic Fate Was Simply Due to Someone Els
Lan Fuzi stared intently at the dragon god who had manifested his form, and continued to ask, almost word by word:
"You yourself have repeatedly stated that this matter originated from you, admitting that you are an unforgivable sinner. But if you wish to atone for your sins, why did you personally issue an order prohibiting all beasts from becoming gods in future generations?"
Is this your idea of atonement? It's utterly absurd! I don't believe that you, as the head of the gods, wouldn't know the consequences of lacking power in this world.
The racial animosity you hoped for has not even come close. On the contrary, the soul beasts in the outside world are now on the verge of extinction.
Why? Because their original leader, on a whim, stripped them of the right to become stronger, leaving them only to perish under the heavenly tribulation.
Lan Fuzi's father lived for nearly 300,000 years. After a chance conversation with Di Tian, who was traveling around the world, he naturally knew some of the things that happened in the era of the Divine Dragon Realm.
Lan Fuzi had heard his father sigh more than once that if the divine realm ruled by the dragon clan still existed, how could he, as a hegemon of the sea, have been trapped and killed in the mortal world by the heavenly tribulation?
If she had the chance to become a god, why would her father have become a part of the Sea God Poseidon's scheme, ultimately killed by Tang San and becoming someone else's soul ring and soul bone?
"You... this... young friend, what exactly happened? Did the God of Asura fail to properly handle the affairs of the divine realm after my fall?"
Faced with Lan Fuzi's series of questions, the Dragon God felt bewildered.
He couldn't believe that his brilliant plan had caused such indignation from this younger generation.
Since his fall, his remnant soul has been hidden deep within the Dragon Tomb, in a long slumber.
It can be said that all their energy was devoted to deducing the possibility of defying the laws of the universe, and they were completely unaware of the changes in the outside world.
If Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena's arrival hadn't been so extraordinary, even giving him a glimpse of a new opportunity that transcended the laws of the universe, he wouldn't have forcibly awakened from his slumber to offer them some guidance.
Gu Yuena maintained an almost indifferent attitude, as she was indeed quite annoyed by the Dragon God's forced pairing.
As a Silver Dragon King from another universe, with a completely different historical trajectory, the miserable lives of the beasts in this world didn't really affect her much.
The more wise the Dragon God appears, the less clear-headed Gu Yue, who inherits the Dragon God's wisdom, is likely to be.
As for Huo Yuhao, he looked somewhat helpless at this moment.
He completely understood why Lan Fuzi was so angry. In fact, it wasn't just her; if it were Gu Yue, Di Tian, or any other offspring of beasts, they would probably be just as indignant as Lan Fuzi after learning the truth.
Huo Yuhao's own stance on this matter is somewhat unique. Although he now possesses the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King, he is still essentially just a human being.
He felt more speechless than anything else about the incomprehensible actions the Dragon God had taken back then.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao carefully considered his words before calmly replying, "Senior Dragon God, do you perhaps remember a Dragon Clan member named Di Tian?"
Seeing Huo Yuhao suddenly change the subject, the Dragon God was slightly taken aback, but still nodded: "I still remember him. Di Tian is a young man with good talent. I also personally promoted him and had him follow me closely for a period of time."
If it weren't for the destruction of the Divine Dragon Realm later on, he might have been able to rightfully become the eleventh God-King of our race.
"Before I learned the so-called truth from the Asura God, according to Di Tian's explanation of the Divine Dragon Realm, the cause of the disaster was still that you absorbed too much power, which caused your spirit to be overwhelmed and you had problems."
Finally, he was betrayed by a greedy alien god-king, causing him to go mad at the Divine Star Ceremony, which led to the destruction of the entire Divine Dragon Realm.
Huo Yuhao spoke slowly and deliberately, then added after a moment's thought, "I also ascended into the new God Realm jointly built by the five God Kings. The divine beasts that survived the great war of the God Realm also thought so."
In their understanding, it was the Divine Council that ordered the prohibition of lower-realm beasts from becoming gods, the purpose of which was to prevent another war between the gods and thus maintain the absolute rule of the divine realm.
"No, that's not right. Why five God-Kings? If we include the power I left behind, shouldn't there have been seven God-Kings who survived? Could it be that something else happened in the God Realm after that, and two God-Kings perished?"
The Dragon God's face suddenly turned pale, as if he had realized something from Huo Yuhao's words.
In his original plan, even if he perished, the four powers that remained in the divine realm could still be transformed into four new alien god-kings.
Although these four god-kings do not possess dragon blood, they should be able to govern the god realm together with the three human god-kings who survived the great war in the god realm, thereby achieving a delicate balance and even gradually reconciling the hatred between races.
As if to verify the Dragon God's deepest fear, Huo Yuhao looked at the Dragon God and slowly said:
"It is not that they have fallen, but that the evil and good powers that you created back then did not transform into new gods as you wished, but instead fell back into the hands of the original evil and good gods."
Although the power of these authorities gradually assimilated the two gods into non-human beings, they were still human at their core.
Just like Huo Yuhao, even though he possesses the extremely pure bloodline of the Golden Dragon King, he still harbors great goodwill towards beasts.
But whether it's him or others, they still only see him as a human being.
After all, for human soul masters, especially those who have inherited beast martial souls, it is perfectly normal to have some soul beast bloodline in their bodies, and this does not change the fact that they belong to the human camp.
After a pause, Huo Yuhao looked at the Dragon God, whose expression was growing paler, and added, "The fact that beasts are becoming increasingly weak in the lower realm is actually closely related to the rule you established that beasts cannot become gods."
I don't know what you were thinking back then, but under the current rules, every time a soul beast breaks through the 100,000-year cultivation bottleneck, it needs to undergo a tribulation of lightning.
To become a god, one must undergo ten tribulations, each a near-death experience. In contrast, before becoming a god, our lifespan is at most a little over three hundred years, an extremely short lifespan.
However, to reach the cultivation level of a 900,000-year-old soul beast, the most outstanding geniuses among humans can often achieve this level before the age of thirty.
Even Di Tian, whom you once highly regarded, is now trapped before the Heavenly Tribulation of nine hundred thousand years due to your prohibition, and there's nothing you can do about it.
Putting aside other factors, the series of chain reactions caused by the Dragon God's prohibition of beasts from becoming gods is also an important reason for the gradual decline of soul beasts.
Even though top-tier soul beasts with extremely high bloodline levels are far stronger than soul masters of the same level at the same cultivation level, the cultivation speed of soul beasts is inherently much slower than that of humans.
Even Bi Ji, whose cultivation speed was even faster than Di Tian's, spent nearly 100,000 years to reach a cultivation level of 600,000 years.
However, if this level of strength were converted to the standards of human soul masters, it would only be equivalent to a quasi-demigod level soul master.
Ten thousand years ago, Limit Douluo among humans were probably quite rare, and an era would typically only have a handful of exceptionally talented individuals.
However, humanity today is developing at an unprecedented pace, and there are quite a few Limit Douluo in various Soul Master factions.
On the other hand, among the soul beast race, those with more than 600,000 years of cultivation are extremely rare, not to mention those top-tier ferocious beasts that can rival quasi-gods.
Upon learning this reality, the Dragon God was completely stunned, even muttering incessantly as if in a nervous trance:
"This shouldn't be happening. Why did the vow I made back then turn out like this? Could it be that some unseen cosmic law is secretly interfering again?"
Seeing the Dragon God's disheveled appearance, Lan Fuzi snorted coldly and said without any politeness:
Even though things have developed to this point, apart from suspecting that the so-called laws of the universe are behind it, you have never realized your own mistakes!
You simply don't have the courage to face the consequences. All that talk about having no other choice is utter bullshit!
You chose death to end your own life and find peace. But you left behind such a huge mess, and then shamelessly claimed to trust in the wisdom of future generations. Don't you think your actions were incredibly selfish?
"I'm selfish? That's my wife's only son!"
The Dragon God seemed to be severely provoked by Lan Fuzi's words, and he retorted loudly, almost roaring.
"He died right before my eyes because of this undeserved calamity. As his father, do I not even have the right to be angry?"
Besides, didn't I admit before that I was a sinner? And what do you, a mere sea creature girl, know here, pretending to be so knowledgeable?
The surrounding scenery transformed instantly under the Dragon God's rage, becoming a vast and deep universe of stars, and an extremely oppressive aura, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down.
Seeing the Dragon God's almost broken and out-of-control state, Huo Yuhao frowned. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and stood in front of Lan Fuzi, blocking out the terrifying aura.
Even so, Lan Fuzi's face was still slightly pale, but she gritted her teeth and insisted on walking around from behind Huo Yuhao to face the enraged Dragon God, stubbornly replying:
"You say I don't understand anything, but if it weren't for your damned order to forbid soul beasts from becoming gods, my father, with his talent, might have been able to become a god long ago, and wouldn't have ended up as a stepping stone for the Sea God's test and died."
Even if we soul beasts manage to survive the lightning tribulation, our life essence will inevitably be damaged.
Not to mention those countless members of their kind who were instantly annihilated by the heavenly tribulation. Didn't they have family and friends? Is your only child destined to be nobler than them?
Seeing the Dragon God's eyes begin to glow with a tangible, blood-red hue, Lan Fuzi continued to question him loudly, enunciating each word clearly:
"But it's because you didn't think things through back then, and you didn't do anything right. Now you're even hiding in the Dragon Tomb, sleeping and escaping."
You clearly have the power to be resurrected and change everything. Yet you just hide here, shouting that you are a sinner.
Yes, you are a sinner, a coward who dares not take responsibility! Our soul beast race has declined to this miserable state today, all because of your existence.
Therefore, you are completely unworthy to be the Dragon God of the Dragon Clan and even the entire Soul Beast Clan!
As this series of questions fell, the void itself began to tremble violently due to the Dragon God's uncontrollable rage.
Huo Yuhao held Lan Fuzi's trembling hand tightly, ready to unleash his power to forcefully break through the space and escape the Dragon Tomb with her.
He did not regret letting Lan Fuzi say what she had always wanted to say; in fact, he felt that these words should have been said to the Dragon God long ago.
The Dragon God's eyes grew increasingly bloodshot, and his beard and hair stood on end, making him look like a vengeful ghost crawling out of the abyss.
The next moment, he waved his hand forcefully and said sternly, "Yes, I am indeed not qualified to continue serving as the Dragon God, so you guys can get out of here now."
And humans, remember this: you must bring me your dragon god offspring, born from your union, as soon as possible. Otherwise, I won't hesitate to break the seal on this dragon tomb and force you and the Silver Dragon King to be paired up directly…”
Accompanied by a dazzling nine-colored halo that caused extreme dizziness, the three of them felt the world spinning around them, and the voice of the Dragon God became increasingly faint and indistinct in their ears.
When their vision cleared again, the three of them had already been forcibly sent back to the snow-capped mountains outside by the Dragon God.
This sudden change in temperature was nothing to Huo Yuhao and the others.
But the biting cold wind immediately calmed Lan Fuzi down, who was initially furious and his blood was boiling.
Feeling the reassuring warmth from her palm, her pretty face flushed, and she whispered with a hint of apology:
"Uncle Huo, I'm so sorry. It's all my fault for being so angry that I couldn't control my mouth. That's why I angered that guy and he kicked you all out."
Seeing the blue-haired girl's red-rimmed eyes and her aggrieved expression, Huo Yuhao didn't blame her. Instead, he sighed softly.
He naturally reached out and gently patted Lan Fuzi's head, speaking in a soft voice to comfort her:
"Buddha, it's alright. If I were in your shoes, I think I would probably do the same thing."
This feeling is probably like suddenly discovering that all the hardships and even tragic fates you've experienced were actually caused by a foolish, impulsive decision made by a powerful figure in the past...