Douluo: Emerald Poison King

Chapter 443: The Tip of the Iceberg of the Dragon God

"Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, but what about the Vermilion Bird?"

"God of Vermilion Bird, this will involve past events again."

"In the former Dragon God Realm, the Dragon Clan was the strongest race, followed by the Phoenix Clan. At that time, the Phoenix God's power was no less than that of the Dragon God of the same period. The two races once addressed each other as brothers, but later the Phoenix God suddenly rebelled for some unknown reason."

"At that time, the Dragon God had nine Dragon Kings and a Dragon Queen under his command, as well as the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, who was his brother and Shadow Dancer. The Phoenix God also had five Phoenix God Kings under his command, all of whom were the Phoenix God's own bloodline, namely Vermilion Bird, Gouchu, Luanyu, Qingluan, and Honghu."

"The great battle between the two sides nearly tore the entire divine realm apart, but because the Dragon God's side was stronger, the Phoenix lineage was ultimately annihilated."

"As an existence on par with the Dragon God, the Phoenix God was captured by the Dragon God and his brother, the Shadow Dancer Zihuang Mietianlong. However, shortly after the Phoenix God's rebellion, the Dragon Prince was born. Shortly after the Dragon Queen's death, Zihuang Mietianlong, the Dragon God's own brother, rebelled against the Dragon God for unknown reasons and was eventually killed by the Dragon God."

"It was after this battle that the Dragon God devoured the primordial power within the Phoenix God's divine position, gaining the power of creation, and thus becoming the Supreme God-King. He possessed both the power of destruction and creation, becoming the strongest being that could not be resisted."

"The Phoenix God herself, like the Dragon God, is half a Vermilion Bird, and her first child, like the Dragon Prince, inherited the entire Vermilion Bird bloodline."

"Originally, the Phoenix God was a powerful god-king who was close to the Supreme God-King and possessed the power of creation. However, because of this incident, the core of the Phoenix God's divine position was devoured, and the divine position was reduced from being close to the Supreme God-King to the level of a second-level god. From then on, the Phoenix, a powerful race whose status and strength in the divine realm were second only to the Dragon Clan, completely disappeared."

"It can be said that the God Realm originally had God Kings corresponding to the Four Heavenly Spirits, but they were no longer there due to internal strife. When the Four Heavenly Spirits existed at the same time, the stability of the God Realm was stronger than that of a physical planet. Even things like spacetime storms and black holes could not shake the existence of the God Realm."

The God of Pride spoke a long string of words in one breath, but then saw Chen Ming deep in thought again.

In the original work, there was indeed a story about the Dragon God devouring the Phoenix God's divine position to gain the power of creation, and Chen Ming remembered that the Dragon God began to show signs of schizophrenia because of this.

In the Douluo Continent IV setting, the Dragon God initially only possessed the power of destruction. It was only by resonating with the creative power obtained from devouring the Phoenix God and its original destructive power that it was able to advance further.

However, because the power of creation was not obtained by the Dragon God through cultivation, and because it conflicted too much with the Dragon God's attributes, the Dragon God gradually developed two personalities: one was violent and angry, and the other was calm and wise. These two personalities and corresponding attributes were inherited by the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King respectively.

But
If we consider the premise that the Dragon God has a split personality, then which personality is closer to the Dragon God's original personality?

Chen Ming personally believes that the destructive desire aspect is closer to the Dragon God's original personality. After all, the Dragon God forcibly obtained creation through devouring, so this is likely largely due to the influence of the Phoenix God on his personality.

Furthermore, Chen Ming remembered something quite important.

"Senior Aotian, I once heard of a martial soul called the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon on another continent. Because Douluo Continent is related to dragons, I think this martial soul might be related to the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon you mentioned. If I'm not mistaken, the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon is of the destruction attribute, right?"

Upon hearing this, the God of Arrogance couldn't help but sigh. The Douluo Continent was truly a strange place; it could actually be connected to the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon. It seemed as if everything hidden in the God Realm could be found in the Douluo world.

"No one knows where the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon died in the end, but according to you, the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon Martial Soul in your world should have been born from the blood left behind by the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon. Just as you thought, the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, like the Dragon God, possesses the attribute of destruction."

"Zihuang Mietianlong is the ancestor of sub-dragons, but in terms of bloodline purity, he is actually second only to the Dragon God. The reason he is a sub-dragon is simply because he is sub-dragons of the Dragon God. He is the Dragon God's own brother, and to the Dragon God, he is like two sides of the same coin. In the God Realm, his status was once second only to the Dragon God and the Phoenix God."

"After the death of the Phoenix God, Zihuang Mietianlong became the second most powerful being in the God Realm. He often took the place of the Dragon God in commanding all dragons and was regarded by the Dragon Prince and the Nine Dragon Kings as being second only to the Dragon God. No one knows why Zihuang Mietianlong rebelled, and no one knows where Zihuang Mietianlong perished."

"However, there is a rumor in the God Realm that the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon carried a portion of the Dragon God's malice. After the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon perished, this malice returned to the Dragon God, ultimately leading to the Dragon God's loss of control."

"What a complicated relationship."

Chen Ming rubbed the bridge of his nose, pretending to be deep in thought because of the complicated relationship, but in reality, he was thinking about much more. The power of the Nine Dragon Kings came from the Dragon God, so for the Dragon God, the Nine Dragon Kings were an excellent tonic. Even if he was on the verge of death, as long as he devoured the Nine Dragon Kings, he could reach his peak again in a short time and even strive for a higher realm once more.

And the four spirits of heaven.
The Dragon God was originally half Azure Dragon, and also devoured half Vermilion Bird Phoenix God, possibly even devouring Phoenix God's child. In addition to being half Azure Dragon, he also obtained a nearly complete Vermilion Bird. If we consider this, then the White Tiger God King and the Black Tortoise God King, who also possess the power of the Four Symbols, might be excellent supplements for the Dragon God.

If the Four Spirits are truly great beings transcending the universe, then gathering the power of the Four Spirits, especially the power of the Four Spirits at the God-King level, might indeed allow them to take an additional step towards a higher realm.

As for the Five Great God-Kings, needless to say. The five attributes of destruction, life, evil, good, and judgment combined can even unleash the Three Realms Judgment Sword, capable of severing the Dragon God. Even the Asura God himself is trying to create a beneficiary version to break through, so it's perfectly reasonable for the Dragon God to set its sights on the Five Great God-Kings.

Chen Ming realized that, upon calculating, it seemed that, apart from the Dragon Queen and Dragon Prince who were the Goddess of Love, all the other God-Kings in the entire God Realm could become nourishment for the Dragon God. To even go so far as to consider a conspiracy theory, besides the Goddess of Love, the Dragon Prince, as the Dragon God's biological son and a complete Azure Dragon, might be even more suitable to become nourishment for the Dragon God.

"Eros, Phoenix, Dragon Realm, Divine Star, Creation and Destruction United as One"

"Don't believe the Dragon God. He's the biggest fraudster."

Recalling the Fire Dragon King's last words before his demise, Chen Ming seemed to understand why the Dragon God was the biggest liar. He also understood why the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were so desperate when they fell, because they had unknowingly become pawns and accomplices in the Dragon God's schemes against the other God-Kings.

Chen Ming remembered that one of the important reasons why the Dragon God Realm failed to upgrade to a God Star was that the Time Dragon King and the Space Dragon King, under the influence of the laws of the universe, saw that the birth of the God Star would be the moment when the Dragon God Realm collapsed. Therefore, they betrayed the Dragon God, which forced the Dragon Prince to sacrifice his power to the Dragon God. In the end, the Dragon God lost control due to extreme anger.

Although the Dragon God in the original work said that it was the obstruction of the cosmic consciousness that led to the betrayal of the Time-Space Dragon King. Moreover, it is said that after he became a god star, he planned to hand everything over to the Dragon Prince, and then commit suicide like Tang Shenwang to follow his wife in reincarnation.

but.
What if the Dragon God is the one lying?

What if the Dragon King of Time and Space wasn't actually seeing an illusion, but rather the real future? What if the Dragon God didn't lose control after the Dragon Prince sacrificed himself to him, or rather, regained consciousness beforehand?

It's possible that from the very beginning, the Dragon God viewed these nine God-Kings with a utilitarian attitude. On the surface, they were treated as his sons, but in reality, they were subordinates and henchmen. He even planned to use them as backup resources for his own breakthrough when necessary. The opportune moment for him to act was the moment after the birth of the God Star.

The Time-Space Dragon King sensed this problem during the moment when the laws of the universe were most active, which is why he rebelled and ultimately caused all of this to happen.

The setting that soul beasts cannot become gods before the next generation of dragon gods is established by the dragon god himself. In the original work, it seems to be a very illogical and rather brainless setting.

But what if the Dragon God did this on purpose, deliberately preventing the soul beasts from developing beyond his control and forming a new divine realm, thus affecting himself?

After all, if any soul beast were to discover his past schemes, even just a tiny bit, then no matter what state he was in as the Dragon God, he would be subjected to the most frenzied pursuit by his former followers.

When you calculate it that way, it makes perfect sense.

"It is said that the nine Dragon Kings died at the hands of the Dragon God and the other gods, and the Dragon Prince died from betrayal. So how did the White Tiger God King and the Black Tortoise God King die? Wasn't the Black Tortoise God King said to have powerful defenses?"

"At that time, for some reason, the Black Tortoise God King and the White Tiger God King did not trust the other gods, especially the other dragon gods. They chose to join forces to fight against the Dragon God, causing considerable damage to the Dragon God. However, they were injured by the Ice and Fire Dragon King's attack and were eventually swallowed by the Dragon God with a single move, Devouring Heaven and Earth."

"At that time, many people thought that the two God-Kings had not died. However, after the great war ended, when the central authority of the God Realm was re-examined, the gods discovered that the positions of the two God-Kings were shattered beyond recognition. Most of them had been completely destroyed and disappeared, leaving only some scraps of their positions."

"This confirmed that the Black Tortoise God King and the White Tiger God King were indeed dead."

(End of this chapter)