Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 343 Traveling Through the Stars and Subduing the Silver Dragon King
The Dragon Valley incident was like a stone thrown into a deep pool; it created ripples but quickly subsided.

The survivors, including Tang Wulin, were unable to provide a clear reason for Dragon Valley's sudden closure, exclusion of all outsiders, and disappearance under the strict scrutiny of the Tang Sect and the Star Luo Empire.

Ultimately, they were cleared of suspicion and returned to their respective teams.

Tang Wulin returned to Shrek Academy's team with a hint of regret for waking up from a deep sleep, but more so with the leap in physique brought about by the Dragon Soul tempering and the initial control over the Golden Dragon Spear.

He knew that this body tempering had bought him a lot of time; otherwise, there were only three years left before the sixth level of the Golden Dragon King's seal was lifted, and he had to race against time.

Even so, in his spare time, he still spent almost all his time in the forging room, sweating profusely, and creating one exquisite piece of spirit-forged and soul-forged metal after another in his hands. These were his precious bargaining chips for exchanging for the ten-thousand-year-old spiritual objects he needed to unseal them in the future.

Gu Yue has returned, but her condition is completely different.

Logically speaking, having successfully absorbed the core power left behind by the Dragon God, her strength should have skyrocketed, and she should have been in high spirits.

However, she remained unusually silent. Her deep purple eyes lacked their usual aloofness or the complexity she sometimes displayed when facing Tang Wulin. Instead, they held a profound, unyielding gloom and struggle.

Gula's words in Dragon Valley were like the most vicious curse, deeply embedded in her heart, making her restless and feeling as if she had a fishbone stuck in her throat.

The truth about the Dragon God, her own weaknesses, Tang San's scheming, and the bait that Gula offered—"to become the true Dragon God"—all these thoughts clashed fiercely in her mind, making it difficult for her to calm down.

Gura and his incarnations, like drops of water returning to the sea, silently merged back into their respective paths.

Liu Niandao had already established himself within the Tang Clan with his ruthless and efficient style. This "innate flaw" had become an advantage in the Tang Clan's assassination and intelligence system.

Bai Yuan returned to the Shrek Academy team, his aura of the Abyss Gluttonous Beast becoming even more restrained and profound, signifying Shrek Academy's illustrious reputation on the Star Luo Continent.

Bo Xi's position at Monster Academy is becoming increasingly secure, and the title of "Sea King" is truly well-deserved. Mu Yi focuses on forging and body tempering, and his innate secret techniques have reached a high level.

Yin Wansheng is diligently studying the principles of Yin and Yang at the Sun and Moon Royal Academy, preparing to graduate and then join the army, in preparation for joining the Blood God Legion and the Temple of War.

Qing Liuli is even more mysterious and unpredictable. Once she enters the Spirit Transmission Tower's biological laboratory, she won't come out for ten days or half a month. The only thing that can be heard from outside is her wailing.

Everyone is enjoying the enormous benefits brought by Dragon Valley, and is also gathering strength for the coming storm.

Cooler's true form also calmly returned to Shrek's team, as if the events in Dragon Valley had nothing to do with him.

The journey continues.

The Shrek Academy delegation arrived in a bustling city in the central part of the Star Luo Continent, preparing to conduct exchange activities with the famous "Sword Academy" in the area.

While the academy's senior management and students were busy exchanging information, Gula and Guyue had a rare moment of solitude—on the rooftop viewing terrace of the luxury hotel where the academy was staying.

The afterglow of the setting sun bathed the terrace, gilding the distant city skyline with a golden edge.

Gula leaned against the railing, looking at the endless stream of people below, and casually asked, "How's your decision?"

They didn't specify what it was about, but they both knew what it meant.

Gu Yue stood beside him, her gaze fixed on the distance, her silver hair fluttering gently in the evening breeze. She remained silent for a few seconds, then the pride of the Silver Dragon King returned, tinged with a stubborn coldness:
"Once I break through level 100 and break free from the dimensional constraints, I will naturally be able to retrieve the Golden Dragon King God Core from Tang Wulin and become a complete Dragon God. I won't need your 'method'."

“Heh,” Gula chuckled softly, turning his head to stare sharply into Gu Yue’s vertical pupils, which gleamed with the golden light of the dragon race:
"Breaking through level 100? How long will that take? Ten years? Twenty years? Or until the army of the Abyss plane tears open the rift, or the minions of the Demon plane crawl all over the land?"

"Furthermore, do you think it will be faster for you to regain your power, or for you, Tang San, the Sea God, to return? Do you think he would sit idly by and watch you harm his precious son and take away the Golden Dragon King's divine core?"

"The Abyss Plane? The Demon Plane?" Gu Yue's pupils shrank sharply. This was the first time she had heard these two names, which clearly threatened Douluo Star, from Gula's mouth.

She was inwardly shaken, but her face remained indifferent as she stubbornly declared, "What does this have to do with me? I am a dragon, the Silver Dragon King! What do I care about the survival of the human world? Even if Douluo Star falls into the abyss, I can still lead the dragon race to roam the universe!"

However, her slightly flickering eyes and unconsciously clenched fists betrayed her true thoughts.

To flee without a fight? To abandon this planet she once protected, the planet from which the personality "Gu Yue" was born? Proud as she is, she would rather die on the battlefield protecting this land than bear the name of a coward and flee in panic!

Gula took in her struggles without saying a word, simply watching her quietly and giving her space to think.

The evening breeze brought the city's hustle and bustle, but it also made the atmosphere on the terrace seem more somber.

After a long pause, Gula's voice rang out again, this time with utmost solemnity, carrying the weight of an ultimatum: "Gu Yue, this is my final invitation. Become my partner, share power and the future. If you still refuse..."

His voice turned cold. "From this day forward, you and I are enemies. Enemies to the death."

"Enemy?!" Gu Yue turned around abruptly like a powder keg that had been lit. The terrifying pressure of the Silver Dragon King erupted uncontrollably, and his purple eyes turned into cold dragon pupils, staring intently at Gula as if he wanted to pierce through his soul!

"You, a scoundrel who takes advantage of a crisis, dare to be my enemy?!"

However, Gula remained as still as a mountain, his eyes calm and undisturbed, even carrying a hint of... pity? This look pierced Gu Yue's heart.

She suddenly realized that the other party was not bluffing. Years of preparation, from the initial deal to the Star Luo Tournament, and then to the showdown and threats at Dragon Valley... Gula had already cornered her.

He knew her even better than she knew herself. Unbeknownst to her, she had developed an inexplicable trust in this mysterious, enigmatic, and seemingly adversarial figure—a trust built on a foundation of wariness and probing…?
Or perhaps, knowing that the other party had ulterior motives, they felt that the other party was more "controllable" than the unknown Tang San?
This realization left Gu Yue feeling a dizzying mix of helplessness and anger. She closed her eyes, her long, silver eyelashes trembling slightly.

The Silver Dragon King's dignity, her confusion about the future, her fear of Tang San, and the faint yet alluring hope that Gula proposed... all clashed fiercely in her heart.

Time seemed to stand still. The sun sank below the horizon, and the city lights gradually came on.

Finally, Gu Yue slowly opened her eyes. The complex emotions in her dragon-like eyes subsided, leaving only a resolute acceptance of her fate. Her lips parted slightly, her voice carrying a barely perceptible hoarseness:

"……how should I do?"

It's done! Gula was overjoyed, but showed no sign of it on his face.

With a flick of his wrist, a "sphere" appeared in his palm, its surface engraved with complex spatial reinforcement runes and shimmering with dark gold.

This is no ordinary Poké Ball. It is an "enhanced Ultra Ball" made with top-grade Soulforged Metal as the main body, with the help of Master Zhenhua. It incorporates space stabilization runes and energy guiding circuits and is specially made for catching Guyue!
"Relax, don't resist." Gula's voice carried a strange soothing power as he aimed the enhancement ball at Gu Yue. "It'll be over soon."

Gu Yue looked at the sphere that was emitting strange fluctuations, her eyes filled with hesitation and instinctive resistance.

To expect her to give up resistance and allow herself to be "subdued"? This is the ultimate insult to her status as the Silver Dragon King!

However, thinking of Tang San's threat, the abyss crisis described by Gula, and her uncertain future... she gritted her teeth and finally made up her mind.

She took the gamble! She gambled that Gula meant her no harm, and she gambled on the possibility of him "becoming a true Dragon God." More importantly, she couldn't afford the cost of Gula completely turning against her, or even joining forces with Tang San. She was completely unaware that Gula, as a transmigrator, would never allow himself to be taken in as a subordinate by Tang San. In the original timeline, he was the boss!
"Hmph!" Gu Yue snorted coldly, which was taken as tacit agreement.

She closed her eyes, forcibly suppressing the surging power and dragon might within her, and completely gave up resisting.

Without further hesitation, Gura exerted force with his wrist and threw the Enhanced High Ball in his hand toward Gu Yue.

"call out--!"

The sphere streaked across the sky, striking Gu Yue precisely. A blinding red light instantly enveloped her!

Om-!
The red light flashed violently, and the enhanced sphere trembled and spun wildly in the air. Gu Yue's figure appeared and disappeared in the red light, seemingly about to break free at any moment.

The soul-forged metal reinforced on the sphere's surface groaned under the strain, and the engraved spatial runes flickered between life and death.

Clearly, even if it gave up resisting, the terrifying energy and status contained in the Silver Dragon King's true form could not be easily contained by a "high-level sphere".

Click!

With a crisp sound, the first reinforced high-grade ball, crafted with top-quality materials and meticulously made, shattered into countless fragments in less than three seconds under the intense energy impact.

The red light dissipated, and Gu Yue's figure reappeared in the same spot, unharmed, but with a hint of astonishment and confusion in her eyes as she looked at Gula with a puzzled expression.

Gula took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart. It wasn't that simple after all, but he was prepared.

"It's alright." Gula's voice remained calm, as if the previous failure was just an expected test.

He flicked his wrist again, and an identical enhanced high-grade ball appeared in his hand. "Again!"

Without further ado, the second enhanced ball was thrown.

The red light reappears! Tremors! Spinning!

Gu Yue closed her eyes again, forcibly suppressing her instinctive will to resist.

This time, the reinforced sphere held out a little longer, and the runes on its surface emitted a blinding light, seemingly trying to stabilize the raging energy within. However, just as the red light was about to stabilize—

boom!
The second enhanced sphere followed suit, exploding into fragments!

Gu Yue reappeared, her eyes filled with deeper doubt, even a hint of... tension? Two consecutive failures had made her waver in her belief in Gula's so-called "method".

Gura's face was ashen, but his eyes remained resolute. He took out his last Enhanced High-Level Ball.

This is the backup plan among backup plans. The system has a Master Ball, but it requires 10,000 points. He certainly won't waste this opportunity until he has no other choice.

"the last time."

Gula's voice was deep and powerful, carrying an undeniable determination. He concentrated all his mental energy on the sphere, even subtly drawing upon a trace of spacetime power from the Senhai space to enhance it.

call out--!
The third enhanced ball, carrying Gura's desperate will, transformed into a stream of light and once again enveloped the ancient moon.

The red light flashed violently, and the tremors reached an unprecedented level, making the entire terrace seem to shake slightly.

The soul-forged metal on the surface of the sphere emitted a piercing metallic twisting sound, and the light of the spatial runes almost burst into flames.

Gula's mental energy was locked onto the sphere, veins bulging on his forehead, as he did his best to maintain the power to subdue it.

One second...two seconds...three seconds...

The frequency of the red light flashing began to decrease.

The amplitude of the tremor is decreasing.

The sphere is rotating at a slower speed.

finally--

Ding!
A crisp, melodious sound, like heavenly music, rang out on the quiet terrace.

The red light completely faded, and the wildly trembling Enhanced High-Grade Ball landed steadily in Gura's outstretched palm, lying quietly and radiating a warm, dark golden hue.

On the surface of the sphere, a fine yet incredibly clear silver dragon pattern slowly emerged, like a brand or a symbol of a contract.

Successfully subdued!
Gula gripped the significant ball tightly in his hand, feeling the vast and familiar aura of the Silver Dragon King sleeping within it, and an indescribable sense of accomplishment and control welled up in his heart.

After years of planning and careful maneuvering, they finally brought the Silver Dragon King, who possessed the rank of God-King, into their camp!

On the terrace, the evening breeze lingered, and the city lights twinkled like stars.

Gula waved his arms excitedly, a long-lost sense of accomplishment welling up inside him. Just then, the system notification sound, which hadn't been heard for a long time, rang in his mind:

[Congratulations to the trainer for overcoming numerous difficulties and successfully capturing a legendary Pokémon!]

[Reward: 1 random stone tablet. If an unknown divine beast is detected, the reward will be changed to 1 selectable stone tablet and 1 random divine-grade item. If a divine beast with a rank exceeding that of a first-level god is detected, the reward will be changed to 2 selectable stone tablets and 1 selectable divine-grade item.]

Gula stared intently at the final reward displayed, his breath catching in his throat.

The two selectable stone slabs and the divine item reward will ensure his plans are no longer in jeopardy.

Furthermore, having subdued the Silver Dragon King, he also had a way to return safely to his original timeline without being ambushed by the Silver Dragon King of that time.

He can finally return to that parallel universe from 20,000 years ago!

The Advanced Ball opened automatically, and Gu Yue reappeared. Looking at the inexplicably excited Gura, she took a deep breath before shaking off her inexplicable fondness for Gura.

"Now, tell me how to evolve me into a Dragon God, shall we?"

(End of this chapter)