Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 436 Return to the Dragon King, Contra, Ninth Incarnation

In the realm of the gods, inside the majestic temple of the sea god.

Tang San, who was intently watching the changes in the lower realm, suddenly frowned and uttered a soft "What's going on?"

An indescribable sense of unease swept over him, as if something of paramount importance had been quietly stolen away while he was completely absorbed in manipulating the Valley of Love and Destiny.

His powerful divine sense spread out rapidly like an invisible spider web, carefully reviewing and examining everything that had just happened.

A moment later, his pupils suddenly contracted, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face!

"Impossible! The position of the God of Love, which was reclaimed by the Divine Realm and temporarily held by me... how could it have disappeared?! Its connection with the Valley of Love and Destiny... is severed!"

It was precisely because of this temporary position as the God of Love that he was able to so smoothly draw upon the power of the Valley of Love and Destiny, at the cost of a wisp of divine thought as guidance and monitoring.

Now that his divine position has mysteriously disappeared, the connection between him and the lower realm has become extremely unstable. The wisp of divine thought that was invested in it has lost its core anchor point and is like a rootless duckweed. Under the backlash of the rules, it is probably difficult to preserve and is destined to be lost.

"Who is it?! Who dares to steal the divine throne?! Who dares to plot against me?!"

Extreme shock and anger almost made Tang San roar out loud, but he swallowed the words back down.

He suddenly remembered that he was no longer the sole ruler of the divine realm, especially with the Destruction God King, whose ideals clashed with his own, constantly watching him. If this matter escalated and the Destruction God King discovered that he had been using his reclaimed divine position to interfere in the mortal realm without authorization, the consequences would be unimaginable.

He forcibly suppressed his surging anger, but his chest still heaved violently, his eyes were so gloomy they seemed to drip water, his fingers were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

"No matter who you are... you've ruined my plans... you're doomed. This grudge will be remembered by this God-King!"

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The lower realm, near Shrek Academy.

Gula appeared out of thin air with Xiao Xiao and Ye Guyi.

"We... we're out already?"

Looking at the familiar scenery around her, Xiao Xiao blinked blankly, "The trial in Qiankun Wenqing Valley... is over?"

Gula remained expressionless and casually replied, "Well, maybe it's because we performed well that we passed directly."

Ye Guyi felt the lingering sensation of being embraced by Gula around her waist, and then glanced at his nonchalant appearance. Suspicion arose in her heart, but she wisely refrained from exposing him on the spot.

Xiao Xiao's attention was immediately diverted.

She saw Ye Guyi in Gula's arms just now, and hearing his vague words, the grievances, bitterness, and unease that had been building up for days suddenly erupted.

She abruptly broke free from Gula's grasp, took a step back, tears welling in her eyes, yet stubbornly stared straight at Gula, her voice choked with sobs:

"I'll let the special circumstances inside go by! Now, tell me clearly! Between the two of us, who...who do you choose?"

As she voiced her question, she felt as if an invisible hand was gripping her heart tightly, causing excruciating pain, yet she still stubbornly waited for an answer.

Seeing this, Ye Guyi gently broke free from Gula, her expression regaining some of its usual coldness, and said:

"Gula, thank you for your help many times. But the evil spirit masters have not been eradicated, and the continent is not yet at peace. I have no interest in personal matters, let alone the idea of ​​starting a family. I won't bother you any longer. Goodbye."

After that, he turned around and left.

Without a word, Gula spread his arms and pulled the two women into his embrace again, refusing to let go no matter how much they struggled and pounded on him.

He lowered his head and said in a deep, undeniable voice in their ears, "Choose? Only children make choices. I want both of you! Just wait, I won't let go."

"You! What do you take us for? Your private property?" Ye Guyi was both ashamed and angry, and struggled violently.

"Gula! You womanizer! You scoundrel! I shouldn't have agreed to your proposal at the Sea God's Fate event!" Xiao Xiao was so angry that tears streamed down her face as she tried desperately to push him away.

Gula let them vent, simply holding them tightly.

Once they were exhausted from struggling and their cries gradually subsided, he used his powers to bring them back to Shrek Academy.

Over the next three days, Gula made full use of his persuasive abilities, including but not limited to persistent nagging, showing "sincerity," and certain unspeakable methods.

In the end, Xiao Xiao and Ye Guyi seemed to tacitly accept this unconventional relationship, although they might still be verbally abusive, their attitude had softened.

Three days later, Gula rubbed his slightly sore lower back, stretched, and looked into the distance: "If we don't leave now, we'll miss the next big show."

He took a step, causing the space to ripple, and his figure instantly disappeared from Douluo Continent, returning to the timeline of Legend of the Dragon King.

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The Legend of the Dragon King: A Time-Traveling Journey.

Gula's figure appeared in a wilderness.

He immediately turned on his soul communication device, waited for the network connection, checked the date and news, and confirmed that the earth-shattering explosion at Shrek Academy had not yet occurred. He nodded to himself.

"It's just the right time."

After a moment's thought, he decided to find a place to digest the immense love god power he had stolen from the Valley of Love and Destiny.

Having found a secluded, desolate valley, Gula sat down cross-legged. Time runes flickered in his eyes, "Time distortion, accelerate!"

Around him, the flow of time was accelerated a thousandfold.

The pure God of Love's divine power, which originally required a long time to be slowly absorbed and transformed, was devoured and refined by him with astonishing efficiency in this accelerated flow of time, and integrated into his own soul power foundation and bloodline.

In the blink of an eye, what might have been a moment in the outside world felt like a long period of arduous training within Gula's body.

"Buzz—!" A powerful surge of soul energy erupted from his body, and his bottleneck shattered, reaching level 80! He successfully advanced to the Soul Douluo realm!
At the same time, the spirits of Groudon and the Tree of Life within his spiritual sea also awakened and grew once more, providing feedback on new spirit skills. However, he had no time to examine them closely at the moment.

What excited him even more was that reaching level 80 meant he could begin to condense his ninth incarnation!
"We've finally waited for this moment."

Gula was unusually excited. "Back in the City of Slaughter, we used the residual divine power of Rakshasa and Asura to create Du'an, who controls death. This time, we have obtained a more complete and greater power of the God of Love. I wonder what kind of incarnation it will give birth to?"

Putting aside his desire to watch the spectacle, and without even having time to familiarize himself with his newly acquired soul skill, Gula immediately began to condense his ninth incarnation in the valley.

Just in case, he set up layers of barriers to conceal his presence.

"Forest Avatar Soul Skill, activate!"

With a low shout, his soul power and spiritual power circulated along a mysterious trajectory.

A strange seed, symbolizing "connection," "love," and "the other shore," emerged from the Senhai demiplane and slowly fell into the compressed and purified pink Cupid's divine power.

The moment the seed came into contact with divine power, it burst forth with dazzling light.

Gura began to draw divine power as an energy source and invoked the power of time, distorting the boundaries of reality and possibility, and shaping the timeline and foundation of existence for the birth of his incarnation.

However, at that moment, Gula frowned slightly.

He sensed a gentle yet resilient residual will, accompanying the core of divine power, resisting his shaping and attempting to guide the avatar onto a predetermined trajectory.

"The lingering consciousness of Cupid? Still trying to cause trouble?"

Groudon snorted coldly, and with a thought, the power of Groudon's clone from another dimension descended from afar.

At the same time, his aura surged, and his seventh spirit ring shone. Although it was not the most suitable spirit, with the support of the three-word battle armor and a solid foundation, his spirit form still displayed a majestic power, forcibly suppressing that residual will.

"A dead god dares to defy a living god? Annihilate him!"

Under the combined suppression of Gura's main body and his clones, the remaining will of Eros dissipated rapidly, like a candle flickering in the wind.

The pure power of the God of Love no longer resisted and was completely absorbed and integrated.

The pink light grew increasingly intense, eventually transforming into a gigantic cocoon of light. The cocoon slowly cracked open, and a young girl emerged from it.

She possessed long, flowing hair that faded from pink to crimson like the color of the morning sun. Her beauty was unparalleled, as if she embodied all the beauty in the world. Every inch of her skin and every glance contained a captivating charm, like the most perfect masterpiece of nature.

Gula looked at the near-perfect face, but frowned slightly: "Why is it a woman again?"

Upon hearing this, the avatar parted her lips slightly and let out a series of light laughs like celestial music. In an instant, the desolate valley around her seemed to be filled with life, and the phantom images of hundreds of flowers bloomed at her feet.

Her eyes sparkled with a hint of slyness: "If Master doesn't like it, I can transform into a man. However, I think a female form is more suitable for a divine role like 'Goddess of Love'."

As she spoke, she revealed her martial spirit. It was a crystal-clear, heart-shaped crystal, seemingly formed from the light of countless emotions, floating in her palm, radiating a complex yet harmonious aura of warmth, allure, healing, and bewilderment.

"This is my martial spirit, my true form and core—the heart of Cupid."

The avatar explained, "It is both a top-tier martial soul and a super artifact embryo that the God of Love condensed with all her might in the Valley of Love and Destiny before her fall. Originally hidden deep within the core of her divine position, it was unexpectedly awakened and brought out by you, Master."

Gula's expression turned somewhat strange; this was an unexpected surprise: "So, you're now considered a successor of the god of love?"

After a moment of contemplation, the avatar nodded, then shook its head: "To be more precise, I am a new individual born from the original essence of the God of Love, the residual consciousness, and the 'existence' you bestowed upon me under the intervention of your power."

“You can think of me as the reincarnation of the God of Love in some possible time and space. I don’t need to complete the divine test. As long as my soul power reaches level 100, I can naturally inherit the divine position and return to the divine level by virtue of the ‘Heart of the God of Love’. Because in a sense, I… am the God of Love.”

Gula nodded in satisfaction, while carefully sensing to confirm that his absolute control over Alice, established through his avatar soul skill and the Myriad Manifestations Martial Soul, remained stable, and that "Heart of the Goddess of Love" was completely under his control.

He began, "Very well. In that case, do you have a name?"

“Call me Alice,” the girl said with a smile. “That’s the original name of the goddess of love, and I think it suits me well.”

"Whatever you say." Gula readily agreed. "What's your current level?"

"Level 77 Soul Saint".

As Alice spoke, seven spirit rings rose up beneath her feet—seven red spirit rings radiating a sacred and profound aura!
"This is the primordial ring formed from the divine power and skills of the God of Love. As my level increases, its power will gradually be unsealed, eventually reaching the level of a million-year divine ring. Therefore, I will no longer need to hunt soul beasts or attach soul spirits."

She tilted her head slightly, as if thinking of something, and added, "But it's still a bit of a pity. How can a goddess of love be without a lovely pet by her side?"

"Perhaps... we can study this in the future, referencing Huo Yuhao's soul contract, and improve it to contract a few beautiful and powerful little animals?"

Gula waved his hand dismissively, "Do whatever you want."

He pondered how to arrange things for Alice.

Unlike Du'an and other incarnations, she requires almost no external resources to grow, forming her own system with enormous potential.

"In that case, you can stay by my side for now. It just so happens that there will be a 'grand event' here soon, and we'll go and witness it together—the great explosion at Shrek Academy."

Alice smiled, a hint of interest flashing in her eyes: "Yes, that sounds interesting."

"However, they don't have battle armor yet, so they might not be able to help us when the time comes."

Gula was speechless: "Speak to me normally. As for the battle armor, you have complete experience in the four secondary professions. You are in charge of designing the battle armor. We, the eight quasi-divine craftsmen, level nine mecha designers, level nine mecha manufacturers, and level nine repairmen, will work together to complete your three-word battle armor within a week."

"No problem, Master."

Alice readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)