Dragon Tribulation of All Realms

Chapter 397 The Return of the King
When Wu Chen returned to the world of the Kingdom of Heaven, the world was exactly the same as when he left. Because his map-making technique did not cover this world and had not created a connection, the relative spacetime flow remained infinite.

Time does not flow.

He appeared in the center of his 'royal chamber'.

The instant he appeared, the entire royal chamber was instantly annihilated on a massive scale—his divine kingdom, his annihilation domain, immediately covered the current magical demiplane. And a series of world sounds echoed in his ears.

— [Leveling up, 167 low-tier professions have been acquired, current level is...]

— [Leveling up, 75 intermediate-level professions acquired, current level: ...]

— [Leveling up, 33 high-level professions have been acquired, current level is...]

The data kept updating, and the volume kept increasing. The world's voice was also distorted and deformed during transmission, displaying all sorts of chaotic symbols. In the end, all levels disappeared, and all professions were summarized.

—【Species level 'Demon God' has been obtained.】

—【Current level is Demon God Lv200.】

This is the upper limit.

Before Wu Chen spent a hundred years slowly devouring the entire sun into the annihilation domain, he never imagined that the Demon God could obtain such a massive amount of energy. The World Voice of the Kingdom of the Universe undoubtedly considered the star system he still carried in his hand as part of him, and it was precisely for this reason that he was so exalted within this system.

He could no longer hear the sounds of the world.

Because he was already able to see the world itself clearly.

The vast river of souls was now merely a shallow stream in his eyes. Compared to Ludrassim's sea of ​​souls, it was less than a tenth of its size.

This world is only this big.

Yet through this world, he could see into the distance—he could see the distant Faerûn, Eberon, the Abyss, and countless other distant planes, large and small, belonging to the cosmic system of kingdoms. He even saw a magnificent city floating in the heart of the universe.

Imprint City.

His gaze met that of a goddess—the great one known as the Lady of Pain—and a permit was immediately sent to his annihilation, or rather, the gates of the divine realm, with that eye contact.

He accepted the permit.

That permission allowed him to travel to any plane of the kingdom's celestial sphere and exert his influence. In other words, he could act as a deity, projecting avatars into any plane.

Numerous invitations subsequently arrived from different planes. Among them was even an invitation tagged with Io. The supreme god of the Forgotten Realms extended an invitation to Wuchen, hoping that he could descend as an avatar in one of the newly created planes, as one of the gods.

Wu Chen glanced at the invitations, not in a hurry to respond immediately. Powerful deities always possessed almost infinite time, and the key point was that his identity in this world was not that of a god.

“I am here, I am the king.”

A king and a god are not the same. He stretched and left his own annihilation. The god's gaze, which had looked down upon all things without joy or sorrow, immediately shifted to the king's vision, filled with desire and ambition.

"Your Majesty! Where have you gone?"

He saw Kalja again, the queen still exuding an aura of holiness, rushing excitedly towards him. Not long ago, she had witnessed firsthand how Wuchen had defeated the ancient Dragon King in the eyes of the entire Holy Kingdom, or rather, the human world, and then immediately banished the powerful Demon Emperor Yadabawo. Although the details of the final negotiations were somewhat vague, this did not prevent the world from knowing about and praising his power.

Once again, a hero-king, much like the six great gods and thirteen heroes of old, has emerged among humanity. Invitations of congratulations and probing inquiries from various kingdoms have been swiftly delivered to Calga's desk. Everyone wants to know if this powerful king intends to take his next step immediately. They want to know when the banner of the Holy Kingdom will appear atop the capitals of every human kingdom.

They're all trivial matters.

If Wu Chen had just left, these details might have been important enough to warrant careful consideration. But now, the girl's anxiety and anticipation only elicited a hearty laugh from the king.

“I’ve been busy with some things.” He reached out and pulled Kalja, who was still holding a stack of urgent documents, into his arms. The documents and scrolls fell to the ground, and the blonde queen struggled and pounded on them gently, but couldn’t budge him an inch. “Perfect timing, it’s been a while since I’ve touched you.”

"But I just... sob..."

Karja's eyes became glazed, and her body went limp. Persuading her was indeed an easy task, and Wu Chen carried her and strode towards the palace.

His gaze swept over the female officials who were carefully following behind Karja, picking up her documents. His gaze was authoritative, yet filled with arrogance.

"Go and call Quailat and Remedios over too. Tell them I'm looking for them. Whatever they're doing right now, they can drop everything immediately."

The female officials left with fear and reverence, and Wu Chen carried Karja to the place he desired. Some emotions that would not arise in a deity welled up in his heart, and Hayakawa Shiori appeared beside him in her shrine maiden attire.

“…And this is?” Karja gently raised her head; she had noticed her.

“This is Hayakawa Shiori, my shrine maiden. The first person to pledge allegiance to me and entrust everything to me. And later, I hope you, Calga, can teach her a lesson.”

The priestess's cheeks flushed crimson; she made no attempt to hide her joy and anticipation. She bowed deeply to the princess of the Holy Kingdom, earnestly seeking her guidance. "I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

"Ugh, Your Majesty, you're bullying me again... Why do you always like to do this?" Karja twisted her body coquettishly, but her eyes shone with joy. Because Wu Chen was finally willing to share his past with her, and this was a huge benefit to everything she cared about.

Wu Chen simply laughed it off.

“Because that’s what a king is like,” he said. “He affirms everything, controls everything, bears everything, and possesses everything. He takes what he likes and takes what he desires. He is both a role model and a guide. The king determines the direction the kingdom should take.”

His gaze was directed into the distance, outwards from the human world, in all directions across the entire continent.

"And now, I want my people to be like me, full of ambition and desire, and without any thought of satisfaction or stagnation."

He offered no further explanation, simply carrying Kalja into his bedchamber. And soon, the Holy Kingdom learned of the great king's latest movements.

(End of this chapter)