Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 154 The God of Beasts, the ill-intentioned Nan Liujing, and the lecherous Na'er

As the domain of the chief god, subordinate deities cannot enter without his permission.

The inner hall of the Temple of Emotions is a vast, empty world filled with strange light. Different colors seem to represent different emotional fluctuations. If an ordinary person enters without permission, their mind will immediately be affected by various emotional powers.

Nanliujing, being in the form of celestial energy, was unaffected.

Look inside.

A huge statue stood deep in the hall, its appearance not that of Huo Yuhao, but that of Rong Nianbing.

With no time to spare for sightseeing, Nan Liujing sprang into action, his first priority being the first floor, but unfortunately, there wasn't a single thing to be found.

As Nan Liujing ascended the colorful spiral staircase to the second floor, she arrived at a tightly closed room. A peculiar feeling stirred within her.

Looking at the gate, he frowned and wondered, "How do I get in?"

Thinking it over, Nan Liujing tentatively grasped the doorknob, then froze. His hand passed right through the door, and even the emotional power that seemed to ripple across his face couldn't stop him.

The unexpected joy came so suddenly that Nan Liujing was stunned for two and a half seconds before he reacted and immediately rushed into the door.

What came into view was a large room. There was no bed or other decorations for rest; there was only a workbench with a strange and peculiar charm.

Nan Liujing's gaze was immediately drawn to a spire on the stage that was no more than half a meter tall.

The tower was entirely dark blue, engraved with countless patterns that Nan Liujing couldn't understand at all, but he guessed that this should be the core magic array.

In the middle of the tower, there are several refracting mirrors, the purpose of which is unknown, while at the top, a translucent rhomboid crystal is suspended.

"This is... the Pagoda of Divine Transmission?" A name quickly popped into Nan Liujing's mind.

But he quickly shook his head, "No, the Divine Transmission Tower was something created before the war in the divine realm. It should be called the Death Ray Tower now."

This Death Ray Tower clearly exudes a strong aura of immortal energy. Although Nan Liujing cannot touch its physical form for the time being, he can absorb the compressed immortal energy within it.

Visibly, wisps of energy flowed into the palm of the hand.

His feeling was like having a car with a full tank of gas, and he felt completely relaxed and comfortable.

"Crack—" When the last bit of immortal spiritual energy that Huo Yuhao had compressed and imbued with his own divine power was absorbed, the crystal at the top of the Death Ray Tower shattered on the spot and scattered on the control panel. The Death Ray Tower itself also seemed to have lost some kind of 'organ', and the dark blue luster on its surface quickly dimmed.

"time to go."

After glancing at the spire, Nan Liujing hurriedly prepared to slip away, but suddenly his gaze was drawn to a pile of spread-out blueprints on the other side of the control panel.

Suppressing his urge to run away, he drifted over and glanced at her, his gaze pausing.

These blueprints are actually the core magic array design diagrams for the Death Ray Tower.

Although he couldn't understand the contents of the blueprints, Nan Liujing knew that, based on the original attack power of the Time-Space Transmission Tower, if these core arrays were brought back to Douluo Continent, they would definitely lead to the advancement of soul-guided weapons. In particular, the space probes launched by the Federation have already discovered other planets suitable for human colonization, and they can be placed on space warships in the future.

I'll just borrow (scratch that) a bit!
Nan Liujing quickly memorized the contents of the drawings.

After wasting half an hour, he finally made his escape with a full haul.

Leaving the Temple of Emotions, Nan Liujing hadn't yet figured out where to go next when suddenly, the entire God Realm trembled violently, as if it had been hit by an unprecedented earthquake.

Above the sky, the gray light grew stronger, fiercely squeezing the living space of the divine realm.

"All gods, heed my command and immediately assemble at the Divine Realm Committee."

A voice, noticeably more urgent, rang out.

In an instant, pillars of light shot into the sky from all over the divine realm, and countless deities flew rapidly toward the Divine Realm Committee.

Nan Liujing remained silent as he watched, but suddenly, a deep, seven-colored stream of light flying from afar caught his attention.

The seven people had solemn and somber expressions, each with a divine wheel floating behind their heads, containing seven rings, clearly indicating that they were at the level of a main god.

"They don't seem to be the Seven Elemental Gods, could they be the Seven Sin Gods?" Nan Liujing stared at the seven gods flying away, thinking to himself.

Nan Liujing only looked away when they were completely out of sight.

The time rate in the God Realm is now the same as that in the Douluo Continent, allowing entry once a year. Perhaps, I can do something about the Seven Gods of Original Sin.

When it comes to loyalty, the Seven Sins are absolutely unquestionable.

If they knew that Tang San had deliberately cut off the chance for the God of Destruction to be resurrected, was there any possibility that they could be won over and secretly sabotage Tang San before he returned to the Douluo Continent?
Thinking of this, Nan Liujing's expression gradually became serious, and he flew towards the direction from which the Seven Deadly Sins God had come.

Since they are direct descendants of the God of Destruction, the location of the Destruction Castle should not be too far from their temple. For now, we have a general idea of ​​the direction.

With the immortal energy accumulated inside the Death Ray Tower as a source of replenishment, Nan Liujing's flight speed increased dramatically this time. Traversing mountains and rivers, he gradually came into view a nearly destroyed ancient castle in the distance.

With the temporary fall of the God of Destruction, the environment around the Castle of Destruction is no longer extremely harsh; at least the lightning filled with destructive intent has become thinner.

Nan Liujing flashed and plunged into it.

The castle was deep and very quiet, with the occasional rumble of thunder.

The so-called seed of godhood was sealed deep within the castle of destruction.

Once here, Nan Liujing was no longer running around aimlessly. With the help of the Seed of Destruction, he knew the layout of the castle like the back of his hand. In just a few breaths, he arrived at a hall covered by a deep purple aura.

These deep purple halos are almost the source of destruction, and they are extremely destructive to even powerful beings at the God King level. Even Tang San, at least until the crisis in the God Realm is resolved, would not come here to take away his godhood.

Nan Liujing had no such worries. He walked through the thick halo of light and went straight to the center of the hall, where his eyes suddenly narrowed.

In the middle area, there was a layer that looked like a crystal wall, with five divine objects of different colors floating inside, each emitting strange ripples.

Five divine seeds, five main gods.

Even with his calm demeanor, Nan Liujing was getting a little excited at this moment.

He immediately crawled inside.

Unfortunately, the God of Destruction did not reveal which god's position the seed corresponds to, so we can only open blind boxes.

With his gaze fixed on a golden seed, Nan Liujing channeled his immortal energy into it.

Silently, the seed began to bloom with dazzling light. "Roar!"

In an instant, a sound wave burst forth, like the roar of ten thousand beasts, its power astounding.

hum~
Before Nan Liujing could react, the seed of the divine position merged with him in an instant.

Just as he completed this step, Nan Liujing suddenly felt his body being grabbed by an invisible hand, which carried him through the God Realm and back directly to the God Realm Committee.

At that time, inside and outside the committee, the three God-Kings, the surviving main gods, second-level gods, third-level gods, priests, and divine hunters, totaling tens of thousands of people, gathered here.

Various kinds of divine power and light were injected into the central core of the divine realm, preventing it from being destroyed by the turbulent flow of spacetime.

Nan Liujing's consciousness quickly detached, as if time had reversed, returning to the way it came.

His consciousness was enveloped by the power of the universe, and he quickly entered the universe. The enormous gray current gradually receded into the distance, and billions of stars once again swept past his eyes.

"Strange, you obtained a seed of godhood so quickly?" The God of Destruction reappeared, his tone somewhat surprised. Since only one seed of godhood could be taken at a time, his plan was that once he obtained the seed, the God of Destruction would immediately take him away. He had previously estimated that he would stay in the God Realm for at least half a month.

"Senior." Nan Liujing looked at the God of Destruction, his right hand outstretched, revealing the unknown golden seed of a divine position resting in his palm. "Which god's seed is this?"

The God of Destruction raised an eyebrow: "God of Beasts."

"The God of Beasts?" Nan Liujing murmured, this must be a deity who had already perished in the War of the Dragon Gods.

The God of Destruction sighed, "The first God of Beasts came from a plane called Beast Star, which was three times larger than your Douluo Star. She used the power of faith to condense her divine position as a human. I personally guided her to ascend."

"Later, in the various planes ruled by the God Realm, some powerful beastmen entered the God Realm after attaining god-level cultivation. At that time, the God Realm was in a period of expansion, and there were very few human ascendants. There was a great need for beastmen gods to fill the vacancies. However, for the sake of convenience, the five God Kings held a meeting and let the God of Beasts manage these beastmen gods. During this period, everything was peaceful. However, unexpectedly, with the rise of the Dragon God, he was dissatisfied with the human management of the beastmen gods. With the accumulation of various resentments, he tempted the beastmen gods to start a war, and the God of Beasts also perished in that war."

"I see." Nan Liujing suddenly realized, but he didn't know which version of the Douluo world this Dragon God Rebellion was from.

But judging from its appearance, it's definitely not the brain-dead Dragon God version of Ultimate Douluo.

"By the way, senior," Nan Liujing asked, "if the seed of godhood is given to someone, can that person become a god directly after completing the divine test?"

"You're overthinking it," the God of Destruction said calmly. "Without a divine realm, whether one becomes a god through self-formation or by inheriting a divine position, one must gain the recognition of the plane you are in and requires an immense amount of faith power. This is extremely taxing on the planet itself. Therefore, the stronger the planet's origin, the more people it can support to become gods. Conversely, it may not be able to support even one god. Forcing it might even lead to the collapse of the planet."

"Of course, even without condensing a divine position, a cultivator can still possess god-level strength, but a divine position can never truly empower oneself, and lifespan is limited unless you are truly exceptionally talented and can forcibly cultivate to the level of a main god, in which case you can barely achieve immortality."

"The existence of the divine realm has both advantages and disadvantages for the lower planes. The disadvantage is that if the divine realm cannot continue to expand, then the number of gods it can accommodate is limited. Therefore, some divine realms will place seals in the top lower planes to prevent more people from ascending. The advantage is that if there are many empty spaces in the divine realm, then becoming a god does not require consuming the planet's origin."

Nan Liujing asked in a low voice, "Was the Douluo plane also sealed at some point?"

“Yes,” the God of Destruction answered without any attempt to hide his feelings.

Nan Liujing said with some regret, "It seems that this seed of godhood is good to look at but useless for the time being."

Given the current state of Douluo Star, it's already at its limit to support one person's ascension to godhood.

"It's not that bad," the God of Destruction said calmly. "Those who have fused with the seed of godhood can still undergo divine trials. After completing them, they will receive some feedback, which is better than nothing."

Nan Liujing nodded and fell silent, but after a moment, he asked again, "What exactly did you mean by asking me for help after your journey in the God Realm is over?"

The God of Destruction paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Destruction and life coexist. If I can leave a trace of my remnant within the Scepter of Destruction, then my wife can also leave a trace of her remnant within the supreme artifact she wields. If possible, I hope you can find it so that my wife and I can be reunited."

"That's it?" Nan Liujing asked curiously. "Don't you want to be resurrected?"

"To say I don't want to would be a lie. After all, Tang San cut off my life, and I am irreconcilably vengeful." The God of Destruction's eyes flashed with sharpness, but he said helplessly, "But if I want to be resurrected, my wife and I, the remaining parts of our bodies, must be sent to a star system where no gods of destruction or life have ever been born. To accomplish this, one must at least be a God-King level expert. To put it bluntly, I don't think you can do it."

Nan Liujing said seriously, "What if I could become a god, and even become the God King, create the God Realm, and help you and your wife be resurrected?"

The God of Destruction couldn't help but look at Nan Liujing. Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, a hint of expectation, which he himself couldn't believe, welled up in his heart.

Nan Liujing chuckled softly, but didn't say anything more.

Douluo Star, Devil Island.

The condensed liquid of destruction was still releasing the light of destruction. Suddenly, Na'er, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, looked up as if by telepathy. As a halo spread out, a familiar figure emerged from it.

“Brother.” Na’er’s eyes lit up, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

"I'm not lying to you, am I really fine?" Nan Liujing smiled and patted Na'er's head, seeing the worry still lingering on her face.

“Talking is no use, we have to check it.” Na’er said seriously, her little hands wandering over Nan Liujing’s tall and strong body.

Seeing the girl's flushed cheeks, Nan Liujing had no choice but to let her have what she wanted.

Doesn't it feel wonderful to touch?

"Hmm! Hmm?" Na'er replied subconsciously, then realized something was wrong half a second later. Her face flushed, she withdrew her restless hands, coughed twice, and said, "Brother, where did you go just now?"

"He went to outer space," Nan Liujing joked.

Na'er huffed, "Why don't you just say you went to the realm of gods?"

...Nan Liujing fell silent.

Seeing that her brother was not speaking, Na'er thought he was angry, so she shrank her neck and said weakly, "I won't ask anymore, brother, don't be angry."

Nan Liujing pinched her fair cheek in an annoyed tone, "I'm too busy spoiling you, why are you angry?"

"Hehe." Na'er immediately beamed with joy, excitedly grabbing Nan Liujing's arm. She glanced at the Seven Old Demons who were still prostrate on the ground not far away and whispered, "Brother, these people are very strange. They seem unable to enter the reincarnated soul body."

"So one of our training missions is to let them enter the cycle of reincarnation." Nan Liujing was indifferent to the Seven Old Demons. As for the sins that Tang Wulin and the others encountered in the original timeline, in the end, as disgusting as they were, they did improve them quite a bit.

Unfortunately, he had already decided to take over Devil's Island for himself, so the Seven Old Demons were no longer suitable to stay.

Most importantly, the Seven Demons do indeed retain some value.

They have no physical bodies, only souls and spiritual strength honed over thousands of years.

As long as the spiritual power of the seven old demons is collected together and then purified, it will be enough to support his spiritual power to officially enter the Spirit Realm in the future.

Nan Liujing narrowed his eyes slightly, his intentions malicious!

The Seven Old Demons, who were lying prostrate on the ground and unable to break free, suddenly felt a tremor in their souls. They forced themselves to look up and immediately noticed the half-smiling look in the eyes.

Something's not right, what should I do?
(End of this chapter)