Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

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Dragon Tomb.

This is a strange space independent of the Douluo Continent, with an endless, desolate plain beneath a gray sky.

Everywhere you look, there are huge dragon bones, as big as mountains, lying there in various poses. Some still have the posture of roaring to the sky, while others lie prostrate on the ground, as if they have fallen into eternal slumber.

A desolate, ancient, and majestic aura permeated the air. The lingering remnants of countless dragon souls drifted like invisible mist, and the deep dragon roars seemed to traverse countless ages, echoing faintly in one's ears.

This is the final resting place of the dragon race, the burial ground of countless powerful dragons, where fragments of their power and laws from their lifetimes remain.

Gu Yuena, accompanied by Xuanming, appeared silently atop the highest dragon bone mountain.

Her long, silver-purple hair stood out starkly against the gray world. As she gazed at the endless dragon skeletons before her, her eyes revealed complex and indescribable emotions—sadness, remembrance, and a heavy sense of responsibility.

"This is the resting place of my dragon ancestors throughout the ages." Gu Yuena's voice carried a trace of sorrow and solemnity. "Countless dragon souls gather here, and the remaining dragon power and laws intertwine. Here, perhaps you can better comprehend and condense your own divine essence."

Xuanming's icy blue eyes swept across the desolate graveyard. He could clearly sense the various elemental forces of law permeating the air—the fury of flames, the extreme cold of frost, the weight of the earth, the tearing of storms, the holiness of light, the mystery of darkness… Although these forces were incomplete and chaotic, they were of extremely high level, far surpassing those of the outside world.

More importantly, the Dragon King bloodline within him, and the Dragon Soul that had been continuously nourished and strengthened during this time, resonated strongly in this place.

Streams of pure and ancient dragon primordial energy were flowing into his body from all directions, subtly strengthening his soul and physique.

He had sensed something before, but couldn't pinpoint the source. Now, being there in person, the feeling was even more acute.

He turned to look at the silent Gu Yuena. Her beautiful profile appeared somewhat hazy in the dim light, carrying a hint of barely perceptible worry.

Xuanming immediately understood.

She had known all along that the power of the Dragon Tomb was supporting him, but she had never told him.

She was worried that this gift from the entire dragon clan's slumbering land would put more pressure on him, making him feel that he owed the dragon clan too much, thus affecting his own judgment and choice of path.

She hoped he could walk his own path without any burden, and even if that strength was crucial, she was unwilling to use it as a bargaining chip for their relationship.

Only now, in order to help him condense his divine essence, have we had no choice but to bring him here.

Xuanming remained silent for a moment, neither pressing the matter nor pointing it out. He simply reached out and gently grasped Gu Yuena's slightly cool hand.

Gu Yuena trembled slightly, turned her head, and met his calm yet seemingly all-seeing eyes.

He didn't say thank you, nor did he make any weighty promises.

But the simple affirmation quietly dissipated much of the anxiety and guilt in Gu Yuena's heart.

She understood, and Xuanming understood.

He chose to accept it and expressed his approval in his own way.

This is enough.

"It's starting." Xuanming gently hugged Gu Yuena, then turned and plunged into Dragon Valley.

Divinity is the true core of a deity, the ultimate condensation of their understanding of the laws.

To possess divinity means to possess a primordial power independent of the external system.

Even without relying on a divine position in the divine realm, he is still a true god!
The divine realm is already saturated, and there is no room for the birth of new gods. This means that if he does not want to inherit the existing divine position and be bound by the rules of the divine realm, then condensing his own divine essence is the only way for him to become a true god.

Deep within the Dragon Tomb lies Dragon Valley.

Xuanming's figure hovered in the center of the valley where dragon bones were piled up like mountains.

He no longer suppressed his aura, and the extreme white light surged out like a tsunami, resonating with the entire Dragon Tomb like never before!
Rumble——!
The entire Dragon Tomb space seemed to be awakened! The gray sky began to churn violently, the dragon bones on the ground trembled slightly, and countless drifting dragon soul remnants let out deafening roars, transforming into tangible golden torrents that surged madly towards Xuanming from all directions!
These dragon soul energies contain the accumulated essence of the dragon race over millennia, the primordial essence left behind after the fall of countless powerful dragons! They are violent and chaotic, yet they possess the most primal and purest power!
Xuanming's body seemed to have transformed into a bottomless black hole, greedily devouring the legacy accumulated by the dragon race over countless years.

Nourished by the dragon soul energy, the divine soul solidified and grew stronger at an astonishing speed, and its perception of the surrounding laws of heaven and earth became clearer than ever before.

The divine power within his body, which was already as vast as the sea, surged forth as if boiling, with both its quality and quantity increasing wildly!

Condensing divine essence is by no means an easy task.

This is not only an accumulation of energy, but also the ultimate test of one's will and understanding of the laws.

The most crucial step is to trigger the tribulation to become a god!
The tribulation to become a god is the final test imposed by the rules of heaven and earth on beings who attempt to condense a divine personality and transcend the mortal realm.

The severity of a tribulation depends on the potential, accumulated experience, and level of divine power that the person undergoing the tribulation possesses.

The higher the potential, the deeper the accumulation, and the higher the level of divinity, the more terrifying the tribulation to become a god will be, and the greater the risk of failing to transcend the tribulation.

However, the more successful one is, the greater the rewards from the laws of nature will be, and the higher one's future achievements will be.

With his current resources, it wouldn't be difficult for him to condense a godhood with the potential to become a first-level god.

But... that's not enough!
The hidden danger of the Dragon God's split, the hope of the Ice Dragon King's resurrection, Gu Yuena's future, and even the delicate and dangerous balance between him and the God Realm... all of these require power far exceeding that of an ordinary first-level god to deal with!
What he needs is the potential to be a god-king; in fact, he needs to quickly acquire the actual power that the divine realm will take seriously and even fear!

He got to where he is today not through compromise or pleading, but through the deterrent effect of his own strength and potential!
It was the threat and temptation inherent in this power that led the divine realm to choose observation and assessment rather than direct annihilation.

If his subsequent performance is insufficient to support this "threat," and if his potential for divine power is limited to that of a first-level god, then the attitude of the divine realm is likely to undergo a fundamental change.

At that time, not only will the dragon race's hopes be slim, but he himself, and everything he cares about, may face annihilation.

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The realm of gods, the supreme temple.

The atmosphere, which had been somewhat chaotic due to the dispute, now became unusually heavy. The gazes of the four God-Kings seemed to pierce through layers of spatial barriers, focusing on the figure in the lower realm dragon tomb who was frantically devouring dragon soul energy and whose aura was rapidly increasing.

"It has begun," the God of Destruction said in a deep voice, a hint of anticipation and solemnity flashing in his dark purple eyes. "He has indeed chosen the most difficult path... to condense his own godhood."

"Moreover, judging from the immense pressure this has unleashed..." The Asura God's blood-red pupils contracted slightly, "its scale far surpasses that of an ordinary first-level divine tribulation! This kid has quite the ambition!"

The God of Evil smirked: "This is more interesting, isn't it? If he only wanted to peacefully condense a first-level godhood, it would be rather boring. It seems it's time for our gift to come in handy."

The divine soul rings they bestowed upon Xuanming were never merely gifts of power.

They were more like contracts with "hooks," "backdoors" buried deep within his power system.

Normally, Xuanming's absolute control over power and indifference to the power of faith make it difficult for them to find an opportunity to intervene.

But at this moment, in order to condense his divine spark and break through the tribulation to become a god, Xuanming took the initiative to release the suppression of all power and fully guide and refine everything in his body, including the five law seeds containing the will of the god king!
This is like proactively opening the door to the outside world in one's very core domain! (End of Chapter)