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

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Beneath the silver waterfall, upon the blue stone.

Not long after the Ice Dragon King fled with Xuanming, two figures quietly descended.

One was dressed in a white-gold gown, holy and majestic; the other in a jade-green gauze dress, brimming with vitality. They were the goddess of kindness and the goddess of life.

Xuanming remained lying on the Ice Dragon King's lap, his eyes closed, looking as if "the sky falling down has nothing to do with me."

"What brings you two here?" The Ice Dragon King's voice carried a hint of displeasure.

It disturbed her and her younger brother's time together, which made her very unhappy.

The God of Kindness nodded slightly to the Ice Dragon King as a greeting, then turned his gaze to Xuanming, who was pretending to be asleep, and said gently, "Xuanming, we know you need to rest. But there are some things we still need to discuss with you."

Xuanming didn't even open his eyes, and said lazily, "I don't want to discuss anything right now. If you have any problems, find Gu Yuena or Bibi Dong."

The Goddess of Life chuckled softly: "But they are, after all, newly ascended God-Kings, and there are many things they don't understand. Moreover, this matter is closely related to you."

Hearing this, Xuanming reluctantly opened one eye and looked at them: "Speak, what is it?"

Seeing that he had finally reacted, the God of Kindness spoke up: "First, it concerns the Divine Realm Committee. The Divine Realm has undergone a great change. The God of Asura has passed on his divine position and his seat on the committee to Bibi Dong. The Dragon God's problem has also been resolved. He just sent me a message saying that he is preparing to leave the Divine Realm with Poseidon to explore the wider universe."

The God of Kindness continued, “Their departure means a vacancy has been created on the Divine Realm Committee. Moreover, ten powerful beings at the God King level have suddenly emerged in the Divine Realm, including you and Gu Yuena. The old committee rules are no longer applicable. We need to revise the rules to maintain order and stability in the future of the Divine Realm.”

"Besides that, there are many other issues. For example, after the expansion of the divine realm, how to manage the newly added divine domains; after the mortal planes are upgraded, how to connect them with the divine realm; and... how to deal with those newly ascended deities..."

Before the Goddess of Kindness could finish speaking, Xuanming impatiently waved his hand, interrupting her.

"Stop, stop, stop."

He sat up and said calmly, "I'll say it again, don't bother me with these things. I don't care, and I have no interest in them."

"Setting rules? Managing the divine realm?"

"Do you think I'm the kind of person who has the patience to deal with all this red tape? My principle is simple: whoever doesn't listen, I'll beat them until they do. If they still don't listen, I'll destroy them. Are you sure you want me to participate in making the rules?"

The Goddess of Kindness and the Goddess of Life exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

They simply couldn't imagine what kind of chaotic scene it would be if Xuanming, who seemed stable but was actually extremely willful, were to manage the God Realm.

The God of Kindness seemed to have anticipated this outcome and didn't insist further, instead changing the subject: "Alright, since you don't want to participate in management, what are your plans next?"

"Plans?" Xuanming lay back down, putting his hands behind his head and looking at the sky. "No plans. I just want to rest for now, I don't want to think about anything, I don't want to care about anything. Maybe... after I've rested enough, I'll go and see other places."

Upon hearing this, both goddesses felt a slight unease. Their greatest worry was that Xuanming would feel no sense of belonging to the divine realm.

“Of course,” Xuanming seemed to sense their worries and added, “If any fools dare to cause trouble in the God Realm, I wouldn’t hesitate to crush them.” These words finally put the two goddesses at ease. With this promise, at least the highest fighting force of the God Realm was guaranteed.

After all, if Xuanming leaves, Gu Yuena and the others will likely follow, which is not good news for the God Realm.

The Goddess of Kindness nodded, saying nothing more. She knew that forcing someone like Xuanming was pointless.

Just as they were about to leave, Xuanming suddenly sat up again.

He stretched out his hand, and pure white divine power condensed in his palm, eventually transforming into a crystal-clear white mark that seemed to contain endless mysteries.

“Here, take this.” He handed the mark to the goddess of life.

The Goddess of Life was slightly taken aback, looking at him with some confusion: "This is...?"

"I suppose it's... a way of thanking you for your help on the previous occasions," Xuanming said.

The Goddess of Life received the mark, and a strange power instantly surged into her soul. She could sense that the mark contained a power of law she had never encountered before, a power that transcended all rules.

"What... is this thing used for?" she asked curiously.

Xuanming looked at her, then glanced into the distance, seemingly looking in the direction of the God of Destruction, before lying back down on the Ice Dragon King's lap.

"It can... negate some established principles."

"For example, the principle that you and the God of Destruction cannot have offspring because of the opposition of power attributes."

The goddess of life was struck dumb, frozen in place, her emerald green eyes filled with unbelievable shock!

She and the God of Destruction are the two oldest god-kings in the divine realm. They are each other's demise and also each other's nemesis.

Their combined power can create the world, but because of this extreme opposition, they can never have offspring like other living beings.

This is their eternal regret, and also an unchangeable rule left by the creator god.

But now, Xuanming is actually saying... he can deny this rule?!
"Your divine status... you can even do something like this?" The goddess of life's voice trembled slightly.

She could clearly sense that the power contained in that white mark was neither creation nor distortion, but the purest and most domineering "negation"!
Instead of looking for loopholes within the framework of the rules, it directly pulls the rule itself down from the position of "truth" and declares it "invalid"!
At this moment, the Goddess of Life finally understood just how terrifying Xuanming's divine status truly was.

That even surpasses the "creation power" that she could generate after merging with the God of Destruction!
Creation is creation within the bounds of rules.

Xuanming, on the other hand, is creating rules!
She gripped the mark tightly, feeling the power emanating from it—a power capable of changing her destiny—and her heart was filled with mixed emotions. She looked at Xuanming, wanting to say something, but found that any words of gratitude seemed so pale and powerless in the face of such a generous gift.

Xuanming simply turned his back to her, waved his hand, and closed his eyes.

For him, it might have been a simple matter. But for the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction, it was a miracle they had waited for countless years, yet never dared to hope for… (End of Chapter)