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

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A gentle sea breeze, carrying the pure spiritual energy unique to the divine realm, caresses the shimmering surface of the sea.

Xuanming practically fled the Sea God's Palace, which had been turned into a "casino."

Only when he stood on the spacious white jade terrace outside the palace, looking at the vast and boundless blue divine sea before him, did he finally exhale a long breath.

A series of light footsteps came from behind, accompanied by bursts of suppressed, crisp laughter.

Why are you running so fast?

Qian Renxue followed, and seeing Xuan Ming's still-frightened appearance, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. Her beautiful golden eyes were full of mockery. "A supreme god-king, actually scared like this by a group of women and a deck of cards?"

Xuanming turned around and glared at her, annoyed. "You're still laughing? Who said they were going to deal a deck of cards to join them?"

In that situation, if he didn't run away, they would really put him on a table and auction him off by weight.

"Tch, I was just kidding."

Qian Renxue snorted and arrogantly raised her chin. "What kind of person am I? How could I possibly act like a vulgar shrew and compete with them for a man at the card table? I would never do something so degrading."

She paused here, a complex look flashing in her eyes, but quickly regained the arrogance unique to angels.

"Besides... even if I did win and got you, would you agree? It would be really awkward with everyone watching."

Xuanming was slightly taken aback, then shook his head helplessly.

Just then, the doors of the hall were pushed open again, and Poseidon, dressed in a sea-blue gown and holding the scepter of the sea god, slowly walked out.

Despite the noise inside the hall, she maintained the dignity and composure characteristic of a high priest.

"Did I scare you?" Poseidon chuckled.

Xuanming sighed helplessly, "Who came up with this terrible idea?"

“It was the Ice Dragon King who suggested it,” Poseidon told the truth without hiding anything. “Actually, everyone can see that although you have returned, you are always carrying an invisible pressure. Especially when you are facing everyone, you always have a kind of… well, a kind of guilt like atonement.”

"That kind of cautiousness actually made everyone feel a bit distant."

Poseidon looked at Xuanming, her tone softening slightly, "So, the Ice Dragon King came up with this plan. On the surface, it's about vying for your allocation rights, but actually... it's just to play a joke on you, lighten the mood, and distract you."

Everyone knows that Xuanming would never truly let them manipulate him.

But if Xuanming is truly intimidated, everyone will naturally take advantage of the situation and go with the flow.

If Xuanming runs away like this, it can be considered as breaking down that barrier, letting everyone know that Xuanming is still the same Xuanming who is shy and can run away, not a high and mighty god.

Xuanming remained silent for a long time after listening.

"Okay, I get it."

Xuanming sighed, "Since they want to play, let them play. Anyway, the God Realm is a long place, and it's not easy to find some fun."

After speaking, he composed himself, looked at Poseidon, and his expression became serious.

"Poseidon, I have something important to discuss with you today."

Upon seeing this, Poseidon also stopped smiling.

Xuanming didn't waste any words and directly told Poseidon the whole story he had discussed with Qian Renxue about the reform of the "Douluo Federation" and the idea of ​​establishing the "Heaven" faith.

"...That's roughly it." Xuanming looked at Poseidon. "In the future, Douluo Star will no longer have two great empires, nor will there be a simple distinction between angels and sea gods. All faiths will return to Heaven. And you and Qian Renxue will serve as Heaven's right and left hands, respectively governing the order of the ocean and the land."

“I know this may be a huge shock to the traditions of Poseidon Island. But I hope you understand that this is for the sake of lasting peace and unity.”

Qian Renxue stood to the side, not saying a word, but her gaze was fixed on Poseidon. She knew very well how deeply rooted the Sea God lineage was in the hearts of ocean soul masters, and if Poseidon disagreed, this matter would indeed be quite troublesome.

However, to her surprise, Poseidon did not show any resistance.

She listened quietly, then nodded gently.

"I understand. I will cooperate."

After finishing their business, Xuanming looked around and suddenly asked with some confusion, "By the way, where is Gu Yuena?"

I heard from Bibi Dong that everyone has been having a meeting at the Sea God's place these past few days. Logically speaking, Gu Yuena, as the "big sister" among the women, should also be there.

But he didn't see that silver figure in the chaotic casino inside the hall.

“Gu Yuena went to the Dragon Tomb.” Poseidon pointed to a certain direction deep in the God Realm. “Although the Soul Beast race is no longer suppressed by the inevitable Heavenly Tribulation of the past and can cultivate into gods normally, after the Dragon God War, the powerful pure-blooded dragon race was almost wiped out, and their bloodline was severely depleted.”

"Gu Yuena has always been troubled by this. Now that the divine realm has expanded and the laws have been stabilized, she is thinking of using her power as the Dragon God, with the help of the dragon bones and dragon souls left by the ancestors in the Dragon Tomb, to try to create a new generation of dragons."

"As the main pillars of the dragon race, Di Tian and the Fire Dragon King naturally went to help protect the Dharma."

"So they went to build dragons..."

Xuanming suddenly realized.

This was indeed a top priority for Gu Yuena. Reviving the dragon race was a difficult task for her alone; if she could utilize the resources of the Dragon Tomb to mass-produce pure-blooded dragons, they would become a formidable force for the future of the divine realm.

"What about the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and the Demon Emperor?" Xuanming asked.

Poseidon smiled and said, "After they consolidated their divine positions and cultivation, they couldn't wait to ask Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena for permission to return to Douluo Star."

"Back to Douluo Star?"

“Yes.” Poseidon nodded. “They said they were going to find the child. The child that Di Tian put in the Lake of Life to raise. Now that they have become gods, they naturally can’t let go of that child and want to bring her up here so that the family can be reunited.”

Xuanming nodded, indicating his understanding.

"Since we've brought up Douluo Star..."

Poseidon seemed to remember something and hesitated before speaking, "Actually, there's something else I'd like to ask you."

"What is it? Just say it."

“It’s about Little White,” Poseidon said. “That child… also known as the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, has been diligently protecting Seagod Island all these years. Now that Seagod Island is to be incorporated into the Federation, and I have become a God King, I don’t want her to still be just an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast.”

"I want to... elevate her to the level of a divine beast."

At this point, Poseidon's expression turned somewhat helpless. "Normally, I could have decided this myself. But... Gu Yuena went into seclusion to create dragons, and Bibi Dong is busy dealing with the mess left by the God Realm Committee. And the current situation on Douluo Star..."

Poseidon sighed, "Although Douluo Star has been upgraded due to your blessing and the concentration of spiritual energy has skyrocketed, its foundation is still weak. According to the Goddess of Life's calculations, it will need at least a thousand years of evolution and sedimentation before it can truly reach the level of a god star, enough to support the natural birth of native god-level units."

"The current environment is still unstable, and the laws are still being reconstructed. Without the special permission of the central authority of the divine realm, forcibly upgrading divine units in the lower realm could easily cause a backlash from the laws of the plane, and might even lead to the collapse of local rules."

"So I had no choice but to come to you for this permission." (End of Chapter)