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

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Ten thousand years pass in the blink of an eye.

To the vast and boundless universe, ten thousand years is but a tiny breath.

But for some life forms and some civilizations, ten thousand years is enough for the world to change drastically, for things to change and people to change.

In the void, the cocoon of light that had always emitted an extreme white light, seemingly unchanging since time immemorial, finally stirred at this moment.

"Click——"

A crisp cracking sound rang out clearly in the deathly silence of space.

Immediately afterwards, fine cracks appeared on the surface of the cocoon of light, which was woven from the power of "negation" and "reconstruction".

The cracks spread rapidly, and finally, with a deafening roar, it completely collapsed, turning into countless points of light that dissipated into the darkness.

A figure slowly emerged from it.

Xuanming opened his eyes.

Those eyes remained as deep as an abyss, yet upon closer inspection, one could almost see countless stars rising and falling within them, and chains of rules being reassembled within them. An unprecedented sense of perfection and transcendence emanated naturally from him.

He slightly raised his hand, and a phantom-like, magnificent white throne flashed behind him.

That is his divine position—the beginning.

"Is this... the end?"

Xuanming felt a slight daze as he experienced the vast, ocean-like power within his body that resonated with the universe itself.

In his perception, he had simply fallen asleep and had a long dream.

In his dream, he was wrestling with the entire universe, breaking and crushing those violent laws bit by bit, and then piecing them back together according to his own will.

He woke up the moment the puzzle was completed.

"I don't know how much time has passed..."

Xuanming calculated with his fingers, and then his expression changed slightly.

"Douluo Star... ten thousand years have already passed?!"

"Twenty-seven years have passed in the realm of gods?"

This time difference far exceeded his expectations. He had thought it would only be a few decades at most, but he never imagined that while he was asleep, the world would change drastically, and countless generations would have passed in the mortal realm.

"Oh no, I'm going to get a real scolding when I get back."

Xuanming's heart tightened. Making those women live like widows for over twenty years—this was a huge problem.

He dared not delay any longer. With a thought, his figure instantly transformed into an elusive white light, piercing through the spatial barrier and descending into the realm of gods.

“Buzz——!!!”

The moment Xuanming's feet touched the land of the God Realm, the entire God Realm trembled violently, as if cheering for the return of a king.

Immediately afterwards, five streaks of light appeared in front of him as if they had teleported.

Life, destruction, good, evil, and...

That dazzling silver hue.

Gu Yuena.

At this moment, Gu Yuena had already completely merged with the power of the Dragon God. Dressed in a silver dress, her noble demeanor was so awe-inspiring that people dared not look directly at her.

But the moment she saw Xuanming, her noble air crumbled instantly, replaced by excitement and lingering fear.

"you……"

Gu Yuena's voice trembled slightly as she stared intently at Xuan Ming, as if trying to confirm whether he was real or an illusion.

Xuanming felt a little guilty looking at her, and awkwardly scratched his head: "Um... Na'er, I'm back. Sorry, I slept for a bit too long..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Yuena rushed up and hugged him tightly.

"It's good that you're back... It's good that you succeeded..."

Gu Yuena buried her head in his chest, her voice choked with emotion, "I thought... I thought something would happen to you. I thought the rules of the universe would obliterate you..."

For the past twenty-seven years, she has been guarding the crystal wall system almost every day, watching the cocoon of light outside with trepidation.

That feeling of powerlessness—being so close yet afraid to touch or interfere—was driving her mad. The gods of good and evil beside her also breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're finally awake."

The God of Evil smiled bitterly, "To be honest, we were all mentally prepared that you would have to sleep in the God Realm for at least a few hundred more years. We didn't expect you to succeed so quickly."

"Several hundred years?" Xuanming was taken aback. "Why would it take so long?"

He felt that his past twenty years had been slow enough, so how could they still consider it "lightning fast"?
Gu Yuena released Xuanming, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and glared at him irritably.

"Do you think that attaining supreme divine status is child's play?"

"Do you know how long it took the first generation of Dragon God to achieve that supreme divine position that surpassed even the God King?"

"How long?" Xuanming asked curiously.

"On a cosmic scale... a full three million years!"

Gu Yuena held up three fingers, her tone serious, "Supreme God-King, this is an extremely special level. It has transcended the ordinary God-King's control over a single law, becoming the maintainer and enforcer of the universe's rules. This requires the universe's own recognition, which is an extremely long and difficult process."

"And you..."

Gu Yuena looked at Xuan Ming, her eyes becoming complicated. "Your divine position is more special and more dangerous than that of the Dragon God."

"The Dragon God is conforming to the rules and maintaining balance. But you are denying the rules."

"You are declaring to the universe: I do not accept your rules, and I will establish my own rules."

"At first, I planned to wait until your divine status was stable, then work with you to use the power of the Dragon God to help you conceal it and slowly build your divine position. But who knew..."

Gu Yuena poked Xuanming's chest in exasperation, "You rascal, you didn't even say goodbye before running off to go it alone!"

"Once the formation of a divine position begins, it will attract the attention of the origin of the universe. At that time, even the supreme god would not dare to interfere at will, otherwise it would only bring about a more terrifying backlash."

"I can only watch from inside."

Gu Yuena sighed, "To be honest, I really thought the rules of the universe would prevent your success. After all, your very existence is a huge bug, a dangerous anomaly, in this established cosmic order."

"How could the world itself easily allow something that breaks the rules, or even potentially overthrows it, to exist?"

"But……"

Gu Yuena raised her head, her eyes gleaming with an unusual light. "You succeeded."

"This means that you have not only defeated the rules, but also... mastered the rules."

"You now possess the true power of creation."

"It's not about patching things up within a set framework, but rather... defining everything and creating the world according to your own will."

Xuanming listened to Gu Yuena's analysis and felt a moment of bewilderment.

It turns out that my seemingly easy sleep actually contained such great danger and significance.
No wonder that while he was asleep, he always felt an invisible will trying to suppress and assimilate him, but it was all pushed back by the "negation" power within him.

"Looks like I'm pretty lucky."

Xuanming made a joke in an attempt to ease the heavy atmosphere.

He held Gu Yuena's hand, feeling the warmth of her palm, and his heart warmed.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Xuanming looked at the surrounding God-Kings and said sincerely, "I'm sorry to have worried you all over the past twenty years."

"By the way, where are Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue?"

Xuanming looked around and found that no one was there. Logically speaking, they should have rushed over immediately after he made such a commotion.

"they……"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena and the other god-kings suddenly adopted somewhat strange expressions.

“They are not in the realm of the gods,” the goddess of life said softly.

"Not in the realm of gods?" Xuanming was taken aback. "Where did they go?"

"We've descended to the mortal realm." The God of Destruction picked up the conversation, his tone tinged with emotion. "Ever since you issued the decree on the system of divine responsibility more than twenty years ago, everyone has been very enthusiastic."

"Especially Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, the two of them... well, how should I put it, maybe it's to alleviate their longing for you, or maybe it's because they don't want to just wait around in the God Realm and overthink things."

"More than a decade ago, they descended to the mortal realm in their true forms to punish evil and promote good." (End of Chapter)