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

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Douluo Star, Tiandou Province, the former imperial capital.

Ten thousand years is enough time to turn the sea into mulberry fields, and enough time to transform this once glorious classical imperial city into a modern metropolis filled with the atmosphere of soul-guided technology.

Towering soul-guided skyscrapers have replaced the former palaces and pavilions, and dazzling soul-guided flying cars shuttle along predetermined tracks in the sky.

The streets were wide and clean, lined with a dazzling array of soul guide shops, and huge holographic projection advertisements played in the air, displaying the latest soul guide products and the latest news about the Soul Master Competition.

Only the ancient palace ruins in the city center, which are protected, and the Yuexuan Tower, which can still be faintly seen in the distance, silently tell the story of that history from ten thousand years ago.

Xuanming and Gu Yuena walked side by side down the bustling street. Although both were exceptionally beautiful, Xuanming casually used a simple cognitive confusion skill, causing passersby to subconsciously avoid them, but they couldn't really see their faces clearly, nor did they feel anything abrupt.

As for Yan Ling'er, this "second-generation god" who came to the mortal realm for the first time, she was like a bird just released from its cage, already excitedly running off to explore the new world.

"This change... is quite significant."

Xuanming looked around at everything and said, "If it weren't for the fact that the palace is still there, I would hardly recognize this as the Tiandou City of yesteryear."

“Yes.” Gu Yuena took his arm. “Ten thousand years is enough for mortals to go through countless generations. It’s already quite remarkable that this little bit of trace has been preserved.”

The two of them were just like an ordinary young couple, strolling through the bustling crowd and enjoying this rare moment of leisure.

"By the way, let's talk about the realm of gods."

Xuanming casually asked, "I've been asleep for over twenty years. Besides you old guys, what new changes have occurred in the God Realm? How's the Great God Circle doing?"

"Everything went smoothly."

Gu Yuena recounted with great familiarity, "Destruction and life are truly locked in a fierce struggle. After the Great God Circle Project was launched, they used the power of the central hub to successively connect and merge the seven surrounding God Realms. Now, the God Realms have expanded more than tenfold, and their energy concentration has increased several levels."

"Now, the divine realm has a total of twenty god-kings."

Gu Yuena held up two fingers and said, "Besides the original few of us, there are also people like Hu Liena, the Goddess of Emotions, and Xiao Wu, the Goddess of Destruction. These two are now truly god-king level fighters."

"And those you promoted back then, Snow Empress and Ice Empress, they'll be here soon too. In a few more years, with the fusion of more planes, the number of God Kings should increase further."

Xuanming nodded, not surprised at all.

"What about the dragons?" Xuanming asked again. "I heard Poseidon say on Seagod Island that you went to the Dragon Tomb to create a new dragon race. Why didn't I sense any dragon aura on Douluo Star?"

"I didn't do it on Douluo Star."

Gu Yuena shook her head. "Douluo Star is, after all, a world dominated by humans. Although the territory is large, it is inevitable that the newborn pure-blooded dragons will clash with humans if they are placed here. I do not want the newborn children to be involved in unnecessary conflicts."

"So I put them on the Elf Star next door."

"The environment there is beautiful, the spiritual energy is abundant, and most of the native creatures are gentle. I used the power of the Dragon God to create a Dragon Domain there, and had Di Tian, ​​the Fire Dragon King, and Zi Ji take turns to look after it. Now it is taking shape, and the new generation of little dragons are growing up very strong."

"That guy Di Tian, ​​thanks to his merit in teaching the younger generation and the feedback from the Dragon Clan's fortune, finally broke through the bottleneck and reached the God King Realm. Now he talks about you every day, saying that without you, there would be no Dragon Clan today."

The two continued walking forward, and when they passed a shop selling soul-guided desserts, Xuanming suddenly stopped, as if he had remembered something.

"By the way, where's the Three-Eyed Golden Lion? And Tang Yuehua?"

Upon hearing this question, Gu Yuena's expression suddenly became somewhat subtle.

She glanced at Xuanming, her eyes filled with a mixture of reproach and helplessness.

"Tang Yuehua was invited by Shanren to visit her divine realm. She'll probably be gone for a while before she returns. As for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion..."

Gu Yuena sighed, "That child, ever since you went to the outside of the God Realm to condense a divine position more than 20 years ago, you have been depressed."

"Depression?" Xuanming was taken aback. "Why?"

"Isn't it all your fault?" Gu Yuena poked his waist in annoyance. "Back when I was preparing to go to the Dragon Tomb to create a new dragon race, I originally planned to take her with me and use that opportunity to help her baptize her bloodline and help her ascend to the God Realm as soon as possible."

"When that girl heard that she could go to the realm of gods to find you, she was overjoyed and counted down the days to come."

"And what happened? On the very day I was about to take her away, news came that you had gone into the void without a word to condense a divine position. And it was a dangerous act with a near-death experience."

"The child broke down at that moment."

Gu Yuena recalled the scene from back then with some heartache, "She felt that you deliberately kept it from her so as not to worry her. She also felt that it was because she was too weak to help you and could only watch you take risks."

"Later, she absolutely refused to return to the divine realm with me. She said that she would not leave the seclusion until you woke up."

"So she went to the depths of the Dragon Realm on the Elf Star to cultivate in seclusion. She vowed to cultivate to the point where she could help you, otherwise she would never come out to see anyone."

"This……"

Xuanming was somewhat amused and exasperated. "This girl is still so stubborn. Seclusion? She's an auspicious beast; she can grow stronger naturally. Why would she need to go into seclusion and cultivate so arduously?"

"You do not understand."

Gu Yuena looked at him with a quiet gaze, "That child's feelings for you are quite special."

"You were the first human she came into contact with, the one who led her out of the Star Dou Great Forest to see the world, and the one she witnessed firsthand as a legend who rose from mortal to the highest realm."

"In her world, you are the only light, an omnipotent god, and... the softest corner of her heart."

Gu Yuena stopped and looked intently at Xuan Ming.

"how to say……"

"For the mythical beast, feelings are pure and unwavering. She has identified everything from the initial vague affection to the later dependence, admiration, and the longing and worry that have accumulated over the years as—love."

"It's not the kind of respect and love you have for an elder, but... the kind of love I have for Bibi Dong, like I want to be with you forever."

Xuanming was completely stunned.

A three-eyed golden lion? Love?

He always treated her like a younger sister, or rather... a pet?
Unexpectedly, that girl actually...

"This..." Xuanming rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. "This is too chaotic!"

"chaos?"

Gu Yuena looked at him with a half-smile, "What? You think there are too many? Or do you feel that the auspicious beasts are not worthy of you, the Primordial God?"

“That’s not what I meant…” Xuanming said helplessly. “I just think… she’s still too young.”

"Small?"

Gu Yuena rolled her eyes at him. "How many years has she lived? She's older than all your human girlfriends combined! In the world of soul beasts, she'd be an adult long ago. It's only in front of you that she's willing to act like a child."

"Alright, stop acting innocent after getting the benefit."

Gu Yuena pulled him along, saying, "Anyway, Di Tian is watching over Elf Star, so nothing will happen to her in seclusion. Once you've cleaned up the mess on Douluo Star, it won't be too late to coax that stubborn little lion out."

"Now... huh?"

Gu Yuena suddenly raised her head, her expression somewhat unnatural. "You came so quickly?"

"They're charging down together?" (End of Chapter)