Douluo Continent: Gretchen at the start, empowered by the Star God.

Chapter 119 The Golden Dragon King's Awakening

"Long time no see, Silver Dragon King. I am pleased that you have come here. But... even I can understand that this is not a wise decision." A deep voice rang out, and a burly man with blond hair and purple eyes appeared in front of Lang Lei and Gu Yuena.

"Golden Dragon King, it's been a long time." Gu Yuena's eyes were filled with excitement. "It seems your mind hasn't been affected to the point of losing your reason."

The Golden Dragon King could be considered her blood brother, a member of her family in name only. At the end of the great war in the divine realm, he risked his life to protect her as she escaped.

"This seal, while sealing my body, also suppressed the madness belonging to the Dragon God within my spirit," the Golden Dragon King explained simply, then looked Gu Yuena up and down. "Your soul seems to be incomplete. What happened?"

"That's not important. What we need now is your cooperation." Gu Yuena skipped over the topic. "We want to break the seal that's trapping you as soon as possible, and we need your cooperation from inside the seal."

"Breaking the seal... that is indeed what I have been doing all along." The Golden Dragon King closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then said firmly, "But I cannot leave the God Realm with you, much less go back with you."

"Why?" Gu Yuena asked subconsciously, but almost the instant she asked the question, she froze.

Without Lang Lei and the Golden Dragon King reminding her, Gu Yuena already knew the reason.

"The Soul Beast race is already at a disadvantage in its battles against the gods. If it cannot unite as one, there will be no way to win." The Golden Dragon King shook his head. "Even if you and I have no intention of opposing each other, my return will inevitably divide the existing Soul Beast group, which is not conducive to the future."

"Furthermore, I am well aware that my power is uncontrollable, and the madness in my soul has penetrated to the bone marrow. Under these circumstances, my power is no different from a double-edged sword, and if I am not careful, I may hurt myself."

"The God Realm has never stopped suppressing Soul Beasts. My departure will only deepen their vigilance and prompt them to take more extreme actions, which will undoubtedly break the existing balance."

The Golden Dragon King said a lot in one breath, and upon careful consideration, it did make a lot of sense.

Looking at the Golden Dragon King, Lang Lei couldn't help but sigh: It seems that none of those who live long lives are fools.

"This..." Gu Yuena was speechless.

"Let me interject. So what's the reason you've been trying to break the seal?" Lang Lei suddenly asked.

The Golden Dragon King glanced at Lang Lei meaningfully, then answered directly, "Junior, do you know about the central hub of the God Realm?"

"I know. Besides, I am not a dragon," Lang Lei denied again.

He was somewhat helpless. Why did both the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King think he was a dragon?

At most, he has a little too much of a dragon attribute on him...

"Near the central hub of the God Realm, there is a control center, which was created by the five first-generation God Kings using the power of all the gods and the supreme treasures of the God Realm." The Golden Dragon King completely ignored the second half of Lang Lei's sentence. "That center is specifically designed to target the Soul Beast race. Many laws of the continents have been modified by that control center, becoming extremely unfriendly, even cruel, to Soul Beasts."

"So, you want to destroy it?" Lang Lei suddenly realized.

"That's right, with that thing around, the soul beast race will never have a chance to rise."

"By the way, that thing is also quite unfriendly to humans," Lang Lei explained. "The Soul Ring system almost makes humans abandon strengthening themselves. Even if they cultivate to the peak of a realm, their lifespan is only a short three hundred years, which is very different from other cultivation systems I know."

"You want humans and spirit beasts to unite against the gods of the divine realm?"

"Why not?" Lang Lei shrugged. "Unite all forces that can be united. This is a viable approach that a great predecessor taught me from practical experience."

Gu Yuena couldn't help but glance at Lang Lei, who proposed a united front with the Golden Dragon King.

Is it that the other party was fearless or simply audacious?

"Silver Dragon King, you can have this." The Golden Dragon King didn't dwell on this. In his mind, this was something the Silver Dragon King should consider. Then, he decisively separated a golden ball of light from his body.

"This is!" Gu Yuena stared in shock at the golden ball of light in her hand. The next moment, the ball of light directly entered Gu Yuena's sea of ​​consciousness.

"This is my purest bloodline power and a small portion of clean divine power, untouched by tyranny or madness. Merge with it, and you will become the next Dragon God." The Golden Dragon King's voice weakened considerably. "You should find merging with it easy. Finally, head to Dragon Valley to find that thing..."

"You—" Gu Yuena was about to say something when the Golden Dragon King took the initiative to sever the blood connection with her.

Surprisingly, Lang Lei remained in the same spot, unaffected.

"See? Facts speak louder than words. You are indeed a dragon." The Golden Dragon King looked at Lang Lei.

"I don't know how you came to that conclusion," Lang Lei shook his head.

"Never mind, all I need to know is that you're on our side, right?" the Golden Dragon King asked.

"No problem, the Silver Dragon King and I are in a cooperative relationship." Lang Lei nodded, "But in the end, I should be human."

"It doesn't matter. The reason why the Silver Dragon King dared to come to the God Realm should be because of you, right? Don't be so quick to deny it. I inherited the power of destruction that symbolizes the Dragon God. Although my bloodline has separated now, my soul still has some foundation," said the Golden Dragon King. "You have a powerful destructive force hidden within you, which is extremely terrifying, even far surpassing that of the Dragon God."

"You have good taste, that's probably why you kept me, right?" Lang Lei smiled.

"After breaking the seal, I will focus all my energy on sensing the vicinity of the special law's control center, and then detonate my power. Just in case, I hope you can finish me off with a follow-up attack," the Golden Dragon King requested.

"No problem." Lang Lei agreed without hesitation. To be honest, he really admired the guy in front of him.

Besides, wasn't this his main purpose in coming to the realm of gods? He even exceeded his goal, so why not?

"Thank you, but I don't have much to give you. Hmm... do you want the corpse?" the Golden Dragon King said half-jokingly.

"Huh? You can come back to life after you self-destruct?" Lang Lei retorted.

"Haha, I unleashed the divine power within my own body; some things will still remain," the Golden Dragon King explained. "I can give you all the essence of my physical body in exchange for your action. How about it? Not a bad deal, right?"

"Why not give it to Gu Yuena?" Lang Lei asked.

"I'm afraid she'll be affected by the violence within her physical essence."

Aren't you afraid I'll be affected?

"I'm not afraid."

"..."

(End of this chapter)