Chapter 203: The Silver Dragon King's Early Awakening
In the God Realm, the five Divine Kings remained silent for a moment before the Asura God finally spoke. "For now, let's allow the Silver Dragon King to live a little longer. Since soul beasts cannot ascend to godhood, she remains alone. In terms of threats to the God Realm, she ranks far below the Abyss."
The other four Divine Kings nodded in agreement.
After all, in a world where soul beasts were permanently barred from godhood, what could the Silver Dragon King really do? At most, she could fully recover and regain her status as a Divine King. But a single Divine King overthrowing the God Realm? That was pure fantasy.
Back then, they had already defeated her and driven her into hiding. The outcome would be no different now.
Unless, one day, the Silver Dragon King's strength miraculously soared beyond Divine King level reaching the level of a Creation God she would never pose a true threat to them.
Otherwise, she was nothing more than an overgrown nuisance, a lone clown jumping around in a futile struggle. They could erase her at any moment.
However, as the video continued playing, the next scene made the five Divine Kings unable to stay calm any longer.
In the video, the Silver Dragon King remained silent for a long time. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly froze, then spoke in an eerily calm voice. "You've been watching for quite some time. Are you not planning to reveal yourself?"
"What?! Someone is spying on us?!"
Di Tian and the other soul beasts were horrified. Their auras exploded outward as they scanned their surroundings with deep vigilance, ready to fight at any moment.
Who was watching them? The Abyss? Or… humanity?!
If it was the Abyss, they could at least go down fighting.
But if it was humanity, it could mean that the humans had finally decided to eradicate them.
Fortunately, with their master now awake, they had some reassurance. At the very least, they weren't as helpless and lost as before.
"Apologies."
A calm male voice rang out.
"This was purely an accident. I mean no harm."
A figure in white appeared a short distance away from the Silver Dragon King, shocking Di Tian and the others. The Silver Dragon King's pupils shrank she hadn't even noticed when he arrived.
In fact, she was now questioning whether she had even detected him in the first place.
Had he deliberately let her sense his presence?
"Cloud City Lord!"
Di Tian and the others gasped in unison, recognizing the man immediately.
'What?! This is the legendary Cloud City Lord that Di Tian spoke of with such reverence?!'
The Silver Dragon King was shaken. She realized she had severely underestimated the strength of humanity.
Previously, when Di Tian and the others described the human Divine Kings, she had assumed that, as an ancient Divine King herself, she would naturally hold the upper hand in a fight against them.
After all, she had been a Divine King for countless years, possessing a far deeper understanding of divine power and laws than these newly ascended humans.
But now, seeing Ye LingLing in person, she felt a deep, unsettling sense of miscalculation.
She had underestimated humanity… and overestimated herself.
"What brings the Cloud City Lord to my domain?" The Silver Dragon King's tone became more cautious, her words polite yet laced with underlying vigilance.
Di Tian and the other soul beasts also watched warily, fearing that Ye LingLing had come to exterminate or enslave them.
If humanity had truly decided to make a move against soul beasts, even with their master here, they would undoubtedly suffer devastating losses.
A one versus three battle while they believed the Silver Dragon King could win, it wouldn't be without great difficulty. At the very least, none of the soul beasts below Divine King level would survive the battle's aftermath.
Perhaps even the entire Great Star Dou Forest would be obliterated.
After all, when Divine Kings fought seriously, the destruction of the land was but a trivial consequence.
In the livestream, countless viewers speculated about Ye LingLing's intentions.
[I bet he's here to wipe out the soul beasts!]
[I don't think so. He probably has another reason.]
[Maybe he was drawn here by the Silver Dragon King's aura?]
[I think he came to recruit the soul beasts, but he just happened to arrive right when their ruler woke up.]
[Looks like a fight is about to break out… Who's stronger?]
A wave of comments scrolled by as viewers stared intently at the video, eager to see what would happen next.
Even the soul beasts watching the video in reality were fixated on the screen.
At the same time, deep within the Great Star Dou Forest, beneath the Lake of Life, in a secluded space…
A woman with dazzling silver hair and otherworldly beauty stared at the video, her eyes sharp and piercing.
The Silver Dragon King had awakened.
From the moment her image appeared in the Question and Answer event, the intense attention on her had gathered enough spiritual energy to rouse her from her slumber instantly.
And as soon as she awoke, the Question and Answer system had connected her to the livestream.
She had seen everything.
"So much has changed in the future…"
"Abyssal invasion. The God Realm's retreat…"
The Silver Dragon King's gaze remained locked on the video. Unlike her future self, who had fully recovered, she was still gravely wounded.
The current energy concentration of the Douluo Continent was too weak to accelerate her healing, leaving her with no choice but to remain in hibernation.
Originally, she had planned to stay asleep for tens of thousands of years before reawakening.
But now, the existence of the Question and Answer event had disrupted all of her expectations.
If she continued sleeping, she feared she would be left behind by the times.
Through the livestream comments and the video's revelations, she now had a clear understanding of the future.
The Abyssal invasion was a catastrophe.
But it was also an opportunity.
If she could seize the right moment, she might be able to glimpse the path beyond the Divine King level toward the realm of the Creation Gods.
Determined, she fixated on the video, analyzing every detail. To her, every clue mattered.
In the video, Ye LingLing smiled at the Silver Dragon King's cautious question. "I am here for the future of both humanity and soul beasts."
'So he really is here to deal with us?!'
Di Tian and the other soul beasts felt their hearts sink, bracing themselves for battle.
But then, as if sensing their hostility, Ye LingLing continued, "Don't misunderstand. I have no intention of harming soul beasts. On the contrary, I came here to solve the issue of soul beasts being unable to ascend to godhood."
The moment he said this, a stunned silence fell over the video.
Not just the soul beasts in the video but even those watching in reality were completely shaken.
Solve the issue of soul beasts being unable to become gods?!
Did he actually have a way?!
For a moment, the thought raced through every soul beast's mind.
If anyone else had said this, they would have dismissed it as nonsense.
But this was Ye LingLing the man who had revolutionized soul master cultivation, who had pioneered the method of self condensing soul rings, who had redefined the path to godhood without needing a divine inheritance.
If he said he had a way…
Then perhaps…
Just perhaps…
It was actually possible.
(End of Chapter)
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