It could be said that Tang San's plan to tame Huo Yuhao as a Son of Fortune wasn't just to gain a loyal dog, but to prepare for his ten-thousand-year grand scheme. From the moment he set his eyes on Huo Yuhao, Sea God Tang San's plan was already in motion, with each step interconnected, intending to bleed the Douluo Star dry. In the end, even the planet's consciousness and core of life would be replaced.
Facing Lu Jingming, who had always helped the Douluo Star become stronger, the planet's will was extremely active and affectionate. Lu Jingming had no intention of cuddling with a giant ball of light. Instead, he directly injected the Holy Grail into the planet's consciousness. With the help of the planet's will, the Holy Grail's rules would naturally be implemented throughout the entire Douluo Star.
As a result, the Holy Grail's existence would be known, and its masters would appear automatically, without Lu Jingming having to search for them one by one.
Entering the planet's origin space with his spiritual consciousness was still quite difficult for Lu Jingming. This was all thanks to the assistance of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata. Without her help, a non-god would normally be unable to access the planet's origin space. Even an ordinary god would find it difficult to do so. At the very least, they would need to be a first-rank god. Furthermore, a god not born on that planet would be rejected by the planet's will, so they could forget about entering.
Just as Lu Jingming signed a contract with the planet's will, planted the World Tree, and integrated the Holy Grail's rules into the planet, the Douluo Divine Realm also fell into turmoil.
In the Divine Prohibition Land, inside a giant golden cocoon, a golden dragon was sleeping. However, a black gem suddenly appeared out of nowhere and instantly transformed into a massive amount of Honkai energy, which merged into the golden cocoon. Sensing the familiar energy fluctuation, the Golden Dragon King slowly opened its golden dragon eyes and then began to actively accept this power.
The Golden Dragon King had been sealed and suppressed here. Although it had been accumulating power, it could never find an opportunity to break free and wreak havoc in the Divine Realm. This made it, as the embodiment of destruction, feel extremely aggrieved. But the last time someone had transmitted a large amount of Honkai energy to it, it had used it to attack the seal once. Although it failed, it also gave it hope.
Even if it didn't know who was helping it from behind, it didn't care at all. It didn't care about any schemes or plots. It only wanted to break the seal and have a good time. So at this moment, it unhesitatingly and actively accepted the Honkai energy, accelerating the fusion process of the Gem of the End with its body. Even if its already strong desire for destruction would become even stronger after the fusion, it was exactly what it wanted. It was originally the embodiment of the Dragon God's evil thoughts, controlling the Dragon God's power of annihilation. It didn't care about becoming even more insane.
As time passed, the Golden Dragon King's power swelled dramatically. The Gem of the End connected with the Imaginary Space of this universe, continuously absorbing Imaginary energy and converting it into Honkai energy to supply the Golden Dragon King.
In the Sea God's Palace, Sea God Tang San, through the contingencies he had arranged in the lower realm during this time, collected various pieces of information and gradually sensed some abnormalities. Huo Yuhao was clearly the Child of the Plane, so why did Shrek Academy lose in the Soul Master competition? Why had Snow Empress, who was no longer under his control, grown so much stronger that she not only killed the Dragon God Douluo Mu En but also threatened Shrek Academy into handing over Huo Yuhao? At the same time, through Wang Dong'er, he learned that Huo Yuhao's personality had changed dramatically and that he was completely out of his control.
After piecing together the information, the God-King finally realized that something was wrong and locked his target on Lu Jingming. Sea God Tang San had always been cunning, and he had been closely monitoring the Douluo Continent, yet he only discovered Lu Jingming's existence now. It had to be said that Lu Jingming had hidden himself too well.
"That's strange. Did I make a mistake? Is Huo Yuhao not the Child of Fortune?" Tang San frowned. He was certain that Huo Yuhao was the Child of Fortune. He couldn't have made a mistake. But what was with this Lu Jingming?
Compared to Huo Yuhao, Lu Jingming was even more heaven-defying. His actions were just as smooth, even more so than Huo Yuhao's. Moreover, the Emperor Rui Beast hadn't gone to Huo Yuhao, but instead had gone to Lu Jingming, which made Tang San even more suspicious.
"Could there be more than one Child of Fortune?" Tang San was full of questions. No matter how he looked at it, Huo Yuhao couldn't compare to Lu Jingming. Could it be that the Douluo Star's will had chosen two Children of Fortune, one to attract attention on the surface, and the other to develop in secret?
Regardless of the situation, Tang San decided to adjust his plan. Besides, Huo Yuhao was already out of his control and was now even consorting with evil soul masters. While he didn't care about that, Huo Yuhao's fortune was clearly declining. A decline in fortune meant a decrease in the plane's favor, which was not what Tang San wanted to see. If Huo Yuhao ultimately couldn't ascend to the Divine Realm with a massive amount of planar fortune, wouldn't his entire scheme be for naught?
"Little Seven, it's time to wake up." Tang San reached out and took out a golden ball of light, which contained Tang Wutong's memories and divine consciousness. Without any hesitation, he opened a spatial channel and, through the connection with the divine consciousness avatar on Wang Dong'er, sent Tang Wutong's divine consciousness to the lower realm to return to her main body.
At this very moment, the entire Divine Realm shook violently, as if it had been hit by a massive force.
"It's him again. What's going on? Didn't we just reinforce the seal last time?" Tang San shot up, his brow furrowed. He instantly realized that the Golden Dragon King in the Divine Prohibition Land was once again attacking the seal. Thinking of this, Tang San didn't hesitate. He immediately transformed into a blue-gold divine light and sped toward the Divine Prohibition Land.
Not just him, but the God of Destruction, who was holding the Goddess of Life in his arms, also suddenly turned his gaze toward the Divine Prohibition Land.
"Zizi, I have a bad feeling. I used the Life DiWei Nation Ritual before, and the result was 'great misfortune.' I wonder if this is the Divine Realm crisis that Sea God spoke of?" The Goddess of Life frowned, a look of worry on her face. Due to the conflict between the God of Destruction and the Sea God, coupled with the Sea God's constant mention of a Divine Realm crisis, she had secretly performed the Life DiWei Nation Ritual many times, but there were no results. But a while ago, after the Golden Dragon King attacked the seal, she performed the ritual again, and this time, there was a result—a sign of great misfortune.
"Little Green, don't worry. No matter what crisis we face, I will protect the Divine Realm and you." The God of Destruction didn't believe that the great misfortune the Goddess of Life had divined was the Divine Realm crisis that Sea God spoke of. He didn't believe the Sea God's words at all. After all, he and the Goddess of Life, who were stronger than the Sea God, hadn't sensed any danger approaching. The God of Evil and the Goddess of Goodness were the same. So how could the Sea God be that powerful? And neither the Sea God nor the Asura God had the authority of foresight. Hadn't the Goddess of Life's diWei Nation been silent before?
So the God of Destruction wasn't too concerned. In his opinion, the only thing that could threaten the Divine Realm was the sealed Golden Dragon King. But even if the Golden Dragon King broke free, would the five God-Kings working together be unable to deal with it?
Just then, the central tower of the Divine Prohibition Land suddenly crumbled with a loud bang. The ground shook violently, and the pillars of divine power that were suppressing the Golden Dragon King's seal began to sway. With the collapsed central tower as the center, a crack quickly spread, reaching a hundred kilometers in length in the blink of an eye.
A dazzling golden light shot up into the sky from the hundred-kilometer-long crack. The entire Divine Realm could see this blinding golden light.
"Sigh, what a time of trouble!" The God of Emotion, Rong Nianbing, shook his head helplessly. He had planned to retire and didn't want to worry about these things anymore. But his family was in the Divine Realm, and his divine position had not yet been passed down. To protect his family and the Divine Realm, he had to take action.
When he had assisted the Sea God in watching over the Douluo Continent, he found a promising talent. Although the Sea God also had his eyes on him, he still planned to play a trick on the Sea God and steal him. But he later found that the child had strayed down the wrong path, and he could only reluctantly give up. Although the strayed Huo Yuhao was qualified to inherit his divine position in terms of ability, he no longer approved of him.
"The seal in the Divine Prohibition Land has been broken! How is this possible?!" The God of Evil, Ji Dong, looked toward the Divine Prohibition Land from afar. Feeling the terrifying dragon might, he couldn't help but look shocked.
The Goddess of Goodness, Lie Yan, was also shocked, but she quickly recovered and said, "We must not let the Golden Dragon King break out of the Divine Prohibition Land. Otherwise, who knows how many gods will die?"
The God of Evil, Ji Dong, nodded and said, "Let's go. I see that the Sea God has already gone. This time, we must kill the Golden Dragon King." The previous Gods of Evil and Goodness had anticipated the possibility of the Golden Dragon King breaking the seal before they left. Therefore, they created a quintuple-god super divine skill, the "Three Realms Judgment Sword," specifically to counter the Golden Dragon King. With the five God-Kings working together to use the Three Realms Judgment Sword, they were confident they could kill the Golden Dragon King. Even with just three God-Kings, they had the ability to severely wound or even kill the Golden Dragon King. This was the reason for the God of Evil's confidence.
Bang! A dull thud came from the Divine Prohibition Land. A giant claw emerged from the edge of the crack. When it grabbed onto the edge of the cliff, the entire cliff instantly caved in, leaving a giant claw-shaped indentation.
The golden dragon claw was hundreds of meters long, and each of its joints was exceptionally thick. There were also circular bumps on the joints, as if inlaid with golden gems, and they were covered in golden spiral patterns.
Bang! With another muffled thud, the second dragon claw also grabbed onto the cliff. With a powerful tug from its two thick dragon claws, it tore the ground apart, and a giant golden dragon thousands of meters long raised its head and let out an earth-shattering roar. The dragon's might swept across the entire Divine Realm like a storm, and the dragon's roar dispersed the clouds above the Divine Realm.
This golden dragon stood on the ground like a towering mountain, dyeing the Divine Prohibition Land a golden color. Its golden scales shimmered with a brilliant light. Each scale was diamond-shaped, with the center of the two intersecting lines raised, forming four ridges. They looked heavy, solid, and full of sharp edges. Just one scale was several meters in size. This terrifying creature perfectly embodied what true power was.
In comparison, the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, was much smaller, completely incomparable to the Golden Dragon King in size.