With these words, Ye Wen struck at the heart of Di Tian's dilemma. Di Tian had never deeply considered why, among the many foreign God Kings in the God Realm, their soul beast race was specifically targeted—especially since those foreign God Kings bore no malice toward the dragon race.
So what was truly going on? Di Tian fell into self-doubt, his gaze growing increasingly hazy.
As the embodiment of the Dragon God's rational wisdom, the Silver Dragon King also sensed something amiss upon hearing Ye Wen's explanation.
But being naive about the intricacies of the God Realm, she instinctively asked Ye Wen, "Then can you tell me who altered the divine ascension rules of this planet?"
Her innocent gaze reminded Ye Wen of a young Na'er, and a strong sense of guilt washed over him. Avoiding her astonished eyes, he delivered words that shattered the Silver Dragon King's worldview.
"The rule preventing soul beasts from ascending to godhood was established by the Dragon God himself. After nearly exterminating all of his own kin, he feared that the weakened dragon race would be targeted by gods of other races in the God Realm. Thus, before his return, he forbade any soul beasts or dragons from ascending to godhood, using the lower plane's rules to protect you."
The Silver Dragon King was so shocked that she didn't even notice her mouth hanging open. After a long pause, she muttered softly, "This… this is impossible.
"After being cleaved in two by the Asura God, the Dragon God should have died completely. How could he still possess the power to alter Douluo Star's rules?"
But gazing into Ye Wen's resolute and calm eyes, the Silver Dragon King felt that his words were true. For a moment, the absurdity of reality left her dizzy and disoriented.
Ye Wen decided to deliver another shocking revelation to finally shatter the foolish dragon's baseless hopes.
"The Dragon God did not die."
At these words, both the Silver Dragon King and Di Tian fixed their intense gazes on Ye Wen.
"What?! That's impossible! If the Dragon God didn't die, then how was I born?"
"What?! His Majesty the Dragon God is still alive?! Then where is His Majesty?!"
Ye Wen raised his hand to stop the barrage of questions, signaling that he would explain one by one.
Looking seriously at the Silver Dragon King, Ye Wen said, "The Dragon God holds the Creation Godhood. And have you forgotten the abilities of your own godhood, Silver Dragon King? Is it really so difficult to create a new life out of nothing?"
The Silver Dragon King froze. If she wished, she could indeed create a new life with her own divine power—it wasn't difficult. But precisely because she knew this, she didn't want to accept the fact that she was merely someone else's creation.
The Silver Dragon King preferred to see herself as a rebirth of the Dragon God after his death, rather than a puppet arbitrarily crafted for amusement.
Intense self-doubt caused the Silver Dragon King's emotions to visibly fluctuate. With a mix of anger and frustration, she glared at Ye Wen and demanded, "Why should we believe everything you say? What evidence do you have to prove that your words are true?!"
Too much time had passed. Even gods found it difficult to gather evidence under normal circumstances.
But Ye Wen had come prepared.
This time, Ye Wen didn't merely condense the Dragon God's divine power. Instead, he directly harnessed the world's consciousness to gather heavenly and earthly primal energy. Using the boundless life force of the Lake of Life, he condensed a divine core.
Condensing a divine core was extremely taxing, so Ye Wen only created a Third-Rank God's divine core.
However, the authority represented by this divine core left the Silver Dragon King utterly stunned.
"Dragon God... Divine Core!?"
Though the fluctuations of power seemed insignificant to the Silver Dragon King, the authority it represented gnawed relentlessly at her heart.
The Silver Dragon King knew that with her current strength, she couldn't possibly restore the soul beast race's former glory. Yet she didn't want to give up so easily, which was why she had been drawn to Tang Wulin, whose aura carried traces of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline. She hoped that one day, by consuming Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon King bloodline, she could transform into the complete Nine-Colored Dragon God.
Only the power of the supreme Invincible God King could give her the confidence to overthrow the God Realm.
But Ye Wen personally believed that instead of wasting time on such fantasies, it would be better to rebuild a new God Realm tied to Douluo Star from scratch while the original God Realm was swept away by temporal turbulence.
After all, most of the gods in the Douluo God Realm didn't harbor animosity toward the soul beast race, except perhaps the native gods of Douluo Star.
Thus, the Dragon God truly brought calamity upon himself!
Ye Wen had anticipated that the Silver Dragon King would be greatly astonished, but he hadn't expected her to charge straight at him, attempting to seize the Dragon God divine core in his hands.
If the Silver Dragon King had used her true form, Ye Wen might have found it somewhat troublesome. But now, with her clouded judgment, how could her movements match Ye Wen's battle-hardened skills honed through countless battles? In just a few exchanges, the Silver Dragon King was kicked flying.
Though it hurt, the Silver Dragon King's true form was that of a tough-skinned dragon. Still, she realized she had no way of defeating Ye Wen and earnestly declared, "Give me this divine core, and I'll agree to ally with you."
Ye Wen rolled his eyes and promptly stored the divine core away.
What was she thinking? This was his final bargaining chip. Without some emotional connection, purely transactional alliances wouldn't allow humans and soul beasts to reconcile and coexist in the future.
Seeing Ye Wen put away the divine core, the Silver Dragon King immediately grew anxious.
"What do you want?! I'll agree to anything as long as you give me this divine core!"
Ye Wen assessed her carefully. The current Silver Dragon King was too naive, and a little provocation was enough to make her reveal her thoughts.
"Don't rush. The divine core will be yours, but not now," Ye Wen said indifferently.
In the face of overwhelming strength and an immense temptation, though reluctant, the Silver Dragon King had no choice but to grit her teeth and return to her seat to negotiate with Ye Wen.
As a gesture of goodwill, Ye Wen condensed a Third-Rank Darkness divine core for Di Tian.
However, this was the initial version and couldn't share the godhood.
Receiving this divine core filled Di Tian with ecstatic joy. With the concealment provided by the Lake of Life, the God Realm hadn't detected the fluctuations of his ascension. This meant Di Tian could remain hidden in the lower plane, biding his time and preparing for his resurgence.
With his past cultivation experience, Di Tian was confident that within a hundred years, he could definitely reach the peak of a First-Rank God or even touch his former realm again.
Though Ye Wen possessed the ability of the Contract God, he didn't plan to complicate things with intricate contracts. After all, any contract signed was ultimately destined to be broken.
When cooperating with others, schemes were secondary; capturing the heart was paramount.
With this, Ye Wen's youngest disciple, Ye Jin'er, was born!!!
But Ye Wen was filled with question marks—why did this little girl have to share his surname?
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