"Are you not going with Tang Wulin?"
"Anyway, the future development is already underway, and between me and Tang San, our intentions are basically laid bare."
"I want to use him to draw blood from the Douluo Divine Realm, which is trapped far away in a cosmic black hole. He wants to seize the last chance to kill me before I reach my peak."
"Isn't this the perfect opportunity for you to renounce the dark and embrace the light, to draw the line between yourself and the soul beasts?"
"Tang San's divine sense is backed by the Douluo Divine Realm. Maybe he can help you break free from the constraints of the nine-colored collar and regain your freedom."
"By then, you can tell him everything you know about me and offer it as a token of allegiance."
"Inheriting the position of the God of Life—you'd be the ideal candidate."
"After all, I'm currently at a critical stage of absorbing the Golden Dragon King's bloodline. I may not have the ability to control you in real-time."
"So why not take a chance on this last opportunity?"
"Roll the dice—you might just trade your bicycle for a motorbike."
"If it works out, not only will you escape my control, you might even reunite with your ex, Tang Wulin."
"Then, as a loving couple, husband and wife divine kings."
"You'll slay the evil Beast God Di Tian, save the world from disaster, and become a heroic savior. Isn't that a beautiful ending?"
"After that, you could have a child with Tang Wulin, infused with the golden and silver dragon king bloodlines you took from me, and raise a new Dragon God—one that's obedient like a son."
"Counting Tang San himself, that would make four God Kings in your little family."
"Add to that the Sea God's divine position, which comes with a top-tier divine weapon and is shared with Xiao Wu, plus the God of Emotion—Dai Yuhao—whose real combat power already surpasses that of a first-class god and has potential to ascend to God King as well…"
"Voila—six God Kings in one family. Even if foreign God Kings join the fray, unless they exceed six, they'll have to bow to the Tang family."
"Establishing a family-run Divine Realm empire—just imagining it is enough to make your heart race, right?"
This grand future, described so vividly and sarcastically by Di Tian, struck a chord deep in Gu Yuena's heart. Her heart thudded uncontrollably for a moment.
Her flawless, jade-like long legs suddenly bent—either preparing to spring forward or to sit.
Ultimately, Gu Yuena chose the latter.
Perched lazily on the ancient vine, she didn't look directly at Di Tian. Instead, she gazed in the direction where Tang San's divine sense and Tang Wulin had gone—the capital of the Star Luo Empire.
She didn't respond to whether she would go find Tang Wulin or present a pledge of allegiance.
Instead, she asked back:
"Don't you have a better choice too? Why choose a lousy one like me?"
"My reason for not choosing can still be explained by the saying, 'Every bet I've made, I've lost. Not betting is winning.'"
"But what about you?"
"You clearly had a chance—Tang San's divine sense and Tang Wulin are weak now. You could've killed them."
"Then, you could peacefully absorb the Golden Dragon King bloodline and ascend to the realm of the Dragon God."
"You already have the inheritance seed of the Asura God and the super divine weapon—the Asura Sword. The God Kings of Destruction and Life, Zi and Lu, have both perished."
"In the future, even if the Douluo Divine Realm returns, they'll hardly pose a threat to you as a Dragon God."
"Yet you let Tang San's divine sense and Tang Wulin leave and instead use your own life as bait, hoping to fish out the God of Life and the God of Destruction through the link to the Douluo Divine Realm."
"You hunt geese every day—aren't you afraid one day they'll peck your eyes out?"
At this moment, Di Tian behaved unusually honestly. So honest, it was almost suspicious.
He actually answered seriously:
"Of course I don't like tripping in the gutter. But I need the divine positions of the Gods of Life and Destruction."
"I need to find the reincarnations of Zi (purple) and Lu (Green) and retrieve the two super divine weapons that reincarnated with their true souls—the Staff of Destruction and the Tree of Life."
"To fight against the returning Douluo Divine Realm… and possibly twelve returning God Kings."
The moment those words—"twelve God Kings"—left his mouth, the normally calm Gu Yuena could no longer remain composed.
"Twelve God Kings?!"
"How is that possible?!"
"What kind of divine realm can even produce twelve God Kings?! And what kind of divine realm can hold twelve God King–level powerhouses?!"
Compared to Gu Yuena's sudden agitation, Di Tian remained perfectly calm.
"What if what's bearing those twelve God Kings… isn't just a divine realm—but a Great Divine Realm evolving to a higher dimension?"
"The divine realms swept into the cosmic black hole weren't limited to the Douluo Divine Realm."
"Along with Douluo, six other divine realms were drawn in. Each of those had one God King."
"The seven divine realms trapped within the cosmic black hole developed a plan—to merge into a single, higher-level dimension."
"Now, the six realms are competing with the Douluo Divine Realm for dominance over this future Great Divine Ring."
"What I know—what I can confirm 100%—is this: whether it's the six realms or the Douluo realm, whichever side wins the right to control this future Great Divine Ring…"
"Once formed, the merger of the seven realms into a Great Divine Ring is inevitable."
"Though the Great Divine Ring won't be a complete Divine Star yet—it's just a transitional stage between a divine realm and a divine star—it'll still vastly surpass any normal divine realm."
"Just the central power provided by the merged core of the seven divine realms will be something no regular Divine King can rival."
"Not to mention, the blessings from its formation would allow any qualified first-tier god to cross the chasm and ascend to God King."
"For example—Dai Yuhao, the current God of Emotions; Huo Yuhao, the previous one; or Zhou Weiqing, the God of Strength."
"That's why I'm going to such lengths, using Tang San's divine sense and Tang Wulin to siphon power from the Douluo Divine Realm, trying to draw out the vacant God King-level positions."
Gu Yuena, being the half-body of the Dragon God, may not always act wisely, but she had ancient and useful knowledge.
She immediately understood Di Tian's plan, and instinctively exclaimed:
"You're trying to use the ultimate divine techniques of the Douluo realm's five Divine Kings—The Three Realms Judgement Sword—to fight back against the Great Divine Ring!"
At this point, Di Tian had no intention of hiding anything.
He said bluntly: "Yes."
Di Tian could be confident, but he was never arrogant.
With the remnants left behind by the Dragon God, he could indeed ascend to the realm of the Dragon God.
Within the realm of Divine Kings, he could encircle several Divine Kings on his own.
Just like in the soul master cultivation system, within the realm of Limit Douluos, it takes at least three demi-god level Limit Douluos to contend with a regular Quasi-god.
And even among Quasi-gods, there could still be vast differences.
(End of Chapter)