"You are…"
"I am merely an unqualified 'parent.'"
The enormous Dragon shadow gradually shrank before Wang Nan's eyes, finally condensing into a tall, middle-aged man. His entire body was covered in nine-colored armor. His eyes were as clear as water, containing nine-colored divine light that encompassed everything.
The man held a scepter and walked to a Dragon bone, his eyes filled with sorrow. He reached out to touch the massive skeleton. "I once was their God."
The Dragon God slowly walked forward along the valley, caressing the Dragon bones standing there, one by one. "It is only because of me that these children sleep here forever."
Having said that, the Dragon God turned his head, his nine-colored eyes looking at Wang Nan. "Actually, in this world, a part of the power of all Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters originates from me."
"A long time ago, I was still the God King of the God Realm, wielding the most fundamental powers of destruction and creation, and I created the Dragon God Realm. How powerful the God Realm was then! I also wholeheartedly wished to lead the entire God Realm to a higher level."
"It's just…" The Dragon God sighed deeply at this point. "It's just that I failed. I fell into madness because of it, and I personally killed my children."
Although it was just a projection, the Dragon God's power was immense. His sigh caused a wave of sorrow to rise in Wang Nan's heart.
But very quickly, the Evil Breaking Dragon slowly swam in his spiritual sea, and the sorrow was quickly dispelled.
The Evil Breaking Dragon, born from the smelting of Heaven and Earth, still dared to resist the Dragon God's power, even when facing the former God of the Dragon Clan.
The Dragon God seemed to be awakened by this power. He looked at Wang Nan and continued his story. "Later, I had the Asura God split me in half. One half contained my madness and malice at the time, and it remained in the God Realm along with my body. The other half, containing my benevolence and the ability to control various elements, came to this world."
"And my appearance also brought the power of the God Realm to this world. The creatures here underwent some changes. Beasts began to evolve in our direction, and these changed beasts are what you call Spirit Beasts."
"In fact, whether it's a Spirit Master or a Spirit Beast, their abilities all stem from the powers I brought from the God Realm. Training is essentially the process of making oneself closer to a God."
"It's just that I and you humans are ultimately different. What appears in humans is a powerful Spirit, but it does not possess the complete power of the God Realm. Only by hunting Spirit Beasts and obtaining spirit rings can you break through the bottleneck and further enhance your strength."
Wang Nan's thoughts raced for a moment, slowly digesting these hidden messages.
After a while, he spoke again. "So, what appears before me now is your benevolence?"
"No, it is not. This is merely a projection of my consciousness in the God Realm cast into this world."
"You mean, you are not actually here?"
"Yes." The Dragon God nodded slightly. "Do you know what places like this valley are called in your world?"
Wang Nan shook his head.
"Treasured lands," the Dragon God said. "Perhaps there are other names, like blessed lands, opportunities, and so on. In your eyes, such places are all places that can help you improve your strength. In reality, what you gain is all the energy of the God Realm."
"Whether it is this Dragon Valley or other treasured lands, they are actually passages connecting this world and the God Realm. Around these God Realm passages, more or less some energy from the God Realm flows out, which naturally enhances your strength."
"The God Realm connects several Mortal Worlds. Divinities in the God Realm cannot interfere with these worlds, but they can project their images into the Mortal Worlds through these passages."
Wang Nan constantly searched his memories. In his impression, there were two "treasured lands" on the Douluo Continent, and there, the original Huo Yuhao had met people from the God Realm.
It seemed that although the God Realm had rules against interfering with Mortal Worlds, there were actually many loopholes to exploit. Of course, if it was an enforcer breaking the law, it would be even easier.
"I originally established such passages for the Legacy of God Positions. God Positions are not fixed. If a Divinity wishes to give up a God Position, they can leave a Legacy or a test through these passages to guide humans or beast races to become new Divinities."
"It's just that ever since I was split in half by the Asura God and my consciousness fell into a deep sleep, these passages have gradually lost their original purpose."
"Then why have you awakened now and summoned me to this place?" Wang Nan asked, walking slowly forward along the Dragon Valley with the Dragon God.
"Because my power is being stolen."
Wang Nan looked at the Dragon God in confusion.
"My power comes from the Chaos power at the birth of the Universe. Even other Divinities, their power cannot compare to mine. Later, after I fell asleep, I left this power and the Dragon God God Position to my descendants."
"After what happened, I no longer had the face to return to the Dragon God God Position. I only hoped that a new Dragon God would emerge among my descendants to lead the beast race back to the God Realm. This place was also a test I set up for that reason."
"It's just that I found I was losing control of this place. I originally thought it was because I only had a wisp of consciousness left, and my control over the God Realm passage naturally declined, to the point where I could no longer sense another passage where my other two children slept."
"Left with no choice, I could only send a trace of Bloodline from the half of my body in the God Realm to this world, hoping she could, along with my other power, regain the Dragon God God Position before I completely lost control of this place."
"It was only then that I discovered someone, or rather, a God, was gradually stealing my power, and the fate of that child of mine had been tampered with."
"Fate?" Wang Nan seemed to remember something. "Can Gods interfere with fate?"
"To completely determine the fate of a person or a Spirit Beast, even a God cannot easily do it, but simply bringing two people together is not difficult."
"Just like your coming before me, I did not manipulate your fate. However, I added this scene of you meeting me into your fate line. Under my influence, no matter when or for what reason, you would eventually come here."
"But if this matter truly is the work of a Divinity, I can't be of much help." Wang Nan was quite self-aware. With his current strength, he was incomparable to a Divinity. "It would be better to contact other Divinities in the God Realm; that might be of some use."