Chapter 414: The Dream of the Creator God
The Abyss one of the most mysterious and unfathomable existences in the universe. It seemed to be the very source of all darkness and negativity. The creatures within it were collectively known as demons.
They roamed the cosmos, devouring and assimilating other worlds to expand their own. Every world that fell to the Abyss became one of its countless layers. No one knew exactly how many layers the Abyss had only that each layer had its own ruler. The Abyss was a massive, multi layered world of unimaginable scale.
If Douluo Star were to be invaded and successfully consumed by the Abyss, it would become just another layer among the countless others. Every living being on the planet would be forcefully transformed into demons, losing all memory of their past and dedicating their entire existence to serving the Abyss, devouring more worlds in an endless cycle, until death.
To be transformed into a demon was no different from death. No, it was worse than death.
Because of this, after learning what kind of crisis awaited Douluo Continent in the future, Di Tian and the other fierce beasts no longer felt the carefree attitude they once had. Instead, they carried a heavy sense of pressure. Compared to this, even the Divine Realm's oppression seemed insignificant.
As he watched them leave the dream world and return to reality, Ye Cheng casually waved his hand. The apocalyptic world that had just been overrun by demons instantly reversed, time flowing backward. Everything returned to its original, peaceful state. All the inhabitants of the dream world forgot the horrors of the Abyss invasion, as if it had never happened.
This world was merely his dream. And because of that, he was omnipotent here. If necessary, he could even transform this illusory dream world into reality either in its entirety or just by making certain dream born individuals real.
A Creator God rarely dreams, because their dreams are vastly different from those of ordinary beings. The very fact that the beings in his dream possessed independent consciousness proved just how extraordinary this dream was.
What is reality? And what is illusion?
To those outside, this world was just a dream. But to those who lived within it, their world was real. Thus, when a Creator God awakens from his dream, it means the world is doomed to destruction.
Gazing at this illusory world, Ye Cheng, who had originally created it on a whim, now felt reluctant to let it be destroyed.
It felt too cruel to simply erase this world and let countless living beings perish. After all, this was the first world he had personally built.
After a long moment of contemplation, he ultimately decided to use the power of the Abyssal Sovereign to preserve this dream world for the time being. Perhaps it would serve a purpose in the future.
In the Outside World
As Di Tian and the other fierce beasts' spirits returned to their bodies, they shook their heads and opened their eyes, immediately looking with reverence at the sword hilt, which was now floating in midair, radiating a faint glow.
Moments later, the sword hilt transformed into a streak of light and shot off into the distance. Di Tian and the others hurried to follow.
Before long, they arrived at the core region of Star Dou Forest.
Here, an expansive lake stretched out before them.
Dense life energy filled the air like mist, surrounding the area. The lake water was crystal clear, as pure and flawless as a deep blue gemstone. This was the focal point where all the energy of Douluo Star converged a true paradise of spiritual power.
After the Divine Realm War, the defeated Silver Dragon King had fled through the void and returned to Douluo Continent, claiming this place as her sanctuary. Instinctively, she began gathering the planet's spiritual energy to nourish her body and heal her wounds.
Unfortunately, her injuries had been too severe especially due to the residual divine power left inside her by several God Kings, constantly interfering with her recovery. As a result, she had remained in slumber for hundreds of thousands of years and had yet to awaken.
At first, Di Tian and the other soul beasts had waited with hope. But as time passed, that hope turned into numbness, even despair. Their greatest fear was that their master would never awaken. If she never woke, then soul beasts would have no future only extinction.
The hilt of the Feihong Sword transformed into a streak of light and shot toward the center of the lake.
Di Tian and the other fierce beasts stopped at the shore, watching anxiously with anticipation.
Although the Silver Dragon King slept at the bottom of the Lake of Life, she was not submerged in the water like a fish. Instead, she had created a small space at the lake's bottom, connected to the outside world, where she lay in peaceful slumber, instinctively absorbing energy to heal herself.
Under normal circumstances, she would still need another ten thousand years to fully recover and wake up. But now that the Feihong Sword's hilt had flown here, it was clear that something was about to change.
Though the Lake of Life was just a lake, its depth increased dramatically toward the center. The deepest point reached several hundred meters before touching the bottom.
The sword hilt plunged into the lake, disappearing into the depths. Upon reaching the lakebed, a faint light flashed, and it vanished into a hidden space.
There, a massive figure lay curled up in slumber.
The enormous, majestic silver dragon's body was still covered in wounds, some so deep they exposed the bone. Strange residual divine lights flickered across her injuries the lingering divine power of several God Kings, continuously obstructing her recovery.
Over the past hundreds of thousands of years, the Silver Dragon King had been locked in an endless struggle against these invasive divine forces. If it were merely physical injuries, she would never have been asleep for so long.
Now, after centuries of recuperation, the divine power left by those God Kings had nearly dissipated. Given another ten thousand years, she would likely awaken on her own.
But that was far too long. By then, it would be too late.
Ye Cheng made his decision. He controlled the Feihong Sword hilt, releasing a burst of razor sharp light that spread out in invisible waves.
Instantly, the lingering divine power within the Silver Dragon King's wounds shattered under the pulsating energy. In just moments, the divine forces that had plagued her for so long completely vanished.
Without those foreign powers obstructing her, her long dormant aura rapidly stabilized and grew stronger.
Boom. Boom. Boom…
A rhythmic heartbeat echoed through the space, at first faint, then growing stronger and stronger until it became deafening.
Even Di Tian and the other fierce beasts above could feel the mysterious tremors, as well as the undeniable call of their bloodline.
Ecstatic, they trembled with joy for the first time in so many years, they could clearly sense their master's presence growing stronger!
At the Heart of the Lake
The massive and beautiful silver dragon lay there, her once exposed wounds rapidly closing and healing before their eyes.
Freed from the interference of divine power, all the energy she had accumulated in her long slumber finally erupted.
In a short time, her external injuries were completely healed.
However, while her body had recovered, her internal wounds and soul damage were much harder to mend.
At this moment, she was like a patient who had just recovered from a serious illness her strength had not returned to its peak. At most, she had the power of a Third Class God.
Of course, that was in her normal state. If she pushed herself to the limit, she could likely fight on par with a First Class God.
But doing so would come at great cost potentially crippling herself. Unless absolutely necessary, she would never push beyond her current capacity.
Fortunately, now that the divine power had been purged, her recovery was only a matter of time.
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