Star Dou Great Forest.
After the previous "heaven-and-earth anomaly," it had gradually returned to calm.
"Di Tian, it's not my imagination, is it?"
"Why do I feel like I've been ravaged by Ning Rongrong or something?"
Gu Yuena had already awakened. From the conversation between Di Tian and Bi Ji, she learned what had happened.
She knew Di Tian had sacrificed himself for Ning Rongrong and become the artifact spirit of the Glazed Holy Sword in Ning Rongrong's hand.
However, she still had no clear idea how she had stopped going berserk. The expressions on Di Tian and Bi Ji's faces seemed a bit off.
"I don't know about that. Ning Rongrong said that after clearing the Dragon God's rampaging nature from you, I should bring you back." Di Tian gave a light cough, then turned his gaze aside. "Bi Ji, do you know?"
"H-How would I know?" Bi Ji's mouth twitched slightly.
At that time, the Master had worn an expression like she had been completely played with—very similar to the situations in those storybooks she had seen back in the Heaven Dou Empire.
But there was no way she could say that out loud.
"I see!"
Gu Yuena fell into thought. It must have been because her consciousness was in chaos while she was unconscious.
She had a feeling like she kept getting shocked by electricity, and then her entire dragon body felt like it had ascended or something.
Mm, definitely just an illusion.
Suddenly, Gu Yuena raised her head and looked toward the sky.
A streak of white light slowly descended.
"Yo, looks like Lady Gu Yuena has woken up."
"God King… no, it doesn't seem quite the same." Gu Yuena carefully sized up Ning Rongrong.
"Stop acting all profound."
Ning Rongrong instantly appeared in front of Gu Yuena and delivered a hand-chop right to her forehead.
Gu Yuena froze for a moment.
It wasn't that she was dazed from being hit—it was that Ning Rongrong had bypassed her perception entirely and made physical contact without her reacting at all.
"Your strength?"
"Don't worry—right now I'm probably still not a match for the Dragon God." Ning Rongrong said casually. "But dealing with one or two God King-level opponents should be no problem. As for all five God Kings? Still uncertain."
The five Great God Kings had received rule bestowments after the Dragon God's fall. Their overall strength surpassed ordinary God Kings, reaching the peak of level 150 powerhouses.
"Incredible." Gu Yuena was stunned. "I heard from Di Tian that Qian Renxue and the others have also become gods. How strong are they?"
"Qian Renxue is somewhere between level 140–150. The others are first-level divine seats."
"But their strength is roughly in the range of level 120–130, equivalent to second-level god level."
"Still too far behind." Gu Yuena sighed. "Thanks to you, I've now entered the God King realm too. But in the end, I'm not the Dragon God. If I could devour the Golden Dragon King's power, maybe…"
"Stop right there. I don't want to have to clean up after you again."
Ning Rongrong vigorously rubbed Gu Yuena's hair. Gu Yuena reacted and quickly stepped back several paces.
"You… what are you doing? Treating me like the Dark Devilgod Tiger for petting?"
Seeing the wariness on Gu Yuena's face, Ning Rongrong burst into laughter: "After putting in so much effort to save you from the Dragon God's resentment, what's wrong with giving you a little petting?"
"Di Tian, what do you think?"
"Uh…" Di Tian was at a loss for words. He glanced at Ning Rongrong, then at Gu Yuena, and silently retreated a few steps, indicating he was not getting involved in this discussion.
"Hmph, Ning Rongrong, don't push your luck. I, Gu Yuena, may be killed, but I will not be humiliated."
Joke all you want—she was half of the Dragon God.
Now she was even a God King powerhouse. Once she obtained the Golden Dragon King, she would surely ascend to the supreme God King position and achieve the Dragon God throne.
If she let a human pet her like a cat, where would her dignity go?
"So it's all about saving face, huh!" Ning Rongrong chuckled lightly. "Sure enough, it's pretty much the same as what's in that Tang God King's memories."
"What do you mean?"
Gu Yuena narrowed her eyes slightly. She felt there was something hidden in Ning Rongrong's words.
"Hm?" Ning Rongrong looked surprised and turned toward Di Tian. "You didn't tell her?"
"I couldn't bring myself to say it." Di Tian's cheek twitched.
"Di Tian, what's this about another Tang God King's memories?" Gu Yuena turned and questioned him.
"Ahem, Gu Yuena, please understand—Di Tian is now my companion sword."
"You are no longer his superior."
Before Di Tian could speak, Ning Rongrong directly interrupted.
Gu Yuena fell silent upon hearing this.
"So, what exactly is going on? You can tell me now, right?" Gu Yuena's gaze returned to Ning Rongrong.
"You will eventually learn the truth—but not now."
"Why?"
"With your current state of mind, I'm worried something unexpected might happen." Ning Rongrong spread her hands. "Once we've dealt with the Divine Realm matters, I'll take you along to see that so-called parallel world."
"Fine!" Gu Yuena didn't overthink it.
"Then pet me now."
Gu Yuena: "…"
"Go find Tokisaki Kurumi. I'm not letting you pet me. I am the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena."
With that, Gu Yuena vanished directly, leaving behind one sentence: "Bi Ji, I'm going to recover my strength. The Star Dou Great Forest is in your hands."
"Proud, thin-skinned, yet stubbornly refuses to admit it—cares too much about face." Ning Rongrong turned her gaze to Di Tian. "I really don't know why you're so loyal to her."
"That was the me from another world." Di Tian complained. "Also, I haven't experienced seeing those memories myself."
"What does Bi Ji think? Di Tian should have told you, right?"
"Mm… it's a long story." Bi Ji gave a wry smile. "It's mainly about the Dragon God issue. But in the end, Ning Rongrong, you're human too—talking about this with you feels kind of strange, doesn't it?"
"Whatever. I don't have any prejudice against soul beasts or humans anyway."
"As for the Dragon God, I don't know much. During my tribulation earlier, I tried to borrow Di Tian's connection with the Dragon God rules to touch the source of the tribulation lightning."
Ning Rongrong let out a soft sigh: "My strength was still a bit lacking. I only gained a little from it."
"In short, Qian Renxue and I are both planning to change the cultivation method on Douluo Star. The most important part is still to touch the Dragon God rules."
"I've always suspected that the Dragon God's fall was guided by someone."
"The Asura God?" Di Tian frowned tightly.
"I'm not sure." Ning Rongrong shook her head. "But Qian Renxue told me that the Angel God's fall came at the hands of the Asura God—and there's no evidence from anyone."
"Qian Renxue's identity…"
Ning Rongrong gave a light nod but did not answer Di Tian's question directly. Then she sighed softly:
"She is simply Qian Renxue—from beginning to end."
"Knowing that is enough. At most, she has one extra set of memories. No need to worry she'll develop any prejudice against you all."
"Sorry, it was just subconscious."
Di Tian apologized. He was still concerned about the soul beasts' situation.
"Did Gu Yuena mention how much longer the Divine Realm seal can hold?" Ning Rongrong asked.
"She said before—roughly two days in the Divine Realm, which is two years in the human world."
"Two years…" Ning Rongrong murmured. "That's enough."
"Once preparations are ready this time, I'll take you all into secluded cultivation. The next time we come out, we should be able to push god-level to the absolute peak."
"How?" Di Tian was surprised.
"With my current strength—even if Tokisaki Kurumi hasn't woken up yet—I'm already no weaker than God King level. Moreover, I also possess the ability to control time and space."
"In short, let's talk after I meet with Qian Renxue. There's no rush yet."
"Once things are settled on their side, I'll bring Gu Yuena along too."
A pitch-black spatial rift opened behind Ning Rongrong. She slowly stepped back into it.
"Di Tian, don't provoke Gu Yuena anymore. That girl is like a cat—if you push her too far, she'll blow up."
"Understood. I still know my former master's personality well." Di Tian nodded solemnly.
…
Heaven Dou Empire, Imperial Palace.
"How's the cultivation going?"
Ning Rongrong appeared beside Qian Renxue. Qian Renxue hadn't even sensed her arrival.
Qian Renxue awoke from cultivation and asked in confusion:
"Why are you here?"
"Preparing to set things up, then take you all to cultivate."
"Cultivate?" Qian Renxue was surprised.
"That's right. The Dragon God rules will be greatly beneficial to your cultivation." Ning Rongrong nodded. "But only for those at god level and above."
Although it couldn't break through the existing divine seat stages, reaching the limit of the divine seat was still possible.
Just as Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue were discussing matters, the soul guide device on Ning Rongrong's bracelet suddenly lit up. A projection appeared, showing Ning Fengzhi.
"Something's wrong, Rongrong!" Ning Fengzhi's voice was urgent.
"Two women have arrived at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. They claim to be the Kindness God King and the Life God King."
(End of chapter)