Chapter 62 Third on the Soul Beast Ranking: Fire Dragon King.
Seagod Island gradually dissipated. The Seven Gods struggled to their feet, gazing into the depths of the sea, their eyes filled with awe and excitement.
Little White also rose from the sea, sensing the island's renewed stability, tears streaming down its face.
"High Priest, Seagod... we have protected the island."
Deep in the ocean, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King lay dormant at the bottom of the trench, its aura weak, its eyes filled with humiliation and fear.
It finally understood that there was an insurmountable chasm between gods and false gods. Today, the Seagod spared its life, but also completely shattered its desire to challenge him. It could only obediently remain in the deep sea, daring not to easily set foot on the surface again.
The appearance of this Seagod's divine thought once again shook the continent.
Whether it was Emperor Tian of the Starry Sky, the Evil Emperor of the Demon Forest, or various human forces, all clearly felt that supreme divine power, their hearts filled with shock.
Just then, the Soul Beast Ranking changed again, and the third-ranked beast entered the list.
[Third on the Soul Beast Ranking: Fire Dragon King]
[Affiliation: Tianxing Academy]
[Cultivation Age: 1,200,000 years]
[Evaluation: Originally a first-level god of the God Realm, the Fire Dragon King, after his fall, he was buried in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, barely clinging to life. Later, he was subdued by Li Tianyi, the dean of Tianxing Academy, and regained some of his strength.]
[Reward: Restored to peak first-level god-like combat power.]
Above the sky, the golden light of the third-ranked Soul Beast had not yet faded. The three words "Fire Dragon King," carrying the pressure of a first-level god, were imprinted on every inch of the Douluo Continent like a red-hot iron, even the air seemed to be scorched by the crimson flames.
With a cultivation of 1.2 million years as a foundation, the reward directly points to peak first-level god-like combat power. This leapfrog improvement is far more impactful than the previous advancements of Di Tian and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
After all, while the other two possessed god-level combat power, they had not yet reached the true godhood level, whereas the Fire Dragon King was a genuine existence standing at the peak of the first-level godhood in the original god realm.
In the Star Dou Great Forest, on the shore of the Lake of Life, the lake surface, previously rippled by the residual water-based divine power of the Sea God's divine will, was now steaming with wisps of white mist under the intense pressure of the Fire Dragon King.
Half of the exotic flowers and herbs on the shore had their leaves curled up, with only the core spiritual plants rooted at the bottom of the lake barely maintaining their vitality under the protection of the dragon god's essence unconsciously emanating from Gu Yuena.
The million-year-old Black Dragon King's body, suspended in mid-air, uncontrollably sank slightly the instant the crimson dragon might swept in, his golden eyes filled with solemnity and a hint of undisguised apprehension.
He could clearly sense that the fire divine power emanating from the direction of Tianxing Academy not only contained world-destroying destructive power but also carried the unique suppressive laws of a god.
Even as the son of the Dragon God, with a million years of cultivation, he still faced an insurmountable gap before a peak-level first-tier deity.
"A first-tier deity…it's actually the Fire Dragon King of the original God Realm."
Di Tian's dragon voice was low and hoarse, filled with disbelief and trembling. "During the great war in the God Realm, the dragon gods were almost entirely wiped out. Legend has it that the Fire Dragon King's soul and spirit were annihilated, buried in the mortal realm. How could he have survived to this day, and even been subdued by the dean of a human academy?"
His dark golden dragon scales taut, his dragon wings fluttering slightly, attempting to mobilize the power of his dragon god bloodline to resist the pressure of the flames. However, the faint resonance emanating from the depths of his bloodline only made him more uneasy.
It was the instinctive connection between dragon gods of the same level, proving the Fire Dragon King's identity and making him acutely aware of the vast difference in their combat strength.
Gu Yuena stood on the blue stone by the lake, her pale purple dress fluttering slightly in the wind. Her usually calm eyes were now devoid of their usual serenity.
Instead, there was a surging wave, mixed with incomprehension and doubt, which eventually settled into a bit of suppressed anger.
Her fingertips, hanging by her sides, curled slightly, and the pale purple essence of the Dragon God quietly surged. The core area of the star, which had been suppressed by the Fire Dragon King's pressure, instantly shimmered with a pale purple light, isolating it from the intense heat. Only then did the spiritual plants by the lake gradually unfurl their leaves.
"Fire Dragon King... Chi Yang," Gu Yuena murmured, her voice carrying a hint of barely perceptible coldness, as fragments of her deepest memories surfaced.
Her true form was an avatar of the Dragon God, carrying a portion of the Dragon God's memories and essence, and naturally knew the past of the dragon race in the original God Realm.
The Fire Dragon King, Chi Yang, was once one of the most valiant warriors under the Dragon God, possessing the peak cultivation of a first-level deity and mastering the ultimate laws of fire. During the great war in the God Realm, he had fought alongside the Dragon God, slaying several enemy deities, and his combat power was incomparably formidable.
But later, the Great War of the Gods ended, the Dragon God was sealed, and the dragon gods scattered like leaves in the wind. The Fire Dragon King, during his breakout attempt, was surrounded and killed by several gods, his soul shattered, and his body fell to the lower realm. Rumor has it that he perished in the extreme cold and heat of the Yin-Yang Well, barely leaving behind even a remnant soul.
"To be able to linger on even with a shattered soul, he's certainly hidden himself well," Gu Yuena's eyes darkened, her tone tinged with displeasure.
"But as a dragon god, even in death, he should uphold the dignity of the dragon race. How could he willingly be subjugated by humans and become a fighting force for a human academy?"
In her understanding, the dragon race was the supreme race of heaven and earth; even in decline, they should never be subservient to humans.
Moreover, the Fire Dragon King was once a first-level god, of noble status, yet now he belonged to the Heavenly Path Academy—undoubtedly a disgrace to the dragon race.
She looked up towards the direction of Tianxing Academy, a sharp glint in her eyes: "Li Tianyi... this person was able to find the remains of the Fire Dragon King and even help him recover some of his strength; he's no ordinary human."
"Did he subdue the Fire Dragon King to protect the continent, or does he have other motives?"
Gu Yuena was filled with doubt. The appearance of the Fire Dragon King shattered her understanding of the continent's power structure and raised her vigilance towards Tianxing Academy to its peak.
Although she knew Tianxing Academy was powerful, she had never imagined that this academy harbored a potential god-level soul beast.
"My lord, the Fire Dragon King belongs to a human; to us, he might be a great threat," Di Tian slowly descended, his dragon head close to Gu Yuena, and said in a deep voice.
"The Evil Emperor will attack in three days. We already need to deal with him with all our might. If Tianxing Academy and the Fire Dragon King intervene now, the consequences will be unimaginable."
He was filled with worry. The Evil Emperor's spacetime power and spiritual power were already troublesome, and now with the addition of the Fire Dragon King, a peak first-level god, Xingdou's situation was becoming increasingly difficult.
Gu Yuena nodded slightly, her fingertips tracing the surface of the lake, creating ripples of pale purple: "Don't worry, the Fire Dragon King has just recovered to his peak strength, and he probably won't easily make a move in the short term."
"He has been subdued by Li Tianyi, and his actions will inevitably be restrained by him. As long as we don't provoke Tianxing Academy, he won't rashly intervene in the great battle between Xingdou and the Demon Forest."
She paused, a decisive glint in her eyes, "The most urgent task is to quickly stabilize Xingdou's defenses, improve our combat power, and ensure that we can defeat the Evil Emperor in one fell swoop in three days."
"As for the Fire Dragon King and Tianxing Academy, we can investigate them slowly after dealing with the Evil Emperor."
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