Douluo Continent, core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The three-dimensional projection froze in place. The entire projection space became covered in cracks, and with a "bang," it shattered into specks of light that scattered into the air.
The surrounding environment grew familiar once more, yet everyone fell into a prolonged silence.
A battle at the divine realm level—a clash between first-level gods, even touching upon the terrifying combat power of God Kings—left soul masters and soul beasts who were merely at the Title level momentarily at a loss for words.
Ning Rongrong also sank into deep thought.
The scene had not played to the very end, but through her clone who left the Dragon Valley, she had seen the contents via the array.
Gu Yuena had borrowed the Dragon God Heart and the resentment of the Dragon Valley to strengthen herself, unleashing God King-level combat power that obliterated the Asura God clone.
"However, at that time Gu Yuena..."
Influenced by the resentment and the Dragon God Heart, she herself was only a first-level god—not a God King.
"Sigh!" Ning Rongrong sighed inwardly.
By setting up the array in the Dragon Valley to stabilize time and space, she ensured the Asura God's consciousness and memories could not be transmitted back to his true body.
But there was one thing that could not be calculated: the Asura God god position.
When the Asura God clone fell, the two resonated. The god position crossed the barriers of space-time and entered the void—likely returning to the Divine Realm.
Whether it could cross the barrier preventing interference between the Divine Realm and the mortal world remained unknown.
After all, it was a God King's god position. Perhaps it could. If two God King god positions fused...
"We have to prepare for the worst." Ning Rongrong's eyelids twitched slightly.
After the Dragon God's fall, the five God Kings divided his power, each reaching level 150 and barely stepping across the threshold of peak God King.
If the god position were added on top—even if parallel dimensions prevented full superposition—allowing the Asura God to advance further in strength was not entirely impossible.
With that thought, Ning Rongrong raised her head and looked at the group, who were still pondering or feeling melancholic.
"Di Tian, if you have something to ask, just ask. No need to hold back too much—we're friends, aren't we?"
Though it was a cooperative relationship, she said they were friends—did he dare disagree?
"Friends..."
Sure enough, Di Tian's eye corner twitched slightly at Ning Rongrong's words. He then nodded mechanically. "Yes, friends... friends of humanity."
"I do have something to ask. I wonder if it's convenient for you to answer?"
Di Tian's voice carried a hint of probing.
"You're asking about Gu Yuena's situation?"
"With your experience, it's impossible not to see that Gu Yuena used the Dragon God Heart to unleash God King-level power. The Asura God clone is undoubtedly dead."
"But her current..."
"Is there any way to remedy it?" Di Tian asked.
Ning Rongrong shook her head. "It can only depend on Gu Yuena herself. If she cannot walk out of it, we must prepare for the worst."
A half-step God King out of control—even at God King realm.
"I want to enter the Dragon Valley again. Ning Rongrong, is there any way?"
Di Tian changed the subject.
"Forget it. Gu Yuena's release of power caused the Dragon Valley's position to shift. Even the coordinates you located before won't find it."
"Compared to that, what I worry about most is that if Gu Yuena loses control, the seal on the Divine Realm will likely be broken. Then we would face the Asura God true body—perhaps even the five God Kings."
"To be honest, I don't think you have any chance of winning."
Silence—not just Di Tian; all the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest fell silent as well.
"Xue Di, what do you think?" Di Tian looked toward Xue Di in her white attire.
"I will not participate in a battle with almost no chance of victory. I don't want to gamble the Extreme North."
"Sigh!" Di Tian sighed. How could he not understand Xue Di's thoughts?
Xue Di had told him before that she bore the Kindness God King's mark. As long as she did not openly help the Star Dou Great Forest, the Extreme North could get by fairly well through connections—no need to fight to the death.
"Di Tian, do you want to become a god?"
A voice rang out, instantly freezing the atmosphere in the room.
"Swish"—all eyes turned toward Ning Rongrong.
"You... are you serious?" It was Di Tian who spoke. His eyes widened, pupils dilating, disbelief flashing in his dark gaze.
"Earlier Xue Di also mentioned that I once helped Lan Fozi become a god."
"And a first-level god—the Water God."
"With your talent, Di Tian, plus your foundation and experience as the former leader of the Black Dragon clan, becoming a god—more precisely, a first-level god—is not entirely impossible."
"Ning Rongrong, this isn't something that can be done, right?" Xue Di furrowed her delicate brows.
Not everyone was Lan Fozi. Moreover, she had already learned about Lan Fozi's situation from Ning Rongrong before: reshaping body and divine soul, no longer part of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale clan.
"Once Gu Yuena loses control, the Divine Realm's seal will very likely be lifted. First-, second-, and third-level gods from above will descend."
"Though I have some connection with the Evil God King, I don't want to stake the lives of myself and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on someone else's mercy."
"You want to use Di Tian's tribulation to achieve God King!?" Xue Di's words shocked everyone present. She was the only one here who was already a god. When she last met Ning Rongrong, Ning Rongrong had not been this strong. Yet merely after one trip to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's domain, her strength had increased dramatically.
It was hard not to suspect that Ning Rongrong had gained enormous benefits from helping Lan Fozi become a god.
"Perhaps." Ning Rongrong did not deny it. Her gaze turned to Di Tian.
"If it fails, you will die! You are not Lan Fozi. For the dragon clan... the Dragon God's rules are extremely difficult to exploit."
"But Ning Rongrong, you can't do it, can you?" Di Tian frowned deeply. "I know you are very strong—even capable of contending with first-level gods. But becoming a god involves far more than simply surviving a tribulation."
"You just need to say whether you'll do it or not. Leave the rest to me."
"Besides that, there's also Qian Renxue." Ning Rongrong turned her gaze to the side. "Qian Renxue, do you have the determination to gamble everything?"
"What do you mean?" Compared to Di Tian's deep scheming, Qian Renxue was still a novice. She completely did not understand the Dragon God rules or tribulation.
After all, these were soul beast matters. As a human, even with partial memories of the Angel God, she did not fully comprehend them.
"Don't resist." With a whoosh, Ning Rongrong appeared right beside Qian Renxue. Her finger pressed against the other's forehead. "You..."
"I told you not to resist, or I'll kabedon you."
Qian Renxue: "..."
A moment later, Ning Rongrong's finger left Qian Renxue's forehead.
"Well? Will you do it or not?"
Ning Rongrong stepped back a few paces, looking at Qian Renxue whose expression had become complicated.
"Do you have confidence?"
Qian Renxue's eyelid twitched, her body trembling slightly.
It wasn't that she lacked courage—it was just that Ning Rongrong was truly staking her life.
If it failed by accident, a whole basket of people would die!
"Man proposes, heaven disposes."
"No one starts standing in the heavens. In this pale empty window period that is about to end."
"Why can't the one standing atop the heavens be you and me?"
"Or do you think—compared to me—you still have a way out?"
(End of chapter)