"This, this, and this."
"Bring one of each of these, thank you."
The Water Dragon King led the ferocious beasts from the core area to eat at a restaurant in Star Luo City.
This restaurant was not luxurious; it was just a fairly ordinary one.
These ferocious beasts, who were usually lively, active, and fierce, were now all sitting obediently in their seats, not daring to move.
Even the Demon King, who was usually full of mischievous ideas and evil schemes, now had clear blue eyes like a college student fresh out of school, and the whole tree was filled with a licking aura.
The name Tianmeng Ice Silkworm gave him was really not wrong; he was indeed a terrifying insect that had dealt with these ferocious beasts in the Lake of Life for ten thousand years.
This silence continued until the dishes were served.
When the Crimson King saw the dishes on the table, he opened his mouth, stuck out his tongue, and emitted steam.
Di Tian silently watched the Crimson King.
The Crimson King felt a chill run down his spine and immediately sat up straight, retracting his tongue and his eyes hardening as if he wanted to join the Party.
The Water Dragon King, with a smile in his eyes, looked at the ferocious beasts and said,
"Eat up."
"Don't mind the simple dishes." Only
after the powerful figure spoke did the Bear King and the other beasts dare to pick up their chopsticks.
Generally, the Bear King didn't like using chopsticks; he preferred to eat with his dark gold claws.
However, in front of the genuine nine Dragon Kings, the Bear King learned humility.
At this moment, Di Tian finally couldn't hold back any longer. He looked at his aunt and said anxiously,
"Auntie, since you're still in Douluo Continent, why haven't you come to the Star Dou Great Forest to find me?"
"I've always missed you all."
The Water Dragon King gently shook his head and said regretfully,
"Di Tian, you can carefully sense my state."
Because the Water Dragon King was an elder whom Di Tian respected, he had never dared to use his spiritual power to test him.
In the Dragon God Realm, such behavior would be considered blasphemy against the Dragon Kings.
Even if he was the child of the Light Dragon King and the Dark Dragon King, he would be severely punished.
With the Water Dragon King's permission, Di Tian bowed and said,
"I apologize, Aunt."
He slightly extended his spiritual power, sensing her condition, and understood everything. He sighed and said,
"I see."
"It's a soul."
"Aunt, you didn't survive that great calamity either."
"But how could you be like this?! Isn't the Lord your most beloved?"
"Could it be that the Lord has truly gone mad to the point of being completely irrational?!"
Di Tian's eyes were filled with confusion; he couldn't imagine the Dragon God would kill the Water Dragon King.
The Water Dragon King blinked her azure eyes, her gaze gentle and tender, never carrying a trace of blame.
"The Lord didn't harm me."
"I survived to the very end."
"I, Light, Darkness, and the other five God-Kings successfully pinned the Lord to the God Star Altar."
"At that time, the Lord's once sacred and majestic nine-colored body had dimmed and lost its luster, his body riddled with fatal wounds."
"His aura had also fallen to the level of an ordinary God-King."
Di Tian couldn't help but interject, asking,
"Then why did you perish, Aunt?"
"Was it the Lord's bloodline that automatically protected him?"
The Water Dragon King didn't know whether she should tell him.
Although the Light Dragon King had killed her, she wouldn't blame Di Tian for the crime.
In fact, after she and the Fire Dragon King fell on the Douluo Continent, forming the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, she roughly understood why Light and Darkness had chosen to do this. However, being able to understand something didn't mean she comprehended it.
At the time, the two of them simply believed that the Dragon God's death was inevitable, because the divine realm needed to continue, and the Dragon God had to be killed.
However, the Dragon Kings were ultimately the Dragon God's children, and they couldn't stand by and watch him be slain.
The Light Dragon King ultimately made the most direct and foolish decision: to kill all the Dragon Kings, and then have the Asura God and the others take action.
When the Fire Dragon King's soul heard this, she was enraged.
She couldn't believe the Light Dragon King could be so foolish.
The only way to collapse the divine realm had been found by this Light Dragon King, Babar.
She even suspected the Light Dragon King was a spy sent by another divine realm; the wicked racked their brains, but a fool's quick thinking was far superior.
A mere subject had actually devised a plan for his lord! Even if it were his lord, he would never allow other Dragon Kings to perish with him.
At that time, there were eight divine kings—humans, dragons, and other beastmen.
Working together, theoretically, they could barely stabilize the divine realm, though it would shrink considerably, but at least its foundation remained.
Given time, it wasn't impossible to restore it to its peak state.
The Light Dragon King, in a flash of inspiration, shattered the divine realm, nearly annihilating all the beast gods.
Had she known this would happen, the Fire Dragon King regretted not risking her life to take the Light Dragon King down with her.
At least that way, the outcome wouldn't have been worse.
The Water Dragon King, however, was resigned to the situation. In her view, what had happened was in the past; they were nothing more than remnants of souls, and dwelling on it was pointless.
Seeing the Water Dragon King's long silence, Di Tian vaguely sensed that the answer might be unexpected.
"Aunt, please speak."
"I want to know the truth."
Looking at Di Tian's resolute eyes, the Water Dragon King finally said softly,
"It was the Light Dragon King who killed me."
"If I'm not mistaken, light and darkness should have perished together."
Di Tian's pupils contracted, his ears rang, and his mind went blank, unable to comprehend what he had just heard.
The Crimson King, who had been enjoying the drama, suddenly felt a stomachache and hurriedly said to Di Tian,
"Boss!"
"Um, Your Majesty the Water Dragon King," "
I think I've eaten something bad. The Star Luo Royal Family is really underhanded!"
"I need to use the restroom first."
The Crimson King slipped away. What kind of topic could a 300,000-year-old dog like him possibly be discussing?
He'd better make a run for it.
The Demon King's pupils dilated in shock. He hurriedly said,
"Boss!"
"My men told me that the Blue Silver King in the neighboring Blue Silver Forest has given birth!"
"I'll go and offer my condolences. You know me, I've always had a crush on her."
Xiong Jun looked around, scratched his cheek with his paw, and then said in a muffled voice,
"Boss, I suddenly have a toothache.
It might be from drinking too much cola. I'm going to see the vet."
"Let's go."
Xiong Jun stood up, covered his right cheek, and left in a pretentious manner.
Zi Ji and Bi Ji bowed slightly to Di Tian and the Water Dragon King before leaving.
After a long while, Di Tian finally recovered from his shock.
He stared blankly at the Water Dragon King and murmured to himself,
"Why would Father do this?"
"I..."
Di Tian felt immense pain and slumped into his chair. He couldn't believe that his father had killed his aunt with his own hands.
The Water Dragon King gently soothed Di Tian's unease and sorrow with his spiritual power, his voice still as gentle as water.
"Because in his view, the Dragon King must die before the Lord, and outsiders must step over our bodies before they can attack the Lord."
Di Tian suddenly looked up and said,
"But even so, Father cannot kill you!"
"Dragon Kings cannot kill each other; this is a rule established by the Dragon God!"
"Father is the Dragon King who holds the power of punishment; how could he not know this?!" "
Father has ultimately committed a grave crime!"
Di Tian was a smart man. Through the accounts of the Space Dragon King and the Water Dragon King, he understood the origin of the tragedy of the Dragon God War.
All the pieces of the puzzle were now in his hands, and that history surfaced in Di Tian's mind.
The Dragon God was driven mad by the rules, the God Realm collapsed, and the death of the Dragon King was the beginning of it all.
His own father killing the Water Dragon King and then perishing along with his mother was the true driving force behind the Dragon God War. With
all nine Dragon Kings dead, there was no one left with enough prestige to explain everything to the Dragon Clan.
The Asura God and the others were unable to defend themselves; even if they weren't excrement, they were still excrement. The two races finally erupted into war, and the God Realm completely collapsed.
Humans won, and the beast gods were almost completely wiped out.
Before the Asura God killed the Dragon God, the Dragon God personally shackled the beast race, forbidding them from becoming gods.
Now, Di Tian only had one last question: why did the Dragon God shackle the beast race, and what was his purpose?
He was about to speak when the Water Dragon King seemed to guess what he was thinking and shook his head, saying,
"You should have pieced together the whole process of that tragedy."
"I won't say more."
"As for the question in your heart, I don't know either."
"What the Lord was thinking in the final period is probably only known to the original Asura, Good, and Evil."
"Alright, little Di Tian, let bygones be bygones."
"Look, the beast race is thriving now. I believe that humans and beasts can definitely restore the friendly prosperity of the Dragon God's realm."
"I heard him say that you are now the Beast God."
"That title is really impressive."
"The burden of the beast race now rests on your shoulders."
"Keep it up!"
The Water Dragon King angrily ruffled Di Tian's hair, and Di Tian helplessly felt the Water Dragon King's actions, which were like comforting a child.
Suddenly, his mental energy stirred, and a glance out the window revealed that the three kings—Red King, Demon King, and Bear King—were seemingly recording something through the magic network.
"Awesome!"
"The way the boss looked."
"This time, even dying was worth it!"
Red King wore the expression of a bloodthirsty spectator.
Soon, they suddenly noticed that Di Tian's figure vanished from the magic network screen, replaced by a dense darkness behind them.
"Heh, stomach ache, Blue Silver King giving birth, toothache."
"You guys handled things pretty quickly, huh?"
"I think you're all tired of living."
(End of Chapter)
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