Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 80 Perfect
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"Xuanming! You've gone too far!"

The illusory figure of the Ice Dragon King trembled violently, its icy blue light flickering. It seemed to be thrown into disarray by these blunt and sharp words, and the cold aura around it surged uncontrollably, covering the surrounding vegetation with a thin layer of frost.

"Excessive? Is the Dragon King angered out of embarrassment?" Xuanming's expression remained unchanged.

He could still feign compliance with Qian Renxue, but he had no room to maneuver with the Ice Dragon King.

He understood this clearly last night when the Ice Dragon King possessed his body. The dragon soul power that had been integrated into his soul was not only a gift, but also the key that allowed the Ice Dragon King to control him at any time.

If the Ice Dragon King wants to possess him in the future, he will have no right to resist.

Because of this, he is now even considering giving up.

Even if you work yourself to the bone to cultivate your skills, in the end, you'll only be doing the work for someone else.

"I never intended to use my emotions to blackmail you!" The Ice Dragon King's voice carried a hint of anger and grievance.

"I admit that I did have ulterior motives when I first approached you, but I haven't been acting the whole time we've spent together!"

"Which are true and which are false?" Xuanming asked.

"If you truly care about me, I won't care how much you scheme. But right now, I'm really worried that I'm just imagining things!"

"I don't care if it's real or fake, but this thing can't make me doubt whether it's genuine!"

"Either don't lie to me, or lie to me! At least let me deceive myself!"

"..."

The Ice Dragon King remained silent for a moment, her anger gradually dissipating, replaced by a sense of helplessness and exhaustion. She looked at Xuan Ming, a complex expression flashing in her eyes: "I did indeed have ulterior motives towards you. As for my concealment, it wasn't because I didn't sincerely care for you, it's just that this matter was too dangerous, I..."

"Are you worried that I'll be scared and give up?" Xuanming said.

"Hmm." The Ice Dragon King lowered his head.

After Xuanming entered the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, she and the Fire Dragon King were both drawn by the power of the dragon bloodline and awoke from their slumber.

At first, she only wanted to use Xuanming to send them to the Star Dou Great Forest, but after their interactions on the way, she changed her mind.

Xuanming has great talent, and this child has a strong will. He is not just a pretty face with talent, so he has a high chance of becoming a god.

She and the Fire Dragon King were ultimately just remnant souls, and there was no point in them staying on the Douluo Continent to eke out a living. Moreover, there might not be another chance like this, so she decided to infuse Xuanming with the power of the dragon soul. She wanted to take a gamble.

"Let me tell you a story," said the Ice Dragon King.

"Above the world we live in now, there is another higher plane, called the God Realm. The strongest dragon in the past, the Dragon God, was the supreme ruler of the God Realm. However, the Dragon God perished due to an accident, and the power of the dragon bloodline was extinguished. The dragon kings, including myself and the Fire Dragon King, also perished in the great war of the God Realm."

"The Dragon God knew that the turmoil had caused the gods of the God Realm to harbor deep resentment towards the dragon race and the soul beast race. In order to reduce the resentment and preserve a glimmer of hope for the dragon and soul beast races, he used his last strength to set a rule before his fall: unless the dragon race is revived and the Dragon God reappears, the beast race is not allowed to become gods in the God Realm."

"What's the use of this?" Xuanming asked.

"Why don't those gods just come down and wipe out the entire Soul Beast race to eliminate any future trouble?"

"This involves another rule: the divine realm cannot interfere with the lower realms," said the Ice Dragon King.

"Gods possess power far exceeding that of beings in the lower realms. If gods were to arbitrarily descend to the lower realms to interfere, it would cause devastating disasters and the complete collapse of order. Therefore, when the divine realm was formed, the laws of the universe created a kind of restriction. Once a god leaves the divine realm and enters the mortal realm, their power will be greatly suppressed. Of course, even if it is suppressed, the power of a god is still overwhelming to the lower realms."

"Moreover, the Divine Realm Committee has also established corresponding rules in order to manage the gods. Everything is difficult at the beginning. If a god proposes to exterminate the soul beast race in the mortal realm today, more gods will be unable to resist the temptation in the future. The majesty of the rules of the Divine Realm will be lost, and the Divine Realm will inevitably fall into new chaos."

"With the restrictions on the beast race's ascension to godhood set by the Dragon God himself, it is almost impossible for the beast race to become gods. In addition, the human soul master system continuously consumes the number of soul beasts. The extinction of the soul beast race is only a matter of time. The God Realm has no shortage of time. There is no urgent threat, so there is no need to take huge risks and take action personally."

"But with the dragon race reviving and the dragon god reappearing, the divine realm will definitely be on high alert, right?" Xuanming asked.

"After all, as you said, the Dragon God was once the ruler of the divine realm. No matter what the reason for his fall, the divine realm now has a new ruler, just like the legitimate imperial power of mortals. The current dynasty will inevitably smear and suppress the previous dynasty in order to maintain its own legitimacy."

"You are the Dragon King, and a former god. The divine realm can't possibly ignore you, can it?"

“That’s right, the divine realm won’t ignore me. In fact, they should have already noticed me after my contact with that female pope yesterday,” the Ice Dragon King said.

Xuanming frowned. "Are you courting death?"

"No, hiding it is suicide," said the Ice Dragon King.

“If we lurk within you and wait for you to grow to the limit of the mortal realm, enough to touch the divine realm, the divine realm will surely notice you. But if they only discover the existence of the Dragon King under those circumstances, then you are doomed!”

"Isn't exposing yourself now just courting death?" Xuanming asked.

"The Fire Dragon King and I are already dead, and now we are merely remnants of our souls. We pose no threat to the God Realm whatsoever. A few Celestial Hunters would be enough to destroy us. The God Realm will not descend to the mortal realm for our sake. In the eyes of the God Realm, we are nothing more than wandering ghosts," said the Ice Dragon King.

"Moreover, we are now residing in your body. You are human, and the laws and constraints set by the Dragon God will not affect you."

“But won’t the gods kill me too because I’m colluding with you?” Xuanming said.

“You are human. Even if you obtain the power of the Dragon King’s soul, you are still human,” the Ice Dragon King said.

"However, if someone is overly sensitive, they might see you as a potential threat, which is the main reason why I'm keeping things from you."

"So... you took action last night just to test me?" Xuanming asked.

“That’s right, that woman carries the divine will left behind by an evil god. If the divine realm were truly that sensitive, we would be dead by now,” the Ice Dragon King said. She was indeed unwilling to sit idly by and wait for death, but she had to confirm whether this matter had any chance of success.

If the divine realm is so sensitive that it would even try to kill a human who has obtained the power of the Dragon King's remnant soul, then there's no point in her trying anymore, since there's no hope of success anyway.

"Furthermore, I know what you're worried about, but I can tell you clearly now that whether it's out of the Dragon King's pride or the threat from the God Realm, we will absolutely not have any intention of possessing you!" the Ice Dragon King said earnestly.

Although she is dead, she is still the Dragon King, and the Dragon King's pride will not allow her to do something like possessing another's body.

Moreover, if she were to possess Xuanming, and a demigod-level dragon king were to be resurrected, the Asura God would likely descend upon them in no time!
"Is there anything else?" Xuanming asked.

"You want me to travel all the way to the Star Dou Great Forest? You can't possibly be a prophet who knows he'll encounter Bibi Dong, can you?"

“I need to confirm one thing,” the Ice Dragon King said.

"This matter requires me to enter the Star Dou Great Forest."

She had already sensed a power in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest while in the Sunset Forest, but she couldn't sense it clearly. After all, she was just a remnant soul with very little power left. The only way she could probe the Star Dou Great Forest was to get as close as possible to it through the connection between the Dragon King's soul and her own.

When she unleashed her dragon soul power, the Silver Dragon King, who was slumbering deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, was awakened by her power. However, the Silver Dragon King was severely injured and unable to take any action. He even had his junior dragons respond to her.

Having understood the situation, she naturally saw no need to venture further into the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Besides these, is there anything else you've lied to me about?" Xuanming asked.

"You know how suspicious I am. I'll only ask this once. If you lie to me again, I'll never trust you again."

"There is indeed one more thing." The Ice Dragon King's expression was somewhat unnatural.

"I rescued those two little rabbits not because I saw injustice, but because..."

"I wanted to keep it for you to make a spirit ring."

"..."

"Huh?" Xuanming was stunned.

"I tricked you, so naturally I want to make it up to you as much as possible and help you become stronger." The Ice Dragon King felt a little guilty.

"There are very few 100,000-year-old soul beasts, and since they have undergone heavenly tribulations, their soul rings possess a trace of divinity, which will be of great help to you."

"But I am a senior member of the Soul Beast race. If I were to say that directly... it would seem a bit cold-hearted, and it wouldn't match the warm-hearted older sister image I projected to you before, so..."

"Aside from these things, I really haven't lied to you about anything else! I truly treat you like a younger brother! I absolutely didn't mean to deceive your feelings!"

"I swear!"

"..."

"But even if you help me become a god, what will I gain?" Xuanming asked.

"I am not a warm-hearted person. I don't care about the life and death of others, let alone the life and death of the soul beast race."

"So I plan to tell you later," said the Ice Dragon King.

"You are not a warm-hearted person, but you are a person of self-respect and sentimentality."

"Even if you don't care about the life and death of the soul beast race, I'll risk my life to help you become a god. You'll eventually lend a hand out of respect for me..."

"But I didn't expect you to be so perceptive and notice the problem so quickly..."

The Ice Dragon King lowered his head with a complicated expression.

She knew that given their current relationship, it was definitely not enough to make Xuanming take such a big risk for them, so she didn't tell him, thinking she would take it slowly later.

However, in this atmosphere, it's good to speak frankly...

"From now on, you're not allowed to lie to me anymore," Xuanming said.

"Huh?" The Ice Dragon King raised his head.

"You...aren't angry?"

“I’ve said it before, I don’t believe in free lunches. You’ve gone to great lengths to help me, so you must have something on your mind. I’m prepared for that. As long as you don’t cross my bottom line, I don’t care. If you help me, I will naturally help you in return,” Xuanming said.

"What makes me angry is that you used a bunch of flimsy excuses to fool me like I'm an idiot."

"You're not even willing to come up with a perfect plan to fool me and deceive me."

“You’ve misunderstood. It’s not that she’s unwilling, it’s just that she doesn’t have the brains to come up with it,” the Fire Dragon King said.

"These excuses were the result of her racking her brains and what she thought was a flawless plan."

"..." Xuanming.

"..." Ice Dragon King.

(End of this chapter)