Triggering a treasure chest in Douluo Continent

Chapter 366 Cooperation

"Not bad!" Shi Quan nodded with a smile.

"Your Excellency possesses remarkable courage!" the Goddess of Life exclaimed. "I admire your ability to overcome the dangers of multiple conflicting divine powers! In this respect alone, you have already surpassed us."

The gods were all startled upon hearing this.

It has condensed a plane, and the combination of the plane and Douluo Star has clearly reached the level of a god.

The Dragon God's attainment of godhood in a plane relies on nine attributes: water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, time, and stability.

Shi Quan's condensed god-level plane possesses at least nine attributes.

From the battle just now.

The battle between Shi Quan and the God of Destruction revealed the stability of space and earth, gravity, and even higher-level gravitational forces.

In the battle against the God of Life, he displayed three attributes: life, devouring, and holiness!

Although he only used pure mental power in the battle against the evil god, Shi Quan was able to evolve a large amount of elemental power during the battle, which at least proves that Shi Quan's understanding of elemental power has reached an extremely high level.

The current Shi Quan is similar to the Dragon God of yesteryear.

Moreover, judging from the perspective of the condensed plane, Shi Quan is definitely not willing to be confined to Douluo Star.

But what they didn't know was that what Shi Quan projected was not just a simple plane, but a complete world. Moreover, this world was not evolved by Shi Quan, but rather a world seed, nurtured by Shi Quan's own power.

These two are not the same concept.

Shi Quan naturally wouldn't explain it.

The world of consciousness was the source of his confidence in negotiating with the gods of the divine realm.

"It was just luck." Shi Quan raised his hand, and a wisp of world power surged forth. "I have to thank the Silver Dragon King for his help."

"This is!" The God of Life was shocked, and the God of Destruction's pupils contracted involuntarily. "You've already come this far?"

"If it weren't for this, how could I have advanced Douluo Star to this level in such a short time?" Shi Quan said.

The God of Destruction, with a complex expression, looked at Shi Quan and said, "Tell me about your cooperation."

"Alright!" Shi Quan nodded and said frankly, "I intend to push Douluo Star to become a God Star, which requires extremely vast resources. It would be far too difficult to do this with just Douluo Star and my own strength."

Upon hearing this, the God of Life frowned immediately. "Does Your Excellency wish for me to voluntarily submit and allow the God Realm to merge with Douluo Star?"

The God of Destruction, standing to the side, roared angrily, "A fool's dream!"

Shi Quan was not angry, but calmly analyzed the situation one by one. "The current God Realm is nothing more than the former Dragon Realm. The Dragon Realm was shattered after the great war back then. Although you have tried your best to repair it, you have to admit that the current God Realm is just a special spatial plane, not even a planet."

"It's almost impossible for the current God Realm to have a God Star. Even if the Dragon God were to be resurrected, it would be the same. Expansion would only be a temporary solution."

"The only possibility is that one of you five God-Kings is able to break through to a higher level, but the God Realm itself restricts you, preventing you from breaking through to a higher level. The two are a dead end."

"The current divine realm is, in essence, a mess. If it weren't for the power of so many worlds supporting it, it would have collapsed long ago. Instead of patching things up and making no progress, wouldn't it be better to find a new path? It wouldn't be a waste of the power of these worlds, would it?"

"Does Your Excellency intend to make us integrate the God Realm into Douluo Star with just a few words?" The God of Life, who knew her husband's temper, spoke first.

Upon hearing this, Shi Quan couldn't help but smile and nod at the God of Life. Among the gods, the God of Life was undoubtedly the easiest to talk to. "You all know my strength. I alone am enough to rival your three God Kings. Although the Gods of Douluo Star are scarce, we have the advantage of terrain, the support of the world, and the presence of Asura and the Silver Dragon King. You cannot defeat us. If a war really breaks out, it will be you who suffer heavy casualties."

"I am willing to negotiate with you in order to prevent the people of Douluo Star from suffering."

"Of course, you can choose to leave without fighting, but if you drag this out, I'll be the one coming after you with my men."

"To tell you the truth, the plane I have evolved into is not just a plane, but a complete world. So far, the three primal forces within me have broken through to the level of God King, and most of my elemental forces have reached the level of a first-level god. As long as my elemental forces break through completely, the Douluo plane will advance again. Although there is still some gap between it and the God Realm, the only gap is accumulation."

"At that time, with our strength, we will be able to rescue the Golden Dragon King who is sealed in the God Realm. With the Dragon God's resurrection, you will be no match for us."

Shi Quan also projected the complete world, and the world's atmosphere was right in front of him, unmistakable.

The gods' expressions all changed to some extent.

First, demonstrate your strength and sincerity, and at the same time, show your confidence.

"Are you forcing us to go to war with you?" the God of Destruction roared furiously, veins bulging on his forehead. "Do you think we'd be afraid of your threats?"

"This is not a threat, but a fact." Shi Quan shook his head. "In the current situation, both our realms have their advantages. In terms of foundation, your God Realm is much stronger, after all, you have controlled multiple planets and accumulated experience over many years. But in terms of basic development prospects, my Douluo Star is slightly better, after all, I am a physical planet, and I also have my world as support. This is the absolute gap between Douluo Star and the God Realm."

"Oh, and let me tell you something else. Because of the special nature of the power of destiny, I can sense parts of fate. When I was looking at the future, I saw some partial views. The divine realm will experience a spacetime storm in the future, and the divine realm will also be lost in this spacetime storm, losing control over all worlds!"

"A spacetime storm?" The gods of the divine realm immediately paled.

"Is this really true?!" the goddess of life asked urgently.

"It is indeed true," Shi Quan said. "Given the current situation, Douluo Star is capable of protecting itself and does not need to face the spacetime storm, so why would I lie to you?"

"To be honest, I could have slowly developed myself, watched as the God Realm was severely weakened by the spacetime storm, rescued the Golden Dragon King, and taken over all the worlds after the God Realm was lost. This would have been completely costly for us, and it was one of my original ideas."

"You're exaggerating!" The God of Destruction's gaze was icy.

Shi Quan said calmly, "I didn't. After I sensed this scene, I secretly tried to sense it again, and I did indeed sense the aura of the spacetime storm. This means that destiny is on my side!"

"..." The God of Destruction fell silent, sensing that things had been going wrong in the divine realm lately.

"However, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. Destruction, life, evil—isn't the arrival of this spacetime storm also an opportunity for us?" Shi Quan continued, "The core singularity of the spacetime storm contains chaotic energy, which I think you should know."

"This is also one of the reasons why I have never wanted to be enemies with the God Realm and fight to the death," Shi Quan said. "The Chaos Qi can not only help us improve our strength and break through to a higher realm, but it is also a great opportunity for Douluo Star to advance to a God Star."

"As long as we can absorb the power of chaos, the chances of success will increase significantly."

"If we can cooperate and help each other, the chances of successfully obtaining the Chaos Qi will naturally increase. But if things don't go as planned, I can only watch as the God Realm resists the spacetime storm, then seize the opportunity to devour the world to strengthen myself, and then risk entering the spacetime storm to obtain the Chaos Qi."

"Of course, compared to a peaceful merger, this can only be considered a middle-ground solution that is done out of necessity. After all, with everyone's help, the chances of manipulating the chaotic energy within the spacetime storm will naturally be much greater."

Unity brings mutual benefit, while division brings misfortune to the God Realm. All the gods of the God Realm understand this situation. Expanding the God Realm will inevitably weaken its outer barrier, making it even more vulnerable to spacetime storms. Without expansion, the amount of faith power it can accommodate and the number of gods cannot increase, hindering further improvement in its overall strength. Even if they manage to withstand a spacetime storm, what will they do against the attack from Douluo Star? How will they defend themselves?

A peaceful merger not only allows one to safely withstand the spacetime storm, but also provides an opportunity to obtain chaotic energy.

Chaos energy is indeed a valuable resource. The Dragon God relied on it to cultivate to that level. Who wouldn't want something so precious?

"Does Your Excellency have any prediction of how long it will take for the space-time storm to reach the realm of the gods?" the Goddess of Life asked.

"Based on the current time flow on Douluo Star, it should be around ten thousand years," Shi Quan said. "This is also my final deadline."

Upon hearing this, Destruction fell silent for a moment before saying, "This matter still needs discussion. However, even if we decide to integrate the God Realm into Douluo Star, we still need to observe who will lead the core. During this ten thousand-year period, until we successfully extract the Chaos Qi from the spacetime storm, whoever breaks through first will take the lead."

"After all, only planetary cores with stronger potential have a greater chance of leading a new divine realm to ascend to a divine star. Chaos power is extremely scarce. If we merge them, we must use them wisely. Even if your potential is only slightly lower, the resources required to break through to that realm will be enormous."

"Okay!" Shi Quan nodded. In his opinion, the core of Douluo Star was definitely stronger. Making a concession was a kind of retreat for him. Being too forceful would only backfire, and he would lose out if the negotiations broke down.

"I look forward to the merging of the two worlds."

The God of Destruction nodded and said to the God of Space beside him, "Space, establish a spatial teleportation array."

"Alright!" The God of Space also got busy, quickly establishing a connection with the God Realm using the power of space, and then directly building a space teleportation array with the God Realm in the void.

With the spatial teleportation array, they no longer need to go through the trouble of spatial travel.

As the spatial teleportation array unfolded, all the gods of the divine realm departed.

"Let's go back." Only after the gods had left did Shi Quan speak.

"It's over so easily?" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Dugu Yan said with a chuckle, "I thought there was going to be a big battle."

Zhu Zhuqing said, "The main problem is that Xiao Quan is too strong. Without real strength, all our words would be empty talk."

"I can't do it all by myself." Shi Quan smiled and shook his head, then looked at Gu Yuena and Qian Renxue and said, "Gu Yuena, Sister Xue'er, thank you."

"In the end, I should thank you," Gu Yuena said, shaking her head.

Qian Renxue, who was standing to the side, bit her lip and said softly, "It's okay, I'll go back now."

"Let's go." Everyone returned to Douluo Star.

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the realm of gods, all the gods gathered at the committee.

"How is the situation?" Kindness asked, looking at the returning gods.

Evil shook its head and looked at Destruction.

The gods also looked toward destruction, and without a doubt, destruction was now the greatest pillar of the divine realm.

After a moment's thought, the God of Destruction surveyed the assembled gods and declared, "All of you, go to the Ancient Tree of Life!"

After speaking, the God of Destruction looked at the God of Life, who immediately understood and flew towards the Ancient Tree of Life.

The gods looked at each other in bewilderment, and then followed suit.

Before long, beneath the ancient tree of life, the gods stood in a circle, and the god of destruction strode forward with the goddess of life.

The two faced each other, clasped their hands together, and slowly closed their eyes. Soon, wisps of creative power rose from their palms and drifted into the ancient tree of life.

The goddess of life began to murmur, and a crimson hue appeared on the trunk of the ancient tree of life, then quickly spread.

In just a few blinks of an eye, the entire world was stained blood red, even black, and terrifying, ferocious power spread everywhere.

"What is this?" The gods who were unaware of what was happening all showed expressions of shock.

"The time-space storm is real!"

Upon hearing the words of the God of Evil, the expressions of the gods became extremely complex. The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction joined forces to activate their divination abilities, and the result would never be wrong. The only thing they could be divining about was the spacetime storm, since they already knew the answer to other matters without needing to divination.

The Tree of Life's reaction is enough to prove that the spacetime storm is indeed moving towards the realm of gods.

"I intend to integrate the God Realm into Douluo Star to help it become a God Star."

The voice of the God of Destruction rang out again, filled with helplessness and resentment, yet he still uttered those words.

"How can this be!?" The deity who had not participated in the battle asked urgently.

The Goddess of Kindness was also surprised, after all, she didn't know what had happened.

"The chosen one of Douluo Star has become a God King and possesses the strength to fight three God Kings at the same time!" The God of Destruction frankly told all the gods about the situation on Douluo Star and repeated his thoughts to them.

After hearing the God of Destruction's account, everyone fell silent.

Unity brings mutual benefit, while division will surely lead to the destruction of the divine realm; it's a dead end.

"Given the current situation, we have no better choice. I personally agree to this proposal," the God of Jealousy spoke first.

The purpose of Destruction in summoning the gods was to have them decide on this matter together.

"I second that!" Both the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Elemental Gods spoke in succession.

"I agree." This was the statement made by life itself.

Lieyan and Ji Dong, who are the new generation of gods of good and evil, respectively, also expressed their agreement.

Seeing this, the other gods had no objections and all expressed their agreement.

The four great god-kings have all agreed, so there's no point in them disagreeing.

(End of this chapter)