Douluo Continent: The Twin Holy Dragons of Light and Darkness, the Dragon Emperor Breaks Through the

The God of Asura sat on his throne in silence for a long time.

She didn't listen to him; she went back to her angelic realm and began preparing to break through to the God King realm.

He sent people to inquire about the situation, and the reply he received was that she had gone into seclusion, and no one knew when she would emerge or whether she would succeed.

He waited a long time.

Wait until the day she emerges from seclusion, until the crucial moment when she breaks through to the God King realm, until the moment when her divine will is at its weakest.

Then, he took action.

It's not about killing her, but about severing her divine will.

Let her lose consciousness during the breakthrough process, let her soul dissipate little by little, and let her divine position become vacant bit by bit.

She vanished from the realm of gods before she could even react. It wasn't death, but it was worse than death.

Her divine status remains, but her consciousness is gone.

That divine position will gradually become vacant over time until it is replaced by a new god.

He sat on his throne, gazing down upon the vast continent below. Thousands of lights shone, reflecting the myriad aspects of human life.

And he stood above the clouds, looking down upon all living beings.

"You shouldn't have refused me."

His voice was very soft, as if he were speaking to himself, or perhaps to an angel who no longer existed.

"You shouldn't have insisted on breaking through to the God King level."

"You shouldn't... have frightened me."

He closed his eyes.

The images in my mind gradually faded, and I returned to reality.

The blood-red clouds continued to churn, the palace remained dark, and he still sat on his throne, waiting for the vacant divine position to fall into his hands, bit by bit.

almost.

almost.

The realm of the gods, the domain of the sea god.

The endless seawater surged beneath my feet, yet not a single wave appeared.

The entire sea was as calm as a mirror, reflecting the stars in the sky.

Poseidon, the god of the sea, stands in the middle of the ocean, barefoot on the waves, his long, deep blue hair swaying gently in the sea breeze.

His eyes were closed, but his brows were slightly furrowed.

He is sensing.

Sensing that vacant divine position.

Angel God, Qian Yuhan.

He and she had known each other for a long time.

How long? So long that he forgot the time. He only remembered that back then, the divine realm didn't have so many rules or so much conflict. The gods each had their own duties and guarded their own territory.

She was the first angel, with golden hair and golden eyes, and a stubborn personality like a rock.

He is the god of the sea, who controls the seven seas, and his personality is as gentle as water.

Two people with completely opposite personalities became best friends.

He tried to persuade her not to go down that path, but to accept the Asura God's offer and stay peacefully in the divine realm as his angel god.

She refused.

"Poseidon, do you know why I was able to become an angel god?"

She stood in his sea god's domain, her long golden hair fluttering in the sea breeze, her golden eyes reflecting endless waves.

He shook his head.

"Because I refuse to accept my fate."

Her voice was soft, yet it was like thunder, leaving him speechless.

“One of my predecessors, that old angel, told me that the authority of the Angel God is judgment, but the destiny of the Angel God is not judgment, but breakthrough.”

"Break free from the shackles of the divine realm, break through the barriers of the God-King, break through all impossibilities."

He was silent for a long time.

"But the Asura God will not allow it."

She looked at him, her gaze calm and serene. "I know."

"So you're still leaving?"

"We still have to go."

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

He knew he couldn't persuade her otherwise.

Once she made a decision, she never changed it.

Later, the Asura God summoned him for a talk.

That was in the Asura God Realm, in that pitch-black palace.

The Asura God sat on the throne, looking at him with icy coldness.

"Sea God, I offer you two choices. First, join my ranks and share a portion of my Sea God authority. I can help you expand your Sea God domain and solidify your divine position."

The Asura God paused, his crimson eyes devoid of any emotion. "Secondly, follow Qian Yuhan's path. I won't stop you, but I won't help you either."

Poseidon remained silent for a long time.

He remembered Qian Yuhan's face, and the light in her eyes when she said, "I still have to go."

"I choose the first one."

He heard his own voice, so calm it was unlike his own.

The Asura God looked at him and suddenly smiled.

The smile was faint, yet it sent a chill down his spine.

"A smart choice."

He turned and left the Asura God Realm, returning to his own Sea God Realm.

Standing in the middle of the sea, he closed his eyes, and Qian Yuhan's face appeared in his mind.

He remembered their last meeting, and their argument.

Why did you join him?

She stood before him, her eyes filled with incomprehension and anger. "You know perfectly well that what he did was wrong!"

He looked at her, his gaze calm.

"I know. But living is more important than anything else."

"Alive?" Her voice suddenly rose.

"You live just to live? Poseidon, when did you become so cowardly?"

He wasn't angry.

He simply looked at her, at her face flushed with anger, at her eyes reddened with emotion.

"Qian Yuhan, I am not a coward."

His voice was very soft, "I just don't want to die."

She was stunned.

He continued, "You want to break through to the God-King level, you want to break the rules, you want all the gods to know that the Angel God is not a vassal of the Asura God."

"I understand all of that. But do you know how difficult this path is?"

She did not speak.

"The God of Asura has been operating in the God Realm for countless years, with countless gods under his command and his authority covering most of the God Domain."

"What do you have to fight him with? Your authority to judge? His authority to judge is stronger than yours."

"Your angelic realm? His Asura realm is far greater than yours. You have nothing, you only have one life."

Her eyes reddened, but she gritted her teeth and didn't let the tears fall.

"I am not afraid of death."

"I'm afraid."

He looked at her and said, slowly and deliberately, "I'm afraid you'll die."

She was stunned.

He stepped forward, raised his hand, and gently brushed her hair.

"Qian Yuhan, living is more important than anything else."

“When you die, you lose everything. Your ideals, your ambitions, your divine status—all of it is gone.”

She lowered her head and didn't say anything.

"Take my advice, join him, live, and wait for your chance."

She didn't answer. She turned and walked towards the exit of the Sea God's Domain. When she reached the edge, she suddenly stopped.

“Poseidon, you’re right. Living is more important than anything else.”

She didn't turn around, her voice soft, "But some things are more important than living."

She took a step and disappeared into the endless sea.

Poseidon stood there, watching the disappearing figure, motionless for a long time.

He knew he would never see her again.