Chapter 170: Trading Di Tian's Future Wife for the Dragon God's Tears—A Fair Deal!
Left leg bone, right leg bone, and the skull—three missing pieces. Not easy to obtain.
Especially the skull—it needed to have a spiritual attribute.
Hmm… the Silver Dragon King's skull would fit perfectly.
But if he dared to tell Gu Yue, "I'm trying to complete my God-King set, could you lend me your skull?" she'd probably kill him on the spot.
"There must be more dragon bones around here," he muttered.
The Earth Dragon King and Wind Dragon King—still nowhere to be found.
But the Light Dragon King? Surely that one must be here.
And since the Light and Dark Dragon Kings were mates, their remains were likely side by side.
He'd just have to keep digging!
Not far away, even though Gu Yue had used her immense spiritual power to block out the sorrowful cries of the dragon souls, the grief still seeped through.
Now that Jiang Chen had gone off on his own, her tense composure finally faltered.
She came to a stop, gently touching the colossal bones around her. Slowly, tears welled in her eyes.
"Why? Why did the God Realm treat my dragon race this way?" she whispered bitterly.
"What crime did we commit—why must our whole lineage perish? It's all because of those cursed humans!"
Before her, a crystal pulsed with nine-colored brilliance.
It radiated indescribable majesty, the pride of beings who—even in death—refused to bow.
This was it. The very heart of the Dragon Tomb.
The Dragon God's Heart.
It wasn't the Dragon God's physical heart—that had long ago fused with the Golden Dragon King's body—
but it held the Dragon God's essence, the core of all the dragonkind's remaining divinity.
Even so, Gu Yue couldn't yet absorb it.
As the Silver Dragon King, she embodied only part of the Dragon God's power—an incomplete half, lacking the full bloodline.
Only by becoming the true Dragon God could she fully claim its energy.
Still, even partial control would make her terrifyingly strong.
After all, even multiple God Kings working together hadn't been guaranteed to defeat the Dragon God in his prime.
This heart—it had long since reached the level of a super divine artifact.
"Finally," she breathed. "It's mine."
If not for the stifling restrictions of the Douluo World, she would've already stepped into godhood today.
The Dragon God's Heart could elevate her mental power to the very peak of the divine. Even a God King's mind couldn't compare.
"Douluo… plane…"
She sealed the heart within a spiritual formation. Her gaze pierced reality, locking on Jiang Chen in the distance—digging up dragon bones and tossing them into his miniature divine realm as if they were garbage.
A vein popped on her forehead.
In a flash, she appeared beside him.
"What do you think you're doing?!" she snapped.
"Oh, Gu Yue, you're back!"
Jiang Chen greeted her casually, brushing dragon dust off his hands before patting her shoulder—leaving a nice black handprint on her clean robes.
"There's a Dragon God soul over there. I saved it for you!"
"Jiang Chen! This is the Dragon Tomb!" she shouted.
He was digging up dragon bones—right in front of the Silver Dragon King herself!
"Relax," he chuckled. "It's all for the greater cause—godhood, evolution, the soul beasts' rise. Don't worry, I won't let Di Tian die to a heavenly tribulation."
"You—"
She wanted to argue, but bit her tongue. He wasn't entirely wrong.
Di Tian's ascension was a serious issue. The cosmic law left behind by the Dragon God couldn't be defied by any being short of him.
But if a divine realm were recreated, its existence might bypass those laws. Even if Di Tian lacked a formal god position, as long as the restriction was broken, immortality was within reach.
"Fine," she said at last.
He spoke in circles, yet somehow managed to make sense. She chose not to look anymore—better not to get angry.
Turning away, Gu Yue focused on the seven-colored radiance in the distance.
Lifting the Dragon God's Heart, she reached into the light. The Dragon God's residual soul emerged, and with a single breath, she absorbed it completely.
Behind her, an immense silver dragon shadow rose—the manifestation of her true form.
Waves of prismatic light surged over her skin, her silver scales refracting rainbow hues.
As the Dragon God's soul dissolved, a glowing teardrop-shaped crystal appeared in her palm, hanging like a pendant on a chain. It pulsed with the combined essence of dragonkind.
A divine artifact—the Dragon God's Tear.
Or rather, the Tears of the Dragons.
Infused with both the Dragon God's divinity and the remnant faith of the entire race buried here.
"I'll take that," Jiang Chen said instantly, eyes gleaming.
"You never stop, do you?" she said coldly. "I already allowed you to draw on the tomb's energy. Don't push your luck."
But before she could store it, Jiang Chen seized her hand, curling his fingers around hers.
"W-What are you doing?"
"I'll trade you something for it," he said.
It wasn't an empty offer—he needed that artifact. Its essence was far purer than the dead bones he'd been harvesting.
"I don't need trades," she retorted with a scoff. "What information could possibly equal the Dragon God's power?"
With both the Dragon God's Heart and this artifact, even if she couldn't fully restore her past strength, she could reach the top-tier level of a God King again.
"I've got news of a true dragon," he said calmly. "A living one—the descendant of the Fire Dragon King."
"…What?!"
The moment he spoke, Gu Yue's composure shattered.
These days, every true dragon was precious beyond measure.
It wasn't that she didn't want to be "Dragon Queen"; it was that there were barely any dragons left to rule!
To her, reviving the soul beast race was nothing compared to reviving her own kind.
At least, that's how she thought before falling for Jiang Chen.
"So, deal or no deal?" he asked with a grin.
Gu Yue took several deep breaths, eyes trembling. "How do you even know that?"
"Just give me the item first," he said smoothly.
biting her lip, she hesitated—then reluctantly opened her hand. Jiang Chen's fingers slipped free of hers, prying the crystal away.
The Dragon God's Tears gleamed brightly in his palm.
As for the "dragon egg" he'd mentioned? He completely forgot about it the very next moment.
He'd raised too many children through the ages to care.
Let the dragon-raising duties fall to the so-called Soul Beast Empress instead.
"Don't worry," he said casually. "Think of it as Di Tian's wedding gift. He can't revive the dragons alone—might as well give him a proper bride!"
After all, Di Tian already had two companions: Bi Ji, the Emerald Swan (not even a dragon), and Zi Ji, the Hell Demon Dragon King—a real dragon. But dragons didn't reproduce easily.
So why not? Another true-dragon mate for the king—
Perfect for dragonkind's revival!
Gu Yue wasn't thinking about his nonsense; she only cared about one thing: the Fire Dragon bloodline.
Even if only an egg, a true dragon could grow quickly once it hatched—
especially one with royal lineage. Such a being could rival Di Tian in the future.
"Where is it? Tell me!"
In the end, she yielded.
The Dragon God's Tears weren't that important. They couldn't compare to the Dragon God's Heart, after all.
And besides—she could consider it another "investment" in the upcoming Soul Beast Divine Realm.
Wait... hadn't she already said that before?
Jiang Chen chuckled, pulling out a crimson fragment—a bone from the Fire Dragon King's remains.
"With this, you'll be able to locate the dragon egg for sure."
"…Well? Why aren't you saying anything now?"
(END CHAPTER)
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