He wore a blue robe embroidered with exquisite dragon patterns, exuding an air of unparalleled nobility.
His posture was as upright as a pine tree, his face was resolute, and his deep eyes flashed with a sharp light, as if he could see through all falsehoods and lies. The pressure emanating from him was suffocating, like thunder from the heavens, which was irresistible.
"Azure Dragon God Emperor, it really is you." Upon seeing the figure that appeared, Long Yuan's body trembled with excitement.
"You are the Thunder Dragon God? How is that possible? Weren't you already dead? Turned into dust, leaving not even resentment behind, how could you have left behind the Dragon Source?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor was equally shocked to see the Dragon Source. Back then, he had personally witnessed the Thunder Dragon God turn into dust, but now this guy's Dragon Source was actually appearing in front of him. Most importantly, this guy came here with the gods and demons? How is this possible!
“God Emperor, I don’t know what happened either. After I woke up, I met him! A young and weak god-demon.” Long Yuan replied, “But I seem to vaguely remember that someone took me out.”
"Someone took you out?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor frowned. "Could it be the Demon Ancestor?"
"The Demon Ancestor?" Long Yuan was taken aback.
"In the past, the Demon Ancestor entered this place. Could it be him? But didn't you turn to dust and leave nothing behind?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor initially thought that the Demon Ancestor had taken the Dragon Source out! But then he thought again, something was wrong. "You came with this little demon god? Could it be that Gan Hekun really died? And he is Gan's reincarnation? And you left the source behind. Could it be that Gan did it back then? Did he already foresee his death?"
All of this put the Azure Dragon God Emperor in a dilemma. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that something was amiss. What was going on?
"Are Gan Hekun dead?" Long Yuan suddenly asked. As for why he was out there and why he had kept Long Yuan's information, he had been thinking about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. The fact that Gan Hekun was dead shocked Long Yuan.
"It was the Demon Ancestor who said it. When the Demon Ancestor entered it years ago, he said that someone told him that Gan and Kun were dead," said the Azure Dragon God Emperor. "But according to my feeling, they are not dead. If they were dead, the power of gods and demons outside would not have been gathering here for so long."
"Some time ago, I encountered Gan's projection with him. Gan told him to go deep into the depths to find him." Long Yuan looked at the suffering Gu Yu and said to the Azure Dragon God Emperor, "God Emperor, please release him. Although the destruction of the Dragon Clan was due to the gods and demons, it was not because of Gu Yu. He is innocent."
"Innocent?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor's expression suddenly changed. "Then our dragon race deserved it? What did our dragon race do in the past? Why did we suffer this annihilation? So he deserved to die, he had to die."
"God Emperor, I beg you, if you want to kill him, kill me first." Long Yuan suddenly stood in front of Gu Yu and said.
"Are you out of your mind? You actually put aside the grudges of my Dragon Clan to protect an enemy." The Azure Dragon God Emperor was furious. He had never imagined that the only dragon in the Dragon Clan who still retained the Dragon Source, and who was once the third-in-command of the Dragon Clan, would protect a god-demon. He couldn't even imagine it. It was unbelievable. If the Dragon Source wasn't the possibility that it would become the last hope of the Dragon Clan, he would want to kill him with one blow.
"God Emperor, it's not that I'm confused, but that you're blinded by hatred. The reason my Dragon Clan can rise above all other races and become the overlord isn't entirely because of our strength, but because of our fairness and justice. As the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. It was Gan Hekun who wiped out my entire Dragon Clan, not him. Even if they had some connection, even if Gu Yu is their reincarnation, Gu Yu has no memory of it. He is a new him now," Long Yuan explained.
"Get out of my way." The Azure Dragon God Emperor immediately unleashed a palm strike, sending Long Yuan flying and his body becoming somewhat illusory.
The hatred of annihilating one's clan is something that even the Azure Dragon God Emperor, a being of the Great Emperor level, could blind him with. The resentment that had raged for countless years would drive anyone mad.
“You are no longer the Azure Dragon God Emperor.” Seeing that he could not stop the Azure Dragon God Emperor, Long Yuan said immediately, “You are just a wisp of his will. Even if you bear all the resentment, you have already fallen into demonic ways. You are not worthy of being called the Azure Dragon God Emperor, and you are not even a dragon.”
"What did you say?" Upon hearing Long Yuan's words, the Azure Dragon God Emperor was instantly enraged. As the God Emperor of the Dragon Clan, he was actually told by his former subordinate that he was not worthy of being called a dragon. This was simply outrageous! Long Yuan had been blinded by greed and was beyond redemption.
"Azure Dragon God Emperor, let me ask you, did my Dragon Clan obtain the Source Heart back then?" Long Yuan asked, looking at the Azure Dragon God Emperor. He had been doubting this ever since Gu Yu raised the question.
Why would gods and demons be fighting a war against the dragons? The only explanation is what they're after. The only thing that could make them fight to the death is the Source Core, which is said to grant the power to reach the Thirteen Cones.
"The Source Heart?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor frowned. "No."
"Are you sure? If not, do you know why Qiankun chose to fight the Dragon Clan? Is it because the Dragon Clan's spatial barrier is strong? My Dragon Clan has no enmity with gods and demons, so tell me why?" Long Yuan asked the Azure Dragon God Emperor.
“Source Heart? Source Heart? Could it be…” The Azure Dragon God Emperor’s expression suddenly changed, as if he had thought of something.
"Could it be? Is Yuan Xin in my Dragon Clan?" Long Yuan originally just wanted to attract the attention of the Azure Dragon God Emperor and then persuade him not to kill Gu Yu, but he did not expect that Yuan Xin might really be in the Dragon Clan. At least the Azure Dragon God Emperor's expression was very intriguing.
"Could that thing be the Source Heart?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor's pupils were wide open at this moment. He was somewhat confused and incredulous.
Many powerful figures in the world know of the existence of the Source Heart, but few have actually seen it. Therefore, even the Azure Dragon God Emperor has never seen the Source Heart.
"That thing?" Long Yuan frowned.
"This is impossible, this is impossible. If this is the case, hehe, hehe..." The Azure Dragon God Emperor's spirit suddenly collapsed, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Answer my question!" Long Yuan asked, seeing the Azure Dragon God Emperor lost in a trance. It seemed that Yuan Xin might really have been obtained by the Dragon Clan.
"Hahaha... How ridiculous! You're right, I'm indeed unworthy. I'm not worthy to be called the Azure Dragon God Emperor. It was me who took back that thing, causing the entire dragon race to suffer an undeserved calamity. It was me! So it was me who harmed the dragon race. Heh... I really deserve to die. I'm a sinner, I deserve to die!" At this moment, the Azure Dragon God Emperor seemed to have gone mad.
"Hmm?" Long Yuan frowned as he listened to the Azure Dragon God Emperor's words. Although these words were crazy, they contained a lot of information!
The thing that the Azure Dragon God Emperor retrieved—that thing is very likely the Source Heart—this…
"God Emperor, what exactly is going on?" Long Yuan asked, looking at the Azure Dragon God Emperor who was laughing maniacally.
"Haha... I never thought all of this was because of me." The Azure Dragon God Emperor looked at Long Yuan, his expression gradually returning to calm, his eyes regaining their clarity, and his resentment seemed to have lessened considerably. At the same time, the power that had imprisoned Gu Yu also instantly dissipated.
"God Emperor, did you retrieve the Source Heart?" Long Yuan asked the Azure Dragon God Emperor. Although he had already guessed, he still wanted to hear an answer.
“If that’s it, then it should be correct,” said the Azure Dragon God Emperor.
"Haven't you seen Yuanxin before?" Long Yuan asked.
"Hmm." The Azure Dragon God Emperor nodded. "Almost everyone knows about the Source Core, but no one has ever seen it."
“Then what is that thing you’re talking about…” Long Yuan asked.
"That thing is very bright, as radiant as the sun. It radiates a sacred light, and it feels warm and comfortable..." said the Azure Dragon God Emperor.
“That is the Source Heart.” Gu Yu couldn’t help but say when he heard the Azure Dragon God Emperor’s words. Of course, he looked at the Azure Dragon God Emperor warily. The Azure Dragon God Emperor had attacked him just now and almost killed him. He was still in shock.
"Have you seen the Source Heart?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor looked at Gu Yu, his eyes still carrying a trace of killing intent. Although that thing was indeed the Source Heart, the real reason was still that the gods and demons destroyed the dragon race.
“I’ve seen it, and it’s exactly the same as you described,” Gu Yu replied. The Azure Dragon God Emperor’s description was exactly the same as the Source Heart he had seen in his previous life.
"You've seen him before?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor frowned, but considering Gu Yu's identity as a god and demon, it was normal that he had.
"Hmm." Gu Yu nodded. "My possession of divine and demonic power may also be related to the Source Heart."
"What do you mean?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor looked at Gu Yu again, and Gu Yu's scalp tingled. This guy wouldn't attack him again, would he?
"Hmm?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor's eyes widened instantly. "You have fragments of that thing on you?"
"What is this fragment? The Source Heart?" Gu Yu was stunned. He had never felt any fragments of the Source Heart on his body. Wait, could it be the system? He had suspected that the system was formed from the Source Heart. Could it not be complete, but a fragment?
Gu Yu recalled his past life. Before he died, he did indeed crash into the Source Heart. Could it be that he shattered the Source Heart? Was that even possible? That thing was said to hold the secret to breaking through to the thirteenth cone, how could it shatter so easily? But the Azure Dragon God Emperor said that he had fragments on his body, how could that be explained? If that was the case, then it really happened in his past life, and it could be ruled out that it was a dream.
"If what you possess is a fragment of the Origin Heart, then what I obtained back then was the Origin Heart. I understand now. What a Heavenly Emperor you are! I called you my brother, yet you harmed my Dragon Clan." At this moment, the Azure Dragon God Emperor suddenly realized something, and he said through gritted teeth.
"Huh?" Long Yuan and Gu Yu exchanged a glance. How did the Heavenly Emperor get involved again?
"God Emperor, what exactly happened?" Long Yuan asked the Azure Dragon God Emperor. He was completely bewildered. There were too many mysteries. Even if the Azure Dragon God Emperor had never seen the Source Heart, why didn't he suspect that the thing was the Source Heart after he obtained it?
"Hehe... So all of this was your conspiracy!" the Azure Dragon God Emperor sighed, his face showing a bitter smile and resentment. However, Gu Yu could sense that the resentment on his face was not directed at the gods and demons.
"Back then, the Heavenly Emperor gave me something." The Azure Dragon God Emperor's eyes were filled with regret as he spoke of this thing.
"Is that the Source Heart?" Long Yuan asked, looking at the Azure Dragon God Emperor.
"Hmm!" The Azure Dragon God Emperor nodded. "Because it was given to me by him, I never thought that it was the Source Heart. If it were the Source Heart, why would the Heavenly Emperor, who so desperately wanted to break through to the Ancestral Realm and become the strongest in the world, give it to me?"
The Azure Dragon God Emperor's words plunged Gu Yu and Long Yuan into deep thought once again. Indeed, if it were Yuan Xin, why would the Heavenly Emperor simply hand her over? This was intriguing. Was it to annihilate the Dragon Clan? But compared to becoming the strongest in the world, one of the legendary Thirteen Cones, what was the Dragon Clan?
“Hehe… but I understand now.” The Azure Dragon God Emperor continued, “There is a seal on the source core. Although I didn’t think of that thing as the source core at the time, it was so bright that I studied it for a long time and found a seal on it.”
"Too bright?" Upon hearing the Azure Dragon God Emperor's words, Gu Yu's lips twitched a few times. It seems that liking shiny things is the nature of the dragon race. Even at the Great Emperor level, the Azure Dragon God Emperor, who is the number one below the Ancestral Realm, cannot get rid of this nature.
"A seal?" Long Yuan frowned.
"Yes! That's a very strong seal. According to my estimation, even an Ancestral Realm expert probably couldn't break it. The only ones in the world capable of breaking those two seals are the Qian and Kun gods and demons," said the Azure Dragon God Emperor.
His words made Gu Yu and Long Yuan instantly understand something.
"Because of the seal, even if the Heavenly Emperor was reluctant, he had no choice but to give me the Source Heart. And when I saw the glittering Source Heart of the gods and demons, how could I not be tempted? And as soon as I took back the Dragon Clan, the Heavenly Emperor probably informed the gods and demons that the Source Heart was with the Dragon Clan. Therefore, not long after, the gods and demons came, two of them. They fought a great battle for the Source Heart, and my Dragon Clan was destroyed. Later, it doesn't matter which god or demon got the Source Heart. It must have been that the seal was broken, and then the Source Heart was shattered in the struggle." The Azure Dragon God Emperor said, "What a Heavenly Emperor! He could destroy my Dragon Clan and make the two gods and demons break the seal, then both of them were injured. Then he took advantage of the two gods and demons being injured to get the Source Heart. But he never expected that the Source Heart would be shattered."
At this point, the resentment on the Azure Dragon God Emperor intensified once more, and the surrounding resentment surged up as well. This made Gu Yu shudder. Once bitten, twice shy, he was now filled with a sense of paranoia.
The Heavenly Emperor's scheme was indeed ruthless; the Azure Dragon God Emperor was a pawn, and even the two gods and demons were pawns.
“But the Heavenly Court’s Source Gate and many other Source Gates were closed during the Great War between Gods and Demons. Even if the Source Heart wasn’t shattered, the Heavenly Emperor still couldn’t obtain it,” Long Yuan said at this moment.
"The Source Gate is closed?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor's expression darkened. His will had never left, so he had no idea what was happening outside. "Then how did you get in?"
“The Source Gate is gradually opening again, just like in the distant past,” Long Yuan replied.
"What exactly happened? Why did the Source Gate close?" The Azure Dragon God Emperor frowned, clearly unable to understand it all.
“I don’t know. I guess it’s related to gods and demons, or perhaps to the Source Heart. Could it be because the Source Heart was shattered?” Long Yuan said, and their gazes turned to Gu Yu at the same time.
Fragments of the Source Heart and the power of gods and demons appeared on Gu Yu's body, and all of this is probably related to Gu Yu.
"I don't know. I came here to find the truth." Gu Yu waved his hand as soon as he saw the two dragons looking at him.
"So be it. I never imagined that the destruction of my Dragon Clan was due to the Heavenly Emperor's treacherous scheme, and that I became a pawn, even Qiankun was a pawn. Alas! It's a pity I can't leave this place. Even if I could, what good would it do? I only have a wisp of will left. Even bearing so much resentment, I still can't kill that traitorous Heavenly Emperor." The Azure Dragon God Emperor said through gritted teeth. His hatred had shifted from the gods and demons to the Heavenly Emperor. However, this was also a good thing for Gu Yu, at least the Azure Dragon God Emperor wouldn't kill him anymore.
"God Emperor, I have a question." Long Yuan looked at the Azure Dragon God Emperor, "Do any dragons have intact corpses left behind?"
"Yes," the Azure Dragon God Emperor replied. Upon hearing the Azure Dragon God Emperor's words, Long Yuan became excited. The fact that a complete corpse remained meant that he had a chance to recover to his peak condition, which was an immense blessing for him.
"God Emperor, where is the complete corpse?" Long Yuan asked.
“Right here,” the Azure Dragon God Emperor replied. “In the past, the Dragon Ancestor used his body as a shield to protect the Dragon Clan, but he was still blown to ashes. The bodies of the other Dragon Gods also turned to ashes, but my body miraculously survived.”
"Your body?" Upon hearing the Azure Dragon God Emperor's words, Long Yuan's brows suddenly furrowed.
"Yes, I've never understood what happened either. Even though my body is strong, it can't compare to the Dragon Ancestor's body. Why did mine survive? When I saw you, I suddenly understood." The Azure Dragon God Emperor looked at Long Yuan, then glanced at Gu Yu.
"Huh?" Long Yuan was stunned, clearly not understanding.
"Perhaps the person who took you out also protected my body. As for their purpose, I don't understand," the Azure Dragon God Emperor explained.
This made Long Yuan frown again. It was all too mysterious. Who exactly took him away? Why did they take him away? Couldn't they have taken the Azure Dragon God Emperor instead? Who could possibly explain all of this?
"Perhaps only Qiankun knows the truth! But it seems that my physical body was left behind for your sake," said the Azure Dragon God Emperor, who wasn't filled with doubts right now.
Gu Yu also frowned. Everything was beyond his comprehension. Even if he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out why all this was happening.
“Zhentian, come with me!” said the Azure Dragon God Emperor.
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