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"...Alright, stop being so sentimental here."
The Ice Dragon King jumped down from the edge of the table. Looking at Xuan Ming, who was preparing to head back and face the "storm," she suddenly seemed to remember something and called out to him.
"Wait a minute, there's one more thing."
Xuan Ming stopped and looked back at her. "What else? If it's about who attends to me tonight, go tell them yourself. I don't want to hear it."
"Get lost, your head is full of nothing but sleeping."
The Ice Dragon King rolled her eyes at him before turning serious. "It's about the name of the God Realm. Now that the God Realm has been upgraded, the Great Divine Circle plan is next, to connect and fuse with more God Realms."
"In the future, we'll be facing the vast Universe. We need a resounding name, don't we? Otherwise, we won't even know how to introduce ourselves when we go out."
Hearing this, Xuan Ming was slightly stunned.
A name?
He really hadn't paid much attention to that.
"What's there to fuss about? A name is just a label. Whether it's called the Douluo God Realm or the Great Divine Circle, it doesn't matter. You guys decide; I don't care."
The Ice Dragon King shook her head helplessly. "You guy, still acting like a hands-off manager. A name is about face and deterrence."
"And..."
The Ice Dragon King's gaze became somewhat solemn. "The Universe is vast and boundless. Although we are kings in this corner, no one knows how many other God Realms are out there. Since we're expanding, we'll inevitably encounter Divinities from other God Realms in the future, and there might even be collisions between civilizations."
"If we encounter those God Realms with ancient Legacies or even strength no less than ours, how should we respond?"
"Courtesy before force, establishing diplomacy? Or direct annexation? This requires a clear foreign policy."
"Policy?" Xuan Ming said indifferently. "It's simple, two words—fight first."
"Fight first?" The Ice Dragon King was startled.
"Exactly." Xuan Ming nodded as if it were only natural. "No matter who we meet, beat them into submission first, then sit down to talk about names, mergers, and ideals."
"In this Universe, might makes right. If they can't even take a punch from us, they have no right to talk diplomacy with us. They'll just be merged into the Great Divine Circle as a subordinate plane."
"But..." The Ice Dragon King wore a strange expression. "What if... I mean just what if, we can't win?"
"Can't win?"
Xuan Ming raised an eyebrow, looking at the Ice Dragon King with confusion. "Sister Bing, are you joking?"
How many god-kings do we have now?
"Gu Yuena will soon fully digest the power of the Dragon God and return to the Supreme God Realm. Good and evil working together can rival the Supreme Being. Destruction and life working together can also create creation-level power. Add Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Poseidon... and myself."
"More than a dozen God-Kings! And all of them are top-tier!"
"I refuse to believe that any other god-realm in this universe could assemble such an outrageous lineup. Unless they bind all the god-kings of the entire universe together, who can stop us?"
"Let's take a step back and say..."
The divine light in Xuan Ming's eyes suddenly turned deep and dangerous, and an indescribable, eerie aura rippled around him. "Even if we really encountered some indescribable monster..."
"I have a Negate Authority."
"I can deny their divinity, their rules, and even their existence directly from the root."
"I will not lose again. I have absolute confidence now."
The Ice Dragon King looked at the domineering man before him, opened her mouth, and finally let out a helpless sigh.
Indeed.
She couldn't refute it.
Xuan Ming's divine status is truly extraordinary. It is neither the control of elements in the traditional sense, nor the maintenance of rules, but a kind of "anti-rules" power.
Although the Dragon God of that time was powerful enough to contend with the entire divine realm, he was still an enforcer of the laws of the universe.
The Dragon God governs the balance between creation and destruction; its power is traceable and conforms to the logic of the universe.
However, Xuan Ming is different.
His power fundamentally negated all of this.
He defies all established rules; under his divine power, time can be reversed, space can be disordered, and cause and effect can be broken.
It was an "unreasonable" power that even Gu Yuena, who now possesses the power of the Dragon God, cannot fully comprehend.
Faced with such an unreasonable force, coupled with the outrageously luxurious God King's entourage from the divine realm, it's truly... difficult to lose.
"Fine, you're right."
The Ice Dragon King rubbed her temples. "Since you're so confident, then let's proceed with our foreign policy as you say. If anyone objects, we'll beat them up first."
After saying that, she seemed to have thought of something, and her gaze swept over Xuan Ming, her expression becoming somewhat complicated.
"However, there is another issue I need to remind you of."
"What?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Divine position".
The Ice Dragon King said seriously, "Xuan Ming, although you have now condensed a divine spark and possess power surpassing that of the Supreme God, you have not yet condensed a divine position."
"No divine position?"
Xuan Ming paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "Isn't it enough that I have a divine spark? Aren't divine positions just a formality?"
"No, it's not just about form."
The Ice Dragon King shook her head and patiently explained, "A divine position is the anchor point connecting a deity to the central hub of the divine realm, and it is also the concrete manifestation of the rules."
"To give an analogy, the divine realm is like a chariot speeding through the universe. The divine positions are like the fixed seats on this chariot."
"Only by possessing a divine position can your power receive continuous nourishment from the central authority of the divine realm, becoming more stable. At the same time, your will can more smoothly mobilize the power of the divine realm to suppress external enemies."
"This is why only by expanding the realm of gods and increasing the number of seats can we accommodate more deities."
The Ice Dragon King looked at Xuan Ming and said, "Right now, you're like a passenger standing on the roof of a vehicle, wielding heavy weapons. Although you're very strong, even stronger than the driver, you haven't truly integrated into this vehicle. According to the laws of the universe, you are still... a rootless duckweed."
"If you encounter an opponent of the same level, they have the support of the divine realm and a constant stream of laws to bless them, while you are consuming your own essence. This is a great disadvantage."
"Therefore, if possible, I suggest you take the time to solidify your own divine position. Whether it's the beginning or the heavens, make this position firmly established."
Xuan Ming frowned even more deeply after hearing this.
He certainly understood what the Ice Dragon King meant.
But he... was unwilling.
"Sister Bing, you know me." Xuan Ming sighed, "Godhood… means constraint."
"If the realm of gods is a vehicle, and the divine throne is the seat, then once I sit on it, wouldn't I be welded to this vehicle?"
"A divine position is both power and a shackle. It represents responsibility to the divine realm and the maintenance of the rules. Once I have a divine position, I become part of this system. Whatever happens to the divine realm, I will have to bear the consequences. I can't run away even if I want to."
"I don't want to weld myself to this divine realm."
"The world is so big. Maybe one day I'll figure it out and want to wander into the depths of the universe like those two old guys. Having a godhood is too much trouble."
The Ice Dragon King couldn't help but laugh as she listened to his complaints.
"You..."
She stepped forward and poked Xuan Ming's forehead. "Don't want to be welded to death? Don't want to take responsibility?"
The Ice Dragon King's smile faded, her eyes softening and deepening. "But Xuan Ming, look at yourself now."
"What are you doing?"
"You just established new rules for the God Realm, you just went to Douluo Star to establish a new federal order, and you just waved your hand to send all the first-level gods out to do their jobs."
"Which of these dozen or so god-kings doesn't act according to your wishes? In this realm of gods, which matter, big or small, doesn't require your final approval?"
"If the God Realm were truly in crisis, would you run away? Would you abandon Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Gu Yuena, and all of us, and go wandering alone?"
Xuan Ming fell silent.
"Look."
The Ice Dragon King shrugged. "Actually, you've been sitting in this driver's seat for a long time now, and you're the one holding the steering wheel. You're already the core of this vehicle, the anchor for everyone."
"You keep saying you find it troublesome, that you don't want to be tied down, and that you don't want to take responsibility. But in reality, every time something happens, every time you face a crisis, whether it was in Douluo Continent before or now in the God Realm, haven't you always been at the forefront?"
"You're always like this."
The Ice Dragon King sighed, her tone tinged with heartache and helplessness, "While grumbling and complaining about the trouble, he carries all the burdens on his own shoulders."
"So, whether you condense that divine position or not, it doesn't really make any difference anymore. Because in everyone's hearts, that highest position has already been engraved with your name."
"Instead of being an illegitimate passenger on the roof, I might as well make the seat more comfortable and sit more securely."
"Alright, alright, I understand."
Xuan Ming sighed, "I'll... I'll find time to make one later, okay? Honestly, everyone's so long-winded."
"but..."
"It's really strange that someone who's clearly a landlord would insist on having a long-term laborer's status."