The difficulty for a plane to elevate a dimension is imaginable. Especially after reaching a high level, this is breaking free from the shackles of the universe, or in a sense, confronting the universal laws and going against the will of heaven... Existences like the Crimson Mother are actually scavengers in the universe, clearing out and devouring those disharmonious factors for the universal rules.
Therefore, she would naturally be filled with desire for such existences, and these disharmonious factors to the universe are actually existences that have the potential to continuously evolve and break through dimensions.
The existence of the universe is nearly eternally ancient for these lifeforms, but once a civilization reaches a higher dimension and can break through to the tenth-dimensional space, the so-called Great Annihilation will naturally appear, and one universe will be replaced by a brand new one.
For a devouring plane like the Crimson Mother, what she most desires to devour are those powerful lifeforms, thereby promoting her own evolution. And these lifeforms themselves also possess powerful evolutionary abilities.
In her process of growing, the Crimson Mother must have devoured countless life energies to complete it. This would bring the evolution of those powerful lifeforms to an end.
This is the meaning of the Crimson Realm's existence as a scavenger. In other words, one aspect of the origin of universal laws is very likely to prevent planes from evolving to a degree that threatens themselves. Only in this way can the universe remain stable and exist eternally.
Therefore, when an existence like the Crimson Realm grows to a certain degree, the universal laws will destroy it, but a new scavenger will also appear.
The Crimson Mother wasn't ignorant of this point, which was why she had been struggling desperately, looking for a chance to survive. Even if she achieved a Divine Realm, she would similarly face destruction by the universal laws, unless one day she could grow to a situation where even the universal laws could not pose a sufficient threat to her.
Therefore, achieving a Divine Star was the Dragon God Realm confronting the universal laws, struggling for survival in the universe, and obtaining transformation, an effort to transform into a more powerful existence. Among the numerous galaxies it controlled, the life cores of all planets supported it, so that after it completed its evolution, it could better protect these galaxies, allowing them to accelerate their evolution outside the universal laws.
In this regard, the interests of both sides should be common. That is why the ten great galaxies supported the Dragon God Realm's attempt to impact the Divine Star so much.
In other words, the current Dragon God Realm, headed by the Dragon God, was contending with the heavens. The result was chaos in the Dragon God Realm, the Dragon God going mad, ultimately leading to the substantial weakening of the Dragon God Realm and even the destruction of the Dragon Clan.
This was undoubtedly a massive tragedy, and she had found the origin of this tragedy. The chief culprit was actually the universal laws!
Even if she didn't know how the universal laws did it, she could be certain that it was precisely because of the intervention of the universal laws that these problems appeared.
Under the continuous injection of stellar power, the Dragon God Realm was beginning to expand continuously and become increasingly powerful. But Gu Yuena's body was increasingly unable to hold on. That terrifying severe pain appeared not only in her body but also in her divine consciousness. She could clearly feel that even her bloodline was beginning to collapse.
However, she could also similarly feel that the Divine Star beneath her was rapidly taking shape, developing towards a true Divine Star.
Gu Yuena's consciousness became more and more confused. Traces of collapse had already begun to appear on the surface of her body, and even her own power was draining. The Dragon Ascension Pillar in her hand also began to tremble along with it.
The eighteen God Kings had been watching her all along. The God Kings couldn't help but reveal looks of surprise. What was wrong with the Lord? Everything had been going smoothly, so why did the Lord seem as if she couldn't bear it anymore, and even her divine consciousness had become unstable?
It hurts! It hurts so much! It hurts even more than the first time!
Gu Yuena screamed in the depths of her heart. It shouldn't hurt this much; this was absolutely not a pain that could be endured under normal circumstances.
But the more it was like this, the more she madly screamed deep in her heart to stay calm. She must stay calm, she must guard that bit of clarity in her spiritual altar. Otherwise, she would fall into madness and collapse just like the former Dragon God. Plunging into ultimate destruction.
The universal laws could not directly interfere with the appearance of a Divine Star. It could only be an overall suppression, as well as interference to a certain extent.
And the pain she was feeling now, especially the severe pain in her divine consciousness, should have originally existed, but it seemed this pain had been amplified—amplified by the universal laws. It was still subtly affecting her mind.
"The Lord's divine consciousness is unstable, and her bloodline is unstable. We must help her stabilize her bloodline!" A certain traitor suddenly shouted out like this.
And at this very moment, Gu Yuena could clearly feel that, receiving the injection of massive faith power, the entire Divine Realm had already begun the process of transformation.
This transformation was entirely like a sublimation. The fairy spirit energy became increasingly clear and bright. Everything was changing. The Divine Realm was expanding, radiating powerful conviction to more distant places, sensing more distant galaxies. And all the galaxies originally under control also received feedback; the life aura was subtly changing and elevating under the influence of the Dragon God Realm—that was the evolution of the brand of life.
An interactive virtuous cycle formed between the Dragon God Realm and the ten great galaxies. Wondrous law changes were affecting everything, able to grow along with the growth of the Divine Realm and contribute to the Dragon God Realm achieving a Divine Star. All deities would naturally receive corresponding benefits.
Only Gu Yuena, acting as the transit point, was bearing an increasingly massive energy impact on her body. Although this was also continuously enhancing her cultivation, and even made her feel as if she had reached the critical point of this body, truly striding in the direction of the Dragon God, even reaching the level of the Dragon God.
At this time, her consciousness had also begun to gradually blur, starting to become somewhat unclear. Due to the severe pain in her body, the mania deep in her heart began to continuously rise and impact, seemingly wanting to completely destroy her body.
This feeling was absolutely not wonderful. Her inner heart was churning, and her divine consciousness was unstable. According to Huo Yuhao's instructions, she continuously adjusted herself through her divine consciousness to absorb those massive energies, and then convert them for the Divine Star. This was undoubtedly the most important thing the Dragon God did when helping the Dragon God Realm achieve a Divine Star.
But at this time, Gu Yuena suddenly withdrew a portion of her divine consciousness, trying to keep herself as clear-headed as possible. Her choice now was: she would rather not achieve the Divine Star than lose her clarity.
Wanting to pass the Dragon God's test was definitely extremely difficult. This was the inheritance of a Supreme God King; under normal circumstances, such an inheritance would probably never appear. It was because of the former great tragedy of the Dragon Clan that the Dragon God fell, and only then did she have the current inheritance of the Dragon God's power.
The requirement of the Dragon God's test for her was to resolve the former tragedy of the Dragon Clan and resolve this disaster. That meant that the former Dragon God had failed. In other words, when facing this disaster, the Dragon God was wrong from the very beginning. If she continued in the manner of the former Dragon God, this disaster would be inevitable and would definitely occur.
When she was brought to such a state by the Dragon God almost like a rogue, she had already thought it through. She must do the exact opposite. Whatever the Dragon God did back then, as long as she could change it, she must do the reverse!
Even if the Divine Star was ultimately not completed, the Dragon Clan wouldn't be annihilated just like that—
Therefore, at this time, she forcefully pulled back most of her divine consciousness to consolidate her inner heart, rather than continuing to achieve the Divine Star.
If the achievement of the Divine Star failed, it would merely mean the Dragon God Realm suffering trauma and the Dragon God being heavily injured. That wouldn't lead to the collapse of the entire Dragon Realm. After all, the Dragon Realm still had the Ten Great Dragon Kings, all of whom were God King-level powerhouses.
Therefore, when she felt things were about to develop in an uncontrollable direction, she didn't hesitate in the slightest and immediately made her choice. At this time, there was nothing more important than keeping herself clear-headed. Only by being clear-headed could she make various choices. This was also what Huo Yuhao had reminded her: no matter the time, she must keep her spiritual altar clear.
As she withdrew her divine consciousness, the pain in her body instantly became more severe, and unstable fluctuations appeared throughout the entire Dragon God Realm. With Gu Yuena, this "transit station," being unstable, the process of achieving the Divine Star naturally became unstable as well.
The God Kings couldn't help but pale in horror. How could such a situation occur? To their knowledge, with the Lord Dragon God's strength, she should have been completely capable of supporting the achievement of the Divine Star!
But things went contrary to their wishes, and it happened just like this. All they could do now was face it...
"We must help the Lord stabilize! Crown Prince, only your bloodline is the closest to the Lord's. Please take action!" The traitor's voice sounded again.
"Alright! Father, I am coming to help you!" The next instant, a seven-colored figure soared into the air, already arriving beside Gu Yuena, and rapidly forcefully squeezed into that incomparably massive energy core.
At this instant, the radiance his body exuded and the energy fluctuations he produced were extremely powerful, even surpassing Gu Yuena before she started devouring a large amount of fairy spirit energy.
Undoubtedly, the Dragon Clan Crown Prince had arrived, and his strength was even more powerful than Gu Yuena had previously imagined. The Dragon Clan Crown Prince's handsome face even carried a bit of childishness, as well as deep anxiety. His eyes were even more filled with worry and resolution.
Their eyes met. What she saw in Gu Yuena's eyes was mania, and what she felt was the instability of her body. Instantly, without hesitation, he released his own power, surging towards Gu Yuena's body.
And right at this moment, an incredibly strong suction force suddenly generated uncontrollably within Gu Yuena's body, forcefully drawing the Dragon Clan Crown Prince onto herself, pressing tightly against her body. The massive bloodline power belonging to the Dragon Clan Crown Prince was instantly devoured into her body. Not just bloodline power, but even the life force of this Dragon Clan Crown Prince!
The Dragon Clan Crown Prince's face was full of shock. He could clearly feel his divine power draining at a nearly crazy speed, and his own life force was also rapidly flowing into his "father's" body.
But in the next moment after the shock, the expression on his face turned to relief, and his eyes were filled with resolution. Not only did he not resist, but he opened his arms and hugged his father's body. Without hesitation, he opened up everything of his own to his father, actively pouring his bloodline power and life force into his father's body.
However, right at this time, a pair of strong hands suddenly grabbed his shoulders, and his body was forcefully pushed away.
The Dragon Clan Crown Prince looked up in astonishment. What he saw was his father's originally near-mad eyes flashing with a trace of clarity, and an even stronger resistance. And the bloodline power and life force he had just injected into his father's body were forcefully squeezed back out, reinjecting into his own body.
And when this instantaneous change occurred, the body of the Dragon God in front of the Dragon Clan Crown Prince suddenly trembled violently and extremely unstably. The entire transit process underwent an irreversible drastic change.
"Not good..."
"Lord—" The God Kings cried out in alarm in unison.
Boom—
A massive explosion like a Great Annihilation erupted in this very instant.
Gu Yuena's mind went blank. Precisely because she was clear-headed, she could clearly feel it when the Dragon Clan Crown Prince was pushed in front of her and began injecting massive bloodline power and life energy into her body.
When this bloodline power and life energy fused into her body, the first thing she felt was extreme comfort. The pain in her body was vastly reduced, and the process of transiting to achieve the Divine Star abruptly sped up. Everything seemed to have become smooth.
But the most important thing was, she was clear-headed—the moment the Dragon Clan Crown Prince hugged her, she could clearly feel the selfless devotion of a son to his father.
This emotion also meant how profound the father-son bond between the Dragon God and the Dragon Clan Crown Prince was.
The Dragon God's initial madness, collapse, and schizophrenia were related to the Dragon Clan Crown Prince. Once the Dragon Clan Crown Prince died lured by the traitor, the consequences...
Therefore, Gu Yuena did not have any hesitation. At this moment, she tried hard to use her divine consciousness to control her body, using all her strength to push the Dragon Clan Crown Prince away.
Yes, even if she didn't get the Divine Star, she had to save the Dragon Clan Crown Prince. This was the most important point of whether she could pass the test.
Therefore, when Gu Yuena began to accept this test, her brain had been running rapidly all along, making various judgments. Especially when she learned about the purpose of the grand ceremony and the mastermind behind the scenes from Huo Yuhao, she had been considering various possibilities.
Ultimately, she also made the same decision: to give up achieving the Divine Star—
The Dragon God's test for her was to deal with this great disaster. The standard for successfully dealing with this great disaster was not just achieving the Divine Star; what was actually more important should be preserving the Dragon Clan.
Author's Note: Why did I write these chapters in such detail? It's to help readers who didn't understand the failure of the Dragon God's attempt to achieve a Divine Star to understand why the Time and Space Dragon Kings betrayed the Dragon God. The most exciting part will be told in the next chapter.