Chapter 59: The Wish That Made the Divine Dragon Die Suddenly

Capable of granting any wish?

Zhangsun Wangqing, Li Chengen, Cao Xueyang, and the others exchanged glances, finally understanding why their Prince had mobilized every single elite warrior and guard from both armies with such a grand and serious display.

The moment even a hint of such news leaked out, it would instantly provoke a worldwide assault by all factions.

No matter how cautious they were, it could never be considered an overreaction.

Zhu Jinzhen, however, gradually calmed down. The upper limit of an Earth Divine Dragon's wishes was quite limited; power and wealth were things within easy reach for him, and eternal youth was something he did not need.

In reality, the remaining wishes the Divine Dragon could help him fulfill were already very restricted.

Zhu Jinzhen waved his hand, and the Gourmet Tablecloth appeared out of thin air in his palm. He looked at the Divine Dragon with anticipation and said, "My first wish is to upgrade the Gourmet Tablecloth I am holding."

"Roar!"

The Divine Dragon's blood-red eyes emitted a beam of crimson light, staring intently at the tablecloth in Zhu Jinzhen's hand for a long time. "There is no way. Little Dragon's divine power is limited and cannot upgrade the item in my master's possession. Please choose another wish."

Although the Gourmet Tablecloth was an ordinary gadget from the Doraemon world, its infinite, creat-out-of-nothing capability far exceeded the scope of the Earth Divine Dragon's wish-granting power.

"Very well!"

Zhu Jinzhen was mentally prepared and not overly disappointed. He then presented the Anywhere Door he had just acquired.

The Divine Dragon's face was covered in sweat. Once again, it was an object beyond its understanding. To call it a technological creation didn't quite fit, yet to call it a spatial magical artifact was entirely different either.

"This can't be upgraded either?"

"Y-Yes." The Divine Dragon's voice was filled with embarrassment. Having boasted so grandly just moments before, it couldn't help upgrade either of the two items Zhu Jinzhen had produced.

The wish to upgrade the Anywhere Door fell through as well, and Zhu Jinzhen could not help but sigh.

"What about resurrection? This prince wants to revive those soldiers who died in battle four years ago. Can that be done?"

As soon as Zhu Jinzhen uttered this wish, the expressions of everyone present shifted instantly.

The Divine Dragon's blood-red pupils lit up again. "If their bodies remain intact, they can be resurrected."

At these words, Zhangsun Wangqing, Li Chengen, Cao Xueyang, Yang Ning, and the others wilted like frosted eggplants.

That battle had taken place several years ago, and the bodies of their comrades had long since turned to dust and bones. How could any intact remains possibly still exist?

Although Zhu Jinzhen's eyes brightened as he thought of a compromise—such as first wishing for the Divine Dragon to restore the corpses of the fallen soldiers, and then resurrecting them once the Dragon Balls' one-year cooldown was over—he still could not resist complaining, "And yet you dare claim you can grant any wish?"

The Divine Dragon was so embarrassed it wished it could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Yet those were wishes it truly could not accomplish!

Next, Zhu Jinzhen tested several other wishes.

Some were feasible, while others remained beyond its reach.

For instance, when Zhu Jinzhen wished to acquire items from the Dragon World on Earth—including, but not limited to, commanding the Divine Dragon to directly replicate a modern metropolis complete with all the standard facilities expected of a modern city in the Dragon Ball universe—

The Divine Dragon could fulfill all of it.

Similarly, wishing for the longevity-granting miracle beans of the Dragon Ball universe was something the Divine Dragon could easily procure for him.

However, anything surpassing the Dragon Ball world, or rather, things beyond the rules of the Dragon Ball universe—such as the most ordinary martial arts and Daoist magic from Pili or Jinguang, or items from realms like Devouring Starry Sky or Shrouding the Heavens—were completely impossible, even for the most basic, trash-tier foundational secret manuals and divine techniques.

"What a pity, Red Alert vehicles are not within the scope of the Divine Dragon's wishes, otherwise it would have saved so much trouble," Zhu Jinzhen sighed. Without sufficient talent and an industrial foundation, even if he could materialize modern industries, they would merely be castles in the air.

It would be better to wait.

The only thing that brought Zhu Jinzhen a slight pleasant surprise was wishing for items from the comprehensive martial arts world. Anything currently or previously in existence—including, but not limited to, martial arts manuals, miraculous pills, and various legendary weapons—could be summoned by the Divine Dragon.

Even an inexhaustible mountain of gold or an endless supply of silver was permissible.

Wishes involving basic resources, even in infinite amounts, were effortless for the Divine Dragon to provide.

For a moment, Zhu Jinzhen hesitated, uncertain.

He posed the final question: "If this prince uses this wish to make you upgrade yourself?"

"Ah?!"

Three question marks appeared above the Divine Dragon's head. Could a wish even be phrased like this?

Yet, inexplicably, the Divine Dragon felt a stir of temptation.

Failing to fulfill Zhu Jinzhen's wishes one after another had filled the divine entity with a strong desire to progress. Soon, it gave a definitive answer: "It cannot be done. I cannot use the power of a wish to upgrade myself."

Using its own power to upgrade itself was a paradox for the Divine Dragon.

The Divine Dragon felt like crying tears of blood.

Its aspiration for self-improvement was instantly shattered into bubbles.

Zhu Jinzhen waved his hand in disappointment. "Forget it, forget it. It was this prince who had too high expectations of you. Then, my wish is for this prince to become the sole Emperor of all lands across the Four Seas and Eight Desolations."

To become Emperor directly through a wish—

Naturally, Zhu Jinzhen chose to take the shortcut.

A minor cheat can hardly be called cheating!

"Roar~!"

"This wish can be ful—" A flash of blood-red light crossed the Divine Dragon's pupils, and a wave of wish-granting energy, subtle enough that even Zhu Jinzhen could barely perceive it, began to radiate across the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, enveloping all nations within and outside the Nine Provinces, including Great Ming, Mengyuan, Great Liao, Great Song, Great Sui, Western Xia, the Jin Dynasty, Dali, Tubo, Liyang, Beili, and more.

However, right amidst Zhu Jinzhen's expectant gaze, a faint shattering sound echoed in his ears.

"Crack~!"

"What is that sound?" Zhu Jinzhen looked up sharply. He raised his gaze only to find that the Divine Dragon's thousand-foot-long serpentine body, though seemingly unchanged on the surface, was already suffused with an aura of 'death'.

"Wait!"

Zhu Jinzhen's heart shook violently, his thoughts racing at lightning speed, and he hurriedly shouted to stop it: "Divine Dragon, I renounce this wish!"

"Master, beware of the Hea—"

"Bang!"

Before the Divine Dragon could finish its sentence, it exploded violently, transforming into streams of golden light that scattered across the surroundings.

This sudden turn of events made Zhu Jinzhen, Zhangsun Wangqing, and all the others tense as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Boom!"

Zhu Jinzhen's aura surged abruptly, his robes fluttering as an overwhelming, boundless sword intent tore through the night night sky. The clouds above were blasted apart, crushing down over a thousand miles and causing all living things within his sword dao domain to tremble involuntarily.

The wrath of a celestial-human entity standing at the pinnacle of the sword dao could overwhelm all living beings, grinding even the realms of pointing to the mysterious and observing the heavens into dust.

"Form ranks, prepare for battle!" The powerful auras of terrestrial immortal realms and grand heavenly grandmasters, such as Zhangsun Wangqing, Li Chengen, and Cao Xueyang, burst forth overwhelmingly. Sabers and shields left their scabbards, long spears were held in hand, and all were prepared for a fight to the death.

The Divine Dragon had suddenly exploded, scattering into a shower of golden light all over the ground.

The Dragon Ball on the ground had also cracked, turning into a dead, lifeless stone.

In Zhu Jinzhen's profound eyes, a look of deep contemplation emerged.

"It was merely a wish, so why did the Divine Dragon suddenly explode?"

"And what was the Divine Dragon trying to warn me against in its final words?"

"The Heavens?"