Douluo: Unlocking the Great Secrets of the Human Body, Becoming a Heavenly Demon

If an ordinary person could cultivate Bai Xu's method, they could use their mundane flesh to attain the power of a martial soul, perhaps even surpass it.

What would happen then?

Who would be willing to remain ordinary? Could soul masters still trample ordinary people beneath their feet? If the entire nation rose in rebellion, how would the Federation handle it?

Anyone would jump out and shout, "Are kings and nobles born superior?"

Bai Xu could see such basic political implications. But those reasons alone were not enough to make him risk cooperating with soul beasts.

"If lacking resources means cultivating a little slower, then so be it. There will always come a day when I grow strong. Don't belittle yourself either. You have helped me embark upon the path of cultivation; I will surely repay this immense karmic debt in the future!" Bai Xu gently stroked the hazy ball of light and made his decision.

After a stretch of silence, however, the Spirit of the Plane said, "But I fear I may not last until that day. Once Tang Hao finishes devouring me, I will disappear as well. You will then be exposed to his sight, and I cannot determine when that day will arrive."

"Three years. Five years, perhaps one year?"

???!!!

Bai Xu froze. He abruptly slapped the ball of light and shouted, "You bastard. I really want to beat you to death! Why didn't you say so earlier? You're only telling me now?"

Bai Xu's breathing immediately grew rapid, and his heartbeat accelerated. He forced himself to calm down, sat on the bed, and carefully recalled the plot of the original work.

Tang Wulin's growth had rarely involved Tang Hao. Ah Yin had given him some opportunities, but Tang Hao only appeared when the Abyssal Sage King invaded at the end, answering Tang San's summons. After smashing the boss to death with a single hammer, he merged with the Abyss Plane and fell into slumber.

"I can't remember, but at the very least, he probably won't act before Tang Wulin comes of age." After considering it repeatedly, Bai Xu said, "Go contact the Silver Dragon King in secret. We can only meet after you have made things clear with her. I will state my terms. If she refuses, then we'll part ways."

Bai Xu suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of urgency. Time waited for no one. It was as though a death warrant hung behind him—how could he possibly sleep peacefully?

"Alright, I'll go now."

Fortunately, Gu Yue was also spending the night at the Spirit Pagoda, and she was not far away. The Spirit of the Plane could still influence her.

Late at night, Gu Yue's room

She had finally awaited the Spirit of the Plane's arrival again. Its origin aura emerged, and her Purple Eyes instantly illuminated the darkness.

"Spirit of the Plane, show yourself!" Gu Yue spoke from the posture of a superior, her tone lofty and commanding like that of a God King.

"Master of Soul Beasts. Half of the Dragon God."

"It is I!"

"I have already chosen an inheritor to bear the hopes of the Douluo Continent plane. His rise shall illuminate the path ahead for the Douluo Continent," the Spirit of the Plane said.

Gu Yue frowned, unable to understand why the Spirit of the Plane would say such things upon meeting her.

"Yet I am about to perish. The plane has been claimed by someone with ulterior motives. Soul beasts shall vanish while humanity attains the Dao. By then, there will no longer be a place in this world for your kind!"

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There was no attempt to conceal these words. The space beside Gu Yue rippled slightly and formed a vortex. Several fierce beast figures emerged from it, their faces filled with shock as they bowed to their Master.

"The Spirit of the Plane is about to perish? Who did this? The God Realm?" Gu Yue blurted out.

The Spirit of the Plane did not answer directly and continued mysteriously, "I cannot bear to see soul beasts meet such an end, so I have come to warn you. My inheritor... is your final hope."

"Do you want me to seek him out?"

"No. He has come in person. But he does not trust the stance of you soul beasts and wishes for me to bear witness as you sign a Soul Contract, thereby forming an alliance."

The fierce beasts all frowned upon hearing this, sensing that something was off.

A troubled look appeared on Gu Yue's face. She had seen the contents of the contract. There was only one clause: neither side could harm the other. Otherwise, their souls would fall forever into Avici Hell and suffer torment for all eternity.

Could she sign it?

This clause did not seem to pose much threat to soul beasts.

The hazy voice came again. "You are injured, and you have also rebuilt your cultivation in order to integrate into human society. This contract shall last only until one of you reaches the rank of Titled Douluo. Once either of you becomes a Titled Douluo, the contract shall become void."

Gu Yue pondered, Before Titled Douluo... That means the other party also needs time to prepare. One more ally is better than one more enemy. I also want to see the choice made by the Spirit of the Plane.

But she did not say so outright. Instead, she looked toward Di Tian standing nearby and signaled with her eyes, as if asking, Di Tian, what do you think?

Di Tian hurriedly reported, "Master, we believe this is feasible! This contract does not harm the interests of us soul beasts. The situation is already at its worst. If the Spirit of the Plane ceases to exist, the God Realm will not care whether we live or die."

The other fierce beasts all nodded. At such a critical moment of life and death, no one could stay uninvolved. The God Realm had already made its move. Could they still hide within the Star Dou Core and refuse to emerge?

"My inheritor can perceive past, present, and future. Everything you do is now within his sight. Heaven and earth are about to overturn, karma will struggle to endure, and Douluo is veiled by the God Realm, to be taken and demanded at will."

On the other side, Bai Xu, watching through the Spirit of the Plane's perspective, thought, Don't make things up. I've only read the original work. I can't perceive past, present, and future.

Upon hearing this, the fierce beasts immediately assumed that the inheritor had to be an unknown deity. Joy appeared on their faces. They had gained a reliable ally!

Gu Yue was also somewhat surprised. Though she felt the Spirit of the Plane had exaggerated, she still signed the Soul Contract. At the same time, Bai Xu on the other side signed it as well.

The next moment, endless white light blossomed. The contract was formed. Those who broke their word would suffer the punishment of eating rocks. Cough, cough.

An unknown passage appeared in the room. A hazy figure seemed to walk forth from the end of time, its steps hurried. Its true appearance could not be looked upon directly, and its mere bearing radiated boundless majesty.

However... when the light faded, a child the same age as Gu Yue stepped out of the passage.

He wore an awkward expression and held a handful of dirt in his hand. Under everyone's gaze, he smiled and said, "We meet again, Gu Yue!"

Gu Yue completely lost her composure. "How is it you!? Spirit of the Plane, give me an explanation!"

Her Purple Eyes were immensely imposing. A faint dragon roar boomed, and the surging airwaves nearly forced Bai Xu to lose his footing. Yet the Spirit of the Plane had long since vanished. Exhausted, it had fallen into slumber within Bai Xu's martial soul.

Only Bai Xu and the group of fierce beast bigwigs remained at the scene.

"Cough, cough. That's right, I am the one who wishes to ally with you!" Bai Xu stood with his back to the crowd, his hands clasped behind him in the pose of an expert as he spoke steadily.

"You? A mere Soul Elder brat?" Di Tian questioned.

"Indeed, my current strength is not equal to yours. Fairly speaking, I am not qualified to form an alliance with you. But I know things that you do not." Bai Xu said.

"Speak!"

"Let's start with one thing. The Spirit of the Plane is being devoured by someone with ulterior motives. Do you know who it is?"

Gu Yue narrowed her eyes. "Stop keeping us in suspense. Speak!"

"Tang Hao. Have you ever heard of him?"

"Tang..." Di Tian murmured. He suddenly remembered something and said, "Is he related to the one who became a god twenty thousand years ago?"

Bai Xu nodded. "That is correct. He is the father of Tang San, the God King who possesses both the Sea God and Shura God divine positions—Tang Hao."

The fierce beasts instantly fell silent. Only Xiong Jun let out a low growl, unwilling to accept it.

Who would dare provoke the father of a God King?

"He is currently eroding the plane's origin. What kind of situation will you face if he succeeds?" Bai Xu's words instantly set the soul beasts thinking.

The fierce beasts all looked bitter, having thought of the outcome.

"Extermination?" Bai Xu voiced what they were thinking.

But he shook his head. "No. He will let you develop and grant you freedom."

Bai Xu's words startled them. The God Realm would let them go free and allow them to develop?

"Because no matter how much you develop or improve, you will never be able to surpass humanity. By then, whether there will still be a Silver Dragon King Gu Yue is hard to say, but there will certainly be a Gu Yue of the God Realm.

"He will subtly influence you, drawing you closer to humanity and gradually making you coexist with humans.

"Then, using human emotions as chains, he will make you willingly provide soul rings to humans, and even make you feel grateful for it. Soul beasts cannot die. If you die, soul masters will perish as well."

"I wonder whether that kind of ending is what the Silver Dragon King wants? It sounds rather nice, doesn't it? Perhaps the God Realm will even magnanimously bestow upon you a God King position."

Gu Yue frowned, displeasure rising within her. It was as if every word Bai Xu said would come true.

Bai Xu's strategy was indeed impressive, but she questioned, "How could you know what the future holds? Are soul beasts destined to be inferior to humans?"

"From the moment you underestimated human emotions and entered human society yourself, the outcome was already decided, Gu Yue." Bai Xu struck directly at the heart of the matter and pointed out the contradiction.

"If your soul beasts could develop beyond humanity, then Tang Wulin would be the one standing here to form an alliance with me today."

Gu Yue's gaze grew increasingly profound. She truly could not see through Bai Xu. Now that he had mentioned Tang Wulin, it seemed that he also knew the Golden Dragon King's secret. Could he really perceive past, present, and future?

Seeing everyone remain silent, Bai Xu continued, "To show my sincerity in cooperating, I will offer one more piece of information. After hearing it, if you feel it is inappropriate, neither side will harm the other, and we can pretend we never met. How about it?"

"Please speak," Gu Yue said seriously.

"In the ancient war of the God Realm, the Dragon God was split in two, with the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King each possessing half. So, Gu Yue, do you know what happened to the Golden Dragon King after the war?"

"He was sealed within the God Realm," Gu Yue answered.

"Correct, the Golden Dragon King was sealed. But now, his Golden Dragon King Core has appeared within an obscure little soul master in Eastsea City. No matter how you look at it, this matter is far from simple!"

Gu Yue froze, as though her Ren and Du meridians had been opened. She suddenly sensed that something was wrong. It was indeed too much of a coincidence, though she had not thought much of it at the time. She decided to first make contact with Tang Wulin and see.

Bai Xu continued, "The core is here, proving that the Golden Dragon King is dead, with all his essence gathered within a human body. How could he have come from the God Realm to Douluo? How could he have sealed his essence within a human? Without the God Realm's tacit approval, I fear... he could not have accomplished a single one of those things."

Gu Yue asked doubtfully, "Are you saying all of this is under the God Realm's control?"

"Correct. The fact that Tang Wulin received the Golden Dragon King Core without dying is something no one on the Douluo Continent could achieve. Silver Dragon King, use your brain. Given your and the Golden Dragon King's status, who on the Douluo Continent could accept your cores?

"Without the protection of power beyond your level, the recipient's body would collapse the instant it received the core, unable to bear it. Yet Tang Wulin is completely unharmed. The Golden Dragon King Core's power has even been sealed, allowing him to draw upon it at will. The more one thinks about the logic behind this, the more terrifying it becomes!"

With things laid out so clearly, Di Tian understood the implication. Wasn't it simply that Tang Wulin had someone backing him? And that backer had an extraordinary origin, very likely from the God Realm.

"But Tang Wulin... Tang... Could Tang Wulin also be related to that person from twenty thousand years ago?" Di Tian asked.