The Great Stage of Douluo, My Name is Qian Xunji

Then, he carried the dragon egg and headed toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the Sunset Forest.

The titled elders touched the azure, translucent pill that had just been handed over; it was still warm from the residual heat of the flames.

"This little Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall is truly..." After pondering it from every angle, Qianjun Douluo finally found a word to describe him, "diligent!"

He hadn't even worked this hard when he was young!

With such a grueling work ethic, how did this little guy even find the time to cultivate, let alone reach level twenty-five?

Did he eat an Immortal Pill?

Uh... he was the one who refined the Immortal Pill, so he must have eaten quite a few, right?

"Why didn't we have these conditions back in the day?" Falling Devil Douluo felt a bit envious.

He looked at his grandson, whose talent was originally inferior to his own, but who now possessed potential that surpassed his own; he felt both happy and a little melancholy.

Chapter 91: Just Born

The design background for the Burning Nether Scorching Sun skin of Donghuang Taiyi is quite ancient, depicting his transformation from a dweller of the abyss chasing light into the image of a Sun God.

In the lore, Donghuang Taiyi was one of the Nine Nether outcasts at the bottom of the abyss, spending his days in darkness, ignorant and chaotic.

One day, he inadvertently looked up and caught a glimpse of a fleeting ray of light. He began to climb in the direction of the light; the cold wind was biting, and the rock walls were piercing, yet he climbed incessantly, while his kin remained like ants, continuing to bow their heads and walk beneath his feet.

Eventually, he climbed out of the abyss and saw the dazzling, blinding sun hanging high in the sky. This fanatical light-chaser did not hesitate to cast himself into the scorching sun, trading the pain of incineration for the Sun Dragon Soul to forge a true solar body.

Later, he hung high in the sky in the form of the scorching sun, enjoying the worship of the masses, casting down sunlight amidst hymns of praise; all who believed in him could receive salvation.

The character uses a black, white, gold, and cyan color scheme, with attire incorporating Eastern immortal and divine styles; the skill effects are centered around the Sun Dragon Soul, including rune attacks, fiery ground fissures, and divine dragon entanglement elements. In terms of the skin's setting, he is already considered a Burning Nether Sun Dragon God.

Furthermore, Donghuang Taiyi's status among the heroes is inherently very high, considered to be on the tier just below the T0 level of Nuwa.

Or rather, many of these support characters are big shots, each more formidable than the last.

Ming Shiyin is the leader of the Yaotian organization, with members Gongsun Li, Yixing, Yang Yuhuan, and Pei Qinhu. The most powerful and unsolvable aspect is that Ming Shiyin can perform divination, possessing magic power that allows him to predict the future.

Donghuang Taiyi is the leader of the wise men of Yunmengze, commanding the two major factions of the region, the Shamanic Priests and the All-Knowing. Heroes like Yao, Yun Zhongjun, Da Siming, and Shao Siming are all considered his subordinates.

Guiguzi has a connection to Donghuang Taiyi (both belong to the Yin-Yang School belief system). The Xuanwei Forest in the east of the Great River Basin is Guiguzi's secret base for researching the art of reincarnation, while the City of Eastern Gods in the west was established by Donghuang Taiyi, who implemented rule through a snake-shaped altar. Guiguzi believes in nature worship and witchcraft, specializing in the art of reincarnation; Yun Zhongjun was an experimental subject resurrected by Guiguzi, later becoming a capable assistant to Donghuang Taiyi. Although Guiguzi is a big shot, he is extremely low-key.

Taiyi Zhenren belongs to the Investiture of the Gods faction, with a setting slightly lower than the aforementioned figures. He could not resist the temptation of the source of knowledge, stealing the Key of Miracles to escape the Upside-Down Sky. In the end, he adhered to the immutable principle of alchemy—equivalent exchange—sacrificing his own heart and enduring the scorching of his body to resurrect the dying Nezha. His alchemy can also be considered a miracle; as long as the price is sufficient, equivalent exchange can be achieved.

Jiang Ziya is even more of a guardian of the human race from the primordial era. Together with Lao Fuzi, he became one of the original divine officials, experiencing major events such as the War of the Investiture of the Gods and the confrontation between demons and gods. Eventually, he broke with his close friend due to differences in philosophy, and even after being sealed by his disciple Wu Zetian (the leader and Empress of the Great Tang forces), he still held fast to his mission.

Lao Fuzi is the Dean of Jixia Academy and is regarded as the symbol of wisdom on the Honor Continent. His background integrates the prototype of the historical figure Confucius with the fictional world-building. He centers on the image of adhering to the philosophy of "education without discrimination" and opposing extreme means to protect peace. He broke with the primordial magus Jiang Ziya due to ideological conflicts, and ultimately achieved a balance of knowledge inheritance and racial equality by founding Jixia Academy, serving as the guardian of knowledge on the continent.

Zhuang Zhou's setting integrates Taoist philosophy and fantasy elements. As one of the Three Sages of Jixia, he possesses the ability to materialize dreams and pursues a spiritual realm of freedom and unconstrained ease. The content of his dreams spans time and space, including transforming into a Great Peng to overlook the sea of stars and foreseeing scenes of future technology (such as high-rise buildings, cars, and airplanes).

Despite having so many top-tier support big shots, Qian Xunji had previously only summoned three heroes: Yao, Cai Wenji, and Doria.

Although these three heroes were not bad either.

Yao is the Seven-Colored Divine Deer, with a core setting as a deer-spirit girl reborn in symbiosis with the forest. She is a disciple of Guiguzi, naturally close to nature, and learns spells to guide the Xuanwei. This power allows her to catalyze plants in barren lands, but because her power is not yet mature, her spells often dissipate halfway. She is a friend of Yun Zhongjun, despite their opposing factions.

Cai Wenji's father, Cai Yong, was set as a scholar proficient in the study of primordial relics. After his death, he left an adopted son, Dian Wei, to protect Cai Wenji. Later, she met Lan, and was finally saved by Cao Cao, recognizing him as her foster father. Her background involves primordial relics and the arrival of the Dark Demon God King, making her interpersonal network complex and not simple.

Doria's name, "Doria," originates from Greek, meaning "from the sea," symbolizing her identity as a mermaid. Her prototype integrates the characteristics of several sea goddesses in Greek mythology. She is a deep-sea mermaid princess, endowed with the bloodline of a "divine official." Since childhood, she has been entrusted with high hopes by her people, possessing a heavenly singing voice and the ability to soothe marine life, and is regarded by her people as the successor to the Sea Priest.

However, compared to those true support big shots, these three could only be considered small fry on the side of the road.

While Bian Que was also working tirelessly to study how to hatch this dragon egg.

Far away, thousands of miles away in the Star Dou Great Forest, an anomaly occurred within the Lake of Life in its depths.

A few days ago, Gu Yuena, who had been in seclusion to heal her wounds, suddenly felt an inexplicable palpitation and woke up early.

Di Tian, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, who had been guarding her, noticed Gu Yuena's awakening and immediately came to pay his respects.

But upon seeing Gu Yuena, he was somewhat puzzled. The Master's injuries had clearly not yet healed, so why end her seclusion early?

"Master, your injuries have not yet recovered, why have you come out early?" Di Tian asked, puzzled.

"..." Gu Yuena did not reply.

Because she didn't know what was going on either.

She longed to inherit the position of the Dragon God and lead the Soul Beasts toward a revival.

However, there were clearly only that brainless Golden Dragon King as a competitor before!

Why had a new competitor suddenly appeared?

Apart from her and the Golden Dragon King, who else in the world was qualified to inherit the position of the Dragon God?

Gu Yuena racked her brains but could not figure it out.

This could be considered a resonance between competitors for the Dragon God's divine position. Gu Yuena could previously sense the existence of the Golden Dragon King, but because she had to heal her wounds, she had never been able to find the time to deal with him. By devouring the power of the Golden Dragon King, she could obtain the complete power of the Dragon God.

However, in the mysterious resonance, there was one more competitor for the Dragon God's position besides the Golden Dragon King.

And that competitor was also extremely weak, it seemed...

Just born!

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Chapter 92 Gu Yuena

In Gu Yuena's perception.

That aura, which had leaped to qualify for the Dragon God inheritance and even faintly surpassed her own and the Golden Dragon King's, was extremely immature and weak, much like a newborn child.

However, Gu Yuena could not understand it. The Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King were the two parts split from the Dragon God, each carrying different bloodline powers. The Golden Dragon King represented power and combat, while the Silver Dragon King represented life and control.

She and the Golden Dragon King were undoubtedly the most qualified to obtain the Dragon God's divine position; even the Dragon God's own biological son could not compare to them.

Yet, this impossible situation had occurred nonetheless.

"..." After a long silence, Gu Yuena asked, "Do you know if there are any pure-blooded dragons on the Douluo Continent? Did the Dragon God leave behind any bloodline descendants when he fell?"

To be able to compete for the position of Dragon God, one must be a pure-blooded dragon, not some sort of sub-dragon.

"Ever since that great war, the pure-blooded dragons have been nearly wiped out. To my knowledge, the only pure-blooded dragons are you, my Lord, the Golden Dragon King, myself, and Zi Ji."

"As for Lord Dragon God, he had many offspring, but many were not of pure blood. The most famous were the nine sons of the Dragon God, among which the two dragon heirs with the most powerful and pure bloodlines were the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King."

"After the war, these two Dragon Kings went missing. I fear they have met with misfortune."

"Currently, the only one qualified to inherit the Dragon God's position and lead the soul beasts back to their former prosperity is you, my Lord."

This was the reason why all ten great fierce beasts followed Gu Yuena without any disagreement.

She alone had the qualifications and strength to inherit the Dragon God's position and lead the soul beasts back to their former glory.

As for that Golden Dragon King, he had inherited the Dragon God's tyrannical mind and powerful physical strength, making him nothing more than a brainless combat brute. There was no way to communicate with him normally, let alone follow him.

Now that the only Dragon God successor and master he recognized had suddenly asked if there were any other pure-blooded descendants of the Dragon God, Di Tian was a bit bewildered, but he still answered honestly.

Hearing Di Tian's reply, Gu Yuena lowered her head in deep thought.

Could it be bloodline atavism?

The children born to sub-dragon soul beasts are almost always sub-dragon soul beasts, but there is a tiny probability of atavism occurring, similar to a martial soul mutation in humans. The dragon bloodline concentration of an atavistic soul beast would be enhanced.

However, atavism has its limits. At most, it improves bloodline purity and makes one stronger; it is almost impossible to directly revert into a pure-blooded dragon.

In other words, heaven knows where this competitor popped out from.

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Gu Yuena was not a person who dwelled on things; if she couldn't figure it out, she stopped thinking about it.

The most urgent thing she wanted to do now was to kill this weak yet highly potential competitor, devour their bloodline and power, and take a step closer to the Dragon God's position.

As a dragon, Gu Yuena herself followed the cruel laws of survival.

This newly appeared pure-blooded dragon was not a follower or subordinate like Di Tian, but a rival who had yet to grow up.

The fact that the other party was qualified to compete for the Dragon God's position while being so weak was enough to prove their extraordinary nature.

However...

"In the human world?"

Gu Yuena's perception of this new competitor was very vague; the other party was not the Golden Dragon King, who shared the same origin as her.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that she was split from the Dragon God and held special authority over the Dragon God's position, she wouldn't even be able to sense the other party's existence.

She looked in the direction from which the vague sensation came; it was human territory.

Humans and soul masters had their own territories and forces.

In fact, the top combat power of human soul masters could not compare to the long-lived soul beasts.

The ocean had the largest living space and the most powerful soul beasts, and the northern ice fields were the same—they were the territory of soul beasts.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, there were also many hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.

However, these powerful soul beasts could not unite, and they even engaged in infighting, coupled with certain reasons involving the gods.

Only then did the current situation between humans and soul beasts form.

The fierce beasts would not actively invade human territory, and when soul masters came to their territory to hunt for souls, they turned a blind eye; as long as it wasn't too excessive, they lived in peace.

But if soul masters grouped up to hunt high-level soul beasts, such as hundred-thousand-year ones, on a large scale, these powerful fierce beasts would feel threatened. Even with the oppression and deterrence of the gods, they would unite to resist.

For example, Xiao Wu's mother was a special case. Martial Soul Hall knew her intelligence, and although a group of Title Douluo came, they fought a quick battle and left immediately, completely ignoring the powerful and troublesome Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape.

If the soul-hunting team from Martial Soul Hall had been greedy after killing Xiao Wu's mother and wanted to continue, the other fierce beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest would have sensed the threat. These highly intelligent fierce beasts would have been very likely to tacitly join forces to attack the Martial Soul Hall team.

Tang San's divine trial to kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was also carried out under the cover of the Demon Soul Great White Shark.

Otherwise, if soul masters fought for a long time in the territory of soul beasts, it would inevitably attract other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.

Because of the cover provided by the Demon Soul Great White Shark, the other soul beasts assumed this was a battle between the Deep Sea Demonic Whale clan and the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, which is why they did not intervene.