"So, that little girl who seems to have no memories at all is the Master of Soul Beasts you were talking about, the Silver Dragon King?"
Juggler stared at the silver-haired little girl in the nearby alley, whose clothes were a little ragged. His expression said, "I don't understand what I'm seeing, but I'm deeply shocked."
By the time he'd finished listening to Lan Kai describe the future that was supposed to unfold in this world, Juggler had already been profoundly shaken once.
In the story Lan Kai had told, normal people made up less than a tenth of the population in this world.
Compared to this place, both that queen who had been the ultimate selfish, sanctimonious hypocrite and that bastard Asuka Shin could be called saints.
In a world teeming with immortals, Juggler felt utterly despairing.
Going by the Dark Ring's supposed rule—that it would inevitably appear beside the most evil person in the universe—there were at least an entire company's worth of people on Douluo Continent qualified to possess it. And that was without even considering the Divine Realm, which had severed its ties with Douluo Continent, or the Abyssal Plane, which had its eyes fixed hungrily on the continent.
Even after learning so much about this world from Lan Kai, Juggler still had no idea where to start.
As for the Silver Dragon King's astonishing wisdom, it included, but wasn't limited to, sealing her memories and cultivation like she was doing now, then coming to the human world to "experience human emotions." Later, when she decided those emotions were utterly unnecessary and a terrible nuisance, she split off those feelings and a small portion of her power, turning them into another person.
Eventually, even the so-called original version of her fell in love—and fell deeper and deeper, until someone even put a love spell on her.
And in the end, after she'd finally completed her revenge against humanity and almost seized control of all human Soul Masters, she actually chose to kill herself for love, dying by the hand of the person she loved and abandoning the great undertaking she'd worked so hard to complete, along with all the Soul Beasts who had followed her.
Her various exploits had nearly overloaded Juggler's brain on the spot.
By now, Juggler regretted accepting this mission. If he'd known it would be such a damn trap, he should've dragged Kurenai Gai along by force.
If this astonishing wisdom was going to wreak havoc on him alone, while Kurenai Gai escaped unscathed, wouldn't that be terribly unfair?
"Fine. To keep this world from going completely off the rails, I'll let you step in and save that Silver Dragon King.
"As for the monsters behind her, leave them to me."
Juggler sighed, patted Lan Kai on the back, and gave him a gentle shove forward before disappearing.
"Monsters? Surely he doesn't mean Di Tian and the others... I hope Juggler still uses the back of his sword when he fights them."
After observing a moment of silence for the Ferocious Beasts who'd been beaten into a corner by human Four-Word Battle Armor Masters, Lan Kai adjusted himself and headed toward the Silver Dragon King, who had turned into Na'er.
By then, a few thugs had already cornered her and were planning to sell her for a good price.
None of them were Soul Masters, but four grown men against a six-year-old girl? They had the advantage!
At the sight, Lan Kai didn't hesitate. He immediately took out the Orb Ring and pressed its button.
In the next instant, a dazzling light swallowed Lan Kai. Accompanied by a burst of meaningless sound effects, he transformed into Ultraman Orb in his Origin form, standing a full meter eighty tall.
The blinding light naturally interrupted the thugs and drew Na'er's attention as well.
Unlike the thugs, Na'er felt that the light Lan Kai had emitted before and after transforming was very gentle, and it made her feel safe.
"What are you supposed to be? Don't come over here and stick your nose in—"
"That's a Soul Power fluctuation! He's a Soul Master!"
One of the thugs was about to take his anger out on Lan Kai when one of his companions grabbed him.
Clearly, as long as someone was a Soul Master, they were one of the privileged on Douluo Continent. Scum like them, with no Soul Power, couldn't afford to provoke one.
But before they even had time to regret it, Lan Kai rushed at them.
They were ordinary people, not monsters, but since they were trying to kidnap and sell a child, there was nothing wrong with beating them half to death.
Besides, he could more or less count as an Ultraman himself now, not a human host temporarily sharing a life with an Ultraman, whose relationship with one was more like that of a pilot and a machine. So he had no qualms about dealing with human criminals.
Ten seconds later, Lan Kai had beaten two thugs into the wall, while another had gone headfirst into a trash can full of garbage. He held the last one up by the neck, seemingly paying homage to that iconic scene: "Don't underestimate me, old man!"
The thug was still struggling desperately, trying to pry Lan Kai's hand away or kick his legs hard enough to make Lan Kai release him from the pain.
Lan Kai seemed to give a small nod, as if he were about to furrow his brow, then slammed the thug onto the ground.
After confirming that all four thugs were unconscious and unable to move, Lan Kai ended his transformation, turned to Na'er, and held out his right hand.
"Don't worry. I've beaten all the bad guys. My name is Lan Kai. What's yours?"
"My name is Na'er."
Na'er hesitated, but then she reached out, took Lan Kai's hand, and used it to get to her feet.
Meanwhile, in an uninhabited spot outside Aolai City, Juggler had finished "talking things over" with several Ferocious Beasts.
"Now, are you willing to have a proper talk with me, Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian?"
Looking at the man before him, who radiated a sinister charm and had picked up his potted plant again, Di Tian felt cold sweat run down his back.
In practically a single exchange, the other Ferocious Beasts—including the thick-skinned Xiong Jun—had all been taken out with one slash by this man. If he hadn't used the back of his sword and merely knocked them unconscious, they would have become several Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.
The human before him didn't have Battle Armor or a mech, those enhancement components that even Di Tian found difficult to deal with. Yet the pressure he brought to bear was far more terrifying than that of a Limit Douluo combined with a Four-Word Battle Armor Master.
The dark power around him was especially beyond anything Di Tian could match. If there was such a thing as ultimate darkness, then this man definitely possessed it.
"We only want to keep our Lord safe..."
"I and my disciple will protect her. You don't need to worry about it.
"As for how long she wants to play house, give me a number. When the time comes, you can take her back.
"But you're using this method to experience human emotions? Isn't it a little late for you Soul Beasts to save yourselves?"
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