"So, that little girl who looks like she has no memories is the Silver Dragon King, the Master of Soul Beasts you spoke of?"
Juggler looked at the silver-haired girl in tattered clothes in the nearby alley, his face wearing an expression that screamed, "I don't understand, but I am deeply shocked."
By the time he finished listening to Lan Kai recount the future that was supposed to unfold in this world, Juggler had already been profoundly shaken once.
In the story Lan Kai told, the number of normal people in this world didn't even reach one-tenth of the population.
Whether it was that Queen who was the ultimate selfish hypocrite, or that piece of trash Asuka Shin, they would both be considered saints if placed in this world.
Juggler felt a sense of utter despair regarding a world where such immortal-like beings were as common as weeds.
If one followed the Dark Ring's setting—that it "must appear beside the most evil person in the entire universe"—then there were at least a division's worth of people on the Douluo Continent qualified to possess the Dark Ring. And that was without even considering the God Realm, which had already severed its connection to the Douluo Continent, or the Abyssal Plane, which was eyeing the continent like a tiger stalking its prey.
Even after obtaining so much intelligence about this world from Lan Kai, Juggler felt he had no way to start.
As for the Silver Dragon King's world-shaking wisdom, it included—but was not limited to—her current state: sealing her memories and cultivation to enter the human world to "experience human emotions." Later, because she felt those emotions were too redundant and troublesome, she separated that part of her emotions and a small portion of her power to become another person.
Eventually, her so-called true self fell into that so-called love, sinking deeper and deeper, even ending up under a curse.
As for the end, after she finally managed to complete her revenge against humanity and controlled almost all of the human Spirit Masters, she actually chose to commit suicide for the sake of love—dying at the hands of the one she loved—and completely abandoned the great cause she had painstakingly completed, as well as the soul beasts who followed her.
Her various displays of behavior nearly caused Juggler's brain to overload on the spot.
Now, Juggler regretted taking this mission. Had he known this task was such a pitfall, he should have forcibly dragged Kurenai Gai along as well.
If this world-shaking wisdom were only to plague him, while Kurenai Gai escaped unscathed, wouldn't that be too unfair?
"Fine, so that this world doesn't become even more insane, I'll allow you to take action and save that Silver Dragon King."
"As for the monsters behind her, leave them to me."
Juggler sighed, patted Lan Kai on the back, pushed him forward, and then vanished.
"Monsters? It wouldn't be Di Tian and the others, would it... I just hope Juggler is using the back of his blade when he hits them."
After mourning for a second for those fierce beasts who had been bullied by human four-word Battle Armor Masters into being forced into a corner, Lan Kai adjusted his state slightly and walked toward the Silver Dragon King, who had become Na'er.
At this moment, a few thugs had already cornered her, planning to sell her for a good price.
Although these thugs weren't Spirit Masters, four grown men against a six-year-old child—the advantage was clearly with them!
Seeing this, Lan Kai didn't hesitate; he immediately took out the Orb Ring and pressed the button on it.
The next moment, a dazzling light engulfed Lan Kai, and following a series of inexplicable sound effects, Lan Kai had transformed into the 1.8-meter-tall initial form of Ultraman Orb.
The blinding light naturally interrupted the thugs' actions and also caught Na'er's attention.
Unlike the thugs, Na'er only felt that the light emitted by Lan Kai before and after his transformation was very gentle and made her feel very at ease.
"What the hell are you? Don't come meddling in our—"
"It's spirit power fluctuation! This guy is a Spirit Master!"
One of the thugs was about to vent his frustration on Lan Kai when he was yanked back by one of his companions.
Clearly, as long as one was a Spirit Master on this Douluo Continent, they were a superior being, not someone that scum without spirit power like them could afford to provoke.
However, before they could even regret it, Lan Kai rushed forward.
Although these were just ordinary people and not monsters, since they intended to be human traffickers, there was certainly no problem with beating them to a pulp.
Moreover, he was now barely considered a true Ultraman, rather than a human host who shared life with an Ultraman and had a relationship more akin to a pilot and a machine; he had no psychological burden when dealing with human criminals.
Ten seconds later, two thugs were beaten into the wall by Lan Kai, one thug had plunged headfirst into a trash can filled with garbage, and the last thug was being held up by his collar by Lan Kai, as if paying tribute to that classic scene: "Don't underestimate me, old man."
The thug was still struggling, trying to pry Lan Kai's hand open or kick his legs to make Lan Kai release him out of pain.
Lan Kai seemed to nod slightly, as if attempting to mimic a furrowed brow, before slamming the thug onto the ground.
Confirming that all four thugs were unconscious and had lost the ability to act, Lan Kai deactivated his transformation, turned around to look at Na'er, and extended his right hand.
"Don't worry, the bad guys have all been defeated. My name is Lan Kai, what's your name?"
"My name is Na'er."
Na'er hesitated for a moment, but still reached out, took Lan Kai's hand, and stood up.
On the other side, in a desolate area outside Proud Arrival City, Juggler had also finished his "exchange" with the several fierce 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 exuded an evil, charming aura and was once again holding his potted plant, Di Tian felt cold sweat streaming down his back.
In almost a single encounter, the other fierce beasts, including the thick-skinned Lord Xiong, had been instantly defeated by this man with a single strike of his blade. If not for the fact that the man had used the back of his blade and only knocked them unconscious, they would have certainly turned into several hundred thousand year soul rings and hundred thousand year soul bones.
Even though this human before him possessed no battle armor or mecha—those reinforced parts that even Di Tian found somewhat helpless—the pressure he brought to bear on Di Tian was even more terrifying than those Limit Douluo with four-word battle armor.
Especially the dark power on his body; even Di Tian felt inferior. If there was such a thing as ultimate darkness, then this man before him surely possessed that power.
"We only wanted to protect our Lord's safety..."
"Her safety will be protected by me and my disciple; you needn't trouble yourselves."
"As for how long she wants to play house, give me a number, and you can come pick her up then."
"But, experiencing human emotions in this way? Isn't your soul beast self-rescue coming a little too late?"