Just like that, Na'er leaned against Di Lintian's shoulder and slowly fell asleep.
She dreamed from the perspective of an observer, a long, long dream.
She dreamed that Di Lintian's Sky Dragon Empire had successfully ruled the continent, and he had become the first emperor in Douluo Continent's history to achieve complete unification. As for herself... she had become his empress.
Afterward, Di Lintian went into seclusion and began creating his own godhood.
But before long, doomsday arrived. Tang San, the Sea God and Asura God, came to the imperial palace of the Sky Dragon Empire.
Just as Na'er thought it was all over, a holy light soared into the sky from Spirit Hall, the Sky Dragon Empire's guardian sect. Another god had descended—the Angel God!
The instant the Angel God appeared, evil divine power erupted from a remote place. Yet another god had arrived—the Rakshasa God.
The two gods descended above the Sky Dragon Empire almost simultaneously, but they stood on opposing sides.
The Sea God, Asura God, and Rakshasa God stood together, facing the lone Angel God.
"The Angel God is only a First-Class God. How could she stop a First-Class God, plus someone who possesses both the Sea God and Asura God?" Na'er shook her head.
However, another fluctuation of divine power appeared in the Extreme North. The next second, the Ice God descended onto the battlefield as well.
"Heavenly Snow Woman!" Na'er cried out in delight. She could sense the aura of a Soul Beast from the Ice God!
After her initial joy, Na'er quickly calmed down. The Ice God was only a First-Class God too. Even if the two gods joined forces, they could not defeat a God King, much less with a Rakshasa God present as well.
The next moment, a dragon's roar rang out from the Star Dou Forest, echoing between heaven and earth.
Along with that dragon's roar came another five gods.
Na'er suddenly jolted awake. "Was that a dream?"
"What happened?"
Seeing Na'er abruptly awaken, Di Lintian placed a piece of roasted meat before her lips.
Na'er parted her little lips and ate the roasted meat Di Lintian fed her. "I had a very strange dream. It seemed to show scenes from the future."
"Really? Was I in it? Did I unify the continent and become the only emperor in this world?" Di Lintian teased with a smile.
"Yes. You became the only emperor under heaven." Na'er nodded, catching Di Lintian by surprise.
"I knew it. That fortune-teller said I was born with the bearing of a dragon." Di Lintian nodded emphatically. That master from my previous life really was the real deal. My dragon-like bearing truly shines through.
"What is a fortune-teller?" Na'er had heard another unfamiliar term from Di Lintian.
"Uh... simply put, someone who can foresee the future." Di Lintian came up with a more or less suitable excuse.
"Oh... then I'm a fortune-teller now too." Na'er thought it over carefully before speaking.
"I suppose that counts. Then tell me, who is my empress?" Di Lintian asked Na'er again.
At those words, Na'er's little face reddened, and she stammered for a long while.
"What kind of expression is that? Don't tell me I won't even have a harem?" Di Lintian felt as if a bolt had struck him from a clear sky. Could it be that I won't be capable in the future?
"I don't know. I didn't see it," Na'er said, her face flushed red.
"Look, the boss and big sis are so close," Osler whispered to the five people beside him as he lay hidden behind the grass.
"Osler, keep your voice down. If big sis hears us, she'll kill us," Yu Feng said in a voice so low it was nearly inaudible.
"Was it you little brats who bullied our Shrek students?"
At that moment, a deafening voice exploded with violent Soul Power, blowing down the tents Yu Tianheng and the others had just set up.
"Damn it, I just finished setting up that tent!" Osler cursed, no longer caring whether Di Lintian and Na'er discovered them.
Hearing the thunderous voice, Di Lintian and Na'er instantly rose to their feet. Without even glancing at the spying Osler and the others, they looked toward the muscular man in the distance, who was not particularly tall.
"Zhao Wuji?"
Di Lintian looked at the burly man whose face was covered in bruises.
"What kind of thing dares cause trouble at our Imperial Dou Team's camp?" Mystic Water emerged from the shadows. With every step he took, a Soul Ring appeared.
Two yellow, two purple, and five black—nine Soul Rings pulsed slowly, radiating the overwhelming aura of a Titled Douluo.
"A... a Titled Douluo?" The Soul Power fluctuations around Zhao Wuji faded as he stammered, "Y-Your Excellency, would you believe me if I said I took the wrong road?"
"Guess whether I believe you or not." Mystic Water vanished from where he stood.
The next instant, Zhao Wuji was kicked into the air. While he was airborne, Mystic Water appeared above him again and punched his already swollen face.
Before Zhao Wuji could hit the ground, another familiar kick struck his waist and sent him soaring into the air once more. Then Mystic Water vanished again, reappeared at Zhao Wuji's side, and kicked him like a leather ball deep into the Star Dou Forest.
Deep within the Star Dou Forest.
"Those little brats got me killed!"
Zhao Wuji slowly sat up from the ground, preparing to return and settle the score with the Shrek Seven Devils.
"You think you can leave just like that?" Red Fire said blandly from behind Zhao Wuji.
"W-What?" Zhao Wuji turned around in terror.
The next second, Zhao Wuji flew high into the air again.
The following day.
After Di Lintian and the others packed up their campsite, they headed straight into the Star Dou Forest.
Yu Tianheng activated his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and walked at the front, occasionally using his dragon claws after Dragon Transformation to tear away branches blocking the path. Osler stood atop the tree branches, while Yu Feng flew directly above the Imperial Dou Team, observing the road ahead.
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan walked in the middle, while Di Lintian and Na'er brought up the rear.
At the same time, on the other side, the Shrek Seven Devils also entered the Star Dou Forest under the lead of the pig-faced Zhao Wuji.
The Star Dou Forest, Core Area.
"Uncle Scarlet King, hurry up! I can sense that Brother Lintian has returned!" Three-Eyed Golden Lion said happily to Scarlet King.
"Alright, alright, alright." Scarlet King nodded repeatedly.
At the Lake of Life, where the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python lived.
"Big Sister Xiao Wu is back!"
The Titan Giant Ape happily pounded his mountain-like chest and headed toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest.
"People ahead. Stay alert!" Yu Feng warned when he saw an old woman and a young girl chasing a snake-like Soul Beast ahead.
"They're coming this way!" Osler had also spotted the old woman and young girl, speaking rapidly.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling instantly completed Martial Soul Possession and watched ahead vigilantly.
Sure enough, just as Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling completed Martial Soul Possession, a snake-like Soul Beast flying close to the ground shot out from the grass.
A Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. It seemed the people Yu Feng and Osler had seen were Snake Matriarch Chao Tianxiang and her granddaughter, Meng Yiran.
The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was incredibly fast. Without even sparing the Imperial Dou Team a glance, it flew off in another direction.
"Young friends, excuse us!"
Leaning on her cane, Snake Matriarch followed close behind the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, bringing Meng Yiran along as she pursued it.
Carried along by Snake Matriarch, Meng Yiran curiously looked at the Imperial Dou Team members, who were around her age.
"Go after them!"
Di Lintian broke into a sprint toward the direction where Snake Matriarch and Meng Yiran had disappeared.
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