"Tang San was finally swept away by the space-time turbulence!"
"Tang San was finally swept away by the spacetime turbulence!"
"It's my turn to make a move!"
"It's my turn to make a move!"
Douluo Continent
Douluo Continent
Core of the Star Dou Great Forest
Core of the Star Dou Great Forest
Golden Dragon's Little World
Golden Dragon Pocket World
Lu Chuan lowered his head and took a drag on a Carrot Brand invigorating coarse cigar,
Lu Chuan lowered his head and took a drag from a Caitou Brand Spirit-Boosting Thick Cigar,
He felt refreshed!
feeling refreshed and energized!
He was a transmigrator,
He was a transmigrator,
one who had arrived even earlier than Tang San.
one who had crossed over even earlier than Tang San.
Unfortunately, he hadn't been reincarnated as a human,
Unfortunately, he hadn't been reborn as a human,
but had instead become the Golden Dragon King.
but as the Golden Dragon King.
However,
However,
perhaps it was the butterfly effect brought on by his transmigration,
perhaps it was the butterfly effect caused by his transmigration,
or perhaps this was a parallel world of Douluo Continent.
or perhaps this was a parallel timeline of the Douluo Continent.
Lu Chuan hadn't ended up behind bars,
Lu Chuan hadn't ended up behind bars,
but, under the Silver Dragon King's protection,
but, with the Silver Dragon King covering for him,
had escaped with his life,
he had escaped with his life
and gone into hiding on Douluo Planet to recuperate.
and gone into hiding on Douluo Planet to recuperate.
As the king of the soul beast clan,
As the king of the Soul Beasts,
strengthening the soul beast clan
it was only right that he strengthen their kind!
was naturally his duty!
And so,
Thus,
while recovering from his injuries,
while recovering from his injuries,
Lu Chuan used his advantage of knowing the original story in advance
Lu Chuan had used his foreknowledge of the original story
to make preparations early.
to make his plans in advance.
But fate was jealous of the gifted.
But fate was cruel to the talented.
Under the influence of the world's rules, the intelligence-lowering halo, and the romance halo, the soul beasts under his command either sacrificed themselves and defected to the enemy or lost their minds at the critical moment.
Under the influence of the world's rules, the brain-draining halo, and the romance halo, the Soul Beasts under his command either sacrificed themselves and joined the enemy or lost their wits at the worst possible moment.
For tens of thousands of years, he had been failing all along!
For tens of thousands of years, he had failed again and again!
Of course, he had made some headway in certain areas...
Of course, he had made some progress in certain areas...
"My lord, today's treatment is finished."
"Milord, today's treatment is over."
Bi Ji blushed, gently drawing Lu Chuan's thoughts back to reality.
Bi Ji's pretty face was flushed as she softly pulled Lu Chuan's thoughts back to reality.
Lu Chuan came back to himself and looked at the beautiful Bi Ji, nodding in satisfaction. "Well done. Get up. Don't kneel anymore. Go outside and let Di Tian in!"
Lu Chuan came to his senses and looked at the beautiful Bi Ji, nodding in satisfaction. "Well done. Get up. No need to kneel. Go out and have Di Tian come in!"
"Yes, my lord!"
"Yes, Milord!"
Bi Ji took her leave and walked out in small steps, holding up her green skirt.
Bi Ji obeyed, lifting her green skirt as she left with small steps.
Lu Chuan then pulled up his pants.
Lu Chuan then hitched up his pants.
Time to get rational!
Time to return to rational thought!
As a king, he had too many matters to handle and far too much to think about.
As a king, he had too many affairs to handle and far too much to think about.
Without a way to keep himself rational,
Without a way to keep himself rational,
he would have gone mad far too easily.
it would be all too easy to go mad.
Especially with the mess the old Dragon God had left behind.
Especially with this mess the old Dragon God had left behind—
Anyone who took it on would just shake their head.
anyone who saw it would shake their head.
Soul beasts cultivated slowly to begin with,
Soul Beasts cultivated slowly to begin with,
and even after a million years of cultivation, they still couldn't become gods.
and even after a million years of cultivation, they still couldn't become gods.
After taking human form at a hundred thousand years,
After a hundred thousand years, they took human form,
they were doomed to become love-struck fools.
and inevitably became lovesick fools.
From the first-generation Blue Silver Emperor to the Auspicious Beast, Three-Eyed Golden Lion,
From the first Blue Silver Emperor to the Auspicious Beast, Three-Eyed Golden Lion,
Lu Chuan didn't know how much effort he had spent trying to change their fates,
Lu Chuan had spent untold effort trying to change their fates,
but their destinies seemed to have been set in stone.
but their destinies seemed set in stone.
In the end, every one of them became a bridal gown for extraterrestrial demons and children of fortune!
In the end, they all became bridal robes for the demons from beyond and the children of destiny!
"Perhaps only by personally entering the game as this variable can I completely change the fate of the soul beast clan!"
"Perhaps only I, the variable, can enter the game myself and change the fate of the Soul Beasts once and for all!"
Lu Chuan looked up at the sky.
Lu Chuan raised his head to gaze at the sky.
The place where the Divine Realm had once stood was now empty.
The place where the Divine Realm had once stood was now empty.
The space-time turbulence had swept everything away.
The spacetime turbulence had swept everything away.
This was the best opportunity for the soul beasts to rise again!
This was the perfect opportunity for the Soul Beasts to rise again!
Not long after,
Before long,
Di Tian entered the Golden Dragon's Little World in response to the summons.
Di Tian entered the Golden Dragon Pocket World at Lu Chuan's summons.
Before Lu Chuan could react,
Before Lu Chuan could react,
without saying a word,
without a word,
he dropped to one knee,
he dropped to one knee,
giving the impression that his next words would be, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!":
giving the impression that he was about to cry, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live forever!"
"My lord, you wanted to see me?"
"Milord, you sent for me?"
"Mm. How did the investigation I asked you to handle go? Also, Di Tian, don't keep kneeling at the drop of a hat. A dragon's knees are worth their weight in gold, understand?"
"Mm. How did the investigation I asked you to conduct go? And Di Tian, don't go dropping to your knees at every turn. A dragon's knees are worth their weight in gold, understand?"
Lu Chuan rubbed his forehead with a helpless look and gestured for Di Tian to get up.
Lu Chuan pressed a hand to his forehead with an exasperated look and gestured for Di Tian to rise.
Di Tian stood up and gave an awkward laugh. He had forgotten about that again. "Next time... I'll definitely change!"
Di Tian stood up with an awkward smile. He'd forgotten again. "Next time... I'll definitely change!"
"Heh... How many times have you said that? Do you even remember?"
"Heh... Do you even remember how many times you've said that?"
Lu Chuan's mouth twitched. He was helpless, but he knew that the ingrained hierarchy in Di Tian's genes would be hard to change, so he let it go.
Lu Chuan's mouth twitched. He was helpless, but he knew it was hard to change a sense of hierarchy etched into one's genes, so he let it go.
"Let's talk about the matter I asked you to investigate first!" Lu Chuan said.
"Let's talk about the matter I asked you to investigate," Lu Chuan said.
Di Tian nodded at that.
Di Tian nodded at that.
"Of course, my lord!
"Yes, Milord!
As you requested, we've kept a close watch on Tang Ziran and Lang Yue over the years.
As you requested, we've kept a close eye on Tang Ziran and Lang Yue over the years.
After leaving the Spirit Pagoda, the couple settled in Aolai City and adopted a child.
After leaving the Spirit Pagoda, they settled in Aolai City and adopted a child.
That child does indeed carry the Silver Dragon's bloodline, exactly as you predicted, my lord.
The child does indeed carry the Silver Lord's bloodline, just as you predicted.
There's just one difference: the child is a girl named Tang Wuyue."
There's only one discrepancy: the child is a girl named Tang Wuyue."
"A girl?"
"A girl?"
Lu Chuan raised an eyebrow at that,
Lu Chuan raised an eyebrow at that,
somewhat taken aback.
somewhat taken aback.
Based on his past experience,
Based on his past experience,
he had expected certain things might change,
he'd expected some things to change,
but he hadn't imagined that Tang Wulin would lose his manhood.
but he hadn't imagined Tang Wulin would turn out to be a girl.
"Could it be because Di Tian destroyed one of Tang San's demon embryos back then?"
"Could it be because Di Tian destroyed one of Tang San's Demon Pills back then?"
Lu Chuan glanced at Di Tian,
Lu Chuan glanced at Di Tian,
suddenly recalling what had happened twenty thousand years ago,
and suddenly remembered that incredible strike
when this fellow had made that astonishing strike.
the man had delivered twenty thousand years ago.
Too bad he'd aimed at the wrong head.
Too bad he'd aimed at the wrong head.
Otherwise, it would all have been over.
Otherwise, it would all have been over—
There wouldn't have been any Tang family continent.
there'd be no Tang Family Continent to speak of!
"Things have changed. Perhaps I should come up with another plan..."
"Things have changed. Perhaps I should come up with a new plan..."
Lu Chuan didn't dwell for long on whether the child was Tang Wulin or Tang Wuyue.
Lu Chuan didn't dwell for long on whether the child was Tang Wulin or Tang Wuyue.
His thoughts were still on the future of the soul beast clan.
His thoughts were still on the future of the Soul Beasts.
His original plan had been
His original plan had been
to find Tang Wulin,
to find Tang Wulin,
find a way to erase Tang San's divine sense,
find a way to erase Tang San's divine sense,
seize his bloodline,
seize his bloodline,
then make another trip to the Dragon Valley,
then make another trip to Dragon Valley,
obtain the Dragon God Core,
obtain the Dragon God Core,
fuse the Golden Dragon King's and Silver Dragon King's bloodlines,
and fuse the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King bloodlines
and bring the Dragon God back!
to bring the Dragon God back!
But now...
But now...
the one who had fallen into the mortal world was Tang San's daughter.
Tang San's daughter had ended up in the mortal world.
A new plan suddenly sprang into Lu Chuan's mind.
A new plan suddenly popped into Lu Chuan's mind.
Woo Tang San's daughter and handcraft a little Dragon God!
Woo Tang San's daughter and personally craft a little Dragon God!
This wasn't because Lu Chuan had been overcome by lust,
Of course, Lu Chuan wasn't just acting on lust.
but because Lan Xuanyu had been a successful precedent in the original story!
It was because Lan Xuanyu was a successful precedent in the original story!
Under the will of the world,
Under the will of the world,
the beast clan only needed a Dragon God.
the beast race only needed a Dragon God.
Anyone would do!
Anyone would do!
By doing this,
If he did this,
perhaps he could see the Silver Dragon King again,
perhaps he could see the Silver Dragon King again—
the girl who knew that staying behind meant certain death,
the girl who knew that staying meant certain death
yet resolutely stayed to cover his retreat!
yet resolutely stayed behind to cover his escape!
"My lord, do you have another scheme?"
"Milord, have you come up with another plan?"
Seeing that smile, Di Tian's thoughts immediately stirred.
Seeing Lu Chuan's smile, Di Tian's thoughts immediately sprang into motion.
He knew
After all,
that over tens of thousands of years,
over the past tens of thousands of years,
ninety-nine percent of what his lord
his liege
said and predicted had come true.
had been right about ninety-nine percent of what he said.
If not for a few accidents,
If not for a few accidents,
the soul beast clan would have risen again long ago!
the Soul Beasts would probably have risen again long ago!
"What, are you eager to volunteer for battle?"
"What, are you asking to go into battle again?"
Lu Chuan looked at the eager Di Tian with amusement.
Lu Chuan looked with amusement at the eager Di Tian.
Di Tian was just about to nod,
Di Tian was just about to nod,
but Lu Chuan immediately crushed that thought.
but Lu Chuan immediately put an end to that idea.
"Don't even think about it. I'm going myself this time!"
"Don't even think about it. I'm handling this one myself!"
Lu Chuan's tone was firm and decisive.
Lu Chuan's tone was firm as a blade.
Could he let someone else handle making a baby?
Could he let someone else handle making a baby?
What a joke!
What kind of joke was that!
But Di Tian didn't know what Lu Chuan was thinking. He only assumed that he hadn't done his job well, and worried about Lu Chuan's safety as well.
But Di Tian had no idea what Lu Chuan was thinking. He only assumed he hadn't done his job well, and he was also worried about Lu Chuan's safety.
These days, humanity had grown more and more terrifying thanks to the power of technology.
These days, humanity had grown ever more terrifying through the power of technology.
Even the mechas and battle armor in plain sight were already a threat.
Even the mechas and Battle Armor they openly displayed posed a serious threat.
Not to mention
Not to mention
the three Level 12 fixed soul-guided artillery shells forged using all the resources of Douluo Planet!
the three Level 12 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells crafted with all the resources of Douluo Planet!
If Lu Chuan's identity was exposed
If Lu Chuan's identity was exposed
and he met with disaster,
and something happened to him,
what awaited the soul beast clan
the Soul Beasts would face
would be annihilation!
utter annihilation!
"My lord, perhaps you should think it over once more?"
"Milord, perhaps you should think it over a little more?"
Di Tian hesitated for a moment before urging him.
Di Tian hesitated for a moment before urging him.
As a vassal, he had unconditional faith in his sovereign, but when it came to his safety, he had to speak up!
As a subject, he trusted his king unconditionally, but when his safety was at stake, he had to speak up!
Lu Chuan shook his head.
Lu Chuan simply shook his head.
"There's nothing to think over. Once I've made a decision, I never change it.
"There's nothing to think over. Once I've made up my mind, I never change it.
"I know what you're worried about, but someone has to do certain things, don't they?"
"I know what you're worried about, but someone has to do certain things, don't they?"
Lu Chuan gazed at Di Tian and smiled.
Lu Chuan gazed at Di Tian and smiled.
But Di Tian couldn't bring himself to smile.
But Di Tian couldn't bring himself to smile.
With his vassal still here,
With his subject still here,
yet his lord having to go out personally,
yet things had come to the point where his liege had to handle it himself—
didn't that just prove he was incompetent?
didn't that mean the subject was useless?
"If, over all these years,
"If, all these years,
I'd managed to accomplish
of all the things Milord entrusted to me,
even one of the things
I had managed to accomplish even one,
my lord entrusted to me, the soul beast clan wouldn't have fallen so low!"
the Soul Beasts wouldn't have fallen to such a sorry state!"
Di Tian lowered his head, and scenes from the past suddenly surged back like a tide.
Twenty thousand years ago—that was when the dream began.
His Lord had sent him to kill Tang Hao.
He had thought Tang Hao was a nobody, not worth his personal attention, so he had sent the Blue Silver Emperor instead. He hadn't expected to lose a general!
A few years later, his Lord had sent him to kill Tang Hao's son, Tang San.
That time, he had taken it seriously.
Not only had he gone in person, he had also used his ultimate trump card, the Dragon God Claw!
But it seemed fate had played a trick on him. He had struck through the air with the dragon's foreclaw, but his aim had gone awry, piercing nothing but a Demon Pill.
Yet that had brought down the judgment of the Asura God,
and he had nearly perished, body and soul!
He had encountered a 990,000-year-old Great Nourishing Worm, and only then had he managed to cling to life!
Another ten thousand years later, his Lord had sent him to kill Dai Yuhao, an abandoned illegitimate son.
It should have been a simple task, as easy as reaching out to pluck something from a pocket.
But the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, whom he had coddled and doted on, had gone and ruined everything!
Not only had he failed to kill Huo Yuhao, he had also sacrificed the fortune of the Star Dou Great Forest and sent yet another human to ascend to the Divine Realm!
For the past ten thousand years, his Lord had tasked him with developing Soul Guidance Technology and the Spirit Pagoda.
This time, he had racked his brains and spared no effort,
but there were simply too few Soul Beasts who could be entrusted with important responsibilities.
He had no choice but to put humans in key positions,
and after years of effort, the Qiangu Family had found a loophole and stolen the fruits of his labor!
"My Lord, I..."
Di Tian clutched his head, looking pained.
Lu Chuan rubbed Di Tian's head like a father, trying to help him relax.
He understood how Di Tian felt!
Long ago, when he'd played games and let his teammates down, he'd wanted to slap himself too. He'd often blamed himself.
But when it came to winning or losing a team game,
how could you blame just one person?
"Don't blame yourself. Some mistakes aren't your fault. In the face of the grand forces of heaven and earth, an individual's power is too small. It's only natural to fall short. Don't be discouraged, and don't lose heart. You're the junior my previous self thought most highly of! Next, I'm going to risk my life and gamble on fate. After I leave, help me keep the Star Dou Great Forest safe!"
"My Lord, where are you going?" Hearing Lu Chuan speak as if entrusting his final wishes, Di Tian asked anxiously.
Lu Chuan smiled but said nothing.
He simply opened the Golden Dragon Pocket World and walked into the Star Dou Great Forest.
A flash of golden light—
The enormous dragon body vanished,
and in its place stood a handsome little boy, pretty as a porcelain doll!
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