Having shaken off Tang Wutong's chattering presence, Li Changsheng strolled leisurely through the mountains and forests, feeling incomparably carefree.
During his ten thousand years in the God Realm, rules had been strict everywhere, the atmosphere solemn. He had needed to uphold the etiquette of a Divine King at all times, and the restraints had been stifling.
He had finally seized the opportunity of descending to the lower realm for experience to escape the God Realm and shake off that clingy little girl.
Now, he only wanted to roam freely across this lower realm plane and properly experience the mortal world.
In his eyes, bringing Tang Wutong along had been nothing but a burden.
The girl was delicate and prone to tantrums. Even while walking around, she would chatter and complain without end. She was nowhere near as carefree as traveling alone.
Besides, he knew perfectly well.
Tang Wutong was protected by the Sea God's divine sense, while the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, two top-tier beast Douluo, waited at her side. In this mere low-level Douluo Plane, there was no chance she would encounter the slightest danger.
Even the strongest Titled Douluo on the current Douluo Continent could gain nothing before those two beast Douluo, so naturally, he had no worries at all.
Yet his pleasant mood did not last long.
Back when he had deliberately used a trace of Divine King power to shift his position in order to shake off Tang Wutong, the trajectory of his landing point had changed from hers—namely, Clear Sky Sect.
That was why the little girl had been so angry after arriving at Clear Sky Sect.
After all, she had come looking for him because she wanted him to accompany her to the lower realm so they could play together.
Yet, to her surprise, Li Changsheng had ditched her before they even reached their destination.
After wandering wherever he pleased for half an hour, the dense forest around him grew increasingly deep and secluded.
The vegetation and scenery were utterly unfamiliar, while mountain ranges stretched endlessly, layer upon layer.
As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but identical forests and mountains. He could not tell east from west, let alone north from south.
Li Changsheng stopped. Looking at the deserted wilderness around him, the corner of his mouth twitched as he could not help complaining inwardly.
"Seriously? Did I mess this up? Where the hell am I?"
As the most distinguished second-generation god in the God Realm, wielding both destruction and life, he had been ridiculously overpowered.
Yet who could have imagined that on his first trip to the lower realm, he would stumble over something as basic as finding his way?
In truth, it was understandable.
After all, he had grown up in the God Realm. The places he traveled were divine domains across the heavens, boundless star rivers, and vast seas. He had never set foot in mortal forests, so how could he distinguish the terrain of the lower realm?
All around him stood ancient trees that pierced the sky, tangled vines, and the endless calls of birds and insects. The scenery was tranquil, yet completely indistinguishable. There was not a trace of a landmark or human presence.
He had no map in hand, could not discern direction, did not know east from west, and had no clue which region of the Douluo Continent he was currently in.
Left with no other choice, Li Changsheng simply gave up worrying about it.
His journey through the lower realm was supposed to be guided by whim anyway. There was no need to deliberately plan out a route.
Since he could not tell directions apart, he would simply go with the flow and see where he ended up, treating it as an immersive sightseeing tour of the Douluo Continent's wilderness.
With that laid-back mindset, he casually chose a direction, pushed aside the layers of branches and leaves, and slowly headed forward.
After crossing mountains and forests for roughly another incense stick's worth of time, his view suddenly opened up.
The endless forest completely receded, and at the far end of the horizon, a grand and magnificent giant city stood towering between heaven and earth.
The vast outline of the city stretched for thousands of miles. Its walls rose a hundred zhang high, and its ancient blue-brick ramparts were imposing and heavy, faintly radiating an awe-inspiring aura in all directions.
Clouds and mist swirled above the city, while crowds, carriages, and horses streamed endlessly in and out. Even from several miles away through the forest, he could clearly sense its bustling prosperity.
Most eye-catching of all was the enormous gilded ancient plaque hanging above the city's main gate.
Its calligraphy was bold and sharp, and three massive gold characters gleamed brilliantly beneath the sunlight—Heaven Dou City!
The instant he saw those three words, Li Changsheng halted. His pupils contracted slightly as he froze on the spot.
Heaven Dou City?
He rapidly searched through his memories of the Douluo Continent plane and instantly sorted out the current timeline.
He was presently in the Peerless Tang Clan Era, ten thousand years later—after Spirit Hall had been completely destroyed!
And this grand city before him was the imperial capital of the present-day Heaven Dou Empire, the most prosperous and central top-tier city in the entire northern territory!
He had not expected that by wandering around at random, he had directly entered the heartland of the Heaven Dou Empire and arrived at the famed Heaven Dou City.
After a brief moment of surprise, Li Changsheng smiled calmly and did not dwell on it.
For ordinary soul masters and mortals, the territorial boundaries of the four great empires were strict, their spheres of influence clearly divided, and crossing regions required caution at every step.
But for a second-generation god like him, carrying the bloodlines of the two Divine Kings of destruction and life, the so-called Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo Empire, Sun Moon Empire, and Dou Ling Empire were merely mortal factions dividing up this low-level plane.
The disputes between the four great empires, their power struggles, and their relative strength were no different from children playing house in his eyes.
Since this was his first visit anyway, it made no difference which city or territory he went to. There was no such thing as familiarity or unfamiliarity to him. Traveling anywhere was simply for enjoyment.
Having figured that out, Li Changsheng no longer hesitated. He strode forward, heading straight for the towering and magnificent gates of Heaven Dou City in the distance.
The closer he came to the city, the more tangible Heaven Dou City's prosperity became.
Compared to the era Tang San had lived in ten thousand years ago, the Heaven Dou City of today had shed the immature layout of its former days after ten thousand years of development and transformation.
Though its territorial expanse could not compare to the vast flourishing lands of ancient times, the city's civic development, soul master system, and commercial trade had long surpassed those of ten thousand years ago.
Its streets were neatly planned, and tall buildings and pavilions stood in orderly rows.
All kinds of shops lined the roads, offering pills, Soul Tools, medicinal herbs, weapons, and everything else imaginable.
Pedestrians thronged the streets.
There were ordinary civilians dressed in plain clothes, soul masters of every rank wearing soul master badges, and even people traveling back and forth on low-level Soul Tools. It was a vibrant scene of prosperity and everyday life.
More importantly, times had changed.
Ten thousand years ago, the greatest support of the Heaven Dou Empire had been none other than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one of the upper three sects.
Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possessed wealth beyond measure and peerless support abilities, it had ultimately been only a single sect, with limited foundations.
But Heaven Dou City today was backed by a supreme and transcendent force of the current era—the Body Sect!
The Body Sect was one of the foremost giants of the Peerless Tang Clan Era, with deep foundations and countless experts.
Even across the entire Douluo Continent, it was one of the strongest powers.
The mere Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was utterly insignificant before the deeply rooted and expert-filled Body Sect. The two were not comparable in the slightest.
It was precisely because the Body Sect, this towering tree, guarded and protected it that the Heaven Dou Empire could enjoy national prosperity and a flourishing capital while still using Heaven Dou City from ten thousand years ago as its capital.
Unlike the neighboring Dou Ling Empire.
Though it had likewise split off from the Heaven Dou Empire, its overall strength could not compare to the Heaven Dou Empire's.
After all, the Body Sect's sect master was a level ninety-eight Peak Douluo.
Second only to a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo.
Li Changsheng moved through the lively, bustling streets, wandering at an unhurried pace as he curiously observed this Douluo world ten thousand years in the future.
He looked at the Soul Tools visible everywhere and experienced an entirely different era.
But as he wandered, an incredibly fatal problem suddenly surged into his mind. He stopped in his tracks, and the leisurely expression on his face vanished completely.
"Damn it, I forgot something important!"
Right now, he possessed the status of the son of two Divine Kings and carried supreme divine bloodlines.
He had his father's Destruction Scepter and his mother's Life Ancient Tree, two super divine artifacts, on his person.
In terms of talent, weapons, and background, he utterly crushed every living being on the Douluo Continent.
But—
He had no martial soul!
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