Harvested Once Every Ten Thousand Years?

Had her plan failed completely? Or had she ultimately been unable to escape the fate of slumber, forced to watch as the Tang Family harvested the fortune of the entire continent once again?

Or perhaps... she and Tang Wulin had ultimately ended up on completely opposing sides, even falling into an irreversible fate? Had she died?

Countless guesses and doubts surged into her mind like a tide. Even though she had lived for countless millennia, these scant clues were enough to leave her restless and unsettled.

She felt her temples throb as an unbearable swelling pain rose within her.

Subconsciously, she raised a hand to press against her forehead. A trace of unconcealed exhaustion appeared on her stunningly beautiful face.

Three-Eyed Golden Lion within the Elemental Cage had long noticed that something was wrong with her master.

Gu Yuena was usually always cold and imposing, as though nothing in the world could shake her composure. Not to mention showing such a lost and helpless expression, she rarely even frowned.

Seeing her clutch her forehead as if her head were splitting apart, the Emperor Auspicious Beast immediately panicked. It clung to the bars of the Elemental Cage and let out soft little whimpers, its furry paws repeatedly patting the bars as it tried to draw Gu Yuena's attention.

That soft cry truly pulled Gu Yuena back from her chaotic thoughts.

She looked toward the little creature in the cage, its golden fur standing on end as it gazed at her pitifully with watery eyes. The hostility and confusion in her eyes instantly faded considerably, leaving behind only a trace of helpless gentleness.

Seeing her look over, Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately perked up. It pressed its little paws together and clapped them at her again and again, its round body swaying as it desperately acted cute to curry favor. Its little eyes practically screamed, "Master, what's wrong? Do you want me to comfort you?"

"Alright, stop acting cute."

Seeing its adorably foolish appearance, Gu Yuena couldn't help but curl her lips into an extremely faint, nearly imperceptible smile.

Yet her tone remained as cold as ever. "It's not like you can't speak. What's with all these gestures? Who are you trying to act cute for?"

Despite saying that, she still raised her hand. The indestructible cage instantly turned into countless motes of light and dissolved into the dense life energy.

Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes immediately lit up like two little golden pearls. It hurried over on its short little legs to Gu Yuena's feet, rubbing its furry head against the hem of her dress again and again while letting out ingratiating purrs.

For once, Gu Yuena didn't push it away. Instead, she bent down and gently stroked its furry head.

At the warm, soft touch, Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately narrowed its eyes in comfort. Its little body went limp, looking utterly trusting and dependent.

The contents of the diary from earlier kept echoing through Wang Dong'er's mind.

Tang Wulin.

Her biological younger brother.

From the diary, Wang Dong'er had learned her true identity and the real reason her father, Tang San, had thrown her into this world.

She had even used the diary beforehand to block all of Tang San's perception of her.

But she had never known that she actually had a biological younger brother—one who had been born ten thousand years later and would ultimately possess strength as a God King that even the God Realm had to fear.

Favoring sons over daughters.

Those four words from the diary pierced deeply into her heart.

Yes. Her father had thrown her into this unfamiliar era and made her endure countless hardships, all so she could approach this world's child of fortune and harvest the fortune of the entire continent for him.

Yet her younger brother had been safely placed ten thousand years in the future, where he could grow up smoothly and ultimately obtain power enough to shake the God Realm.

So, in the eyes of that lofty father, she and her brother had carried different weight from the very beginning.

A bitter smile appeared on Wang Dong'er's lips. She had long since stopped expecting much from the father she had never met, the man who had treated her only as a chess piece. All she felt toward him was hatred.

Yet at this moment, her heart still filled with sorrow and an unprecedented hatred.

Far North.

A look of realization flashed through Snow Empress's ice-blue eyes.

So this Tang Wulin was someone from ten thousand years in the future.

For humans, who lived fleeting lives, ten thousand years was an immense span of time that even ten generations could not cross. But for soul beasts like them, who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, it was merely the flick of a finger.

But as soon as that thought arose, new doubts immediately surged forth.

Something wasn't right.

Wang Dong'er, Tang San's daughter, and Tang Wulin were biological siblings born of the same mother.

Since they were blood-related siblings, why place the daughter in the present, ten thousand years earlier, while placing the son ten thousand years later? It made no sense at all.

Snow Empress frowned slightly.

Suddenly, inspiration flashed through her mind, and a horrifying thought instantly shot into her consciousness.

Time.

It was time.

According to Lin Ye's diary, there had been a full ten-thousand-year gap between Douluo I and Douluo II. The gap between Douluo II and Douluo III had likewise been ten thousand years.

Exactly ten thousand years.

Tang San himself had become a God King of the God Realm through his own strength during the era of Douluo I, and thus began plotting against Douluo Continent.

Ten thousand years later, he sent his daughter into the era of Douluo II—this very era—so she could approach the child of fortune of this age and gather the fortune of the entire continent back into the Tang Family's hands.

Then, ten thousand years later in Douluo III, he sent his son there to continue harvesting the fortune of the next ten thousand years.

Every ten thousand years, he sent one of his own family members here to harvest a crop of the entire continent's fortune, using it to nourish the Tang Family's power and status!

The moment she fully understood this thought, Snow Empress felt an icy chill shoot from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.

She had lived for hundreds of thousands of years and seen countless sinister, cunning, greedy, and selfish humans. Yet she had never seen anyone scheme to such an extent.

He treated the entire continent—even the entire God Realm—as his own possession, laying out such a shocking grand scheme with ten thousand years as its unit.

Now she understood why Lin Ye bore such deep resentment and wariness toward Tang San. It wasn't that Tang San was targeting Lin Ye, nor that Lin Ye was targeting Tang San. The two were naturally destined to stand on opposing sides.

Ice Empress's mind worked a little more slowly, but she wasn't stupid. No soul beast capable of cultivating to such a level could possibly be foolish.

She had just wanted to tell Snow Empress about her discovery, but when she turned around, she found Snow Empress's expression was just as grim—perhaps even grimmer than her own.

She immediately understood. Snow Empress had already thought of it, and even earlier than she had.

"Xue'er, you thought of it too?"

Ice Empress asked cautiously, afraid of disturbing Snow Empress's thoughts.

Snow Empress said nothing. She merely nodded, her expression returning to calm.