Douluo: The Chosen Ones Gather, but the Eras Are Misaligned Chapter 46

Bai Chen sighed wearily.

This Three-Eyed Golden Lion really did have the mental age of around ten, and her five-thousand-year cultivation really was comparable to that of a Soul Ancestor.

But a ten-year-old Soul Ancestor would cause a massive uproar in the human world, wouldn't it?

"What is it? Do you have some objection?"

"No, no."

Seeing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion frown, Bai Chen hurriedly shook his head and asked,

"Have you decided on your name, then?"

"Mm, I have."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion smiled smugly.

"My identity in the outside world will be your older sister, so I'll be called Bai Yueqiu."

It was obvious from her delighted smile that she was extremely proud of her identity as his "older sister."

During this time, she had rarely managed to gain any advantage over Bai Chen. Since that was the case, she would make an issue out of their identities instead.

No matter how mature Bai Chen was, he was still her bratty little brother.

Bai Chen's mouth twitched speechlessly. He turned to Red King and said,

"Then Red King, please take on a human form as well."

"Alright."

Red King nodded his three heads. With a flash of red light, he transformed into a burly red-haired man.

Ferocious Beasts taking human form differed from Soul Beasts rebuilding themselves. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that rebuilt itself could be recognized by a Title Douluo, but a Ferocious Beast in human form could not.

Therefore, in the eyes of humans outside, Red King was merely a human bodyguard.

With Red King serving as his guardian, many of Bai Chen's actions in the human world would become much more convenient.

Don't be fooled by how often Red King suffered setbacks in the Douluo II Era, where he only displayed the strength of a level ninety-six Super Douluo. That was because the Douluo II Era was the generation with the best record against Soul Beasts.

During the Douluo I Era, every Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast possessed combat strength above level ninety-five. Yet in the Douluo II Era, ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts could only contend against level ninety-two or ninety-three Title Douluo.

A being like Red King possessed level ninety-eight combat strength in the Douluo I Era.

There was no need to explain the weight carried by a level ninety-eight powerhouse in this era.

Thus, the Star Dou Trio had assembled.

Before leaving, Bai Chen asked Di Tian,

"Di Tian, if I asked you to send Bear Lord to help me get rid of someone, would you agree?"

Di Tian pondered for a moment before replying with a smile,

"If you can bring us sufficient benefits, then forget Bear Lord—even I can personally take action."

"Understood."

Bai Chen immediately felt relieved.

Di Tian's promise was enough.

In any case, he was not in such a hurry. It would not matter if he put this matter off for a while.

Thus, the group officially left the Core Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest and headed toward the human world.

Along the way, Bai Yueqiu asked,

"Bai Chen, do you have any plans for when we reach the human world?"

Although she had seen Bai Chen's memories, her understanding of the human world still could not compare to his. Therefore, while she was filled with longing for it, she truly had no idea what to do once they arrived.

"Of course I do."

Bai Chen smiled confidently.

"The first step is making money."

"Huh?" Bai Yueqiu curled her lips in boredom. "How vulgar. I thought you were going to do something grand."

"Of course. In the human world, money may not be able to do everything, but without money, you can do nothing. Even grand undertakings require financial support."

Bai Chen rolled his eyes irritably, worried about the intelligence of his new "older sister."

Bai Yueqiu asked indignantly,

"Then how are you planning to make money? Rob people?"

"You rob whatever catches your eye? What kind of Soul Beast logic is that...? Remember, from today onward, you'll be living in human society. As humans, we must at least follow the proper rules."

"Then what do you suggest?"

Bai Yueqiu admitted that she had no ideas.

She had originally been the pampered little princess of the Star Dou Great Forest. Even the Soul Beasts she chose as food had not dared attack her. Asking her to come up with a way to make money was truly making things difficult for her.

Bai Chen calmly raised one finger.

"It's simple. Rare goods command high prices. In the human world, as long as something is rare, there will be no shortage of buyers. That goes doubly for rare things with practical value. The Soul Guide Device technology and forging techniques I learned from the other two eras have not yet appeared in this era. With those two technologies, we won't have to worry about making money."

"Oh..." Red King interjected from the side, still somewhat bewildered. "So we're going to find powerful humans and promote that technology of yours?"

"Of course not."

Bai Chen smiled.

"Humans all share a certain mentality: they do not cherish things delivered right to their doorstep."

If Bai Chen approached those human powerhouses himself, they would instinctively assume that he needed something from them, and subconsciously lower their valuation of the technologies in his hands.

But if Bai Chen spread the news and waited for them to come to him, it would be different. They would think it was something they had taken an interest in, and their valuation of Bai Chen and the technologies he possessed would soar.

"So what we should do is sit tight and wait for the big fish to take the bait."

"..."

Both Bai Yueqiu and Red King fell silent.

They realized that they seemed unable to keep up with Bai Chen's train of thought. They only felt that he was talking about something incredibly impressive.

In truth, Bai Chen did not expect them to understand.

If Soul Beasts were as intelligent as humans, they would not have ended up in such a miserable state.

He only needed them to support him with their strength.

"You'll understand when the time comes. Just follow me!"

Ahead of the three of them, the exit of the Star Dou Great Forest was already within reach.

On this day, the fate of Douluo Continent underwent a tremendous change, and countless lives would begin to be rewritten.

Heaven Dou City

If one were to ask which city in the Heaven Dou Empire was the most prosperous, it would naturally be the empire's capital, Heaven Dou City.

Heaven Dou City was the political center of power for the Heaven Dou Empire. At the same time, it was one of the continent's two largest cities, with only Star Luo City, another imperial capital, barely able to rival it.

Without taking any detours, Bai Chen and his group came directly to the continent's most prosperous city.

After arriving in Heaven Dou City, Bai Chen immediately went to the local Martial Soul Hall branch to register his identity and receive his subsidy.

As a One-Ring Soul Master, the subsidy he received was not much, but it was enough to serve as his starting capital.

After circling Heaven Dou City twice, Bai Chen quickly found a blacksmith's shop.

Listening to the sound of metal clashing within the shop, Bai Chen curled his lips into a smile. Rather than enter immediately, he slipped into a nearby alley.

When he emerged into the sunlight again, he had transformed into an ordinary-looking eighteen-year-old youth.

"Your Illusion soul skill is really impressive." Seeing his transformed appearance, Bai Yueqiu could not help widening her eyes. "Even I can't see through your disguise."

Bai Chen adjusted his collar and corrected her with a smile,

"This isn't an Illusion. It's Simulation."

To be fair, Simulation was an incredibly useful soul skill. In terms of versatility, it was undoubtedly the strongest among his current soul skills.

After using Spiritual Detection to confirm that there were no problems with his disguise, Bai Chen led Red King and Bai Yueqiu into the blacksmith's shop.

"Welcome. Is there anything the three of you need?"

Hearing the door open, the shop owner immediately put on a smile and came forward.

Bai Chen asked directly,

"Are you hiring here? I want to work here."

"Uh, this..."

The shop owner froze. Just as he was about to refuse, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Two yellow and two purple—four Soul Rings floated from Bai Chen's body.

Bai Chen had used Simulation to create a new appearance beforehand precisely because of this consideration.

With his strength and number of soul skills, one ring of cultivation could not explain his abilities. At the very least, he needed to appear to be at the level of a Soul Ancestor.

But a six-year-old Soul Ancestor was far too outrageous, so he had casually disguised himself as an eighteen-year-old.

That way, while he was still extraordinarily talented in this era, he would not seem quite so absurd.

Seeing that Bai Chen was actually a distinguished Soul Ancestor, the shop owner immediately changed his attitude. He revealed a flattering smile and gestured toward the forging table.

"Of course. Then, sir, could you first let me see your abilities?"

"No problem."

Bai Chen walked straight to the forging table, picked up the forging hammer, and excitement flashed in his eyes.

He had actually wanted to test his forging abilities in this era for a long time. However, he had previously been confined to the Core Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, where there had been no conditions for him to try.

According to the theories Duan Xuan had explained, the most suitable ordinary attributes for a blacksmith were fire and light. Not only did he possess both at the ultimate level, but he even had an extremely powerful strength attribute. In terms of forging talent, he might not be inferior to his self from the Douluo II Era.

Moreover, ever since obtaining his first Soul Ring, he had had a hypothesis he wanted to test.

The Spiritual Detection network silently spread out. Purple-golden light gleamed in Bai Chen's golden eyes as he began forging.

After watching for only a few seconds, the shop owner came to a conclusion.

This young man's forging level far surpassed his own.

Whether it was the force with which he swung the forging hammer or the rhythm of his strikes, both made the shop owner feel as though he could only look up at him.

If forging were a mountain and he stood at its foot, then in his eyes, Bai Chen was someone who had already reached its summit.

While the shop owner watched in a daze, Bai Chen also entered an extremely wondrous state.

He had now completely confirmed it: his forging talent in this era was even higher.

This was not merely because his attributes were more suited to forging. The soul skill he had just acquired was also providing him tremendous help during the process.

The predictive ability inherent in his Spiritual Detection allowed him to see one second into the future. In other words, he could directly see the result of his next strike.

Mistakes were extremely common among low-level blacksmiths. Even outstanding low-level blacksmiths would not dare claim that they could forge a piece of metal without making a single mistake.

Fortunately, one or two mistakes would not have any decisive impact on forging work.

But with his Future Prediction ability, Bai Chen could avoid mistakes almost completely.

Whenever he saw a future he was dissatisfied with, he would immediately alter his movements until he saw the most suitable future.

A one-second view of the future was not long, but in the field of forging, it was more than enough.

When golden light rose and the First-Grade Thousand Forging metal was completed, Bai Chen even felt reluctant to stop.

This piece of Thousand-Forged Metal was among the very best of First-Grade quality, already extremely close to Spirit Forging.

If he used a Thousand Forging hammer enhanced through Blood Sacrifice, could he directly advance to a higher realm?

Bai Chen thought excitedly.

He took a deep breath, steadied his emotions, and looked at the shop owner.

"Boss, are my abilities enough for a position here?"

"More than enough. In fact, they're far beyond enough."