Heaven Dou City

Bai Chen sighed wearily.

Three-Eyed Golden Lion's mental age was indeed only around ten, and her five thousand years of cultivation did indeed correspond to a Soul Ancestor.

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

"What is it? Do you have a problem with that?"

"No, no."

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

"Have you decided on your name, then?"

"Mm, I have."

Three-Eyed Golden Lion smiled proudly.

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

Her delighted smile made it clear that she was extremely pleased with her identity as his "older sister."

During this time, she had rarely managed to get the better of Bai Chen. Since that was the case, she would make something of their identities instead.

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

Bai Chen twitched the corner of his mouth speechlessly, then turned to Scarlet King.

"Scarlet King, please take human form as well."

"Alright."

Scarlet King nodded all three of his heads. A flash of red light later, he became 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 taking human form could not.

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

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

Scarlet King might have repeatedly suffered setbacks in the Douluo II Era, appearing to be merely a level ninety-six Super Douluo, but that was because the Douluo II Era was the generation with the best record against Soul Beasts.

In the Douluo I Era, every Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast possessed combat strength above level ninety-five, while 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 Scarlet King possessed level ninety-eight combat strength in the Douluo I Era.

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

With that, 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 eliminate 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 personally taking action would not be impossible."

"I understand."

Bai Chen was immediately reassured.

Di Tian's promise was enough.

He was not in such a hurry anyway. Delaying the matter a little would not hurt.

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, what are your plans once 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. She was filled with longing for it, but once she truly arrived there, she had no idea what she was supposed to do.

"Of course I have plans."

Bai Chen smiled confidently.

"First, we need to make money."

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

"Obviously. In the human world, money may not be able to do everything, but without money, you can't do anything. Even great undertakings need 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 get money? Rob people?"

"You see something you like and rob it? What kind of Soul Beast logic is that... Remember this: from today onward, you live in human society. As humans, we must at least abide by the proper order."

"Then what do you suggest?"

Bai Yueqiu admitted she had no ideas.

She had originally been the pampered little princess of the Star Dou Great Forest. The Soul Beasts she selected as food did not even dare attack her. Asking her to come up with a way to make money was truly asking too much.

Bai Chen calmly raised one finger.

"It's simple. Rare goods are valuable. In the human world, as long as something is unusual, there will be buyers. If it is both unusual and useful, all the more so. The Soul Tool and forging techniques I learned in 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..." Scarlet King interjected from the side, still somewhat confused. "So we're going to find powerful humans and promote that... whatever technology of yours?"

"Of course not."

Bai Chen smiled.

"Humans all have a certain mentality: they don't cherish things delivered right to their doorstep."

If Bai Chen took the initiative to approach those powerful humans, they would instinctively think that he needed something from them, subconsciously lowering 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 set their sights on, and their valuation of both 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."

"..."

Bai Yueqiu and Scarlet King both fell silent.

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

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

If Soul Beasts could be as clever 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 from this moment onward.

Heaven Dou City

If one asked which city in the Heaven Dou Empire was the most prosperous, it was naturally the empire's capital, Heaven Dou City.

Heaven Dou City was the political center of power for the Heaven Dou Empire and one of the two largest cities on the entire continent. Only Star Luo City, the imperial capital of the Star Luo Empire, could barely compare to it.

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

After arriving in Heaven Dou City, Bai Chen immediately went to the local Spirit Hall branch to register his identity and collect 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 wandering around Heaven Dou City twice, Bai Chen quickly found a blacksmith shop.

Listening to the clanging of metal from within, Bai Chen curled his lips into a smile. Rather than entering immediately, he circled into a small alley beside it.

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

"Your Illusion Soul Skill is pretty impressive." Seeing his altered 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 a Simulation."

It had to be said that Simulation was an incredibly useful Soul Skill. In terms of versatility, it was definitely the strongest among his current Soul Skills.

After using Spiritual Detection to confirm that there was nothing wrong with his disguise, Bai Chen led Scarlet King and Bai Yueqiu into the blacksmith shop.

"Welcome. What can I get for you three?"

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

Bai Chen asked directly:

"Are you hiring here? I want to work at this shop."

"Uh, well..."

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

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

Bai Chen had used Simulation to create a new appearance before entering precisely for this reason.

With his strength and the number of Soul Skills he possessed, one ring could not possibly explain his abilities. He needed to appear at least at the Soul Ancestor level.

Yet a six-year-old Soul Ancestor was simply too outrageous, so he had conveniently disguised himself as an eighteen-year-old.

That way, he was still considered extraordinarily gifted in this era, but at least not quite so absurdly so.

Seeing that Bai Chen was 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 what you can do?"

"No problem."

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

He had long wanted to test his forging ability in this era, but he had previously been confined within the Core Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest and simply had no opportunity to do so.

According to the theories Duan Xuan had explained, the most suitable common attributes for a blacksmith were Fire Attribute and Light Attribute. Not only did he possess both at the ultimate level, he also possessed an exceptionally strong power attribute. His forging talent might not be inferior to his own in the Douluo II Era.

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

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

After observing from the side for only a few seconds, the shop owner reached a conclusion:

This young man's forging skill was far beyond his own.

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

If forging were a towering mountain and he stood only at its foot, then in his eyes, Bai Chen had already reached the summit.

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

He was now completely certain: his forging talent in this era was greater.

This was not merely because his attributes were more suitable. The Soul Skill he had just acquired was also helping him immensely in forging.

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

Mistakes were common among low-level blacksmiths. Even the best among them 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 Future Prediction, Bai Chen could avoid mistakes almost completely.

Whenever he saw a future he was dissatisfied with, he simply changed his movements until he saw the most suitable future.

One second of future sight was not long, but in the field of forging, it was more than sufficient.

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 top-quality even among First-Grade Thousand Forging, already extremely close to Spirit Forging.

If he used the Thousand Forging hammer from Blood Sacrifice instead, could he directly reach a higher realm?

Bai Chen thought excitedly.

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

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

"More than sufficient. They're excessive, if anything."