Douluo: Sons of Their Versions Gather, but the Eras Are Misaligned

The crimson figure had three enormous heads and looked somewhat like a lion. Its entire body was scarlet, and as it appeared, a scorching aura rushed toward them.

Clearly, it was Red King, ranked eighth among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.

In the Douluo II Era, all Ten Great Ferocious Beasts had cultivation bases exceeding three hundred thousand years. The Ice Empress, ranked just one place above Red King, was already very close to four hundred thousand years old. Even if Red King had not reached three hundred ninety thousand years, he was probably at least three hundred seventy or three hundred eighty thousand years old.

By that logic, Red King's cultivation ten thousand years ago had to have exceeded three hundred thousand years as well. He was likewise a being at the level of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.

But then again, Red King, had you accidentally let your own Emperor Auspicious Beast run away again?

Bai Chen silently placed Red King and Xuan Zi in the same category in his mind.

No, considering that Red King had been instantly flattened in a direct clash with Xuan Zi, he was even worse than Xuan Zi.

As Bai Chen inwardly mocked Red King's negligence, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion set him down and roughly explained the situation to Red King.

She said to Red King,

"Red King, go call Di Tian out. I have something to say to him."

"Alright."

Red King gave Bai Chen a deep look. All three heads nodded at once before he ran off again.

Before long, Bai Chen saw the person he had been waiting for.

"Lucky Beast, Red King said you encountered a human existence equal to yourself?"

As a steady voice sounded, a black-haired, golden-eyed young man emerged from the darkness. He did not make any special movements, yet he naturally exuded the bearing of one in authority.

He was Di Tian, first among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts and the Beast God who would be known as the continent's strongest being ten thousand years later.

However, in the Douluo I Era, humanity's exploration of the Star Dou Great Forest was still insufficient, so they did not yet know of Di Tian's existence.

"That's right."

Upon seeing Di Tian, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion visibly relaxed, and her tone became much lighter.

"Di Tian, this human is called Bai Chen. His Martial Soul is the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. If he stays beside me, my cultivation speed can increase just like yours does!"

"Oh?"

Di Tian glanced at Bai Chen and smiled.

"That is good. It seems we will have to raise this lucky human and let him live as long as possible."

Bai Chen's current situation was somewhat similar to Huo Yuhao's at the end of the Douluo II Era. Back then, Huo Yuhao had been blessed by fortune, so Di Tian had needed to find a way to extend his life to keep the fortune on him from vanishing.

The same applied to Bai Chen now. He was also a human beneficial to the Star Dou Great Forest, and with Di Tian's methods, extending his lifespan a little would not be difficult.

But Bai Chen did not want to become an imprisoned humanoid buff machine. Since he had luckily been reincarnated once, he naturally wanted to see this world properly. As for the scenery of the Star Dou Great Forest, he had already seen far too much of it in the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's memories.

Fortunately, he did not lack material to negotiate with Di Tian.

"Di Tian, how is that Ice Silkworm you have imprisoned doing now?"

"—"

The moment Bai Chen spoke, Di Tian's gaze locked onto him, his eyes filled with surprise.

In this era, the Core Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest was a true forbidden zone for humans, while the Great Beast Land was completely inaccessible to them.

Therefore, the Skydream Iceworm hidden in the deepest part of the Great Beast Land should have been entirely unknown to humanity.

Yet this human before him had immediately exposed the Skydream Iceworm's existence. That was absolutely abnormal.

Facing Di Tian's scrutinizing gaze, Bai Chen did not waver in the slightest and continued,

"I exist in three different eras at the same time. The me speaking to you now is merely the earliest version of myself. There are also two other versions of me, one ten thousand years in the future and one twenty thousand years in the future. We share the same consciousness across these three eras, so I know things that people in this era could not possibly know. If you do not believe me, ask the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. She just shared memories with me and can prove whether I am telling the truth."

At his final sentence, Di Tian shifted his gaze to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion nodded at him, indicating that everything Bai Chen had said was true.

This was also one of the reasons Bai Chen had not panicked after sharing memories from the three eras with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

To him, having his memories shared was not necessarily a bad thing. On the contrary, he could use this opportunity to conveniently attribute much of the information only a transmigrator could know to his future selves, making his words more credible.

Take the Skydream Iceworm, for example. He had actually learned every detail from the novel, but now he could claim it was information his self from twenty thousand years later had heard. For some reason, in the Douluo III Era, the legend of the Million-Year Soul Beast Skydream Iceworm seemed to be known by everyone. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion knew that much.

"There is such a thing..."

Di Tian muttered in disbelief, seemingly unable to accept it.

Even for someone as knowledgeable as him, Bai Chen was the first oddity of his kind he had ever encountered.

But Di Tian did not yet know that this was only the beginning. Bai Chen would bring him countless more surprises in the future.

Bai Chen said seriously,

"There are many matters more important than this, Di Tian. Twenty thousand years from now, Soul Beasts will have fallen to the brink of extermination by humanity."

"..."

Di Tian once again turned his gaze toward the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

The answer he received was the same as before. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion nodded heavily and told Di Tian that everything Bai Chen said was true.

"Phew..."

Di Tian let out a long breath, turned around, and said flatly,

"Come, Bai Chen. I will take you to meet a noble existence."

After saying that, he did not wait for Bai Chen's response and began walking deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

Bai Chen exchanged a glance with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and hurriedly followed.

Though Di Tian had not said whom he was taking Bai Chen to meet, Bai Chen had a rough guess.

What Bai Chen had said concerned the survival of all Soul Beasts. Naturally, the person Di Tian intended to take him to meet was the true ruler of Soul Beasts.

The Silver Dragon King, who was currently recovering from her injuries.

The Silver Dragon King

On the way to the Great Beast Land, Di Tian remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.

Only after reaching the side of the Lake of Life did Di Tian stop and say to Bai Chen,

"The one you are about to meet is the most exalted existence among us Soul Beasts. You are not allowed to tell a single lie. Show respect in your attitude. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

Bai Chen nodded.

Di Tian seemed satisfied with his attitude. Turning toward the Lake of Life, he extended a hand over the lake. Black currents drifted from his palm and slowly merged into the waters.

Soon, ripples spread across the surface of the Lake of Life. With a thunderous rumble, a massive silver head rose from the water.

The beautiful silver dragon looked down at Di Tian from above and said in a deep voice,

"Di Tian, didn't I tell you not to wake me unless it was urgent? What happened?"

Looking at the dazzling silver dragon, Bai Chen of the Douluo III Era silently glanced at the silver-haired girl resting against his shoulder.

He reached out and poked the girl's cheek. She let out a soft murmur and instinctively curled up, making her already petite body look even more adorable.

If he did not know the story, it would truly have been difficult to imagine the Silver Dragon King becoming like this.

On the Douluo I side, Di Tian also began explaining the situation to the Silver Dragon King.

The Silver Dragon King listened patiently. By the end, her gaze had become somewhat strange as well.

She shifted her attention back to Bai Chen.

"Human, come here."

Bai Chen obediently stepped forward.

The Silver Dragon King's gaze swept over him twice. She said thoughtfully,

"There is indeed a strange yet profound power of time and space on him. It seems he was not lying."

Di Tian asked,

"My Lord, can you control this power of time and space?"

"No."

The Silver Dragon King shook her head.

"This power of time and space is on an extremely high level. Even I can only perceive its existence after close observation. Mastering it is impossible."

After answering Di Tian's question, she said calmly to Bai Chen,

"Then, child, tell me in detail about the future. I would like to know how Soul Beasts were driven by humans to the brink of extinction."

"Alright."

Bai Chen readily agreed and said,

"To explain the reversal of power between humans and Soul Beasts, we must first begin six thousand years in the future..."

The conflict between Soul Beasts and humans had lasted for ages. It could be said that from the moment these two species came into being, they had existed in a relationship of mutual hunting.

Throughout this long struggle, humans had spent the overwhelming majority of the time at an absolute disadvantage.

Take the Douluo I Era Bai Chen lived in. Humans did not even know that the Great Beast Land existed.

It was no exaggeration to say that if the Divine Realm had not intervened, the Star Dou Great Forest of this era could truly have destroyed humanity by launching a beast tide.

Yet only twenty thousand years later, Soul Beasts had been forced into a desperate situation.

Do not think twenty thousand years was a long time. Looking across the river of Douluo Continent's history, twenty thousand years was merely a very small stretch.

There were two primary reasons humanity had been able to force Soul Beasts into such a state in so short a time.

First, the emergence of Soul Guide Devices.

Although Soul Guide Devices existed in the Douluo I Era, they were basically inherited antiques. But after the Douluo Continent collided with the Sun Moon Continent, Soul Guide Devices became tools Soul Masters could manufacture themselves.

This directly brought an enormous increase to the overall strength of the entire Soul Master world.

Second, the leap in Soul Master cultivation.

From the Douluo I Era to the Douluo III Era, cultivation methods and cultivation resources for Soul Masters had constantly changed. Overall, however, the average cultivation of Soul Masters had continued to rise.

During the Douluo I Era, Bo Saixi remained on Sea God Island, Tang Chen was controlled by the King of Slaughter, and Qian Daoliu was the only Limit Douluo on the entire Douluo Continent who could act freely. Against Di Tian and the many Ferocious Beasts under him, humanity had no ability to resist at all.

But by the Douluo III Era, humans had produced Yun Ming and Chen Xinjie, two beings on Di Tian's level. The number of Limit Douluos had exploded as well. In this era, even without relying on technology, humanity's overall strength still surpassed that of Soul Beasts.

In Bai Chen's view, the fundamental reason Soul Beasts had been overtaken lay in intelligence.

To put it more bluntly, Soul Beasts were generally not very bright.

Humans could reach a certain level of intelligence after just over a decade of growth, while Soul Beasts needed one hundred thousand years to catch up.

The gap in time was simply too immense—immense enough to inspire despair.

Whether it was the development of Soul Guide Devices or advances in cultivation methods, both had been achieved through knowledge passed down like a flame from generation to generation. The long years Soul Beasts required to gain intelligence clearly did not allow them to do the same.

It could be said that Soul Beasts losing to humans had been inevitable and was very difficult to avoid.

"Then what should we do?"

After hearing Bai Chen's account, the Silver Dragon King asked curiously,

"If you were to think of a way to save Soul Beasts, what method could you come up with?"

"Become a god. Save Soul Beasts through absolute power."

Bai Chen immediately answered with conviction,

"According to the legend passed down twenty thousand years later, Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao relied on the power of the Million-Year Soul Beast Skydream Iceworm to successfully reach the God Level. I believe I have that potential as well."

"Oh?"

The Silver Dragon King smiled at his words.

"Are you saying that I should give the Skydream Iceworm to you? So this is where your true intentions lie."

"Not give. Exchange."

Bai Chen corrected her.

"I will become a god through the Skydream Iceworm's power and repay you afterward. Of course, I will not do nothing before becoming a god. I will share the technology I learned from the future with you, allowing you to experience in advance the convenience of the technology humans use to defeat Soul Beasts, thereby strengthening Soul Beasts as a whole."

"Interesting."