The Simple, Honest Commonfolk and a Grand Vision

Within the Heavenly Screen.

Bai Fan began to warn Dugu Bo. "Senior Poison, if you ever encounter a child named Tang San in the future, stay far away from him."

Dugu Bo was somewhat puzzled. "Why? Does that child have some secret?"

"Nothing much. He's Tang Hao's future son and possesses twin martial souls. We can't afford to provoke someone of that standing. One day, we might even end up as cannon fodder in their hands."

"What? The Clear Sky Sect is actually going to produce another junior with twin martial souls?!" Yu Yuanzhen jumped to his feet the moment he learned this.

"Damn Clear Sky Sect. They're already this powerful, yet they still have to produce such an outstanding junior. Aren't they just making things difficult for everyone else? I really wonder what position that old bastard from the Clear Sky Sect uses when he does the deed, to create so many exceptional descendants in a row."

Just as Yu Yuanzhen was grumbling, the sleeping Little Golden Dragon beside him awakened.

A dragon's roar resounded throughout Sunset Forest.

Yu Yuanzhen's martial soul was suppressed. He immediately shut his mouth and stood still, watching Little Golden Dragon.

The once slightly chubby Little Golden Dragon had now grown much larger, and delicate scales covered its golden skin.

A pair of imposing dragon horns had emerged from its round head. The scales along its back split apart, and a pair of golden dragon wings grew out.

Its eyes had become golden vertical pupils, radiating an overwhelming pressure.

Little Golden Dragon strode toward Bai Fan on four thick, powerful limbs, letting out a clear dragon's roar.

Bai Fan was connected to it in spirit. "You need a drop of my blood essence?"

Little Golden Dragon nodded in confirmation.

Without any hesitation, Bai Fan drew out a drop of his blood essence. Under Little Golden Dragon's control, it flew toward its abdomen and swiftly merged into its body.

A brilliant golden dragon scale grew where the blood essence entered.

With this task complete, Bai Fan left Sunset Forest with Little Golden Dragon and began a new journey.

Outside the Heavenly Screen,

Yu Xiaogang stared fixedly at the mighty and handsome Little Golden Dragon, then looked at Luo Sanpao beside him. A crushing sense of disparity and loss swept through him.

"What did I do wrong for the heavens to treat me like this? The world is so unfair!"

Shrek Academy, ten thousand years later.

Mu En looked at the valiant Little Golden Dragon, and his eyes unconsciously grew moist.

"This is what an ancestor should look like. The Golden Holy Dragon should be this mighty."

At that moment, Mu En chose to deceive himself, treating Bai Fan on the Heavenly Screen as his own ancestor.

After all, no one wanted to admit that their ancestor's martial soul was a pig that could only fart. Everyone hoped their ancestor was powerful enough.

Within the Heavenly Screen.

In the blink of an eye, four years passed.

Bai Fan had already grown into a handsome sixteen-year-old youth.

Ever since Bai Fan consumed Immortal Herbs and broke through his bottleneck, his cultivation speed had soared. At sixteen, he was already a level 58 Soul King.

His Soul Ring configuration was even more astonishing: purple, purple, purple, black, black.

During this time, he also discovered a secret: his relationship with Little Golden Dragon was no longer that of a Soul Master and a martial soul.

Little Golden Dragon was more like an independent individual. Their minds were linked, yet each could cultivate separately.

In other words, their lives and deaths were no longer bound together. They got along more like friends or brothers.

Bai Fan continued traveling across the continent, constantly hunting Evil Soul Masters and helping remote regions maintain stable lives.

The man and dragon quickly became famous throughout the continent. More and more remote regions began to regard Bai Fan as a god.

One day, Bai Fan ate at a farmer's home. Looking at the simple, sincere old man, his heart trembled slightly.

"So this is what it feels like to be loved by the people? Why should I turn a blind eye to these simple, pitiful commonfolk? I will liberate them, so that every person can eat their fill and live in peace."

"I, Bai Fan, must live a life of greatness. I will recreate the feats of great men!"

Bai Fan seized a free moment and gathered all the villagers together.

"Fellow villagers, elders, would you be willing to place your trust in me?"

"Lord Xiao Gang, you must be joking. You saved our lives. You are our living Bodhisattva. We trust you without reservation."

"Since that is the case, I hereby solemnly announce something. I intend to establish a force, one capable of overthrowing the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire."

"The empires have treated us unjustly, so they cannot blame us for being disloyal. As the saying goes, rights are won through struggle. We must work together, unite every force we can, and fight against this cannibalistic age."

Thunderous applause immediately erupted from below. "Good! Lord Xiao Gang spoke well! Since the empires won't leave us a way to live, we'll carve out one ourselves! Both of my sons are willing to join Lord Xiao Gang's force."

Bai Fan pressed his hand downward, signaling everyone to quiet down. "Elders and fellow villagers, you are all my seniors. Just call me Xiao Gang."

"Let me make this clear today. If anyone wishes to report me to the Heaven Dou Empire or the Star Luo Empire and willingly become a traitor, I have nothing to say. I will only blame myself for misjudging people and feeding my goodwill to dogs."

"Lord Xiao Gang, if anyone dares to report you and chooses to become a traitor, I, Da Niu, will be the first to object. I'll definitely break his dog legs."

The crowd below immediately descended into chaos, and Bai Fan lowered his hand to signal for silence.

"Alright. Since that is the case, I thank all of you elders and fellow villagers for your support."

"I believe our force will only grow stronger and stronger."

Outside the Heavenly Screen,

Members of the Star Luo imperial family sat together.

"What kind of bullshit force dares to claim it can destroy an empire? It's nothing more than a ragtag group of lowborn peasants. Our empire's army could suppress them in minutes."

"Indeed. These people are completely lost in their fantasies. This is nothing more than their final revelry before death."

"What army? In my view, it's just children playing house."

The same scene unfolded on the Heaven Dou Empire's side.

Unlike the ministers, who spoke carelessly, the two rulers were thinking further ahead.

A single slogan could rally so many people. This was a bad beginning and highly detrimental to imperial rule.

Only two paths now lay before them.

The first was to begin paying attention to the people in remote, impoverished regions and focus on striking down Evil Soul Masters.

As for the second path, it was an extremely drastic measure.