The Golden Dragon Descends

Douluo Calendar, Year 10,000. Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu.

Night fell like ink, and countless household lights lit up one by one throughout the Imperial City. The towering Soul Guidance Towers emitted a gentle glow. Along the crisscrossing streets, soul-guided cars trailed streams of light as they passed, their wheels rolling over the bluestone roads with crisp, rhythmic sounds.

The most prosperous city on the continent was immersed in the night, yet on this very evening, a golden light suddenly appeared above Mingdu.

The golden light came without warning, as though it had fallen from beyond the heavens. At first, it was merely an imperceptible glimmer, but in the blink of an eye, it became a golden rainbow that pierced through the night.

The clouds in its path were silently torn apart, and a low rumble echoed through the air. The brilliant golden radiance illuminated every direction, making all of Mingdu seem as though it were shrouded in daylight.

The golden light ultimately fell beyond the city.

Boom—

The earth shook violently, and a muffled thunderous sound came from afar.

Countless soul-guided lamps flickered at once. The detection soul tools above Mingdu issued piercing alarms, and the patrolling soul masters looked up at the night sky, only to see a wisp of golden radiance that had yet to dissipate.

No one knew what had fallen from the sky that night.

Yet it was also on that night that the consort of Xu Mo, the War Prince of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family, became pregnant with a child.

At the same time, deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.

Endless ancient trees blocked out the sky and sun, while rich life energy flowed slowly through the forest. Suddenly, a pair of violet dragon eyes opened in the darkness.

Those eyes were deep and beautiful, yet filled with barely concealed fury and hatred. A pleasant voice rang out from the depths of the forest, like a woman whispering.

"He has fallen..."

Killing intent quietly spread through the voice.

Time flew by.

Today was the day Xu Tianming, the War Prince's Residence's Seventh Young Master, would awaken his martial soul. The entire residence attached great importance to it.

Early in the morning, Xu Tianming sat at the dining table, attended by a beautiful maid.

His breakfast was exceptionally lavish.

The staple was spirit rice produced in the imperial Spirit Fields. Every grain was crystalline and plump, and after being cooked into porridge, it gave off a faint fragrance. Each mouthful contained gentle soul power that slowly flowed into his body as he swallowed, nourishing his limbs and bones.

The main dish was fish meat from a deep-sea soul beast.

The fish had been cooked in a soul-guided furnace. Its exterior was lightly charred, while the inside remained tender and juicy. As his knife and fork cut into it, its rich aroma immediately spread through the air. Once it entered his mouth, its delicious flavor melted across his tongue, and the spiritual energy within it dispersed into his meridians.

Several precious spirit fruits were also arranged beside the table.

There were Frostberries from the far north, their skins covered in a thin layer of ice crystals. They were sweet and tart, and their cool essence went straight into the sea of consciousness. There were Violet Cloud Fruits, a southern specialty of the Sun Moon Empire, whose soft, sweet flesh could slowly nourish spiritual power. There were also Golden-Silk Spirit Jujubes sliced into thin pieces, honey-colored and enticingly fragrant.

The drink was Spirit Spring Water drawn from an imperial secret realm.

The Spirit Spring Water was crystal clear, with a faint silver glow rippling in the cup. With just one sip, he could feel its cool essence flow down his throat and into his body, refreshing his mind.

Xu Tianming finished his breakfast unhurriedly, then accepted the warm towel handed over by the maid and wiped his hands.

"Time really flew by."

He spread his arms and allowed the maid to dress him in a platinum-white formal outfit, unable to keep from sighing inwardly.

He was a transmigrator.

In his previous life, he had been a single nobody without loans or insurance. One time, while heading out, he had stumbled into absurdly good luck. During his transmigration, he had accidentally brought along a Star Core from the Path-Crazed World.

It was a terrifying existence capable of corrupting myriad worlds, known as the Cancer of Myriad Worlds.

A Star Core possessed the power to grant wishes, but it often fulfilled them in twisted ways.

During the transmigration, his physical body had been torn apart by the turbulent currents of space-time, but his soul had fused with the Star Core. In other words, he could no longer be considered an ordinary lifeform. He was now a Star Core Spirit.

It was also because of the Star Core's arrival that the Douluo Star System seemed to have encountered unprecedented space-time turbulence. The gods hurriedly resisted it, throwing the Divine Realm's order into chaos, and the Golden Dragon King, who had been sealed for a long time, seized the chance to break free.

Then came a brutal gang beating.

Xu Tianming had personally watched the Golden Dragon King wreak havoc in the Divine Realm before being jointly suppressed by the five great God Kings. In the end, he had fallen beneath the siege of the gods.

Xu Tianming, who considered himself kind-hearted, simply could not stand such shameless bullying, so he immediately wished to the Star Core for the Golden Dragon King's Divine Core.

The wish had been fulfilled quite thoroughly. He had obtained the Golden Dragon King's Divine Core and had also been reborn on the Douluo Continent.

The price had been equally enormous.

The Rift Realm had appeared.

Reality had been silently torn apart, matter corroded, and life twisted and assimilated. Rift Realm creatures emerged from the void and began ceaselessly devouring the countless planes beneath the Douluo Star System, gradually driving the entire world toward an unknown demise.

After learning the truth, Xu Tianming remained silent for a long time. In the end, he swore that he would save the myriad planes from this catastrophe.

As for how exactly this catastrophe had come about, there was no need to dwell on it.

In this life, he was a member of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family, the seventh son of Xu Mo, the War Prince.

What surprised Xu Tianming even more was that his eldest brother was actually Xu Tianran, the great villain of the original fate.

Xu Tianming looked at himself in the mirror.

The boy in the mirror had short, brilliant golden hair and clear, bright red eyes. His features were handsome, and there was a composure between his brows that did not match his age.

"I never expected to become the little brother of the big villain."

He mocked himself inwardly.

The maid adjusted his collar and respectfully said, "Seventh Young Master, the awakening ceremony is about to begin."

Xu Tianming gathered his thoughts and turned to leave the room. Today, he would awaken his martial soul. He also wanted to know what kind of martial soul he would awaken.

Would it be the Golden Dragon that inherited the Golden Dragon King's power?

One of the three great martial souls passed down through the Sun Moon imperial family?

Or some mutated martial soul that had never appeared before?

Xu Tianming raised his head and looked into the distance, anticipation flashing through his eyes.

No matter what martial soul he awakened, he believed that he would eventually become the blazing sun that stood above all things.

The Awakening Hall was located on the eastern side of the War Prince's Residence. It was a building specifically used for the residence's descendants to awaken their martial souls and test their soul power.

The hall was built entirely from white jade and obsidian, with a lofty domed ceiling and soul-guided crystals embedded all around it.

The crystals emitted a gentle white light that illuminated every detail within the hall. At the center of the floor, a six-pointed star formation had long been prepared. Its complex patterns intertwined, faintly giving off fluctuations of soul power.

When Xu Tianming arrived at the hall, quite a few people were already inside.

His father, Xu Mo, and his mother stood at the front. His eldest brother, Xu Tianran, was beside them, and several of his other brothers had also arrived early. Clearly, they all placed great importance on their younger brother's martial soul awakening.

Of course, there was also the girl who had been clinging to him ever since he entered.