Star Dou's Summons

Star Dou Great Forest.

Outer Zone.

Quan Cangtian tapped the tree trunk three times with his fingers.

The rhythm was steady.

He was counting the time.

He had already stayed in this forest for three full days.

The damp scent of decaying leaves mingled with the low roars of distant Soul Beasts, reminding him of the records in the yellowed ancient book from his grandfather's study—a million-year Soul Beast fusion would trigger violent energy fluctuations, enough to tear open the Plane Barrier. At that time, foreign power would be drawn into the Douluo Plane.

That was what he had been waiting for.

"Today."

He spoke softly.

"Huo Yuhao will come."

"Sky Dream Ice Silkworm will sacrifice himself."

"The Energy Tide will tear open the Plane Barrier."

"Electrolux will be drawn here."

He closed his eyes.

Within his Consciousness Sea, the two seeds were still repelling each other.

Bright Golden and Emerald Green.

Destruction and Abundance.

"Sorry, little Yuhao."

He thought.

"But I need Electrolux more."

He sat down cross-legged.

Emerald Green light spilled from his body.

Abundance Power.

Like a beacon, it continued to radiate outward.

In the distance.

A figure moved through the forest.

Small and thin.

His clothes were worn and tattered.

He was a boy.

Around eleven or twelve years old.

Huo Yuhao.

He did not know where he was going.

He was merely wandering without purpose.

His mother had died.

He could no longer remain at the Duke's Mansion.

He did not know where his future lay.

Suddenly.

A strange energy fluctuation came from afar.

"What is this..."

He froze.

Then.

His consciousness sank.

At the same time.

In the Core Zone of Star Dou Great Forest.

A huge golden Ice Silkworm was wriggling.

"I, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, am a million-year Soul Beast!"

"From today onward, you are the host I have chosen!"

"Don't be afraid. Your big brother here is very handsome."

"Look at these golden patterns. Aren't they majestic?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice rang within Huo Yuhao's Consciousness Sea.

He was narcissistic.

Extremely narcissistic.

[Envoy of Elation · Comment]: A million-year Soul Beast still has to maintain an idol image. This is basically the top star of the Soul Beast world doing business.

Quan Cangtian sensed the scene from afar.

He nearly laughed out loud.

"This Tian Meng... really is..."

"Forget it."

He withdrew his attention.

He focused on releasing Abundance Power.

The next second.

Heaven and earth changed color.

The energy fluctuations produced by the fusion of a million-year Soul Beast shot into the sky. Space shattered like glass, and a powerful suction force surged from the rift. Quan Cangtian sensed something being drawn over—a faint soul fluctuation that had crossed the Plane Barrier and was falling toward the Douluo Plane.

"It's here."

He opened his eyes.

The Emerald Green light surged.

Abundance Power was pushed to its limit.

Like a beacon.

Like a magnet.

It drew that soul fluctuation toward him.

Suddenly.

A ray of golden light shot out from the void.

It was not that soul.

It was something else.

The golden light burrowed into Quan Cangtian's chest.

It burned.

Hotter than the clash between the Dual Seeds.

He looked down at his hand. The veins beneath his skin throbbed, but this time it was not his health bar fluctuating. Another power was pouring into him.

A voice rang in his mind.

Flippant.

Casual.

With a hint of amusement.

"Kid, this is a gift for you."

"Void Devourer Fusion Beast Gene."

"Don't ask who I am."

"You will find out someday."

Then—

A flashback.

Scene one: A blurry figure stood before the Quan Family Ancestral Land, dressed in black robes and wearing a mask. He held an ancient book in his hand and gave it to the young Quan Batian.

"This book is for your Quan Family."

"What it records will be enough for you to use for several hundred years."

Scene two: Quan Batian opened the ancient book. It recorded that a million-year Soul Beast fusion would trigger an Energy Tide, the moments when the Plane Barrier was weakest, and how to sense foreign souls.

Scene three: The young Quan Cangtian was held in the arms of that black-robed figure.

"This child... is interesting."

"He will make use of it someday."

The images faded.

Quan Cangtian stood there in a daze.

They were not his memories.

They had been forced into him.

Who was that black-robed figure?

Why had he stuffed those images into Quan Cangtian's mind?

Wait.

Grandfather knew there would be an Energy Tide today because of that ancient book?

That ancient book had been given by that person?

Who exactly was that person?

Before he could think further.

That soul fluctuation was completely captured by Abundance Power.

Emerald Green light shot into the sky.

A weak voice sounded within his Consciousness Sea.

"Where... is this?"

"Your life force... is very pure."

Quan Cangtian steadied his mind.

"Who are you?"

He asked.

That voice fell silent for a while.

Then.

A line of poetry.

"With sun and moon in hand, I pluck the stars; none in this world can compare to me."

"I never expected that this old man would still retain a wisp of remnant soul."

"Kid, did you pull this old man in?"

Electrolux.

Undead Demigod.

Holy Necromancer.

Undead Scourge.

Quan Cangtian took a deep breath.

"Quan Cangtian."

"The Quan Family Young Patriarch of the Heaven Dou Empire."

"I pulled you in."

"I need your help."

There was a trace of confusion in Electrolux's voice.

"The Quan Family?"

"Never heard of it."

"Your life force... is very unusual."

"It is unlike any system this old man has seen."

Quan Cangtian's heart tightened.

"Perhaps it is a mutation."

His expression did not change.

Electrolux did not press the matter.

His memories were too chaotic.

"This old man... cannot remember much."

"I only remember scattered fragments."

"Even my own name only came back to me just now."

"Electrolux."

"Holy Necromancer."

"Undead Scourge."

"These titles... should belong to this old man."

"But now, this old man only has a wisp of remnant soul left."

"You helped this old man."

"This old man owes you a favor."

Quan Cangtian let out a sigh of relief.

"My Consciousness Sea contains two conflicting forces."

"One wants to destroy everything."

"One wants to heal everything."

"Can you help me balance them?"

Electrolux sensed them for a moment.

"Hmm..."

"These two forces..."

"This old man cannot remember clearly."

"But this old man feels... there is some kind of pattern between them."

"Give this old man some time."

"This old man needs to recover."

"There is one more thing."

Electrolux suddenly said.

"That girl outside..."

"She carries an aura."

"It is very faint."

"But this old man feels... it is similar to a god."

"There were gods in this old man's world as well."

"But this aura... is unlike the gods of this old man's world."

"Stronger."

"More... ancient."

Quan Cangtian's heart stirred.

"It's Zixiao,"

he thought.

"The aura of the God of Destruction on her."

Quan Cangtian leaped down from the tree.

He landed.

He saw Huo Yuhao.

The boy had just finished absorbing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and wore a bewildered expression.

"You... who are you?"

Huo Yuhao looked at him.

"Quan Cangtian."

"You just now... saw it?"

"Saw what?"

"A huge golden bug."

Quan Cangtian nearly laughed out loud.

"Mm. I saw it."

"It said it was handsome."

Huo Yuhao froze for a moment.

Then he laughed too.

"It really did say that."

"You... are you a Soul Master too?"

"Mm."

"How old are you?"

"Six."

Huo Yuhao's eyes widened.

"Six? You're much younger than me!"

"You came to the Star Dou Great Forest alone?"

"Mm."

"Aren't you afraid?"

Quan Cangtian looked at him.

"Afraid."

"But some things have to be done."

Huo Yuhao fell silent.

He thought of himself.

He too was alone.

He too had things he had no choice but to do.

"Where... are you going?"

"Back to Tianhun City."

"Is it on the way?"

"Not really."

Quan Cangtian said.

"But we can travel together for a while."

Huo Yuhao was taken aback.

Then he nodded.

"Alright."

After walking a few steps,

Quan Cangtian suddenly spoke.

"Do you want revenge?"

Huo Yuhao's body stiffened.

"You... how did you know..."

"I know more than you imagine."

Quan Cangtian said.

"I know how your mother died."

"I know what Dai Huabin did."

"I know what kind of life you lived in the Duke's Mansion."

Huo Yuhao's eyes reddened.

"You... who exactly are you?"

"I told you. Quan Cangtian."

"The Quan Family Young Patriarch of the Heaven Dou Empire."

"My family has more than twenty Titled Douluo."

"One Level 99 Semi-God."

"And one Level 99 Limit Douluo."

"Do you want revenge?"

"Yes."

"Then follow me."

"I can help you."

Huo Yuhao looked at him.

A six-year-old child.

Yet his gaze was utterly serious.

"You... how far can you help me?"

"Until you kill Dai Huabin with your own hands."

"Until your mother can rest in peace."

Huo Yuhao was silent for a long time.

Then he nodded.

"Alright."

"I'll follow you."

The three traveled together.

Quan Cangtian.

Huo Yuhao.

And Electrolux within the Consciousness Sea.

"Kid."

Electrolux spoke within the Consciousness Sea.

"That child..."

"He has a very strange energy within him."

"It is immense."

"But gentle."

"What is it?"

Quan Cangtian thought for a moment.

"A Soul Ring."

"A Soul Ring?"

Electrolux frowned.

"What is that?"

"Something from this world."

Quan Cangtian said.

"You'll understand later."

Electrolux did not ask again.

His memories were far too chaotic.

"This old man wants to see."

"How far you can go."

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest,

the Energy Tide gradually subsided.

The spatial rift slowly healed.

Everything returned to calm.

But some things had already changed.

Electrolux entered Quan Cangtian's Consciousness Sea.

Huo Yuhao followed Quan Cangtian away.

The gears of fate began to turn.

Quan Cangtian looked back at the Star Dou Great Forest.

"One month."

he thought.

"Use the Abundance Power to nourish Electrolux's divine consciousness."

"After one month, he will recover to his peak."

"Then..."

"He'll be able to help me balance the Dual Seeds."

He withdrew his gaze.

And continued onward.

Huo Yuhao walked beside him.

"You... can you really help me?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

Quan Cangtian thought for a moment.

"Because I need help too."

"We... can help each other."

Huo Yuhao did not ask again.

He simply followed.

A strange feeling filled his heart.

This six-year-old made him feel safer than anyone he had ever met.

[Envoy of Elation's Note]: In the original story, Huo Yuhao relied on Electrolux to cheat his way to power. This time, Quan Cangtian beat him to it—a dimensionality-reduction strike from a transmigrator.