Douluo's Most Devoted Man!

During the era of Douluo III: Legend of the Dragon King.

Tang Wulin scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

"Of course, the two seniors are still the two seniors. But didn't the Heavenly Screen say the Creator of the Spirit Pagoda was Sea God Tang San's son-in-law?"

"Why would they still fight?"

"Teacher Wu, what kind of person do you think I'll become?"

Wu Changkong's eyes turned thoughtful. He reached out and patted Tang Wulin's head.

"Someone... with a strong sense of responsibility, I think."

Wu Changkong lowered his gaze and looked Tang Wulin in the eye.

"When you enter the Comparison Space, do your best to protect yourself. Don't get caught up in their... personal grievances. And if you're in danger..."

"You must surrender. You absolutely must."

"I don't know what kind of person Sea God Tang San is, but Huo Yuhao founded the Spirit Pagoda. He gave Soul Masters a way to obtain Soul Rings without Soul Beasts. A man with such concern for the greater good, who has benefited generations to come, shouldn't make things too difficult for you if you surrender."

Tang Wulin clenched his fists.

"Mm-hmm, I understand, Teacher Wu. Their personal grievances are a family matter. I definitely won't get involved. It's only natural that I can't beat either senior."

"Don't worry, Teacher Wu. If I'm no match for them, I'll surrender."

One was Sea God Tang San; the other was Spirit Ice Douluo, founder of the Spirit Pagoda. Tang Wulin felt no shame at the thought of losing to them.

Against those two, losing was only natural.

Bzzz!

As a beam of golden light descended from the Heavenly Screen, Tang Wulin was instantly teleported away.

The next moment, the Heavenly Screen began to flicker.

[There's no time to mourn Huo Yuhao, the Child of Destiny. Approaching you now is Douluo's most devoted man...]

Bzzz!

The images of Tang Wulin on the Heavenly Screen began flashing at breakneck speed.

They were unlike the first revelations of Tang San's and Huo Yuhao's futures.

Tang Wulin's revelation was remarkably steady.

There were no battles, no slaughter, no corpses, no blood.

Beneath an enormous silver moon, a figure in a white robe and red cloak flickered into view, seated high on the framework of a skyscraper.

The view swayed.

A sense of desolation, loneliness, and melancholy seemed to seep through the Heavenly Screen and into everyone's hearts.

Fine rain drifted through the night sky. Red lightning flashed on the distant horizon, and a wild wind lifted his cloak.

The view suddenly rushed close. An almost impossibly handsome face filled it. Confusion lay across his features, the light had gone from his eyes, and he sat alone atop the world.

[Next to appear: Golden Dragon Form, the face of Douluo; Thousand-Day Dragon Mourner; captain of East Sea Class Zero, who outshone every prodigy of his generation; the strongest first-year class monitor of Shrek Outer Court; the Dragon-Clawed Youth; East Sea Big Eater; Train Killer; leader of the Shrek Seven Devils; Heavenly Forge Divine Craftsman; direct disciple of the Body Sect; inheritor of the Heaven-Piercing Divine Spear; the youngest Blood God of the Blood God Legion; Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek; Tang Sect Master; First City Lord of Eternal Sky City; the Sun Moon Federation's strongest; the man who spoke for Douluo Star; Abyss Bane; the victor who faced an entire nation alone and won every bout of the Five Gods Showdown; champion of the Star Luo Tournament; Dragon Emperor Douluo; Limit Douluo; Quasi-God; and wielder of the Golden Dragon Moon Language

Battle Armor; master of the Tree of Life; Child of Nature, Child of Life, Child of the Plane, and Bridge Between Heaven and Earth; bearer of three soul cores of bloodline and Soul Power, Time Reversal, the Golden Dragon King's power, the Dragon Emperor Forbidden Art, and Dragon God Transformation; wielder of the Dragon Clan's execution blade and the Golden Dragon Spear... In the end, he died for love: Douluo's last tragic soul, Tang Wulin!]

Boom!

The Heavenly Screen's densely packed introduction struck like a boulder crashing into still water. A roar rang through the minds of everyone in the Three Realms!

Tang Wulin said nothing. He simply sat there, and his loneliness crossed the Heavenly Screen to settle over everyone's hearts.

Within the Heavenly Screen, a voiceover finally spoke on Tang Wulin's behalf.

The images slowly took shape.

[Beginning: I'm going to become the strongest Soul Master on Douluo Continent, just like Huo Yuhao!

Ending: Is this fate playing tricks on me? If I'd had a choice, I would rather have been an ordinary person. For the first time in my life, I don't want to be a Soul Master. If I were ordinary, I could happily marry, have children, and live a simple life with the person I love. Even if disaster came, we could live and die together. At least I wouldn't have to suffer like this.]

Beginning: a child excitedly dreamed of becoming a Soul Master, the strongest on the continent.

Ending: his voice was calm and lonely. His pain sank into every heart like the stab of a sharp blade.

Bzzz!

Crack!

In that instant, the contrast between his youthful dreams and the pain he felt as an adult shattered everyone's hearts.

"Is this the price of growing up?"

"The strongest man of an era died for the one he loved. No wonder he's Douluo's Number One in devotion!"

"Am I the only one who finds this strange? All three chosen by the Heavenly Screen become gods in the future, but Third Generation Tang Wulin's story ends at Quasi-God. What happened?"

Countless comments flew past in Douluo I and Douluo II.

Only Douluo III fell into deathly silence.

Wu Changkong looked up at the titles and experiences filling Tang Wulin's Heavenly Screen. Clutching his head in pain, as though something had come back to him, he began to tremble.

At last, tears filled his eyes.

"Wulin did become the responsible person I imagined he would. But the price..."

Gu Yue leaned against the wall outside the door, gazing at Tang Wulin's golden Heavenly Screen in the sky.

"In the end... I still couldn't change how it ended?"

"The person the Heavenly Screen respects most has appeared. Good grief, the first two got introductions to their futures—one was a hot-blooded rebellion, and the other was such a mess I couldn't make heads or tails of it. But this one gets an introduction from start to finish."

"I seriously suspect there's something special about him. Maybe he's the Heavenly Screen's son."

"I'd believe it if you called him the Peerless Era's Child of Destiny. With all those titles and treasures, he must have lived in comfort since birth, right?"

[Heavenly Screen Comparison Space!]

[All three selected participants have arrived. The Comparison Heavenly Screen will begin shortly. The entire comparison will be broadcast live.]

[The first-place participant may receive a Fate Reward! The reward will be an item they were destined to obtain—or one they lost...]

[Winner of each comparison: duplicate one item and randomly strip away one item.]

[Lose a comparison, and a fate punishment will descend: reduced Soul Power, reduced Soul Ring ages, removal of a Soul Bone, a shortened lifespan... or even immediate death!]

[The comparisons will be real, and there is a risk of death. You may surrender and accept defeat. Surrendering before death will avert that risk and trigger a fate punishment instead!]

[Warning! Treat every comparison seriously. Your lives and futures depend on it!]

[Following the timeline, the First Generation will challenge the second and third generations in turn!]

[The second generation will challenge the third and first!]

[The third generation will challenge the first and second!]

[First Generation: Tang San! Second Generation: Huo Yuhao! Third Generation: Tang Wulin!]