Qian Renxue: You're from ten thousand years in the future?!

Heaven Dou City.

Inside a tavern.

Lamplight flickered, and the scent of wine filled the air.

By the window, a man and a woman sat facing each other.

The woman's golden hair fell over her shoulders. Her features were delicate, her skin fair as jade.

A fitted dress traced her curves, its hem revealing a pair of long, slender legs.

She was already stunning, and her mature elegance drew even more attention.

Plenty of patrons stole glances her way, but none dared approach.

Qian Renxue held her wine cup and studied the man across from her.

"You're saying you came from Douluo Continent ten thousand years in the future?"

Long Yuan nodded.

"To be precise, I came from this continent ten thousand years in the future."

"By then, Douluo Continent isn't the only continent."

Qian Renxue blinked.

She did not argue at once. Instead, she brought the cup to her red lips and took a small sip.

"There are other continents?"

"The Sun Moon Continent."

Long Yuan said:

"And other lands besides."

Qian Renxue set down her cup.

"Spirit Hall has stood for generations, yet its records mention no such place."

"Even the Angel God's legacy says nothing about another continent."

Resting her snow-white chin on her hand, she regarded him with scrutiny in her beautiful eyes.

"You expect me to believe that?"

Long Yuan remained calm.

"Everything I've said is true."

Qian Renxue laughed softly.

"Even the Angel God can't turn back ten thousand years, yet you came back from ten thousand years in the future."

"By that logic, you're stronger than a god?"

Long Yuan thought for a moment.

"Stronger than an ordinary god, yes."

Qian Renxue watched him for a while.

"You're rather interesting."

Today, she had finally changed back into women's clothes and slipped out of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace for some air.

After years of posing as Xue Qinghe, she had to watch every step she took.

The palace's open feuds and hidden schemes, and the pressure Bibi Dong placed on her from within Spirit Hall, all weighed on her shoulders.

She had only wanted a drink and a brief moment of peace.

Qian Renxue had noticed Long Yuan the moment he entered the tavern.

There was something unusual about him.

He gave off no ripple of Soul Power, no imposing aura of a powerhouse, yet every movement was almost unnaturally at ease.

Curious, Qian Renxue had struck up a conversation.

And the first thing he had told her was that he came from ten thousand years in the future.

"Where is the Sun Moon Continent?"

Qian Renxue asked.

"For now, across the sea."

Long Yuan picked up the wine pot and filled his cup.

"In a few thousand years, the Sun Moon Continent will collide with Douluo Continent."

Qian Renxue could not help laughing again.

"Continents can collide?"

"They can."

"Then what becomes of Spirit Hall ten thousand years from now?"

Long Yuan's hand paused around his cup.

"It's gone."

The amusement in Qian Renxue's eyes faded at once.

"Gone?"

"Yes."

"Who destroyed it?"

Long Yuan looked down at the clear wine in his cup.

"That's a long story."

Qian Renxue studied him anew.

"You won't even finish making up your lie, and you still expect me to believe you?"

Long Yuan raised his eyes.

"I'm not lying to you."

Qian Renxue tapped the table with a slender finger.

"Then tell me what I'm doing ten thousand years from now."

Long Yuan fell silent for a moment.

"Better not to answer that."

Qian Renxue arched an eyebrow.

"Why?"

"It would spoil the drinking."

She froze for a beat, then lifted her cup.

"Trying to sound mysterious."

"You're just teasing me."

"As if anyone would believe you."

Long Yuan raised his cup and lightly touched it to hers.

The cups met with a clear chime.

They each took a sip.

Looking at Qian Renxue across from him, Long Yuan found the encounter rather amusing himself.

He had originally come from Blue Star.

An accident had carried him to Douluo Continent ten thousand years in the future.

That era was also known as the Peerless Tang Sect period.

He had awakened the Rainbow Dragon Martial Soul, cultivated relentlessly, and eventually reached the peak of the God King Realm.

Later, Long Yuan had married the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena.

They had spent many years together and remained deeply devoted to each other.

He had also become the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult.

The Holy Spirit Cult had once gathered vast numbers of Evil Soul Masters and was feared throughout the continent.

After taking charge, Long Yuan had overhauled the Holy Spirit Cult.

Those who slaughtered innocents had their cultivation stripped away.

Those who sacrificed living people were executed on the spot.

Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao were both his disciples.

Under his leadership, the Holy Spirit Cult ceased to be a gathering place for Evil Soul Masters.

In that era, Evil Soul Masters became a thing of the past.

Everything had finally settled down.

Then an abrupt upheaval of space and time had swept Long Yuan and the entire Holy Spirit Cult away.

When he saw the sky again, he had arrived on Douluo Continent ten thousand years in the past.

He had entered the tavern merely to drink a few cups and learn where he stood in the timeline.

He had not expected a beautiful, mature woman to approach him soon after he sat down.

Their conversation had already made the situation clear to Long Yuan.

The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was about to begin.

Tang San was only fourteen.

Shrek Academy had yet to step onto the continent's central stage.

As for the Asura God, that was a matter for the distant future.

To Long Yuan, no one in this era posed any threat.

At the peak of the God King Realm, he could roam the continent unchecked.

So he did not care whether his origins came to light.

Even if he said it outright, no one would believe him.

Qian Renxue was proof enough.

She clearly took everything he had said as a joke over drinks.

"If you really came from ten thousand years in the future, you must know who wins this Soul Master Tournament, right?"

Qian Renxue asked.

"I do."

"Who?"

Long Yuan took a sip of wine.

"If I tell you, where's the fun in that?"

Qian Renxue picked up the wine pot and filled his cup to the brim.

"You drink my wine, but you won't answer my question?"

Long Yuan glanced at the wine and dishes on the table.

"I'm fairly sure I paid for everything on this table."

Qian Renxue's hand stopped.

She looked down at the wine pot, then back at Long Yuan.

"Then let me offer you another cup."

"Tell me after you drink it."

Long Yuan lifted his cup.

"I'll drink the wine, but I won't tell you the result."

"You really know how to take advantage."

"You offered."

Qian Renxue pressed her red lips together, then shook her head with a laugh.

"Fine."

"I'll listen to the rest of your story today."

Just then—

Rumble!

Thunder exploded high above the clouds.

All of Heaven Dou City shook.

The tavern's tables and chairs trembled, the paper windows rattled, and ripples spread across the wine in every cup.

Patrons rose one after another, staring out the windows in alarm.

The smile vanished from Qian Renxue's face.

She looked up at the sky.

In an instant, boundless golden light covered what had been a clear sky.

Countless bolts of lightning wove through the clouds.

A golden pillar of light descended from the depths of the heavens, spanning sky and earth and illuminating Heaven Dou City as brightly as day.

And not just Heaven Dou City.

The Star Luo Empire.

Spirit City.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

The Clear Sky Sect.

Sea God Island.

From every corner of Douluo Continent, people could see that golden radiance stretching across the sky.

Countless powerful figures looked up at once.

Titled Douluo emerged from seclusion one after another.

Inside Spirit Hall's Worship Hall, powerful auras awakened one after another.

Even the Soul Beasts deep in the distant seas turned toward the continent.

Amid the lightning, a golden scroll slowly descended.

The scroll blotted out the sky and sun, ancient patterns winding around its edges.

Each time a pattern lit up, the Soul Power between heaven and earth shook with it.

[Heavenly Dao Golden Rankings: All who make the rankings shall receive a reward!]