Phainon Revealed, Heaven Dou City Erupts!

Tang San thought:

If the Sky Curtain really was connected to Amphoreus, then Amphoreus was not to be underestimated.

And then there were the so-called Aeon of Trailblaze and the Paths of Erudition, Destruction, and Remembrance.

As Tang San understood it, those were divine authorities.

Trailblaze, Erudition, and Remembrance—he had never heard of any of them.

The Douluo God Realm had never had gods like that, either.

Could they be newly born gods?

As for the Path of Destruction, which was more powerful: it or the Destruction God King?

More words appeared on the Sky Curtain:

[Khaslana was his true name, a name he took after understanding his real mission.]

[Before that, he had been an ordinary boy named Phainon from the small village of Aedes Elysiae, living a simple, happy life.]

[One day, his friend Cyrene told his fortune with an Oracle Card.]

[After many cards had been laid out, Phainon turned over the one meant for him. The name on it was "Savior."]

[But Phainon had no such grand ambitions. He only wanted to be a little hero who protected his village.]

[Until the day a terrifying black tide swallowed Phainon's village.]

[The black-clad Flame Reaver came, killed Phainon's dearest friend and loved ones, and destroyed his home, Aedes Elysiae.]

[Phainon swung his hoe in defiance, as though it truly were a sword.]

[From that moment on, Phainon set foot on the path of a savior.]

So Phainon was Khaslana?

At the sight of that scene,

saving the world, a black tide, the Flame Reaver, friends and family lost...

With those pieces put together, everyone understood.

This was the tragic tale of a traditional hero who lost everything in his quest to save the world.

Douluo I, Heaven Dou City.

The moment the name Phainon appeared on the Sky Curtain,

the street outside Phainon's Clothing Store erupted!

The customers and neighbors outside were stunned!

Because, clearly, the owner of Phainon's Clothing Store was named Phainon!

"My heavens!"

"We actually bought clothes designed by an alien savior?"

"Your Highness really knows talent when he sees it! Without him, we wouldn't even know this shop existed!"

"Does that make these clothes a specialty of Amphoreus?"

"No wonder they're alien clothes. That yellow-and-purple color scheme and design are so distinctive!"

"Boss Phainon, open up! Aren't you doing business anymore?"

"Hey, brother, will you sell me the outfit you're wearing? I'll pay a thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

"I'll pay two thousand!"

In an instant,

Phainon's Clothing Store, its doors shut tight, nearly burst at the seams!

Phainon was glad he had thought ahead and locked the doors early.

He leaned back in his chair and muttered:

"Being this famous really isn't always a good thing!"

"I'll wait for things to cool down before doing business again."

Inside the shop, Qian Renxue gave Phainon a strange look, sizing him up from head to toe.

At a time like this, he was still thinking about business.

Brother Phainon really was something else!

She raised an eyebrow.

"The same white hair, and you look exactly alike..."

"Brother Phainon, you really are the number one on the Sky Curtain?"

Qian Renxue had always known Phainon was unfathomable, but she had never imagined he was an alien!

No wonder she had never sensed any Soul Power fluctuations from him. He did not cultivate Soul Power at all!

Perhaps he did not even have a Martial Soul.

He followed a completely separate power system from another planet!

Now she was filled with curiosity about Phainon's past.

A savior?

The Phainon before her wore a flashy yellow-and-purple outfit and lounged around his shop doing nothing all day. What part of him looked like a savior?

Phainon's expression remained calm.

"It is me. I wasn't deliberately hiding it from you."

"It just felt strange to announce that the person on the Sky Curtain was me."

He looked up at the Sky Curtain and remembered the sensation of being scorched by the Core Flame. This was all Aha's fault!

Qian Renxue thought Phainon looked a little sad.

She could not help thinking:

Of course. The Sky Curtain just showed Phainon losing his family and friends. He must be in so much pain.

Qian Renxue remembered the pain of losing her own father.

Her gaze softened.

As for blaming Phainon for hiding his true identity?

Qian Renxue had only been joking. After all, she was hiding her own identity too.

So she patted Phainon's shoulder and comforted him:

"It's all in the past."

"Now I'm your family and your friend."

Phainon's mouth twitched.

Thanks for the comfort!

But having a friend who loved stabbing people in the back and lost her head over love made him rather uneasy.

Yes, he was only after Qian Renxue's Gold Soul Coins.

Still, as he watched scenes from his past play across the Sky Curtain, his expression really was complicated.

Back then, the memories of his previous life had not awakened. He had still been a cheerful, sunny boy, and the heart-rending pain he felt had been real.

But once he knew the whole story, he understood why the Aeon Aha had sent him to Amphoreus.

Because that place was a prison!

All he could do was struggle within a script already written for him.

The final outcome had been decent enough, but getting there had been sheer torment!

That was why he understood more deeply than anyone:

At its heart, comedy was tragedy.

Beside him, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao were so shocked their mouths hung open.

Never in their wildest dreams had they imagined that the true god ranked first across all space and time would be sitting right in front of them!

And he was their boss!

Something occurred to Wang Dong, and she asked curiously:

"Boss, don't tell me this Sky Curtain is another specialty of Amphoreus?"

Phainon gave her an odd look.

"Don't be ridiculous!"

"Our little temple on Amphoreus couldn't accommodate a Buddha this grand."

Qian Renxue's eyes flickered at his words.

As expected, Phainon definitely had something to do with the Sky Curtain's appearance!

Phainon knew it too.

The secret behind the Sky Curtain would come out sooner or later. For now, he did not care; they could think whatever they liked.

After all, who could do anything to Aha?

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao were intensely curious. Even Phainon considered whoever it was a towering figure!

Just what level of supreme being was the mastermind behind the Sky Curtain?

The world of Douluo III.

Tang Wulin had just killed the culprit who had plotted to murder his parents with his own hands.

He raised his head toward the Sky Curtain.

"This black tide they're talking about sounds a little like an invasion from the Abyss Plane?"

Beside him, Gu Yue shook her head slightly and analyzed it.

"It's different."

"An abyssal invasion involves individual creatures crossing between worlds."

"But from the Sky Curtain's description, this black tide sounds more like a blight that devours everything."

Tang Wulin nodded in agreement.

Looking at Phainon's tragic experiences on the Sky Curtain, he could not help feeling that he himself was rather lucky now.

At least the Sky Curtain's ranking had let him see the tragedy awaiting him in the future ahead of time.

And he had successfully nipped the danger in the bud, sparing himself that regret.

"I hope this alien savior named Khaslana gets a happy ending too."

Tang Wulin sighed softly.

"That poor child has had it hard too!"

Tang Ziran's and Lang Yue's voices came from above Tang Wulin's head.

Tang Wulin looked up at his parents perched there, his expression peculiar.

His parents had used that Aha-brand healing spray.

Their injuries had indeed healed, and the blood curse had been dispelled.

But the two of them had turned into soft, adorable creatures called Cat Cakes. Now they were perched on Tang Wulin's head.

Tang Ziran and Lang Yue sighed.

"Wulin, how long do you think we'll stay like this?"

Tang Wulin could not say for sure.

"Maybe a day?"

That was what a voice had suddenly told him in his mind after he used the spray.

Lang Yue, stacked on top of Tang Ziran, bounced helplessly.

Seeing them like this, Gu Yue could not help smiling.

How wonderful!

She could be together with Mom, Dad, and Wulin.

P.S. This will be released at midnight tonight, with an update right on time.