Whoosh~ Splash, splash~ Whoosh-
That familiar sound of flowing water again. Did he have to sit through another "cutscene"?
No! That wasn't right!
This time, it was an actual sea.
Moonlight flowed like water, and the land breeze was cool.
After carrying him across worlds, the "Light of Time and Space" had fallen dormant.
His illusory Yin Spirit floated in midair with a leather backpack on its back. Ahead, the sea shimmered beneath the brilliant moonlight. Turning to look behind him, he saw sparse lights in a distant city. It didn't seem particularly prosperous.
-[World anchoring progress]: 1%
This was the information the "Light of Time and Space" had fed back to him upon his arrival in this world.
After a moment's thought, Jiang Dongjun found himself very interested.
What would happen if he ground that progress bar all the way to full?
Would he own a parallel world and become its king?
Or would the "Light of Time and Space" drop some new reward for him, much as it produced "soul liquid"?
"I'll think about that later. A phoenix truly never lands where there's no treasure. The Light of Time and Space chose its landing spot carefully. There's actually treasure nearby?"
Just as when he had discovered the "Golden Disc" in the Soul Tool Workshop after his martial soul awakening, the Light of Time and Space was stirring. It had picked up another peculiar aura nearby.
Right. After what the "Golden Disc" had confirmed, shouldn't he rename that peculiar aura a "higher-dimensional aura"?
What did "higher-dimensional" mean?
This wasn't Jiang Dongjun's own interpretation, but something drawn from the bizarre worldbuilding of the original Douluo novels.
Three installments of fantasy, then a switch to science fiction in the fourth. Neither fish nor fowl.
-A planet capable of producing level 99 demigod beings was called a high-energy plane, also known as three-dimensional space;
-A planet like Douluo Planet after it had devoured the Abyss Plane and evolved, capable of producing supergod-level powerhouses, was called a "demigod realm," also known as four-dimensional space;
-One step beyond a demigod realm lay the renowned Divine Realm, capable of accommodating five-dimensional beings known as God Kings, also called five-dimensional space;
-The Great God Realm was still at the level of five-dimensional space, but it should have progressed quite far within that dimension. In novel terminology, it would be something like "advanced fifth dimension" or "peak fifth dimension";
-The God Star the Dragon God yearned for, and the next evolution Tang San wanted to bring about for the Great God Realm, both had seven-dimensional space as their goal.
Whatever "higher-dimensional space" meant in the physics of Jiang Dongjun's previous life, this was how the creator god had defined it in the Douluo World.
A little more background.
First- and Second-Level Gods such as the Seven Elemental Gods, the Seven Deadly Sins Gods, the Angel God, the Rakshasa God, the War God, and the Phoenix God were separated by a vast gulf from five-dimensional God Kings. Their overall composition was merely a four-dimensional being plus a five-dimensional spatial coordinate-a divine seat. Only thanks to the latter could they employ certain five-dimensional methods and appear incomparably powerful.
Then there was so-called "parallel space."
Within Douluo's worldbuilding, this referred to going from a universe created by one creator god to a universe created by another. The flow of time in the two universes generally differed enormously.
The Douluo Plane and the Divine Throne Plane were an example.
Long Haochen had been a badass his entire life, with a reputation so spotless it defied belief. Yet in the end, hadn't he still needed to go begging God King Tang to help his sworn brother? After finally rescuing that brother, he had taken him along to toil like an ox and horse for God King Tang.
Back to the point.
A so-called higher-dimensional aura referred to something connected to beings of five-dimensional space.
Tang Wulin, Tang Wutong, and Lan Xuanyu would all make the "Light of Time and Space" stir as well, because they carried the bloodlines of five-dimensional beings-God King bloodlines-and were born with higher-dimensional auras.
"Pretty close, huh? Let me see what kind of treasure it is."
Following that sensation, his Yin Spirit flew across the beach toward the rather unremarkable distant city, until he spotted a road sign.
"Huh? Aolai City, Golden Sands Beach?"
The illusory Yin Spirit's pupils contracted sharply.
Then an intensely speechless look spread across his face.
"For fuck's sake, where have you dumped me? Don't tell me you want me to pay my respects to Daddy Tang, Mommy Tang, and their little Tang brat?"
After learning where he was, Jiang Dongjun suddenly became much less interested in whatever was making the "Light of Time and Space" stir.
To be cautious, Jiang Dongjun focused his consciousness again and reached out to the "Light of Time and Space."
"No, the source isn't in the city. It's very close now, and it's moving. It's alive..."
His Yin Spirit continued flying. In the end, Jiang Dongjun decided to take a look.
It was at least past midnight by now. Surely Tang Fifty's adoptive parents couldn't be bringing him back into the city right at this moment? Could it really be that much of a coincidence?
After flying roughly three or four li, Jiang Dongjun spotted his target from above-a small figure walking along the main road leading into Aolai City.
Even from that distance, her striking short silver hair allowed Jiang Dongjun to guess her identity.
It's you?!
The earth-shattering big silver dragon!
A useless fool who had lain like a corpse for endless ages, then, once her injuries had healed, sealed herself and entered the human world to experience human life in order to take revenge on humanity-only to lose herself in the bargain.
She supposedly inherited the side of the Dragon God possessing his astounding wisdom. Judging by the Dragon God's antics in Douluo IV, that certainly ran in the family... Every living being in Douluo had something wrong with their brain. Anyone associated with the word "wisdom" was a fucking colossal idiot.
"I have just one question right now. After sealing your memories, did you come to Aolai City because the Golden Dragon King bloodline attracted you? Or did Tang Hao arrange it, hoping to see the Tang bloodline's special ability to charm female soul beasts work its wonders?"
"I don't want to spin conspiracy theories either, but some things make no logical sense unless you bring conspiracies into it."
As those thoughts ran through his consciousness, his Yin Spirit kept flying, gradually approaching the silver-haired girl.
When he was fairly close, the silver-haired girl abruptly turned and tilted her head toward the night sky behind her. Her eyes, as clear as amethysts, locked directly onto Jiang Dongjun's Yin Spirit.
His Yin Spirit froze in midair.
Jiang Dongjun's consciousness had already connected to the "Light of Time and Space." At the first sign of trouble, he would go straight home.
He didn't have the Golden Dragon King bloodline. He needed to watch out for Na'er's other side awakening-the cruel, cold-blooded side belonging to the Silver Dragon King.
He also needed to watch out for Ah Yin and Tang Hao, who might be present.
Before the finale of the original Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King, it had explicitly stated that Tang San sent his son to Douluo Planet and had Ah Yin and Tang Hao look after him in secret. He had even personally merged Ah Yin into the Golden Ancient Tree and installed Tang Hao as the Plane Master.[Note 1]
"A-Shi, you have to help me! Great as you are, you're omnipotent! Can you make me a little more attractive to the Silver Dragon King? Can you hide me from that bastard husband and his slut Yin's eyes?"
Someone had begun making wishes at random.
Everyone said the Silver Dragon King topped the must-eat list in Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King. So let me ask you: if you had the chance to come here, would you eat or not? Would you want a half-step God King enforcer with the potential to become a God King?
Look my eyes!!!
Huh? Answer me!
At that moment.
Jiang Dongjun and the silver-haired girl looked as though they were playing "One, two, three, freeze." One stared intently, while the other remained completely motionless.
After a long while.
Confusion appeared in the silver-haired girl's clear, amethyst-like eyes.
"Big brother, who are you? Why does Na'er feel close to you?"
Good. Excellent. As long as she feels something. At least the ice is broken.
Jiang Dongjun's eyes shifted. Considering his future dealings with the Silver Dragon King, a plan came to him.
Heh-heh. Brother Xun once said-when you're out in the world, your identity is whatever you make it.
[Note 1]: QQ Reading, Chapter 1938, "The Plane Master Is Actually Him?"
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