"My brother..."
"Is the most unique Child of Nature in this world."
Tang Wulin took a deep breath, murmuring to himself with unconcealable excitement on his face. His brother's strength truly far exceeded his imagination.
Even though he didn't fully understand what being a Child of Nature entailed, it didn't diminish the awe he felt for his brother's power.
At this moment, apart from Tang Luochuan himself, none of the others present—Tree Elder, Gu Yue, or Na'er—could remain calm.
Na'er's emotions were dominated by admiration, while Gu Yue's gaze was far more complex. The significance of a Child of Nature was simply too profound.
Especially...
A Child of Nature who possessed the Dragon God's Inheritance!
"So this is my man..."
Gu Yue couldn't help but muse inwardly, a faint smile unconsciously forming on her usually composed and indifferent face.
But the most excited of all was undoubtedly Tree Elder, who had discovered Tang Luochuan's Innate Natural Power.
Now, he would absolutely never pin his hopes on Tang Wulin again. After all, one was an innate Child of Nature, while the other was merely Tang San's son. There was no question about which was more trustworthy.
An innate Child of Nature...
"Wu Lin, you wait here for your little girlfriend. I need to speak privately with Luo Chuan Gongzi and these two young ladies," Tree Elder said, glancing at Ouyang Zixin, who was still refining and absorbing energy nearby.
As he spoke, his gaze settled meaningfully on Tang Luochuan and the two girls, his expression filled with hope.
"Yes, Tree Elder," Tang Wulin replied respectfully. So Tree Elder and his brother did have matters to discuss.
With a smile at his brother, he focused intently on sitting beside his Zi Xin, quietly waiting for her Martial Soul to reach new heights after this process...
Soon after, Tree Elder led the three to another area.
"Tree Elder, you wanted to—"
"Huh?"
Tang Luochuan had just begun to speak when the elder's actions nearly left him speechless with shock.
In that moment, the mighty Tree Spirit of the Golden Ancient Tree—a being who once wielded God-level combat power—knelt on one knee before him.
"Tree Elder, what are you—?"
"Please, rise quickly."
Even though Tang Luochuan knew his status as a Child of Nature would earn him respect, he was still somewhat overwhelmed. He immediately stepped forward to help the elder up.
Beside them, Gu Yue's eyes gleamed with understanding. Though she had anticipated this, the Golden Ancient Tree's unreserved acknowledgment of Luo Chuan...
It seemed the elder had already made his decision long ago.
"Luo Chuan Gongzi, henceforth, the fate of Douluo Continent..."
"Rests entirely in your hands."
Tree Elder took a deep breath, kneeling before Tang Luochuan with unwavering determination, his eyes radiating gentle light as he spoke.
An innate Child of Nature. A five-ringed soul master at thirteen. The Golden Dragon King Bloodline. Blessed with God Power...
From the moment this youth appeared, Tree Elder had known—this was the one he had been waiting for.
This would be his only chance in this lifetime... and Douluo Continent's only hope.
But unlike his need for them, his assistance might not be essential to them. It was he and the Douluo Continent who absolutely needed them, not the other way around.
Therefore, his attitude…
Had to be absolutely proper!
"Tree Elder, please rise quickly…"
"How could this junior possibly deserve such respect?"
Tang Luochuan shook his head lightly and helped the elder up.
The figure before him was the last remnant of Douluo's will. Such a grand gesture was equivalent to the entire plane bestowing its highest reverence upon him—a mere Soul King. How could he possibly be worthy?
"You do deserve it, you do deserve it."
"The future of the Douluo world is bleak now, fraught with countless dangers. In this era, the emergence of a Child of Nature like you, Luo Chuan Gongzi, is the greatest blessing for the Douluo Continent…"
Though Tree Elder had been helped up, his reverence remained undiminished as he spoke earnestly.
"Not just you, but also Gu Yue and Na'er—both are blessings to the Douluo Continent."
As he spoke, he even included Gu Yue and Na'er, who had been silently listening nearby. After all, as the Silver Dragon King, her status at her peak…
Was something a hundred of him could never match.
"Bleak future? Dangers ahead?"
"Tree Elder, is the Douluo Continent facing a new crisis?"
Hearing this, Tang Luochuan feigned a puzzled expression and asked softly. However, his confusion was merely an act—Gu Yue, standing quietly beside him with an unreadable expression, was the one truly unaware.
"The future and dangers of the Douluo Continent? Could this Tree Elder have sensed something…"
A trace of silence flickered in Gu Yue's eyes.
The divine realm had vanished earlier, the Golden Dragon King had reincarnated as Luo Chuan, and now, with his identity as the Child of Nature…
Everything was so extraordinary.
"Indeed. To explain this, we must start from twenty thousand years ago, when that man, Tang San, ascended to godhood and became a high-ranking figure in the divine realm."
"That God King Tang San harbored wicked ambitions. His control over the Douluo Plane was especially reckless. No one objected when he appointed his father as the God of the Realm, but then, without anyone noticing…"
"He allowed his mother, whose true form was the Blue Silver Emperor—a life-attribute Soul Beast—to secretly seize the position of the Plane Origin…"
Tree Elder spoke slowly, his voice heavy with sorrow.
Once the will of the Douluo world, he had now been reduced to the spirit of an ancient tree.
It wasn't that he couldn't abandon everything on the Douluo Continent, but if the world truly fell into Tang San's hands, all would be lost.
"That Tang San…"
"Truly a despicable man."
Listening to Tree Elder's words, Tang Luochuan nodded occasionally, offering affirmations.
Perhaps no one in the world despised Tang San as intensely as the man before him.
After all, he had once been the rightful will of the world, forced to step aside and linger as the spirit of the Golden Ancient Tree. Worse still, Tang San treated the Douluo world as his personal playground…
Utterly shameless.
Beside them, Gu Yue remained silent. She had no fondness for Tang San and his ilk, but she hadn't expected things to be this extreme.
Yet compared to this, what she truly wanted to know was—what exactly was the crisis looming over the Douluo Continent?
What if, after she led the Soul Beast race to revival, some new catastrophe emerged?
"Actually, these matters alone wouldn't be so concerning. The crucial issue is that the Douluo Continent is currently facing unprecedented changes not seen in hundreds of thousands of years. Yet neither Tang San, who disappeared along with the Divine Realm, nor Tang Hao, the God of the Realm..."
"Have taken any action."
Tree Elder took a deep breath and gritted his teeth as he spoke.
"And this crisis originates from another world—the invasion of the Abyssal Plane!"
"Plane invasion?"
Hearing this, Gu Yue's expression froze in astonishment.
She still didn't know when the relationship between humans and spirit beasts in the Douluo world would return to normal...
And now another world wanted to interfere?
At this thought, her already indifferent expression turned even colder.
(End of Chapter)