As the powerful mental shock arrived, the distant sky seemed to be instantly dyed dark by an invisible giant hand. Lightning flashed, thunder roared, and fierce winds howled. Thick bolts of lightning, like giant dragons, rampaged across the sky, completely obscuring the originally blazing sunlight. A suffocatingly powerful pressure spread outwards, as if the entire Star Dou Great Forest trembled under its might.
Faintly, a blurry yet domineering voice could be heard: "With my hands, I grasp the sun and moon and pluck the stars; there is no one like me in this world!"
Lu Jingming's brow furrowed slightly, and he instantly understood: it was this moment! The situation before him was very clear; he had coincidentally stumbled upon the critical moment when Huo Yuhao obtained the Heavenly Dream Iceworm and Electrolux.
Thinking back, he was currently thirteen years old, and Huo Yuhao was already eleven. According to the original plot's development, Huo Yuhao should have secretly run away from the Duke White Tiger's mansion to the Star Dou Great Forest alone, intending to hunt soul beasts to obtain his first soul ring. However, Lu Jingming hadn't expected destiny to be so coincidental that he would encounter this scene.
Recalling the sword intent Jingliu had suddenly released earlier, and her words about "little bugs," Lu Jingming suddenly realized that it was most likely the Heavenly Dream Iceworm that had escaped from the Forbidden Land of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Although he missed the opportunity with the Heavenly Dream Iceworm, Lu Jingming felt no great loss or regret. He had originally had little interest in the Heavenly Dream Iceworm. In his opinion, the Heavenly Dream Iceworm was merely a million-year soul beast, and one that hadn't even passed its divine tribulation.
To him, it wasn't that important. Neither the spiritual attribute possessed by the Heavenly Dream Iceworm nor the second martial soul it could grant to its host was indispensable to Lu Jingming. Most importantly, Lu Jingming disliked the presence of other consciousnesses in his spiritual sea from the bottom of his heart.
Even if that person was Electrolux, even if Electrolux was a venerable and knowledgeable good teacher, Lu Jingming didn't want his body to carry other soul consciousnesses. He preferred his spiritual world to be pure and independent.
Besides, no one knew if Sea God Tang San had been secretly observing Huo Yuhao. At such an important moment, whether it was the Heavenly Dream Iceworm's fusion with Huo Yuhao or Electrolux's divine sense crossing realms, Lu Jingming didn't believe that the Sea God, who had always kept an eye on the Douluo Continent, would be unaware. Especially Electrolux; a wisp of divine sense would be exceptionally conspicuous on the Douluo Continent. Moreover, Electrolux hadn't deliberately hidden his tracks; instead, he had caused such a massive commotion that the entire Star Dou Great Forest, even hundreds of miles away, could clearly see the astonishing anomaly in the sky.
"A wisp of remnant soul, very strong, but unfortunately the main body has already fallen!" Jingliu suddenly spoke, her tone carrying a hint of regret and disappointment. When that powerful pressure first appeared, Jingliu had thought she might finally encounter an opponent worthy of a fight. However, after careful sensing, she found that it was only a wisp of a remnant soul, and its main body had long since perished, which immediately dampened her interest.
Jingliu didn't have many hobbies. Besides practicing swordsmanship day after day, year after year, constantly pursuing the peak of the sword dao, her other main pursuit was battling powerful opponents. In battle, she could grow stronger and move towards her goal. After defeating a strong enemy, savoring the fine wine brewed personally by a friend was, for her, the greatest enjoyment in life.
But on this Douluo Continent, finding a powerful enemy that truly interested her was simply too difficult. After finally encountering a seemingly powerful existence, it turned out to be just a wisp of a remnant soul, how could she not feel disappointed?
The trio didn't linger at all, heading directly towards the direction from which the anomaly came. Coincidentally, that direction was precisely their way back to the Star Luo Empire.
Not long after, the heart-pounding mental shock receded like a tide, and the strange phenomena in the sky also dissipated, as if they had never appeared. The surroundings returned to their usual calm.
Just then, Lu Jingming saw three figures and a soul beast corpse not far away. Two males and one female. The female had a neat black ponytail, was dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, exuded vibrant youthful energy, looked beautiful and charming, and moved with a lively, mischievous air. Looking at the two males, one had refreshing blue short hair and exuded an elegant demeanor, looking exceptionally handsome. By age, he was similar to Lu Jingming.
The other was a black-haired boy who looked slightly younger, currently lying unconscious nearby. The soul beast corpse was a ten-year Wind Baboon.
Lu Jingming instantly understood that these individuals were likely Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao, along with the Wind Baboon that almost created a god-slaying miracle.
At the same time, Bei Bei and Tang Ya also noticed Lu Jingming and his companions approaching, and they looked at them with alert expressions.
In the vicinity of the Star Dou Great Forest, even outside the forest, it was basic self-preservation to remain vigilant when encountering strangers.
Moreover, given the astonishing anomaly that had just occurred here, Bei Bei and Tang Ya were inevitably worried about being misunderstood as having obtained some rare treasure, thus attracting others' greed and unnecessary trouble.
Lu Jingming and his two companions clearly weren't ordinary people. Lu Jingming was handsome and slender, naturally exuding a noble aura, clearly refined by a long period in a respected position and in a privileged environment.
Zhang Lexuan was cold and exquisitely beautiful, like a fairy from the Moon Palace. In terms of beauty alone, she was no less than Tang Ya, and due to her greater maturity, she even slightly surpassed her in temperament.
As for Jingliu, her uniquely cold and transcendent presence was so powerful it couldn't be ignored, as if she was born to stand in the most prominent position in the world.
Lu Jingming merely glanced casually at Bei Bei and Tang Ya. Soon, his gaze was drawn to Huo Yuhao. This was the Child of Destiny of the Douluo Continent! He started with a Dragon-Slaying protagonist-style cheat, a million-year soul ring, and a wise old grandpa.
According to common sense, he should have easily progressed, built a harem, unified the Douluo Continent, and then led his companions to successfully ascend to godhood, creating a glorious and immortal legend. But fate played tricks on him. Just because he encountered Sea God Tang San, everything turned into a bubble and became a joke.
One should know that the previous Child of Destiny of the Douluo Continent was the Dragon God, one of the only Supreme God Kings in the universe. The Dragon God was born on the Douluo Continent, led the dragon race to rise powerfully, and single-handedly created the Dragon God Realm, which was the predecessor of the current Douluo God Realm.