Douluo: Rainbow Cat, Blue Cat, Seven Swords and Dragon Rider

Chapter 529 The Projection of Tushadup
Upon hearing Lan Hong's words, Zi Yan immediately regained her previous lively personality.

Passing through the lava and ignoring the lizardmen, Lan Hong and Zi Yan arrived once again in front of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave.

Zhu Kun also poked his head out of the door, and he was very happy to see Zi Yan's current appearance.

"Ziyan, I didn't expect you to grow up so fast. Come here and let Daddy see you."

"I've not only grown up, I'm also very capable now."

Zhu Kun was quite surprised by the strength that Zi Yan had displayed.

"Battle Saint! Zi Yan, how did you advance to Battle Saint so quickly? Did you use some method that damaged your foundation?"

Zhu Kun couldn't help but worry, as she was his only daughter.

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine. I have now unified Dragon Island and am the new Dragon Emperor."

"Good, good, well done, you are worthy of being my daughter, Zhukun."

"Hmph, you're just trying to make yourself look good. What does it have to do with you if I do a good job? It's all thanks to Brother Lan Hong. You couldn't help at all."

Hearing Zi Yan say that, Zhu Kun looked embarrassed.

"Brother Lan Hong, I am deeply grateful. You have helped Zi Yan so much. I will definitely repay you after I get out of here."

Zhu Kun really acted like he knew everyone, immediately calling him "little brother".

"I brought Ziyan here today to let you out."

"Huh? Brother, don't joke with me. Without reaching the strength of a Dou Di, or collecting the key to open the door, there's no way you'll let me out."

"Have you already collected all the keys to open the door? That can't be that easy. I remember the keys are in the hands of the eight ancient clans."

Lan Hong didn't say anything more, but went straight to push the door open.

"Don't do anything reckless. If you do that, you'll end up trapped here like me."

"Dad, stop yelling. Brother Lan Hong has already broken through to the Dou Di level, otherwise we wouldn't be bothering you."

Zhu Kun ignored the hurtful part of his daughter's words and only heard the first part.

"You've already broken through to Dou Di? That's incredible! How did you do it? The Dou Qi Continent should have run out of Origin Qi long ago."

"Is that what you care about right now? Shouldn't you be more concerned about whether I can let you out?"

"I've been locked up for so long anyway, I don't care whether I get out or not. What I really care about is you. How did you even break through to the Dou Di realm?"

"Going back to the source and returning to the essence."

"not understand?"

Lan Hong said no more and pushed open the door to Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave with all her might.

With the cave entrance fully opened, Zhu Kun finally gained his freedom.

"Hahaha, I'm finally free! I'm finally free!"

Seeing Zhu Kun running around happily to the side, Zi Yan felt only shame.

"You stupid old man, you're so embarrassing."

After having his fun, Zhu Kun finally realized his mistake, transformed back into human form, and hugged Zi Yan tightly.

"Ziyan, Daddy misses you so much."

Zi Yan pushed Zhu Kun away, looking disgusted.

"Don't hug me. I'm so old, it's embarrassing to be crying like this."

"Haha, I'm just so happy to be out of trouble and to see you again."

"Ziyan, you all come over here too, let's go inside and take a look."

Lan Hong called Zi Yan and Zhu Kun over, preparing to enter the ancient Tuoshe Emperor's cave to take a look. However, at this moment, a figure blocked their way. Lan Hong frowned. Although it was only a projection, the aura it exuded showed that its true form was powerful.

"A projection of Tuoshegudi?"

"That's right, this is the projection I left behind. I didn't expect that someone could advance to the Dou Di level without using what I left behind."

"Do you still have a connection with your original self?"

"Why do you ask?"

"I heard that your original body was refined by someone after you ascended to the Great Thousand World."

"You actually know about the Great Thousand Worlds? You must be someone from above. No wonder you were able to break through to the Dou Di realm. As for my true body, I really can't contact it anymore."

"I am not someone who came from the vast world. What do you mean by this? Do you not want us to enter the cave?"

"What I leave behind is of no use to you anymore; I will leave it to someone more suitable."

"This is, after all, a game I orchestrated; I can't let the person who gets the key leave empty-handed."

"I see. Only by collecting all the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade and using it to open the cave can we retrieve the items inside. I guess I've exploited a bug."

"Please do me this favor, although I have nothing left to offer you."

"It's alright, I don't want to completely ruin this good show either, so I'll do as you say and not go in. But in return, tell me about your era!"

"That's not a problem..."

Then, the projection of Tuoshegudi and Lan Hong began to talk about his era.

However, most of the stories are about how Tuoshe Ancient Emperor gradually rose from a weak flame to become a Dou Di by constantly devouring powerful flames.

It is quite similar to Xiao Yan's experience, except that Xiao Yan is a human being, while Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's true form is a ball of fire.

The only thing Lan Hong found useful was that Tuoshe Ancient Emperor mentioned how Dou Di completely disappeared from the Dou Qi Continent.

It turns out that at some point, all the Dou Di (Battle Emperors) who remained on the Dou Qi Continent were summoned and subsequently ascended to it.

After that, all the Dou Di (Battle Emperors) completely lost contact with the Dou Qi Continent below.

"There is a theory that all the Dou Di who ascended to the top died and became cannon fodder on the battlefield."

So I'd like to remind you here: don't attempt to ascend without adequate preparation.

"Thank you for reminding me. I have no intention of ascending. I am a traveler, and I haven't even finished exploring the Dou Qi Continent yet."

After chatting for a while, the gate to the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave closed again, and Lan Hong left the underground magma world with Zhu Kun and Zi Yan.

Back on the ground, Zhu Kun took a deep breath.

"It feels so good to be free! Ziyan, let's go back to Dragon Island together."

"No way, I want to go with Brother Lan Hong. If you want to go back, go back yourself. I don't want to deal with those messy things on Dragon Island anyway, you can go back and clean up your own mess."

Seeing Ziyan affectionately hugging Lan Hong's arm, Zhu Kun felt heartbroken; his beloved daughter was being worn by someone else.

"Brother Lan Hong, no, Your Majesty, where are you planning to go next?"

"There's no need to be so formal. Just call me by my name. I don't care what you call me."

I've collected several fragments of images related to the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, and I plan to complete the collection.

The Pure Lotus Demon Flame is of little use to me, but the fun of exploring the secret realm is still quite enjoyable.

"Then I'll leave Ziyan in your care, Your Majesty. I need to return to Dragon Island to make an appearance."

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