Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

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Upon hearing this, a look of understanding flashed in Xuanming's eyes.

So that's how it is. A soul beast overlord who uses the manipulation of human civilization to sustain his cultivation? This is quite different from the way soul beasts survive that he knew.

“Since the Evil Eye Tyrant can influence human civilization in this way, why don’t you and the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest follow suit? With your strength and wisdom, it shouldn’t be difficult for you to interfere with human development, right?” Xuan Ming asked.

Upon hearing this, a hint of disdain flashed in Di Tian's dragon eyes, and he replied in a low voice, "First of all, there is no need. The situation on Douluo Continent is completely different from that on Sun Moon Continent. The disaster caused by the Rakshasa God tens of thousands of years ago almost completely destroyed the previous generation of human civilization, and its lingering effects continue to this day."

Although the Angel God later appeared and curbed the spread of the evil soul beasts, the humans of Douluo Continent were preoccupied with internal strife for a long time, struggling even to protect themselves, resulting in slow civilizational development. More importantly, the number of soul masters in the past was far fewer than it is now, and their overall strength was weak; interfering with them would have little practical value for us.

Di Tian paused for a moment, then continued, "Over the past 20,000 years, since the ascension of the Angel God, his descendants have established a church-like organization. They spread the angelic faith throughout the continent, but at the same time, they also secretly interfere in the wars and alliances of those human kingdoms to ensure that they do not become overly unified and powerful."

Di Tian's voice carried a hint of worldly-wise indifference: "After all, if life is stable and prosperous, who would be so eager to pursue that illusory divine salvation? Only when people are in the midst of war, suffering, and chaos will they desperately crave faith and the desire to be saved. The Six-Winged Angel Family understands this well."

"This situation continued until about five thousand years ago." Di Tian's tone turned serious. "At that time, an auspicious beast was born in the Star Dou Great Forest. The current level ninety-nine Grand Elder of the Six-Winged Angel Clan sensed the auspicious beast's aura and, in order to seize this treasure that was related to destiny, he brazenly broke into the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest."

A hint of reminiscence and fierceness flashed in Long's eyes: "In that battle, I clashed fiercely with him. In my rage, I rushed out of the forest, chasing and killing several Title Douluo from the Angel Clan. I also severely injured that Grand Elder. If he hadn't escaped back to the Angel Temple and triggered the Angelic Divine Thought to force me back, I would have wanted to eradicate the very foundation of the Angelic Church!"

"After this battle, we established a pact that no member of the Six-Winged Angel Clan shall ever set foot in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest again, or I will strike again and fight to the death. It was also because of that battle that the Six-Winged Angel Clan was severely weakened, which is why they reduced their main forces and finally decided to locate the Angel Temple on the Pope Mountain where Wuhun City is now located."

"As for the Spirit Hall," Di Tian added, "it was established about a thousand years ago, after the human Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire had initially stabilized. It was spearheaded by the Six-Winged Angel Clan, which united several powerful spirit master families. Before that, the core strength of the Six-Winged Angel Clan was almost always entrenched on that Angel God Mountain, rarely paying attention to the mortal world."

The Douluo Hall within the Spirit Hall today was actually moved to its current location next to the Angel Temple only a few hundred years ago. The families that initially united to establish the Spirit Hall have either declined long ago, or, due to ideological differences with the Six-Winged Angel families or being ostracized, have successively broken away and established their own independent entities, such as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family. In recent centuries, the Spirit Hall has long been dominated by the Six-Winged Angel families.

After listening, Xuanming gained a clearer understanding of the changes in the power dynamics of Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent. However, a new question immediately arose in his mind: "How do you know so much about the details of these changes in human power? Aren't you always guarding the Silver Dragon King deep in the Lake of Life and rarely going out?"

Di Tian glanced at Xuan Ming, a hint of arrogance flashing in his dragon eyes: "Don't underestimate my half-step divine sense spiritual power and my control over space. Although my physical body rarely leaves the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, my spiritual power can cover an extremely wide area. I have been paying close attention to the development of the human world, especially the movements of the Soul Master forces."

"However, because of the existence of the Angel God's legacy, I cannot directly interfere in human affairs. Otherwise, how could I allow them to grow and thrive under my nose?"

Xuanming suddenly realized. Although Di Tian, ​​as a beast god, was limited by the rules and could not easily take action, he was by no means ignorant of worldly affairs.

However, in the original timeline, Di Tian hesitated to intervene in human affairs in the past because he was wary of the Angel God. Later, with the emergence of the Sea God and the Asura God Tang San, he dared not act rashly.

Xuanming digested the secrets revealed by Di Tian, ​​gaining a deeper understanding of the landscape of Douluo Continent. He suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, what happened to the child of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King?" At this, a hint of helplessness flashed in Di Tian's dragon eyes: "With the death of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, its original Demon Whale Sea lost its ruler and was immediately divided and occupied by other powerful sea spirit beast clans. The Deep Sea Demon Whale clan, without protection, scattered and fled, difficult to find. Left with no other choice, I could only temporarily take that little fellow back to the Star Dou Great Forest and place him in the Lake of Life, entrusting him to the care of the Azure Bull Python."

He paused, then added, "After all, given its current strength and status, if it were to rashly appear in the ocean, it would likely become a target of everyone and would find it difficult to survive."

Upon hearing Di Tian's explanation, Xuan Ming felt a strange sense of foreboding. He frowned slightly and subconsciously muttered, "The Deep Sea Demon Whale King is dead, and the little demon whale was taken to the Lake of Life by you... If the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's wife returns and finds her husband dead, her child missing, and her tribe scattered..."

Before Xuanming could finish speaking—

Boom! ! ! !

The vast sea ahead, which had been relatively calm, erupted without warning!

It was as if the entire ocean was being violently churned by an invisible giant hand, with towering waves instantly rising and soaring into the sky! The sky suddenly darkened, with dense clouds, lightning, and thunder! An incomparably terrifying, extremely violent, yet heart-palpitating atmosphere of sorrow and madness, like a tangible tsunami, erupted from the depths of the sea, sweeping across the entire world!
This aura is very similar to that of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King from back then, but it is even more profound and darker, filled with the meaning of destruction and despair!
Amidst the towering waves, an enormous shadow, wreathed in deep purple destructive energy, slowly emerged from the deepest part of the ocean. Within its enormous eyes burned flames of hatred powerful enough to incinerate the world.

This is the consort of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, the even more elusive Demon Emperor!
She had just returned and had not yet figured out the specific reasons for the dispersal of her clan when her extremely keen senses instantly captured the incredibly clear aura of her husband, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, on Xuanming's body, aura that had even merged with the source of his power!

“It’s you—!!!”

A piercing scream, a mixture of boundless grief and overwhelming hatred, tore through space, making Xuanming and Ditian's eardrums ache. The Demon Emperor's enormous eyes were fixed on Xuanming, devoid of any questioning or hesitation, filled only with a pure and utterly destructive desire!

Without any communication, and without even giving Di Tian a chance to speak and stop her, the Demon Emperor's enormous body suddenly stirred, and the entire sea area seemed to transform into her domain.

A "Heavenly Demonic Tide," several times more terrifying than any previous tsunami, rose out of nowhere. The pitch-black seawater contained a dark soul power that devoured everything. It not only instantly cut off Di Tian's spiritual perception and path, but also, like a huge cage, directly swallowed Xuan Ming and dragged him to the deeper and darker seabed!
"Xuanming!" Di Tian's expression changed, and his dragon might erupted as he tried to tear apart the strange black waves. However, the dark power contained in the demonic waves was extremely special, carrying strong isolation and corrosive properties, making it difficult for him to break through for the time being.

Xuanming felt a sudden tightness all over his body, as if he were being gripped by countless cold, giant hands. Instantly, his vision was filled with endless dark seawater, and his body sank uncontrollably into the abyss below, where even light could not reach. He was speechless; this Demon Emperor didn't even give him a chance to explain.

The pressure from the deep sea increased sharply, but for Xuan Ming's current physique, this was no threat. He steadied himself and tried to communicate with the enormous shadow that was frantically pursuing him using his mental power: "Big sister, calm down, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King sacrificed himself willingly..."

Xuanming paused.

Voluntary sacrifice? That doesn't seem quite right. Although the Deep Sea Demon Whale King did offer a sacrifice, it was a forced sacrifice.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't fight back or run away at the time, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King wouldn't have willingly sacrificed himself. In other words... the Deep Sea Demon Whale King could be said to have been killed by him.
So this doesn't seem to be a misunderstanding. (End of Chapter)