Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

The next day, Chu Ci arrived at the Chu Group branch that his family had opened in Xingluo City.

The Chu Group has developed rapidly in recent years, with its stores not only spread throughout the Federation, but also extending its reach beyond the Federation.

Chu Ci took a stroll through the Xingluo City branch of the Chu Group and retrieved the intelligence about the Xingluo Empire that the Chu Group had collected during this period.

After leaving the branch office, Chu Ci headed straight for the hotel, but as he walked, he found himself walking into darkness.

Chu Ci was startled and turned around abruptly, only to find a man completely shrouded in a black cloak behind her.

"Senior, I don't know..." Before Chu Ci could finish speaking, the man teleported in front of him and reached out to grab him with his five fingers forming a claw.

"Bang!" A golden shield bounced off Chu Ci.

A level nine defensive soul tool, the Shield of the Gods.

This was secretly given to Chu Ci by Nangong Yi. According to him, this God-Guardian Shield can defend against attacks from Super Douluo and is a strategic resource of the War God Temple.

The reason Chu Ci was able to obtain it was because Guan Yue overruled objections and specially approved it for Chu Ci to use as protection.

But this protective shield, which Nangong Yi had described in such glowing terms, was as fragile as a porcelain doll in front of this stranger; it shattered with the slightest touch of the man in black.

The man in black easily grabbed Chu Ci's neck and lifted him into the air.

Chapter 163 Di Tian Makes His Move, Chu Ci and Gu Yue Have a Frank Chat

Chu Ci struggled frantically, her face flushed red from lack of oxygen, but she couldn't budge the black-clad man's hand, which was like a giant steel clamp.

The powerful aura emanating from the man in black prevented Chu Ci from even activating a fraction of his soul power.

Chu Ci suppressed the despair brought on by suffocation and opened the storage wristband with trembling hands. A miniature nuclear bomb fell out of it.

A red glow appeared on the miniature nuclear bomb, and a terrifying power was brewing within it.

The man in black's expression changed slightly, and he flung Chu Ci aside. At the same time, a huge black dragon claw extended and enveloped the miniature nuclear bomb, and a violent spatial fluctuation suddenly rose from within the dragon claw.

"Boom!" A muffled explosion rang out, the dragon claw trembled violently, and then returned to calm.

The man in black waved his hand, dispelling the dragon claw and leaving only a charred mess.

It seems that the man in black has a high level of expertise in soul power and space. Although the yield of the miniature nuclear bomb was not large, it was enough to kill a titled Douluo, but he completely eliminated it with ease.

The man in black spoke in a low, hoarse voice, "Kid, you're decisive and ruthless!"

Chu Ci coughed twice, clutching his chest, and got up from the ground, saying, "Senior is quite ruthless. Bullying the weak like this is embarrassing if word gets out!"

The man in black said nonchalantly, "I never care about these things."

"Wow, that senior is truly magnanimous." Chu Ci sneered. "I wonder why you would be so ruthless towards me? Please let me die knowing why."

The man in black said calmly, "Aren't you very clever? Take a guess."

"Then this junior will accept the offer without being impolite."

Chu Ci straightened his expression and stated his guess.

"Senior was able to shatter the protective shield with his bare hands, so he must be a Limit Douluo. I have never heard of a Limit Douluo who is good at darkness and space."

Upon hearing this, the man in black curled his lips into a mocking smile.

Chu Ci smiled coldly, "But there is one person who is not a Soul Master but fits the above conditions perfectly."

The man in black's expression changed. Chu Ci stared intently at him and said, word by word, "Beast God Di Tian!"

An aura of killing intent, like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, erupted from the man in black. A heavy pressure descended upon Chu Ci, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood.

The black dragon claws shot out again, tearing the Heavenly Candle Divine Armor that Chu Ci had just put on to shreds in one strike.

The dragon claw grabbed Chu Ci's collar and lifted him into the air again.

The man in black, Di Tian, ​​looked coldly at Chu Ci and said ruthlessly, "Boy, you're a smart man, but being too smart can easily bring you trouble."

"Is that so?" Chu Ci chuckled, his eyes full of confidence. "A smart person never puts himself in complete danger; he always leaves himself a glimmer of hope."

A silver light flashed, and it was as if a gap had been opened in Di Tian's domain, from which Gu Yue emerged.

A hint of surprise flashed in Di Tian's eyes. He threw Chu Ci to the ground and then knelt on one knee in front of Gu Yue.

"Lord."

Gu Yue's pretty face was as white as frost, and her voice was as cold as ice.

"Who told you to do this?"

Di Tian lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "It was my own idea."

At this moment, Gu Yue's eyes had become vertical like those of a dragon, and the aura unique to the Silver Dragon King pressed down on the hearts of everyone present, both human and beast.

"Didn't I say not to touch the Chu Ci?!"

Under the pressure of Gu Yue's bloodline, Di Tian said urgently, "But this kid has clearly guessed your identity, Master. If your identity is exposed to the Soul Masters, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Gu Yue gave a cold laugh and said, "So what? You thought killing him would solve everything? What a joke!"

“Within my territory, Chu Ci cannot transmit any messages; it is absolutely foolproof,” Di Tian said firmly.

Gu Yue scoffed and said sarcastically, "He couldn't send any message. I was the one who sent the message to me."

"How is that possible!" Di Tian suddenly turned around and looked at Chu Ci, who was brushing the dust off his body.

“My domain contains spatial laws and is completely isolated from the outside world. How could he possibly transmit the message?”

Chu Ci grinned and said smugly, "I can't send messages out while inside the domain, but what about outside the domain!"

To ensure timely response to the Chu Ci (Songs of Chu), the artificial intelligence Taiyi will monitor and locate the Chu Ci.

Therefore, when Di Tian kidnapped Chu Ci, Tai Yi, based on the energy fluctuations when Chu Ci entered Di Tian's domain and combined with his own database, calculated that the attacker was most likely Di Tian. So the next moment, the news that Chu Ci had been kidnapped by Di Tian appeared on Gu Yue's phone.

A murderous intent resurfaced in Di Tian's eyes. He was now certain that, from any perspective, this boy must not be allowed to live.

But Chu Ci's next words made Di Tianqiang suppress his murderous intent.

"Believe it or not, if I don't get out of this area, your identities will be played on a loop on everyone's phone in the Federation."

“Gu Yue has met Taiyi, and she is well aware of Taiyi’s dominance within the Soul Guidance Network.”

Di Tian's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, but he still didn't move. If Chu Ci could notify Gu Yue after being pulled into the domain, he could certainly notify the others as well.

However, their identities cannot be exposed yet, as the grand plan for the revival of soul beasts cannot afford to go wrong.

Gu Yue withdrew the imposing aura of the Silver Dragon King, turned her gaze to Chu Ci, and asked, "When did you discover my identity?"

Chu Ci gathered his thoughts and said, "I once wanted to study a topic: the relationship between martial spirit and bloodline."

"For this reason, I specifically collected blood samples from people around me, including yours, Gu Yue."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue frowned; she hadn't expected that the problem lay in this area.

Chu Ci continued, "I studied your blood, and it turned out that studying your blood and Wu Lin's blood was extremely difficult, almost impossible to analyze."

"But through cross-comparison, I still discovered the dragon bloodline in your blood, and an aura that surpasses that of soul beasts."

"Later, when I was studying soul spirits, I discovered that your blood could actually promote the formation of soul spirits. Combined with the dragon bloodline and your extraordinary control over the elements, I began to have doubts about your identity."

Gu Yue nodded, showing no doubt about Chu Ci's words. Chu Ci was always bold in his scientific research, so it was reasonable for him to study the relationship between martial spirits and bloodlines.

"How did you know that the Dragon God split into two, the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King?" Gu Yue asked.

Chu Ci smiled mysteriously, "I know everything."

Gu Yue pursed her lips, assuming that Chu Ci was deliberately trying not to tell the truth.

Gu Yue straightened his expression and said seriously, "So, why did you lure us out?"

Chapter 164 Finally, Cooperation Achieved

Now that things have come to this, Gu Yue has realized that yesterday's whole thing was just a ploy to lure the snake out of its hole.

Chu Ci walked to Gu Yue's side, stroked Gu Yue's hair, and said gently, "I don't want you to bear such a heavy responsibility alone. I want you to know that I will always be behind you."

Gu Yue's face flushed slightly, and Di Tian couldn't help but mock, "What a joke! It sounds better than it sounds. Our responsibility is to revive the soul beasts and destroy humanity. How can you still confidently say that you stand behind our master?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ci stroked his chin and thought carefully for a moment. "Hmm, reviving the soul beasts is easy, but destroying humanity is a bit more difficult."

"However, Gu Yue, do you really think that the goal of destroying humanity is realistic?"

"Even the Dragon God couldn't do it back then, do you think you, an avatar of the Dragon God, can do it?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue remained silent. Indeed, even the powerful Dragon God was suppressed back then, so how could he possibly destroy humanity?

Seeing this, Di Tian quickly spoke up, "My lord, don't forget the heinous crimes that humans have committed against us by wantonly slaughtering soul beasts!"

Gu Yue's wavering expression returned to firmness as she said, "The hatred between soul beasts and humans cannot be erased, and the goal of destroying humanity cannot be changed."

"Even if this goal leads the soul beast race to extinction, are we still going to stick to it to the end?" Chu Ci asked.

"Although the God Realm has lost contact with Douluo Continent, it has not perished and will eventually return. Faced with the absolute power of the God Realm, your actions will only hasten the extinction of the soul beasts."

Chu Ci looked into Gu Yue's eyes and said, "In the face of the survival of the Soul Beast race, everything else, including hatred, is unimportant."

Di Tian roared, "If we don't destroy humanity, how will the soul beasts survive?"

“A spirit can completely replace the function of a spirit beast.” Chu Ci summoned the Heavenly Candle and looked at Gu Yue, saying, “Gu Yue, you should be able to tell what the Heavenly Candle’s soul comes from, right?”

Gu Yue gave Tianzhu a deep look and said, "Soul."

The unique aura of the soul beast on the soul weapon could not escape Gu Yue's senses.

"The soul spirits needed to create soul weapons were all cultivated by me alone, as was my second soul spirit, Anubis, which I created entirely by myself," Chu Ci said.

"What?" Di Tian's eyes were filled with shock. He had naturally conducted in-depth research on artificial souls. Even as the Beast God, he had to admire the ingenuity of artificial souls. But that was the result of tens of thousands of years of research by the Spirit Pagoda, while Chu Ci had managed to reach the same level of technology as the Spirit Pagoda in just over ten years.

“Gu Yue, you are the Silver Dragon King. No one in the world understands soul beasts better than you.”

"If the two of us join forces, we can definitely create the technology to mass-produce artificial ten-thousand-year soul spirits, and even improve the technology of artificial soul bones."

"As long as the Soul Master is freed from dependence on Soul Beasts, the survival of Soul Beasts can be guaranteed. At that time, I will help you find a place where Soul Beasts can live and thrive in peace. I can even help some Soul Beasts that have disappeared from history return to reality."

Chu Ci looked at Gu Yue with sincere and fervent eyes, trying his best to persuade her.

Di Tian hurriedly said to Gu Yue, "My lord, those who are not of our kind must have different intentions. We cannot trust them."

Chu Ci didn't even glance at Di Tian, ​​but stared intently at Gu Yue, saying each word slowly and deliberately, "Gu Yue, do you believe me?"

"My lord!" Di Tian said anxiously.