Douluo: The Dragon King's Descent of the Gods

In the eyes of humans, the sky is vast and boundless, and under the blue sky and white clouds, birds fly freely and happily.

For countless years, humankind could only look up at the sky, until one day, humankind conquered it.

The turning point was the invention of the soul-guided aircraft, which was another major milestone in the history of human civilization.

Under Meng Xinghe's secret guidance, the Soul-Guided Aircraft was successfully developed.

Initially, soul-guided aircraft were used only as military soul-guided devices. The high cost of manufacturing and trial and error prevented them from being widely used by civilians, until another great invention came along—the wind tunnel!

A wind tunnel is a tubular experimental device that can artificially generate and control airflow to simulate the flow of gas around an aircraft or object, measure the effect of airflow on objects, and observe physical phenomena. It is the most commonly used and effective tool for conducting aerodynamic experiments.

This invention allows soul-guided aircraft to be tested for performance and data collection simply by placing them in a wind tunnel, without needing to take to the air, thus greatly accelerating the technological iteration of soul-guided aircraft.

A century ago, the Federal Parliament passed the Civil Aviation Passage Act, which mandated the construction of airports and the opening of air routes in major federal cities that met the requirements of the Act.

Donghai City is a large city. The Holy Spirit Cult's branch here has the title "Holy," and the Spirit Pagoda's branch here is among the eighteen Great Heavenly Pillars. Therefore, it is naturally a federal metropolis that meets the requirements of the law.

At this moment, a commercial airliner is flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters. Gu Yuena is sitting on the comfortable and soft bed in the first class cabin, holding a tablet computer in her hands, her eyes bright, watching a movie with great interest.

This is a documentary called "The History of the Development of Soul-Guided Aircraft".

"The Holy Spirit Cult suppressed a host of monsters and demons led by the Wild Holy Spirit Cult, creating a relatively safe and stable environment for the Federation, which allowed the civil aviation aircraft to pass the parliamentary bill."

"To ensure security, airport security procedures are quite cumbersome. Even so, terrorist hijackings still occur from time to time in the federal area. Fortunately, these incidents are isolated cases, and the overall popularity of commercial aviation presents a thriving picture."

After watching the movie, Gu Yuena rested her chin on her hand, her sparkling eyes gazing out the window at the blue sky and white clouds.

The more she learned about human history, the more she marveled at human creativity, and thus saw Meng Xinghe's role in shaping history over thousands of years.

Meng Xinghe has been involved in every major historical event in human history.

There is no such record in history, nor could there be one, but Gu Yuena knew that he must be behind all these historical events.

Of all these historical events, both overt and covert, the one she knew the most about was the "Reincarnation Project."

Thinking of this, Gu Yuena couldn't help but recall the scene when she first met Meng Xinghe, where her proud Silver Dragon King bloodline was suppressed by him.

The bloodline of a god-king! Absolutely the bloodline of a god-king!

At that moment, she had some guesses about Meng Xinghe's identity and agreed to join the reincarnation plan.

"This is truly a brilliant plan, almost exactly as I envisioned."

The Reincarnation Project has been running for so many years, and the soul beasts who participated in the project are now in high positions, spreading like sparks throughout the Douluo Federation.

Holy Spirit Cult, Spirit Pagoda, War God Temple, Eight Legions, Blood God Legion, Federal Parliament, Scientists Association, Forging Association, Mech Association...

These forces all have their own people—no, they're transformed soul beasts—no, they're still people.

Because after reaching level 70, a transformed soul beast will completely transform into a human.

Among the soul beasts participating in the reincarnation program were not Di Tian, ​​Bi Ji, or several other ferocious beasts that were very famous in the human world.

Because they are too famous, they frequently have to appear in the human world, making headlines on online media and promoting peaceful coexistence between humans and soul beasts, so they don't have time to transform and rebuild their bodies.

Ring ring~~~

The phone rang, playing the song "Peace Will Be Better," sung by the auspicious beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion, along with a host of ferocious beasts and legendary spirits.

Gu Yuena picked up her phone, glanced at the incoming call information, and pressed the answer button.

"Hey," she said, her tone cool and elegant, like a flower untouched by worldly affairs.

"Is there something you need? If not, I'm hanging up."

"My lord, why are you suddenly being so cold to me?" A girl's aggrieved voice came through the phone's speaker.

"Can't figure it out?"

Thinking of all the internet emoticons she used to use, Gu Yuena blushed instantly, her voice cold and authoritative, "I shouldn't have let you teach me how to use the internet! You've ruined my image!"

Rumors circulate within the Spirit Pagoda that Miss Gu Yuena appears to be a cold and aloof beauty, but is actually quite secretly passionate.

"Oh dear, my lord, weren't you enjoying yourself?" The auspicious beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, blurted out, only to immediately regret it.

"Ah, no, my lord, listen to me... beep! beep! beep!"

Gu Yuena angrily hung up the phone, but before she could put it down, it rang again.

Answer or not?

She then picked up a flower and plucked off the petals one by one, the last petal being the "receiver".

Damn it, the number of petals is odd!

Gu Yuena reluctantly pressed the answer button. "Speak, how are you going to argue?"

"No, no," the mythical beast put away its playful nature. "I'm not making excuses. I have something I want to share with the Lord."

"Guess what... no, no, no, don't hang up, I'll tell you, okay?"

"I am currently in Mingdu, on my way to the Church of the Holy Spirit, to retrieve something as a peace ambassador. This thing is related to His Majesty the God's 'luring the snake out of its hole' plan."

Church of the Holy Spirit? A scheme to lure the snake out of its hole?

Gu Yuena had a guess in her mind, "The thing you're talking about, could it be the Golden Apple?"

"That's amazing!" the auspicious beast immediately flattered. "As expected of our unparalleled wisdom and divine might, you guessed it all."

"The golden apples that grow from the golden apple tree that draws on the power of the earth's veins are rare treasures that greatly replenish one's essence and are also the key items for finding the nine earth vein nodes."

"Now that His Majesty the God has taken human form and begun to rebuild, those rats hiding in the shadows are starting to stir and will surely try to steal the golden apple after I take it."

"What do you mean?" Gu Yuena asked curiously. "Xinghe sent you to retrieve a golden apple so they would steal it on purpose?"

"More or less," the auspicious beast said on the other end of the phone.

"Your Majesty the God means that we can give them a chance, but we can't let them succeed too easily. We need to increase the difficulty and make it difficult for them to succeed. That way, they won't suspect that we deliberately let them succeed."

"Hmm," Gu Yuena changed the subject, "How come you know more than I do?"

Upon hearing this, the auspicious beast on the other end of the phone once again spoke its mind:

"His Majesty the God said, 'Children should just grow up peacefully; the adults will take care of the sky above them.'"

Oh no, I said the wrong thing again!

The mythical beast was startled, but was surprised to find that the call hadn't been disconnected. It cautiously asked:

"My...My Lord, are you alright?"

"No," Gu Yuena said, her voice tinged with obvious emotion, "Isn't that how humans are? The peaceful life we ​​enjoy now is only possible because someone is bearing the burden in places we can't see."

"It's great. It's a very happy thing to have someone shelter me from the wind and rain."