Douluo Dragon King: Doumu's Blessing, I Am the Star Lord

Qian Gu Die Ting raised his hand, and a wisp of soul power was injected into the magic array, causing the dormant patterns to suddenly light up with a golden glow.

Like sleeping giants gradually awakening.

The heavy door slid open silently to both sides as if it had merged into the void, without making the slightest noise, revealing a completely different world behind it.

The cultivation chamber with the spirit-gathering array that Qian Gu Xing Ci had envisioned did not appear.

Behind the door lay a desolate and lifeless world.

A dry wind, carrying sand-like dust, swept towards me, bearing the weathered scent of time.

The ground beneath our feet was dark brown, as hard as if it had been scorched by fire countless times. Cracks crisscrossed like a spider web, the widest of which was half a meter wide and bottomless.

Looking up, the sky was covered in leaden gray, like a dusty ancient mirror pressing down heavily.

There was no bright sun or moon, no dazzling stars, only a suffocating atmosphere of oppression.

On the distant horizon, a half-collapsed stone wall stands, weathered and incomplete by the passage of time, covered with mottled marks.

The entire world was devoid of life, save for the mournful howl of the wind whipping up dust, as silent as a corner utterly abandoned by the world.

Qian Gu Die Ting slowly walked towards the half-broken wall, gently stroking the rough surface with his palm.

His voice echoed in the vast emptiness, "Xingci, do you know how the Spirit Ascension Platform was created?"

Qian Gu Xing Ci snapped out of his daze and replied, "According to the records in the tower, it is a special spiritual space built on top-level spatial soul guidance technology and with reference to the rules of the small world."

Soul Masters enter the realm in their spiritual form, slaying soul beasts to obtain primal feedback, which is used to increase the age of their soul rings.

"What you say is true, but it only scratches the surface and doesn't get to the essence."

Qian Gu Die Ting nodded slightly, then slowly shook his head, his gaze sweeping over this desolate land. "The Ascension Platform has existed for ten thousand years, but its core technology has always been exclusively controlled by the Spirit Transmission Tower."

Consider this: which of the Federation, Shrek Academy, and Tang Sect doesn't possess top-tier soul-guided technology and profound cultural heritage?

The immense benefits the Spirit Ascension Platform brings to Soul Masters are known throughout the land; how could they possibly let it pass by if there were even the slightest possibility of replicating it?

His tone grew increasingly somber: "But for ten thousand years, no one has ever been able to create a second Ascension Platform."

Haven't you ever thought deeply about the reasons behind this?

Qian Gu Xing Ci frowned slightly.

He used to think that the Spirit Pagoda possessed exclusive core technology, but now that he thought about it, with the accumulation of Shrek Academy and Tang Sect over the past 20,000 years, even the most advanced divine soul tools might not be impossible to disassemble and replicate.

Unless, the core of the Ascension Platform has never been technology!

"A mere imitation cannot support a truly functioning world."

Qian Gu Die Ting tapped the crumbling wall lightly with his finger, producing a soft buzzing sound. The fluctuations in the entire space suddenly became clear, as if an invisible rhythm was resounding in the air.

"Soul-guided technology can build an outer shell and simulate the phantom of a soul beast, but it cannot create a small world that can stably support spiritual power."

Everyone believes that the Ascension Platform was modeled after the Small World, but they don't know that the Small World was never the blueprint, but rather the foundation.

"Creating a stable little world is almost impossible, let alone for quasi-gods, even for some gods."

The Spirit Pagoda's ability to have an Ascension Platform wasn't due to any top-tier soul guidance technology, but rather to the remnant of a complete small world it had found years ago.

The old man's voice was filled with vicissitudes, "For ten thousand years, while we dismantled and studied that remains and built the Spirit Ascension Platform, we also found many similar fragments of the world in various parts of the continent."

This is the largest and most complete piece found by our ancestors; it is the true foundation of our family's heritage.

The ancient star departed right behind him, and the ground beneath his feet became increasingly dry and cracked, with each step accompanied by a faint cracking sound.

Grayish-white dust rushed towards them, as if it were the dust left behind when the world collapsed. No matter how much the Ancient Star Words urged their soul power, they could not completely dispel it.

Visibility plummeted; the view beyond three meters became blurry, and the cracks beneath our feet grew increasingly dense.

Occasionally, a fierce wind would whip up pebbles, howling past your ears like a mournful lament.

Qian Gu Die Ting's pace gradually slowed down, and countless thoughts surged in his mind.

After a long while, his voice pierced through the swirling dust and clearly reached Qian Gu Xing Ci's ears: "Xing Ci, there's news about the demon plane you've been having your family investigate."

Qian Gu Xing Ci paused, raising his eyes to look at Qian Gu Die Ting.

"I searched through the deepest ancient books in my family, but found only scattered records."

Later, a special trip was made to the Angel Family, where concrete evidence was found in their sealed records.

Qian Gu Die Ting continued forward, his voice calm, "When the Abyss Plane descended, it tore open the first interdimensional gap in the Douluo Continent."

Since then, things have spiraled out of control—first, all sorts of otherworldly soul beasts crossed over, and then, for reasons unknown, even the Demon Dimension extended its reach into this land.

Twenty thousand years ago, in the era in which Tang San lived, too many truths had long been buried by time.

Their ancestors were worshipped by the Spirit Hall, which was once considered evil.

History is always written by the winners, and the rights and wrongs, the grudges and the mistakes of the past are no longer verifiable.

He then recalled the era of Huo Yuhao, the Ice Douluo, ten thousand years ago.

The concept of the Soul Spirit is an astonishing innovation left behind by the first Tower Master. (In *Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect*, it's Xuanzi, but *Legend of the Dragon King* seems to have changed that.)

Behind this, perhaps, lies the will of the Douluo plane.

Through the Soul Spirit system, the intractable conflict between humans and Soul Beasts can be resolved.

After all, this plane has never only nurtured humans; soul beasts are also its children.

A single spirit beast can provide multiple spirit rings, which should have greatly reduced the killing of spirit beasts by humans and given the ecosystem, which was on the verge of collapse, a chance to survive.

Thinking of this, Qian Gu Die Ting felt a sense of melancholy at the passage of time.

But things didn't go as planned in the end.

Humanity's soul-guided technology has developed too quickly, far beyond any expectation.

Instead of saving the soul beasts, the spirits became the catalyst for their extinction.

The appearance of spirits breaks the limitations on the existence time of spirit rings and the absorption by the killer.

Soul Masters don't need to wait until they hit a bottleneck to acquire Soul Rings; they can prepare Soul Spirits in advance.

The concept of sustainable hunting was abandoned, and the flesh and bones of soul beasts were considered treasures. Humans, who had previously exercised some restraint, began to hunt soul beasts even more frantically.

Today, outside the Star Dou Great Forest, wild soul beasts are on the verge of extinction, with only a few ferocious beasts remaining in the Great Perilous Lands, barely clinging to life.

Humans and spirit beasts are both citizens of this plane, yet one child is determined to exterminate the other.

Humanity's dominance is increasing, and its destruction of the plane is also intensifying.

Harosa was born out of such dire circumstances.

From a human perspective, Harosa is a bloodthirsty evil spirit master, a gray terror that strikes fear into the hearts of the entire continent.

However, in the context of the planes, he is the executioner who punishes mad humans and forces them to stop their destructive rampage.

Even the savior who can save this dimension.

These thoughts had lingered in his mind for far too long.

From the moment Qian Gu Xing Ci deliberately guided his family to investigate information about the demon plane on several occasions, he harbored doubts.

When Xingci revealed certain information, the helplessness he couldn't express made him clearly realize that his grandson, who was only a little over ten years old, knew far more secrets than he did at his age, and even more than most Limit Douluos.

But he shouldn't know these secrets, nor does he have any way of knowing them.

I wanted to ask countless times, but I couldn't find the words to ask.

It wasn't until Harosa appeared and pointed out that the two were brothers and were willing to protect him that all the doubts were cleared up.

Harosa is a chosen one of the plane created by the will of the plane. For Qian Gu Xing Ci to be treated this way, he must have also gained the full recognition of the Douluo plane's will.

Therefore, he was able to sense the threat from the demon plane in advance.

Then everything has the most reasonable explanation.

The will of the Douluo Continent issued a warning to this chosen junior in advance.

The path that Qian Gu Xing Ci will take in the future is already clear.

To end the millennia-long invasion of Douluo Continent by foreign enemies, both the menacing Abyss Plane and the restless Demon Plane will be the enemies he must face and eliminate.

Chapter 54 Zhu Yuanzhang's Strict Intent and Family Concern (The manuscript is still being prepared; it should be finished and published around noon.)

The wind whipped up dust that stung my face, carrying with it a unique sense of desolation characteristic of this space.

Qian Gu Die Ting composed himself, suppressing the turmoil that had been churning within him for so long. He slowly turned his head to look at the young man beside him and began to speak.

“Xingci, Grandpa knows that everyone has their own secrets.”

You know many things, even the most fundamental secrets of this plane, which I shouldn't have asked.

But we are family, blood is thicker than water.

You are different from the chosen ones of all previous eras. You are not alone; you have the entire Eternal Clan and the entire Spirit Pagoda behind you, your strongest support.

Qian Gu Die Ting's gaze fell on the boy's handsome features, and he became even more solemn: "Grandpa only hopes that you can tell Grandpa some things that you can talk about. No matter what dangers lie ahead, the family will support you."

Qian Gu Xing Ci was slightly taken aback, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

He didn't expect that his grandfather would subconsciously attribute everything to the guidance of the plane's will, which saved him a lot of effort in racking his brains to make up excuses.

Qian Gu Xing Ci said, "Grandpa, the last time the Demon Plane and Douluo Continent connected was a few years ago, when it descended upon a family whose inherited martial soul was the Titan Giant Ape."

The key to reliably opening the two dimensional portals is the Fallen Angel Martial Soul, which I mentioned before, Yuanen Yehui of Shrek Academy.

Qian Gu Die Ting's eyes suddenly sharpened, and his soul power surged involuntarily for a moment: "Now that the source has been found, even if it is inconvenient for you and me to take action directly, why not let Harosa make a trip and eliminate the root of the problem directly?"

With his abilities, resolving this trouble would be a piece of cake.

“It’s no use.” Qian Gu Xing Ci shook his head. “Killing a fallen angel won’t delay things for long.”

The seeds that the Demon Dimension planted in Douluo Continent are not limited to this one place.

Moreover, this isn't trouble for my brother and me; it's an opportunity.

Qian Gu Die Ting's pupils suddenly contracted as he instantly realized what was happening.

opportunity!

Harosa's only goal in life was to break free from his shackles and reach godhood!

He instantly grasped the key point.