Douluo Dalu 3: The Legend of the Dragon King

Chapter 1937: Identity of the Planar Ruler

"However, the Divine Realm had been swept away, rendering it impossible for this realm to produce gods, so what could I do? The energy required to create another Divine Realm was far too enormous, and the ailing Douluo Star also required an injection of life energy. Thus, I set my sights on you!"

Looking at Tang San's devious smile, a chill was beginning to run down the Holy Lord's spine.

Tang San continued, "Thus, I devised this plan as far back as 10,000 years ago, and I was waiting for you to finally bring all of the essential power of the abyssal plane into this plane; I must thank you for being so cooperative. In reality, planes like the abyssal plane that grow from devouring other planes aren't all that uncommon in outer space. These planes are generally quite powerful, but due to their tendency to devour, they are viewed as public enemies to all planes, and any Divine Realm that encounters such planes would instantly destroy them.

"If it weren't for my guidance, perhaps your plane would've already fallen. A plane like yours is destined to fall sooner or later."

"That's bullsh*t!" the Holy Lord roared, "You're just playing mind games with me! How is this fragment of your soul going to be able to do anything to me? Your Unpredictable Storm will only be able to control me for one more minute at most. Once that time is up, everyone here is going to die! This plane is inevitably going to be a stepping stone for me to create my Divine Realm!"

Tang San sighed, "Do you think I wouldn't have prepared for everything over the span of 10,000 years? Do you really think a substantial plane like the Douluo Continent would be so weak, to the point that you're able to traverse through it as you please? If I hadn't set everything up for you, you wouldn't even have been able to establish passageways to connect with this plane!"

Tang San paused momentarily here, as if to calculate something, then nodded, and said, "Your senses are very correct; there is indeed only a minute left at most. However, that's already more than enough time. Let me tell you one last thing: my son isn't the only one left on the Douluo Continent; his grandparents are here to look after him as well."

All of a sudden, Tang San extended a bow toward the sky, and a vast expanse of rainbow light appeared up above, forming a gigantic rainbow hammer that descended from the heavens.

In the instant that the hammer began to descend, the Holy Lord's expression shifted from shock to astonishment, then to horror and indignation. "This is impossible! How could the ruler of the Douluo Plane take shape? How..."

His words were cut off as the rainbow hammer fell upon him with unrivaled might.

"Boom!"

Dark blue light scattered in all directions as the Holy Lord's body was destroyed amid a despairing wail.

The dark blue abyssal energy tried to escape, dispersing in all directions to try and make it back to the abyssal passageway. As long a part of his essential power could return to the abyssal plane, he would have a chance to resurrect himself!

However, right at this moment, another figure appeared in mid-air.

This was an extremely beautiful woman with a head of long blue hair, and her green dress was giving off rich life energy. The woman was currently holding Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Spear, and as the spear was thrust through the air, it suddenly turned a dazzling greenish-golden color.

The spear then released a massive greenish-golden net that swept up all of the fleeing blue energy and rapidly devoured it.

The Holy Lord's aura was fading at an alarming rate, and at the same time, a beam of rainbow light shone down from above before transforming into a burly man with a set of angular features that included a pair of bushy brows and large eyes.

Despite his stern and angular features, his expression was very warm, and he currently wore a faint smile.

Meanwhile, Tang Wulin could only look on in utter astonishment.

The rainbow figure thrust a gentle palm toward him, and the restrictions placed on his body instantly vanished.

Immediately thereafter, he also separated from Gu Yuena, thus concluding their Dragon God Transformation.

Tang San extended a respectful bow toward the two figures, and greeted, "Father, Mother."

Father? Mother? Grandfather? Grandmother?

Tang Wulin's eyes were wide with astonishment. This turn of events was far too incredible; it was simply beyond belief!

Tang San made his way over to Tang Wulin before patting his shoulder with a warm smile. "Why don't you greet your grandparents?"

Tang Wulin turned to him with a lost expression. "Father, what's going on?"

Both Tang Hao and Ah Yin couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this.

"Allow me," Tang Hao offered as he drifted over to Tang Wulin.

Ah Yin also approached Tang Wulin before giving him a huge hug, and as he fell into Ah Yin's embrace, Tang Wulin was immediately struck by an extremely familiar aura.

This was none other than the aura of the tree of life!

However, he could clearly sense that the aura of the tree of life was rapidly being elevated and enhanced. Meanwhile, the abyssal energy that was dispersing through the air was surging entirely toward Ah Yin and Tang Hao.

Even more abyssal energy was surging out of the abyssal passageway, which was rapidly collapsing in the wake of the Holy Lord's demise.

Tang Hao smiled as he appraised Tang Wulin, and said, "Back when turmoil first struck our Douluo Divine Realm, it was due to an internal conflict. The God of Destruction, one of the five godkings, started a revolt as his ideals conflicted with your father's, and he attempted to seize control over the Divine Realm. At the time, your mother was pregnant with you, and the God of Destruction used that against your father to temporarily take over the Divine Realm. After that, he forcibly expanded the protective barrier of the Divine Realm in an attempt to make the Divine Realm more powerful, but that only served to weaken the Divine Realm's defenses.

"Roughly around the time of your birth, the space-time turbulence struck. As a result, the God of Destruction realized his own mistake, and he sacrificed himself alongside his wife, the Goddess of Life, to stabilize the Divine Realm's defenses. However, the sealed Golden Dragon King took advantage of the chaos to escape from its restrictions, and the godkings were too busy combating the space-time turbulence to strike down the Golden Dragon King right away. Thus, the Golden Dragon King was able to inject its essence into your body, attempting to kill you with an overload of energy to spite your father.

"At the time, your father had to look after the Divine Realm, but he couldn't just let you die, so he created those 18 seals in your body to contain the Golden Dragon King's power. In order to prevent the Golden Dragon King's energy from being further nourished by immortal spiritual energy, he had no choice but to send you to the Douluo Continent. Only in a place like this, where there's no immortal spiritual energy, would you be able to gradually undo your seals and survive. However, he couldn't bear to leave you alone on the Douluo Continent, which is why your grandmother and I also stayed here to protect you from the shadows.

"Due to the absence of the Divine Realm, we had lost our godseats. Thus, in order to survive indefinitely and to support your father's plot against the abyssal plane, I became the ruler of the Douluo Plane with your father's assistance, while your grandmother fused with the Golden Tree of Shrek Academy, becoming the core of this plane's life energy. We stayed to protect you and also to regulate the entire Douluo Star to prevent its collapse from excessive resource exploitation, as well as to plot against the abyssal plane."

Tang Wulin finally understood everything upon hearing this, and he murmured to himself, "No wonder I became the Son of Nature, no wonder I was blessed by the plane; it all makes sense now..."

Tang Hao and Ah Yin both chuckled upon hearing this, and as Tang Wulin turned to his father again, his eyes were full of admiration.

Even though the Divine Realm had been swept away, his father had still managed to prepare all these measures and even left his grandfather and grandmother on the Douluo Continent to protect him.

Tang San smiled, and said, "This soul fragment of mine is about to disappear. Wait for our return, my son; your mother and I will definitely be back. After devouring the abyssal plane, the Douluo Star will be able to maintain itself for another 10,000 years without any issues. Remember that you must lead the human race to live in harmony with the soul beasts; the main reason behind the ailing condition of the continent is the severe imbalance of the ecosystem."

"Father." Tears immediately welled up in Tang Wulin's eyes upon hearing this.