Douluo Dalu 3: Legend of the White Fox

In the outer space beyond the Douluo Continent, within the black hole at the center of the chaotic flow of time and space—

Tang San swept his gaze across the other divine kings, took a deep breath, and said, "We are the newcomers, which naturally makes us the least trusted among you all, as you know the least about us. However, I have confidence in myself and in the Douluo Divine Realm. I also believe in my own sense of fairness. So here, I would like to propose a challenge. You may choose the battlefield, and we will choose the rules. Our Douluo Divine Realm will send six people for a six-on-six match. If we can defeat you, then I ask that the final authority be handed over to me, and let me take charge. At that time, we will at least hand over three super divine artifacts to be overseen by you all, ensuring supervision of my command."

As soon as Tang San finished speaking—Boom!

A massive bolt of lightning pierced through the black hole and appeared right above Tang San's head.

Crack!

The lightning struck down mercilessly, leaving Tang San charred inside and out. His long, waterfall-like blue hair, which had draped all the way down to his feet, was instantly set ablaze.

The terrifying thunder left Tang San's mind blank. Just as he was about to release his Sea God's divine power to extinguish the flames, a trident, broken in two, suddenly fell from the sky and slammed heavily onto his head.

Even with his dual god positions, Tang San couldn't evade the back-to-back attacks and was knocked unconscious on the spot.

Poseidon had used Tang San's Sea God divinity to guide the trident to find him.

The lightning had cleared the way for the trident, naturally locking onto Tang San as well.

"Good thing I wasn't the one acting all high and mighty." Chang Gongwei didn't even glance at the now-balding and still-burning Tang San. Instead, he immediately reached out toward the golden lightning.

Qin Emperor Ye Yinzhu also extended his hand without hesitation.

Immortal Emperor Hailong, Death God Ah'Dai, Mad God Lei Xiang, and Heavenly Emperor Tianhen all joined in, grabbing at both the golden lightning and the trident.

Since these two artifacts had managed to break through the chaotic space-time currents and enter the black hole, they were likely the key to escaping it.

However, at the most intense moment of their struggle, the golden lightning suddenly turned into a stream of light and vanished into Chang Gongwei's body.

At the same time, the trident also transformed into a ray of light and disappeared into Tang San's body.

By the time Tang San slowly regained consciousness, he had already been sent back to the Douluo Divine Realm.Looking at his now bald head, complete with a large bump on top, Tang San fell into a state of self-doubt.

"Xiao San!"

"Third Brother!"

"Dad!" 

"Sea God!"

Voices calling out to him echoed around the room.

The gods of the Douluo Divine Realm had gathered around Tang San's bed. Seeing him wake up, they all let out a great sigh of relief.

Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong immediately threw themselves into Tang San's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.They had nearly fainted from fright when they saw Tang San pass out earlier.

At the same time, within the Sea God's palace atop Mount Olympus—

The moment Tang San opened his eyes, Poseidon saw, through Tang San's vision, a group of peerless beauties.

Each of them was no less stunning than Medusa, the one he had once pursued at all costs.

"No, I have to endure this for now. I can't let this Sea God realize that I can control his body through my will. I must first find a way to make him inherit my will as soon as possible. If I succeed, I might even be able to use his body for myself…" A sharp glint flickered in Poseidon's eyes.

His lower body had been severed at the waist.

Ever since he lost the lower half of his body, he hadn't seen his wife and lovers in a long time.

A similar scene played out in the palace of Zeus, the king of the gods.

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On the Douluo Continent, Xia Yi remained unaware that his old rival had already arrived in this universe through special means.

Ever since buying various books for the fierce beasts, Xia Yi spent his days either cultivating, forging, or setting aside time to read with Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and Di Tian.Together, they attempted to inscribe soul tool formations.

Xia Yi knew that these subjects were dull and that it was difficult for soul beasts to calm down and study them.

So he made sure to set aside time periodically to accompany them.

He wanted to help them understand human civilization and find joy in it.

At first, Gu Yue opposed this, believing that Xia Yi was wasting his time.

She wasn't against the idea of fierce beasts learning human knowledge, but she feared that Xia Yi's limited energy would be diverted, hindering his cultivation.

To her, it was enough for Zi Ji and the others to study on their own—there was no need for Xia Yi to accompany them.

However, after secretly observing several times, she found that if Xia Yi stayed away for too long, Zi Ji and the others would lose much of their enthusiasm for learning.

Though they didn't slack off, their efficiency in learning dropped significantly.

So she simply accepted Xia Yi's approach—and even joined in herself."Success! We've inscribed the core formation for a purple-grade mecha!"

As a greenish light rose into the air, Bi Ji excitedly stood up, holding a life crystal stone inscribed with a core soul formation. In a flash, she appeared beside Xia Yi and Gu Yue.

Instinctively, she reached out to hand the life crystal stone to Xia Yi, but upon seeing Gu Yue next to him, she quickly switched hands and offered it to Gu Yue instead.

She then looked at Gu Yue with anticipation, her expression practically spelling out: "Praise me!"

Gu Yue took the crystal stone and examined it—it was indeed part of the core formation for a purple-grade mecha.

After reviewing it, Gu Yue frowned slightly and handed it to Xia Yi.

Not receiving the approval she hoped for, Bi Ji felt a little disappointed. But when Xia Yi took the life crystal stone, her disappointment instantly vanished, and she once again looked at him with eager anticipation.

"Indeed, it's the core formation for a purple mecha. Sigh, I can't even inscribe it yet." Seeing Bi Ji's hopeful gaze, Xia Yi nodded approvingly and returned the life crystal stone to her.

"Keep it safe. When I can perform spirit forging, I'll upgrade the life crystal stone for you, and we'll keep upgrading it until we use it to make a red mecha. But by then, you and Zi Ji must have the ability to design and inscribe the core formations for a red mecha."

"We definitely can!" Bi Ji happily took the life crystal stone and eagerly continued her research.Life crystal stone was a rare metal—especially precious due to its life-attributed properties.

Although its life energy wasn't as rich as Living Gold, it was still extremely valuable.

The piece of heavenly refined metal that Yali had given to Xia Yi contained an astonishing one-fifth life crystal stone.

That alone showed how precious it was.

Watching Bi Ji, who was as happy as a child, Gu Yue glanced at Xia Yi. Though she didn't speak, Xia Yi already knew what she wanted to say.

She was probably wondering whether Xia Yi feared divine retribution for lying.

Indeed, considering Bi Ji's cultivation and spiritual power, her progress was slow and barely worth praising.

But Xia Yi understood that soul beasts naturally lacked talent in this field.

Right now, his goal was to slowly nurture their interest and fuel their dreams for the future.

As long as they were interested, did slow progress really matter?

Humans took fifty years to become ninth-level mecha makers. Even if Bi Ji and the others learned at one-tenth the speed, five hundred years would still be enough.

If they had started earlier, they wouldn't just be at level nine by now.

After all, the one thing soul beasts never lacked was time.

Just as the fierce beasts were beginning to embrace human civilization, it was crucial to cultivate their interest. Talent wasn't something one could force—if Xia Yi discouraged them now, he'd be killing their enthusiasm altogether.

"The admissions for Shrek Academy are about to start. Are you really not going to ask the teacher for help?" Gu Yue suddenly asked.

She already knew about Shrek Academy denying Xia Yi a slot.

"I won't. If I go begging her over something this minor, she'll never let me hear the end of it." Xia Yi quickly shook his head—he wasn't about to let Leng Yaozhu mock him.