Soul Land 3: Legend Of The Dragon King

The Sky Azure Bull Python laid a hand on his arm, and said, "We're all family; there's no need for such formalities. Back when your sister was around, she was treating us like her playthings! Only after she met that Huo Yuhao kid did she finally settle down. In the end, she and Huo Yuhao had to endure a lot of hardships before they could be together."

Tang Wulin's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Is the Dragon Butterfly Douluo really my sister?"

This was something that he had never been able to ascertain, and there wasn't even concrete proof that Tang Wutong was Tang San's daughter; it had merely been speculated in historical records, but never actually verified.

The Sky Azure Bull Python nodded, and said, "Around 10,000 years ago, your sister snuck down from the Divine Realm in her teens to play on the Douluo Continent. At the time, your parents knew about this, and they intentionally allowed her to do this. However, they also asked me and Er Ming to follow her to the Douluo Continent to protect her. Huo Yuhao had to undergo many trials set by us before he finally became your brother-in-law. He was also tortured quite a bit by your father as well. After all, a father is generally never satisfied with a son-in-law."

Tang Wulin faltered slightly upon hearing this. Even though he had never experienced any of this, he was still extremely eager to hear more about his sister from the Sky Azure Bull Python.

"What happened after that, Uncle Da Ming? What happened to the Divine Realm? My father only told me that it had been swept elsewhere by spatial turbulence, and that he wouldn't be able to return in the near future."

"Spatial turbulence? What did he tell you?" Just like Tang Wulin was eager to hear about his family, Da Ming and Er Ming were very interested in news about the Divine Realm.

Er Ming was the one who had raised the question, but Da Ming interjected, "Let's tell Wulin what we know, then listen to what Wulin has to say. That way, we won't be talking over one another."

Er Ming was very eager to hear more, but he still nodded in agreement.

Da Ming continued, "Most of the historical records you humans have about Tang San are true because many of those records were left behind by him. Tang San told us that he actually didn't belong to this world. Instead, he transmigrated from another large plane that was devoid of Soul Masters, and many of the Tang Sect's hidden weapons and the cultivation methods recorded by the Tang Sect came from that plane; they were merely refined so that they would be more suitable for Soul Masters of our plane to cultivate.

"To be honest, we were very much in opposition when your mother decided to be with Tang San. After all, she was a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and I'm sure you know how alluring 100,000-year-old soul beasts are to human Soul Masters. However, she insisted on being reborn as a human, and we couldn't stop her. After that, your mother entered a relationship with Tang San, but never did we think that she would go on to sacrifice herself to become a soul ring for your father. At the time, we wanted nothing better than to have Tang San killed!

"Fortunately, Tang San was a good man who was willing to resurrect your mother at all costs. In the end, he dismembered his own arm to release his soul bone in order to assist your mother in regaining her human form. At the time, we also chose to sacrifice ourselves to become a part of his power to assist in your mother's resurrections. After that, Tang San inherited the godseats of the Sea God and Asura God, and defeated Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue in the final battle to save the entire continent from a major crisis.

"The Douluo Continent of that time was vastly different to how it is now. Natural energies were vastly abundant, and the plane was extremely powerful, allowing it be unaffected even after facilitating a battle between gods."

A dejected look appeared in Da Ming's eyes as he spoke. "Wulin, I'm sure you sensed how this small plane began to tremble as you released your golden trident. If a battle between gods were to take place in this plane, it would instantly be torn apart, and all of the living beings residing within the plane would be killed. This plane is too weak and unstable on its own, so it can only survive while its attached to a large plane like the Douluo Continent."

Tang Wulin nodded in response; he had indeed sensed this.

The Sky Azure Bull Python continued, "The Douluo Star is actually also a plane, but it's far more powerful than this small plane of ours. Every plane has its own laws, and the power of these laws is influenced by the plane itself. 20,000 years ago was when the Douluo Continent plane was at its most powerful. 

At the time, the entire plane was rich with life energy, and this energy is the key to nurturing all things and consolidating the power of laws. The Douluo Continent of that era was powerful enough to facilitate a battle between four first-rank gods, but now..."

Da Ming gave a cold chuckle before continuing, "If such a battle were to take place now, it's very likely that an irreparable time and spatial rift would be torn open, tearing the entire continent apart and severely impacting the entire Douluo Star."

Tang Wulin's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. "Why?"

"Because of you humans!" Er Ming said in an enraged manner, "I admit that humans possess intelligence unparalleled by us soul beasts. You are adept at creating all types of things, but you're even more proficient at destroying things! As you humans have become more powerful, the habitats of soul beasts have constantly been whittled down. You've tapped into too much of the planet's resources, destroying much of its life energy, and even the Great Star Dou Forest has ceased to exist now.

"In particular, the 10,000 years following the arrival of the Sun Moon Continent as a result of continental drift is the period of time where technology on the Douluo Continent advanced at the fastest rate, but also when life energy seeped out of the Douluo Continent at the most alarming rate."

Both Da Ming and Er Ming heaved a forlorn sigh in unison.

Tang Wulin's brows furrowed tightly as he asked, "Hasn't anyone realized this and sought to change things?"

Da Ming replied in a grim voice, "Your brother-in-law did, and we even helped him in creating his soul spirit system in an effort to reduce the slaughter of soul beasts, but little did we know that the Spirit Pagoda would go on to become the one to ruin the entire soul beast world."

Tang Wulin asked, "Can't my brother-in-law do anything about this? Isn't he a god as well? Are gods not permitted to interfere with the matters on the Douluo Continent?"

A wry smile appeared on Da Ming's face as he replied, "Under normal circumstances, he would be able to. Divine Realms exist to protect the planes that they have jurisdiction over, and in the past, our Divine Realm was a huge yet very harmonious realm. It had jurisdiction over many planes, and your father was one of the five godkings of the Divine Realm Committee. Following the disappearance of the Gods of Kindness and Evil, your father became the head of the five godkings, overseeing the jurisdiction of the entire Divine Realm and all the planes."

Er Ming said, "If the Divine Realm were still around, none of this would've happened, and we wouldn't be in such a terrible situation. However, the Divine Realm suddenly vanished close to 10,000 years ago, and you humans had developed so rapidly precisely because there's no longer a Divine Realm to keep you all in check. At this rate, all of the life energy on this entire plane is going to be exhausted."

Just as Tang Wulin was about to say something, Da Ming asked, "Do you know of the abyssal plane? It became connected to our Douluo Continent around 6,000 years ago."

Tang Wulin nodded in response. 

Da Ming chuckled coldly, "That's an example of you humans shooting yourselves in the foot. Due to the rapid loss of life energy on the Douluo Continent plane, vulnerable points have appeared in the planar laws, and that's been taken advantage of by the abyssal plane. Countless sacrifices were made to seal that abyssal passageway, but as long as the Douluo Continent's life energy remains in this dire state, there's no way to completely cut off this connection, and an even severer calamity will erupt sooner or later."

"There are more planes than just the abyssal plane looking to invade the Douluo Continent, and if things continue like this, the Douluo Continent will inevitably completely collapse someday."