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Douluo Dalu_ Legend of the Ancestral Dragon_chapter_0068
Chapter 68
Chapter 68: The World Aotian Created
2024-07-17 Author: Xianyu Wangyue
"You want to see?" Aotian asked.
"Mhm." Gu Yuena nodded, her beautiful large eyes gazing at Aotian.
She now also possessed a storage-type soul tool, which she had bought after "borrowing money" from Aotian on Xiao Wu's suggestion.
However, her soul tool, like Xiao Wu's, could not store living beings.
"I want to see too." Xiao Wu enthusiastically raised her hand.
She had always been curious about Aotian's storage space. At first, she thought it was a soul tool, but later she hadn't found any on him.
So, she felt that Aotian's storage item must be very interesting.
"Then I'll take you to see it," Aotian said.
"Where are we going? Isn't it on your person?" Gu Yuena asked, puzzled.
The moment she finished speaking, her vision blurred, and she found herself suspended ten thousand meters in the air, floating.
Beside her, Aotian and Xiao Wu also floated.
As the Silver Dragon King, floating ten thousand meters high was nothing new to Gu Yuena. She noticed an external force supporting her and guessed Aotian was helping her.
Xiao Wu, however, was not as calm. Even when she was a 100,000-year-old soul beast, she could only barely float. She had never experienced anything so thrilling.
Although a force was supporting her, the ten-thousand-meter void below her feet and the sensation of having no solid ground to step on made her legs go weak. She shrieked and clung tightly to Aotian.
Her delicate pink face turned bloodless as she held Aotian tightly with both her arms and legs, making him feel somewhat "uncomfortable."
"Na'er, I'll leave Xiao Wu to you," Aotian said helplessly.
Gu Yuena didn't react; she had already noticed the anomaly.
"Na'er?" Aotian called out again, and only then did Gu Yuena react, taking Xiao Wu from him.
With someone to hold onto, Xiao Wu was no longer so scared and looked around curiously.
But in an instant, her eyes widened, and she asked, "Aotian, where is this? Why is there no sun?"
Above their heads was chaos; the entire sky was a thick, white mist, with no sun in sight.
This sky was completely unfamiliar to them.
Gu Yuena looked at Aotian with curiosity, hoping he would provide an explanation.
Aotian said, "This is no longer the Douluo Continent. This is inside my world."
"Your world?" Both beauties stared at Aotian in astonishment.
They didn't understand what Aotian meant by 'my world'.
Aotian continued, "It means this is a world I created."
Upon hearing Aotian's explanation, Xiao Wu was still a little muddled, but Gu Yuena's eyes widened sharply, her expression one of utter disbelief.
She looked at the entire sky, then down at the continent ten thousand meters below, her heart shaken beyond measure.
Seeing Gu Yuena's astonished expression, Aotian found it somewhat amusing and said, "Let's go down and take a look."
He led the two girls down from the sky, allowing them to observe his continent from afar and then up close.
Gu Yuena said in shock, "Back then, the Dragon God, by a fortuitous encounter, came into contact with a trace of the universe's most fundamental and core power—the power of creation. Yet, he could only create a few living beings, and it consumed an immense amount of energy. But you... you actually created a world!"
Aotian smiled, "Actually, it's not as terrifying as you imagine. This is an imperfect world. Feel it carefully."
Gu Yuena closed her eyes, releasing her spiritual power to sense the surrounding void.
"The spiritual energy here isn't as rich as on the Douluo Continent, and... the Laws seem somewhat incomplete."
She opened her eyes, raised her right hand, and a flame formed in her palm, but it quickly extinguished.
"I can control various elements, but the Laws here are incomplete, making it difficult for my abilities to be fully utilized."
The three landed on the ground. Xiao Wu, now on solid ground, patted her slightly pounding chest a few times, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
Before them was a lush forest, with a winding river flowing out of it and past their side.
Aotian said, "I can only achieve this much for now. Creating this world consumed too much of my creation power, so I can't create intelligent life in a short period."
He walked to the riverbank, cupped some clear water in his hands, and as life aura surged, a small, swimming fish appeared in his palm.
After releasing the small fish into the river, Aotian continued, "I originally planned to turn this continent into a planet, but that requires time. For now, it can only be a flat continent. To become a true world, I still need to continuously perfect the Laws here."
"Then you could catch some soul beasts and bring them in to breed," Xiao Wu suddenly said.
Gu Yuena's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Aotian, you said before that you would solve the soul beasts' dilemma. Do you intend to move the soul beasts here?"
Aotian shook his head, saying, "No, this world is very small and simply cannot accommodate too many soul beasts. Furthermore, the Laws here are incomplete, making it very difficult for soul beasts from the outside to cultivate here. So, even bringing some in wouldn't be very useful."
Gu Yuena felt a little disappointed.
"Let's go out for now," Aotian said.
The three figures disappeared, reappearing inside the carriage.
...
The next day at noon, the carriage entered Wuhun City and arrived at the foot of the Holy Mountain.
Aotian and the two girls stepped out of the carriage, instantly drawing countless gazes.
A handsome man and beautiful women will always become the center of attention wherever they go.
Aotian had no qualms, openly putting away the Dragon Horse under everyone's watchful eyes.
He had lived here for many years, and the Temple Knights guarding the Holy Mountain at its foot were already very familiar with him, knowing he had a good relationship with the Pope.
"Mr. Ao, these two are..." the knight commander asked.
His gaze fell upon Gu Yuena's face, and he couldn't help but be stunned by her beauty.
"They are friends of the Pope," Aotian said, taking out the Pope's token.
The knight commander offered no obstruction and respectfully allowed them to pass.
Aotian led the two beauties up the steps. Even the well-trained Hall Guard Knights found it difficult to control their gazes, which were drawn to the two girls.
Gu Yuena was already accustomed to such things and calmly followed behind Aotian.
Xiao Wu, on the other hand, was somewhat nervous, continuously holding Gu Yuena's hand tightly.
After all, this was the site of the Pope's Palace, where the most powerful force on the Douluo Continent resided. For soul beasts, this was the most dangerous place.
If it weren't for Aotian, she wouldn't have come here even if it killed her.
As Aotian walked, he smiled and introduced, "That sparkling building halfway up the mountain is the Pope's Palace. The Pope, along with those Titled Douluo Elders and Enshriners, all reside within. This is where the most Titled Douluo on the entire continent gather."
"The white palace on the mountaintop is the Douluo Hall. The names of deceased Titled Douluo among human Spirit Masters are all carved into that grand hall."
Gu Yuena's expression was a bit strange. Anger involuntarily arose in her heart, but in the end, she suppressed it.
...
Before long, Aotian led the two girls through numerous palaces and arrived at Bibi Dong's study.
(end of chapter)
2024-07-17 Author: Xianyu Wangyue
"You want to see?" Aotian asked.
"Mhm." Gu Yuena nodded, her beautiful large eyes gazing at Aotian.
She now also possessed a storage-type soul tool, which she had bought after "borrowing money" from Aotian on Xiao Wu's suggestion.
However, her soul tool, like Xiao Wu's, could not store living beings.
"I want to see too." Xiao Wu enthusiastically raised her hand.
She had always been curious about Aotian's storage space. At first, she thought it was a soul tool, but later she hadn't found any on him.
So, she felt that Aotian's storage item must be very interesting.
"Then I'll take you to see it," Aotian said.
"Where are we going? Isn't it on your person?" Gu Yuena asked, puzzled.
The moment she finished speaking, her vision blurred, and she found herself suspended ten thousand meters in the air, floating.
Beside her, Aotian and Xiao Wu also floated.
As the Silver Dragon King, floating ten thousand meters high was nothing new to Gu Yuena. She noticed an external force supporting her and guessed Aotian was helping her.
Xiao Wu, however, was not as calm. Even when she was a 100,000-year-old soul beast, she could only barely float. She had never experienced anything so thrilling.
Although a force was supporting her, the ten-thousand-meter void below her feet and the sensation of having no solid ground to step on made her legs go weak. She shrieked and clung tightly to Aotian.
Her delicate pink face turned bloodless as she held Aotian tightly with both her arms and legs, making him feel somewhat "uncomfortable."
"Na'er, I'll leave Xiao Wu to you," Aotian said helplessly.
Gu Yuena didn't react; she had already noticed the anomaly.
"Na'er?" Aotian called out again, and only then did Gu Yuena react, taking Xiao Wu from him.
With someone to hold onto, Xiao Wu was no longer so scared and looked around curiously.
But in an instant, her eyes widened, and she asked, "Aotian, where is this? Why is there no sun?"
Above their heads was chaos; the entire sky was a thick, white mist, with no sun in sight.
This sky was completely unfamiliar to them.
Gu Yuena looked at Aotian with curiosity, hoping he would provide an explanation.
Aotian said, "This is no longer the Douluo Continent. This is inside my world."
"Your world?" Both beauties stared at Aotian in astonishment.
They didn't understand what Aotian meant by 'my world'.
Aotian continued, "It means this is a world I created."
Upon hearing Aotian's explanation, Xiao Wu was still a little muddled, but Gu Yuena's eyes widened sharply, her expression one of utter disbelief.
She looked at the entire sky, then down at the continent ten thousand meters below, her heart shaken beyond measure.
Seeing Gu Yuena's astonished expression, Aotian found it somewhat amusing and said, "Let's go down and take a look."
He led the two girls down from the sky, allowing them to observe his continent from afar and then up close.
Gu Yuena said in shock, "Back then, the Dragon God, by a fortuitous encounter, came into contact with a trace of the universe's most fundamental and core power—the power of creation. Yet, he could only create a few living beings, and it consumed an immense amount of energy. But you... you actually created a world!"
Aotian smiled, "Actually, it's not as terrifying as you imagine. This is an imperfect world. Feel it carefully."
Gu Yuena closed her eyes, releasing her spiritual power to sense the surrounding void.
"The spiritual energy here isn't as rich as on the Douluo Continent, and... the Laws seem somewhat incomplete."
She opened her eyes, raised her right hand, and a flame formed in her palm, but it quickly extinguished.
"I can control various elements, but the Laws here are incomplete, making it difficult for my abilities to be fully utilized."
The three landed on the ground. Xiao Wu, now on solid ground, patted her slightly pounding chest a few times, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
Before them was a lush forest, with a winding river flowing out of it and past their side.
Aotian said, "I can only achieve this much for now. Creating this world consumed too much of my creation power, so I can't create intelligent life in a short period."
He walked to the riverbank, cupped some clear water in his hands, and as life aura surged, a small, swimming fish appeared in his palm.
After releasing the small fish into the river, Aotian continued, "I originally planned to turn this continent into a planet, but that requires time. For now, it can only be a flat continent. To become a true world, I still need to continuously perfect the Laws here."
"Then you could catch some soul beasts and bring them in to breed," Xiao Wu suddenly said.
Gu Yuena's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Aotian, you said before that you would solve the soul beasts' dilemma. Do you intend to move the soul beasts here?"
Aotian shook his head, saying, "No, this world is very small and simply cannot accommodate too many soul beasts. Furthermore, the Laws here are incomplete, making it very difficult for soul beasts from the outside to cultivate here. So, even bringing some in wouldn't be very useful."
Gu Yuena felt a little disappointed.
"Let's go out for now," Aotian said.
The three figures disappeared, reappearing inside the carriage.
...
The next day at noon, the carriage entered Wuhun City and arrived at the foot of the Holy Mountain.
Aotian and the two girls stepped out of the carriage, instantly drawing countless gazes.
A handsome man and beautiful women will always become the center of attention wherever they go.
Aotian had no qualms, openly putting away the Dragon Horse under everyone's watchful eyes.
He had lived here for many years, and the Temple Knights guarding the Holy Mountain at its foot were already very familiar with him, knowing he had a good relationship with the Pope.
"Mr. Ao, these two are..." the knight commander asked.
His gaze fell upon Gu Yuena's face, and he couldn't help but be stunned by her beauty.
"They are friends of the Pope," Aotian said, taking out the Pope's token.
The knight commander offered no obstruction and respectfully allowed them to pass.
Aotian led the two beauties up the steps. Even the well-trained Hall Guard Knights found it difficult to control their gazes, which were drawn to the two girls.
Gu Yuena was already accustomed to such things and calmly followed behind Aotian.
Xiao Wu, on the other hand, was somewhat nervous, continuously holding Gu Yuena's hand tightly.
After all, this was the site of the Pope's Palace, where the most powerful force on the Douluo Continent resided. For soul beasts, this was the most dangerous place.
If it weren't for Aotian, she wouldn't have come here even if it killed her.
As Aotian walked, he smiled and introduced, "That sparkling building halfway up the mountain is the Pope's Palace. The Pope, along with those Titled Douluo Elders and Enshriners, all reside within. This is where the most Titled Douluo on the entire continent gather."
"The white palace on the mountaintop is the Douluo Hall. The names of deceased Titled Douluo among human Spirit Masters are all carved into that grand hall."
Gu Yuena's expression was a bit strange. Anger involuntarily arose in her heart, but in the end, she suppressed it.
...
Before long, Aotian led the two girls through numerous palaces and arrived at Bibi Dong's study.
(end of chapter)
