Douluo: Manifesting the Black Abyss and White Flower at the Start

At the same time as the spiritual shockwave hit, the distant sky seemed dyed black by an invisible hand—lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, and wild winds howled.

Thick bolts of lightning raged across the sky like dragons, blotting out the sunlight.

A suffocating, powerful pressure spread outward as if the entire Star Dou Forest trembled beneath it.

Faintly, a bold and domineering voice could be heard: "With the sun and moon in my grasp, and the stars within reach, there is none like me in this world!"

Lu Jingming's brows knitted in realization. So, it was this moment!

The situation was clear—he'd arrived just as Huo Yuhao was gaining the Skydream Iceworm and Electrolux.

Thinking back, he was thirteen, and Huo Yuhao was already eleven. According to the original story, Huo Yuhao should have snuck out of the White Tiger Duke's estate and come here alone to the Star Dou Forest to hunt for his first soul ring.

Lu Jingming hadn't expected fate to be so clever—he'd arrived at this scene at just the right time.

Recalling the sword aura Jingliu had released before, and the little bug she'd mentioned, Lu Jingming suddenly realized that must have been the Skydream Iceworm that had escaped from the forbidden zone of the Star Dou Forest.

Although he'd missed that opportunity, he didn't feel much regret.

He'd never been interested in the Skydream Iceworm anyway. To him, it was just another million-year soul beast, and one that hadn't even survived the godhood tribulation—not important.

Whether it was the Iceworm's spiritual attributes or its ability to bestow a second martial soul, none of that mattered much to Lu Jingming.

Most importantly, he didn't like having any other consciousness within his spiritual sea.

Even if that consciousness was Electrolux—a venerable, learned, and worthy teacher—Lu Jingming preferred his mental world to remain pure and untainted.

Besides, who knew if Sea God Tang San wasn't secretly watching Huo Yuhao all along?

At such a crucial moment—whether it was the Iceworm's fusion or Electrolux's divine sense crossing over—Lu Jingming didn't believe that the Sea God, always watching over Douluo Continent, wouldn't notice.

Especially Electrolux—a wisp of divine sense would be especially conspicuous here, and he hadn't even tried to hide himself, making such a commotion that the entire Star Dou Forest, for hundreds of miles, could clearly see the phenomenon in the sky.

"A remnant soul—very strong, but a pity the true body is long gone!" Jingliu suddenly remarked, her tone tinged with regret and disappointment.

When the powerful pressure first appeared, she'd thought she'd finally met a worthy opponent.

But on closer sensing, it was just a remnant soul—its body long since perished. She instantly lost all interest.

Jingliu's few hobbies, aside from endless sword practice and pursuit of the pinnacle of swordsmanship, included battling powerful opponents.

In combat, she could become stronger, move toward her goals, and after defeating a worthy foe, savor wine brewed by a close friend—that was her greatest joy.

But on this Douluo Continent, it was all but impossible to find a foe who truly interested her.

At last, one appeared, but turned out to be only a remnant soul—how could she not feel disappointed?

The three didn't linger, heading straight toward the source of the disturbance—which, by coincidence, was also the road back to the Star Luo Empire.

Soon, the terrifying spiritual pressure receded like a tide, and the strange phenomena in the sky faded away as if they'd never appeared. Calm returned to the world.

It was then that Lu Jingming spotted three figures and a soul beast's corpse not far away.

Two men and one woman. The woman wore her black hair in a neat ponytail, dressed in light armor, radiating youthful vigor—beautiful and lively, her every move exuding a mischievous spirit.

Of the two men, one had short blue hair and a gentle, refined aura, his looks outstanding and about the same age as Lu Jingming.

The other was a younger black-haired boy, currently unconscious on the ground.

As for the soul beast's corpse—it was a ten-year Wind Baboon.

Lu Jingming immediately understood—these must be Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao, along with the Wind Baboon that had nearly created a god-slaying miracle.

At the same time, Bei Bei and Tang Ya noticed Lu Jingming's group approaching, watching them warily.

Even outside the forest, caution around strangers was basic self-preservation.

Especially after such a shocking phenomenon had occurred here—Bei Bei and Tang Ya couldn't help but worry that someone might think they'd acquired some rare treasure, inciting greed and causing unnecessary trouble.

Lu Jingming's group was clearly anything but ordinary.

He himself was handsome and tall, exuding a natural nobility—obviously someone raised in privilege.

Zhang Lexuan was coldly beautiful, like a moon goddess—her looks no less stunning than Tang Ya's, and, being more mature, her presence was even a bit superior.

As for Jingliu, her unique, icy presence was so intense it was impossible to ignore—she seemed born to stand at the world's center.

Lu Jingming only glanced at Bei Bei and Tang Ya, but his gaze quickly settled on Huo Yuhao.

After all, this was Douluo's child of destiny—his journey began with a golden-finger, a million-year soul ring, and an old grandpa mentor, and by all rights, he should have been the ultimate protagonist, opening his harem, unifying the continent, and leading his friends to become gods, forging an immortal legend.

Yet fate had played a joke—thanks to Sea God Tang San, everything was for naught, and he became a mere lapdog.

The previous child of destiny of Douluo had been none other than the Dragon God—one of the universe's supreme deities.

The Dragon God was born on Douluo, led the dragons to glory, and created the Dragon Divine Realm, which later became the very foundation of today's Douluo God Realm.