Douluo Dalu 2: Reincarnated as the Auspicious Beast

That night, at Clear Sky Fortress.

The ancient gray castle stood atop a steep cliff, with clouds and mist swirling around it, creating a hazy and mysterious atmosphere.

In the grandest hall of the castle, a somewhat ethereal pure golden trident floated in the center of the room. The golden light flowed, and the massive trident exuded an intimidating majesty that made it difficult to gaze directly at.

"What's the matter now?" grumbled a burly middle-aged man with short hair. This was one of the two divine officials under Tang San's command, transformed into human form by the Titan Giant Ape from ten thousand years ago.

Ten thousand years ago, they had offered sacrifices to Tang San and were resurrected in the divine realm. With the aid of the rich cosmic energy in the divine realm, they directly attained divine official rank and stayed there.

A thousand years ago, after the departure of the two divine kings of good and evil, they secretly descended to the lower realms under Tang San's instructions. Since then, they had been living in seclusion at Haotian Sect, occasionally handling matters on the Douluo Continent for Tang San.

The Azure Bull Python, Niu Tian, with long cyan hair, shot a warning glare at the Titan.

The golden light emitted by the trident grew stronger and stronger, and amidst a blue-golden radiance, the phantom of the Sea God appeared out of nowhere.

Tang San nodded slightly at them, "Da Ming, Er Ming, long time no see. I have some matters for you to handle."

"Yes, please give your orders." Niu Tian and the Titan bowed respectfully.

"We are brothers, why be so formal?" Tang San smiled, showing an air of generosity and tolerance.

If we were truly informal, things would not be so easy, the Titan muttered inwardly, but he dared not show it.

Tang San raised his hand, and a delicate little box appeared before the phantom, floating quietly in mid-air.

"You both know about the sacred beasts in the Star Dou Forest, right? Xiao Wu and I discussed before that the sacred beasts are the most important beings in Star Dou, and they are key to the prosperity of soul beasts," Tang San said indifferently. "I have a foreboding that Douluo Continent will no longer be peaceful, and the sacred beasts might be in danger."

Wasn't it unstable when the Sun and Moon Continent collided three thousand years ago? What's so unpeaceful now? The Titan muttered in his mind.

Niu Tian seemed to sense something and discreetly stepped on the Titan's foot.

"After all, my mother and wife are both soul beasts, and I cannot bear to see the soul beasts decline," Tang San continued, not noticing their small actions. "This box contains a trace of my divine power, and I need you two to place it on the sacred beast. At a crucial moment, it could save its life."

"This task is easy. As long as we go back and speak to the fierce beasts in Star Dou, they will certainly accept the goodwill from the gods," Niu Tian nodded slightly.

"Not like that." Tang San frowned and coldly interrupted, "Although this may not technically break any rules, it's still bending the rules. It's better not to make a big fuss about it. You two should sneak into Star Dou and place this on the sacred beast. Do not let others discover it, and don't stay away from Haotian Fortress for too long. If you are outside for an extended period, the God of Destruction might discover your whereabouts."

After giving his instructions, Tang San's phantom vanished without a trace.

"This won't be easy," Niu Tian muttered. "You still don't know the fierce beasts in Star Dou, do you? They treat the sacred beasts like their own eyes... We may not fear them, but it's not easy to place this without alerting them."

"I really don't understand what the point of protecting the sacred beasts is." The Titan snorted. There seemed to be resentment in his expression. "Back then, the sacred beasts talked about helping each other with ten-thousand-year soul beasts to resist human hunting. Did anyone think of us? If Aunt Rou had had the help of other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, how could she have been killed by humans? And not to mention Xiao Wu... If another hundred-thousand-year soul beast had helped, would she have had to offer herself to that Tang San? Do we have to live under his thumb like this?"

But no one knew that when Bibi Dong learned from the Slaughter City about the Rabbit, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in Star Dou, Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape, and the Azure Bull Python were destined to become the soul rings of the Old Shura God's successor!

"There's no point in talking about it now. No matter how you resent other soul beasts for not stepping in to help..." Niu Tian sighed, shaking his head. "It was Aunt Rou herself who didn't want to meet the sacred beasts in the core forbidden area, fearing the fierce beasts wanted to lure the weaker hundred-thousand-year soul beasts there to devour them... And if there had been no sacred beasts in Star Dou, we might not have the cultivation we have now."

"Sigh, big brother, I know," the Titan shook his head, "It's just that this life, sigh, feels like being in prison."

Returning from the divine realm, where cosmic energy was abundant, to the soul-lacking Douluo Continent, they had been struggling to adapt. They couldn't progress in cultivation, and with the constant surveillance at Haotian Fortress, their life had become extremely difficult.

"Also, Titan, you must never show any dissatisfaction with Tang San in the future," Niu Tian suddenly said seriously. "If you have anything to say, hold it in. Don't blurt it out. Tang San is no longer the person he was back then."

"Tch, he became a god, now he's proud, right?" the Titan sneered. "Look at the way he treats his brothers..."

"Titan!" Niu Tian growled.

"No matter what, we are Xiao Wu's family. Even if we both liked Xiao Wu back then, after she chose Tang San, we never said anything, and we certainly don't have any other thoughts now." The Titan's face was full of sarcasm. "But Tang San treats us like thieves. What, is he afraid Xiao Wu will betray him? Like sending us back to Douluo Continent, leaving Xiao Wu alone in the divine realm. Do we even know if Xiao Wu is being mistreated?"

He shook his head. "I'll only say this once to you, big brother. Sigh, I'm going to drink. As for how to fulfill Tang San's request... big brother, you worry about it yourself."

...

One month later, Shrek Academy joined forces with the Body Sect, the royal families of the Three Kingdoms on Douluo Continent, and other powerful sects to send elite disciples under the guise of "joint soul hunting," attacking the Star Dou Forest.

Most of the fierce beasts left the core area to fight. A 95th-level elder from Clear Sky Sect led the final protector of the sacred beast, the Red King, away, only to be killed by the Red King.

Meanwhile, the Titan and Niu Tian personally placed Tang San's divine power meant to "protect" the sacred beasts onto Wang Rui.

...

"In that battle, a ten-thousand-year-ranked Wild Sand Demon Ape unfortunately died. The heir to the Body Sect's leader obtained its soul ring and soul bone," Wang Rui said with a slightly bloody smile. "But it's no big deal. He immediately spit out the soul ring and soul bone."

The young heir of the Body Sect, who had just broken through to the Title Douluo level, was killed by Xiong Jun and Zi Ji.

Peace is never something that simply falls from the sky. All peace is built on the strength of Star Dou Forest.

As the victorious side, Star Dou Forest seemingly only received the promise from the Three Kingdoms not to engage in further hunting of hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, with no real benefits.

In reality, the peace talks were coordinated by the Beast Sect, which gained considerable "gratitude" from the Three Kingdoms while significantly increasing its prestige.

The strength of the Beast Sect's foundation meant that Star Dou Forest's strength grew stronger.

The Three Kingdoms and some smaller sects, initially unwilling to act against Star Dou, were coerced into joining the alliance by Shrek. Despite their dissatisfaction with the massive academy, their discontent held no sway.

"I don't care who wins the war between the soul beasts and humans, but I just want to ask how you plan to deal with the thing in your soul?" Electrolux changed the subject.

"That's easy. I know where the source of this soul fragment is," Wang Rui shrugged. "Wang Dong'er should already be at Shrek. The soul fragments and their source will attract each other, and I can pull her consciousness directly into my sea of consciousness."

"Once the consciousness is wrapped around it, this fragment will no longer taint me. Afterward, I can either absorb it or let her take it with her, it won't concern me."

This is an excellent opportunity for him. He can take advantage of this link to reverse influence Wang Dong'er.