Douluo: Emerald Poison King

Chapter 467 The struggle for destiny has always been like this
At that time, he was not the 100,000-year-old soul beast he is today, nor was he an emperor. Instead, he was a relatively old purple-winged dragon. Although he had defeated many humans, he was ultimately driven out in humiliation by overwhelming numbers and a barrage of soul-guided cannon fire. He then led his people to the Demon Forest to seek refuge with the Evil Emperor.

It was precisely because of this humiliating past that he believed he had lost because of his bloodline. So he began to devour various sub-dragon soul beasts and even attack some true dragons whose bloodline was superior to his own, all in order to elevate himself to become a true dragon.

By devouring his own kind, he survived the Heavenly Tribulation of 100,000 years and further stimulated his bloodline, becoming the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor, and his combat power underwent a complete transformation.

If it weren't for the changes caused by Chen Ming's arrival, he planned to stay in the Demon Forest for several hundred more years to see if he could steal the True Dragon's bones from the Evil Emperor. If he couldn't, he would just go back to his hometown and let those humans who drove his race out of the Promised Land of their ancestors taste the wrath of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

At the same time, they were also trying to receive the ancestral inheritance that no soul beast in their Purple Winged Dragon clan had ever been able to activate.

After listening to the Purple Winged Dragon Emperor's words, Chen Ming made a wildly inferential conclusion.

Several hundred years after the original timeline, this guy returned to his hometown without stealing the dragon bone. As a result, he encountered the Sun Moon Empire or Sun Moon Alliance, which had occupied the territory of the Tyrant Dragon Empire. He was killed by the soul guide cannon, and the soul bone in his body was taken by the Sun Moon Empire as a legacy. Later, it became a key for them to master the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon legacy.

After all, the Sun Moon Empire can now manufacture level 7 soul-guided cannonballs, each one capable of striking an ordinary Title Douluo. In a few hundred years, the Sun Moon Empire will have stockpiled countless such cannonballs. With careful stockpiling, they could easily amass at least a hundred level 7 soul-guided cannonballs in a few hundred years, and at least a thousand level 6 ones.

Even a 100,000-year-old soul beast with top-tier bloodlines will still die if it falls into a human wave tactic and is bombarded by a massive number of soul-guided shells.

After all, the biggest advantage of soul tools is that they can be accumulated and passed down. Don't underestimate the power of a single attack from a regular Title Douluo. If hundreds of them can be detonated at once, even a level 98 Super Douluo will basically perish.

Of course, this is on the premise that the shot hits the target and the detonation range is covered.

Although he really wanted to explore the ancestral land mentioned by Zihuanglong, Chen Ming could also sense that time was running out. He had to go back to Douluo Continent first to interrupt the Asura God's phase of plans before he could gain a considerable amount of time.

After so many years, Chen Ming finally understood the general situation of the destiny of Douluo Continent.

More than 60% of the fortune of Douluo Star is in Douluo Continent, and about 60% of the fortune of Douluo Continent is distributed among the two great empires, 30% is in the Spirit Hall, and 10% is in scattered spirit masters and hidden families.

The Spirit Hall's relatively low fortune isn't due to a lack of strength, but rather because it hasn't shown any inclination towards expansion or domination. Otherwise, it could have monopolized most of the Douluo Continent's fortune. In fact, because of its formidable strength, even without a pronounced desire for expansion, its fortune is still comparable to that of the two great empires.

Luck is something that means if you take one more bite, I take one less bite. Qian Renxue comes with 30% of the Spirit Hall's luck. If she succeeds in usurping the throne, she will be able to receive half of the Douluo Continent's luck in one go, and her share will continue to increase during the protracted war.

And what about Tang San? Dai Mubai, by his side, was a tool to bring good fortune to the Star Luo Empire. In the original story, his exposure of the usurpation plot and his becoming the Imperial Tutor of the Avalanche Empire also drew the Heaven Dou Empire into his camp, incidentally damaging the prestige and fortune of the Spirit Hall, thus weakening its luck. The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament served as a platform where Tang San could interact with neutral and wavering spirit masters, establish his name on the Douluo Continent, and gain a claim that could one day bring together the two great empires and neutral spirit masters, allowing him to surpass Qian Renxue, the true chosen one of destiny, in terms of fortune through his unique abilities.

Moreover, although the Spirit Hall itself possessed a considerable amount of fortune, Bibi Dong's existence itself constituted a division within the Spirit Hall. Even Qian Renxue, as the theoretically most perfect inheritor of the Spirit Hall, could not obtain everything she was entitled to from it.

Can a chosen one who has lost their luck still be considered a chosen one?
When the chosen one of destiny is suppressed, his growth rate will naturally be affected. And the fact that Qian Renxue is experiencing problems is exactly what the God of Asura's goal is. This period of time is enough for him to cultivate the people around Tang San into pawns capable of fighting against the higher-ups of the Spirit Hall.

In the original novel, almost all the Spirit Hall's enshrined figures were defeated or killed by people around Tang San who were of a higher level. Even the veteran Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had experienced countless battles, was ultimately killed by someone of a higher level because he lost enough confidence.

While luck may not account for the entirety of this, it is certainly an indispensable part.

Chen Ming was well aware that he could gain considerable assistance from exploring other continents, but his primary focus must remain on Douluo Continent. This was because Douluo Continent was the true core of the Douluo world, the place where all the stories took place.

After taking the Exploding Bear King south and handing over control to Little Blue, Chen Ming began his journey back with his treasures. During this time, the Evil Emperor curiously inquired about Chen Ming's current strength, eager to understand the extent to which Chen Ming had reached after acquiring all of his energy almost unscathed.

Chen Ming's answer, however, was somewhat relaxed.

"I'm level 90 now. After absorbing the ninth spirit ring, I can sprint to around level 95 in one go."

The Evil Emperor's energy reserves were one to two times that of a normal Limit Douluo. Although Chen Ming suffered some loss when absorbing it, the energy was still enough to create a peerless Douluo.

Chen Ming calculated that after absorbing the ninth spirit ring, his level would increase to ninety-five, which was already an underestimation of the growth required for his various powers.

If it weren't for the laws of the world forbidding it, the Evil Emperor's energy reserves and spiritual power would have long been enough to make him a god.

If an ordinary person is lucky enough to absorb the Evil Emperor's soul ring, there's a high probability they'll become a demigod. If they can properly digest the Evil Emperor's own energy reserves, becoming a god isn't impossible.

This is why Chen Ming has been trying to get the Evil Emperor to cooperate with him, since this reserve of energy can shorten a very long stretch of his journey in one go.

(End of this chapter)