Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

"This is not deliberate manipulation, but more like a kind of unseen guidance and a tilt of fortune."

"Twenty thousand years ago, Qian Renxue, who possessed extraordinary talent but suffered many misfortunes, embodied this possibility to some extent. And ten thousand years ago, Lord Huo Yuhao's rise was an extremely successful investment."

"Lord Huo Yuhao's success has given the plane's will a taste of sweetness. Therefore, in this new era where crisis and opportunity coexist, the plane's will, or rather, the plane's lord who has not yet fully awakened, will unconsciously give birth to a new chosen one who is capable of leading the era and dealing with the great calamity, according to some predetermined procedure or instinct."

He shifted his tone slightly, with a hint of self-deprecation:
"Originally, according to a certain trajectory, I should have been one of the candidates for this chosen one."

"But fate is unpredictable. I met my teacher earlier and chose a different path, which caused my fate to take a huge turn."

"Thus, this favor and mission fell upon the Xu family, which had been extremely glorious and had a profound foundation ten thousand years ago. In the end, it converged on the most outstanding Xu Tiandi of the present era. He is the protagonist chosen for this era."

"The original intention of the plane's master, or rather the program setting, is good. Supporting the chosen one, uniting the continent's power, dealing with crises, and even expanding territory to give back to the plane, is a virtuous cycle."

"But in this process, too many external forces were involved, especially the intervention and suppression by Shrek Academy and Tang Sect."

At this point, Haros paused, then continued:

"You've probably heard about it, haven't you?"

"That is, the matter of Xu Tiandi's marriage to Ya Li was interrupted by Yun Ming."

"Xu Tiandi and Ya Li had known each other since childhood. Ya Li was actually an experimental subject secretly cultivated by the Xu family, specifically used to experiment on how humans could collect the power of faith and use it to ascend to godhood..."

"But now, Yun Ming's successful wedding snatching has greatly distorted and changed the trajectory of Xu Tiandi's fate, pushing him into an abyss of obsession, profundity, and even ruthlessness."

At this point, Harosa sighed, "What a pity. If everything had gone smoothly, this might have been a story of a righteous protagonist rising up, unifying the Federation, eliminating the deep-seated problems, and leading Douluo Star to strive for progress."

"But now things are different, everything has changed."

"What the plane's will didn't expect was... Your Excellency, you will awaken and return in this era."

"The variables you brought are too great, directly causing the original script to become completely invalid. Originally, one of the core missions of the new Chosen One, Emperor Xu Tian, ​​was to promote the unification of Douluo Continent and completely eliminate Shrek Academy and Tang Sect, two old relics that were too big to handle and could even threaten the stability of the plane. But now, Shrek Academy and Tang Sect have been destroyed because of you, and the premise of the mission has collapsed."

"Following this, the Lord of the Plane unexpectedly absorbed the immense power of the God-King's origin that you reported, and had to fall into a deep slumber to digest and evolve... With so many unexpected factors combined, it was as if an irreconcilable bug appeared in a sophisticated program."

"It looks like the left and right hemispheres of the plane's ruler are fighting each other."

"On the one hand, His last instruction before falling into slumber was to fully support Emperor Xu; on the other hand, Emperor Xu's actions at this moment, after being successfully abducted into marriage, may have deviated from the original intention of supporting him, and may even pose a threat to the sleeping will of the plane itself."

Simply put, the human heart is unpredictable, and human nature is not so easily controlled.

"Therefore, Emperor Xu has now lost control."

"To some extent..." Harosa concluded, his tone heavy, "Xu Tiandi's current actions may still be tacitly approved by the residual instructions of the sleeping will of the plane, or difficult to directly stop."

"Because for Him, the primary task is still to promote the growth and strength of the chosen one, lead Douluo Star to cope with the crisis and become stronger, which is essentially also to strengthen Himself."

"As for whether the means used in the process were excessive or whether the goal was deviated, from the perspective of a dormant will that follows established procedures, that may not be the primary consideration."

"The tacit approval or even encouragement of the plane's ruler to make Emperor Xu Tian stronger is in line with the plane's fundamental desire to strengthen itself, even if the process may deviate somewhat from the intended course."

Lu Jun listened quietly, and for a moment he was speechless.

The causal logic behind this is truly laughable.

He also deeply felt the capriciousness of fate and the cold, unintelligent nature of the dimensional mechanisms at work. Was it a mistake for him to wake up in this era?
From the perspective of causing the original script to collapse and the bugs to appear, he does seem to be the biggest source of variables.

If the ruler of the Douluo Continent knew that he would awaken in this era, he probably wouldn't have supported the chosen one of destiny at all.

But as a result, he woke up and then clashed with the chosen one of this era, even though their goals were the same: to destroy the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy and liberate the Douluo Continent.

But... can we blame him?
Obviously not.

Even without him, it would be difficult for Emperor Xu Tian to completely destroy Shrek Academy while leading the Federation.

Unless Emperor Xu goes all out and uses the Eternal Heaven, there's still a high probability he can destroy Shrek Academy.

However, the subsequent cost was that the Federation was completely leaderless, returning to the incompetence of the Federation in the original work, and was directly infiltrated by the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.

"Your Mightiness."

Harosa's voice rang out again, carrying a clear hint of apology and helplessness:
“I understand why you contacted me. But I’m sorry, as someone deeply bound to the dimensional contract and, in a sense, an agent of the dimensional will in the mortal realm, I cannot directly attack the protagonist favored by the current era’s destiny, namely Emperor Xu. This is a rule restriction engraved at the core of the contract.”

"It's nothing." Lu Jun's voice remained calm, revealing neither disappointment nor anger. "I just wanted to find out the reason behind it. Now, I understand the situation."

Harosa was silent for a moment on the other end of the communication, seemingly struggling, but finally he added in a low voice, his tone carrying a barely perceptible earnestness:

"Actually... setting aside positions and rules, from the most realistic perspective, we still hope to preserve as much of Douluo Star's living strength as possible to prepare for the upcoming Abyss War. Emperor Xu and the power he controls, after all..."

Lu Jun interrupted it, his voice calm and even, yet seemingly containing a chilling coldness that could freeze one's soul:
"I know."

Three simple words, nothing more.

"drop--"

The communication was abruptly and decisively cut off.

Lu Jun slowly emerged from the shadows.

The afternoon sun shone on him, illuminating his spotless white robe, the hem of which fluttered slightly with his calm steps.

At his waist, a simple, ice-blue scabbard had appeared.

Within the scabbard, the Ice Abyss Sword, which had once drunk the blood of gods and devoured divine power, was emitting a low and yearning clear sound that only he could perceive. The icy sword intent blended perfectly with his aura, held back yet unleashed.

White robes, ice sword.

His gaze was calm as he looked ahead at the seemingly tranquil but actually treacherous and ambitious manor, the foundation of the Xu family and the eye of the storm.

Alone, with only his sword, Lu Jun strode calmly and resolutely toward the two tightly closed, heavy gates of the Xu family compound, engraved with intricate soul-guiding patterns that symbolized supreme power and majesty.

His steps were unhurried, yet it seemed as if each step was on a pivotal point of destiny, crushing all possibilities of hesitation and compromise.

The road ahead is a den of dragons and tigers, a vortex of power struggles, and perhaps a head-on collision with the predetermined fate of this world.

But he went without hesitation. (End of Chapter)