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

The little girl's eyes lit up instantly, like stars falling into them. She almost ran to Lu Jun's side, naturally hiding behind him before peeking out half her head. She looked at Xu Tiandi, who was surrounded by golden light in the distance, with lingering fear and a little excitement.

"Lu Jun, you really came!"

Her voice carried an obvious sense of relief.

"You're not hurt, are you?"

Lu Jun turned his head slightly. Although his mental power had already scanned Di Yue's condition clearly, he still subconsciously asked the question.

Di Yue shook her head, her tone even carrying a hint of complaint:
"No, he didn't do anything to me. In fact, he was strangely polite. When I arrived, he even prepared what's supposedly the best drink in the entire Federation and a whole bunch of snacks and treats I'd never seen before... Of course, I didn't touch a single one!"

As she spoke, she playfully stuck out her tongue, a smug look on her face that said, "I'm so smart, aren't I?"

She was pure of heart and naive to the ways of the world, but her instinctive intuition from her soul beasts and Di Tian's long-term teachings made her keenly aware of the need to be wary in unfamiliar environments.

Not eating things of unknown origin is the most basic form of self-protection.

"It seems he really treats you well."

Seeing that Di Yue was still lively, Lu Jun's last worry was relieved.

As long as Di Yue is alright, there is room for maneuver in many things.

He raised his head, his gaze piercing through the hazy golden aura and landing on Xu Tiandi in the center. His voice rang out clearly, echoing in the tranquil space:

"We clearly agreed to meet at the Federal Headquarters in seven days to discuss the details."

"Speaker Xu, why did you break the agreement ahead of time and invite her here in this way?"

Lu Jun stared at Xu Tiandi at this moment.

The other person's eyes remained closed, with tiny golden specks of light condensing on their eyelashes, as if they had fallen into the deepest meditation of resonating with another dimension.

His consciousness had clearly transcended the limitations of the physical body, spreading to an unimaginably vast dimension.

Perhaps, it has truly reached every nook and cranny of the entire Douluo Star.

The bustling city of Mingdu, the low growls of soul beasts deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, the stable circulation of soul power within the Spirit Pagoda, and even the undercurrents stirred up by schools of fish swimming in the deep ocean...

All this complex information, perhaps like a tide, flowed and reflected in his divine consciousness, which was beginning to merge with the plane.

This is not a simple mental perception scan, but a deep resonance and perception at the level of laws.

He might be able to see the surging magma in the Earth's core deep within the planet, the pulse of the laws of dimensional thermal energy.

It can touch every jumping energy particle in the air, which is the basic unit that constitutes all the elemental laws.

One can even hear the complex and subtle emotional ripples formed by the aggregation of living beings, and the power of faith emanating from them...

That is the grand symphony of the laws of life playing out on this planet.

His physical body is undergoing a transformation unimaginable to mortals. His body, which had already reached the pinnacle of mortal power at level ninety-nine, is experiencing a fundamental leap under the continuous gentle erosion and tempering of the plane's origin.

A faint golden hue emanated from deep within the bones, its texture transforming towards the legendary divine metal, restrained yet resilient.

As the blood flowed, it emitted a faint rumble like thunder and lightning, each drop containing immense life energy and fragments of laws.

Its skin is crystal clear and appears to be delicate and fragile, but in reality, its strength has been enhanced to an unbelievable level. Ordinary god-slaying soul-guided artillery fire would probably be unable to leave a mark on it.

Even more remarkably, beneath his skin, intricate and mysterious pale golden patterns began to emerge. These patterns were not static, but rather undulated slightly with his breathing and the flow of energy. Their forms even remarkably echoed the contours of mountains and rivers in the outside world, and even the core array patterns of certain high-level soul tools.

It was as if his body was gradually becoming the embodiment and expression of the laws of the Douluo Star plane.

And his legs gradually recovered... his soul power was also gradually transforming into divine power...

A deep, resonant sound, as if from the depths of the earth, faintly emanated from the dantian of Emperor Xu Tian.

That wasn't the sound of soul power erupting, but rather the resonance of laws triggered by the condensation of some higher-level core.

Deep within his dantian, a dazzling golden crystal, no bigger than a thumb, was slowly rotating and taking shape.

Inside the crystal, light and shadow flowed, and a miniature three-dimensional image of Douluo Star could be vaguely seen.

The outlines of the continents, the ripples of the oceans, the undulating mountains, and even countless tiny specks of light, smaller than dust, flicker and fade—perhaps projections of the life imprints of all living beings on this planet.

This golden crystal is the most direct proof of his deep bond with the plane and his journey toward symbiosis; it is the manifestation of the nascent divine form of the plane's master.

As this nascent divine core slowly rotated, Emperor Xu's ability to microscopically control the surrounding environment and even the power of planes on a wider scale seemed to be increasing in tandem.

Now, he can easily change the temperature and humidity in this small area, making the stream speed up or slow down.

It can guide the earth's energy, making the grass under your feet more vibrant.

In theory, if he wanted, he could even directly interfere and extract the soul power from those soul masters whose will contradicted his.

Because the source of that soul power also comes from the gifts of the plane.

Upon seeing this, Lu Jun frowned slightly.

Not right.

The process of Xu Tiandi merging with the origin of the plane and condensing the prototype of a god was almost too smooth.

Even if the ruler of a plane is asleep, his original will should still have basic mechanisms for rejection and protection, especially when faced with outsiders forcibly merging with him and stealing his authority.

Right now, those golden threads are as docile as birds returning to their nests, and the manifestation of the laws of the plane is also unusually cooperative, with almost no resistance or backlash from the plane's instincts.

Behind this, perhaps, lies the unseen harmony and reduction of dimensional repulsion caused by the auspicious aura of imperial beasts.

"Mr. Lu..."

Just then, Emperor Xu Tian slowly opened his tightly closed eyes.

There was no emotion in his golden pupils, like the unfathomable starry sky, yet containing the laws of birth and death of all things in the universe.

His voice no longer traveled through air vibrations, but resounded directly and clearly deep in Lu Jun and Di Yue's minds, carrying an indescribable feeling.

It was like the mountains responding, a powerful and resonant force echoing across the earth.

The sound alone caused an extremely subtle tremor to spread through the solid ground beneath our feet.

"...I never imagined that you and her were so close."

Emperor Xu Tian's gaze fell on Lu Jun, then swept over Di Yue behind him. His tone was calm, revealing no emotion, only a sense of detachment.

His pupils had long since transformed into a pale, indifferent gold. (End of Chapter)