Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 246 Maid Bai Xiuxiu. Poor Huo Yuhao, what decent person keeps a diary!

A salty sea breeze blows from afar.

On the soft sand, a stunningly beautiful young woman waited respectfully. She had long, smooth, sky-blue hair, like gentle waves rippling across a deep blue sea. Tall and slender, nearly 1.8 meters, her floor-length white dress concealed her shapely, slender yet shapely legs. Her bare arms revealed skin as translucent and delicate as newly melted snow. Her eyes held a deep blue luster, and within them seemed to lie an unyielding sorrow.

She is none other than the Demon Soul Great White Shark Princess who recently arrived in the Devil's Sea, originally the female lead of Season S4 of the Time and Space Era, Bai Xiuxiu.

"His Majesty will be here shortly."

Not far away, a colossal beast, as large as a mountain, boomed, "If you want His Excellency's help, you need to show enough sincerity. Don't act like a princess, understand?"

Bai Xiuxiu bit her red lips tightly: "I know."

"His Majesty has arrived."

The dragon's deep voice suddenly became clear, and its pair of beastly eyes stared at the dark blue streak of light that was flying rapidly towards it. Fine currents of electricity pulled across the sky, as if cutting the azure sky in two.

Sunlight poured down onto the silvery-white battle armor, its edges shimmering with a soft, dreamlike glow.

Bai Xiuxiu stared at the person in mid-air, her gaze somewhat frozen.

He retracted his helmet, revealing Nan Liujing's handsome face: "I didn't expect you to come looking for me."

Upon hearing that calm voice, Bai Xiuxiu seemed to awaken from a dream. Without any hesitation, she knelt down on both knees and said with her head bowed, "Please help me."

Nan Liujing landed slowly, standing a few meters away from the other person: "Raise your head."

Bai Xiuxiu's delicate body trembled, and she slowly raised her head.

That exquisite face still retained a touch of childishness, her deep blue eyes were glistening with tears and slightly red, giving her a pitiful look.

Nan Liujing asked curiously, "Tell me why you came to the Devil's Sea for help."

Bai Xiuxiu's eyes brightened slightly, her voice tinged with a solid hatred: "It was the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. She killed my mother and the rest of her race of beasts. I barely escaped with the help of the Shark Pearl my mother gave me." After saying this, Bai Xiuxiu knelt forward a few steps and pleaded, "If Your Majesty can help me take revenge, I, Bai Xiuxiu, am willing to give everything without any complaints."

"Deep Sea Demonic Whale King?"

Nan Liujing paused for a moment. He had originally intended to keep Xiaobai alive to witness the scene of the myriad races of the sea abandoning their faith in the sea god, so he did not directly kill her. He did not expect that she would still be killed by the Demon Emperor, even several years earlier than expected.

Nan Liujing felt a pang of emotion. This was fate; it was destiny, and there was no escaping it.

Bai Xiuxiu eagerly awaited Nan Liujing's reply, her heart pounding with anxiety, fearing he might refuse.

Nan Liujing turned to Long Ao and said, "Long Ao, go and inform all the beast kings to come to the Devil's Sea to absorb life energy. They will be rewarded for their contributions."

Long Ao, who was watching the show from the sidelines, was surprised to find himself involved. After a moment of surprise, he quickly replied, "Yes, Your subordinate will take care of it immediately."

The enormous beast's body transformed into a faint, deep blue light and vanished into the sea.

Nan Liujing turned to look at Bai Xiuxiu, his gaze flowing downwards.

Because of his elevated position, he easily saw the snow-white bosom that held the treasure.

Under the sunlight, her skin has a translucent, creamy quality. Although it can be easily held in one hand, it is as elegant and graceful as a proud swan raising its head.

Noticing Nan Liujing's gaze, Bai Xiuxiu's pretty face flushed red. She gritted her teeth and decided to go all out: "If you can help me get revenge, Xiuxiu is willing to become your woman."

Nan Liujing remained calm: "I have a lover, but I lack maids. Would you like to join me?"

"Maid?" Bai Xiuxiu was somewhat bewildered. As a sea spirit beast, she was clearly addressed differently from land-dwelling humans.

Nan Liujing paused for a moment: "You can understand it as a servant who is completely devoted to my command."

Bai Xiuxiu suddenly realized, and without hesitation replied, "I'm willing."

Nan Liujing remained calm, but a sense of unease crept into his mind.

Ah Yin has become a maid, and now Bai Xiuxiu is also going to become a maid. If Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong are also involved... well, they'll have to be careful and can't let their imaginations run wild.

"Your Excellency?" Bai Xiuxiu asked nervously, afraid that the other party would dislike her.

Nan Liujing flicked his finger, and a bolt of lightning shot out, striking her forehead and quickly transforming into a unique ring of light: "This is a servant contract. If you agree, the contract will take effect. The price is that I will control everything about you from now on. Let me remind you, there's no going back..."

Before he could finish speaking, the light patterns suddenly burst forth with dazzling brilliance.

A vague sense of connection reached Nan Liujing's mind, and he stopped himself from saying the second half of the sentence.

"Owner."

Bai Xiuxiu knelt down to Nan Liujing's feet, her forehead touching the ground. Her voice was melodious and clear, but she wasn't very good at calling him "master," and her pretty face was full of embarrassment.

Having been a princess for tens of thousands of years, and treated with kindness and harmony by countless sea creatures, even the Beast King, she has suddenly become a servant, and her identity has not yet been adjusted to.

"Get up." Nan Liujing walked past her, and green-gold ripples spread out from beneath his feet. The entire Devil's Islands trembled rapidly, and a mighty torrent of life gathered like the wind. The concentration of life elements in the world began to rise at an astonishing speed.

"This life energy can help your martial spirit gain some improvement, and you can also quickly advance to 100,000 years. Compared to the energy body formed by the secret technique, I prefer a real body."

Bai Xiuxiu pursed her lips and watched Nan Liujing leave. Her face was flushed, and she lowered her head, her voice trembling, "Xiuxiu's taste will not disappoint Master."

Nan Liujing walked expressionlessly into the depths of the main island, intending to use the Stone of Destruction to travel to the realm of gods.

His attitude towards maids was always very clear.

The Stone of Destruction stood as always on the open ground, its terrifying destructive intent causing the surrounding world to glow with a dark purple light.

Nan Liujing came to the boulder and placed his palm on it.

The tranquil boulder suddenly unleashed a destructive light, engulfing his body.

Before the teleportation could even begin, Nan Liujing let out a soft "Eh."

With the help of the feedback from the Scepter of Destruction, he discovered an interesting phenomenon.

Logically, one can only go to the God Realm once a year, but unexpectedly, he hadn't come before and thought the opportunity was wasted, but it had been saved all along, which also meant that he could fly to the God Realm continuously.

A smile of unexpected joy appeared on Nan Liujing's face, but he quickly regained his composure.

Moments later, the Stone of Destruction connected to the origin of the universe, carrying his consciousness through space, and traveled to the realm of gods at a speed almost like a spatial leap.

Ten minutes later, Nan Liujing frowned as he gazed at the pitch-black sky devoid of any stars, his expression subtly shifting.

He saw a grayish-white ball of light suddenly appear in the pitch-black universe.

“But I never expected…” Nan Liujing’s expression suddenly changed before he could finish speaking.

However, the grayish-white ball of light, which was originally moving extremely fast, seemed to be stuck by some kind of viscous energy, and its speed was extremely slow.

As his consciousness merged with the origin of the universe, Nan Liujing's perception reached an astonishing level. He discovered that the space surrounding the spacetime turbulence contained not a single trace of cosmic energy. Even the laws of the universe had vanished. The light emanating from the spacetime turbulence, like distorted folds, was being pulled away and devoured by an unknown entity, disappearing as still as water.

In that pitch-black depths, there seemed to be a faint, hollow eye, indifferently gazing at the vast and boundless universe.

"Could it be a black hole?"

Nan Liujing suddenly recalled his encounter with the God Realm, while the Origin of the Universe ignored the unknown devouring power and was about to plunge into the God Realm, which was trapped inside the spacetime turbulence.

Just as he plunged in, Nan Liujing suddenly noticed.

In that pitch-black, seemingly void-like darkness, a strange, bluish-green light faintly appeared, but was quickly obscured by the darkness.

This scene is like an island barely peeking out of the boundless sea, about to be buried again by the tide at any moment.

Nan Liujing's gaze shifted slightly.

Alright, now it's confirmed. The spacetime turbulence brought the God Realm to the black hole by chance, and the other six God Realms are inside that cyan-green light.

Judging from the development, a group of people, including those from the Douluo God Realm, will all experience a surge in their cultivation levels upon escaping the black hole, thanks to the power of chaos.

Faced with the power of chaos, it was hard for Nan Liujing not to be envious. According to Sister Xia Mi, even she had never seen this kind of primordial energy of the universe. In fact, only one of the owners of the Heavenly Tribulation Pearls had ever seen it. It was with this thing that he had long since reached the peak of the God King realm. Unfortunately, when faced with the Supreme God Lord realm that was so close, he never advanced even a little bit in the long years that followed.

Unfortunately, he will be unable to enjoy the benefits of the power of chaos.

As he thought, Nan Liujing's consciousness also emerged from the Seed of Destruction.

Looking at it, I was somewhat surprised.

He saw Tang San himself again, as well as the other gods. At that time, they all had their eyes closed, and many light threads were being drawn out from the interior of the God Realm's central hub, just like charging a mobile phone. The rulers inside the room, as well as the other gods outside the God Realm Committee, were all charging.

"It seems he plans to get himself into peak condition and then try to break through the limitations of the spacetime turbulence."

Nan Liujing glanced at it and then looked away.

However, this also gave him an advantage, as all the gods were adjusting their states, making it a good time to go to the Temple of the Sea God or the Temple of Emotions to check on the situation.

Having merged with the celestial energy, Nan Liujing decisively left the Divine Realm Committee.

First, following my memory, I arrived at the Temple of Poseidon, but unfortunately, there was no grass to harvest. Then, I went to the Temple of Emotions, which was completely empty.

They went to two different places and didn't get anything.

Left with no other choice, Nan Liujing prepared to head directly to the Destroyed Castle to collect the next seed of godhood. However, as he passed through a scenic forest, he slowly stopped flying.

Several wooden houses were set up on the grass, with vegetable fields nearby.

A man and a woman, radiating divine power, sat cross-legged around them.

The man was blond, and the woman was somewhat delicate.

Nan Liujing looked for two and a half seconds, then slowly landed back on the ground. After looking at the three small wooden houses again, she understood something. She bypassed the two people who were in cultivation and went straight to the leftmost wooden house.

The wooden house may not look very big on the surface, but the interior seems to be filled with a huge space, with a living room, a corridor, and rooms, making it extremely large.

On the wall, there are two paintings, one large and one small.

The same woman appears in both paintings.

She had long, light blue hair, and her white dress accentuated her beautiful, soft features.

In the larger painting, a woman is arm-in-arm with a young man with long, light blue hair, her smile adorable. The young man, in turn, looks at her with doting affection.

Nan Liujing glanced at the smaller painting to the side, and a strange smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

The young girl was arm in arm with another tall young man, her hair black and her eyes clear. However, the young man seemed afraid of something, and there was a hint of timidity in his figure in the painting. The girl seemed oblivious, smiling broadly.

Nan Liujing shook his head as he looked at it, then turned and stepped deeper into the house.

He quickly arrived at a bedroom with the door tightly closed, and then went inside.

The room wasn't large, and bookshelves lined both walls, so it was most likely a study.

Nan Liujing glanced around casually but didn't find anything of interest.

At that moment, he noticed a book that was noticeably smaller than usual deep inside the bookshelf, as if it had been deliberately placed there and was not meant to be seen by the public.

Nan Liujing was a little curious, so he reached out and took it out, not caring whether its owner would notice anything amiss.

There were even restrictions on the cover, but they couldn't stop him, since his current form wasn't real.

Once he saw the contents of the book, Nan Liujing's expression instantly became a kaleidoscope of emotions, like a dye vat that had been opened.

[Six months after my ascension, the weather was clear. After overcoming countless hardships, I finally married Wu Tong. But... why, even after we're married, does my father-in-law still want to leave a seal on her? On our wedding night, I couldn't even hug her too tightly, or I'd be thrown off! She's clearly my wife!]

[In the sixth year of my ascension, a full six years—equivalent to 2,190 years in the mortal realm—I finally broke the seal and regained my virginity. However, my father-in-law seemed to have foreseen this. While I had lifted the seal allowing me to touch Wu Tong's body, another restriction appeared on her—a restriction designed to prevent her from getting pregnant. I was angry, furious. But when I told Wu Tong, she solemnly explained that her father did this to punish me for having a child with Ju Zi. She also had a bit of a fastidious streak and didn't want to get pregnant so soon. As for whether we could have a child together, Wu Tong said it depended on my attitude…]

[Ten years since my ascension. I've been desperately assisting my father-in-law, even occasionally going to the mortal realm to do things that violate the laws of the divine realm. Over these ten years, I've also given up a considerable amount of faith power to help him advance to the position of Sea God. This has even delayed my own cultivation. If it weren't for my master giving me special instruction, I'm afraid... Even after all this, my father-in-law still criticizes me in front of others from time to time. He will never praise me verbally, only belittle me. I know he loves his daughter, but even the greatest love should have its limits. I also have dignity.]

[In the fifteenth year of my ascension, I mustered the courage to ask my father-in-law to lift the seal within Wu Tong. One moment he was all smiles and kindness, the next he was pulling out the Asura Demon Sword and challenging me to a sparring match. I was slashed several times, covered in wounds. When Wu Tong found out, he just laughed and said I needed to practice more, then ran off to ask my father-in-law if he was injured. It was me who was injured!]

[I've always harbored a secret in my heart: Are Wu Tong and Dong'er the same person? I've tried to verify my memories with Dong'er, but Wu Tong seems to know everything. Yet, whenever I ask her about it, she gets impatient. Sigh... I'm also certain that Wu Tong loves me, but it seems I'll always be second only to her father.]

[Twenty years after my ascension. Several times I woke up from nightmares, in which Dong'er was asking me for help. She was saying something with red eyes, but I couldn't hear her. I told Wu Tong about it, and she just said I was overthinking things during the day. Strangely, every time I asked her about it, Wu Tong would go back to the Sea God Temple or the Divine Realm Committee to visit her mother the next day. I felt something was off, but I couldn't figure out what was wrong. Later, I never had that dream again. Maybe, just maybe, I really was overthinking it.]

The sound of pages turning was incessant. When he finished reading the last page, Nan Liujing quickly closed the book. Just as he was about to put it back on the shelf, he paused and then casually tossed it onto the desk.

In the dim light, Nan Liujing's expression was somewhat indistinct, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)