Douluo Dalu: The Legend of Heavenly Ruler

--- Chapter 283 ---

Sea God Island was shaken by several explosions and shockwaves every five minutes.

Yunlong fetched his maids individually or in pairs to the top of Nine Heaven Staircases at the time, leaving seven children of the Sea God and Bo Saixi speechless.

They can't fathom Yunlong's bizarre feats because Nine Heaven Staircases was supposed to be a training place for inheritors or people who take the Sea God Trials.

Nevertheless, Yunlong was accomplishing such feats as if he was jogging in the park with his maids.

They witnessed his unnatural acts when he ignored his body's condition to reach the top of Nine Heavens Staircases.

Yunlong bled casually, broke his bones, and lost a finger in three out of six runs. Weirdly, he recovered from his injuries at an abnormal pace.

It took him 7 minutes or less to heal completely.

Sea Dragon Douluo, the strongest title douluo below the priestess Bo Saixi, wasn't even that confident in his physical recovery.

The spiritual torture in Nine Heaven Staircases also could make one go insane, which showed how formidable Yunlong's spiritual strength is.

Yunlong hasn't shown them any spiritual-based abilities yet, but even Sea Fantasy Douluo felt he was weaker than him in this field.

In the last run, Yunlong ran down on the Nine Heaven Staircases again and picked Kaguya, who had been waiting for an hour or two.

Nothing significant happened in the last runs, except when Xu Nu wanted to climb up by herself and utterly failed at the 420 steps because her body couldn't handle the accumulation of pressure.

Xue Nu is one of the strongest spirit beasts on this planet and has absolute control over snow because she is their ruler.

Yet, her physical resilience was only comparable to an average 200k years old spirit beast at best. If she fought Yunlong with pure physical strength, he would win easily.

Yunlong has to help Xue Nu by transferring some pressure away to himself, making her reach the top of Nine Heavens Staircases slowly.

Xue Nu needed the longest time to reach the top so far.

"Finally." Kaguya enjoyed her last sweet pill like a squirrel.

Yunlong smirked and pulled Kaguya's hand, bringing her to the Nine Heavens Staircases.

Kaguya doesn't need Yunlong's help to endure the pressure because her martial soul was a cheat.

A variation of Blue Silver Grass with the influence of Kaguya's former power makes her able to change nature. It doesn't just grass or plant anymore.

She could manipulate natural energy within the atmosphere to assist her effortlessly. Her Byakugan gives her a unique sight but also an enormous spiritual force.

Even though Kaguya's progression was affected by Yunlong's essence when creating her body, her progress so far was based on pure comprehension and hard work.

They reached the 333 steps and stopped for a moment because Kaguya felt something was weird. She stepped on the 334 steps and noticed the surroundings had transformed.

She was standing alone in white space, and a copy of herself appeared.

Kaguya frowned because the copy possessed the same exact features as her, and the only exception was the copy's stomach, which was somewhat bloated.

She activated her Byakugan quickly and saw a fetus inside the copy's stomach.

The copy smiled and turned into a young girl.

A young girl around 13 years old with 4.8 ft height, beautiful silver hairs in a braid, and red eyes stood calmly in front of Kaguya.

She has a familiar aura similar to Yunlong, making Kaguya more suspicious.

They weren't saying anything for an hour, and the young girl smirked playfully.

She activated a pair of eyes that only appeared and awakened with a relation of the Otsusuki Clan.

Purple Eyes that were only lower than Rinne-Sharingan Kaguya once possessed.

"Rinnegan..." Kaguya eventually opened her mouth.

The young girl nodded and responded with a soft voice that one could barely hear.

Kaguya moved to the young girl and asked, "Who are you?"

She suddenly disappeared into a bunch of clouds and left Kaguya speechless, questioning if that was real or not.

Nevertheless, Kaguya still remembered one word the young girl whispered to her.

"Mommy?" Kaguya tilted her head in confusion.

"Are you okay?" Yunlong asked while patting her shoulders.

Kaguya returned to reality and swiftly looked around with her Byakugan, trying to find the young girl's presence.

"She's not here," Kaguya whispered to herself.

"Who?" Yunlong questioned with a curious tone.

Kaguya moved her gaze back to Yunlong and weirdly replied, "I don't know."

She hasn't seen such a sensation in her entire life. It wasn't an illusion because Kaguya should have detected it immediately.

As if the time and space abruptly were inverted by the thread of fate.

'A place where future and present are connected.' Kaguya thought solemnly.

'If so, then that girl is...'

Kaguya raised her gaze to the Nine Heavens Staircases and wondered what kind of place this actually was. She hadn't really paid attention to Sea God Island so far, but now she was more interested.

"Well, let's continue, Kaguya." Yunlong gently pulled her hand.

Kaguya nodded slightly and replied, "Mhm."

They advanced to 666 steps smoothly, but Kaguya arrived in a white space again when stepping on the 667 steps.

She used her Byakugan instantly now and observed the surroundings.

Another girl appeared, and she possessed a distinct appearance from the first young girl Kaguya had encountered before.

She's around one year older than the girl earlier. Her purple dragon eyes and silver hairs reminded Kaguya of Gu Yuena's appearance, which annoyed her for a moment.

"Who are you?" Kaguya asked while trying to grasp the young lady's shoulders.

The young lady groaned and answered lazily, "You're smart enough to find the answer, third mother."

Yawn~

"I should have slept more."

"Anyway, Since you have met the third sister, I can't say much about anything you wanted to ask."

"Bye~."

"..." Kaguya glanced at her, who also dispersed into a cloud of white smoke.

She returned to reality again and raised her gaze to the top of Nine Heavens Staircases.

Yunlong was about to ask her again, but Kaguya snatched his hand and dragged him to the top.

They ignored the pressure and moved to the Bo Saixi without stopping.

Kaguya smacked her hand on the incoming Sea God's Light and caused a shockwave to scatter the pressure, making Xue Nu frown at the top.

The other maids were meditating to integrate what they had harvested in Nine Heavens Staircases, but Xue Nu was watching Kaguya from the beginning.

Xue Nu knew Kaguya was a reincarnated spirit beast who turned into a human. She was fascinated by her control over spirit energy.

"Hmm?" Xue Nu frowned because Kaguya stopped again in 667 steps for some reason.

At first, Xue Nu thought Kaguya was only resting in 334 steps because she felt the same immense pressure minutes ago, but something was weird.

Kaguya's white eyes stared at Xue Nu and made her soul tremble slightly.

"What was that?" She mumbled while watching Kaguya forcing her way to the top.

Kaguya's body flickered from 690 steps to 900 swiftly, leaving a few afterimages to maintain her observation through the entire Nine Heavens Staircases.

Yunlong followed her with a wry smile, and they arrived at the last ten steps 10 minutes later.

Kaguya crouched a little and gently placed her hand on the 991 steps, feeling the familiar sensation she experienced several minutes ago.

She closed her eyes and saw the white space greeting her again.

However, there are two teenage girls this time.

The first teenage girl has blonde hair with a wisp of silver at the end and brilliant crimson-gold eyes. She was around 18 years old with the same peerless facial features as Qian Renxue and Yunlong combined.

The other girl was one year older and possessed jet-black hair with a wisp of silver at the end. Her face is quite similar to Bibi Dong or even fairer than her.

At first glance, Kaguya thought they were twins but realized the difference a second later.

The blonde teen girl possesses an angelic aura that surrounds her in elegance. A bright golden halo floated above her head.

Meanwhile, the other girl possesses a devilish aura with a beautiful dark crystal tiara wrapped around her head.

"Oh, we actually met her here." The blonde girl walked to Kaguya and hugged her.

"Hehe, the third mother looks clueless."

"How cute!!"

The black-haired girl smiled and commented, "Don't make her more confused."

"We are here for father's trials, after all."

"Mother, we can't say much about our existence."

"Well, you can pretty much guess it at this point."

"I'll only say one thing," She solemnly added. "Don't let the Outer God grasp Father's eyes."

"Wait...!" Kaguya wanted to ask more questions, but they had disappeared like the other two girls.

Kaguya returned for the third time to reality and sighed inside because she couldn't get a coherent reply. However, she obtained enough clues to answer her former question.

'Outer God...' She recalled the black-haired girl's warning.

Kaguya lifted her body and said, "Yunlong."

"What do you think about having a daughter?"

"Eh?" Yunlong actually was caught off guard by her sudden question.

"I mean, it's okay...?"

"I don't mind having daughters."

"Good." Kaguya sighed in relief.

Bo Saixi's expression was solemn because she saw what happened to Kaguya.

She looked at Yunlong with a complicated gaze because four future inheritors who possessed Sea God's bloodline appeared in Nine Heaven Staircases.

Bo Saixi is a wise person. She knew those four young ladies inherently were connected to Yunlong. Not because they are in the future Sea God's trials, but their bloodline.

"What actually happened here..." Bo Saixi closed her eyes and checked Nine Heaven Staircases.

BAM!

A powerful spiritual attack interfered with Bo Saixi's scan and caused her to get a massive headache.

As the priestess of Sea God, Bo Saixi shouldn't have received such a backlash. Yet, she couldn't detect or even find out what occurred here.

Bo Saixi tried to use her staff, but Yunlong had reached the top with Kaguya.

"Haa... I'll check it later." She sighed inside and walked to Yunlong.

"Congratulations, Sea God's Inheritor."

"Now, let's finish your first trial."

Yunlong nodded and approached Bo Saixi, staring at her eyes with a weird gaze.

"Why are you being indecisive all of a sudden?" Bo Saixi questioned unpretentiously.

"I mean, are you okay with this?" Yunlong returned with a smile.

Bo Saixi shook her head and indifferently answered, "What a foolish question... My existence wholeheartedly was dedicated to Poseidon."

"If the Poseidon instructed me to kill myself, I'll gladly pierce my heart right away."

"A kiss is nothing but a mere child's play."

"It won't affect me in any way possible."

"Well, I can't let them see this.." Yunlong constructed a barrier around Bo Saixi and himself.

"A kiss, huh."

"That old man didn't say what kind of kiss we should do."

Yunlong utilized a thoughtful expression and asked, "Um, Priestess, have you kissed anyone before?"

"No." Bo Saixi replied immediately.

He stared at her silently and added, "So this is your first time?"

"Yes." The priestess answered without showing any emotion.

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"Aih, what a trial." Yunlong massaged his forehead.

"Whatever, let's finish this quickly."

"Indeed," Bo Saixi nodded in agreement and approached Yunlong.

Yunlong kissed Bo Saixi on her cheek casually, but nothing happened for some reason.

"Haha..."

"Hahaha..."

He chuckled in defeat because Sea God wanted them to do more than a typical kiss. He truly was trapped by that man's scheme and couldn't do anything about it.

Bo Saixi felt Yunlong's arm slowly wrapped around her waist. He pulled her body into his embrace and gently caressed her face closer to his.

They stared at each other and kissed a second later, which involved more than lips.

Bo Saixi was overwhelmed by Yunlong's gentle yet intense kiss and breathed heavily. She blushed a little because he also massaged her body.

"Mhnn~."

A soft moan escaped Bo Saixi's mouth, and Yunlong released her to catch a breath. His fiery eyes made her heart skip a beat for a moment.

BOOM!

A brilliant golden light descended upon them and covered them in relaxing warmth.

[Second Objective: Sea God Nine Trials' first test finished]

[Divinity: 6,99%]