Chapter 410: Dreams and Reality
Di Tian and the other fierce beasts descended into the memory dream world within the Star Dou Forest, arriving at the same location as in their real world.
Because of this, the "owners" of this forest quickly noticed the presence of these unexpected visitors.
With a deafening dragon roar, a massive black shadow appeared before them, its arrival bringing with it a powerful gust of wind. The creature was a black dragon with golden eyes, its massive body exuding an overwhelming presence. Each flap of its enormous wings shook space itself, stirring up dust and debris.
Hovering in the air, the golden eyed black dragon stared down at the humanoid forms of Di Tian and his companions, its gaze filled with shock, disbelief, and confusion.
The sheer pressure emanating from it was so immense that even these beasts each with tens of thousands of years of cultivation felt a primal urge to bow before it.
There was no doubt the golden eyed black dragon before them was a true divine beast!
It was everything they had always dreamed of becoming.
"Who… are you?"
The black dragon's voice echoed through the sky, and the tone was exactly identical to that of Di Tian himself.
"You… You're Di Tian?!"
One of the soul beasts cried out in shock, its voice trembling with disbelief.
Even though this Di Tian had undergone drastic changes, becoming a divine beast, his majestic black dragon form still had an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Only Di Tian himself remained silent, staring at the golden eyed black dragon before him.
Because standing before him was a version of himself that had already achieved divinity his ultimate dream realized.
For hundreds of thousands of years, Di Tian had been trapped on Douluo Continent, limited by the harsh suppression of the God Realm. Despite his immense potential, he had been unable to break through to become a true divine beast.
Every few years, he was struck by tribulation lightning, severely injured, and forced to start his cultivation anew.
And now right in front of him stood a version of himself who had shattered those chains and ascended to godhood.
The sheer impact of this realization was earth shattering.
How did this happen?
Had the soul beasts in this world managed to overthrow the God Realm?
Or had they found a way to break the seals that prevented them from becoming divine beasts?
Regardless of the answer, this meant one undeniable truth
If the soul beasts of this world had succeeded, then the soul beasts of their own world could do the same!
For the first time in countless years, a flicker of hope ignited in Di Tian's heart.
If they could uncover how this world's soul beasts had achieved divinity, then perhaps they too could break free from their chains!
The other fierce beasts were equally overwhelmed with emotion, but the golden eyed black dragon merely observed them with suspicion.
To this world's Di Tian, the sudden appearance of these figures who shared his bloodline and aura was deeply unsettling.
The inhabitants of this memory world possessed fully independent consciousness, meaning they were unaware that they were simply part of a dream.
To them, this world was as real as any other.
Even if Di Tian and the others explained that this was merely a dream, they wouldn't believe it.
They would assume that Di Tian and his group were either insane or worse, impostors.
The golden eyed black dragon suddenly began shrinking in size, descending from the sky in a flash of black light. When the light faded, it transformed into a humanoid form one that looked exactly like Di Tian.
The dream version of Di Tian stood before them, his eyes sharp and his voice cold.
"Answer me!" he demanded. "Who are you, and why are you here?"
If one day, a group of strangers who looked exactly like you and your closest allies suddenly appeared out of nowhere, wouldn't you be alarmed?
The first thought that came to dream Di Tian's mind was that these intruders were impostors, possibly attempting to replace him.
The real Di Tian exchanged glances with his companions, realizing that there was no easy way to explain the situation.
In the end, he stepped forward, performing a formal dragon clan salute, and spoke in a deep voice:
"Greetings, Di Tian of this world. We apologize for our sudden intrusion. Our arrival here was not intentional. In truth, I am you from another world."
"Another world?"
The dream Di Tian's eyes narrowed in suspicion.
If not for the fact that these individuals shared the same aura, bloodline, and presence as his own kin, he would have already subdued them for interrogation.
"Yes," the real Di Tian confirmed. "We come from a world that is both similar and different from yours like twin siblings born from the same mother, identical in appearance but distinct in certain details.
"In our world, we refer to this phenomenon as a Twin World."
He deliberately borrowed the words of Elder Ye, since this dream realm was ultimately created based on a parallel version of their own world.
Calling it a "Twin World" wasn't exactly a lie.
"A… Twin World?"
Dream Di Tian frowned, clearly struggling to believe such an explanation.
But at the same time, he could not deny what his own senses told him these strangers were unmistakably his own kind.
After a long pause, he finally spoke again.
"I cannot determine whether your words are truth or lies," he stated. "Therefore, I will bring you before our lord. She will decide your fate."
Upon hearing this, the real Di Tian and the other soul beasts were stunned but rather than fear, their hearts swelled with excitement.
Their lord was awake?!
Even though this was just a dream world, if the Silver Dragon King had awakened here, then there was a chance she could awaken in their world as well.
For the soul beasts, the Silver Dragon King was their goddess the very foundation of their hope and future.
If she was awake in this world, then no matter how bleak reality seemed, there was still a path forward!
And so
Dream Di Tian reverted back to his golden eyed black dragon form, spreading his enormous wings.
With a single motion, he enveloped the real Di Tian and his group, lifting them into the sky and soaring toward the core of the forest.
(End of Chapter)
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