Douluo: Unbeatable from Capturing a Goddess

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The sun sets in the west; seasons change from spring to autumn; time flies at an incredible pace, and in the blink of an eye, eighteen years have passed.

Earth Calendar, the year 2115.

The Capital Base City, Luo Family Mansion is heavily guarded.

In the garden inside, beneath the towering ancient pagoda tree, a young man leisurely leans on a recliner, fast asleep.

His figure is well-proportioned, his face as handsome as jade, and his demeanor is like that of a Banished Immortal descending to Earth.

The corners of his mouth, sketched out in his sleep, hint at an indescribable, enchanting charm; if there were young girls in the throes of spring nearby, their hearts would undoubtedly skip a beat.

However, in this vast garden filled with countless exotic herbs, there are no lovestruck girls—aside from the Banished Immortal-like youth, there is only an old man dressed in a black dapper outfit.

He stands there, showing a wry smile on his face.

The old man is none other than the current supreme ruler of Great Xia, Luo Tiance.

"Stretch——"

The youth on the recliner stretches out grandly, opens his eyelids, and reveals a pair of deep, sparkling black eyes.

Vivid and spirited, as if they contain the vastness of stars and oceans, his gaze is strikingly handsome.

Ordinary people would have a blurry look in their eyes after waking up, but this young man's gaze is exceptionally clear and faintly shining.

"Are you awake, Xiao Yu?"

Seeing the youth awaken, Luo Tiance's worried expression vanishes instantly, replaced by a smile as he approaches.

The young man stands up on the lawn and asks with a smile,

"Grandpa, how long did I sleep this time?"

Luo Tiance holds up three fingers.

"You've been asleep for three days."

"That's not too bad," Luo Yu nods with a smile.

"Not too bad?" the old man's eyes widen: "What normal person sleeps for three days straight?"

Luo Yu replies with a laugh, "Haven't we always been like this? Aren't you used to it by now, haha. It's still a bit short of my three-month record, isn't it?"

The old man rubs his temples.

Apart from the strange phenomena at his birth, his grandson had never shown any other superhuman abilities over the years.

Everything appeared normal.

Except for his sleeping habits.

Normal people measure sleep in hours, but his grandson measured it in days, sometimes even months, with very little time spent awake.

It could be said that he'd slept through most of the last eighteen years.

And he slept irregularly; whenever the urge struck, no matter where he was, he would simply lie down and sleep.

That's why Luo Tiance never dared to let Luo Yu go out alone; he only felt safe when he was personally accompanying him.

However, every time they went out, both grandfather and grandson had to disguise themselves; otherwise, the ruler of Great Xia and the Da Xia Godson venturing out would not only risk assassination attempts but certainly cause a sensation.

"Xiao Yu, can you tell grandpa why you are so sleepy?" Luo Tiance asks, curious and concerned.

Regarding Luo Yu's strange condition, he had once taken Luo Yu incognito to consult credible doctors in secret. The examinations indicated that Luo Yu's physique was very normal, just like an ordinary healthy person, without any signs of illness.

Luo Tiance, however, is full of doubt.

Just like a normal person?

If his physique were normal, that would be the greatest abnormality.

With such terrifying anomalies at birth, how could his grandson have an ordinary human body?

But the results he personally obtained from his examinations coincided with the doctors': his grandson was indeed as healthy as an ordinary person.

Likewise, there was nothing exceptional about his physique.

This was truly absurd!

Luo Tiance considered himself well-informed, but even he was puzzled by his grandson's condition and couldn't figure out what the problem was.

In response to the question, Luo Yu scratches his hair and says wordlessly,

"Grandpa, how many times have you asked me already?"

"I'm training in my dreams!"

"I am really training in my dreams!!"

Luo Tiance frowns, feigning anger.

"Nonsense, there's no such thing as training in dreams."

Luo Yu rolls his eyes.

"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. I really am training in my dreams."

Luo Tiance chuckles wryly, troubledly saying,

"It's not that grandpa doesn't believe you, but both physical training and skill cultivation require active participation, and improving one's cultivation level needs you to breathe in nature's spiritual energy."

"But when you sleep, your body doesn't move at all, and you don't absorb any spiritual energy; how do you cultivate?"

"If it really can't be helped, show grandpa a couple of moves you practiced in your dreams to put my mind at ease."

"Um——"

Luo Yu's handsome features stiffen for a moment.

"Next time, definitely next time..."

Luo Tiance is torn between laughter and tears.

"See, see."

"You always do this; how can grandpa believe you?"

"This..."

Luo Yu is also rather speechless inside.

He would like to show off a couple of moves to Luo Tiance, too, but frankly, he hasn't mastered the skills he should be learning; he can't perform them even if he wants to.

The situation is like this: long ago, Luo Yu found himself lost in a dream world.

It wouldn't be quite right to call it a dream; it was more like his soul was being drawn into an Azure Stone Lotus.

The space inside the lotus was immensely vast, with a hundred or so dazzling golden suns suspended high in the sky, each one different—some surrounded by thunder and lightning, some seething with killing intent, others with an aura of regal authority.

From one of the golden suns emerged the phantom of an old man, riding a green ox backward, with a kind and benevolent face.

He imparted a cultivation method to him.

This method was abstruse and exceedingly complex; even after many years of cultivating his soul within the Blue Stone Lotus, he still hadn't mastered it, to the point where he even thought about giving up.

But the mysterious old man assured him that it was a good sign that the method was difficult to train in, as it was a heaven-defying technique that wasn't supposed to exist in the world and was rejected by the Heavenly Dao Laws. If he were to begin cultivating it in the outside world, he'd surely face divine retribution, without any chance of mastery; only with his uniquely exceptional talent and the protection of this special lotus space was there hope of success.

All beginnings are hard, but once mastered, he would lay the most powerful foundation ever known and secure a bright future.