CHAPTER 59: The Return of the Human King

Chapter 59: The Return of the Human King

"I feel the breath of ancient times."

The black dragon surged through the sky, its immense form casting shadows over the forest below. The violent aura it exuded twisted the air, threatening to collapse the forest itself under its sheer pressure.

Yet its burning eyes remained locked in a single direction—Tiandou City.

"The gods from ancient times…"

The black dragon, Di Tian, murmured, his heart trembling with shock.

There was something vaguely familiar about the aura he had sensed. Though it had vanished from the world for tens of millions of years, the memory was buried deep in his soul—too ancient, too elusive for him to grasp fully in the moment.

"Could it be a god from the ancient era?"

Nearby, Bi Ji had just finished healing the Titan Giant Ape's legs. Hearing Di Tian's words, her face paled in fear.

"No," Di Tian said, shaking his massive head. His golden eyes gleamed with unease and depth.

"I only felt an ancient breath… but even that tiny trace far surpasses my existence. It must be from the same era as the Dragon God."

His colossal dragon body shuddered uncontrollably at the thought.

"He's back…"

The words escaped in a hollow voice.

Then, like a floodgate breaking open, memories surged through Di Tian's mind—he finally remembered the source of the aura. Long ago, when he had followed the Dragon God, he had the rare honor of encountering that presence once.

And now… that being had returned.

"Who is it?"

Zi Ji's voice rang out, shaken. Never had she seen Di Tian lose his composure like this.

"The Human King… the Human King has returned!"

With a roar that shook the clouds, the enormous black dragon dived from the sky and plunged deep into the earth.

"This must be reported to the master immediately!"

"The Human King is back—the world is about to change!"

Meanwhile, in the God Realm…

A powerful aura shot into the heavens like a rainbow piercing the clouds. The breath of the Human King made the entire realm tremble.

"It's him… the Human King."

"Didn't he disappear long ago?"

Inside a palace made of radiant glass, shrouded in divine brilliance, several figures stepped into the light. Their bodies were wrapped in mist, flickering between illusion and reality, their true faces obscured.

Their eyes, however, shone with divine light as they peered in unison toward the mortal realm—toward Douluo Continent.

"That land… is it the ancestral home of the Human King?"

One of them spoke with suspicion.

"Yes. But now Shura rules there. Something big is about to happen."

A gentle female voice echoed, filled with worry and compassion.

"The Human King and Shura have never gotten along. If they meet again… it will be chaos."

"Chaos is putting it lightly," another muttered with a sigh.

"The God Realm has already grown unstable. If those two clash on Douluo Continent, not only will that world be destroyed—even the God Realm will be pulled into the disaster."

"Then what do we do?"

Silence followed the question. Each god glanced at the others with growing dread.

"Bring Shura back," the first voice declared solemnly.

"Until we stabilize the God Realm, we cannot allow them to fight."

A god king, known to be close to Shura, sneered slightly.

"With Shura's temperament, do you think we can summon him at will?"

"I think it would be better to find the Human King. He is also wild, but at least he sees the bigger picture."

"Of course, if we could find him, that would be ideal."

But the aura of the Human King had only appeared briefly before vanishing without a trace. Even in the lofty God Realm, they could no longer pinpoint his exact location.

"If he wants to hide, we'll never find him."

"Then we have no choice… we must retrieve Shura."

With heavy hearts, the gods nodded, each bearing the burden of the storm they feared was coming.

Tiandou City

The Prince's Mansion

"I finally found you."

Qin Chuan held Qian Renxue tightly in his arms, no longer hiding anything. There was no more hesitation in his heart.

The one he had searched for across endless time had always been by his side. The realization left him stunned with joy.

"Ah Chuan… you haven't changed."

Tears fell from Qian Renxue's eyes as she raised her hand to touch his face.

"You're still the same. That's wonderful…"

Qin Chuan's appearance had never changed, even through countless cycles of reincarnation.

"I was afraid you wouldn't recognize me in this life…" he said bitterly.

He had deliberately kept his form the same—so the angel girl would find him again.

He never expected… that they had grown up together this whole time.

"So stupid. Just as foolish as before," Qian Renxue sobbed.

"I saw your memories… You were already in so much pain… why would you still try to find me?"

"Wuwuwu…"

Before becoming the Human King, he was just a broken young man bent on revenge—born into the blood debt of an entire city. Yet she had stayed by his side, fighting with him, even dragging his broken body through deadly battles.

But after she died in battle… he was alone again. He fought alone, killed alone, mourned alone.

He fulfilled his revenge. He became the Human King, worshipped by all.

But the angel girl who had once carried him out of the beast tide on broken wings—she was gone.

He entered the God Realm, only to find that every god was surrounded by loved ones. He alone stood apart.

Crushed by that unbearable loneliness, he turned his eyes toward the stars. He vowed to find her—even if it meant searching the entire universe.

And so began a solitude that lasted tens of millions of years.

Until one day… inspiration struck. A final gamble.

Reincarnation. Rebirth. He entered the game of life once more.

Qian Renxue broke down in sobs.

That boy—no, this man—Qin Chuan… her Ah Chuan…

He was truly too tragic.

"I wanted to find you," Qin Chuan whispered hoarsely.

"Wuwuwuwu…"

Qian Renxue's cries grew louder, full of sorrow and relief.

But at that very moment—

A terrifying surge of mental power swept across the entire city, suffocating all who felt it.

Qian Renxue's sobs halted, and her face went pale.

Qin Chuan's expression darkened as he slowly looked toward the sky, gaze piercing even the palace ceiling. In his mind's eye, he saw him—

A red-haired man in cold, gleaming armor floating high above the city.

Shura God.

Qin Chuan's brows furrowed, his heart turning cold.

In the past, he had no fear of this man. He had even been able to suppress him.

But now… he had only just been reborn. His strength was far from its former peak.

With all his methods, he was at most equivalent to an ordinary deity. He had no hope of defeating Shura God as he was now.

"I need to return to Sea God Island—quickly," he thought urgently.

Before reincarnating, he had separated the Human King's divine throne from himself, hiding it deep beneath the sea, sealed under the Sea God Island, veiled in Poseidon's breath.

BOOM—

A deafening rumble shook Tiandou City.

The earth convulsed violently as buildings crumbled like sandcastles. Even the majestic imperial city collapsed, reduced to a heap of shattered stone and dust in an instant.

The heavens trembled, and the world held its breath.