Douluo: Two brothers in douluo

"Li Si, what was going on in your room last night?"

Xiao Wu, sporting dark circles under her eyes, stared at him in confusion.

The noise! It had gone on all night, making it impossible for her to sleep.

Li Si and Gu Yuena exchanged a glance, both looking slightly awkward. The events of the previous night had been… unexpected, and they hadn't realized how thin the walls were.

"Xiao Wu, here, have some greens. I know you love these."

Gu Yuena picked up some vegetables with her chopsticks and placed them on Xiao Wu's plate, smiling warmly.

Xiao Wu: "???"

Something was definitely going on between these two.

"Yeah, Xiao Wu, eat up. Greens are good for you," Li Si added, pushing the plate toward her with a grin.

For some reason, Xiao Wu felt an itch on her head. She cast a suspicious glance at the pair but couldn't glean anything from their expressions.

Time flew by. A month and a half later, Li Si, Gu Yuena, and Xiao Wu departed from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Before leaving, Li Si gave Yu Yuanzhen a discreet warning about the potential consequences of Yu Xiaogang's past mistakes.

The news left Yu Yuanzhen stunned, his entire being shaken to the core.

If Spirit Hall were to target the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, they wouldn't stand a chance.

What could be done?

That was Yu Yuanzhen's problem to solve. Li Si had no intention of getting involved further. Giving a warning was repayment enough for the clan's hospitality.

Without it, the clan would likely face the same fate as in the original timeline: nearly annihilated by Spirit Hall, left with only a handful of survivors, their glory reduced to ashes.

Yu Yuanzhen was a good man—but unfortunately, he had a son like Yu Xiaogang.

As the trio resumed their journey, Li Si proposed a new destination.

"We've explored Heaven Dou City already. How about visiting the Star Luo Empire next?"

Once the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament concluded, it would be harder to find time for leisurely trips like this.

Li Si had already decided that after the tournament, he would take Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu far away—either overseas or deep into the Star Dou Forest. There was nothing worth staying for in the two empires.

Suddenly, inspiration struck him.

There was one place that seemed perfect for a peaceful life: Holy Soul Village.

The place where it all began.

Grandpa Jack had treated him well, and Li Si felt he should return the favor to Holy Soul Village.

The state of the common folk in the two empires was pitiful. Under the oppression of nobles, sects, and Spirit Hall, they had no future.

Even in Holy Soul Village, where the land was more fertile than most, the village chief couldn't afford a single gold soul coin.

In the original story, Tang San, despite his humble background, had chosen to side with the nobles, crushing Spirit Hall and depriving the commoners of any opportunities.

A thousand years later, most commoners couldn't even awaken their martial souls, as there were no organizations left to help them.

Awakening a martial soul now required payment in gold soul coins.

Take Huo Yuhao as an example: if he hadn't been born into the Duke's Mansion, even his martial soul awakening would have been in question.

As for entering Shrek Academy? That required a recommendation from a city lord. How could a commoner ever achieve that?

Even Jiang Nannan, a true commoner, only managed to enter because of Xu Sanshi's connections.

"Let them fight. Douluo Continent needs someone like Bibi Dong to bring about change. That's probably why the gods didn't want her to succeed and sent Tang San instead."

"Huh. It's not impossible."

Li Si recalled how, after the Douluo God Realm was swept away by the space-time turbulence, technological advancement on the continent accelerated dramatically.

If the gods weren't behind that, it would be surprising.

They only cared about faith and followers—not making humanity too strong.

"For the sake of the commoners and Gu Yuena, I shouldn't stop Bibi Dong. Go, Bibi Dong! You've got this!"

Li Si silently cheered for her in his heart.

Elsewhere, another figure cursed the heavens.

"Damn it, Lin Fan! How are you doing these days? You've had no problems all this time, so your life must be going well. Damn it! My starting point was so much worse than yours! And at Level 70, you got a god's inheritance. I'm nearly Level 80, and not a single god has taken notice of me!"

The more Li Si thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn't help but curse. "F***!"

"Do I have to go to the City of Slaughter and Sea God Island to become a god?"

Not stopping Bibi Dong was one thing, but Li Si also needed the strength to protect himself. What if she came after him once she ascended?

He needed to prepare for every possibility.

"Creating my own god position is out of the question. Thanks to the Golden Holy Dragon bloodline and my connection to the Water and Fire Dragon Kings, I've already mastered the domains of light, water, fire, and a fragment of the gold domain. Even without a god position, I can break through Level 100 eventually."

"When I fully merge these domains, my power should reach pseudo-God King levels. But I don't have the time!"

Li Si was frustrated. Without inheriting a god's legacy, breaking through Level 100 would take time—time he didn't have.

If he followed the same path as Tang San, going through the City of Slaughter and Sea God Island, his ending would likely mirror Tang San's.

And that wasn't what Li Si wanted.

Meanwhile, in a dimension beyond mortal comprehension, Dai Mubai's vision went dark.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a vast, white expanse.

Standing nearby, Lin Fan froze in confusion. He had just been recruiting some clans, so how had he ended up here, in the presence of a god?

Did something happen to his good friend Li Si?

"Hello, Lin Fan."

Lin Fan's expression soured. Could this god change their script for once? Every time they met, it was always the same line.

"Hello, God."

God: "…"

You're one to talk! You always say the same thing, too!

A being of this level didn't need to read Lin Fan's mind to know his thoughts. But doing so would make things boring, so they chose the simplest form of observation.

In this timeless space, the god had all the time in the world. While the concept seemed convoluted, it was the truth.

Eons could pass in the outside world, yet the god remained unchanged, aware of everything happening in every realm.

Lin Fan stared at the god, puzzled. Why weren't they following their usual procedure? Why were they just standing there?

What's going on?

(End of Chapter)