Middle Region
Roaring of beasts and chirping of birds can be heard all over Great Star Dou Forest. In the forest, close to the entrance of the middle region, three creatures can be seen walking together.
But if they were to be seen by others, they would be regarded as strange. A walking red lizard, a huge bear, and a yellow mouse? It can only be seen as a strange combination.
At this time, the yellow mouse, who looks the weakest but is leading the group for some reason, spoke up.
"Pika, Pika!" (We're entering the middle region! Are you guys ready?)
The other two creatures responded.
"Roar!" (I'm ready! Even if you said I had to go through hell, I'd definitely do so, Boss Lei Feng!)
Xiong Yong then confidently patted his chest after speaking.
Seeing this, Wang Shòu was speechless.
He is indeed flattered that Xiong Yong respects him that much, but he feels like Xiong Yong is going in a strange direction, similar to a fanatic believer of a god.
He then looks at Charmeleon, who is obviously himself.
"Char, Char" (No problem, Lei Feng)
Huo Long said, speaking indifferently.
Wang Shòu nodded and walked forward, a little speechless in his heart.
It's so weird talking to himself indifferently!
If it is just talking to himself, Wang Shòu doesn't really care. He always has the habit of talking to himself, but doing that in front of someone else is completely different!
'Sigh, I'm glad Xiong Yong is completely unaware that Huo Long is myself; otherwise, it would definitely be social death!'
'Though that reminds me, after the battle yesterday, Xiong Yong's attitude toward Huo Long has completely changed and also seems to worship him too'
Remembering the scene after Xiong Yong has completely recovered, where he directly called Huo Long big brother with admiration in his tone, Wang Shòu can't help but complain.
Does Xiong Yong have the attribute of worshipping beings that he recognized as stronger than him?
Hmm, though that could work... Perhaps I should set up a religion in this world; after all, the God Realm was caught in space turbulence and now without God Position, it is not possible to become a God. So, becoming a God by gathering faith does seem feasible.
Lost in thought, Wang Shòu shook his head as he realized it is not feasible, and even if it is, he'd rather not do it.
Firstly, he is a Pokemon, and in some way, is a soul beast. In the world where there is advanced technology, education, and also the ingrained arrogance deep inside humanity's thinking, humanity will definitely not worship a soul beast and will instead hunt it.
And it won't work with spirit beasts as there are too few spirit beasts, and even if it is possible as he suspects that in the future, he might have chance to become a Legendary Pokemon, Wang Shòu has reason to believe that Silver Dragon King and Fierce Beasts will never let him do that.
Secondly, though it is indeed easier to grow stronger by using faith, as long as there are enough people, but in his opinion, it is not as secure as becoming a God with his strength.
There are many cases in fictional novels in his past life where the protagonist quickly becomes the most powerful being by gathering faith, but it is only possible because of the halo and luck of the protagonist.
After all, it is easy to eliminate believers as they are not generally strong, and sometimes, people are fickle. If one is not careful, the believers may not have faith and may even directly rebel.
So if there is one mistake then it's over, and the strength gained will possibly fall to the weakest period ever. Only the protagonist, the child of luck, can succeed, and Wang Shòu is not confident that he can do the same.
And besides, he feels more secure and confident if he becomes stronger through his own hard work instead of illusory strength gained by relying on other people.
'Sigh, why am I thinking about becoming a god now? At most, I can fight against 2,000-year-old soul beast, which is definitely cannon fodder in the world of Douluo Dalu...'
Wryly shaking his head, Wang Shòu continues to walk toward the middle region with Xiong Yong and Huo Long behind him.
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A few hours have passed since Wang Shòu, along with Xiong Yong and Huo Long, wandered in the middle region.
In those few hours, they have encountered several 1,000-year-old spirits, but under the oppression and intimidation of their aura, spirit beasts didn't dare to provoke them.
'So system, how long would it take to go to the inner region from the middle region?'
Wang Shòu doesn't remember much, but he does remember that in Douluo Dalu 1, Great Star Dou Forest was very huge, equivalent to a large kingdom's territory, but now, it is unknown just how much land of Great Star Dou Forest has been reduced due to humanity's greed.
[Judging from the rate of speed you are currently traveling, it should take about two full days before you reach the inner region.]
'I see, so about a whole day if we keep going without any break. So including breaks, it should take about 4-5 days to reach the inner region.'
Wang Shòu nodded. Of course, he doesn't have the idea of going to the inner region. Unless he has the strength of 10,000 years old, he is not considering going there.
He only asked that to get a sense of how big Great Star Dou Forest currently is right now. Suddenly, he frowned as he sensed several 1,000-year-old spirit beasts coming their way.
Xiong Yong and Huo Long also sensed it too, and they looked in the direction from which they sensed the spirit beasts coming.
Roar!
With the rustle of the grass and the prance of what seem to be multiple moderately large spirit beasts, Wang Shòu can see from the distance several lions with the appearance of red skin like a demon and possessing a blazing-like mane.
Seeing their appearance, Wang Shòu is reminded of a particular powerful spirit beast that he encountered half a year ago.
'Blazing Demon Lion?!' Wang Shòu frowned.
This is not good. He was lucky that the Blazing Demon Lion he once encounter, was not in a pack last time, but from what he can see, there are at least a dozen Blazing Demon Lions, and he can sense that there are about six 1,000-year-old Blazing Demon Lions.
If that is the case, Wang Shòu wouldn't have frowned, as he can fight against 2,000-year-old spirit beasts. And although Xiong Yong isn't 1,000 years old yet, he definitely has no problem fighting against most 1,000-year-old spirit beasts.
And while Huo Long is indeed at a disadvantage due to the fact that fire-type moves are not effective against them, Huo Long doesn't solely rely on fire and is powerful in physical confrontation too.
So though it may be a little tough, it would still be easy to deal with them.
But Wang Shòu hadn't forgotten a crucial problem! In a lion pack, there must be a lion king without exception, and in a pack where there are several 1,000-year-old spirit beasts, the lion king must absolutely be powerful!
As if confirming Wang Shòu's speculation, the Blazing Demon Lions split in the middle and then bow their heads, as if welcoming their king.
In the middle, there can be seen a fierce lion with fiery red hair and a distinct dazzling flaming mane. Even though Wang Shòu is from a distance away, he can feel the flames rising all over its body, distorting the air from the temperature alone!
It looks somewhat similar to the Blazing Demon Lion, but the appearance is even more fierce and demonic, and Wang Shòu can sense that its cultivation age is over 2,000 years old!
Seeing such a powerful lion, Wang Shòu suddenly remembers a spirit beast from Douluo Dalu 2 that was described the same as the lion in front of him.
'Isn't this the Flame Lion King?!'
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Notice: I'm back from the 2 week break. After sorting my school life, I finally have the motivation to write again. But there are few things you need to know.
1. I can guarantee writing 3 chapters per week, but whether I write more chapter, depend on the schedule. If I'm busy, then it will be 3 chapters. But if I'm not busy, then I can write few more chapters. So I just want you to know that and set your expectation to 3 chapters per week. I hope you understand.
2. I have been reading almost nothing but Chinese MTL novel, and so in my writing, the writing style might imitate that. I will try my best not to, but just to warn you, my writing style might imitate the writing style of Chinese MTL novel. I hope you understand and I will try my best not to, so you can have better experience reading.
P.S For my book, the plot will involve time-traveling to Douluo Dalu 2, and under some special circumstance, also time-travel to Douluo Dalu 4. But I have been thinking for a while, and I would like to hear the reader's opinion. Do you think I should also include time-traveling to Douluo Dalu 1?