Chapter 1718: The Dawn Fire Race

The fiery giant nodded in response. "That's right, we don't belong in this world, so we can only stay in this place. We really miss our home and wish to return there, so we implore you to help us."

A'Ruheng interjected, "Can you elaborate a bit more? How are we supposed to help you when we know nothing about your current situation?"

The fiery giant replied, "Of course, I'll explain right away. I'm just too excited, so I'm stumbling over my own words. This is the first time that I've sensed the aura of a transcendent divine weapon after coming to this world, and it's our first glimmer of hope, so I'm very excited."

The fiery giant was stumbling over its words again as it professed its excitement over and over again.

Tang Wulin made a calming hand gesture to A'Ruheng, and the fiery giant finally composed itself as it explained, "We come from another world, and we were living happily there, but we ended up in this world due to a major disaster."

"Another world? Is it also a major plane?" Tang Wulin asked.

The fiery giant replied in a proud manner, "Of course, and it's even more powerful than this world. The world we came from is known as the Falan World, and we are the Dawn Fire Race. My name is Huo Tian, and I'm one of the current leaders of the Dawn Fire Race. There are several chieftains who are more powerful than myself in our race, and we came from the Goblin Continent of the Falan World. Please don't be offended by this, but over on the Goblin Continent, the rulers are the Goblins and the Gremlins. There are also humans there, but the human race is merely a subsidiary to the Goblins and Gremlins."

Tang Wulin was very intrigued to hear about this alternate world that also had a human settlement. Instead of raising any questions, he patiently listened to Huo Tian's story.

Huo Tian continued, "Our Dawn Fire Race resides in the Crimson Lava Sea, which is not far away from the Goblin Continent. We are a warrior race, and all of our brethren are born with immense combat prowess. We can't stray far away from areas where lava is prevalent, but in such areas, we're virtually unkillable. As such, even the Goblins and Gremlins are unable to subdue us, and we coexist and trade with one another as equals. Aside from the Mysterious Purple Gold Race, our Dawn Fire Race is not inferior to any other race in the entire Falan World."

Huo Tian's voice was filled with pride toward its own race as it spoke.

"One day, our chieftain was invited by the ruler of the Goblin Race to discuss something, and he was away for a very long time. Following his return, we were informed that the powerful beings among the Goblins and Gremlins had ascertained through stargazing that a major disaster was about to befall our Falan World, and that this disaster could destroy the entire world. As such, we had to unify all of the power in our world to withstand this disaster. An alliance was formed between our Dawn Fire Race and the Goblins and Gremlins, as well as the Sea Dragon Race of the Boundless Blue Sea, the Sea Giant Race, and the other major races. 

"Together, we sought out the mysterious Purple Gold Race and the Green Race of the Green Sea of Life. Our plan was to create a set of divine tools that would keep the imminent disaster at bay."

"Did you succeed?" Xu Xiaoyan asked.

Huo Tian replied, "We did. We gathered almost all of the resources in the entire Falan World to create the divine tools, which were the Seven Divine Falan Beads. The beads were controlled by the most powerful beings of the major races, who were going to face the disaster together. The Goblins and Gremlins correctly predicted the disaster, but they failed to envision just how severe it was going to be. I heard from our chieftain that a burst of space-time turbulence had swept a small planet toward our world. After that, our chieftain set off with the powerful beings of the other races."

Huo Tian fell silent at this point in the story, and all of the other Dawn Fire beings present seemed to be filled with grief.

It was apparent that their attempt to circumvent the disaster hadn't been a successful one.

Tang Wulin's heart jolted slightly upon hearing the term "space-time turbulence". He clearly recalled that his father had told him that the Divine Realm of the Douluo Continent had been swept away by space-time turbulence! Space-time turbulence had separated him far from his family, but it appeared that the Divine Realm wasn't the only thing that had been impacted.

Huo Tian heaved a long sigh before continuing, "The Seven Divine Falan Beads did manage to slow down that planet, but I can still recall the moment the impact took place; it was as if doomsday had arrived! The planet scattered the Seven Divine Falan Beads and descended onto our Goblin Continent, and it triggered a disaster that was more severe than anything our planet had ever seen. Tsunamis and earthquakes erupted all over the planet, and virtually half of our Crimson Lava Sea disappeared in an instant.

"Our chieftain never returned, and I don't know what happened to him, but I can imagine that he most likely perished alongside the powerful beings of the other races. The Goblin Continent was shattered into many pieces by the collision, and the planet that crashed into ours also shattered to further exacerbate the disaster. It was also at this point that many spatial rifts began to appear, and countless living beings all over the entire Falan World perished as a result. Our branch just so happened to be engulfed by a spatial rift, and that's how we ended up here."

Tang Wulin finally understood what had happened. These Dawn Fire beings were from another world, and it was impossible to judge from Huo Tian's description alone whether the Falan World was truly more powerful than the Douluo Continent, but the auras of these Dawn Fire beings indicated that they had come from a world that was at least on par with the Douluo Continent.

"When we first arrived, there were many more of us, but without a suitable habitat, a large number of our brethren perished. Finally, we found this habitable area, but this place is far too small compared to our Crimson Lava Sea, so we're unable to further increase our population once it reaches a certain level as there's not enough energy here to support us. We made an agreement with the humans here, thereby allowing us to reside in this place, which is the 17th level of the Battle God Hall, also known as the Fiery Lava Hell, and thus concludes my story."

Tang Wulin couldn't help but be stunned after listening to Huo Tian's story. What a terrifying scene it would've been for a planet to have crashed into a major plane! 

Just the thought of it struck a sense of fear into his heart.

If the Douluo Star were to suffer a similar disaster in the future, would it be able to survive? There was no way to answer that question.

A hint of sympathy toward these Dawn Fire beings welled up in Tang Wulin's heart, and he asked, "How would you like us to help you?"