Seeing that she seemed to have something on her mind, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but tease, "Is Senior Nan worried about Qiūqiū? Although that Shrek is hypocritical and pretentious, now is a time when they are in urgent need of talent. With Qiūqiū there, she shouldn't be in any danger for the time being."
Nan Shuishui just shook her head. Nan Qiūqiū should be coming back on her own soon after receiving her message. She had sent several Soul Sage confidants to meet her, so there would naturally be no problems along the way.
"I'm just worried about the future of the Earth Dragon Gate."
"Oh? Now that Senior Nan has successfully advanced to Titled Douluo, and the Earth Dragon Gate has been rebuilt after a disaster, which is a blessing in disguise, I just need to say a word to Xie Long's side later. Within the Heavenly Soul Empire, the Earth Dragon Gate's status should be unshakeable." Huo Yuhao was puzzled. He had taken the sect's underground treasure, so he would naturally return the favor and support the Earth Dragon Gate. What else was there for Nan Shuishui to worry about?
Nan Shuishui did not continue to speak, but just kept pouring wine into her mouth.
Huo Yuhao's expression was strange. A woman's heart is a needle at the bottom of the sea. This saying was indeed true.
However, he was leaving for the Sun Moon Empire tomorrow. He might not have much time to come to the Earth Dragon Gate again in the future. He had to take the Straw Hat Brigade group with him to see what kind of trap Shrek had set for him at that blind date event.
In front of the huge bonfire, nearly a hundred disciples were singing and dancing. This long-lost joyful atmosphere allowed Huo Yuhao's long-tense heartstrings to relax for a rare moment.
"What are you dancing?" Seeing their strange dance moves, Huo Yuhao walked up to a disciple with a wine cup in his hand and asked with a smile.
"Replying to Lord Demon King, this is a dance we saw in an ancient book. In the distant primeval era, soul beasts dominated the Douluo Continent, and human survival was difficult. They used this method to thank that first soul master and to pray for freedom and happiness."
"Oh? Tell me more." Huo Yuhao became interested. He had some understanding of the origin of soul masters from the original novel. It was the birth of soul masters that had given humanity its current status. He was also quite curious about the very first soul master in Douluo's history.
This disciple seemed to have done quite a bit of research on unofficial history in his spare time. In addition, over these past few days, Huo Yuhao's true temperament was a far cry from the evil image rumored by the outside world. He had long since lost the initial caution he had towards this Lord Demon King, so he began to talk at length with Huo Yuhao.
In some unofficial histories circulating among the people, it was recorded that the first soul master was called the Broken-Winged Angel by the natives of Douluo at the time, who had descended to the mortal world to save the people who were suffering from the disaster of soul beasts.
The first thing Huo Yuhao thought of was naturally the Angel God, one of the Sea God Tang San's final opponents ten thousand years ago, Qian Renxue, who had inherited the God of Angels, and who was also the biological daughter of the Rakshasa God Bibi Dong.
However, before Huo Yuhao could verify this idea, that disciple immediately overturned this guess. It was said that that Broken-Winged Angel had ten wings. Not only did he open up a pure land for the humans at that time, but he also passed down the method of soul master cultivation.
"Sounds pretty great, this angel you speak of." Huo Yuhao couldn't help but praise. He mostly held an attitude of admiration for these ancestors who had benefited future generations.
The disciple's expression suddenly became a little awkward. "But later, the world's evaluation of him gradually changed from a Broken-Winged Angel to a Demon King, calling him the incarnation of chaos and evil, the Fallen Angel Lucifer, just like you."
This time it was Huo Yuhao's turn to be surprised. Were the natives of Douluo scumbags? Did they play the game of repaying kindness with enmity?
"At that time, he had several exceptionally talented disciples. After long years of cultivation, they all became deities one by one. Among them were the Sea God Poseidon, the God of Love Aphrodite..."
Holy crap, what huge gossip! Huo Yuhao listened with great interest. Moreover, he also knew that it was the previous generation's Sea God Poseidon who had passed the godhood to Tang San. Ten thousand years ago, there was even a great worshipper on Sea God Island named Bo Saixi.
"Later, Lucifer fell for some unknown reason. The Sun God Apollo inherited his mantle, not becoming a deity, but only to wait for the rise of the human race in the mortal world. Later, the Sea God Poseidon became obsessed with the newborn Angel God and betrayed the God of Love Aphrodite, who, in extreme grief, fell to the mortal world. Heaven and earth were turned upside down, and the sun and moon became a lake."
"The God of Love Aphrodite's good friend, the Sun God, therefore resolutely denounced this matter, which led to the Sea God Poseidon being abandoned by the Angel God. He transferred his anger to Apollo and triggered the largest tsunami in tens of thousands of years, causing widespread devastation."
Huo Yuhao listened with his mouth agape. Were the gods on the Douluo side also this messy? Good grief, and this was just unofficial history, with low credibility, but all the versions passed down were largely the same. However, there was no mention of the five great God Kings of the Divine Realm—Asura, Destruction, Life, Goodness, and Evil. That made sense, as these few were subordinates of the Dragon God from an even earlier period.
"Little brother, it's really a pity you're not a historian." Huo Yuhao really couldn't help but tease.
"These are actually all things I learned from the unofficial histories in the sect. The dance we are performing originated from the Sun God who inherited Lucifer's mantle at that time. He promoted the ideas of pursuing freedom, yearning for peace, and exploring the truth to the people of that time. He used this dance to convey the joy between people and the longing for freedom, and at the same time, to commemorate that Fallen Angel who had bid farewell to the gods." The disciple scratched his head in embarrassment and explained to Huo Yuhao.
"The Sun God Apollo, on the Douluo Continent, he should be the deity in control of light and fire, right?" Huo Yuhao stroked his chin and guessed, connecting it to the literature from Blue Star.
"No, the sun is something that even deities dare not approach. The reason people call Apollo the Sun God is because he is like the sun in people's hearts. As long as they have his leadership, humanity can pursue true freedom and liberation."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao pursed his lips. So that was how it was. The star that could transmit vast energy to the Douluo plane was probably quite different from the sun he understood from his previous life. No deity dared to say that they could control a star, not even the Supreme God King.
The disciple chuckled, "It is said that the inherited martial soul of the Sun God has been lost to this day. People say that his heartbeat was like the drumbeat of liberation, and his free body could change at will. I am very curious what this martial soul looks like..."
"Pfft—"
Huo Yuhao almost spat the wine in his mouth onto the disciple's face. Combined with the description of this ability in the unofficial history the disciple had just mentioned... could it be? Was it really such a coincidence?
"A very peculiar ability, very peculiar." Huo Yuhao awkwardly wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth. He now wanted to find Fatty and study that guy's martial soul carefully. After all, that guy had said that he couldn't use his Martial Soul True Body.
Just as Huo Yuhao was chatting happily with this knowledgeable disciple, a female disciple ran over with a panicked expression.
"Lord Demon King, it's bad! The Gate Master is drunk! The Gate Master goes crazy when she's drunk!"
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This time, the concepts of the Fallen Angel Lucifer, the God of Love, and the Sun God have been formally introduced. I was already laying the groundwork when I first started writing the book. Although I know you've all probably guessed the gist of it, I just want to say, it's even more complicated inside.