"Elder Lin…"
Deep within the Evil Demon Forest, the surrounding trees swayed with the wind. The breeze passed between the branches and leaves, producing hoarse and eerie sounds, but Huo Yuhao turned a deaf ear to them. He simply sat on the ground, holding Lin Huiqun's corpse in his arms.
Not long ago, he and Lin Huiqun had encountered a group of Holy Spirit Cult disciples attempting to flee at the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters. The leader's cultivation was so profound that even he could not see through it clearly.
Just as Lin Huiqun confronted the opponent, an attack from the Sun Moon Empire descended from the sky.
They were in an escape tunnel not far from the surface. The very first strike from a ninth-grade fixed soul cannon had aggravated Lin Huiqun's already existing injuries.
"Yuhao, the future of the Academy rests in your hands. For us old fellows to die protecting you all is enough for us to face the predecessors of Shrek Academy…"
Lin Huiqun's voice seemed to still linger in his ears. Huo Yuhao bit his lip hard, only two lines of tears sliding down his cheeks.
"Yuhao…"
In his spiritual sea, Tianmeng Iceworm and Ice Empress watched the crying Huo Yuhao, momentarily unsure how to comfort him.
"Brother Tianmeng, Ice Empress, I'm fine."
Huo Yuhao responded in his spiritual sea. Holding Lin Huiqun's corpse, he stood up.
Having been nurtured for many years under Shrek Academy's Limit Single Soldier Plan, he knew this was absolutely not the time to grieve.
Although he did not know why the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters had suddenly come under such an attack, the attackers would certainly not stop there. He needed to leave this place as quickly as possible before those people arrived.
However, after taking only two steps, everything around him suddenly came to a standstill. A golden-yellow light lit up before his eyes and then spread across his entire body.
His heart immediately filled with vigilance, but upon closer inspection, the light brought him no harm. Instead, it felt incomparably gentle, even gradually calming the emotional turmoil caused by Lin Huiqun's death just moments ago.
Looking left and right, there was nothing but golden-yellow all around. Upon careful observation, it resembled layers of golden-yellow mist constantly surging. Rich heaven-and-earth origin energy poured into his body from every direction, causing his soul power rank to faintly loosen.
His spiritual power instinctively extended outward to probe the surroundings, yet he sensed nothing at all, as if everything around him was pure emptiness.
Where… is this place?
The thought rose in his mind. Huo Yuhao took two steps forward. The golden-yellow mist before him gradually dispersed, and suddenly a figure appeared in front of him.
That tall and slender figure was enveloped entirely in golden light, making it impossible to see his face clearly. Huo Yuhao could only vaguely make out that he seemed to have long hair.
On his forehead, a trident-shaped symbol showed through the golden light, especially striking.
"You… who are you?"
Huo Yuhao tried to speak. His voice traveled far, but the figure acted as though he had not heard, simply standing quietly in place, his gaze sizing up Huo Yuhao.
"Not bad."
A seemingly random compliment left Huo Yuhao even more puzzled.
"This is the Divine Realm."
The Divine Realm?
Huo Yuhao's heart jolted. No wonder the heaven-and-earth origin energy here was so dense. But why was the Divine Realm only filled with mist, with nothing else visible?
"Who I am is not important. I merely saw that your talent is extraordinary and appeared here to offer you a few pointers."
Although he had not fully grasped the situation, Huo Yuhao still bowed respectfully. "If you are a deity, could you perhaps… let Elder Lin…"
"No." The figure shook his head. "Life and death are the rules of heaven and earth. Even I cannot interfere."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao slightly lowered his gaze.
"That you could be seen by me means your talent and destiny are both extraordinary. Today I brought you here to tell you that one day in the future, you will have the opportunity to transcend mortality and become a god, entering the true Divine Realm."
Huo Yuhao suppressed the sorrow in his heart and slowly raised his head.
Seeing this, the figure gave a slight nod. "However, the path to godhood is fraught with difficulties. All who become gods must pass a God Examination to obtain a divine seat before they can enter the Divine Realm."
Huo Yuhao nodded, listening earnestly.
Back when Tianmeng Iceworm became his wisdom soul ring, and he later found Ice Empress, it was all for the sake of allowing him to become a god and bring them to eternal life together. Now, personally arriving in the Divine Realm and meeting someone who seemed to be a deity, his expression immediately grew much more serious.
"Your current cultivation is still shallow; you cannot yet participate in a God Examination. But I can offer you some guidance."
"Right now on the Douluo Continent, evil soul masters run rampant. I can sense that before long, an evil soul master force will rise again."
"Though your teacher died under a soul cannon attack, at its root, it was all because of evil soul masters."
"I know you are grateful and seek to repay kindness. You must cultivate diligently. One day, when you eliminate a powerful evil soul master to avenge your teacher, and the things on him will greatly benefit you, you will have an even greater chance of entering the Divine Realm."
Evil soul masters… revenge…
While Huo Yuhao was still pondering the meaning behind the figure's words, the dense heaven-and-earth origin energy around him suddenly thinned.
Snapping back to reality and looking around, he realized he had returned to the Evil Demon Forest. Lin Huiqun's corpse lay quietly at his feet, her arms outstretched as though still shielding him in her embrace.
In an instant, Huo Yuhao's eyes turned red again. He bent down, lifted Lin Huiqun's corpse onto his back, then turned to look behind him.
"Evil soul masters. Revenge."
He softly uttered a few words. His figure soon vanished into the Evil Demon Forest.
Outside Heavenly Dou City, in the sky where gold and black colors stood in opposition, brilliant light erupted. Golden radiance emanated from Mu En, completely dispersing the dark power around Long Xiaoyao.
Long Xiaoyao's mind trembled violently. As a fellow Limit Douluo, under this Sea God's Light from Mu En, he surprisingly had not even the slightest chance to resist, as though the true Sea God had appeared here.
Mu En himself seemed to pause for a moment, but soon he unhesitatingly struck again.
Golden light condensed on his arm, outlining vivid, lifelike dragon scales.
The dragon claw, carrying dazzling golden light, struck down. With a single blow, it sent Long Xiaoyao's figure plummeting from the sky.
Mu En looked at the falling Long Xiaoyao and let out a soft sigh. He seemed to hesitate for a moment, but soon he released a dragon roar. His body shot forward like a giant dragon in pursuit.
However, before his attack could land on Long Xiaoyao, a blood-red figure appeared out of thin air, blocking between him and Long Xiaoyao.
"You still came."
Mu En looked at the person before him and halted his attack. Even though the figure's cloak concealed her form, his gaze seemed to pierce through the cloak, even through time, seeing that familiar figure from long ago.
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