Back in the Dragon Realm, Huo Yuhao flew non-stop towards the place where Bibi Dong's body was being refined.
If Zhongli Yu was his first woman in this other world, then Bibi Dong was his greatest reliance at the beginning, the biggest cheat obtained by freak combination of circumstances, and the guide for Huo Yuhao to gradually adapt to this world.
It could be said that without the help of this last empress, Huo Yuhao might not have achieved what he has today. After all, he was just an ordinary soul that transmigrated here.
Compared to Cao Jinxuan who also possessed the god's perspective, Huo Yuhao walked to this step more under Bibi Dong's protection.
The two walked all the way. For him, Bibi Dong was both a teacher and a friend. Perhaps precisely because both were equally crazy inside, Huo Yuhao dared to challenge Sea God Tang San's authority on this continent.
Outside the cave, Ye Linlin and Ning Tian saw Huo Yuhao's arrival and stepped aside.
"Yuhao."
Ning Tian suddenly stopped Huo Yuhao who was about to go in.
Huo Yuhao knew what she probably wanted to say, just stopped there quietly.
"She is that Bibi Dong, the Empress of the Spirit Empire who ordered the slaughter of my Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect ten thousand years ago, right?" Ning Tian questioned loudly, which was rare. Since she learned the truth, this sentence seemed to have been held in her heart for a long time.
She was not qualified to forgive Bibi Dong for what she had done on behalf of her ancestors.
This was also the reason why Huo Yuhao hadn't revealed Bibi Dong's identity to them.
But if he didn't explain clearly to her, there would definitely be a thorn between them in the future.
"It is her." Huo Yuhao's eyes were clear, and he nodded to her.
Getting Huo Yuhao's confirmation, Ning Tian staggered a few steps tremblingly. The damage caused by the Spirit Empire to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect back then was still a humiliation remembered by everyone in the sect.
"I don't ask you to forgive her." Huo Yuhao walked over, held her hand, and looked at her pityingly, "I will bear everything she did to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"She made me, so I am her accomplice."
"When things in Mingdu are done, I will take her to your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to apologize."
Huo Yuhao promised solemnly: "Back then she caused the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to be on the verge of extermination. In the future, I will join hands with you to revitalize the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Saying that, he sighed: "Sorry, I couldn't tell you the truth all along."
Ning Tian was already sobbing uncontrollably. Since learning Bibi Dong's identity these days, she hardly slept peacefully for a single night. She always felt her ancestors were staring at her. She was even more afraid, afraid that she could no longer forgive Huo Yuhao.
"Ning Tian, please give her, and also give me a chance to repent to your ancestors, okay?" Huo Yuhao suddenly knelt on one knee, making Ye Linlin beside widen her eyes instantly.
With Demon King Huo Yuhao's pride, he would actually kneel to a girl?
But she didn't know that for Huo Yuhao, these partners who followed him to fight everywhere from the beginning were the ones most worth cherishing.
Huo Yuhao also learned later that if not for Cui Yajie fusing the origins of many immortal herb soul spirits, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er would have almost died in the battle of Sunrise City.
So, no matter what, Huo Yuhao couldn't do anything to hurt Ning Tian.
"Go in... I can only represent myself to forgive you and that woman..." Ning Tian said sobbingly, then turned around and ran out.
"Go take care of her." Huo Yuhao instructed Ye Linlin. Ning Tian needed to be alone now, and it was most appropriate for Ye Linlin to look after her.
Ye Linlin nodded and chased after her immediately.
Taking a deep breath and shaking off those complicated feelings, Huo Yuhao walked into the cave.
What appeared in front of Huo Yuhao was Bibi Dong's snow-white delicate body sitting cross-legged, motionless. A series of bone cracking sounds constantly came from her whole body, crisp and continuous, endless.
Above her head, a small dragon power vortex actually formed. The massive heaven and earth origin energy of the entire Dragon Realm was rushing frantically, entering that snow-white body endlessly through this channel!
Huo Yuhao stood there dazedly. Standing there, little starlight shone down from the World Tree in the distance, quietly falling on him and Bibi Dong. His eyes were misty, and he didn't know what he was thinking...
His heart seemed very calm, yet also very chaotic...
After a long time, Huo Yuhao let out a long breath. His eyes changed from confused to clear, murmuring: "From now on... I, no longer live for myself, nor for the world... I only live for you, you who care about me..."
Thinking it through, Huo Yuhao, whose mind recovered clarity, tidied up his thoughts and inexplicably felt much relaxed.
Looking at Bibi Dong again, Huo Yuhao suddenly felt a dizziness—
Right in front of him, shrouded in thick heaven and earth origin energy, under the illumination of the miraculous light of that strange World Tree, a familiar figure stood quietly there. In the haze, a pair of beautiful eyes, with longing, with infinite deep affection, and glistening tears, looked at Huo Yuhao unblinkingly...
Long time no see, Your Majesty...
The girl's eyes were like springs first appearing in spring, clear and lively, flickering with curiosity and hope unique to young girls. There was both the innocence of a child and hidden intelligence and keenness. Whenever she smiled, the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes gently unfolded, like peach blossoms blooming, revealing a reserved charm.
Long hair draped over her shoulders like a waterfall, swaying gently with the wind, setting off her delicate side face, exuding an inadvertent softness. In the sunlight, her skin appeared crystal clear, as if revealing a faint luster, making people want to touch that delicacy.
She walked slowly towards Huo Yuhao. Her movements were gentle and slow, her demeanor light, like the first breeze in spring, inadvertently brushing people's hearts. Her black hair swayed gently, revealing the lightness and cheerfulness unique to young girls.
"Huo Yuhao." The girl's long eyelashes trembled gently, like a butterfly brushing the water surface, adding a bit of mystery to these bright eyes. When she smiled, gentle arcs would appear at the corners of her eyes, setting off an inadvertent sweetness.
What appeared in front of him was exactly a girl in her twenties, the young girl Bibi Dong!
Reborn with the help of the skeleton of Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, bringing the girlish naivety Huo Yuhao had never seen, returning to her best years.
Huo Yuhao wanted to smile, but found his facial muscles stiff; he wanted to go forward to meet her, but found his feet couldn't move. The huge surprise made him completely unable to control himself. The joy and happiness of regaining what was lost instantly filled his heart...
Although he knew this day would come early, although just now he clearly knew he would see the long-lost beauty when he came in again, although he felt he was fully prepared to welcome Bibi Dong's return...
It seemed that too huge a feeling of happiness also possessed great pressure!
Mist surged, dispersed and gathered. Bibi Dong moved slightly, took two steps, looked at Huo Yuhao. Her delicate body suddenly trembled more and more violently. A desolate smile hung on her face, and her hands suddenly covered her face...
Pouring tears were flowing out turbulently from between her fair and smooth fingers...
Heaven pitied her and gave her a chance to start over.
Huo Yuhao didn't disappoint her!
"Your... Majesty..." Huo Yuhao felt his voice trembling inexplicably. Even uttering these two words had some difficult meaning. His throat was dry, and his nose had a happy sour feeling.
"Yuhao..." At this moment, Bibi Dong abandoned all previous reserve, shedding tears of joy silently, and hugged him tightly...
The two long-lost people hugged tightly, feeling each other's truest existence, but neither said a word. After a long, long time, Bibi Dong gently broke free from Huo Yuhao's embrace. Her face flushed with infinitely charming crimson of shyness. She gently brushed her hair at the temples and said softly: "Did... did I come back to life?"
"Alive... really alive, just like the little girl next door, simply a fairy descended to earth, pitiable and lovely." Huo Yuhao looked greedily at the flower-like delicate face in front of him and praised sincerely.
"Still so glib..." Bibi Dong spat softly, moisture appearing in her eyes again. She wanted to say something, but forcibly held back, saying slightly astringently: "...Thanks to you!"
"No... it should be thanks to you that I have everything today..." Huo Yuhao buried his head in her black hair and took a deep breath, "From now on, it's my turn to protect you."
Bibi Dong gently turned her head sideways, leaning on Huo Yuhao's broad and solid chest, with a face of tranquility and happiness. She didn't say much. At this moment, there was no need to say more, because whatever was said would be superfluous.
The rich spiritual energy converted by the World Tree rolled instantly. Little light spots sprinkled fluorescently, falling all on these two people. The two maintained this posture, hugging each other, motionless for a long time.
"Soon, soon I will succeed." Huo Yuhao looked up at the towering tree whose top couldn't be seen, "A few more days, just a few more days, we can completely get rid of Tang San's shadow. All his faith on the Douluo Continent will be cut off. The God of Destruction will take action to solve him completely!"
"You have grown..." Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes were blurred, making a dreamlike sound.
"Yes, I am no longer that fledgling boy who needs you to spread your wings to protect." Huo Yuhao chuckled, "On this continent, there is no existence that can threaten me anymore."
Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at him charmingly, but had to admit this fact. Even though Huo Yuhao couldn't even be counted as a Soul Douluo now, he happened to have strength invincible on the continent.
"But I'm not even a soul master now..."
"That's not important. Even if you are just an ordinary person, I can let you have a long life." Huo Yuhao said proudly.
To his surprise, Bibi Dong shook her head, "I know your intention, but I want to move forward with you."
"That pill has the ability to steal the creation of heaven and earth. It perfectly replicated my former martial soul, restored my talent and flesh and blood, and allowed my body to accumulate considerable soul power. As long as I can obtain enough soul rings, it's not difficult to become an Ultimate Douluo again in a short time."
"In that case, the brand-new Soul Spirit System created by Elder Yi can maximize your benefits." Huo Yuhao was pleasantly surprised immediately: "I'll go to Star Dou to find Di Tian and the others later. There must be fierce beasts willing to sign a contract with you."
The benefit of the Soul Spirit System was two-way. While the soul master advanced, it could also allow the living contract soul beast to improve cultivation.
"No hurry for this." Bibi Dong stopped him, "I just obtained the body not long ago and need some time to get familiar with it."
"That's true..." Huo Yuhao scratched his head. After all, Bibi Dong had existed in the state of a dead soul for ten thousand years. Just regaining new life, she definitely had to spend some time getting familiar with the flesh.
"By the way, I'll take you to see someone."
Huo Yuhao thought of something, suddenly pulled Bibi Dong's hand, and ran out like presenting a treasure.
Only in front of her would Huo Yuhao be like the boy back then, full of vitality.
Bibi Dong roughly guessed who Huo Yuhao wanted to take her to see. Even if she regained new life, that blood connection from the past also made her hesitate a bit.
Soon, Huo Yuhao took her to the cave next door where Qian Renxue was settled.
"Xue'er..." Even if Bibi Dong was mentally prepared, when she truly saw Qian Renxue's miserable state, she still couldn't stop tears from raining down.
Even if Qian Renxue was the daughter she was forced to give birth to with that bastard, it couldn't cover up the fact that the former was a piece of flesh fallen from her body.
Bibi Dong still remembered Qian Renxue's "Mom" when she left the world back then.
She wasn't a qualified mother, but in the end, she just had to follow the instinct of her body and block in front of her daughter.
However, that beast Tang San still didn't let go of Qian Renxue whose god position was shattered.
"She will be fine. I need a drop of your essence blood. Plus the assistance of my partners, it won't take long for her to come back to life." Huo Yuhao hugged her shoulder and comforted.
"Okay..." Bibi Dong immediately cut her finger, tremblingly forced out a drop of essence blood, and gave it to Huo Yuhao. The latter took out a jade bottle prepared long ago to catch it.
It wasn't time to save Qian Renxue yet. After all, Ye Guyi wasn't even a Soul Sage yet. Excessive transmission of martial soul origin, even if Huo Yuhao made up for her, might still cause irreversible damage to her.
More importantly, with Qian Renxue's current state, even if she came back to life, she would mostly be crippled. Her current body could no longer be broken, but it was exactly a good time to establish after breaking...
Huo Yuhao remembered that in his spiritual sea, there was a scroll of pill formula that could make people establish after breaking...
Just as Huo Yuhao was calculating the medicinal herbs needed for refining, Bibi Dong suddenly seemed to remember something and reached out to grab Huo Yuhao's wrist.
"How is the Rakshasa divine power remaining in your body now?"
It was fine not looking, but a shock upon looking. Back then, Bibi Dong possessed Huo Yuhao twice, using his body to display the power belonging to the Rakshasa God, causing Huo Yuhao's body to be tainted with Rakshasa divine thoughts that couldn't be washed away.
Although the Seed of Life was planted in Huo Yuhao's body, constantly resisting the erosion of Rakshasa divine thoughts, he had never been able to completely expel it from his body.
He couldn't even transfer these negative auras to others.
Otherwise, the first one to suffer would be Gou Luanshi imprisoned in the Undead Demiplane.
Feeling the evil aura ubiquitous in Huo Yuhao's body, Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes couldn't help showing heartache.
"Used to it. You should know about the Eden Kingdom six million years ago. Since then, I have thought about whether to transfer the broken Angel God inheritance in Qian Renxue's body over too, trying to restore the power of King Lucifer." Huo Yuhao chuckled.
"That's a Demon God, a Fallen Angel. Are you crazy?" Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at him grumpily. That wasn't a normal deity at all, otherwise Lucifer wouldn't have gone crazy in the end.
"I'll try to transfer it back to my body..." Bibi Dong just tried to do so, but was interrupted by Huo Yuhao.
"You were reborn with the remains of Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. Presumably, you should be able to accept the inheritance of the Goddess of Love. Don't touch this damned Rakshasa God." Huo Yuhao flatly refused her kindness.
"But..." Bibi Dong pursed her lips. That Rakshasa God aura remaining in the body would interfere greatly with Huo Yuhao becoming a god in the future.
"Your Majesty." Huo Yuhao gently straightened her shoulders and said softly: "You are not suitable for the Rakshasa God. Let me take that ugly and terrifying appearance. Although the negative energy possessed by the Rakshasa God is indeed troublesome, that is actually the longing of all citizens of the entire Eden Kingdom."
"Idiot, don't do stupid things!" How could Bibi Dong not know Huo Yuhao planned to bear this malice alone? Reborn for a lifetime, she could no longer stop Huo Yuhao.
"Actually, I was chosen by the God of Destruction long ago." Seeing she was still worried, Huo Yuhao had to continue fooling her.
When he learned the truth back then, Bibi Dong's divine consciousness had left his spiritual sea and resided on the Life Gold pedestal. Bibi Dong naturally didn't understand this experience.
God of Destruction position? Bibi Dong's face became strange. She had heard a bit about the abilities of some deities in the Douluo Divine Realm. The inheritance of the God of Destruction mentioned by Huo Yuhao, could it be inheriting that seed of destruction that ends one's descendants?
"Yes." Huo Yuhao smiled carelessly, "So Your Majesty, would you like to consider giving birth to a big fat boy or a caring little cotton-padded jacket for me before I inherit the God of Destruction position?"
"In your dreams!" Bibi Dong's pretty face instantly became ashamed and annoyed. Unknown why, after rebirth, she became like a girl next door, able to act coquettishly and shy.
"Ah!" However, she was immediately hugged by the waist by Huo Yuhao. After a futile struggle, her face was covered with blushes.
"I-I warn you, y-you don't mess around..." Bibi Dong's voice instantly became as low as a mosquito, almost inaudible.
Huo Yuhao lowered his head to look at the naively charming girl in his arms, thinking no wonder Qian Xunji couldn't hold back. Any man probably couldn't resist the amorous feelings at this moment.
"I've thought about it. I want to rebuild an ideal kingdom on this continent." Huo Yuhao suddenly said: "In memory of that kingdom that exhausted the power of the whole country to fight against the laws of the universe for thousands of living beings, let's call it the Garden of Eden."
Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at him. She once shared most of Huo Yuhao's memories, so she naturally knew what he was thinking.
"Then who will be Adam, and who will be Eve?"
"Isn't Eve right close at hand!" Amidst Bibi Dong's scream, Huo Yuhao picked her up by the waist.
"Don't push your luck!" Bibi Dong buried her head in his chest, just scolding in a low voice, refusing to lift it up no matter what.
"Let's go, I'll take you to a place!" Huo Yuhao said. His evil eyes rippled with soul power fluctuations, opening the channel to the outside world.