Dai Ying watched Huo Yuhao approach step by step.
The dazzling Sun Wheel Spear ignited the surrounding elements, its aura growing increasingly violent.
The spear tip drew a golden arc in the air, pointing directly at her.
Her entire spiritual energy emitted sharp, explosive sounds; the dazzling light now represented not warmth, but the spreading shadow of death.
"I will die!"
"I will definitely die!"
This thought was branded into her spiritual sea, and her body subconsciously began to use the later forms of the Nine Absolute Techniques of the Underworld.
"The Fifth Form of the Nine Absolute Techniques of the Underworld, The Return of the Underworld King:
The First Appearance of the Domain!"
This was the starting stance for the last four moves of the Nine Absolute Techniques of the Underworld, abbreviated as Underworld Domain.
Its power far exceeded the sum of the first four moves; without this move, the latter four moves could not be executed.
A long sword appeared in Dai Ying's hand, strange patterns appearing on its blade, radiating an extremely evil aura with a ghostly blue light.
Faint, mournful roars echoed from the sword; this move was less a sword technique and more a domain.
A sudden burst of pitch-black energy plunged the area into darkness, which quickly transformed into a deep blue.
The extremely compressed energy disintegrated the ground beneath her feet, leaving not even a speck of dust.
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly at the sight, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"The Nine Absolute Techniques of the Netherworld—truly an exquisitely refined sword technique."
"Your teacher must be an excellent swordsman."
"At least more refined than the techniques of the gods of Douluo Continent or even the God Realm."
While praising her, Huo Yuhao fiercely thrust out his Sun Wheel Spear, the golden tip colliding violently with the deep blue domain!
An invisible wave of energy erupted from the spear tip and the domain, but Huo Yuhao remained unmoved by her divine might, while the surrounding forest suffered.
The shockwave, carrying the impact of the collision, swept across half the forest.
The golden light and deep blue tore apart and decomposed all organic and inorganic matter, the deafening sound audible even in Xilu City.
Huge amounts of soil were hurled into the sky, turning into dust upon impact, which then enveloped the entire forest, making it appear as if it had been hit by a sandstorm.
A dazzling golden beam of light erupted from the core of the collision, igniting all elements and triggering an elemental explosion that instantly vaporized several distant mountain peaks.
The golden light gradually faded, leaving only thick dust obscuring all vision.
The heavy clouds in the sky were split in two, appearing a pale gold in the night, likely to leave another urban legend in the magic network.
Huo Zhanji slowly awoke on the distant rock wall.
He felt pain all over his body, but with his spiritual power, he could sense that none of his bones or internal organs were injured; only his muscles suffered severe damage.
It was as if someone had done it on purpose.
Then, through his enhanced vision granted by his spiritual eyes, he saw his sister and father fighting in the distance.
It was less a fight and more a brutal beating of his sister by his father.
Seeing his father slowly approach his sister with a dazzling spear, Huo Zhanji's pupils constricted, and he struggled frantically, trying to break free of the rock wall's restraints.
Xiao Xie and the Ice Silkworm emerged from Huo Zhanji's body, one pulling with its tentacles, the other digging with its mouthparts strong enough to bite through solid ice.
Watching his sister and father clash again, the terrifying energy from the impact blew Xiao Xie and the Ice Silkworm unconscious, causing them to fall to the ground, unconscious.
"Sister!"
"Father!"
"No!!"
"I can't do anything!"
Huo Zhanji hated that he was just a camera, unable to do anything, frantically twisting his body, trying to break through the thick rock wall.
"Don't be nervous, Father didn't intend to kill."
"He's just angry, not murderous."
A gentle voice, seemingly carrying a strange power, entered Huo Zhanji's ears, instantly calming his anxious and worried heart.
He turned his head and saw a blond priest floating beside him, his clear golden eyes revealing neither joy nor sorrow, only absolute calm.
"Who are you?"
The priest asked, looking at the child of this father from another timeline.
"My name is Adam."
"Just a priest,"
Huo Zhanji said, his face showing fear.
"I...I remember!"
"You...you seem to have been following me and my sister!"
"No, that's not right, why didn't my sister and I notice you!"
Adam's face still held that gentle smile, seemingly unchanged.
"Observation is my duty."
Huo Zhanji didn't dwell on the topic; it was all in the past, and dwelling on it was pointless.
"Is my sister alright?"
Adam waved his hand, and Huo Zhanji's body suddenly became ethereal, detaching from the rock wall.
This was an application of dream realm access—first dragging the body into the dream space, then pulling it back.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see."
Adam ignored the astonishment on Huo Zhanji's face and led him towards Huo Yuhao's location.
The thick smoke on the open ground gradually dissipated, the golden and eerie blue light vanished, and the elements ignited by the Sunwheel Spear subsided, returning to their original harmless state.
Huo Yuhao stood with his hands in his pockets, his dark eyes fixed on the black-haired girl kneeling on the ground.
The girl's hair, which had been tied in a side ponytail, was now disheveled, hanging down to the ground, covered in dust.
Her hands trembled incessantly, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.
The mark left by the Sunwheel Spear's explosion was only a meter away from her, and several distant mountain peaks had been reduced to nothing.
He couldn't help but feel a little fortunate; if that attack had actually hit him, his suppressed level 80 Soul Douluo status would have left him utterly destroyed.
"Dai Ying, is it?"
"That strange surname."
"Why did you hold back that move at the end?"
Two extremely similar eyes met, and at the moment of impact, this fool actually withdrew the fifth move of the Nine Absolute Techniques of the Underworld.
She was clearly no match for him, yet she dared to hold back in the fight.
If Huo Yuhao truly wanted to kill her, she would have been tormented by Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu in the very first round.
From beginning to end, Huo Yuhao harbored only anger, not murderous intent.
Dai Ying's voice trembled slightly, her once melodious voice now hoarse.
"Defense and attack are different."
"I cannot attack the father who gave me life; that's the bottom line."
Huo Yuhao frowned, somewhat displeased, and said,
"Foolish!"
"He and I are not the same person."
"Your filial piety is misplaced."
Who started this trend of blind filial piety in Douluo Continent?!
Dai Ying looked at Huo Yuhao earnestly and said,
"You stopped in the end, didn't you?"
"Heh."
Huo Yuhao chuckled and said to her,
"Can you still stand up?"
Dai Ying nodded firmly, her hands supporting her knees as she shakily stood up.
Her clothes were now tattered, revealing her fair and smooth skin.
Huo Yuhao took out a black trench coat from his storage soul tool and tossed it to her, telling her to put it on herself.
At this moment, Adam also brought Huo Zhanji to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Zhanji hurriedly went to Dai Ying's side and said,
"Sister! Are you alright?"
Dai Ying gently shook her head and said,
"I'm fine."
Huo Yuhao looked at Huo Zhanji, whose calves were trembling, and said,
"You naturally kind-hearted little devil of the Huo family, come, let me heal you."
Huo Zhanji was a little scared, and under Dai Ying's shoving, he came to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao's large hand patted Huo Zhanji's shoulder, and dark blue runes lit up on his arm, instantly activating the reversal spell.
Huo Zhanji suddenly felt that a portion of his spiritual energy had been depleted, and his injuries instantly healed, leaving not a single hidden wound.
He looked at his hands in surprise, and as if he had thought of something, he tugged at Huo Yuhao's trench coat and said,
"Can you heal my sister too?"
Huo Yuhao looked at Dai Ying and said,
"You naturally evil little devil of the Dai family, come here."
Dai Ying limped to Huo Yuhao's side, and Huo Yuhao gently patted her head, healing her as well.
The treatment process didn't take long.
After she recovered, Huo Yuhao looked at the two of them.
Adam didn't know where he was at this moment.
"Let's go to my house and treat you two to a meal."
"Next time you come, remember to change your name and don't give me the last name Dai."
"To put it bluntly, you crossed the timeline and crossed it right."
"Go back to the past of your timeline and meet me, and then say your last name is Dai, I guarantee that you will also get a beating!"
Huo Yuhao before Qiankun Qingqing Valley heard that his descendant's last name was Dai. Which Huo Yuhao could hold back?
...
"Miss, it's time to sleep."
Audrey stood elegantly next to the sofa. Xia Die sat on the sofa holding the shadow cat, with his chin on the cat's head.
The shadow cat had fallen asleep and kept snoring.
"Sister Audrey, I still want to wait for my father to come back."
Audrey sighed slightly and stopped trying to persuade her.
Adam had sent her a message and the matter had been settled.
At this moment, a voice sounded in the empty villa.
"Why isn't my little butterfly asleep yet?"
"Come on, lift her up high!"
Huo Yuhao suddenly appeared in front of Xia Die, happily picking her up and lifting her high.
In a while, he probably wouldn't be able to do this anymore; girls grow so fast.
Xia Die was a little shy, but not annoyed.
The Shadow Cat fell directly to the ground, still not waking up. It had an enviable sleep quality, but more likely it was because it was too fat, and the fat cushioned the impact.
Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji looked at Xia Die with envy.
Their timeline's Huo Yuhao hadn't lifted them like this for a long time.
"We still have some time, let's have a meal together, I'll cook."
"Audrey, keep her too, that rascal Adam's nowhere to be found."
And Amon too, off playing One Piece on the high seas."
"Only the little butterfly is so well-behaved!"
Audrey led the group to the dining room, while Huo Yuhao quickly tossed the wok in the kitchen, cooking.
The kitchen utensils here were all specially made by Huo Yuhao, extremely similar to modern ones, and currently widely used in the Tian Dou Plain.
"Come on, everyone, have a taste!"
Huo Yuhao naturally took the head seat and gestured for everyone to start eating.
Huo Zhanji and Dai Ying were a little reserved, but after taking a bite, their eyes lit up.
Although the timelines and world lines were different, the cooking skills were the same—it was a familiar taste from their memories.
(End of Chapter)
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