"I heard Adam mention that you two were planning to contact the Sea God of the God Realm?"
Huo Yuhao asked, glancing at the two while eating.
Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji exchanged a glance, didn't hide anything, and swallowed their food before saying,
"Yes."
"But Dad sent us a message telling us not to contact the God Realm."
"Although we don't know why, we trust Dad."
Huo Yuhao chuckled and said,
"That guy does have some brains."
"If you dare to contact the God Realm and ask the Sea God Tang San for help during this period,"
"You'll probably be going to Qiankun Asking Love Valley for a major investigation in a few months."
"At this time, Tang San doesn't even spare his own daughter."
Huo Zhanji and Dai Ying's pupils shrank; they seemed to have inadvertently overheard some terrible news.
Dai Ying hurriedly asked,
"What happened to Mom?"
"Can you tell us?"
Huo Yuhao didn't answer their questions immediately, but instead asked,
"Let me ask you a question first."
"What are that guy and your mother's feelings towards your grandfather?"
"Fanboyism? Respect? Or something else?"
Audrey and Xia Die sat together eating in silence.
Xia Die was very clever; as the most famous novelist on the Magic Network, 'Golden Chef,' she had no shortage of imagination.
She had already guessed that the two people in front of her, who resembled her father, might be the children of another father.
So she secretly observed them with curious eyes, her amethyst eyes sparkling with starlight, seemingly having inspiration for a new novel.
Dai Ying pondered for a moment, then earnestly said to Huo Yuhao,
"When Zhanji was six years old, his maternal grandfather and the others returned."
"Zhanji went to see his grandfather with his parents; he should remember that."
"At that time, Zhanji knew the identities of his grandfather and the others."
"But later, his memories were sealed.
He only remembers having a grandfather and having met him, but he doesn't know that his grandfather is the Sea God Tang San."
Huo Zhanji's eyes widened, a tendon slipping from his mouth, and he exclaimed,
"Ah?!"
"Why did Mom and Dad seal this memory?"
Dai Ying wasn't sure of the specific reason either, explaining with an uncertain tone,
"I remember Dad said he wanted you to experience the life of a mortal?"
"Anyway, in my memory, Mom and Dad were very afraid of Grandpa!"
"I'm not sure of the specific reason."
Huo Yuhao smiled and said,
"Looks like that guy didn't kneel down completely."
"But your mother's identity is quite interesting."
"The real Frankenstein's monster wouldn't be afraid of your grandfather."
"The only ones who are afraid of your grandfather are probably those two."
"Which one exactly? Probably Qiu."
"Alright, I can't explain to you exactly what the future of your timeline will be like."
"But in this era, whether it's your timeline or mine, your mother is still in a three-part state."
"Her soul was split into three parts, and your grandfather did it himself."
Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji's brains seemed to have been hit by a hammer; their mouths opened, but they didn't know what to say.
Huo Yuhao waved his hand, and a screen appeared in front of the two of them, showing Wang Dong sleeping.
Activating the spiritual imprint buried within Wang Dong's body, the system detected Wang Dong's soul and displayed it on the screen.
A large amount of data and models flashed on the screen, meticulously analyzing Wang Dong's soul state.
Huo Zhanji couldn't understand these complex soul models, but Dai Ying could.
She was once a genuine first-level god, a member of the Seven Deadly Sins, a true master in the realm of souls.
Dai Ying immediately recognized from the data that the person on the screen had an incomplete soul!
The signs of tearing were particularly obvious! Clearly, it was the work of an amateur!
The fact that he wasn't dead meant that a high-level power was likely helping to maintain his soul's vital signs.
Before she could say anything, Huo Yuhao tapped the screen, revealing Wang Dong's true appearance.
Dai Ying fell silent. Seeing his sister's silence, Huo Zhanji realized something was wrong.
"Sister...sister."
"Could it be true?"
Dai Ying looked at the anxious Huo Zhanji and nodded stiffly.
Huo Zhanji also fell silent, only looking up after a while, his voice calm, but beneath the calm lay anger.
"Why did Grandpa do this?"
"This isn't killing..."
He ultimately couldn't bring himself to say those two words.
Huo Yuhao leaned back in his chair, waved his hand to close the screen, picked up the cola in front of him, and casually said,
"Who knows?"
"Two of the three souls are inextricably linked to the continent's destiny; their motives are truly hard to guess."
"Alright, those things are irrelevant to you."
"Your world is unlikely to undergo any major changes."
"If you have any questions, go back and ask your parents."
Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji's eyes lit up, and Huo Zhanji asked excitedly,
"We can go back?!"
"Really?"
Huo Yuhao nodded and said,
"Stay with me for now."
"And don't cause any more trouble; stories about me having an illegitimate child, Miaomiao, are starting to circulate on the Magic Network."
Of course, as soon as these stories surfaced, Huo Yuhao would reward the poster with a whole set of small combos: taking them down and banning them from speaking. For
those who went too far, Huo Yuhao wouldn't mind having his Roots provide some comfort.
"I do know why you came to this timeline."
"Once I resolve this, you can naturally return."
Huo Yuhao was still hoping to locate the Time Crown through these two time travelers.
Ah Shui had said that with the two of them and the four crowns, they could pinpoint the alternate dimension where the Time Crown was located.
If possible, he also wanted to have a conversation with Huo Yuhao from another timeline.
A "Huo Yuhao" who had become a God King possessed a lot of knowledge that Huo Yuhao desperately needed, such as the power of destiny.
Of course, Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji also possessed many things that Huo Yuhao wanted.
For example, Dai Ying's Nine Absolute Techniques of the Netherworld were quite good, as well as the Xuan Tian Gong, which was closest to the original, and a technique that was completely comparable to the Xuan Tian Gong.
Huo Zhanji also possessed an extremely peculiar technique, which, in Huo Yuhao's spiritual perception, should be of the dark attribute and closely related to his second martial soul, the Fallen Angel.
If possible, Huo Yuhao would also like some knowledge about future soul tools. After
all, the era they lived in had already ventured into the starry sky and even had many colonies.
Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji nodded excitedly; being able to return to their own world was the best thing that could happen.
In this world, both of them experienced varying degrees of rejection, with the stronger they were, the stronger the rejection became.
"There are still some rooms on the second floor.
I'll have Diebao take you two there right away."
Xia Die nodded obediently. She planned to return to her room and secretly jot down some new ideas on paper under the lamplight.
…
The next morning,
"Father, I'm off."
Xia Die dressed, hugging the Shadow Cat, and looked at Huo Yuhao, who was holding a toothbrush at the door.
"Okay, be careful on your journey."
"If anything happens, just call Adam."
"As long as we're in Douluo Continent, he can hear us."
Xia Die nodded gently.
Audrey, standing beside her, lifted her skirts slightly and bowed to Huo Yuhao.
"Young Miss, we should set off."
Xia Die's elfin ears turned slightly red; she wasn't used to this form of address.
"Thank you, Sister Audrey."
Audrey led Xia Die, their figures gradually fading into the air, and they jumped directly to Shrek Academy through the dream space.
Huo Yuhao looked at the empty space ahead, turned back to the villa, and planned to take the naturally evil Dai family brat and the naturally kind Huo family brat to the far north.
There, he asked the Water Dragon King to help analyze the coordinates of the Time Crown.
The Ice Emperor's tribulation was nearing its final stage, and Huo Yuhao planned to go and watch.
If the Ice Emperor couldn't hold on, he would directly pull her into the dream space to avoid it.
The restrictions set by the Dragon God wouldn't affect Huo Yuhao's divine kingdom.
However, she shouldn't even think about leaving.
According to Huo Yuhao's tests, pulling a soul beast about to undergo tribulation into the dream space did indeed directly avoid the heavenly tribulation.
But once it appeared outside, the heavenly tribulation would follow like a persistent curse; frankly, it was quite intelligent.
As for whether Xia Die and her group would be taken away by the Death Messenger, Huo Yuhao wasn't worried.
Unless Roman, Adam, Audrey, the God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life, and the God of Death all went to eat chicken legs with that old man Xuanzi, nothing unexpected would happen.
"Sister Audrey, this is fine."
Outside the Soul Battle Zone, Xia Die, holding the Shadow Cat, looked at Audrey with gratitude.
"Mm."
"Please be careful, Miss."
Audrey's figure gradually disappeared into the air.
Xia Die and Youying Cat emerged from their psychological stealth state and entered the Soul Battle Zone.
"Die Bao! This way!"
Feng Jin, who had been looking towards the entrance of the Soul Battle Zone, waved excitedly upon seeing Xia Die.
Xia Die, seeing this, ran over and joined the group.
Xuan Zi , seeing Xia Die with a nearly ten-thousand-year-old fat cat, didn't interfere.
Geniuses always receive more tolerance, and besides, it was just a domesticated fat cat with no fighting power.
Bai E, seeing the fat cat in Xia Die's arms, couldn't help but ask,
"Xia Die, can I pet it?"
Xia Die nodded gently, and Bai E excitedly reached out towards Youying Cat's large head.
He had always wanted to pet this fat cat from Brother Huo's house!
"Ha!"
Seeing Bai E want to pet it, Youying Cat immediately activated its rattlesnake mode, hissing tentatively first.
Its subconscious told it that this man was a potential cat maggot!
Bai E awkwardly withdrew his hand, saying somewhat embarrassedly,
"It seems it doesn't really like me."
Xia Die looked apologetically at Bai E, Feng Jin, Ma Xiaotao, and the other girls who approached, and secretly stroked the Shadow Cat's head.
Even Ling Luochen's eyes showed a hint of envy, but to maintain her persona, she didn't go closer.
At this moment, Elder Song flew down from the sky and landed next to Xuanzi, saying,
"Is everyone here?"
Xuanzi counted the number of people again and said,
"Yes, everyone is here."
"Xiao Wang, distribute the soul tools to everyone."
Wang Yan ran over and handed fourteen flying soul tools to the regular team and the reserve team, then said to everyone,
"You should all know about flying soul tools, right?"
"It's not a secret on the Magic Network."
"Originally, flying soul tools were intended for use at the fourth ring level."
"However, the academy has prepared a large amount of Dream Coins to power your flight."
"With the help of these Dream Coins, ordinary people can use flying soul tools."
"We need to reach the Mingdou Mountains within three days."
"Everyone, we need to hurry."
Ma Xiaotao and the other regular team members were not using these flying soul tools for the first time, and they quickly put them on, then helped Bai E and the other reserve team members put on their soul tools.
"Thank you, Senior Sister Ling!"
Feng Jin looked at Ling Luochen gratefully, and Ling Luochen's cold face showed a slight smile in response.
Before takeoff, Xuanzi addressed the group:
"Because there are quite a few people," she said.
"Old Song and I discussed it."
"The reserve team will be led by Old Song and Wang Yan, who will also be responsible for safety."
"The main team can be handled by me alone."
Originally, Xuanzi wanted to be responsible for the reserve team's safety, but Old Song rejected her idea; she simply couldn't trust Old Deng.
This year's reserve team was too important to afford any mistakes, especially since Feng Jin was among them—her and her daughter's future depended on her.
Dai Yueheng and the others nodded; they trusted Xuanzi's strength.
"Let's go!"
Xuanzi took the lead, not even wearing her flight soul tool, and took off directly, with the main team members following closely behind.
Old Song repeatedly checked the reserve team's flight soul tool's operation, indicating to Wang Yan to bring them a few more defensive and buffer soul tools before finally setting off.
"Children, don't complain about the slow pace."
"Don't follow that old codger Xuanzi's example; let's play it safe."
"That old geezer is leading the regular team so fast! And he's not even helping to break the wind! Isn't he afraid of falling?"
Old Song looked at Bai E and the others with a kind expression, repeatedly giving them instructions.
"Yes!"
Bai E and the others said in unison, following Old Song as they soared into the sky.
Old Song activated his martial spirit to break the wind ahead, reducing the energy expenditure for Bai E and the others.
"Oh, they've set off."
"Looks like I'll have to catch up."
"Finally, a vacation!"
On the top floor of the Shrek City Passion Building, a man with a bright orange ponytail looked up at the sky and smiled.
Roman put down his work, contacted a few subordinates to temporarily handle some documents, and then disappeared from the spot.
(End of Chapter)
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