Chapter 259: When the Original Isn't Here, the Counterfeit Becomes the Original
After the little black sphere landed in Yun Yuan's palm of divine consciousness, he used divine power to restore a portion of Electrolux's soul power.
As his soul was nourished, Electrolux's divine consciousness also manifested before Yun Yuan.
"Thank you for your assistance, Senior. I am deeply grateful for this kindness."
Electrolux slowly expressed his gratitude to Yun Yuan.
He carefully sized Yun Yuan up twice, only to discover that with his own cultivation, he was completely unable to discern Yun Yuan's true depth.
"Electrolux, the Calamity of the Undead, also known as the Holy Necromancer."
"Are you interested in joining me?"
"Your potential is limitless, and I think very highly of you."
Yun Yuan got straight to the point and openly invited this Calamity of the Undead from another world.
At his current realm, there was no need for unnecessary formalities.
"Senior, I..."
Electrolux hesitated.
He had never been fond of joining any organization, as doing so meant sacrificing a degree of freedom.
However, Yun Yuan had shown him great kindness, and Yun Yuan's cultivation far surpassed his own.
Perhaps by following Yun Yuan, he would be able to witness an even greater world.
He was both tempted and conflicted, uncertain what choice to make.
"There is no need to reject me so quickly."
"I can show you the splendor that belongs to the supreme gods, something countless cultivators dream of their entire lives."
"I believe you'll make the right decision."
Yun Yuan's divine consciousness pulled Electrolux's consciousness into an illusory realm.
Within that space,
Yun Yuan's true body sat cross-legged in the endless void.
As his eyes opened and closed, the sun and moon alternated.
Endless Laws revolved around him.
Standing in the boundless void, he alone was the absolute center of the universe.
The moment Electrolux beheld Yun Yuan's true body and the endless Laws surrounding him, he became completely immersed.
He had witnessed...
The end of the path of cultivation.
Electrolux had already estimated Yun Yuan's strength as highly as possible.
Yet he had still underestimated him.
Yun Yuan had reached an utterly unimaginable realm.
That aura had practically transcended the entire universe.
When the illusion shattered, Electrolux looked at Yun Yuan with complete reverence.
All hesitation had vanished from his heart.
"Senior, I am willing to join your service."
"I wish to witness just how wondrous the end of the path of cultivation truly is."
His gaze was filled with unwavering determination.
"Excellent."
"My true body is not within this universe."
"I will send you back to where my true body resides."
"There, you may freely pursue godhood and gradually explore the realms of the gods."
"With your comprehension, I believe you may one day have the opportunity to glimpse my back."
Yun Yuan spared no praise for Electrolux.
In Yun Yuan's eyes, talent merely determined one's lower limit.
What truly determined a cultivator's upper limit was always that elusive thing known as comprehension.
The reason he had reached the pinnacle of the Supreme God King realm was precisely because of his unparalleled comprehension.
Whether it was the method of dual Dao Fruits or breaking all Dao through absolute power, both required astonishing comprehension to achieve.
And in terms of comprehension, across all four parts of the Douluo series, Yun Yuan found it difficult to think of anyone whose comprehension surpassed Electrolux's.
Learning that Yun Yuan's true body wasn't even in this universe left Electrolux even more astonished.
He was well acquainted with concepts such as planes and universes.
At present, his remnant soul was merely drifting across different planes.
Yet Yun Yuan...
Was traversing entirely different universes.
The gap between them was like that between a frog at the bottom of a well and the moon in the heavens.
Electrolux's gaze toward Yun Yuan became even more reverent and admiring.
This was a truly supreme being.
Immediately afterward, Yun Yuan activated his divine consciousness and sent Electrolux's consciousness back to his own universe.
Only there could Electrolux truly spread his wings.
The God King realm would never be able to stop him.
With both Yun Yuan and Gu Yuena present, even the realm of the Supreme God King would likely not be enough to halt this cultivator with heaven-defying comprehension.
After everything was finished, Xiao Wu stood nearby, staring blankly at Yun Yuan.
"Yun Yuan, just now... You were so dignified."
"If you acted like that all the time, I wouldn't even dare joke around with you."
Those were Xiao Wu's heartfelt thoughts.
Fortunately, Yun Yuan wasn't usually so serious.
Whenever she joked with him, he always played along.
"Little Rabbit, now that this matter is settled, let's head to Shrek Academy."
"Once you've enrolled, Wang Dong'er's affairs will be entirely up to you."
"My divine consciousness will enter your spiritual sea and fall asleep."
"Unless something important happens, don't wake me casually. The power my divine consciousness can use isn't unlimited."
Yun Yuan instructed Xiao Wu.
"Mhm!"
"Yun Yuan, I understand."
"After enrolling in Shrek Academy, just leave everything to me. I'll definitely accomplish it."
Xiao Wu—or rather, Young Master Wu—patted her chest and confidently assured Yun Yuan.
"Good."
"I'll take you to Shrek Academy now."
"And while we're at it, I'll arrange for you and Wang Dong'er to share the same dormitory."
As soon as he finished speaking,
Xiao Wu's figure disappeared from the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Meanwhile,
Near the territory of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect,
A delicate young girl dressed in a light blue dress appeared.
She possessed a sweet and innocent appearance.
Behind her floated another phantom.
The girl was Ning Rongrong.
The phantom was Yun Yuan's divine consciousness.
"Grandmaster..."
"If I pretend to be this world's reincarnated self, I really won't be discovered?"
Looking at Yun Yuan's divine consciousness, Ning Rongrong asked somewhat nervously.
"Rongrong, trust your Grandmaster."
"When the time comes, I'll give you a strand of divine power."
"That alone will be enough to fool the Sect Master and the Titled Douluo of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"They won't discover your identity."
"As for the you who ascended to the God Realm, she has long since lost all contact with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"When the original isn't here, the counterfeit naturally becomes the original."
Yun Yuan comforted Ning Rongrong, telling her there was nothing to worry about.
"Mhm, Grandmaster. I understand."
Ning Rongrong nodded.
She gazed toward the sky, lost in thought.
Gradually, a look of disgust appeared in her eyes.
As another person who had arrived in the Unrivaled Tang Sect universe, Ning Rongrong had also learned the story of her future from Yun Yuan.
Without Yun Yuan's existence, although she had eventually become a god,
She hadn't been happy at all.
Tang San.
Dai Mubai.
Ma Hongjun.
Oscar.
What kind of outrageous people were these four companions of hers?
Tang San was a hypocrite with double standards.
Calling him the greatest villain was no exaggeration.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun...
Both were womanizers.
The only difference was that one was a high-class womanizer while the other was a low-class one.
As for Oscar...
He was nothing but a lecher.
And in another world,
She had actually become Oscar's wife.
She found that utterly unacceptable.
What was Oscar?
What qualifications did trash like him have to become Ning Rongrong's husband?
But what angered Ning Rongrong the most...
Was her counterpart from that other world?
The Ning Rongrong of the Unrivaled Tang Sect era had become someone she no longer even recognized.
She had completely turned into a shrew.
Ning Rongrong remembered every detail of the Qiankun Wenqing Valley arc from the The Unrivaled Tang Sect novel Yun Yuan had given her.
In the end...
She had become the very person she hated most.
If given the choice,
Ning Rongrong would rather the version of herself in this world die...
Than continue living in such a disgraceful manner.
To her,
That was a betrayal of the girl she once was.
End of Chapter
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