After a thorough explanation from the Tianmeng Iceworm, Huo Yuhao finally had a vague understanding of his current situation. Although there was still much he didn't understand, he at least realized one thing—he had hit the jackpot.
"Oh right, there's one more thing I have to tell you. See that 'sun' up there?" The Tianmeng Iceworm was clearly referring to the glaringly obvious glowing object above.
Huo Yuhao nodded. "I see it. Is that part of your power too?"
The Tianmeng Iceworm replied, "No, I don't know what that is either. It suddenly appeared when I was merging with your body—seems like it was drawn in by my spiritual power? I have no idea what that thing is. All I can say is that it gives off an indescribable sense of reverence! Maybe it's something related to a god?"
"Related to a god?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao remembered that strange, god-like voice from earlier and felt a terrifying suspicion creeping into his mind. Could that "sun" really be connected to… that?
"Alright, now look to your right. See that dusty-looking gray orb over there?" The Tianmeng Iceworm glossed over the topic and shifted focus.
"I see it."
Huo Yuhao turned his head and indeed spotted a gray light orb. Under the sun's radiance, it appeared especially dim and weak—barely noticeable.
"That thing appears to be a sliver of a soul, and it doesn't seem to belong to our world. I don't know where it came from. Even though it's faint, the soul's quality is extremely high. I can't do anything to it for now," the Tianmeng Iceworm said. "But I can tell it doesn't carry any hostility. It's probably fallen into a deep sleep. It might never wake up in your lifetime… or it might, and if it does, it could stir up some trouble. Anyway, it's time for you to wake up. Those two humans are still waiting for you outside."
"Two humans?"
As Huo Yuhao was still in shock, everything around him began to blur and fade.
And as his consciousness faded, the chubby figure of the Tianmeng Iceworm suddenly appeared in that inner world. It raised its head and looked up. More precisely, it stared at the blazing sun above and tentatively said, "Hey! You're conscious, aren't you? Everyone else is gone. Want to come out and have a chat?"
"…"
But that sun-like object continued to shine with divine brilliance, completely ignoring him.
This made the Tianmeng Iceworm doubt itself. Could it have been wrong? Maybe this sun-like thing really didn't possess consciousness?
…
After waking up, Huo Yuhao obediently followed Tang Ya's invitation and joined the Tang Sect as arranged by a certain someone. He received cultivation techniques and a series of Tang Sect skills.
He then used his newly acquired soul skill to help Tang Ya obtain a soul ring, earning a huge boost in favorability in the process. After that, the group finally returned home and decided to enroll in Shrek…
At the same time.
Divine Realm.
Divine Realm Council.
At this moment, the five ruling God Kings of the Divine Realm were gathered around a table, their faces dark, reviewing the damage caused by the recent event.
"Within the Divine Realm, the god priests… are almost completely wiped out!"
"Third-class and second-class gods—severely wounded or dying across the board!"
"First-class gods—all seriously injured."
The God of Destruction spoke grimly, then asked, "Have we figured out what caused it?"
The other four God Kings shook their heads. None of them had an answer. Tang San was among them. As a newcomer to the Divine Realm, he had not yet reached the height of future dominance where he would outmaneuver and unseat the other God Kings to rule the Divine Realm alone. His current capabilities were still limited.
The Divine Realm existed in a unique space, where the flow of time differed greatly from the outside world.
One day in the Divine Realm equaled one year in the mortal realm.
Which meant that although Tang San had only spent a little over twenty years in the Divine Realm, a full ten thousand years had already passed on the Douluo Continent below.
Like him, the God Kings of Kindness and Evil had also been replaced—newcomers just like Tang San. As for the original Kindness and Evil, they were currently playing their "reincarnation game" down in the mortal realm, entangled lifetime after lifetime.
Of course, this world had no cycle of reincarnation, so their so-called reincarnation was actually just taking over the bodies of infants—body snatching.
"That power… what exactly was it?" the Evil God couldn't help but ask.
"No idea," Tang San replied, shaking his head. "It appeared far too strangely, as if it came from nowhere… and its strength was enough to affect every human world under our Divine Realm's jurisdiction. Conservatively, its power definitely isn't weaker than the Divine Realm's core."
"You mean… a power above the level of a God King?!" said the God of Destruction.
"I can't say for sure."
Tang San didn't give a definitive answer.
"…"
The group fell into a heavy silence.
After a long time, someone sighed.
"These are troubled times…"
A sense of helplessness and indescribable dread filled their hearts.
Because the power that had revealed itself… was something far beyond their current reach.
Their top priority now was to figure out the origin of that power, and whether it was friend or foe. What did it want?
If they couldn't figure that out, they wouldn't be able to sleep in peace.
…
Meanwhile, compared to the panic in the Divine Realm, Ye Cheng was enjoying a rare moment of leisure. Using the power of the Abyss Overlord, he casually conjured a body out of thin air and descended into this world, slowly wandering through this world ten thousand years in the future.
As for Huo Yuhao, he had already planted a wisp of his power into the boy's spiritual sea. When necessary, he could descend through it and interfere in plot points he found distasteful. He could even play the role of a mysterious senior if he felt like it.
For now, he planned to explore this "future world" and relax a bit.
Along the way, he could also snuff out a few bad seeds before they ever had the chance to sprout!
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