Once Huo Yuhao's silhouette vanished completely, Beibei turned his gaze to the trembling Tang Ya in his arms. Her body was still shaking uncontrollably, and blood kept gushing from her mouth and nose.
Besides his heartache, Beibei's mood had grown much heavier.
Judging by Huo Yuhao's earlier performance, their previous assumptions had clearly been way off. That guy was definitely not an ordinary commoner!
They had originally hoped to recruit him into the Tang Sect, but because of Tang Ya's thoughtless words, not only did they fail, they ended up making an enemy of him. If only he had stopped Xiao Ya from attacking Huo Yuhao earlier!
[Woohoo, now that I've made enemies of Tang Ya and Beibei, there's no way I'm ever joining the Tang Sect. I'm kinda curious to see what tricks that so-called Tang Buddha has left up his sleeve!]
[As for Tang Ya and Beibei, well, what can I say? They're from the Tang Sect and Shrek — it's only natural they come equipped with double standards. When they heard I was an orphan, they said, "Great!" But the moment I said Tang Ya's whole clan being wiped out was "cool," I suddenly earned myself a death sentence. No hesitation, just came at me trying to kill me.]
[But I'm no brainless meathead! Although the Skydream Iceworm's soul was absorbed by the diary, aside from those four soul skills, he also left me with one more trick — the Life Reflection Shield. As long as I have the Skydream Iceworm's life essence, Beibei and Tang Ya can forget about killing me. What a pipe dream!]
[Big thanks to Brother Skydream, my angel investor, for the startup capital! I'll remember you forever. Bingbing, I shall raise you. Worry not!]
[It's a pity that Electrolux's divine sense fragment also got absorbed by the diary, or I might've gotten that third martial soul like in the original story. If I had, I could've gone undercover in the Holy Spirit Cult as a Holy Son. Once Tang Ya becomes the Blue Silver Saintess, I could parade her in front of Beibei — man, I'd love to see the look on his face!]
[Too bad I'm not planning to go to Shrek Academy anymore. Otherwise, I'd totally swing my hoe around and see if I could poach a few of those wasted talents — the ones held back by Shrek's "glory."]
[Take Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan for example. What's the point of her staying in Shrek? Just to keep working for the very people who destroyed her family?]
[Whatever, forget it. Time to bail. Skydream's escape might just trigger the soul beasts who've been feeding on his life essence to go berserk. Tang Godking, you carry on with your schemes. I'm not playing along. I'm heading off to the Sun Moon Empire now!]
[Oh right, there's something else to consider — I need to find a way into the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. With my Spirit Eyes martial soul and the soul skills from Skydream, those high-level folks will treat me like a precious gem! All I need to do is write in the diary and focus on cultivating.]
[Alright, let's set a small goal for now — before I can flip the God Realm on its head, I need to grow low and slow. No reckless moves!]
After mentally writing that last line in the diary, Huo Yuhao nodded in satisfaction, gave the Star Dou Forest one last glance, then turned and walked toward the Sun Moon Empire.
Meanwhile, the women with copies of the diary reacted differently upon seeing the latest entries.
Back in her room, Zhang Lexuan stared out the window with a deep, thoughtful gaze after reading the new diary entry.
"Huo Yuhao escaped the schemes of Seagod Tang San by heading to the Sun Moon Empire. But what about me? Should I just stay here in Shrek and keep working for them?"
Zhang Lexuan knew that since Elder Mu had said the clan she hated had been destroyed, there was no way a single survivor remained.
Which meant… she'd never know the truth behind that massacre.
But even so, it was almost certain that the people behind her clan's slaughter were tied to Shrek Academy.
At this moment, Zhang Lexuan was filled with confusion. She had no idea what to do next.
After sitting there in a daze for a long while, Zhang Lexuan finally made a decision and began writing a farewell letter. However, she wasn't planning to completely cut ties with Shrek Academy — just to leave for a while. At least for the time being, she no longer wanted to stay there.
Remaining would only lead to more questions and torment in her heart. Better to let it all go for now and wander for a while.
Star Dou Forest, beside the Lake of Life.
Three-Eyed Golden Lioness looked anxiously at Ditian and asked repeatedly,
"How is it, Ditian? Is there something wrong with my soul?"
Ditian frowned deeply and shook his head slightly.
"I didn't find anything unusual. What happened? Why do you think your soul's acting up?"
Hearing that, Three-Eyed Golden Lioness let out a deep sigh of relief and was about to explain that a diary had suddenly appeared in her mind, and that someone named Huo Yuhao kept claiming her soul had merged with the soul fragment of Tang San's daughter.
But just as she opened her mouth, an intense sense of dread washed over her. She could clearly sense that if she told anyone about the diary's existence — she would drop dead on the spot.
Realizing this, Three-Eyed Golden Lioness clammed up instantly. The idea of revealing the mysterious diary disappeared from her mind. Only now did she recall that Ditian, when checking her soul, hadn't seemed to notice the diary's presence at all.
Facing Ditian's questioning gaze, Three-Eyed Golden Lioness simply shook her head and whispered,
"It's nothing… Just felt a little weird while hunting for food earlier."
Hearing that, Ditian hesitated for a moment, then turned to the two figures nearby and ordered:
"Bear Lord, Myriad Demon King, go capture the Skydream Iceworm. I'll take the Divine Beast to the Lord so He can examine her soul."
Upon hearing this, Bear Lord pounded his chest excitedly and rumbled:
"No need for the Myriad Demon King. I can grab that big bug myself!"
Ditian shot him a cold glance and stated firmly:
"You'll both go! Hear me clearly, Bear Lord — I said to capture the Iceworm, not do anything extra!"
The threat in Ditian's tone was clear as day. He knew that with Bear Lord's ambition, if he didn't lay down the law, that guy would definitely try to devour Skydream Iceworm the moment he got his paws on him.
The only reason Ditian assigned him this mission at all was because the Divine Beast's soul might be in danger — and she was far too important to the Star Dou Forest. Otherwise, he'd never have entrusted the task to Bear Lord!
While Ditian led Three-Eyed Golden Lioness to awaken the Silver Dragon King, over at Clear Sky Castle, Wang Dong'er had also just finished reading the diary's new contents.
Before she could react, the diary suddenly turned into a beam of light and shot into her mind.
The next second, an immense suction force activated, and a hidden blue-gold divine sense buried deep in Wang Dong'er's mind was instantly absorbed!
At the same time, Tang San, who had been investigating the God Realm's severed connection to Douluo Continent, suddenly grunted in pain. His face went pale — he could feel that the divine sense fragment hidden within Xiao Qi's soul had vanished. That part of his power was gone forever.
Tang San's face instantly twisted with rage.
"Damn it! What happened?! Who?! Who dares do this?! You'd better pray I don't find you! You've already chosen the path to death—AAAHHH!!!"
(End of Chapter)