Chapter 273: Am I Really Huo Yuhao?

  Qin Xiao's lighthearted banter with Gu Yuena eased the tension between them.

  After a while, Gu Yuena asked softly, "When do you pn to start?"

  "Traveling through the chaotic stream of time and space?"

  Qin Xiao turned to gnce at his ethereal self standing beside him. "Since everything is ready, we can set out now."

  As he spoke, the Dragon God’s Heart seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, embedding itself in the chest of the phantom Qin Xiao like a beating heart.

  The Asura Divine Sword floated into pce in his right hand, while the Scepter of Destruction transformed into his left hand.

  In addition, artifacts once wielded by the Gods of Kindness, Evil, and Life descended onto Qin Xiao’s divine soul, merging seamlessly with his being as though they were extensions of his body.

  Of course, Qin Xiao didn’t forget the most critical piece: the Seed of Destruction left by the God of Destruction.

  Without hesitation, he forcefully impnted the Seed of Destruction into the divine position of the God of Evil, allowing it to fuse with his divine soul.

  In the next moment, a powerful energy erupted from the other half of Qin Xiao’s divine soul.

  "Goodbye!"

  The divine soul of Qin Xiao waved at Gu Yuena in farewell, and the physical Qin Xiao nodded in parting.

  "Goodbye," Gu Yuena replied, a flicker of distraction in her eyes as she waved back.

  Qin Xiao smiled faintly. "Brother, whether we can be saved depends entirely on you now."

  The divine soul of Qin Xiao responded with a slight smile before soaring into the sky.

  In an instant, it vanished.

  "Qin Xiao, tell me, what will happen if he doesn’t come back?" Gu Yuena asked softly.

  Qin Xiao paused briefly, then grinned. "I have great faith in myself."

  Meanwhile...

  As the divine soul of Qin Xiao left the Divine Realm and entered the chaotic stream of time and space, he finally experienced firsthand its terrifying nature.

  The immense pressure was overwhelming, even for a body forged from super divine artifacts.

  However, he knew he couldn’t afford to give up.

  Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, A Yin, Bo Saixi, and An An were all waiting for him to return and save them.

  Determined, he fixed his gaze in a single direction and pressed forward with all his might.

  He believed that one day, he would break free from this void.

  In the chaotic stream of time and space, the concept of time ceased to exist.

  Yet, from the moment he left the Divine Realm, Qin Xiao began counting the seconds in his mind, fearing he might forget the passage of time or lose sight of his mission.

  Three days. Five days. Ten days.

  By the thirtieth day, something strange happened to Qin Xiao’s body.

  The form created by the Asura Divine Sword began to colpse.

  This signaled that even super divine artifacts couldn’t withstand the ravages of the chaotic stream.

  "Keep going!"

  Gritting his teeth, Qin Xiao repced the Asura Divine Sword with the Celestial Abyss Halberd, continuing his arduous journey.

  A month ter, the Celestial Abyss Halberd shattered.

  Three months ter, the super divine artifact Kindness Heart, once held by the God of Kindness, was destroyed.

  Four months ter, the Judgment Scales of the God of Evil were broken.

  Five months ter, the Ancient Tree of Life, belonging to the God of Life, colpsed.

  Six months ter, the Dragon God’s Heart and the Scepter of Destruction were on the verge of disintegration, covered in cracks.

  Even more concerning was the depletion of Qin Xiao’s divine soul power, which now flickered like a dying candle, ready to extinguish at any moment.

  "Could it be that without the power of creation, it’s impossible to escape the chaotic stream of time and space?"

  "I refuse to believe it!"

  Unyielding, Qin Xiao relied on his formidable willpower to push forward.

  Gradually, his consciousness began to blur.

  In this void, there was no sense of time.

  He didn’t know how long had passed when a light suddenly appeared in his vision.

  Soon after, a blue pnet came into view.

  "Is that Douluo Pnet?"

  "Have I made it out?"

  An excited expression appeared on Qin Xiao’s phantom-like face.

  He confirmed it wasn’t an illusion; he truly saw Douluo Pnet.

  Looking back, he found that the devouring, beast-like chaotic stream had disappeared.

  Marveling at this miraculous turn of events, Qin Xiao realized he had little energy left. Using the st of his strength, he descended toward Douluo Pnet.

  As he approached the pnet, his expression suddenly changed.

  "Wait, this Douluo Pnet’s rules haven’t been altered."

  "Does that mean I might have traveled back in time to an earlier Douluo Pnet? Or have I arrived in a parallel universe’s Douluo Pnet?"

  In the Divine Realm...

  Amid soft halos of light, a towering pace seemed to loom faintly within the clouds and mist.

  A figure stood quietly amidst the clouds and mist, gazing into the endless distance, lost in thought.

  He had long, waterfall-like blue hair and wore a luxurious blue robe that matched the color of his hair. From the front, he appeared to be in his early twenties. His deep eyes occasionally fshed with a faint purple hue, evoking a sense of awe and wonder.

  “Sigh—”

  After a long while, the man let out a soft sigh, his brows carrying a trace of mencholy, exuding a quiet sorrow.

  “Third Brother.”

  A soft voice broke the silence. A figure emerged from the void, gracefully stepping beside the blue-robed man and gently holding his arm.

  It was a woman dressed in a pink gown, her long hair braided into an elegant scorpion braid that draped down her back. From the side, her slender, fair neck was delicately visible. The gown accentuated her slender waist and outlined her alluring figure perfectly.

  There was no doubt—they were God King Tang San and Xiao Wu.

  “Third Brother, you look troubled again. Is it because of Douluo Continent?”

  Tang San nodded, sighing lightly. “One day in the Divine Realm equals a year in the mortal world. It’s been over twenty years here, so ten millennia have passed on Douluo Continent.

  "After ten millennia of change, the continent has become chaotic. Especially with the tectonic collision over four thousand years ago, which not only doubled Douluo Continent’s size but also introduced countless variables. The Tang Sect I painstakingly established has declined.”

  Xiao Wu responded, “Third Brother, don’t dwell on it too much. In a way, the decline of the Tang Sect reflects the progress of the times and the pne itself.”

  Tang San nodded. “You’re right, but the Tang Sect was my creation, and I can’t bear to see it fade away. As the Divine Realm’s enforcer, I also cannot interfere with the evolution of a mortal pne.

  "Recently, however, it seems a new star has emerged on Douluo Continent. This star has countless ties to the Tang Sect. I’ve tried to discern their destiny, but it’s shrouded in fog. I can only hope it’s a positive sign.”

  Xiao Wu smiled warmly, leaning closer to Tang San’s arm. “Then you should rex. I believe this person’s emergence is to save the Tang Sect.

  "Our Tang Sect will surely thrive once more.”

  Tang San ughed at her words. “Let’s hope so.”

  In truth, he shared the same belief.

  However—

  The smile on Tang San’s face suddenly froze.

  Xiao Wu immediately noticed the change in his expression and turned pale. “Third Brother, what’s wrong?”

  Tang San’s face twisted in anger as he panted heavily. His fury reached its peak. “The connection between the new star and the Tang Sect has been severed.”

  “What!” Xiao Wu’s face turned ashen. “What can we do?”

  Tang San fell silent, clearly deep in thought. After a long pause, he spoke calmly, “Xiao Qi has always been interested in our discussions about Douluo Continent. Perhaps we should send her there to find this new star and reestablish the connection.

  "No matter what, we must control this variable.”

  Xiao Wu hesitated. “And if we can’t control it?”

  Tang San’s tone turned icy. “Then we destroy it. Whoever dares to disrupt my pns has chosen their path to death.”

  Elsewhere...

  Huo Yuhao had finally reached the Great Star Dou Forest after several days of effort.

  His emotions were mixed—nervous, excited, and even a little expectant.

  The thought of obtaining a spirit ring and truly becoming a Spirit Master filled him with fervor.

  Five long years.

  I’ve waited five years for this day!

  Huo Yuhao’s heart roared as he pressed onward.

  Suddenly, a strange sensation arose in his mind. He felt a slight sting in his eyes and instinctively channeled his spirit power into his Spirit Eyes.

  At that moment, the world around him became incredibly clear. To his left, a shadow flickered.

  A sense of danger gripped him.

  His body reacted immediately, leaping to the left while drawing the White Tiger Dagger from his waist.

  Swish!

  A shadow streaked past him and nded nearby. Rolling on the ground, Huo Yuhao quickly got back to his feet, finally seeing the creature’s form.

  It was a wind baboon over a meter tall, with brownish-yellow fur, deep brown eyes, and unusually long arms ending in knife-like cws.

  Angered by its failed attack, the wind baboon bared its teeth at Huo Yuhao, unching itself forward with a powerful kick.

  Seeing this, Huo Yuhao retreated, raising the White Tiger Dagger defensively.

  Enraged by missing twice, the baboon roared and spat a beam of white light at him while lunging at high speed.

  Huo Yuhao panicked, his mind going bnk. He had never encountered such a situation before. Instinctively, he raised the White Tiger Dagger in his right hand to block the incoming beam of white light.

  The light collided with the dagger and dissipated, but at the same moment, the wind baboon’s sharp cws dug into Huo Yuhao’s shoulders.

  Under normal circumstances, this would be the moment when the protagonist’s destiny triggered, activating the White Tiger Dagger to sy the wind baboon effortlessly.

  However, in the next instant, something unexpected occurred.

  Huo Yuhao saw a beam of light descend from the heavens, causing him to momentarily lose focus.

  Was this another of the wind baboon’s spirit abilities? A heavenly strike?

  This brief distraction caused Huo Yuhao’s dagger to deviate slightly. Though it struck the wind baboon’s chest, injuring it severely, it did not deliver a fatal blow.

  This enraged the wind baboon, driving it into a ferocious frenzy. Its bde-like cws pierced Huo Yuhao’s chest, stabbing straight into his heart. When the cws withdrew, blood spurted out in a crimson arc.

  Thud, thud.

  Huo Yuhao and the wind baboon both colpsed to the ground.

  It was a stalemate, a mutually destructive outcome.

  Huo Yuhao’s vision blurred.

  In his fading consciousness, he seemed to see a gentle figure he had only ever encountered in his dreams.

  “Mother, have you come to take me away?”

  Perhaps it was for the best. He had endured enough of this world’s suffering.

  A faint smile appeared on his lips as he exhaled his st breath. The original protagonist of Douluo Continent fell.

  At that moment, the beam of light descending from the sky nded on the scene.

  “A suitable vessel so soon after arrival? Unexpected.”

  Without hesitation, Qin Xiao’s divine soul merged into Huo Yuhao’s body.

  This action shielded Qin Xiao’s nearly extinguished soul, preventing it from dissipating like a dying fme. It was as if an oil mp on the verge of running dry was refilled.

  The Dragon God’s Heart, at the core of Qin Xiao’s soul, released its final energy, healing Huo Yuhao’s body.

  Within three to five breaths, Huo Yuhao’s injuries were completely healed. His heart began to beat powerfully once more.

  “This body is so weak. It couldn’t even defeat a mere wind baboon,” Qin Xiao muttered as he sat up, shaking his head.

  Wait.

  A wind baboon?

  Qin Xiao suddenly realized something. He gnced at the dagger lying nearby and couldn’t help but excim, “No way!”

  “Did I just take over Huo Yuhao’s body?”

  As he thought this, memories of the body’s original owner flooded Qin Xiao’s mind.

  He was dumbfounded.

  Can you believe it?

  He had actually become Huo Yuhao! He had traveled to a parallel dimension and taken over Huo Yuhao’s body!

  And the reason for Huo Yuhao’s death? It was because of Qin Xiao’s sudden arrival, which had distracted him.

  “This is just too absurd.”

  It took Qin Xiao a long time to accept this fact. Clicking his tongue, he sighed.

  Who was Huo Yuhao? Qin Xiao knew all too well.

  Huo Yuhao was maniputed by Tang San into ascending from Douluo Continent to the Divine Realm.

  Outwardly, he was celebrated as the son-in-w of Tang San, a revered sage.

  But in reality?

  He was nothing more than a tool.

  Despite being with Tang Wutong for so long, they didn’t even have a child.

  Nominally, he was the Divine Realm’s favored son-in-w. But his life was hardly better than that of a dog.

  “Of course, in another timeline, this wouldn’t be an issue. If I were at full power, destroying Tang San would be a trivial matter.”

  “But here, I can’t act recklessly. Traveling through the chaotic stream of time and space has drained my divine soul’s power. This body is far too weak to handle even a fraction of my original strength.”

  “This body needs time to adjust before it can absorb the power of the Destruction God’s divine position. To avoid any conflicts during this process, even techniques like the Thunder Emperor Arts must be put on hold.”

  The more Qin Xiao thought, the deeper his frown grew.

  The situation was far from favorable.

  “To sum it up, my current priority can be boiled down to one word: survive.”

  “And I must avoid any entanglement with Tang San to keep my identity hidden.”

  “That means staying far away from Shrek Academy. Contacting Tang Wutong would inevitably lead to an encounter with Tang San, and once that happens, this father-daughter duo would cling to me like glue.”

  “To develop freely, the first step is rejecting Tang Wutong. That so-called Haodong Power can go to hell.”

  “Oh, and those embarrassing Haodong Techniques? They can get lost too.”

  With these thoughts, Qin Xiao clicked his tongue again, fully resigned to the absurdity of his situation.

  (Chapter End)

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