Chapter 491: Wang Dong'er's Pain!
Huo Yuhao casually said, "Let's call it This is Forging: Listen to Huo Yuhao."
After chatting with Kong Deming and the others for a while, he began teaching them spirit forging techniques. During this period, he also fused the recently forged spirit forged metal into his forging hammers, instantly elevating their level.
In the following days, aside from continuing to teach others spirit forging, he also started compiling a textbook and researching ways to quickly develop battle armor and soul guided mechas. The technology in the future ten thousand years from now was vastly superior and deeply refined, far beyond the current era.
Thus, Huo Yuhao had to painstakingly study with the researchers of Mingde Hall, while Kong Deming led a group of Titled Douluo from the Imperial Consecration Hall in their own research efforts.
Since war had yet to break out, the Consecrators had little else to do beyond protecting the Sun Moon Emperor, leaving them with ample time for technological advancements. And as for the risk of them leaking secrets? That was simply impossible.
The Consecrators were utterly loyal to Kong Deming in their eyes, his importance far exceeded that of the Sun Moon Imperial Family.
Many of them had received Kong Deming's guidance since long before he became a Super Douluo and the first ever Rank 10 Soul Engineer. Some were his direct disciples, while others, though not officially his students, had followed him for years and considered him their master in all but name.
Their devotion to him was unquestionable.
After all, even in the original story, the Consecrators supported Kong Deming's decision to back Xu Yunhan a child whose Martial Soul clearly had nothing to do with the Xu family bloodline.
Considering that Xu Tianran's Martial Soul was the Imperial Family's Purple Sovereign Extinction Dragon, and Juzi's Martial Soul was simply "Juzi", how on earth would their son suddenly have a Three Eyed Golden Lion?
Yet despite this obvious discrepancy, the Consecrators still stood by Kong Deming, helping to raise Xu Yunhan and later install him as the new Sun Moon Emperor.
That alone spoke volumes about Kong Deming's influence.
Of course, Huo Yuhao didn't work himself into exhaustion he believed that a balanced life was essential. After all, in the original timeline, his counterpart's mental and emotional well being suffered due to overworking, and he even needed outside intervention to help him recover.
During this time, he also visited Feng Ling, the Chess Sage who was now completely under his control.
With several teams from the Three Douluo Empires captured by the Sun Moon Empire, it was clear that the original rescue operation was still going to happen.
Huo Yuhao didn't visit Feng Ling to stop the rescue mission rather, he instructed him to head to the border and meet Yan Shaozhe.
His goal? To subtly manipulate perceptions, causing others to grow suspicious of Yan Shaozhe.
After all, Yan Shaozhe and Feng Ling had a history of romance.
If Huo Yuhao wanted to sow discord within Shrek Academy, internal conflict was the best weapon.
Despite Shrek Academy's declining reputation, its millennia old prestige had yet to completely crumble.
And among the academy's most entangled figures, Yan Shaozhe was the perfect entry point.
As the descendant of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, Yan Shaozhe had past romantic ties to Feng Ling and Xian Lin'er and was even married to Cai Mei'er.
Additionally, he was Mu En's direct disciple, the Martial Soul Department Dean, and a Sea God's Pavilion Elder.
Such a complex web of relationships made him the ideal weak spot.
Moreover, Huo Yuhao had already planted a time bomb in Shrek Academy Xuanzi.
With just a little provocation, Xuanzi would become increasingly suspicious of Yan Shaozhe, escalating their conflict.
And because Yan Shaozhe was so deeply intertwined with other figures in Shrek Academy, some would support him while others doubted him, causing internal strife to intensify further.
The more chaos within Shrek Academy, the easier it would be for Huo Yuhao to undermine their reputation and strengthen his faith gathering efforts.
There was another major benefit if Shrek Academy's prestige fell low enough, Tang San's own reputation would also take a hit.
Shrek Academy
Inside a dormitory, Wang Dong'er, dressed in female attire, rested against Xiao Xiao's embrace.
Her eyes were red, and tears trickled down her face as she choked on her words:
"Xiao Xiao, I only told you the truth that my real name is Wang Dong'er, not Wang Dong.
But… if that 'Tang Wutong' keeps appearing more frequently, if she completely takes over my body…
Then… will I, as Wang Dong'er, cease to exist?"
For some time now, Wang Dong'er had been experiencing frequent memory blackouts, and even her strong willed nature couldn't stop her from falling into despair.
She had learned that during these blackouts, "she" referred to herself as Tang Wutong and furiously denied being Wang Dong.
Even worse, she had caused several conflicts with Shrek students and teachers.
What Wang Dong'er didn't know was that Tang San was behind it all.
Due to various circumstances, Tang San usually kept her consciousness separate from her younger self, Xiaoqi.
However, whenever someone tried to examine Wang Dong'er's condition, Tang San would immediately merge her with Xiaoqi, temporarily sealing away her memories.
To ensure Xiaoqi's growth remained unaffected, Tang San made sure that Wang Dong'er's personality was kept dormant.
After all, when others checked on her, they only focused on whether her consciousness was intact they never delved into her memories, as that would be a serious breach of privacy.
Even Xiao Wu, out of respect for Xiaoqi's independence, never looked into her mind.
But for Wang Dong'er, all of this had become a living nightmare.
She had always been strong willed and cheerful, yet now, her future seemed completely shrouded in darkness.
Xiao Xiao's face darkened with rage.
She wanted nothing more than to destroy that "Tang Wutong" who was stealing her friend's body.
After all, the person she cared about was Wang Dong'er not that arrogant, self righteous Tang Wutong.
But she had no solution.
From what she could deduce, Wang Dong'er's condition was some kind of illness one caused by the consciousness inside her mind.
After all, she had already seen Wang Dong'er's personality change before whenever that presence took hold, she became a completely different person.
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