Xue Qing's voice echoed through the crowd.
Die Bao's pointed ears twitched slightly, and she looked towards the crowd to the side in confusion.
After using her spiritual power to clearly see the person crying sadly in the crowd, Xia Die's purple eyes widened slightly.
"Xiao Qing?"
"How could this be…"
"Polysia, go over there."
Upon receiving the command, the purple dragon immediately changed direction, carrying Xia Die towards Xue Qing's location.
The majestic dragon spread its wings, its shadow enveloping a large number of souls.
Among these souls were many who had been high-level soul masters in life, but facing a demigod of life and death, the suppression of the rules made them tremble, their faces filled with awe and reverence.
Xia Die looked at the sobbing Xue Qing and asked her unfortunate little roommate a question.
"Xiao Qing, how did you end up in the Underworld? What happened?"
Xue Qing wiped away her tears and said,
"I... I don't know.
After you left the academy, my family summoned me back to a ball, saying they wanted to introduce me to my fiancé."
"I had just arrived at the palace when an explosion from who-knows-where sent me here."
"Butterfly, how did you die? Don't worry, we'll walk the path to rebirth together."
"QWQ"
A titled Douluo who had once served as a retainer of the Douling Royal Family couldn't stand it anymore and rolled his eyes at Xue Qing, saying,
"My little princess, wouldn't you like to receive some information about the Underworld first?"
"Even if you don't receive information, why don't you see what they're riding? Are they like us?"
"You're a top student at Shrek Academy. I'm starting to question whether Shrek Academy's education is reasonable."
"Whose dead can use soul power in the Underworld?"
"As for how you died, we know very well."
"The Sea God Clan launched a surprise attack on Lingdou City.
You royals just happened to be gathered in the palace, and the result was perfect.
The Sea God Clan didn't even need to pursue you further, because you were all wiped out."
This Title Douluo's attitude was terrible, showing no respect whatsoever to the royals who had once painstakingly protected them.
However, this was understandable.
Originally, the retainers of the Douling royal family despised the extravagance of the royal family.
They were all descendants of the late emperor, and only stayed in the Douling royal family as retainers to repay the late emperor's kindness.
Unexpectedly, this group of utterly useless individuals were wiped out in one fell swoop.
The retainers, having lost their leader, fought to the very last moment, almost each facing multiple Title Douluos.
With Hai Ming and Hai Long, two level 98 bosses, constantly on the verge of attack, they only surrendered once, the rest dying in battle, demonstrating their unwavering loyalty.
If the Douling Royal Family had put in even a little effort, this war wouldn't have been so humiliating; at the very least, they could have exchanged several Title Douluos from the Sea God Family.
Now, only a few Title Douluos from the Sea God Family were slightly injured, the rest surviving.
Most of these retainers died mysteriously; how could they possibly show any kindness to the royal family?
Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the Douling Royal Family's souls froze.
The Douling Emperor was now incredibly grateful for the Underworld's rules, which forbade the dead from engaging in combat; this rule had saved his life.
Without this rule, he feared he would have been tortured by these unruly commoners in various ways.
It's like a tiger fallen into the plains, bullied by dogs.
In the modern world, any commoner who dares to look at him like that would have their eyes gouged out.
Xue Qing paused, feeling a little embarrassed.
She quickly finished processing the information from the Underworld, then widened her eyes slightly and breathed a sigh of relief, saying,
"Sigh!"
"Butterfly, you are the Crown Prince of the Underworld! The future Lord of the Underworld!"
"That's amazing!"
"It's a good thing you didn't die. If I had died, I would have died.
My talent isn't good either. If you hadn't teamed up with me, I probably wouldn't have even passed the freshman assessment."
"Oh, right!"
"If you come back to the mortal world this time, there's a Little Ika doll in our dorm room that I made myself.
I even hired a real Little Ika as a model.
I fed it so many Wind Spirit Fruits before it cooperated."
"Little Ika can really eat! Even more than your Shadow Cat, Little Butterfly!" "
After the All-Continent Soul Master Competition ended, you didn't come back for a long time.
I was thinking that your birthday was coming up soon,
so I made one myself. I was planning to give it to you in person, but I didn't expect that we would meet again in the Underworld."
"And there's a gold soul coin prepaid card I kept in my desk drawer. It has about 200,000 gold soul coins in it, all my personal savings."
"It's not much money, and I don't need it anymore. The password is my birthday, so you can just take it and use it."
"I own a house in Heaven Dou City, Spirit Dou City, and Star Luo City.
The house in Star Luo City was destroyed, and you shouldn't go to Spirit Dou City."
"The house in Heaven Dou City is at No. 31 Avalanche Avenue in the inner city.
The land deed is under the third floorboard on the left side of the living room. I'm giving it to you as a birthday present as well."
"And those potted plants I keep, water them when you have time. It's okay if you forget; they're desert plants, very hardy."
"..."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xueqing began to entrust her inheritance to Xiadie, handing over all her disposable assets.
As the youngest princess of the royal family, she actually had much more money, but it had all vanished along with the palace.
Xiadie jumped off Polycia's back and gently hugged Xueqing.
"I will cherish these gifts."
"I also want to thank you for helping me adapt to academy life, eating with me, and studying with me."
"Thank you so much."
Xueqing felt a warmth that penetrated her soul.
She also reached out and hugged Xiadie's soft shoulders, her voice choked with emotion as she said,
"Yes."
"You must live well, don't die."
Behind Xueqing, the members of the Douling royal family seemed to have thought of something, especially Xueqing's brothers and father.
Since Xueqing and this Crown Prince of the Underworld had such a good relationship, could they take advantage of this relationship to enjoy wealth and luxury in the Underworld again?
They could even return to the mortal world and not have to worry about death in the future, enjoying eternal bliss.
They were all a little excited just thinking about it. The Douling Emperor was about to cough a few times and speak when suddenly an arm reached out from behind and covered his mouth.
The soul of a giant canine soul beast picked up a prince and started running wildly.
The other members of the royal family received similar treatment. What they could think of, how could the others not think of?
Led by the former Douling royal family's retainers, a large number of souls who had received Xia Die's favor dragged this group of rotten royals into the boundless crowd.
They were all separated and kept silent, so that the Underworld Crown Prince would not be troubled by these useless people.
Xia Die seemed to have thought of something and looked at Xue Qing, saying,
"Xue Qing, how did you find your family in the Underworld?"
"I also want to find someone here in the Underworld,"
Xue Qing shook her head and said,
"I don't know either."
"The consciousness after death is hazy and confused. If you hadn't awakened our reason, we might have walked to the end and then been reincarnated."
"Your Highness, it's not that complicated."
An elderly man of about sixty years old stepped out from the parting crowd, his eyes bright and piercing, his tall and robust body standing upright like a pine tree.
Even as a spirit, he exuded power.
"Hiss, are you His Majesty Shattered Star?"
A titled Douluo from the Douling Empire recognized the old man and exclaimed in surprise.
Shattered Star Douluo shook his head and said,
"What 'Your Majesty'? Once you're dead, these things disappear."
"It's best not to bring worldly habits into the Underworld, since everyone reincarnates eventually."
"Your Highness, perhaps it's because my cultivation was higher in life, or perhaps it's because my soul was invaded by Gehrman before my death, causing a surge in my spiritual power."
The moment I stepped into the Underworld, I briefly regained a sliver of sanity due to the extreme cold, thus I know some hidden knowledge."
"The reason we can meet the person we most want to meet in the Underworld is because of the obsession buried deep in our souls."
This obsession will lead us, in our dazed state, to the person we most want to find."
"As the Crown Prince of the Underworld, you should be able to directly transmit the relevant information of the person you seek to the Underworld, and the Underworld will find the person you are looking for."
Xia Die bowed to Shattered Star Douluo in gratitude, but he quickly stopped her.
He, a mere dead person, couldn't accept the etiquette of an Underworld Crown Prince, and urged her to quickly try to find the person she most wanted to find.
Xia Die recalled the spiritual manifestation of Huo Yun'er that Huo Yuhao had shown her, and then tried to contact the Underworld.
The Underworld responded almost immediately, relaying Huo Yun'er's location and activities to Xia Die in meticulous detail.
Because Tang San in this timeline was unaware that Huo Yuhao was the Chosen One, he didn't retrieve Huo Yun'er's soul beforehand.
And Huo Yun'er was not far from Xia Die at this moment.
(End of Chapter)
Read 15+ chapters ahead at Patreon
patreon.com/TaroYamato
patreon.com/TaroYamato