Chapter 170 Xiao Wu senses something is wrong, Tang San is in a panic.
And at this moment...
The atmosphere above the divine realm was extremely oppressive at this moment.
Inside the Sea God Temple, Tang San's fingertips, which had been gripping the staff tightly, turned slightly white, and he could feel that the back of his clothes was soaked with cold sweat.
Wang Qiu'er's appearance was like a precise scalpel, cutting open the cocoon he had been laying out for so long.
As for Xiao Wu, she stood to one side, her once gentle eyes now filled with doubt and unease.
Looking at the girl in the picture who looked exactly like her daughter, her maternal instincts caused her to feel a great cognitive tear.
"Third Brother, what exactly happened?" Xiao Wu turned her head, her voice sounding somewhat sharp due to tension.
"Just who is this Wang Qiu'er? Why does she look exactly like Xiao Qi? This can't possibly be a coincidence."
Tang San's brain was working at high speed, and he deduced countless possible explanations within seconds.
He knew very well that he absolutely could not let Xiao Wu know the truth about how he had split his daughter's consciousness, otherwise not only would the stability of the divine realm be in question, but his image in Xiao Wu's heart would also completely collapse.
"Xiao Wu, calm down and listen to me." Tang San forced himself to calm his breathing, his expression becoming solemn and professional, trying to use his knowledge advantage to cover up the truth.
"Wang Qiu'er's true form is actually the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the imperial auspicious beast of the Star Dou Great Forest. She is the core of the destiny of the entire Douluo plane and possesses a transformation talent far exceeding that of ordinary soul beasts."
Tang San paused slightly, observing Xiao Wu's expression, and continued to weave a lie: "You should remember that Huo Yuhao had an extremely rare attribute connection with a mythical beast in the Star Dou Great Forest before."
"During that contact, the auspicious beast likely read and replicated Huo Yuhao's deepest mental memories."
"And that image of the 'Goddess of Light' is Huo Yuhao's ultimate projection of beauty and divinity from the depths of his heart. Therefore, when the auspicious beast transforms, guided by this spiritual imprint, it spontaneously chooses this appearance, attempting to use it to get closer to its destined person."
After hearing this explanation, Xiao Wu's confusion lessened somewhat.
As a deity, she knew the special nature of auspicious beasts and the possibility of memory sharing.
"So that's how it is..." Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief, but then she frowned and her eyes sharpened again.
"But I'm still puzzled. If it's just a transformation in appearance, why are their auras so similar?"
"Third Brother, I not only sensed the similarity in appearance, but I even sensed Xiao Qi's original aura from her. This kind of bloodline connection at the source level cannot be explained by simple memory replication."
Tang San's heart skipped a beat.
The beads of sweat on his forehead became even more noticeable under the divine light.
He hadn't expected that Xiao Wu's sensitivity to her daughter's primordial aura had reached such a level.
He could only awkwardly twitch the corner of his mouth and reply in a slightly stiff voice, "Well... maybe it's because the Imperial Beast's transformation ability is too outstanding?"
"After all, she is the bearer of destiny, and when reconstructing her body, she can capture and simulate the fluctuations that best match her own divinity."
"Xiaoqi itself possesses ultimate divinity. While replicating its appearance, the auspicious beast may have also deeply simulated that high-dimensional aura at a microscopic level, which is why you have this illusion."
After saying this, Tang San quickly looked away, not daring to meet Xiao Wu's gaze.
He could only silently pray that the next scene in the sky wouldn't directly cut to the night his consciousness had been severed.
And at this very moment.
[The scene shifts across the sky, Tang San and Xiao Wu temporarily leave the power struggle in the God Realm, their gaze returning to the Sea God Lake at Shrek Academy.]
As night fell, a massive lotus platform floated on the shimmering surface of the lake.
This is a traditional ceremony passed down through generations of Shrek Academy—the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Ceremony.
The scene focuses on Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er, who is always wearing a veil and disguised as a man.
After a series of tumultuous and tentative interactions, the veil finally fell away. At that moment, Wang Dong'er revealed her breathtakingly beautiful face.
"My name is Wang Dong'er." The girl's voice trembled slightly in the night breeze as she looked at the boy before her with eyes full of tenderness.
At that moment, Huo Yuhao was completely captivated, and their hands clasped tightly amidst the dazzling light.
This scene symbolizes a love story in the dark world, delayed by fate, finally blossoming and bearing fruit.
Seeing this, many young Soul Masters in the underworld felt a sense of comfort.
Although the underworld lags behind the white order in terms of technology, the warmth that emerges from suffering and deception still possesses a moving power.
However, this warmth did not last long.
[The scene shifts to the early morning after the events of the Sea God's Fate.]
Wang Dong'er took out a brocade pouch emitting a faint bluish-green light from her bosom. Her expression was somewhat serious as she said to Huo Yuhao, "Yuhao, this is something my great-father Niu Tian asked me to give to you. He said it concerns my future, and also yours. But you cannot force it open before the designated time arrives."
Huo Yuhao took the brocade pouch and attempted to sense its internal structure using his soul power.
But to his surprise, the brocade pouch was covered by an extremely powerful and well-hidden restriction, which he couldn't open at his current level of spiritual cultivation.
This sense of mystery persisted until one afternoon not long afterward.
When Wang Dong'er was temporarily away from Huo Yuhao due to academy affairs, the brocade pouch stored deep within the storage soul tool inexplicably opened on its own without any external intervention.
At that moment, all the spectators in the dark world stopped what they were doing.
Whether it was the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire or the ruins of the Sea God Pavilion, everyone was very curious.
"What exactly is going on with that brocade pouch? Why did it open by itself when Wang Dong'er wasn't around?" A Soul Master frowned and analyzed, "This is clearly not an ordinary instruction; it's more like a pre-programmed trigger."
"What exactly is written in the brocade pouch? It's all so mysterious, even Wang Dong'er, the messenger, can't see it. Could there be some shady conspiracy involved?"
As Moon sat in his wheelchair, looking at the faintly glowing brocade pouch in the image, a strong sense of foreboding rose in his heart.
This kind of "destiny command" that bypasses the will of the parties involved and is activated spontaneously is really hard not to make people overthink, isn't it?
So at this moment, not only the other soul masters in the underworld, but even Mu En felt that something was wrong after seeing this scene.
(End of chapter)