Chapter 172 Huo Yuhao is disabled, Xiao Wu questions Titan and Niu Tian.
The light and shadow of the sky became extremely dim at this moment, and the dull and oppressive atmosphere in the scene made the breathing of the entire black world heavy.
At this moment, after seeing the contents of the dark world's sky, discussions once again resounded in every corner of the continent.
Initially, many Soul Masters were hesitant about Titan and Niu Tian's actions.
"Judging from this, Huo Yuhao in the underworld is doing quite well," a Soul Master watching from below the city wall whispered.
"Although this kind of deliberate design and assessment of people is indeed inappropriate, at least Titan and Niu Tian know when to advance and retreat, and did not make Huo Yuhao do too many excessive things."
"That's alright, after all, it's normal for elders to have expectations of their sons-in-law." The others around nodded in agreement.
However, the logic of the show's playback did not stop because of these comments. The following scenes completely extinguished the last glimmer of hope in everyone's eyes.
[In the celestial scene, Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er have completely entered the heart of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.]
Without guidance from elders, every immortal herb here unleashed an extremely terrifying aggression. To approach the Acacia Heartbreak Red, Huo Yuhao had to physically withstand the toxins powerful enough to erode even the soul.
The scene becomes extremely gruesome. In his quest to gather herbs, Huo Yuhao endures extreme temperature fluctuations, causing devastating damage to his bodily functions. Ultimately, he is forced to exhaust all his life potential, resulting in permanent physical deformities.
[At the end of the scene, Huo Yuhao has become a "disabled person" with no function in his legs and a deathly pale face.]
Huo Yuhao remained unconscious and was carried back to Shrek Academy by Wang Qiu'er.
After learning the whole story, Wang Dong'er knelt before the sickbed, gazing at the blood-stained herb and the mangled body of Huo Yuhao, bursting into tears. She had deduced from various clues that this was Titan and Niu Tian's test for Huo Yuhao. This tragic state, caused by the scheming of their elders, filled Wang Dong'er with immense guilt.
The discussions in the underworld erupted once again, but this time, they were filled with anger and contempt.
"So that's how it is... It really was Titan and Niu Tian's scheme." The Soul Master from before trembled with anger. "I thought they knew when to advance and retreat, but it seems I was overthinking it."
"To torture a genius into a cripple just for a so-called test? Titan and Niu Tian, are they really not human?"
"This is no longer a test; it's a one-sided massacre and humiliation! These two have absolutely no bottom line!"
And above the supreme realm of gods.
After witnessing this scene, Xiao Wu was completely driven to the brink of rage. Her breathing became extremely rapid, and a real fury ignited in her gentle eyes.
"Da Ming and Er Ming, have they gone mad? Why would they do such a thing?" Xiao Wu suddenly turned her head, her voice causing ripples within the Sea God Temple.
In Xiao Wu's opinion, it's one thing for elders to test younger people to a certain extent, but why did they have to make it so cruel?
Her criteria for a future son-in-law are actually very simple: as long as her daughter Xiaoqi truly likes him and he has good character, she doesn't have many prejudices about social status.
But now, due to the intervention of Titan and Niu Tian, Xiao Qi's happiness is almost overwhelmed by this bloody sense of guilt.
"What did Huo Yuhao do wrong? What did Xiao Qi do wrong? What right do they have to do this?"
Enraged, Xiao Wu gathered divine power in her right hand, intending to contact the Titans and Niu Tian in the lower realm directly through the dimensional portal.
Upon witnessing this scene, Tang San's forehead was already dripping with sweat. He knew all too well who was behind this; all the instructions were given to Titan and Niu Tian by him.
If Xiao Wu were to confront them, given the personalities of those two brothers, they would most likely expose themselves in the chaos.
"Xiao Wu, why don't we just let it go?" Tang San hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Wu's arm, his words conveying a humble sense of persuasion.
"Da Ming and Er Ming are ultimately doing this for Xiao Qi's own good. They probably don't want her to entrust her life to an unreliable man. After all, only by going through life-and-death trials can you see a person's true heart."
"Is this their reason for doing this?" Xiao Wu was furious. She forcefully shook off Tang San's hand, her bloodshot eyes fixed on him.
"Third Brother, is this what you call 'doing it for her own good'? Measuring love through deception and self-harm? I absolutely cannot accept this, no matter what!"
Without any hesitation, Xiao Wu unleashed her divine sense at the level of a main god, instantly locking onto the location of the Haotian Sect in the lower realm.
Soon, Xiao Wu's divine sense descended directly into the main hall of the Haotian Sect.
At this moment, Titan and Niu Tian were sitting in their seats. In fact, after seeing the scene in the sky, they felt that there was some danger, but they still held onto a glimmer of hope and hoped to get through the crisis safely.
But at that very moment, a powerful pressure that made their very souls tremble suddenly descended.
"Da Ming! Er Ming! Kneel down before me!"
Xiao Wu's voice, filled with overwhelming anger, reverberated violently within the hall.
Titan and Niu Tian were initially delighted to sense Xiao Wu's presence, assuming it was their elder sister from the divine realm coming to reminisce or praise them. However, before they could even exchange pleasantries, they were forcibly pressed to the floor by this terrifying pressure.
"Sister Xiaowu?" Niu Tian's face turned pale, and his voice trembled.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Wu immediately launched into a tirade of abuse.
"Do you two still remember who you are? Are you still the little brothers I took care of in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"Deceiving a younger generation with lies to send them to their deaths, torturing a young man to the point of being broken—is this what you call elder conduct? Have you ever considered how Xiaoqi would feel? Have you ever thought that you are destroying her happiness with your own hands?"
"For a so-called test, you would trample on a person's dignity and body to this extent? You two have truly wasted tens of thousands of years of your lives!"
Titan and Niu Tian lowered their heads, not daring to utter a single word in rebuttal, trembling with fear in the hall.
They actually wanted to tell Xiao Wu that these things had nothing to do with them; it was all because of Tang San's orders. Otherwise, they wouldn't want to do such a thing at all.
However, their gazes remained fixed on them, making them feel immense pressure.
Ultimately, Titan and Niu Tian were caught in an extremely intense internal struggle. They wanted to prove their innocence, but they didn't dare to, so they were in a terrible state of mind.
(End of chapter)