White World, Sun Moon Empire, Bright Capital.
The commoners watched the images on the Sky Screen and began to discuss excitedly.
"Look, look! That's our Empress Dowager when she was young!"
"The Empress Dowager was so young back then. Standing next to Venerable Ming, they actually look quite a match."
"A match? The Empress Dowager didn't even know Venerable Ming back then! But come to think of it, the Empress Dowager was also a student of Teacher Xuan Ziwen, so wouldn't she and Venerable Ming be fellow disciples?"
"Right, right! In that World, the Empress Dowager and Venerable Ming are fellow disciples!"
Someone sighed: "So it is said that Venerable Ming changed many people's fates. The Orange of that World doesn't have to go through those hardships, doesn't have to marry Xu Tianran, and can study spirit tools in peace."
"This is what a real life should be like!"
...
White World, Reincarnation God Realm.
Gu Yuena, Wang Qiuer, and Snow Empress stood side by side, looking at the young Orange on the Sky Screen.
Wang Qiuer chuckled: "Junior Sister Orange, that's a fresh form of address."
Gu Yuena wore a smile on her lips: "Back then, she was the God of Wisdom, strategizing and winning from a thousand miles away. Now, she has become a Junior Sister who follows behind Yuhao calling him Senior Brother."
Snow Empress rarely spoke: "She in that World doesn't have to endure those hardships; it's good."
Wang Qiuer nodded: "Indeed. Our Orange has had a very difficult journey. She in that World can travel light."
Gu Yuena gazed at the Sky Screen with deep eyes: "However, with her temperament, even if she is just a Junior Sister now, she will definitely shine in the future. Yuhao's side will never lack outstanding people."
...
[The scene continues to shift. Two months after Huo Yuhao returned, an uninvited guest suddenly visited.]
[That day was a holiday, and Huo Yuhao was practicing Necromancy in his dormitory when he suddenly sensed a familiar aura outside the window. He opened his eyes, walked to the window, and saw a figure hidden in the shadows.]
[Nana.]
[Huo Yuhao's heart tightened, and he immediately opened the window. Nana flashed inside, her face pale, and her eyes filled with unconcealable panic.]
["Huo Yuhao, I..." She opened her mouth, but didn't know where to start.]
[Huo Yuhao looked at her calmly: "Take your time, what happened?"]
[Nana took a deep breath and finally spoke: "The branch... is pushing very hard. When I went back last time and said the mission failed, the Elder was already very angry. This time, he said if I don't bring you back, he will take action himself."]
[She lowered her head, her voice trembling: "And... they are threatening me with my parents' souls. If I fail this time, they will... they will..."]
[She couldn't go on.]
[Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "What is that branch Elder's cultivation level?"]
[Nana was stunned and instinctively said: "A Spirit Saint... a seven-ring Spirit Saint. There are also two Spirit Emperor-level Holy Spirit disciples under him."]
[Huo Yuhao nodded and asked again: "What are their Spirits? What are their cultivation methods?"]
[Although Nana didn't understand why he asked this, she still answered truthfully: "With my status, I cannot know the Spirits of these three. I only know that the Elder has a very strong corpse aura on him, and the Great Holy Spirit and the Second Holy Spirit seem to be related to skeletons and souls!"]
[After listening, a glimmer of light flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes.]
["Let's go." He suddenly said.]
[Nana was stunned: "Go? Go where?"]
["To your branch." Huo Yuhao said calmly, "Since they want to see me, I will go see them."]
...
Black World, Douluo Continent.
"He's crazy, he's crazy! He's a second ring, and he's going to meet a Spirit Saint?!"
"That's a seven-ring Spirit Saint! And two Spirit Emperors! Is he going to his death?"
"But he doesn't look panicked at all... Could he have a backup plan?"
"A backup plan? What backup plan could allow a second ring to fight a Spirit Saint?"
Someone suddenly remembered something: "Electrolux! That mysterious expert!"
Everyone suddenly realized.
...
[After hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Nana was overjoyed at first, then became worried: "But... that's a Spirit Saint..."]
[Huo Yuhao smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I have confidence."]
[He didn't explain much, just let Nana lead the way. The two took advantage of the night to leave through a passage secretly opened by the Holy Spirit Cult in the academy, heading towards the outskirts of the Bright Capital.]
[An hour later, they arrived in front of a desolate ruin. It was overgrown with weeds and covered in broken walls, looking like a long-abandoned residential house.]
[Nana stepped forward, knocked three times on an old wooden door, then knocked twice more, paused for a moment, and knocked four more times.]
[The door opened with a "creak," revealing a deep hole. Two men in black stood at the entrance. Upon seeing Nana, they nodded, but when their eyes fell on Huo Yuhao, they narrowed slightly.]
["Is this him?"]
[Nana nodded: "Yes."]
[The men in black checked him over to confirm there were no followers, then waved their hands: "Go down."]
[Huo Yuhao followed Nana into the entrance. The passage spiraled downwards, getting deeper as they walked. The air became increasingly mixed—the smell of blood, rot, and the cold, yin aura unique to Evil Soul Masters mixed together, making one nauseous.]
[Huo Yuhao remained calm and walked forward step by step.]
...
[Finally, a stone door appeared at the end of the passage. Nana pushed open the stone door, revealing a huge underground council hall.]
[In the council hall, three figures were waiting for them.]
[Sitting in the main seat was a man in a black robe, wearing a black hood on his face, obscuring his features and revealing only a pair of cold eyes. He was surrounded by faint gray mist, a sign of corpse poison overflowing—a seven-ring Spirit Saint, Spirit: Zombie.]
[Two people stood below him. The person on the left had a flickering figure, as if they had no physical form, surrounded by countless shrill vengeful ghosts—the Great Holy Spirit, Spirit: Vengeful Spirit, six-ring Spirit Emperor. The person on the right was a thin man with pale skin and protruding bones, like a living skeleton—the Second Holy Spirit, Spirit: Skeleton, six-ring Spirit Emperor.]
[Huo Yuhao's gaze swept across the three, finally landing on the Elder in the main seat.]
["You're here." The Elder spoke, his voice hoarse and harsh, like a zombie's roar, "Nana, you may step back. Close the council hall."]
[Nana looked at Huo Yuhao with concern, but saw him nod slightly. She gritted her teeth, turned and left, closing the stone door.]
[Inside the council hall, only Huo Yuhao and the three Evil Soul Masters remained.]
...
[The Elder stared at Huo Yuhao, and a cold aura permeated the air. He slowly released his pressure, the oppressive feeling of a seven-ring Spirit Saint crushing toward Huo Yuhao like a physical force.]
[However, Huo Yuhao just stood there quietly, motionless.]
[A trace of surprise flashed in the Elder's eyes, but he quickly returned to calm. He said indifferently: "Huo Yuhao, I will give you a chance. Join the Holy Spirit Cult, become an inside agent for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and provide intelligence and resources for our Cult. In the future, I will guarantee your smooth path to success."]
["If you refuse..." He paused, smiling coldly, "Then this underground council hall will be your burial place."]
[After hearing this, Huo Yuhao suddenly laughed.]
[In that smile, there was a trace of mockery, a trace of disdain, and a trace of... pity.]
["Just based on you?" He said softly.]
[The three Evil Soul Masters were stunned at the same time.]
[The next moment, Huo Yuhao's figure disappeared.]
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Black World, Douluo Continent.
"Disappeared?! Where is he?!"
"It's a Spirit Ability! That simulation Spirit Ability he obtained earlier!"
"Right! It can blend into the environment, invisibility!"
...
Shrek Academy, inside the Sea Gods Pavilion, everyone stared at the Sky Screen, motionless; they were very curious about Huo Yuhao's actions.