For Lan Fozi, the encounter at the Abyssal Deep two years ago had left a deep impression.
Back then, she had been searching for divine grid fragments at the Abyssal Deep with some ten-thousand-year Abyssal Demon Whales. Before she could even find any trace of divine grid fragments, she had seen a Red-Grade mecha pilot bringing a young man there for training.
Initially, she had just sighed at the diversity of humans, coming to such a deadly place to temper their bodies. She wasn't very concerned about the threat the two might pose.
After all, as the daughter of the Abyssal Demon Whale King and the Demon Emperor, her natural talent bloodline and resources were all top-notch. Her cultivation speed was very fast. In a few tens of thousands of years, she had already amassed a cultivation of over a hundred thousand years and Spirit Domain realm spiritual power.
Although that Level 94 Title Douluo was a Red-Grade mecha pilot, in her eyes, he was still at a manageable stage. (Mu Ye: Believe it or not, in my Four-Word Battle Armor, I could beat you senseless?)
But when she saw that Huo Yuhao had found a divine fragment a step ahead of a ten-thousand-year Abyssal Demon Whale, she was very surprised.
Was it a coincidence? Or was there something wrong with this human?
And when Huo Yuhao glanced in the direction of her hiding place and displayed "Dragon God's Pressure," she confirmed that this young man was not simple. Cautiously, she did not seize the divine fragment in his hand but temporarily avoided Huo Yuhao and Mu Ye.
Only after they left the Abyssal Deep did she return there to search for any missing divine fragments. Unfortunately, she found nothing. The only trace of a divine fragment was in Huo Yuhao's hands, causing her great distress.
Her mother, the Demon Emperor, ever since her father, the Abyssal Demon Whale King, had been killed by the Sea God Tang San twenty thousand years ago, had gradually become crazy. She hated humans and the sea spirit beasts who believed in the Sea God, swearing to revenge all humans and sea spirit beasts, to make the Sea God Tang San suffer.
Over ten thousand years ago, when her mother was slaughtering in the sea near Sea God Island, she had encountered evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult. The evil spirit masters had tempted her with the promise of resurrecting her father, which gradually calmed her down and led her to join the Holy Spirit Cult. that she gradually came to the forefront and took control of the Holy Spirit Cult.
But the emotion of destroying everything is always present. Or rather, her mother had long since gone mad, supported only by the obsessions of revenge and resurrecting her father.
And the divine princess fragments were one way to reduce her mother's madness, because they indicated that something was wrong with the Sea God. They could, to some extent, soothe her emotions. Moreover, absorbing divine princess fragments took time. During this stage, her mother would not engage in madness slaughter.
She still remembered the ecstasy on her mother's face when she first obtained a Sea God divine fragment. "Sea God Tang San, you've met your match today, hahaha! I will use your power to advance further and destroy this world."
Lan Fozi did not want the Demon Emperor to degenerate further in hatred, but she hadn't found a way. Now that there was a "way, even if not a way," she would naturally work hard.
Over the years, she had been helping the Demon Emperor collect those fragments. The result was that two years ago, she had finally found one, but it had fallen into the hands of a not-simple human, and she had been scared off by him. How could this be calm and peaceful?
The more she retreated, the angrier she became. The more she endured, the more loss she felt. Lan Fozi simply used this as an opportunity to get onto the Douluo Continent.
There were also those collecting divine fragments on the Douluo Continent. And because divine objects hide themselves, divine fragments could even fall into the hands of ordinary people. After so many years of collecting in the ocean, the number of Sea God divine fragments found was less and less. It would be better to go to the continent and see.
As for the one on Huo Yuhao... given his abnormality, she decided to plan before acting, first understanding him, and then seeking an opportunity to act.
And so, she entered the human world, using her identity as a Mecha Manufacturer as cover, not revealing too much strength. After various twists and turns, due to various factors, she joined the Spirit Transmission Tower, and even met quite a few of its higher-ups.
With the methods given to her by the Holy Spirit Cult and her mother, those higher-ups had not discovered her true situation. She had thought Huo Yuhao would also be unable to, but she hadn't expected...
"Why did he recognize me?"
Lan Fozi was stiff in place. Her blue hair was tousled, clinging tightly to her fair cheeks. Her porcelain-white skin now appeared even paleer. Those eyes, like deep sea whirlpools, trembled violently. Her long eyelashes cast uneasy shadows beneath her eyes.
One guess after another surfaced in her heart, finally settled on the most horrific scenario she had envisaged in the past. If he obtained the Sea God divine fragment was not a coincidence, then he...
Huo Yuhao looked at the stiff Lan Fozi, narrowing his eyes. He did not speak immediately.
Lan Fozi, a Abyssal Demon Whale with a cultivation exceeding a hundred thousand years. Her nature was good. She was the daughter of the Demon Emperor and the Abyssal Demon Whale King.
A tragic figure in every sense of the word. She had fallen in love with the son of the man who killed her father. Later, when the Abyss Saint Lord descended using her mother's body, he even ended up killing her as well. In the original ending, she became the last Abyssal Demon Whale. Though her appearances were few, the word "tragic" alone hardly seemed enough to describe her fate.
However, her tragedy was not the main point here. (Lan Fozi: "…")
The important part was that her mother was the Demon Emperor, the Supreme Leader of the Holy Spirit Cult. And Lan Fozi herself was also a member of the Holy Spirit Cult.
Thinking this, Huo Yuhao stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Lan Fozi, who still dared not raise her head, and said in a low voice, "Are you thinking how I could recognize your identity after only seeing you once? Instead of think too much, why not go ask... the deity worshiped by your Holy Spirit Cult."
The moment the words "Holy Spirit Cult" and "deity" left his mouth, Lan Fozi was as if struck by lightning. Her delicate body trembled violently. In addition to her secret regret regret, she did not hesitate to kneel on one knee and say respectfully, "Greetings, Honored Deity! Two years ago, you mercifully let me go. Forgive me for any rudeness in our two meetings!"
According to her mother's inference, Sea God divine fragments could only be detected by powerful individuals at the Divine Origin realm or those who had comprehended the corresponding laws. On the surface, Huo Yuhao seemed unrelated to any of these.
But as a member of the Holy Spirit Cult, the Demon Emperor's daughter, Lan Fozi knew that the Holy Spirit Cult possessed a divine consciousness from the Divine Realm.
So then, was the deity from the Divine Realm worshiped by the Holy Spirit Cult truly the only one to descend to this plane? The various signs on this young man: his unfathomable pressure, his gaze that saw through everything, his knowledge of the secrets of divine fragments, his attitude in conversation that showed no respect for the Holy Spirit Cult's deity yet indicated he knew everything about it... there was only one possibility.
For a moment, Lan Fozi felt only a chill down her spine, even her breathing became difficult.
To this, Huo Yuhao watched Lan Fozi with an expressionless face, his inner heart without ripples.
In this business, identity was, after all, given by myself.
"I ask. You answer."
Huo Yuhao seemed completely unconcerned with Lan Fozi's expression or thoughts, nor did he care whether she would reply. He only said coldly, "To what level has He recovered?"
Upon hearing this, Lan Fozi's heart settled, the more she guessed. The bitter smile at the corner of her mouth grew thicker. "I don't know. Matters of deities are not something I can know in detail."
She was not lying. Although her mother's status gave her the ability to run rampant in the Holy Spirit Cult, she did not like it there and never participated in its activities. Naturally, the higher-ups would not disclose too much intelligence to her.
Huo Yuhao glanced at her. "That Blood Eyes evil spirit master was the same. He is hiding deep enough."
Lan Fozi swallowed.
Blood Eyes had leaked intelligence about the deity? The means the Holy Spirit Cult used to blockade important information from its subordinates, even a quasi-divine being might not be able to crack. Truly worthy of a deity. His methods were beyond her imagination.
Presumably, the information that she was a member of the Holy Spirit Cult... a beast, had also been leaked this way, right?
Fortunately, she had not lied, otherwise the consequences would have been unpredictable.
However, judging from this deity's tone, he did not seem concerned about the Holy Spirit Cult's deity. It seemed more like he was confirming his status... Did he intend to use this to scheme something? Were there relationships among these deities of the Divine Realm as well?
Lan Fozi's thoughts suddenly stopped. She sighed inwardly.
What mattered most now was how to survive, wasn't it?
She quietly looked up, seeing that Huo Yuhao had not continued questioning. Several thoughts of resistance flashed through her mind, but she dismissed them one by one. At this heavily guarded location of the Spirit Transmission Tower, his identity as an Alternate Spirit Transmission Envoy gave him an obvious advantage. What's more... if it were indeed
as she guessed, a divine consciousness possession or reincarnation, any resistance would be merely futile.
What should she do? What was this deity's attitude? How would he deal with her? Would he do this or that? If he asked about the divine fragments and why she had joined the Spirit Transmission Tower, how should she answer?
Just as her thoughts were in turmoil, Huo Yuhao's gaze fell upon her again. Those eyes were as deep as a cold pool, as if they could pierce through all her thoughts.
"Just follow my subsequent transfer orders. You may leave."
"Huh?" Lan Fozi let out an involuntary soft exclamation, then hurriedly covered her mouth. Her lively eyes were filled with disbelief, even her long eyelashes trembling slightly.
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow slightly. "Is my order hard to understand?"
"No, I... this subordinate understands, Lord!"
Lan Fozi followed her heart.
She felt she could no longer understand this one at all.
The only question that concerned him was the Holy Spirit Cult's deity? He wasn't the least bit interested in the divine fragments, the Holy Spirit Cult, or the intelligence about her?
But then, she understood.
For a real deity, aside from matters involving other deities, what else was worth caring about or scheming for?
Perhaps the entire Holy Spirit Cult was, in his eyes, nothing more than a clown.
But... why had he transferred her to his side? Should she look for an opportunity to escape? No, no, no. How did she know this deity hadn't left some means on her?
"Yuhao, the tea and snacks are ready."
A cool voice came from the lounge in the room, interrupting Lan Fozi's thoughts.
The side door opened. Gu Yuena walked out carrying an exquisite tea set. Her silver hair was like a waterfall. Starlight-like brilliance flowed in her amethyst eyes. Her every movement carried an otherworldly temperament.
Lan Fozi was first dazzled by Gu Yuena's appearance, nearly feeling a sense of admiration. Then she thought that the other had just been in the next room, and her heart stirred up a tempestuous storm.
Wait. Could this one also be...
As if sensing her gaze, Gu Yuena's amethyst eyes shifted slightly. A casual glance made Lan Fozi feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. An invisible invisible oppression emanated from Gu Yuena's body, suppressing even her bloodline, the strength to even stand rapidly draining.
"You've taken on an interesting subordinate."
Gu Yuena's voice was like heavenly music, yet carried an indestructible majesty. Her fingertips lightly tapped. A strand of silver light silently entered Lan Fozi's body.
Lan Fozi realized with horror that she could not summon the slightest resistance to this silver light.
Huo Yuhao took the teacup, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly. "The Holy Spirit Cult has His divine consciousness. Keeping her may be useful."
Upon hearing this, a flicker of remembrance passed through Gu Yuena's amethyst eyes. Her fingertip lightly tapped the edge of the teacup.
"Those who slipped through the net in the Divine Realm war are indeed good at hiding. But now that the Divine Realm is far away, we can deal with them slowly. No need to rush."
Lan Fozi's entire body was stiff and stiff. Only then did she truly understand her situation.
Although it was only a few words, she had also discerned a different flavor from them.
A battle had taken place in the Divine Realm. Divine artifacts, divine consciousness, and divine grids had fallen on the Douluo Continent, even the disappearance of the Divine Realm itself was related to this. And these two deities before her were very likely the victorious side in that battle.
In fact, perhaps they had even led the charge in starting the Divine Realm war. Now, the Douluo Continent would also be stirred up again because of these deities.
Gu Yuena looked at Lan Fozi. Her peerlessly beautiful smile, however, made Lan Fozi's hair stand on end. "Don't worry. Although the Sea God is my enemy, as long as you behave... I won't make things difficult for a mere sea spirit beast."
This sentence was completely, completely and completely despairing and despaired Lan Fozi. The ones she was facing were truly two deities, transcending the mortal world.
When Lan Fozi stumbled out of the room, the Spirit Transmission Tower's corridor was spinning before her eyes. She leaned against the wall, her nails deeply embedded in her palms.
The Spirit Transmission Tower was hardly a holy land for spirit masters. It was clearly a chessboard for the game of deities! And she, without knowing when, had become the most insignificant piece on the board.
"Originally, I shouldn't have joined the Spirit Transmission Tower just to have some leeway if I was ever exposed..."
A deep sigh echoed through the corridor.
After Lan Fozi left, Gu Yuena couldn't help laughing. "Yuhao, that was quite fun."
Playing at being a deity with Yuhao to scare the Abyssal Demon Whale was a novel experience... although she was already a deity herself, so no acting was needed.
Huo Yuhao walked to a chair and sat down. "You actually didn't need to try so hard. She already believed. Too much is as bad as too little."
"I also wanted to experience the mindset of someone who once scared me." As Gu Yuena spoke, she suddenly leaned close to Huo Yuhao. Her warm breath brushed his ear. "You must have been secretly amused at tricking me."
Huo Yuhao's breathing quickened slightly at her sudden approach, then quickly relaxed. He reached out and tucked Gu Yuena's stray silver hair behind her ear, smiling helplessly.
"No. Mostly, I was relieved. The pressure you gave me was not small. A true deity, and the spirit beasts at that. No one could say they could face that easily."
Gu Yuena looked into his eyes for a moment before smiling softly. "Actually, no matter what happened, I would never have attacked you. You were only frightening yourself."
At that point, Gu Yuena paused and changed the subject. "Was she the contingency plan you arranged two years ago?"
Those words were still not the right ones to say. She would wait for the proper moment before telling Yuhao.
"Yes. You could say that."
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered. He nodded slightly.
Having personally witnessed him herself taking away the divine fragment, the choices Lan Fozi could make were those few: tell others, act, stay put...
The current result was neither good nor bad.
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