Tang San's Surprise and the Douluo Continent's Planar Consciousness

"I remember Yue Heng actually seemed interested in Xu Jiujiu. They happen to be close in age, so Ruiying's idea seems feasible." Dai Dianchen's thoughts stirred, and he felt it might truly work.

The moment Dai Dianchen said this, several elders of the Dai Family were instantly moved.

In contrast, the expressions of the Zhu Family members, especially Zhu Changming, changed slightly. However, under the cover of the lights, no outsiders noticed the change on his face.

The Duchess glanced at Zhu Changming with a half-smile. After a pause, she said, "Let's talk about this after I ask Heng'er. If he isn't willing, we can't force him, can we?"

"That's true." Dai Dianchen and the elders nodded.

Zhu Changming and the Zhu Family members secretly relaxed as well.

If the White Tiger Family truly formed a marriage alliance with the Royal Family, they would die even worse.

"Third Brother, Fourth Brother, you should stay at the Duke's Mansion tonight. I've already had the guest rooms prepared. You can return tomorrow." The Duchess rose to her feet. "We'll continue discussing today's matter another day. Let's first see what the Royal Family does."

Zhu Changming smiled and nodded, though his expression remained somewhat anxious.

"Grandpa Chen, Brother Yu, I'm heading back first."

At the entrance to Falling Maple Courtyard, Dai Luoli smiled as he bid Old Chen and Huo Yuhao farewell.

Second Madam looked fondly at Dai Luoli, then her gaze quickly fell upon Huo Yuhao. However, she did not ask anything. After briefly chatting with Old Chen and learning whether Dai Luoli had trained diligently today, she left with Dai Luoli.

Watching the mother and son depart, Huo Yuhao felt an inexplicable trace of envy in his heart. He really had terrible luck. Whether in his previous life or this one, he had always been alone.

"Alright, Luoli's training is over, but yours isn't. In a while, I'll test your knowledge of Soul Beasts. If you can't answer, don't blame this old man for treating you to Bamboo Shoots and Meat." Old Chen shut the gate and teased Huo Yuhao.

"I definitely won't be eating Bamboo Shoots and Meat, but Luoli might be different." Huo Yuhao was full of confidence.

Inside the living room.

"What are the attributes, habits, weaknesses, and age-identification methods of a red ox?"

"Among bovine Soul Beasts, red oxen are considered relatively powerful. They have earth attributes. Their defining trait is that they fear no death and love risking their lives in battle against opponents. They prefer living in relatively flat terrain. They do not require much food, but aside from mating and nursing periods, they generally live alone."

"Their weakness is..."

"What are the attributes of an Iron-Eating Beast..."

"What are the attributes of a Dong Peng..."

Over the course of nearly forty minutes, Old Chen asked Huo Yuhao questions about roughly seventeen types of Soul Beasts.

Huo Yuhao did not disappoint Old Chen. He had truly committed them all to memory.

Bang. Closing the book, Old Chen nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. Looks like you haven't been slacking off."

Huo Yuhao smiled but said nothing.

Old Chen said, "Over the next few days, memorize the classifications of various metals. It'll be very useful once you go to Shrek City and become an apprentice at a Soul Tool shop."

Huo Yuhao nodded. "Alright."

"Go rest." Old Chen waved his hand.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao respectfully rose and headed to his bedroom.

The bedroom was rather dark, but Huo Yuhao did not turn on the lights. He walked straight to the window.

Looking up at the sky, he saw a scene of bright moon and sparse stars. The pure Moonlight was incomparably gentle, and everything in Falling Maple Courtyard seemed draped in a silvery-white glow.

A mild, cool evening breeze blew in from somewhere, stirring his hair.

Huo Yuhao lowered his head, calculating when exactly he should head to the Star Dou Great Forest. In this life, he had replaced the original Huo Yuhao, so he could not be sure when he would encounter Big Worm and Electrolux in the Star Dou Great Forest.

If there was any deviation, the trouble would be immense.

It was no exaggeration to say that Big Worm was the one who truly changed Huo Yuhao's life, without exception.

Without Big Worm, he would not meet Electrolux. Without Big Worm, he would not have his Second Martial Soul. Without Big Worm... there was simply too much.

Although he had read the Original Work, he did not have a firm grasp on the exact timeline. All he knew was that when Big Worm encountered Huo Yuhao, there were only about five days left before the new students of Shrek Academy began school.

Of course, there was still roughly a year before the main storyline of the Original Work began, so he had plenty of time.

Time to cultivate.

After giving the moon one final look, Huo Yuhao hurriedly washed up and swiftly sat cross-legged on the bed.

Almost instantly, Huo Yuhao entered a slow yet tranquil meditation. Strands of light swirled and danced around him as though moving with the wind.

A great amount of Soul Power permeating the air was absorbed into his body. It circulated through the dantian in his abdomen before flowing into the meridians throughout his limbs and body.

Before long, a stabbing pain surged through him. Huo Yuhao's eyelids trembled, but he endured it. Perhaps due to the passage of time, Huo Yuhao gradually grew accustomed to the needle-like pain inside his body.

Yet beneath this incomparably peaceful scene, an abrupt change suddenly occurred in the bedroom.

The world around Huo Yuhao seemed like a calm surface of water disturbed into ripples, beginning to shake continuously. Under this change, Huo Yuhao's figure actually appeared somewhat blurred.

Huo Yuhao, who was meditating, seemed to react as well. He tried desperately to open his eyes, only to discover in shock that he was powerless to do so, as if some strange force had trapped him.

What's going on? Has the Path to Death come looking for me early? Huo Yuhao was startled, yet no one answered his doubts.

A faint, invisible light surged from the void and gathered at Huo Yuhao's Brow Center, as though setting a gemstone into place. Several seconds later, everything gradually calmed down.

The changes in the bedroom instantly vanished, and everything returned to normal.

Whoosh.

At that very instant, Huo Yuhao abruptly opened his eyes. His gaze became incomparably sharp as he repeatedly scanned his surroundings, but he found nothing strange.

He immediately checked himself again, yet likewise found no problems. Everything that had just happened felt like an illusion.

What exactly was that feeling just now? It didn't seem hostile toward me, which means it definitely wasn't Tang San.

Huo Yuhao's face darkened as he muttered inwardly.

"The Douluo Continent's Planar Consciousness has moved. It's interfering with my perception of the New Star."

Within the universe, in a world located inside a Special Space, the scenery was breathtaking. Clouds rolled through the air, suffused with nine-colored light.

A massive palace stood amid the clouds, majestic and magnificent like a divine miracle. On a flat viewing platform,

a young man holding a Trident stared solemnly and surprisingly at the void before him. Sea-blue light radiated from his entire body.

"Damn it. You dare disrupt my plans? Sooner or later, I will destroy you." The young man's eyes were deep as he muttered inwardly, Everything had originally developed according to my perception without the slightest deviation. The New Star would eventually come into contact with my Tang Sect, and I would surely be able to control it in the future. But now, the New Star's development has been disrupted. There may be an enormous unforeseen change.

"What exactly happened? The Planar Consciousness actually took the initiative to help." After a moment of silence, the young man still could not understand.

The Douluo Continent's Planar Consciousness was extremely weak and had only existed for a mere ten thousand years. Logically, it should not have possessed the ability to act on its own at all.

"Third Brother."

Suddenly, a gentle female voice rang out.

The young man's tightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed, and a warm smile returned to his face. He looked completely different from his previous gloomy appearance.

A breathtakingly beautiful woman slowly walked over. She wore a pale pink dress, her long hair braided into a Scorpion Braid. Her jade-like hand gently brushed aside the strands over her forehead before she came to the young man's side.

Smelling the delicate fragrance that greeted him, the young man instinctively pulled her into his arms. "Is Xiao Qi asleep?"

"Mm." The woman leaned against his chest, her beautiful eyes filled with a smile.

The young man and woman were none other than Tang San and Xiao Wu.

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