Target, Holy Soul Village

At this thought, Ye Kai suddenly remembered that Tang God King was only four years old at this point and had yet to awaken his Martial Soul.

Ye Kai then recalled the strange points he had discovered while looking back into the details surrounding that battle. He made up his mind. "Since that's the case, I'll go confirm it."

Big Hammer should still be seriously wounded and not yet recovered. With careful planning, the operation shouldn't be too difficult.

As for Tang God King, Ye Kai had no intention of taking his life right now.

The nine years of compulsory education he had received in his previous life made it impossible for Ye Kai to ruthlessly kill an innocent child, even if that child's core was an adult.

But he's the murderer who killed Teacher and even shattered Xue-jie's Godhead. Just think of the Angel Family ten thousand years from now. Think of a beautiful woman who could never reach rank ninety—especially when that woman was the second-in-command of an empire she had tried to destroy. Would the two great empires let her go? And what about Senior Sister, who was with her? What kind of fate would await those two failures?

A voice rose in Ye Kai's heart. A completely dark figure appeared in his mind.

But if I seize all his opportunities, can he still reach that point? If I kill him now over things that haven't happened yet, then how am I any different from the one who manipulates Huo Yuhao and toys with Wang Qiu'er ten thousand years later?

Ye Kai knew exactly what Black Ye Kai was hinting at. Just thinking about those things made his anger climb sharply.

But he still had his own bottom line. With nowhere to vent his frustration, he could only roar inwardly.

Even if the Asura God King watches over him constantly and gives him cheats, can I, with the system and knowledge of the plot, really be afraid of a mortal who doesn't even have a God Position? If I lack even this much confidence and courage, how can I talk about saving their tragic fates and resolving the regrets in my heart?!

Ye Kai recalled why he had cultivated so frantically before awakening his Martial Soul, absorbing every piece of knowledge that might or might not be useful—working even ten times harder than he had for the college entrance examination in his previous life.

The reason was the enormous pressure brought about by the ending he had known from the beginning.

Although only four years had passed, Ye Kai already regarded Teacher, Xue-jie, and Senior Sister as family, and they regarded him as family as well.

Back then, before he knew he would awaken the system and possess a God-level Martial Soul, he had faced God Kings from the God Realm who viewed all living beings as ants, along with their chosen proxies. All he could do was cultivate desperately, relying on his foreknowledge of the original work's opportunities to seize that sliver of hope and change the tragic fate that awaited his family.

Heh, I thought that after obtaining the system, you had forgotten your original self. Black Ye Kai let out a scornful laugh.

How could I forget? Isn't that who you are?

Scene after scene from the past four years replayed before his eyes. Ye Kai remembered his confusion when he had first arrived in Douluo, and the fear he had felt toward the original ending. He could only use some extraordinary ideas from his previous life that he had tested and found workable, along with techniques from Douluo's future, to disguise his fragile heart.

But as time passed, even he had been deceived by his own disguise. He had actually developed the pride of believing himself to be a genius.

Heh, I really was fragile. But that wouldn't be the case anymore!

Within the Sea of Consciousness, Ye Kai appeared before Black Ye Kai. A hint of determination flashed through his crimson eyes. He now knew how to walk the road ahead.

"Oh? Looks like you've figured it out." Seeing the determination in his other self's eyes, Black Ye Kai raised his fist.

"Of course. We still have to work hard together from now on." Ye Kai raised his own fist and bumped it against Black Ye Kai's.

"That goes without saying, another me!" Black Ye Kai laughed as his figure gradually merged with Ye Kai's.

Ye Kai suddenly felt his mind clear. His Spiritual Power had actually improved again!

"Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the side quest: Resolve the Inner Demon and Find Your Original Self. Reward: System Space unlocked. It has merged with the host's Storage Soul Tool. Its size is proportional to the host's Spiritual Power, and it can store living creatures."

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"When did this quest appear? How did I not know?" Ye Kai flipped through the system log and discovered that he had been engaged in an internal struggle at the time, so he hadn't heard the notification.

Since that's the case, then that's what I'll do. Ye Kai prepared a test for Tang God King.

If Tang God King passed the test, then of the three cards—invite him to dinner, behead him, and make him a dog under his command—he could naturally play the first and third.

Although he wanted to seize your twin God Positions, your wife, and your opportunities—and might even take your mother—everyone could still cooperate for mutual benefit. For example, he could give you a position as a Spirit Pagoda councilor (not yet established)?

But if the test was failed, then he could only apologize.

Tang San, you had already chosen the Way of Seeking Death! And you had to die right now!

Having reached this conclusion, Ye Kai immediately changed his itinerary. His destination was Fasinuo Province, Holy Soul Village. He set off!

Fortunately, he had only been traveling toward the Heaven Dou Empire for three days and was still near the border between Balak Kingdom and Hagendas Kingdom. He could simply turn west, pass through Balak Kingdom, and continue west to reach Fasinuo Province.

Along the way, Ye Kai continued to deliberately take the paths that led through villages, recording what he saw and heard while earning Healer Points. At the same time, to speed up, he began using Soul Power to travel.

Half a month later, Ye Kai and his two Soul Saint guards had crossed Balak Kingdom. When passing through Suotuo City, Ye Kai sent a letter home through Suotuo City's branch hall to Pope Teacher in distant Spirit City. In it, he explained that he planned to travel elsewhere first, then go to Heaven Dou City before returning to Spirit City.

At the same time, Ye Kai specifically asked about Shrek Academy, which would later become the number one Academy.

The result was exactly as he expected. At present, Shrek Academy's reputation mainly came from its Dean—"Four-Eyed Cat Owl" Flender, who was already a Seven-Ring Soul Sage.

As for Zhao Wuji, Ye Kai had also made a point of investigating the events of that year while in Spirit City. The Bishop of Spirit Hall whom Zhao Wuji had killed had accepted bribes and oppressed civilians, which was why Zhao Wuji had killed him.

After Zhao Wuji became famous by escaping from the encirclement of sixteen Spirit Emperor Bishops, Spirit Hall specifically investigated the cause of the incident while Zhao Wuji was in hiding. They discovered that the murdered Bishop had been utterly evil. Since Zhao Wuji had already gone into hiding, they no longer continued pursuing him in earnest.

After leaving Balak Kingdom and entering Fasinuo Province, it took another five days to finally reach Nuoding City.

P.S. This chapter also counts as the author fleshing out the protagonist's characterization. Although he was lecherous and wanted to build a harem, in his previous life he had ultimately just been an ordinary person who worked an early shift. At heart, he was still a good person, with his own moral boundaries and kindness, and he would keep moving forward for the sake of his goals.

Actually, starting from the chapter about fighting the Gale Demon Wolf, attentive readers should have noticed that my protagonist isn't a genius with a powerful heart forged through countless experiences, nor is he a decisive killer or a powerhouse guided by reason above all else. My protagonist is merely an ordinary person with resilience who grows step by step. He panics when girls get close to him, becomes excited when pursuing the dreams of his youth, and may even make major mistakes against his enemies because of that excitement.

Personally, I don't want to cater to the market and traffic by writing brainless plot points. Every plotline and every famous character—especially the highly controversial Tang God King—contains the author's own thoughts and opinions. They may be immature, and limited by my writing ability, what I write may still be mocked by readers as brainless trash. But it was ultimately the result of the author's own consideration. You don't have to understand it, but please respect it.

One more P.S.: Tang God King will be tormented slowly, while Big Hammer will die immediately. If the readers who managed to finish this chapter still call the protagonist a saintly mother for that, then I have nothing more to say. I can only wish you all dreams in life, with each person shining in their own way.