An Unexpected Chapter Title I

"Yuhao, put that martial soul away for now. Remember, never show it in front of outsiders." Though Xu Jie was full of doubts, he could not bring himself to ask outright.

After all, if he really said what he knew, it would be far too shocking. Huo Yuhao awakening his Third Martial Soul ahead of time should have been the first time he, this little butterfly, had altered Huo Yuhao's fate.

That shouldn't have happened!

Xu Jie looked up at the sky, suspicion stirring in his heart. From this moment onward—or perhaps from the first time he had appeared before Huo Yun'er and her son—Huo Yuhao's fate had already been altered.

The changes that had occurred would undoubtedly be detrimental to a certain Tang-surnamed God King in the heavens who loved interfering with the lower realm whenever he had nothing better to do. Yet he had not stepped in to interfere.

Did he not have the time? Or could he not?

God Realm, Two figures, one gold and one black, appeared before the most majestic and resplendent palace in the city.

The golden figure was a man with golden hair, an extremely imposing build, and an ancient, simple face that made him look to be in his thirties.

Merely standing there, he exuded an indescribably ancient and grand aura, like a towering mountain that shook the soul.

The black figure beside him was a woman. Her long black hair cascaded down her back, and her simple black gown accentuated her graceful figure.

She appeared to be twenty-eight or twenty-nine, with a notably full figure and a peerlessly beautiful face. A chill seemed to rush forth from her lovely eyes.

The black-haired woman looked at the golden-haired man beside her and asked, "Mubai, do you know what Third Brother called us here for this time?"

"I'm not too sure either. I heard something happened in the lower realm." The golden-haired man shook his head. "It seems quite serious. Oscar has come too, and even Fatty was dragged out of the magma lake by Xiao San."

"Is that so? Then the problem must be no small matter." As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai entered the palace.

"Zhuqing, over here." The moment she entered, Xiao Wu waved at Zhu Zhuqing.

"Mubai, Zhuqing, you're here. Have a seat!" Hearing Xiao Wu, Tang San turned and said.

"Mm." Zhu Zhuqing nodded and walked over to Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.

"Mm, Xiao San, what exactly happened?" Dai Mubai walked over to Oscar, hooked an arm around his neck, and said, "Little Ao, where have you been? Now that I want something good to eat, I can't even find anyone to cook."

"Get lost, you stinking tiger. Can't you cook for yourself? Stop clinging to our Little Ao all the time." Ning Rongrong immediately stood up. "If you want to eat, I'll cook for you."

"Boss Dai, it's not that I refuse to cook. The problem is, every time you finish eating, you want to fight. No chef could stand that." Oscar broke free at once and hid behind Ning Rongrong.

"Ahem, stop fooling around. I called you here for something important." Tang San hurriedly reminded them as he watched the group about to start messing around.

Seeing this, everyone stopped joking and took their seats. This matter truly had to be serious; otherwise, Tang San would not have even dragged over Ma Hongjun, who had not left the magma lake in ten thousand years.

"Third Brother, just tell us what it is. The sooner this is over, the sooner I can go back." Ma Hongjun, who had been silent at the side, finally spoke up.

"Fatty..." Everyone looked at the gaunt Ma Hongjun, seeming to want to say something but holding back.

"Alas." Tang San sighed softly as he looked at Ma Hongjun. Some things could not be persuaded away. He knew it, and everyone else knew it too. "More than ten days ago, an extremely powerful force suddenly enveloped Douluo Continent completely.

"At that time, Xiao Qi also secretly ran down to the lower realm. Because of that layer of power, I can no longer see the situation below. A day in the God Realm is a year in the lower realm. Although Xiao Qi is guarded by the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape down there, she should not be in any real danger.

"But I'm still worried. That power is simply too strong. With my strength alone, it is difficult to break through its barrier. So I need everyone's help."

"Xiao San, tell us how we can help." As soon as they heard it concerned Tang Wutong, everyone became concerned. After all, she was the only junior among them, and her uncles and aunts all adored Xiao Qi.

"Seven-in-One Fusion Skill." Seeing everyone's response, Tang San quickly stated the solution.

A short while later, on the top floor of the magnificent palace, Tang San stood at the very front while the other six members of the Shrek Seven Devils stood before him. Divine power surged from their bodies, all flowing into Tang San at the front.

Standing at the forefront, Tang San felt divine power continuously pouring into his body. He raised his right hand, and the pitch-black super divine artifact, the Seagod Trident, instantly appeared in his grasp.

He controlled the Soul Power within his body and poured it into the trident. In an instant, a thread of golden light bloomed along with the incoming Soul Power, and the trident in Tang San's hand began to expand without end, stretching across the entire sky in a single moment.

"Go!" Tang San shouted softly.

The trident in his hand shot straight toward Douluo Continent. Its tip tore through the cosmos, and though there was no air in the void, flames from rapid friction with the air somehow appeared around its blade.

When the trident struck the Douluo Plane, it did not cause even the slightest ripple. Instead, it shattered like glass, turning into specks of fluorescent light and vanishing.

Bang!

The sound of bodies hitting the ground rang out as the Shrek Seven Devils collapsed onto the floor, their divine power completely exhausted.

"How was it, Third Brother? Did we fail?" Xiao Wu asked.

Golden light flashed in Tang San's eyes as he looked toward where the trident's tip had struck. Gathering the last remnants of divine power within his body, he sent it drifting toward the continent and said in a low voice, "No. We succeeded."

It should have been the latter.

Otherwise, when Xu Jie had taken Huo Yuhao and refused to join the Tang Sect, That Tang Guy would have simply pointed from afar and killed Xu Jie directly. Or when Xu Jie had been sabotaging the Tang Sect, he could have pointed from afar and killed him.

Just like in the original story, when he discovered that Huo Yuhao might slip beyond his control because of Electrolux, he directly had Wang Dong, who was still Wang Dong'er at the time, take Huo Yuhao to sleep on that Ten-Thousand Year Ice Bed. After that sleep, Electrolux exploded outright.

It cut off Huo Yuhao's possibility of creating his own godhood through Electrolux.

And later, it used the Valley of Asking for Love to destroy what Electrolux had left behind. Xu Jie had to admit, that Valley of Asking for Love arc was genuinely disgusting—it killed Huo Yuhao, revived him, then killed him again, repeating the cycle hundreds of times.

For that reason alone, Xu Jie would never allow Huo Yuhao to get involved with Wang Dong or Wang Qiu.

"Pah!" At the thought of it, Xu Jie unconsciously spat.

"Brother Jie, what's wrong?" Huo Yuhao, who was scraping medicinal herbs from the bottom of the pot nearby, looked at Xu Jie and asked in confusion.

"Nothing, Yuhao." Xu Jie put on a smile and looked at Huo Yuhao, asking warmly, "Yuhao, is there any female classmate you like?"

"Uh, no." Looking at Xu Jie's smiling face, Huo Yuhao could not help but shudder.