Douluo: Unlocking the Great Secrets of the Human Body, Becoming a Heavenly Demon

Na'er nodded, her gaze still drifting toward the Spirit of the Plane flickering in and out of sight on Bai Xu's shoulder. That Soul Emperor-level teacher from earlier apparently had not noticed its existence.

Da Huang remained calm and composed, seeming not even to have opened its eyes.

"How did that short journey feel?" Bai Xu asked.

Na'er sighed. "I suppose I witnessed weak Original Sin. But it had nothing to do with my brother. He has always been kind."

"Of course. I just wanted you to see more of the world, while also letting me finish my exam."

"You really do not care about those people's lives? If you had not been pulling strings behind the scenes, they would not have died," Na'er said.

"I'll bear the responsibility. Let them come if they dare." Bai Xu did not deny it. He merely looked somewhat desolate as he turned back to glance at the corpses on the ground and sighed.

At that moment, Na'er finally caught a glimpse of a corner of Bai Xu's heart. She suddenly understood. That expression... He does not have it. Respect for life...

She asked, "Bai Xu, what do you think of the humans of Douluo?"

Bai Xu looked puzzled. "I look at them with my eyes."

"I mean what you think in your heart!"

"What do they have to do with me? If you asked about someone related to me, I could give you an answer. But you're asking what I think of Douluo humans? Do you want to destroy the world?"

Na'er: "..."

Suddenly, Bai Xu smiled meaningfully. "There are many ways to kill a match, Na'er." Then he pointed at the Spirit of the Plane on his shoulder. "It is one of them."

Na'er was puzzled, but seeing that Bai Xu had no intention of explaining, she did not press further. She silently followed behind him. When she turned back again, the corpses by the roadside had already been taken away by the proctors.

Spirit Pagoda

A dossier, arranged into a table, lay on the desk. The middle-aged man's office was located in the upper-middle levels of the Spirit Pagoda. Looking out the window, he could barely make out the sea of clouds above Shrek City.

His name was Wang Rui. He was the head of the Wang Family, one of the clans backing the Spirit Pagoda, and possessed a cultivation level just shy of Rank 95.

His secretary respectfully said, "Sir, all the information regarding Bai Xu is here. However, some things that happened to him are highly suspicious."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man grew interested. He turned around and sat down, flipping through Bai Xu's dossier as he asked curiously, "What is suspicious?"

"The East Sea Spirit Transmission Tower only has records of Bai Xu purchasing Soul Spirits. Yet he entered the Spirit Ascension Platform many times, and the staff left behind no footage. Logically speaking, every Soul Master entering the Spirit Ascension Platform should have their surveillance footage preserved. Bai Xu has none. There is a high probability that the Spirit Messenger of the East Sea branch, Leng Jiuming, deleted the records."

"Is there any evidence? Or can they be recovered?"

The secretary shook his head. "Several years have already passed. The data cannot be retrieved. If we want to investigate thoroughly, we may have to personally visit the East Sea Spirit Transmission Tower."

Wang Rui fell silent. At first, he had merely been curious about a child. After his secretary informed him that Bai Xu was a Shrek Academy student, he developed the intention of recruiting him. But if he had to expend manpower to pursue a mere child...

"Still, the more I think about it, the stranger it seems. Why would the East Sea Spirit Messenger delete his own student's Spirit Ascension Platform recordings? Could he be hiding some unspeakable secret?"

Wang Rui said, "Stop investigating. Offer him the greatest possible benefits and see whether he is willing to accept our recruitment. If not, forget it."

Bai Xu's strength was beyond the expected scale. In just a few days, he completed the exam and began the return journey with Na'er.

Along the way, because Shrek students had been attacked by Evil Soul Masters, the proctor appeared and led Bai Xu and Na'er for part of the journey. Only after Bai Xu finished all his assessments did the proctor hurriedly leave.

"The fifteen-day break is over," Bai Xu sighed. He and Na'er arrived at the Soul Guidance Train platform in Mingdu, waiting for the direct train from Mingdu to Shrek City.

Na'er seemed to be in much better spirits. She smiled. "It was brief, but I experienced a lot these past few days. I will remember it."

Bai Xu said, "It seems you've recovered quite a bit. You went through a low point, then saw the many faces of the world. Your mentality is stronger than before, and you've finally become more rational. That means there are some things I can tell you now."

The Soul Guidance Train entered the station, bringing with it a howl of wind. Yet upon hearing his words, Na'er froze. Her sixth sense told her that Bai Xu was not about to say anything pleasant.

Bai Xu suddenly revealed a hint of amusement. Staring into Na'er's eyes, he chuckled. "Na'er, actually, all of this was arranged. Your trials, your growth, and your life..."

!!!???

The crowd surged, and the train doors opened wide. People boarded in an orderly fashion, searching for their seats. Only Bai Xu and Na'er stood amid the sea of people, staring at one another.

"What do you mean?" Na'er asked in confusion.

Bai Xu took his time. "You once said this: Why does my brother have the Golden Dragon King Bloodline? Am I right?"

A trace of fear appeared on Na'er's face. It seemed she had guessed it, yet also had not. "What exactly are you talking about? Why bring up my brother?"

"Na'er, think carefully. Why was Gu Yue willing to cooperate with me? Why did Gu Yue stop believing in your wager? Why did she become so rational toward Tang Wulin? Was it really because I was chosen by the Spirit of the Plane and bewitched her?"

Bai Xu's voice was like a demonic chant, impossible to block even with Soul Power. "Of course not. What suddenly changed Gu Yue was the truth. Tang Wulin, son of Sea God Tang San, grandson of the Lord of the Plane, and the current child of destiny of the continent."

They were communicating through spiritual transmission, so outsiders could not hear them.

!!!

Na'er froze. She suddenly felt all strength leave her body, as if she could not even lift her shoulders.

Bai Xu raised a hand and pointed toward the sky. "Your encounter with your brother... happened under his watch."

Rumble!

It was like a bolt from the blue for Na'er. No matter how much she denied herself or her identity as half of the Silver Dragon King, she was now so terrified that all color drained from her face.

Bai Xu continued, "Why did you choose Aolai City of all places? Out of an Aolai City with a population of one million, why were you adopted by Tang Wulin's family? The answer speaks for itself."

Na'er still had one final line of defense. Tears seemed to glimmer in her eyes as she said, "I know you are trying to disturb my mind, but the path of my fate has always followed my heart. I..."

Before she could finish, Da Huang, lying on Bai Xu's shoulder, suddenly opened its eyes and laughed. "Ever since I gained intelligence, every time I hear words like that, I feel like laughing from the bottom of my heart."

"You think your fate is in your own hands, not Heaven's?"

"Stop joking. You are merely a severely injured Silver Dragon. Fate can influence your mind, your life, your experiences, your family, your opportunities. As long as you live here, you cannot escape its influence. Your fate is also guided by us."

Na'er was about to refute him, but no words came out. Her lips parted, yet she was unable to speak. Tears slid from the corners of her eyes and dripped onto the mask covering her face.

Neither the man nor the dog amid the crowd reached out to support her. They simply watched as Na'er gradually fell into collapse.

Her mind desperately replayed her past life, trying to find even the slightest clue. In the end, the final image stopped on Tang Wulin's bright smile.

But that image seemed to shatter across the ground.

Sometimes, all it took was planting a seed of doubt and quietly waiting for it to take root and sprout.

Looking closely, a black Soul Ring had appeared around Da Huang. It was Bai Xu's Fourth Soul Skill, as well as the authority Da Huang had once possessed as the Lord of the Plane.

The crowd thinned. Bai Xu walked toward the train, while Na'er seemed to drag along a broken body as she slowly boarded and sat down beside him.

She gritted her teeth, her gaze cold and sinister. "I need to know everything you discussed with Gu Yue!"

Bai Xu smiled. "No problem. I will tell you all of it."

"The current Lord of the Plane is not Da Huang, but Sea God Tang San's father, the Clear Sky Douluo from twenty thousand years ago, Tang Hao! The Life Ancient Tree is Tang Wulin's grandmother, the former Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Ah Yin. Your brother fell from the God Realm to the Douluo Continent after the Golden Dragon King was killed, in order to prevent Tang Wulin from being harmed by the Golden Dragon Core."

Bai Xu twisted the knife. "Otherwise, why would a mere little Soul Master from Aolai City possess such an enormous amount of Golden Dragon King essence within his body?"

"Enough! I understand!" Tears fell from Na'er's eyes, and she could no longer restrain her emotions.

Na'er would have to process the rest herself.

Bai Xu exchanged a glance with the Spirit of the Plane and shrugged helplessly.

They could not distinguish truth from lies. Everything above was speculation without concrete proof, but it was already enough. Would Na'er go verify it?

She would not, because what the Spirit of the Plane said was true.

Thanks to 'Soul Has Nowhere to Settle' for the reward.

Thanks to 'Pleasure Monster' for the reward.

The train slowly arrived at Shrek City Station. The two remained silent the entire way.

Gu Yue had already been waiting there. She had also finished her final exam, and the proctor had already left. Seeing Na'er following behind Bai Xu in a daze, Gu Yue asked, "You told Na'er everything?"

Bai Xu nodded, then turned back to look at Na'er. "The three of us have synchronized our information. What to do next is up to her. After all, this is one of the few lives she has."

Hearing this, Na'er's heart hurt even more.

Gu Yue supported Na'er, and the three entered a Soul Guidance Car together, slowly heading toward the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.

Na'er, who had been silent the entire way, finally spoke. "Is this true? Everything between my brother and me... was fake?"

"You have to judge that for yourself. Whether you remain stubborn or come to a realization, the feelings between you are real. You should also learn how to independently make choices for your own life."

Gu Yue did not interrupt. She knew how sharp Bai Xu's words were, and she had become even more clear-headed.

"What utter nonsense! He insisted on killing them despite the teacher's attempts to stop him. He has become too extreme!" In the outer courtyard meeting room, several teachers responsible for different students' final exams were reporting to Elder Cai.

On the large screen played footage of Bai Xu instantly killing five Soul Kings and one member of the Ouyang Family.

Wu Changkong frowned slightly. Bai Xu's spiritual power was somewhat beyond the standard. In a real fight, everyone with spiritual power below his would be instantly killed. That was the terror of a Spirit Master.

However, some held the opposite view. "I think the kid did well. Although the Dragon Spear Goddess has lost all her talent, she is still our Pavilion Master's disciple. What status does the Ouyang Family have? They dared to forcibly seize her in broad daylight? Let that Old Man Ouyang come! Let's see how this matter ends!"

Quite a few people nodded in agreement.

Elder Cai sighed. "How could I not know that Bai Xu was not wrong? But look carefully at his eyes. What do you see?"

The teachers were puzzled. They saw sharpness, decisiveness, ruthlessness?