Spirit of the Plane

Almost eight years have passed since I enrolled at the Shrek Academy.

Over the years, I've lived a life of ease and comfort. Not only has my cultivation level skyrocketed, but I've also gotten together with the girl I like, and I have several close friends by my side.

Everything was beautiful and peaceful.

If life could continue like this, it would be really great.

So much so that Zhou Huan forgot that before joining Shrek, he was a Hunter made a living by hunting Soul Beast.

Back then, he didn't have as much compassion as he does now, nor would he feel sympathy for the Soul Beast he was hunting.

Because at that time, surviving and becoming stronger was the only thing he wanted to do.

Now, after so many years of living a life of Hiding Path, he has truly become stronger, even stronger than he imagined. Ever since the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse Sacrifice for him, and especially after obtaining the Snow Empress, everything has become increasingly smooth.

It can be said that there were basically no major setbacks.

Therefore, after becoming powerful, Zhou Huan developed something he would never have had when Hunter: a sense of compassion.

Even when the Sprite suggested he absorb the Abyss creature, he felt a pang of reluctance.

Zhou Huan didn't know if this feeling was right or wrong.

Some might think this is a bit too sentimental, after all, those Abyss creature that only know how to kill and devour. They not only lack humanity, but even Soul Beast are several levels more intelligent than them.

Therefore, there is really no need to feel reluctant about devouring Abyss creature.

Zhou Huan's first thought was that no matter how much the Abyss creature liked killing and devouring Life, they hadn't harmed him, so there was no reason for him to actively devour Abyss creature.

But the next second, Zhou Huan realized that her idea was ridiculous and naive.

He had come all the way to the Abyss Plane. To these Abyss creature, he was just a piece of food, a mere human.

His mere appearance will inevitably lead to slaughter.

At that point, it won't be a question of whether he wants to devour Abyss creature or not.

Therefore, after a brief moment of inner conflict, Zhou Huan decided that in the Abyss Plane, he would once again become that emotionless Hunter.

There was no grand reason; he simply wanted to become stronger because he needed to face even more powerful enemies.

The law of the jungle prevails; this is the survival rule of the fantasy world.

Just like when Tang Hao wanted to kill him, Zhou Huan, after calming down, actually didn't hate Tang Hao.

Because hating someone also requires emotion, and clearly, Zhou Huan doesn't even know Tang Hao, so where would she get any emotion from?

Even now, Zhou Huan doesn't hate Tang Hao. He just wants to become stronger so he can slap Tang Hao to death.

Zhou Huan felt that his goal of killing Tang Hao was not driven by personal feelings; it was simply that Tang Hao wanted to kill him, so he naturally had to kill such an enemy.

Therefore, in order to kill Tang Hao as soon as possible, Zhou Huan decided that he had no choice but to wrong the Abyss creature.

Moreover, to kill Tang Hao, Zhou Huan would first have to deal with Tang San, and possibly kill Tang San as well, which would be a bit difficult for him, since the God King is not so easy to kill.

Therefore, Zhou Huan felt that not only should the Abyss creature be wronged, but the Abyss 108 Emperors might also have to be wronged.

However, before that, Zhou Huan had some questions to ask the Pagoda Soul Sprite.

After all, this little thing seemed to be constantly urging him to become stronger quickly, and had even chosen the places where he could become stronger.

When the Sprite suggested that he devour the Abyss creature, Zhou Huan understood that falling into the Abyss Plane was no accident, nor was it a helpless act by the Sprite to save him from the Blue Silver Overlord Spear.

This was definitely something the Pagoda Soul Sprite had planned long ago.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that he fell into the Abyss Plane, and the Abyss creature here just happen to be able to be devoured by his Floating Pagoda?

The probability of that is about as small as running into your ex-wife on a blind date.

So, it's clear that the Pagoda Soul Sprite is more anxious than Zhou Huan. In that case, he can have a good chat with this little thing that likes to play dead.

So, Zhou Huan looked at the empty sky above the tower and slowly said, "Let's put aside the matter of devouring Abyss creature for now. Little thing, since you can communicate, come out and let's have a proper talk."

Then, another line of text appeared in mid-air. "Your vital energy has been greatly depleted just now, so you need to continue your seclusion and recuperation. Please leave a message if you have anything to say, and we can discuss it later."

Seeing this, Zhou Huan's lips twitched again, and he almost blurted out a curse, but noticing that Snow Empress and Wang Qiu'er were beside him, he held back the urge to swear.

So Zhou Huan forced a professional smile and said, "I'll practice slowly later, anyway, I'm not in a hurry."

Another line of text immediately appeared in mid-air. "Don't you want to become stronger quickly and return to the Douluo Continent?"

Zhou Huan shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Whether it's ten or eight years, or three or five years, I don't care."

After a long silence, a voice finally rang out from mid-air. "Your girlfriend, all your friends are in the Douluo Continent."

Upon seeing this, Zhou Huan's eyes turned cold. "What, are you threatening me?"

As he spoke, the entire Floating Pagoda trembled, and a chilling aura emanated from it. Then, the three-inch-tall Sprite leaped out.

Immediately, Zhou Huan stared intently at the Sprite and said, "I can't control you, but don't forget, the Floating Pagoda is mine."

Previously, Zhou Huan could speak politely to the Sprite. Even though he guessed that the Sprite had tricked him into the Abyss Plane, it had at least saved him and provided him with the fastest place to cultivate and level up.

Therefore, Zhou Huan could turn a blind eye to some of the Sprite's thoughts and didn't care if he was occasionally tricked, after all, he had received great benefits from the Floating Pagoda over the years.

As the saying goes, there's no such thing as a free lunch, nor is there a free breakfast or dinner.

Since you have gained the benefits, you must also bear the consequences.

But Zhou Huan hates being threatened the most, especially when it involves people he cherishes. This is his Achilles' heel, something that must never be crossed.

Clearly, the Pagoda Soul Sprite realized its mistake at this point, and said, "I wasn't threatening you, I was just stating the facts. Besides, I'm right here, how could I possibly threaten you with people from the Douluo Continent?"

Zhou Huan remained silent, but Snow Empress looked at the Sprite and coldly said, "Put everything else aside for now. I just want to ask, why would Deity want to kill Zhou Huan?"

This question hits the nail on the head.

What Zhou Huan could see, Snow Empress, being as clever as she was, could also see. Ever since the appearance of this Pagoda Soul Sprite, it had always carried an air of mystery, but it rarely showed itself.

Snow Empress and the others knew that the Pagoda Soul Sprite was inside the Floating Pagoda, so they didn't dare to discuss it. They intentionally or unintentionally ignored her existence and didn't even want to talk about her.

Now that things have come to this point, it's time to ask these questions.

The Pagoda Soul Sprite hesitated for a moment before sighing softly and replying with a dejected look, "Do you know of the existence of the Spirit of the Plane?"

Upon hearing the words "Spirit of the Plane," Zhou Huan's eyes lit up, and he quickly understood many of the questions. It turned out that this was the real reason why Tang Hao wanted to kill him.

No, it should be said that Tang Hao wanted to kill the Pagoda Soul Sprite, but now he and the Pagoda Soul Sprite are indistinguishable.

Sure enough, the Pagoda Soul Sprite answered its own question the next moment, "Actually, I am the Spirit of the Plane, the Spirit of the Douluo Plane."