The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, While the Oriole Waits Behind

Fifty miles northwest of Star Luo City stood a palace-like structure. Its golden roof, red gates, and archaic tones inspired an involuntary sense of solemnity.

This was the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, and also the place where every story in the original work began.

It was currently noon. The back gate on the north side of the duke's mansion opened soundlessly, and a small figure quietly slipped out.

The youth was named Huo Yuhao, the male protagonist of the original Peerless Tang Sect.

Originally, he should have lived the most glorious and dazzling life, yet in the end, Tang San had trained him like a dog until he became the Tang Family's slave for life.

Within the concealed Time Domain, Jiang Yuheng let out a soft sigh. He found Huo Yuhao's ending in the original story deeply regrettable.

Such a good person, only to end up...

Heh heh.

But now that I'm here, how much chance do you think your flawless plan still has?

Tang San...

After running out of the room, he soon stopped before a grave in the back mountain. Only a few simple words were carved upon it: Tomb of Huo Yun'er.

"Mother, watch over me from heaven. No matter how much effort it takes, one day, I will return and avenge you!"

"From today onward, I will take your surname. My name is Huo—Huo Yuhao!"

After speaking those words, his eyes cautiously turned toward the azure sky. His fists clenched instinctively, as though he feared something.

After reciting his lines according to the script, Huo Yuhao turned and ran into the forest. Then, both his figure and aura vanished completely.

At that moment, two distinct ripples appeared in the azure sky. Immediately afterward, two golden specks of light descended rapidly, deliberately concealing their auras.

"This should be the place. In a moment, you will be responsible for releasing the aura barrier. I'll release the Resurrection Divine Light, and we'll quickly complete the task Lord Sea God assigned us!"

"What's the rush? That kid has already left. Do you think he'll still discover us?" the other golden speck said without restraint.

As the two spoke, they began casting the Resurrection Divine Light. In only an instant, beneath the blinding radiance, the woman long dead within the grave gradually regained color, and her body returned to a normal human temperature.

However, due to the sudden resurrection and the woman's excessive weakness, her consciousness remained unconscious.

One of them said coldly, "Heh heh, with this leverage in hand, and Lord Sea God's daughter already having arrived in the Lower Realm, the plan will surely be foolproof!"

"Afterward, we'll arrange for the two of them to meet by chance and make this Child of Destiny fall in love with her. By then, won't an obedient dog be ours for the taking?"

The other chimed in, "Not only that. With that kid's help, even if that old bastard, the God of Destruction, is unwilling, he'll still have to obediently hand the Divine Realm's command authority to Lord Sea God!"

Meanwhile, within the dense northern forest, Huo Yuhao, concealed within the Space Domain, had taken in every word and everything the two had done.

At this moment, his eyes had long been consumed by overwhelming hatred, while the tree trunk supporting his body had already been crushed into a deep hollow by his right hand.

"Bastards! Using me wasn't enough—you even want to control my mother!"

The moment his words fell, Huo Yuhao was about to charge out of the area covered by the Time Domain. Anger had already overwhelmed his rational mind.

His mother was Huo Yuhao's Inverse Scale.

If anyone dared touch her, then even at the cost of his life, Huo Yuhao would tear a piece of flesh from them.

Just as he was about to rush out, a pair of strong hands landed on his back. At the same time, an incredibly frigid Ice Aura entered his body.

Although this Cold Air was tyrannical, it was transmitted with exceptional gentleness.

"Yuhao, how many times have I taught you not to let anger take over your reason?" Jiang Yuheng said slowly.

The moment he heard Jiang Yuheng's voice, Huo Yuhao immediately felt as though he had found his backbone.

"Brother Yuheng!" Huo Yuhao cried excitedly.

"Don't worry. With us here, their scheme won't succeed."

As he spoke, Jiang Yuheng had already turned around, his gentle gaze falling upon the Silver-haired Maiden leaning against a tree behind him, a girl with peerless beauty.

"Isn't that right, Sister Luo?"

The girl called Sister Luo yawned. A pale silver radiance instantly gathered in her right hand, and in the next moment, the Time Stop domain froze around the two figures.

"Alright, you handle the rest yourself. If I make another move, I'm afraid I'll disrupt the karmic threads of the future outcome."

With that, she vanished without a trace, not even leaving behind the slightest aura.

Huo Yuhao stepped forward and asked curiously, "Brother Yuheng, who was that older sister just now?"

Jiang Yuheng smiled. "She's a very good Big Sister. I'll introduce you to her when there's a chance. Come on, let's hurry. Don't let that guy in the sky notice anything suspicious."

Huo Yuhao nodded solemnly.

The two quickly entered the Time Domain. Huo Yuhao immediately hurried to Huo Yun'er's side, and upon seeing her current state, he grew frantic.

"Brother Yuheng, please wake my mother first. If she keeps sleeping like this, I'm afraid..."

Huo Yuhao's concern was not unfounded. If a human revived by the Resurrection Divine Light was not awakened in time, her consciousness would remain trapped in slumber until she became a true living corpse.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's anxious expression, Jiang Yuheng patted his shoulder again, calming him down once more.

"Don't rush. Tang San is very vigilant. There's no guarantee he didn't tamper with that Resurrection Divine Light. After all, that bastard even did that to Dong'er..."

At the mention of Dong'er, an extremely cold glint flashed through Jiang Yuheng's eyes. His fists clenched tightly, and the ultimate chill radiating from his body added a layer of frost even to the Time Domain.

"Heh, enough of that. Don't panic yet. Let me examine Aunt first. It won't be too late to wake her afterward."

Huo Yuhao nodded repeatedly. "Right, right, right! Brother Yuheng, you're right. I was too anxious!"

Jiang Yuheng walked over to Huo Yun'er and concentrated Soul Power into one finger before pressing it against her forehead.

Huo Yun'er had no Soul Power, so it was not difficult for Jiang Yuheng to enter her consciousness.

He closed his eyes and used his Soul Power to carefully inspect Huo Yun'er's Divine Sense.

Just as Jiang Yuheng had expected, deep within her consciousness was an extremely faint strand of deep-blue Divine Sense. The Golden Trident mark upon its forehead was especially conspicuous.

The rest is up to you, Boss Luo, Jiang Yuheng silently muttered in his heart.

The instant his thought ended, a pair of scarlet eyes quietly lit up behind Jiang Yuheng. A sacred and majestic figure slowly emerged, and with only a glance, it completely obliterated the Divine Sense before them.

After it was over, Jiang Yuheng hurriedly withdrew from Huo Yun'er's Divine Sense. His Soul Power was not high, and remaining in another's Divine Sense for too long would cause tremendous damage to his body.

"Done."

Jiang Yuheng's face was slightly pale. He gave Huo Yuhao an OK gesture and told him what had happened within Huo Yun'er's Divine Sense, though he did not reveal anything about that golden figure.

The time had not yet come.

Huo Yuhao clenched his fists, unable to conceal the viciousness in his expression. "That bastard—I'll settle the score with him myself sooner or later!"

This time, Jiang Yuheng did not stop Huo Yuhao. Their goals were the same.

As a transmigrator, no one understood that little bastard Tang San's ugly true face better than Jiang Yuheng.

From beginning to end, he had been nothing more than a hypocrite. When he hunted Soul Beasts, it was righteous; when others hunted Soul Beasts, it was unforgivable evil.

Not only that, after obtaining Divine Slaughter's Domain, he had wiped out the City of Slaughter in one stroke. This led to the later proliferation of Evil Soul Masters and completely cut off the Asura God's inheritance.

Even more laughably, in order to control Huo Yuhao, this Child of Destiny, he had not hesitated to split his own daughter's divine soul in two.

Heh, little bastard Tang San, don't you love playing the snipe and clam? Then let's see who ends up being the snipe and clam, and who becomes the fisherman!

Jiang Yuheng took a step back and first released his Soul Power, stabilizing the surrounding Time Domain.

Then, following his own plan, he used that Creation Divine Power to create a Dai Yun'er whose appearance, aura, and Divine Sense were completely identical.

First, he would use this fake to lower little bastard Tang San's guard and make him believe that, with this leverage, he could still easily control Huo Yuhao, the Child of Destiny.

Little did he know that the positions of the snipe and clam and the fisherman had long since been exchanged...

After completing everything, Jiang Yuheng brought Dai Yun'er into his Time Domain, where she would receive the best treatment.

If they were putting on an act, they had to see it through to the end.

If little bastard Tang San discovered any flaw, dealing with it would still be rather troublesome. After all, Jiang Yuheng had not come to this world for Huo Yuhao alone...

More importantly, there was Wang Dong'er!

Immediately afterward, the two swiftly left the Time Domain and ran into the northern forest.

"Brother Yuheng, where are we going next?" Huo Yuhao asked.

Jiang Yuheng smiled. "Naturally, we're going to obtain the First Soul Ring for your Spirit Eyes."