Xiong Jun's Bewilderment

"I once saw that name in a novel. He was even the protagonist."

"A novel? Then how did the protagonist end up?"

Wang Dong smacked her lips in disappointment, while Huo Yuhao let out a sigh of relief.

"It should have been pretty good?"

"Famous throughout the world, remembered for generations, parents still alive, a harmonious family, immense strength, and ascension to the God Realm."

Lu Wu's expression turned somewhat strange.

"That does sound pretty good. Yuhao, the other you had it quite nice."

Wang Dong patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Huo Yuhao imagined such a scene. It seemed rather nice?

"What was that book called? Who was the author?"

Huo Yuhao became interested as well.

"Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect. The author's pen name was Tang Jia San Shao. It tells the story of Huo Yuhao's growth on Douluo Continent."

Lu Wu honestly gave the answer.

"No, Yuhao, I absolutely have to read your story."

Who knew what Wang Dong had thought of, but she laughed so hard she bent back and forth, one hand resting on Huo Yuhao's shoulder.

"Alright, let's go eat. Want to join us, Lu Wu?"

Huo Yuhao invited the new transfer student.

"Let's go!"

Lu Wu agreed.

Meanwhile, within the Holy Spirit Cult's base.

"Lu Ze, from this day onward, you are the Saint Child of my Holy Spirit Cult."

Zhongli Wu looked down at the youth standing ramrod straight below him with a sinister smile.

"Yes, Cult Master."

Lu Ze raised his head slightly, an almost imperceptible trace of mockery flashing through his clear blue eyes.

"Time waits for no one, time waits for no one."

Kong Deming sighed as he looked at the youth before him.

"If not for this war, if the continent could remain peaceful for a few more decades, I would absolutely have the confidence to cultivate a Rank 10 Soul Engineer."

"Lu Bai, rest assured. In this final stretch of time, I will teach you everything I have."

"Yes, Master."

Lu Bai smiled calmly, as though he did not care at all about the issue Kong Deming had mentioned.

A large number of people had suddenly appeared in the world—young and old, tall and short, fat and thin. Each had their own experiences, each had their own stories.

Strangely enough, it seemed that not a single person had noticed the anomaly of their sudden appearance.

Of course, none of this affected the development of the Star Dou Great Forest.

After that blessing, the concentration of heaven and earth essence within the Star Dou Great Forest grew ever higher. Coupled with the fact that nearly all Soul Beasts had gained a certain degree of intelligence, the Star Dou Great Forest became thoroughly lively.

"Let me see, it should be here."

Xiong Jun looked at the map in his hand. One red dot after another was marked upon it, and his current position was at one of those dots.

Xiong Jun opened his bear paw, revealing over a dozen small iron rods lying quietly in it.

Xiong Jun picked up one of the small iron rods and poured Soul Power into it. The rod gradually enlarged in his hand.

These were formation pillars refined earlier, inscribed with all sorts of runes. To make them easier to carry and install, they had been shrunk down for transport, then enlarged once they reached their destination.

Xiong Jun lightly stamped his right foot. The ground trembled faintly, and an earthen pillar slowly rose before him until it broke off at a certain point, roughly thirty meters long.

Xiong Jun tossed the formation pillar into the hollow, then filled the earthen pillar back into it and compacted it.

He formed a hand seal, and an invisible aura began spreading outward. Upon reaching a certain boundary, it connected and merged with other auras.

Xiong Jun glanced at the map in his hand and headed toward the next location.

"Who am I?"

"Where am I?"

"Where am I going?"

A mental voice suddenly lingered by Xiong Jun's ear. It had breached his defenses without him even noticing, instantly putting him on guard.

"What little punk dares provoke your Grandpa Xiong?"

Xiong Jun unleashed his spiritual power in every direction. In an instant, all fell silent, and every living creature within a kilometer was killed by the impact of that spiritual power.

"Who am I?"

"Where am I?"

"Where am I going?"

That voice still drifted around Xiong Jun, like a ghost no one knew existed.

"Hm?"

Xiong Jun tried using his spiritual power to block out the thought, and discovered that he truly could no longer hear the voice.

But who was he? He was Xiong Jun. How could he avoid confronting that thought? That would be admitting defeat! He had worked so hard to cultivate, yet he was going to avoid it? Wouldn't all that cultivation have been for nothing?

Xiong Jun lifted the block, calmed himself, and used the small technique Lu Master had taught him to search for the other party's existence.

He scanned the ground inch by inch. Even the corpses he had killed were inspected over and over, yet Xiong Jun could not find the source of that voice. It still echoed in his heart.

"If the Auspicious Beast were here, it'd be easy. Just pinch with those two claws, and she'd find where the other side was."

Xiong Jun scratched his head in frustration. It was not as if he had never tried learning divination. Lu Wu had also told them that they should master it as much as possible, or at least learn how to conceal themselves to avoid being divined by others.

But no talent meant no talent. Xiong Jun simply could not learn it no matter what. He could not comprehend a thing, and that troubled him greatly.

"No, I'm going to find the Auspicious Beast. I'm not wasting time here with it."

Xiong Jun decided to call in reinforcements. Once they found the other party, he would definitely give it a good lesson.

"So you came to me for divination because of this?"

Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked at Xiong Jun helplessly. Surely he had not cultivated himself into hearing things?

"Hehe, Auspicious Beast, just divine it for me. Lu Master said that details determine success or failure. We're about to fight, so we can't overlook any abnormality in the grand formation. It's definitely not because I'm angry that I can't find that guy."

Xiong Jun felt a little embarrassed. His eldest son was several times the Auspicious Beast's age, yet he still had to ask her for help.

"Fine, I'll divine it."

Three-Eyed Golden Lion curled her lips. Regardless of what Xiong Jun truly thought, a problem like this really should be investigated as early as possible.

The other beasts also gathered around curiously. It was rare for Xiong Jun to ask the Auspicious Beast for help. Moreover, she was currently the best at divination among them, and they wanted to watch the spectacle.

Three-Eyed Golden Lion took out a golden flower ball and began divining that unknown existence.

Darkness—boundless darkness. Everything Three-Eyed Golden Lion could see was filled with darkness.

"Who am I?"

"Where am I?"

"Where am I going?"

That ethereal voice, like that of a ghost, lingered by Three-Eyed Golden Lion's ear.

After a while, Three-Eyed Golden Lion slowly opened her eyes. The third eye on her forehead revealed a contemptuous expression, while her face was filled with helplessness.

The other beasts could all tell that Xiong Jun seemed to have made a joke of himself this time, and they waited attentively for the Auspicious Beast to speak.

"Let's go there first. We'll talk once we get there."

Three-Eyed Golden Lion did not directly reveal the answer and merely headed toward that place.

Although she already knew where it was, Three-Eyed Golden Lion remained very curious about that unknown living being.

The other beasts exchanged glances and followed after her to watch the drama unfold.

Lu Wu stepped out of the cave entrance, and a vast, boundless world slowly unfolded before his eyes.

The sense of danger in his heart continued warning him to leave quickly. Acting on instinct, Lu Wu transformed into a streak of light and began darting through the sky.

"Damn, so this is flying?"

Lu Wu felt the fierce wind constantly sweeping over him. So flying felt this free.

Lu Wu looked down, trying to determine his current situation from the scenery below.

"Willow trees hundreds of meters tall, three-headed tigers, and a whole bunch of bizarre things... Where the hell am I?"

Lu Wu was utterly bewildered. This clearly was not Blue Star's rebirth of mutated beasts. He had been thrown straight into another world.

"Hey, you up ahead, stop right there! Hurry up and obediently let me eat you!"

A strange-sounding voice rang out beside Lu Wu's ear. Lu Wu instinctively looked toward its source.

A bizarre giant dozens of meters tall charged toward him with a stone spear in hand. Judging by its direction, it had chased after him from the cave entrance where he had been before.

"Eat me?"

Lu Wu instinctively pictured himself being skinned and dismembered, and his body suddenly shuddered. He drew upon the power within himself and began accelerating.