The Human World in Her Eyes

Boundless darkness swept over him.

Xue Yuheng only felt excruciating pain throughout his body, his consciousness sinking as if falling into the deep sea, sinking and sinking further.

He did not know how much time had passed when blinding sunlight suddenly pierced through the darkness.

He opened his eyes.

The sight before him was not the dense forest of the Star Dou Forest, but the familiar grassy field on the outskirts of Douling City, where a gentle breeze blew, carrying the scent of grass and wildflowers.

He looked down at his hands.

Small, chubby, the appearance of a two-year-old.

"Hey! Who are you? Why are you here all by yourself?"

A crisp, young girl's voice rang out from behind him.

Xue Yuheng's body stiffened, and he slowly turned around.

On the grass not far away stood a little girl with a light green ponytail, wearing a pale yellow dress.

She held a bunch of freshly picked wildflowers in her hands, her emerald eyes sparkling as she curiously sized him up.

It was Xiao Xiaoxiao.

The two-year-old Xiao Xiaoxiao.

No.

He had clearly been struck by the Eye of Destiny of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, so how could he have returned here?

Returned to the day he and Xiao Xiaoxiao first met?

Xue Yuheng subconsciously dove into his spiritual sea.

It was completely empty.

The Wordless Heavenly Book that had floated there for seven or eight years was gone, the origin aura of the 400,000-year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion had vanished, and even the fluctuations of the Power of Creation were nowhere to be found.

He had truly reverted to that two-year-old crown prince who had just snuck out of the palace, full of curiosity about the outside world.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Xiao Xiaoxiao took small steps over to him, tilting her head to look at him. "My name is... Xiao Xiaoxiao, what's your name?"

Xue Yuheng looked at Xiao Xiaoxiao.

This wasn't real.

This was an illusion similar to the heart tribulation of the Ice Empress.

It was a dream woven for him by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion using the Power of Destiny.

"My name is Xue Yuheng," he said softly.

The days that followed were like being pressed on fast-forward.

In this world, there was no Wordless Heavenly Book.

He remained Prince Gan of the Douling Empire, possessing innate full soul power, and awakened the ancestral martial soul of the royal family.

Relying on his powerful soul strength, Xue Yuheng threw himself into the research of soul tools.

At the age of ten, he entered the Soul Tool Department of Shrek Academy as a special recruit, becoming the youngest soul tool student of that year.

Xiao Xiaoxiao's martial soul had not undergone a miraculous evolution either.

She had awakened twin martial souls, the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and the Nine Phoenixes Flute; she was gifted and possessed top-tier twin martial souls. There was no Four Symbols Divine Dragon Cauldron, no inheritance from the Wind Dragon King, and certainly no terrifying god-level soul rings.

She and the Xue Yuheng of this world were admitted to Shrek together.

The two studied at Shrek together and grew up together.

Xue Yuheng became the youngest level-nine soul engineer on the continent, and the soul engineer legion he built single-handedly gave the declining Douling Empire a renewed sense of confidence.

Xiao Xiaoxiao, meanwhile, cultivated step by step to the Super Douluo realm, becoming the youngest clan leader in the history of the Soul Suppressing Family.

There was no Xue Qingwu, no Yu Mengdi, and none of the talented young girls whose fates he had changed.

In his world, there was only Xiao Xiaoxiao.

At the age of twenty-five, under the joint arrangements of the Douling Empire royal family and the Soul Suppressing Family, they were married.

There was no grand, earth-shattering confession, no world-shaking ceremony.

On a night with flickering red candles, Xiao Xiaoxiao wore a bright red wedding dress, sitting by the bed, looking at him with some shyness: "Little Xue, from now on, we are husband and wife."

Xue Yuheng took her hand.

"Mm, from now on, I will protect you."

Their marriage began with family arrangements, but it ended in love.

More than a decade of companionship had long since made the two an indispensable part of each other's lives.

They supported each other through thick and thin, cherished one another, managed the precarious Douling Empire together, and resisted the encroaching pressure from the Sun Moon Empire together.

The Moon Shadow Squad still existed, but they had not become powerhouses at the Limit Douluo level.

They were the most loyal guards of Xue Yuheng, though the highest among them had only reached the Title Douluo realm.

Of course, under the supervision of Xiao Xiao, they had not become members of Xue Yuheng's harem.

The peaceful days were eventually shattered.

The Sun Moon Empire's ambition to unify the continent could no longer be concealed.

An assassination squad composed of over a dozen Title Douluos infiltrated Lingdou City in the dead of night, launching a decapitation strike against the upper echelons of the Douling Empire.

In a single night, the imperial family suffered heavy casualties.

Xue Yuheng, relying on precise soul guidance device layouts and thunderous methods, ferreted out the traitors hidden deep within the empire and set a trap to kill seven Sun Moon Title Douluos in return, forcibly pulling the crumbling Douling Empire back from the brink of collapse.

The Douling Empire gained two more years of stability.

Yet everyone knew this was merely a stay of execution.

News arrived from across the continent: the Tianhun Empire had fallen, and the Star Luo Empire had lost more than half its territory.

The moment the figures of Death God Douluo Ye Xishui and Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao appeared above Lingdou City, everyone fell into despair.

The pressure from the two Limit Douluos was like the sky collapsing and the earth sinking, enveloping the entire capital.

"Douling Empire, those who surrender shall be spared."

Long Xiaoyao's voice, like a booming bell, echoed in everyone's ears.

On the city wall, Xue Yuheng wore silver armor resembling battle armor, his eyes fixed on the sky with determination.

Xiao Xiao stood by his side, the Nine Phoenixes Flute held to her lips and the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron hovering above her head, prepared for a fight to the death.

"My Douling Empire has no emperor who surrenders."

Xue Yuheng's voice was not loud, yet it spread throughout the entire city.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.

The beam of a level-nine single-target soul guidance ray pierced the sky, only to be shattered by a casual wave of Long Xiaoyao's hand.

Xiao Xiao's Soul-Suppressing Cauldron suppressed with all its might, yet could barely block a single attack from Ye Xishui.

The gap in strength was like a chasm.

Just as Ye Xishui's Death God Tower was about to descend upon Lingdou City.

A sudden change occurred.

"How dare you!"

Xiao Xiao let out a shrill cry.

Her body erupted with brilliant golden light; the original Soul-Suppressing Cauldron shattered instantly, replaced by a massive golden dragon circling in the sky.

The golden dragon scales shimmered with dazzling light under the sun, and a terrifying dragon might swept across the world.

Her soul rings also underwent a heaven-shaking transformation at this moment.

The original two yellow, two purple, and five black rings instantly changed into one yellow, two purple, two black, and four red.

Nine soul rings rotated around the golden dragon, emitting an aura that made one's heart tremble.

A Golden Dragon Spear appeared in her hand.

"Roar--!"

The golden dragon let out a roar that shook the heavens, charging toward Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao with an unstoppable momentum.

The Golden Dragon Spear swept out, its golden light tearing the sky apart.

Ye Xishui's expression changed, and her eighth soul skill, Death God Demon Puppet, instantly blocked in front of her.

With a loud bang, the Death God Demon Puppet was knocked back by the spear.

Long Xiaoyao also made his move; his sixth soul skill, Dragon Emperor Claw, carried the power to destroy the world as it clawed toward the golden dragon's head.

Xiao Xiao did not dodge or evade, thrusting the Golden Dragon Spear backhand to clash head-on with the Dragon Emperor Claw.

A terrifying shockwave spread out, causing the entire Lingdou City to tremble violently.

In the sky, the golden dragon shadow collided repeatedly with the two black figures.

No one had expected that this woman, usually gentle and quiet, possessed such terrifying hidden power.

She was actually holding off two Limit Douluos single-handedly.

The Golden Dragon Spear was stained with golden blood, and her body was covered in wounds.

Yet her gaze remained firm, blocking the sky above Lingdou City to prevent the attacks of the two Limit Douluos from endangering the civilians.

In the end, Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao were forced to retreat.

They had not expected the Douling Empire to hide such a powerhouse, and continuing the fight would only result in mutual destruction.

As for Xiao Xiao, she had exhausted her very last ounce of strength.

The golden dragon's shadow dissipated, and she fell from the sky.

Xue Yuheng leaped up, catching her steadily.

He held the blood-soaked Xiao Xiao in his arms, feeling her breathing grow weaker and weaker.

Despite the grave atmosphere, "Xiao Xiao" suddenly smiled.

She reached out a hand stained with blood, gently caressing Xue Yuheng's cheek, her voice frail:

"That book inside your head, why couldn't I simulate it?"

Xue Yuheng held her, his eyes calm and ripple-free, as if he had seen through everything long ago.

"Is this the human world in your eyes?"

"Xiao Xiao" nodded, a trace of confusion flashing in the depths of her eyes: "I saw your memories, I saw everything you have experienced.

But I still don't understand, why do humans kill each other?

Why, even when they know they will die, do they still desperately protect those things?"

Xue Yuheng said: "When we get out, I will take you to see the world. Besides cultivation, war... and the continuation of life, there are many other interesting things for humans."

"But they won't let me go to the human world." "Xiao Xiao" lowered her head, feeling somewhat dejected, "They say humans are all bad people who will hurt me."

"Then just sneak out. Could that really stop you?" Xue Yuheng said.

"Xiao Xiao" eyes lit up, then she looked at him with curiosity: "You seem to know many of my secrets?"

She always felt that what she had seen from Xue Yuheng's memories was merely the tip of the iceberg. There were too many things about him that she could not comprehend.

Xue Yuheng smiled and said nothing.

The surrounding world began to blur.

Lingdou City, the city walls, the sky—all of it, like a reflection in water, gradually dissipated.

"One day in the future, we will meet at Shrek." "Xiao Xiao" said with certainty, her tone full of anticipation, "Regarding that First Academy of the Continent, I have also gazed at it from afar outside the city a few times.

The Imperial Library in your memories has so many pictures of it."

The world was about to vanish completely.

"You aren't going to name yourself Wang Qiu'er, are you?" Xue Yuheng suddenly asked.

"Xiao Xiao" froze for a moment, then wrinkled her nose: "What Wang Qiu'er, that sounds terrible.

I want the surname Xue, hmm, let's go with Xue Xiaoxiao."

"Xue Xiaoxiao, not a bad name."