Beauty and the Beast

"Good! A fitting punishment! Turn him into a real beast!"

"Human Face, Beast Heart—now he matched inside and out! Hahaha!"

However, just as everyone thought this punishment would continue until He Caitou completely broke down,

the cold golden light above the Sky Screen suddenly softened.

A line of text no one had expected slowly emerged.

[The Heavenly Dao is merciless, yet true feelings still exist.]

[Countless sins may yet hold a sliver of hope.]

Hm?

What was going on?

Why had the tone suddenly changed?

Just as billions of living beings across both eras were left stunned and confused,

the Sky Screen's image locked onto one of the Shrek Seven Devils.

It focused on Xiao Xiao, the petite girl who was now pale with fright.

[Upon inspection, Xiao Xiao, one of those listed on the Scourge List, once harbored affection and deep admiration for the hypocrite Xu He.]

[Though her feelings were never spoken, her intentions were already clear.]

Boom!!!

Those two sentences struck Xiao Xiao like bolts from the blue!

They instantly ignited the gossip-hungry souls of countless viewers outside!

"Holy shit?! That happened?"

"Back on the Sky Screen, Xiao Xiao really had looked at He Caitou with admiration while he was analyzing things, and she even praised him for being smart!"

Inside Sea God Pavilion, Xiao Xiao's face flushed crimson in an instant!

Ashamed and enraged, she instinctively tried to deny it.

"I didn't! You're talking nonsense!"

But the Sky Screen gave her no chance to explain herself.

An even more shocking punishment followed close behind!

``` [The second punishment is now activated—

Beauty and the Beast!]

[Xiao Xiao and He Caitou are hereby designated fated lovers!]

[So long as their hearts connect and they achieve the mutual complement of yin and yang, Xu