Seeing Wang Dong'er's challenge in the group chat, Chu Mo smiled. What was so impossible about it?
[Chu Mo: I have no reason to lie. This is all out in the open, so how could I be making it up? If I'm not sure, I'll say it's a guess or some bit of unofficial history.]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Didn't you say there were three? Who are the original body and the other clone?]
[Xiao Who Plays the Flute: Yeah, yeah! Is Wang Dong a triplet or something?]
[Revenge Girl: Wow, that'd be so convenient. Three beautiful girls...]
[Chu Mo: ???]
What kind of kink was that? Even Chu Mo, a pervert himself, thought this person was a pervert!
[Chu Mo: Heh. One of the other two is the one we just saw, named Wang Qiu'er. She's a transformed Soul Beast, and you could say she's a clone—or not. Someone forcibly inscribed a strand of their soul into her, and the user forcibly took over her luck.]
[Revenge Girl: Luck? Soul Beasts have luck too?]
[Chu Mo: The Emperor Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest bears the luck of all Soul Beasts. As long as it exists, Soul Beasts have a better chance of surviving the Thunder Tribulation. So, do you think it has luck or not?]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: You mean...]
[Chu Mo: That's right. It's an attempt to seize the Soul Beasts' luck. As long as the person is strong enough, they can use their soul as a tether. Once the luck is fused, it'll feed back into them.]
[Cat Who Controls Speed: Then who does it feed back to?]
[Chu Mo: Heh, the dominant soul in the hands of the one who planned it, of course. After the fusion, its strength will soar and the other consciousnesses will fade. It's cruel, but it really is a way to become stronger.]
Divine Realm.
In her bedroom, Zhu Zhuqing stared at the messages, stunned.
Who in the entire Divine Realm would dare do something like this to Tang Wutong, treating her so cruelly, like a Gu worm being raised? A name had barely crossed Zhu Zhuqing's mind when she lowered her head.
Zhu Zhuqing shook her long hair like a rattle and muttered under her breath.
"Impossible, impossible!"
[Cat Who Controls Speed: A name?]
Xiao Wu was lying beside her. A strand of hair tickled her hand, so she pulled it away, propped herself up, and looked at Zhu Zhuqing curiously.
"Zhuqing, you're acting so strange. What's impossible now?"
"Huh?"
Zhu Zhuqing, anxiously waiting for a reply, flinched at the question. She turned to look at Xiao Wu, and when their eyes met, she felt guilty and looked away.
"N-no, it's nothing. I'm just a little uncomfortable."
Zhu Zhuqing tried to brush Xiao Wu off, but Xiao Wu wasn't having it. She kept pressing, and the two immediately started tussling.
Xiao Wu had also recovered from her sorrowful memories, returning to her lively self. The corners of her mouth slowly lifted into a charming smile, and she leaped onto Zhu Zhuqing.
"Hehe, take this! Pounce!"
"Haha, stop it! That tickles~"
The atmosphere here gradually shifted from the silence and tension of a moment ago to lively warmth.
But things were nothing like that in Freshman Dormitory Room 108.
Wang Dong'er's eyes were red and puffy from rubbing them. She simply couldn't believe that she was incomplete, that she was just material to be fused with someone else's clone!
Huo Yu'er, who had witnessed all this, was filled with regret.
If only she hadn't brought it up... She hadn't expected to make her good friend feel so awful.
Wang Dong'er wiped away her tears again, quickly pulling herself together. She bared her teeth at someone.
[Dong'er is Not a Girl: That's right. I want a name. Let's see who wants to use me as material for a clone fusion!]
[Revenge Girl: Someone that powerful has to be a Limit Douluo, right? Could it be the father or second uncle Wang Dong mentioned before?]
[Chu Mo: Heh, a Limit Douluo couldn't do this. The main soul is named Tang Wutong.]
[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Who's in control? Is it that person named Tang Wutong?]
[Chu Mo: Not quite. Tang Wutong is currently in a half-soul state, with her consciousness sealed away. As for who's in control, of course it's her father.]
[Chu Mo: Sea God Tang San.]
Divine Realm.
The moment Zhu Zhuqing saw the name, she froze in the middle of playfully tussling with Xiao Wu.
"Take this! My Tickling-You-to-Godhood Technique!"
Xiao Wu had been tickling her for a while, her long legs even clamped around Zhu Zhuqing, but Zhu Zhuqing hadn't reacted at all. Xiao Wu looked exasperated.
"Why'd you freeze again?"
Xiao Wu lost interest and rested her cheek on Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder. Her hand still wandered forward as she wondered, Why are they bigger again? Why am I still not as big?
Zhu Zhuqing had too much on her mind to pay attention. She could only let Xiao Wu touch her.
[Cat Who Controls Speed: There's no way Sea God Tang San could have such thoughts.]
[Chu Mo: Heh, why not? Don't put the people from ten thousand years ago on a pedestal or romanticize them too much. They were indeed strong, and they did lead an era, but becoming gods didn't mean they stopped being human or lost their selfish desires.]
[Chu Mo: If they fused, they might even gain the Golden Dragon Bloodline, perhaps becoming stronger by merging with divine power. They could also obtain a powerful weapon, the Golden Dragon Spear. You have to admit, the plan is nearly perfect.]
In the bathroom of Meng Hongchen's bedroom.
Wearing a nightdress, she stood proudly in front of the mirror. She had already recovered from the moment when the video had left her devastated.
Her little hand was damp from her leg as she brushed the stray hair by her ear, slowly tidying herself up. Watching the group chat, she muttered softly.
"Heh, this gossip is even juicier than mine."
Halfway through muttering, she suddenly realized something was wrong, and her expression shifted.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! I didn't do anything like that, so why was I laughing like that?"
But it was true. Compared with Meng Hongchen pursuing Wang Dong'er while she was dressed as a boy, the revelation that Wang Dong'er was someone else's clone, and all the rest, the Sea God's scheme was somehow less gripping.
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Oh! So that makes Wang Dong'er's father the Sea God!]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: I'm shocked! I'm actually in a group chat with a god's daughter.]
[Dong'er is Not a Girl: You stupid frog, are you mocking me?!]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Don't be mad, little clone. I'm not mocking you. She's someone important—the Sea God from ten thousand years ago! You're his daughter. Isn't that great?]
[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Go to hell...]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Heh,...]
Divine Realm.
Zhu Zhuqing lay on her stomach on the bed, her face buried in the blanket as she muttered.
"Selfish desires?"
No one was perfect; everyone made mistakes. That was normal. But why would he treat his own daughter like this for the sake of his selfish desires, scattering her soul so that each person got a piece? Wasn't that taking things too far?
It really was just like the name: Soul Splitting and Gu Raising!
Could this really produce a powerful Tang Wutong with Soul Beast blood, without any changes at all?
Would the Tang Wutong that emerged from the fusion even still be Tang Wutong?
And Chu Mo had said that the Tang Wutong who existed now was only a consciousness, a soul without a body!
Was this really still her Third Brother?
Zhu Zhuqing's whole worldview had crumbled. Was this really Tang San as she remembered him?
She remembered Tang San as a kind and gentle person, someone who had faced the two Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall alone for the sake of the woman he loved. He could practically be called a paragon of purity!
But had he been that way with them, too?
No, no, no!
That wasn't scheming!
She quickly rejected the thought. Tang San had helped the Six Monsters become gods; that was no lie. She had already become a god herself. Whatever he was planning had nothing to do with them.
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