After arriving in the Divine Realm, Tang San humiliated and tortured Huo Yuhao all over again, treating him like a dog. Only after all that did he finally let Huo Yuhao see Tang Wutong.
The most outrageous part was that even after they reached the Divine Realm, that lock was still there! In name, Tang San had agreed to let them marry and promised Tang Wutong to Huo Yuhao.
But after all that, Huo Yuhao had apparently become nothing more than a eunuch husband. He wasn't even allowed to touch Tang Wutong, and could only chop wood, cook, and serve tea and water!
"Holy crap, that's fucking tragic. He became a god, so how does he seem even more miserable than an ordinary person like me?"
"Poor Huo Yuhao ended up becoming Dai Yuhao. Shrek and the Tang Sect are basically a dog-training camp!"
"Who'd ever go to Shrek Academy? I'd rather be an ordinary mortal than a dog with no dignity or status!"
At that moment, the final image on the Sky Screen faded away, settling on Huo Yuhao kneeling respectfully outside the Sea God's divine palace, paying his respects to his father-in-law.
[Shrek and Tang Sect's Yuhao forgot his original aspirations, lost his dignity, betrayed himself, and became a slave and a dog. He had divine power to spare, yet sold his soul and served in humiliating subservience the enemy who killed his beloved and his teacher. Utterly shameful.]
[As a Child of Destiny, with countless fortuitous encounters, he ultimately managed to become only a First-Level God, neither high nor low in the Divine Realm. He followed behind Tang San, achieving nothing.]
[Overall evaluation: A complete disaster!]
Seeing the evaluation on the Sky Screen, no one across the continent disagreed in the slightest. Some even thought it was too lenient.
A complete disaster? He was the worst of the worst! With a life like that, he might as well find a piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow and smash his head against it. Even that giant ice worm that slept all day wasn't this embarrassing!
[Rank 10: Shrek-Tang Yuhao. Review complete. Reward settlement: Dog collar x1.]
"Jingle, jingle..."
As Tang Ya and Bei Bei watched in speechless disbelief, a golden collar that looked just like a dog collar really did fall from the sky, landing beside Huo Yuhao's feet.
It was as if Heaven itself were mocking him.
Huo Yuhao looked at the collar and fell silent for a while. Then he quietly picked it up and leisurely tucked it into his travel pack.
Well, perhaps one day he might find a use for it...
Of course, he'd use it on someone else.
Seeing Huo Yuhao do that, Tang Ya and Bei Bei were left speechless. For some reason, both of them had a bad feeling.
At that moment, the image on the Sky Screen changed again.
[Parallel Universe of Ten Thousand Worlds Huo Yuhao, rank 9: Mysterious Underworld Sect Yuhao!]
This time, the people across the continent weren't the only ones dumbfounded. Even Huo Yuhao, the transmigrator himself, had a bewildered look flash across his face.
"What the hell is going on? This thing has another one?"
Of course, the people across the continent were mostly curious. In the current Douluo Continent, the Mysterious Underworld Sect was a renowned first-rate sect, with plenty of experts in every generation. It even had familial ties to the imperial family of the Dou Ling Empire.
In the eyes of the few who knew the inside story, the Mysterious Underworld Sect's most distinctive feature was its unique "awakening" method, which was not something outsiders could know about.
At that moment, everyone wondered: What would happen if this Child of Destiny hadn't gone to Shrek Academy, but had gone to the Mysterious Underworld Sect instead?
However, the scene that appeared next on the Sky Screen only left everyone even more confused.
Huo Yuhao didn't appear in the scene. Instead, it showed a square-jawed young noble in the Mysterious Underworld Sect's black uniform. Led by a servant, he wore a lecherous, eager grin.
"Second Young Master, Second Young Master! Your coming-of-age ceremony is going to be a real treat today!"
"You've no idea—we've found you a genuine beauty this time. You're sure to be satisfied."
"Haven't you been saying for years that you wanted to experience that wonderful feeling as soon as possible? Today's your fifteenth birthday, and the family head personally arranged everything for you. So why aren't you in a hurry?"
Watching the two men's lecherous conversation on the Sky Screen, everyone across the continent grew even more curious. Only Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan, back at Shrek Academy, looked utterly grim. Jiang Nannan had even gone pale.
To them, this was without a doubt the most shameful memory of their lives.
Soon, led by the servant, an excited Xu Sanshi arrived at a certain place.
The atmosphere here was rather suggestive. The lanterns outside were all pink. Inside, there were pavilions and towers, rockeries and flowing streams—a scene of refined elegance.
"We're here, Second Young Master. It's right inside."
The servant's smile turned lecherous as he pointed to a small house in the corner, not far ahead.
In an instant, Xu Sanshi's mouth went dry, and his eyes lit up.
"Heh-heh, then I won't hold back."
"Why would you? Ahem. You already know this, but I have to say it again. According to our Mysterious Underworld Sect's rules, direct male descendants with Martial Souls must undergo an additional, special awakening ceremony at the age of fifteen."
"This awakening is going to be very important for you. Once it's complete, your Martial Soul may evolve. If it evolves into a Black Tortoise Shield, you'll be the leading candidate to become the next family head."
The servant hesitated, then continued, "Second Young Master, the 'awakener' we found for you this time is very special. If you succeed, you won't just awaken your Martial Soul—you'll gain plenty of other benefits too."
"If it were someone else, it might be a little... well, difficult. But the family head has already seen the things you usually look at. Since you're into that sort of thing, it won't be a problem."
"W-what? Dad already saw them?"
Xu Sanshi's face turned scarlet in an instant. He was so mortified he wished he could dig a hole and crawl into it.
At that moment, he didn't even have time to wonder what the servant meant by "very special."
Outside the Sky Screen, Xu Sanshi stared at the scene in Shrek Academy and froze.
What was going on? How had things developed like this? Chen Wen never said any of that to me back then!
"Come on, Young Master, you can go in now. Don't waste time. It might not work with someone else, but if it's you, I guarantee you'll be satisfied tonight!"
Chen Wen patted Xu Sanshi on the shoulder again, his gaze somewhat complicated.
"What do you mean, 'might not work'? If I'm not satisfied, I'll settle the score with you later. Get lost!"
Xu Sanshi said irritably, shoving the man away. Chen Wen had clearly implied something just now, leaving him completely confused. But with Evil Fire burning inside him, Xu Sanshi couldn't be bothered to think about it.
First things first: he had to hurry up and "awaken" his Martial Soul and complete his coming-of-age ceremony!