[He wasn't brain-dead, after all. Why would he have dared to ignore the Divine Realm's laws and descend to the mortal world while still wearing Tang Wutong's identity?]
[Tang Wutong was still Tang Wutong. Even when Huo Yuhao went crawling back to her, she still wouldn't give him the time of day.]
[After that, the two of them continued to go through one mess after another, including a legendary scene known as "Nine Blades, Eighteen Holes."]
[One day, Huo Yuhao ran into the Holy Spirit Cult's enshrined elder, the Limit Douluo Long Xiaoyao.]
[Long Xiaoyao had joined the Holy Spirit Cult for Ye Xishui, but he didn't approve of her evil deeds.]
[Of course, that disapproval was only skin-deep.]
[At the same time, he pretended to want to kill Huo Yuhao, when in fact he wanted to cultivate him, so he acted the villain and threatened him!]
[Long Xiaoyao gave him a choice: stab yourself nine times, or I'll stab Tang Wutong nine times instead.]
[Huo Yuhao really was foolish enough to stab himself nine times, piercing straight through his body and leaving eighteen holes.]
[This scene was meant to show his deep devotion, and Huo Yuhao really was one tough bastard.]
[But what about Tang Wutong?]
[Long Xiaoyao had her pinned down, and all she could do was claim she couldn't move and cry her eyes out.]
[Watching your man mutilate himself, and you don't even lift a finger?]
[Even if he weren't your man, even if he were just a classmate, you could at least try shouting for help, couldn't you?]
[Some people might say she was being restrained—oh, come on, being pinned down makes you completely useless?]
[Can't you burn through your potential?]
[Can't you self-destruct?]
[You're a Soul Saint, and you're right next to him. Even pretending you're about to self-destruct could've distracted him.]
[Others might say she didn't like Huo Yuhao at the time, so why should she burn through her potential for him?]
[She didn't like him?]
[Then what was with all that heart-wrenching sobbing, like her heart was being cut to pieces?]
[If you really didn't like him, a couple of shouts would've been enough.]
[The original text said she was in agony, but all she did was bawl a few times. She didn't even try to fight back.]
[Pay attention: it wasn't that she couldn't fight back. She didn't even try to risk it.]
[This, this was pure giving up.]
[And the best part was that Huo Yuhao was telling stories about his past with Wang Dong'er while mutilating himself.]
[By the time he got to the last few stabs, Tang Wutong was so engrossed in the story that she stopped even shouting. She just stood there, dumbly listening.]
[If Long Xiaoyao hadn't spoken up, she would've forgotten she could still make a sound.]
[In the end, Huo Yuhao finished stabbing himself nine times. And Tang Wutong?]
[Did she just pass out and hit the ground?]
[Well, aren't you impressive.]
[Huo Yuhao was half-dead and still hadn't fallen, but you hadn't done a thing except shout a few times—and you were the first to collapse?]
[If Huo Yuhao had been any less lucky, there wouldn't even have been anyone left to collect his body.]
[What can you do besides stand there looking pretty?]
[The point isn't that you had to succeed at something.]
[Tang Wutong was a bona fide Soul Saint, with Triple Martial Souls and the Dragon God Bloodline.]
[There was no chance of beating Long Xiaoyao, but all he did was suppress you.]
[If you'd unleashed your power, even just to distract him, surely there would've been an opening?]
[So this wasn't about ability at all. It was entirely about attitude.]
[In the original text, after she was suppressed, she didn't try to resist even once.]
[Don't tell me twitching around a little counts as resisting!]
[And don't say she couldn't beat Long Xiaoyao even if she resisted!]
[Is that the point? The point is whether you can beat someone?]
[The point is that even if Huo Yuhao isn't your boyfriend, he's still your friend, your classmate—and he's taking nine stabs and getting pierced eighteen times for your sake, isn't he?]
[And you still won't even try to risk it?]
[You'd be fighting to save yourself, too!]
[With a brain like that, can't you even figure out what to do at a time like this?!]
The Light Screen played the legendary scene of Nine Blades, Eighteen Holes, complete with commentary.
Everyone watched the scene on the Light Screen, their hearts pounding despite themselves.
Good grief, to some extent, Huo Yuhao really was a devoted lover.
But when they remembered how ridiculously unhinged and useless Tang Wutong was, the scene that should've been moving suddenly became hilarious.
[Douluo Era 1, God of Evil]: "The daily entertainment just gets more and more enjoyable."
[Douluo Era 1, God of Evil]: "Even such a touching scene gets roasted as brain-dead. This Sharp Critique is pretty good."
[Douluo Era 1, Goddess of Goodness]: "Evil, you make it sound like he wasn't devoted."
[Douluo Era 1, God of Evil]: "Exactly. That's why I'm saying Tang Wutong's a dumbass. She really is useless."
[Douluo Era 2, Wang Dong'er]: "Th-this is really supposed to be my future self? How could I ever become like that!"
[Douluo Era 2, Wang Dong'er]: "If I were in that situation, I'd fight with everything I had, even if it killed me!"
[Douluo Era 2, Xiao Xiao]: "Dong'er, I believe you. Your future self could even die for love. How could you be afraid of an Evil Soul Master like that!"
[Douluo Era 2, Long Xiaoyao]: "Hey, hey, I'm not an Evil Soul Master. Seriously, why do I end up playing the villain in every story..."
[Douluo Era 2, Mu En]: "You brought it on yourself. Sigh. Xiaoyao, you should make it up to Yuhao and the others later."
[Douluo Era 2, Ye Xishui]: "Xiaoyao! Mu En!"
[Douluo Era 2, Mu En]: "Xishui, there's no need to say more. What happened between us is in the past..."
[Douluo Era 3, Tang Wulin]: "I never would've guessed that Senior Huo Yuhao and Senior Tang Wutong's love story was so unusual."
[Douluo Era 3, Tang Wulin]: "We only knew that Senior Huo Yuhao was XXXX, but I never realized he'd gone through so much hardship when he was young."
[Douluo Era 1, God of Evil]: "Oh, please. Maybe Tang Wutong herself was the one who brought all that hardship on him."
[Douluo Era 1, God of Evil]: "By the way, kid, your name is Tang Wulin, and that girl's name is Tang Wutong? Could you two be related?"
[Douluo Era 3, Tang Wulin]: "Huh? Really? It's probably just a coincidence. We're from different eras..."
The Douluo Era 2 timeline.
Shrek Academy.
Wang Dong'er watched the content on the Light Screen and the comments from all those characters.
At that moment, Wang Dong'er was truly on the verge of breaking down.
She rubbed her eyes miserably. She hadn't quite started crying, but tears were already welling up.
Wang Dong'er shouted at the Light Screen:
"That's not me at all!"
"That future isn't me! How could I possibly be so useless!"
"Even if it were a god, I wouldn't be afraid. How could I just stand by and watch Huo Yuhao hurt himself like that?"
"Xiao Xiao, I feel awful. That can't be my future self!"
Xiao Xiao kept comforting her from beside her, then frowned and said, "Don't be afraid, Dong'er. Of course that isn't you."
"That person's called Tang Wutong, but you're Wang Dong'er!"
"Your memories are your own, and your thoughts are your own. You aren't Tang Wutong!"
"Don't worry, Dong'er. To me, you'll always be Wang Dong'er, my sibling and friend—not some God King's daughter!"
Wang Dong'er nodded, then couldn't help gritting her teeth and cursing:
"Damn it! If my future means I have to become like that, I'd rather not be any god's daughter."
"Even if it killed me, I'd never become a useless coward, a worthless woman!!"
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