Something Is Wrong

"How would I know? I'm curious too. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's records on soul masters shouldn't be much worse than Spirit Hall's, yet he actually went to Spirit Hall and has now been thrown out. It's pretty baffling."

Snow Empress naturally did not care much about human affairs, so she merely treated such matters as interesting gossip.

"Yu Xiaogang... something is wrong... there must be something wrong. Could it be... because of me and Teacher... two beings who should never have been born into this world, causing a butterfly effect?"

By then, Phoenix King was certain there was something seriously wrong with Yu Xiaogang only being expelled from Spirit Hall now. Dugu Yan had also been born ahead of time, which further proved it. It was very likely that he and Medicine Elder had caused a butterfly effect.

The reason was simple: Phoenix King and Medicine Elder were both people who should not have appeared on Douluo Continent.

Phoenix King possessed the bloodline of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, while Medicine Elder was the foremost alchemist in Central Plains, at least publicly, on Dou Qi Continent.

The two of them should have remained on Dou Qi Continent, yet they had appeared on Douluo Continent. Once this tiny butterfly flapped its wings, it would inevitably trigger even more problems.

Take Yu Xiaogang's situation, for instance. He should have been expelled from Spirit Hall before Qian Renxue was born, yet he had only been thrown out after such a long delay. That alone showed there were many issues.

"What exactly are you thinking about?" Snow Empress looked at Phoenix King and did not know what else to say.

At that moment, Snow Empress felt as though Phoenix King had fallen into some strange mental loop and could not pull himself out.

"It's nothing." Phoenix King knew Snow Empress was watching him, so it was better not to say anything.

"I'm not interested in whatever you're thinking about, but if it's important, you should say it quickly. That way, everyone can help you."

Snow Empress said this because she genuinely cared about Phoenix King. During this time, they had already come to regard him as one of their own, a companion. Though he was a beast from another world, he was still a companion.

Their beast clan had grown powerful enough to slowly begin resisting the God Realm precisely because of Medicine Elder's help.

Thus, Snow Empress had a favorable impression of Phoenix King, Medicine Elder's disciple. Besides, Phoenix King was also a beast; there was nothing more to say.

"..."

Phoenix King wanted to tell the truth, to tell his teacher and his companions, but how could he say it? Was he supposed to say that he was actually a transmigrator, that his teacher was a transmigrator from another book, and that things had become a complete mess? Many characters from the original story had changed what they were supposed to do, and everything was changing.

There was also one matter Phoenix King did not dare mention: Gu Yuena. The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well... Gu Yuena could actually sense the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings who had fallen there so easily. He truly could not understand it.

If Gu Yuena really had such an ability, then the soul beasts should have discovered that place long ago and occupied it. Why had there been no such plot in the original story? Why had it only happened after Medicine Elder arrived?

Phoenix King had his suspicions, but he did not dare voice them. Once certain things were said, the trouble would become enormous. If he could not explain himself, everyone would think he was insane.

What would everyone think of him then?

"By the way, I'm curious—what kind of ability does Yu Xiaogang actually have? I heard that after leaving Spirit Hall, Yu Xiaogang released the so-called [Ten Core Competitiveness Theories of Martial Souls]. Then, together with a Soul Emperor woman named Liu Erlong who possessed a Fire Dragon martial soul, and Flender, who possessed a high-grade martial soul and was known as the Four-Eyed Cat Eagle, he formed a team called the Golden Iron Triangle and ventured through the world of soul masters."

"Honestly, I really don't get it. Liu Erlong is quite capable and already counts as an outstanding soul master in the soul master world. Why would she team up with a worthless soul master who is only in his twenties? That's ridiculous."

"And that Four-Eyed Cat Eagle, Flender—supposedly he has already reached the rank of Soul Sage and is the strongest member of their team. Yet he apparently has no objections to Yu Xiaogang either. That's also pretty ridiculous."

"...He's already a Soul Sage..."

Phoenix King was somewhat surprised upon hearing that. The original story never specified when Flender became a Soul Sage, but it was certain that it must have been before he founded Shrek Academy. Otherwise, how could an academy without even a Soul Sage possibly attract anyone?

And how could it dare call itself a monster academy?

Therefore, Flender should have become a Soul Sage before founding Shrek Academy. It was very possible that he had already been a Soul Sage during the Golden Iron Triangle's days.

After leaving Spirit Hall, Yu Xiaogang formed the Golden Iron Triangle with Liu Erlong and Flender. Though the timeline was a little later now, Flender had continued cultivating in the end.

"By the way, has Spirit Hall had any important figures born recently?" Phoenix King was very curious about Qian Renxue's information. In the original story, the major powers had records related to Qian Renxue, but to ensure its plans proceeded smoothly, Spirit Hall had publicly claimed that Qian Renxue had died.

"I'm not very clear on that either. If there were any important figures, I wouldn't know about them. Why would I go asking around about the birth of important people? But now that you mention it, I remember hearing news a few years ago that the Pope of Spirit Hall had given birth to a daughter. I don't know anything about that daughter, though. I only know that her name is Qian Renxue, and she seems to be around four or five years old now."

"..."

"By the way, where exactly is that hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor? When we wanted to expand our forces and increase our numbers, we went looking for that hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor. After all, Blue Silver Grass can basically only have one emperor. But that woman seemed to have gone into the outside world, saying she wanted to find a way for humans and soul beasts to coexist peacefully."

Ice Empress was clearly talking about Tang San's mother, Ah Yin, the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor.

She was also one of the soul beast traitors. She knew of Tang San's plan to harm the soul beasts yet chose not to stop him. She even helped Tang San bring in the abyss. She was basically not a good woman either.

Since she was a soul beast traitor, she should be called Silver Traitor.