Star Dou Great Forest

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Huo Yuhao slowly came to, his mind still somewhat muddled.

"Where am I? I don't remember there being such a dense forest in the city. Wasn't I at home studying for the CET-4?"

Looking at the dense forest around him, Huo Yuhao wondered in confusion.

After roughly two or three minutes, as the memories in his mind gradually fused, Huo Yuhao finally figured out what had happened.

He had transmigrated into Huo Yuhao, the protagonist of Douluo Dalu II.

"System, are you there? Can I change my transmigrated identity to Tang San?"

Thinking of Huo Yuhao's miserable life in the original story, Huo Yuhao cautiously asked in his heart.

Before Huo Yuhao could determine whether he actually had a system, he heard someone calling out to him.

A force pulled Huo Yuhao into his spiritual sea.

The moment he entered his spiritual sea, Huo Yuhao spotted the crystal sphere floating overhead.

The light it gave off was simply far too dazzling.

The instant Huo Yuhao met the crystal sphere's gaze, a message was accurately transmitted into his mind.

"Divine Abyss, a special divine artifact, was bound to Huo Yuhao by a twist of fate during his transmigration.

"It initially possesses ten halos. Every twelve months, it produces one halo that adapts to the user's current level. They can be absorbed directly within the spiritual sea.

"After absorption, the user's level will automatically increase by a certain amount, and the proficiency of one skill will be improved."

After receiving this information, Huo Yuhao felt much calmer.

Even with only Sky Dream Iceworm and Electrolux, he might not have been unable to contend with the Tang God King, but there would have been very little room for error.

Now that he had Divine Abyss's help, he finally possessed the means to confront the Tang God King head-on.

Reality was not a game. There was no chance to reload and start over. One mistake, and his life would be over.

"Little Yuhao, are you all right?" Tang Ya's anxious voice came from nearby.

"His body should be fine, and his mind hasn't suffered any shock." Bei Bei held Huo Yuhao's hand as he used soul power to examine his condition.

"That's good." Hearing Bei Bei's words and learning that Huo Yuhao was unharmed, Tang Ya finally let out a sigh of relief.

After all, she had taken quite a liking to this unusually mature-looking boy and sincerely did not want anything to happen to him.

At that moment, Huo Yuhao's consciousness returned from his spiritual sea, and he slowly woke up.

"Yuhao, you're awake! How do you feel? Is anything bothering you?" Tang Ya hurriedly asked as she looked at the awakened Huo Yuhao.

"Nothing hurts. I must have been too tired after absorbing the soul ring, so I passed out."

Hearing Huo Yuhao's answer, Bei Bei glanced at the corpse of the ten-year soul beast Wind Baboon lying nearby and looked at him with some regret.

"Yuhao, what are your plans from here on out?" Tang Ya asked, glancing at Bei Bei and giving him a meaningful look.

Clearly, she had not given up on recruiting Huo Yuhao into the Tang Sect as their grilled fish chef.

"Little Brother Huo, why did you come to the Star Dou Great Forest all alone? What's your situation at home? Do you need our help?" Seeing this, Bei Bei hurriedly played along.

"You could say I'm alone. As long as I'm fed, my whole family is fed. For now, I'll just take things one step at a time," Huo Yuhao replied, pretending to be somewhat downcast.

Perhaps she noticed Huo Yuhao's low spirits, or perhaps his current figure reminded her of her younger self, but Tang Ya did not say that classic line, That's great.

Instead, she asked gently, "Then, Yuhao, would you like to join our Tang Sect? It's the sect your Brother Bei Bei and I belong to. It was once the number one sect on the continent, too."

Hearing Tang Ya's invitation, Huo Yuhao's mind began racing. Whether or not he joined the Tang Sect would be extremely important to his future development.

These were the two paths Huo Yuhao had to choose between.

One was to turn against Tang San now, refuse outright, and find a way to join either the Sun Moon Empire or the Body Sect.

The Sun Moon Empire was impossible to join. Leaving aside the difficulty of crossing the border, Tang San would never tolerate a Huo Yuhao who joined the Sun Moon Empire.

Joining the Body Sect might not necessarily provoke Tang San into acting directly, but time was the issue.

His greatest upcoming opportunity was the trip to the Far North at level 20. The Snow Empress could help the Ice Empress overcome her four-hundred-thousand-year bottleneck; it was only because the Ice Empress sacrificed herself to Huo Yuhao ahead of time that this did not happen.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao had to reach level 20 as quickly as possible. If finding the Body Sect took too much time, he would have no choice but to absorb halos all at once and attempt to break through to level 20.

If he chose to join the Tang Sect, the advantage was that he could use his foreknowledge to quickly find Dai Huabin and take revenge.

But the disadvantage was that he would inevitably have dealings with Tang Wutong.

The identity of Tang San's son-in-law was far too dangerous. With Tang San constantly pushing things along, the risks were just as great.

Although the Mysterious Heaven Technique should not carry any hidden danger that affected one's mind, Haodong Power was one hundred percent a trap.

Yet what he lacked most, even with a divine artifact, was time.

Huo Yuhao believed that so long as Tang San prioritized his own interests, he would not attack him directly merely because he did not become husband and wife with Tang Wutong.

He could use Divine Abyss to respond to every move and conceal his identity as a transmigrator until the very end.

Having thought it through, Huo Yuhao decided to join the Tang Sect and temporarily hide his sharp edges.

Watching Huo Yuhao think, Bei Bei said from the side, "Little Brother Huo, you really need to consider this carefully. Joining a sect is no small matter. Once you join, you cannot leave."

"I've made up my mind. I hope to join the Tang Sect. After all, I don't even have a cultivation technique right now, and my soul power isn't high. It's already quite good that a sect is willing to take me in."

Hearing Huo Yuhao's answer, a hint of joy appeared on Tang Ya's face.

After all, at this time, the Tang Sect had only the three members present. Huo Yuhao's entry was also Tang Ya's first step toward reviving the Tang Sect.

After Huo Yuhao joined the Tang Sect, the three of them became noticeably more familiar with one another.

"Yuhao, our Tang Sect has an exemption from the entrance exam for Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent. This year's spot will go to you."

Putting on a magnanimous air, Tang Ya stepped forward and patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder.

"Then thank you, Sect Master." Huo Yuhao had a rather good impression of Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

If one had to name those who had given Huo Yuhao enormous help early in the original timeline, Bei Bei and Tang Ya would certainly rank among them. The two of them were Huo Yuhao's early angel investors.

The Shrek Academy entrance-exam exemption and the two Mystic Water Pills were both investments they had made before Huo Yuhao displayed his talent.

Therefore, if he had the chance, Huo Yuhao also intended to lend Tang Ya a hand. Tang Ya's experiences had actually been quite tragic, and now might perhaps be the happiest time of her life.