The Boy's Wish, and the "God" Who Passed By

"Young and handsome child, congratulations. You have received one chance to make a wish."

A black-haired youth in plain clothes knelt in a spotless white expanse. There was nothing around him, like an eternal echo.

A hollow, ethereal voice sounded by his ear.

Could it be a god?

He had heard that gods could grant any wish. Thinking of this, excitement filled the boy's eyes, and he immediately voiced the wish buried deep within his heart.

"Can you bring my mother back to life?"

"How long has she been dead?"

"Several years."

"Then there is nothing I can do."

The black-haired boy's eyes reddened. Then he thought of his enemy, the White Tiger Duke's Estate!!

"I..."

The boy had just been about to say something when the words caught in his throat. Then he made up his mind.

"I want to become stronger! I want to avenge my mother with my own hands!"

"A very ordinary wish."

"But a good one. I grant it."

"Boy, what is your name?"

"Huo Yuhao!"

Xia Liang: "???"

What the hell? Douluo Continent? The Unrivaled Tang Clan? How did I end up here? Could I even beat a god?

"Strange, where is that boy Huo Yuhao's spiritual body?"

Tianmeng Iceworm looked at the empty Sea of Spirit in confusion. Where was Huo Yuhao? Where had he gone? Could that gray bead be responsible?

Just as Tianmeng was puzzled, a peculiar aura drew his attention. A blackish-purple gate abruptly appeared in the previously blank Sea of Spirit.

Then, a young man clad in purple-black armor emerged, holding a longsword. Behind him stood the boy named Huo Yuhao.

"Who are you?"

"Huo Yuhao's guardian. Now, pay me rent."

Xia Liang looked at the giant bug before him. Without taking human form, Tianmeng was still quite ugly.

The moment he saw Xia Liang, Tianmeng was baffled. When his soul had fused with Huo Yuhao's, he had clearly seen all of the latter's memories. There should not have been anyone like this.

But...

Tianmeng looked at the sword in Xia Liang's hand. For some reason, it made his heart palpitate.

[Undead Slayer V]: Specifically suppresses all spirits of the dead. As it happened, Tianmeng was currently judged to be undead.

Moreover, Xia Liang felt that Tianmeng was utterly insignificant before him. It seemed his strength in the Douluo Continent would not be weak.

At first, Xia Liang had thought this was an ordinary world. Since the other party had brought him out, he had intended to repay him somehow—with endless wealth, eternal life, or perhaps making him a king. Xia Liang felt that he could accomplish all of those things. He had never expected to arrive in the Douluo Continent.

Then...

Maybe he would find a chance to kill a god for fun?

Suddenly, a sensation of being watched descended from above. Xia Liang raised his head almost instinctively. Above the Sea of Spirit was chaos; there was no such concept as a sky here. Yet Xia Liang distinctly "saw" a pair of unique eyes. Their owner was extremely far away, so far that they lay beyond some kind of boundary.

At that moment, Tianmeng watched Xia Liang, who seemed about to make a move, and felt a chill run down his back.

"I truly have nothing left now, but I can grant this boy a second martial soul."

"Grant me a second martial soul?"

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao spoke in surprise. A martial soul could be granted? How was that possible? He had never heard of such a thing.

"That works."

Xia Liang put away the Netherite Sword. He naturally knew that Tianmeng was broke beyond belief and could not produce anything valuable. He had only been trying to scare him.

Then Xia Liang looked at Electrolux in the distance. Tianmeng also looked over.

Haha, you dared compete with me for this kid. Now you're dead, aren't you?

Tianmeng rejoiced inwardly. That gray bead definitely could not pay the rent. It had only death awaiting it now.

Then, under Tianmeng's delighted gaze, Xia Liang walked over to the gray bead.

Compared to that giant bug, Xia Liang liked Electrolux much more.

Let's try this.

After leaving Minecraft and arriving here, Xia Liang had gained a portion of authority.

With a wave of his hand, countless red bottles appeared. The instant they appeared, Tianmeng's eyes widened enormously.

What pure life force!!

Although their quality of life force could not compare with that of the lake water, there was so much of it!

"Go."

Xia Liang lightly pointed at the gray bead, and countless Potions of Regeneration poured into it. However, these potions seemed to be consuming the potions in his save file... Would there be enough?

A pure white holy radiance spread from Electrolux, illuminating the Sea of Spirit.

Tianmeng: "???"

Was that preferential treatment?!

"My name is... Electrolux..."

As Electrolux awakened, Xia Liang also sensed something unusual.

Save me...

"Hm?"

Xia Liang paused slightly and turned to look in a certain direction outside. The voice did not seem to come from the Sea of Spirit, nor from Huo Yuhao's memories, but from somewhere farther away—the real world of the Douluo Continent?

Without responding immediately, Xia Liang memorized that direction.

"Little Yuhao, are you all right?"

Seeing Huo Yuhao wake up, Tang Ya asked worriedly. This little fellow's grilled fish was so delicious; nothing had better happen to him.

A slightly cool hand pressed against Huo Yuhao's forehead, followed by a face leaning close. The girl's eyes were full of concern.

Huo Yuhao pulled his consciousness away from the conversation in the Sea of Spirit. At first glance, he recognized the girl in front of him—Sister Xiaoya, who had eaten more than ten of his grilled fish.

"I... I'm fine."

Huo Yuhao sat up and rubbed his temples. The Sea of Spirit had been so lively just now that his head did indeed hurt a little, though thankfully it was not serious.

The next second, Huo Yuhao sensed hostility and immediately looked toward a tree in the distance.

"Bei Bei, Little Yuhao is awake..."

Tang Ya called out to Bei Bei, but he did not turn around. Instead, he watched the distant branch warily.

"Hiss..."

The next moment, a black shadow shot out from the brush, so fast that its path was nearly impossible to see. A vast cloud of pink mist followed close behind, thick smoke spreading toward the three of them.

"Xiaoya, protect Yuhao."

As Bei Bei's low shout rang out, blue light flashed around him. The glow of his martial soul possession enveloped his limbs, and a layer of fine scales covered his hands. With one swift step, he charged forward and clashed with the black shadow.

Tang Ya grabbed Huo Yuhao's wrist and pulled him back. Ghost Shadow Traceless was swift yet steady, clearly honed through rigorous training. Pushing off with the tip of her foot, she half-dragged, half-pulled Huo Yuhao out of the range covered by the pink mist.

Although Tang Ya had quickly left the mist, she had still absorbed a trace of poison. Naturally, that poison had no effect on her, but it was different for Huo Yuhao.

After inhaling the mist, Huo Yuhao felt his head grow heavy. The next moment, a milky fragrance reached his lips.

"Drink this to detoxify yourself."

Minecraft Milk could detoxify poison. Against such minor poison, it was utterly overwhelming. One gulp refreshed his mind, and Huo Yuhao instantly recovered.

"Try the soul skill that giant bug gave you."

"Okay."

Huo Yuhao gathered soul power into his eyes, and a strand of spiritual power connected Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

"This is..."

Bei Bei looked around in surprise. Everything within a fifty-meter radius—every blade of grass and every tree—was within his "sight." He did not even need to use his eyes.

"What an excellent soul skill!"

It was as if he had activated x-ray vision. Bei Bei's fight against the Datura Snake became increasingly easy, and in the end, the pitiful thousand-year soul beast fell into Bei Bei's dragon claws.

"Bei Bei, you're the best!"

Tang Ya happily threw her arms around Bei Bei, paying no attention at all to Huo Yuhao nearby.

"Yuhao is watching. Don't mess around. Go absorb the soul ring first."

Bei Bei was rather thin-skinned as well. He gently pushed Tang Ya away. Only then did the girl realize there was an outsider here, and she ran off with a red face.

Seeing Tang Ya begin absorbing the soul ring, Bei Bei started spreading medicinal powder around the area to keep soul beasts from approaching.

After finishing everything, Bei Bei came over to Huo Yuhao.

"Brother Yuhao, what are you planning to do in the future?"

Bei Bei asked with concern. Hearing the question, Huo Yuhao became lost.

"Ask him what lies in that direction."

Xia Liang spoke to Huo Yuhao within the Sea of Spirit. A voice had come from that direction earlier. Something over there seemed to be drawing him in—or rather, something was drawing Minecraft in.

Xia Liang already had a guess as to whose voice it was, but he could not yet be certain.

"Brother Bei Bei, what is in that direction?"

Huo Yuhao pointed in the direction Xia Liang had indicated.

"That is the direction of Shrek City. Little Brother Yuhao, do you want to join Shrek?"

Hearing Huo Yuhao's question, Bei Bei took out a map to compare it, only to discover in surprise that it was the location of Shrek City.

"Shrek City?"

Huo Yuhao spoke in astonishment. Shrek Academy was located in Shrek City. Huo Yuhao knew even more of Shrek Academy's heroic deeds; before she died, his mother had often recited them to him.

"No, I... My talent isn't enough..."

Huo Yuhao felt that, at his current soul power level, he probably could not even reach Shrek Academy's admission threshold.

"We're going to Shrek City. Stay with those two people. This little box is a storage treasure. It holds sixty-four cubic meters, so make do with it yourself. Your payment is inside. I'm going to wake up that giant bug."

Using his authority, Xia Liang separated the space within a box. The box shrank to the size of a thumb, and the space inside became only one slot, but that single slot held sixty-four cubic meters—perfectly in line with Minecraft's feature of sixty-four blocks per stack.

"Huh? Okay..."

Huo Yuhao immediately sensed a small object appear in his pocket and knew what it was. After taking it out, he easily retrieved the only item inside.

"Brother Bei Bei, I want to go with you to Shrek City. This is the payment."

Huo Yuhao took out the Golden Apple. Though he did not know what it was for, it looked rather special.

"Hm?"

Bei Bei looked at the golden apple in surprise. It gleamed with a metallic luster. Could it be pure gold?

No, Bei Bei soon caught a whiff of a delicate fragrance. As the fragrance entered his body, even his martial soul began to stir. This was... a martial soul awakening?