Wang Dong's Fragmented Soul

"All right, Yuhao. Just remember that you're doing this to treat her, that's all." Elex shook his head helplessly, amused. His other two disciples seemed to surface in his mind, but who were they again?

Hearing Elex's words, Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and slowly withdrew from the Spirit Sea. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Wang Dong's face right in front of his.

"Whoa!" Now that he knew Wang Dong was a girl, his face unconsciously reddened. The last time he had been this close to a girl had been with Xiao Lu.

"Hm? Yuhao, what's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

Faced with Wang Dong's confusion, Huo Yuhao gave a light cough. After calming himself down, he continued, "I was thinking about your condition. I can enter your Spirit Sea and take a look. Maybe I can find the reason!"

When she heard that she might be able to use soul tools afterward, Wang Dong's eyes lit up, her face full of disbelief. "Really?"

Huo Yuhao nodded firmly. Wang Dong immediately leaned closer impatiently, and a faint floral fragrance drifted into his nose, causing the embarrassment he had barely suppressed to rise again.

"All right! Don't get so close. Later, we'll need to press our foreheads together, understand?" Huo Yuhao instructed Wang Dong. At that moment, Wang Dong had nothing but soul tools on her mind and seemed not to notice that something was off about Huo Yuhao's expression.

What an oblivious guy! Huo Yuhao felt helpless, but his hands did not stop. He pressed his forehead against Wang Dong's, and in the next instant, a pinkish-blue lake appeared before him.

"So this is Wang Dong's Spirit Sea? It really has the heart of a young girl!" After looking around, Huo Yuhao decided to continue examining the situation within Wang Dong's Spirit Sea.

However, Huo Yuhao did not notice at all that a massive Trident Divine Seal had appeared above Wang Dong's Spirit Sea. The next second, an immense pressure descended.

It was as if it wanted to crush Huo Yuhao flat. This sudden attack instantly drew the attention of Wei Qing and the other three.

"Courting death!" Wei Qing circulated his spiritual power. The longsword in his hand flew from its sheath, and he slashed out. A streak of sword qi struck the Trident Divine Seal fiercely, but Wei Qing was still sealed and simply lacked the strength to harm it.

Instead, he drew the trident's attention. The pressure intensified as it prepared to destroy Huo Yuhao, the intruder.

"Hmph! Insolence! My man is not someone a petty god like you can touch!" At that moment, the phantom of a gigantic golden palm formed around Huo Yuhao and directly enveloped the Trident Divine Seal above.

"Whew, whew, whew!" Feeling the enormous pressure on him disappear, Huo Yuhao slowly rose from where he had been sprawled on the ground. Still shaken, he stared at the Trident Divine Seal wrapped in the enormous golden hand.

"Wang Dong... What exactly is inside Wang Dong's Spirit Sea? How could it possess such terrifying power?" Huo Yuhao was deeply alarmed. This was the first time he had felt so powerless.

"My lord! Are you hurt?" Wei Qing, Elex, and Tian Meng hurried over to Huo Yuhao in concern. He waved them off to show that he was fine, then turned his gaze back to examine Wang Dong's Spirit Sea.

At first, nothing seemed wrong, but Huo Yuhao noticed that Wang Dong's Spirit Sea was somewhat small. Logically, that should have been impossible, yet that was exactly how Wang Dong's Spirit Sea appeared.

The pinkish-blue energy belonged to Wang Dong herself, but on the other half of the lake floated a mass of golden-blue energy.

"This... this is the fusion of two types of power. Wang Dong's Spirit Sea seems to have been completely torn in half, then forcibly fused with this power!" Huo Yuhao was shocked.

Elex also frowned as he examined Wang Dong's soul. He discovered that Wang Dong's soul was incomplete, and a type of divine power was sustaining its operation!

"It seems this little girl is hiding far more secrets than usual." After thinking for a moment, Elex looked toward Huo Yuhao and told him about Wang Dong's condition.

"A fragmented soul, sustained by divine power... What exactly is going on? Is someone plotting against Wang Dong?" Huo Yuhao voiced his deduction, but Elex was not entirely certain either.

"Elder Elex, is there a way to help Wang Dong?" As a good roommate, Huo Yuhao immediately asked about treatment while also becoming wary of whoever stood behind this.

"Help her? Actually, there's no need anymore. The Human Emperor has already acted and sealed it away. The divine seal no longer affects Wang Dong. She can now be considered a normal person!"

Hearing Elex's explanation, Huo Yuhao nodded, though he began considering how he should tell Wang Dong about her condition.

"Let's leave first. The divine seal in Wang Dong's body has been triggered, and it has already drawn the attention of her family. We should be careful." Elex spoke, and after the others nodded, they withdrew from the Spirit Sea.

Meanwhile, within a mountain forest, atop a towering cliff, stood a massive fortress.

Boom!

"Hm? Xiao Dong's divine sense imprint has been triggered! Did she encounter danger? I'm going to take a look!" A burly figure stood up, but in the next instant, a long-haired man of ordinary build pressed him back into his seat with one hand.

"Calm down, Titan! I checked. A little kid entered Wang Dong's Spirit Sea, but there's no danger!" the long-haired man explained.

But Titan was still worried and said anxiously, "Big Brother! Who knows whether Xiao Dong is being bullied? We should hurry over and take a look!"

Looking at the anxious Titan, Niu Tian, as his elder brother, helplessly rubbed his forehead. Only after a round of punches and kicks did Titan finally calm down.

"Are you calm now?" Niu Tian stared sternly at Titan, who nodded with his bruised and swollen head.

Seeing Titan finally behave himself, Niu Tian let out a sigh of relief. That person in the heavens whose temperament had drastically changed might still be watching them. If anything went wrong on their side, it would be troublesome!

The scene shifted back to Shrek Academy.

Huo Yuhao slowly returned from Wang Dong's Spirit Sea to his own Spirit Sea, then returned to consciousness and opened his eyes. Wang Dong also slowly opened her eyes.

She then looked at Huo Yuhao expectantly, clearly asking about the results of his examination. Seeing the hopeful look on Wang Dong's face, Huo Yuhao could not bear to tell her the truth.

"It's just that your body has a protective mechanism your parents set up for you. That might be the reason. But I used spiritual confusion to make it think you weren't in danger, so maybe it won't trigger again!"

Huo Yuhao gave a simple explanation, silently apologizing to Wang Dong in his heart.