Schemes from the Gods!

"Huo Yuhao! Tell me the truth! Are you hiding some other powerful trick?!" Wang Dong, his good roommate, was the first to speak!

"Huh? What is it?" Huo Yuhao had yet to react. Why was Wang Dong so worked up? Was he on his period?

"You still have the nerve to ask? You and that turtle guy were fighting like mad just now. He even activated his strongest form, but then he suddenly looked like an idiot and stood there without moving. It was obviously your doing! Speak! Confession earns leniency; resistance brings severity!"

As he spoke, Wang Dong got fully into character and pulled out a pair of sunglasses from his pocket, staring fixedly at Huo Yuhao. The others nearby had also had their curiosity piqued and wanted to know exactly what method Huo Yuhao had used against Xu Sanshi.

After all, even Bei Bei had to activate Golden Saint Dragon Form to contend with Xu Sanshi's Black Tortoise Form.

"Well, it was naturally a use of spiritual power. The ability my soul ring gave me is Mental Amplification, so I used spiritual power to confuse him. It was easily handled!"

Huo Yuhao gave a vague explanation. Wang Dong understood it without really understanding it, and he continued pestering Huo Yuhao for details, only to be fobbed off with the excuse that it was a trump card.

"Alright, Wang Dong. Since Junior Brother doesn't want to say, we won't ask any further. Yuhao, during the coming days, you can try cultivating the Tang Sect Secret Techniques. You should already understand all the requirements, right?"

Bei Bei spoke softly, asking Huo Yuhao about cultivation and telling him that he could ask if there was anything he did not understand.

"Mm, I understand, Brother Bei. If there's anything unclear, I'll ask you." Huo Yuhao nodded. Bei Bei had indeed been good to him. He was probably the first good person Huo Yuhao had met.

"Good. Then I won't ask any more. Xiao Ya and I will be leaving first. Contact us if anything comes up!"

"Bye-bye, Little Yuhao!"

The two waved and left first. Huo Yuhao gave them a simple farewell in return. At that moment, Jiang Nannan walked over from the side and looked at him with an apologetic expression.

Seeing her expression, Huo Yuhao knew what she wanted to say. He waved it off to show that it was fine. After all, she was a victim too.

"In that case, I'll be leaving as well. Oh! Does little brother Yuhao's shop need help? I can come work there!" Jiang Nannan scratched her head sheepishly. She needed to earn some living expenses now.

"Um... sure. Senior Sister Jiang Nannan, just come to today's spot after school tomorrow. We usually close after three or four hours!"

After explaining the specific schedule to Jiang Nannan, the two waved goodbye. However, before she left, something seemed off about Jiang Nannan's gaze. It was as though she had found something she had lost, her eyes locked tightly onto Huo Yuhao.

"Finished talking?" A ghostly, resentful voice came from behind him, making Huo Yuhao shudder as if someone had thrown ice down his back!

"Wang Dong, do you know that people can be scared to death by others?" He turned around speechlessly and looked at Wang Dong, whose face was full of jealousy. He had no idea what was wrong with him. This sudden behavior was terrifying, you know!

"Hmph! Who told someone to have such a happy chat with a great beauty that he forgot all about his good roommate?" Wang Dong showed Huo Yuhao no mercy. He puffed out his cheeks jealously, turned his head away, and refused to even look at Huo Yuhao!

"Oh, then I guess I'll enjoy this grilled fish I saved for myself all alone!" He took out a fragrant grilled fish from his soul tool. Wang Dong's appetite was instantly stirred, and he secretly swallowed. Huo Yuhao even deliberately let out an "Ah!" which immediately made the food-loving Wang Dong stare straight at him.

Just as the grilled fish was about to touch Huo Yuhao's lips, a pinkish-blue phantom flashed past. Wang Dong had already snatched the fish and started chewing on it, making Huo Yuhao shake his head helplessly.

"Feeling better now?" Huo Yuhao walked over to Wang Dong in resignation and looked at his good roommate. Though Wang Dong still felt a little jealous, he nodded twice with complete sincerity.

"Then let's go! Back to the dorm!"

With his cheeks stuffed full, Wang Dong nodded, and the two returned to the dorm together.

After returning to the dorm, Wang Dong fell asleep the moment he lay down. Huo Yuhao entered a meditative cultivation state, while his consciousness arrived in a certain space—the space where he had met Liu Che last time!

"Uncle Liu Che!"

As soon as he entered, Huo Yuhao gave a slight bow in greeting. Liu Che casually waved to indicate that there was no need for formalities, then said, "Yuhao, I believe you've made some guesses about today's events, haven't you?"

Huo Yuhao nodded. He had not expected Wang Dong to have a god behind him, and not just any benevolent god. That god even seemed to be targeting him!

"I have seen this god before. He is the Sea God of the God Realm. When I first came to this plane to look for Ju'er, I noticed this Sea God preparing to target you all."

"Although I stepped in and suppressed him, I was still too late. It caused the deaths of your mother and Ju'er. As for that little girl outside, I believe she is his daughter, personally split off by his own hand!"

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao's eyes widened. He had not even spared his own daughter? How utterly insane was that?

"However, there was a reason he did this. He was influenced by his second divine position, and his consciousness had already become the puppet of the previous god." Liu Che's tone was calm, but his words were utterly shocking!

"Uncle Liu Che, then becoming a god is a conspiracy—a conspiracy to set up one's own puppets!" Yuhao felt lingering fear. Liu Che nodded.

"That's right. I never expected such a small plane to produce someone so utterly insane. But perhaps it is understandable. This may be why this plane occupies such a low rank among the Small Thousand Worlds!"

Liu Che shook his head, while Huo Yuhao was already calculating what he should do next. It could be said that a god would be watching his every move from now on!

"Don't worry. His true body has already been suppressed by me. What you will face next are the methods he left behind here. Once you eliminate them, you can cultivate in peace until you are able to charge into the God Realm and settle the score with that god properly!"

He swirled the wineglass in his hand, mulberry wine sloshing within it. With a calm expression, he looked at Huo Yuhao, who was becoming more and more like Liu Ju yet not quite like him, and the corners of his lips lifted.

"Ju'er, is this the person you chose? Your eye is better than your father's!" Liu Che was deeply satisfied. He took a sip of wine, then waved to indicate that Huo Yuhao could leave for now!

Huo Yuhao nodded. His consciousness left Human Emperor Space and returned to his body, where he continued cultivating. He circulated a Small Heavenly Cycle. On the other side, another Small Heavenly Cycle had already begun to form, though it was not yet complete. Once it took shape, he would break through to the rank of Grand Soul Master!