The exiled Rong Lingji and his adopted daughter (4,000 words)

Looking at the silent Rong Lingji, Huo Yuhao was actually quite surprised.

Originally, he only sensed the aura of Soul Spirit Contract on Rong Tianling, so after returning to reality, he casually looked up some information to see if Rong Tianling's Soul Spirit was related to the Spirit Pagoda. Unexpectedly, it was true, and he even caught a big fish.

Huo Yuhao might not recognize the others, but he knew the name Rong Lingji. This was the son of Rong Nianbing and Long Ling, and the only descendant of Rong Nianbing mentioned in Ice and Fire Chef.

I never expected this person to be in the Douluo Continent.

"Your Excellency should be ready to meet with me, shouldn't you?"

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes. "After all, the news about me and Na'er is quite well-known. Under such circumstances, having Rong Tianling participate in the selection and use the power of other systems will inevitably attract attention."

"Haha, that's true. But I didn't expect you to come directly to my door."

Rong Lingji chuckled twice, glossing over what had happened, and his expression gradually became serious.

"However, I have no friend like you in the Divine Realm, but you do know me, and you identified me based on just one name—have we met in the Divine Realm, Fire God!"

He emphasized the words "Fire God".

As Rong Nianbing's child, he was extremely knowledgeable about the Seven Elemental Gods, and Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena did not match any of the Seven Elemental Gods he knew.

Of course, it's possible that the Elemental God changed after he left the Divine Realm. But Rong Lingji felt that this was unlikely. The time interval between his departure from the Divine Realm and the incident in the Divine Realm was very short. The probability of only two First Rank God changing hands at the same time was extremely low.

So, here's the problem.

Who exactly is Huo Yuhao, who knows him? Is he a deity?

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow and smiled, "We are indeed meeting for the first time; we didn't know each other before."

Rong Lingji stared at him for a few moments before looking away.

"Alright, we're guests, please come in and sit down. What kind of manners are you to talk standing up?"

He turned and walked towards the wooden house, then pushed open the door.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao followed him inside.

The cabin is quite spacious, much larger than it appears from the outside.

The house has a living room, kitchen, and bedroom, and although the decor is simple, it exudes a sense of home.

Two different patterned blankets were draped over the fabric sofa, and two photos stood on the TV cabinet—one of Rong Lingji holding a little girl, and the other a solo photo of the little girl as an adult, clearly showing Rong Tianling.

Huo Yuhao's gaze lingered on the photo for a moment before he thoughtfully looked away.

Rong Lingji poured two cups of tea and placed them on the coffee table.

"Have a seat." He sat down on the sofa, casually picked up the remote control, and turned off the TV screen, which was still replaying the selection process for the War God Temple.

Huo Yuhao sat down opposite him, and then Rong Lingji said, "When I first learned that Douluo Continent, and they were even the Seven Elemental Gods, I was very surprised. After all, before I left the Divine Realm, the Seven Elemental Gods had not yet changed, and you and the Seven Elemental Gods I knew had nothing in common."

"After learning your specific details, I became even more certain that you are not the Elemental God I know. So I've always been curious about your origins and have even considered whether to contact you as a member of the Divine Realm."

"However, I am not familiar with your character, and making contact with you rashly would be risky, so I have not made up my mind until recently when information about the Abyss Plane circulated in the Federation, and selections were launched. Tianling wanted to emerge, so I was ready to make contact with you. After all, the threat of the Abyss is there, and I think you will not ignore it. We have a common enemy, so I think we can talk."

Rong Lingji picked up his teacup and looked at Huo Yuhao.

"Now that you have come alone, and your words and actions show no sign of hostility towards me, I am more at ease. But before that, could you please tell me, which deity are you?"

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and said frankly, "Huo Yuhao is just my name. I don't exist among the named gods in the Divine Realm, so Rong Lingji certainly doesn't know me."

This means— Divine Officer?

Rong Lingji thought of the descriptions of Huo Yuhao online and found it hard to believe.

Is it possible for a Re-Cultivation Divine Officer, whose cultivation level hasn't even reached its Limit, to be able to contend with True God whose cultivation is suppressed by a different plane?

Rong Lingji stared at Huo Yuhao for a few seconds, trying to find any trace of a joke on his face.

But Huo Yuhao's expression was calm, so calm that it didn't seem like he was lying.

"This is truly a strange thing."

No matter how confused Rong Lingji was, Huo Yuhao had no intention of continuing the conversation.

Huo Yuhao countered, "Rong Lingji, you are curious about my origins, and I am equally curious as well. Why are you in the Douluo Continent, and why are you staying in this remote corner?"

Upon learning that Rong Lingji was here, he knew that there must be another reason why the other party was in the Douluo Continent, and it wasn't just because of some kind of training in the lower realm.

After all, Rong Lingji can be considered Rong Nianbing's eldest son, and Rong Nianbing became a god before Tang San.

According to the calculation that one day in the Divine Realm Rong Lingji is not young anymore. Even if his aptitude is poor, he should at least have become a god by now.

Such a person doesn't need to train in the Douluo Continent, and Tang San wouldn't allow him to stay Douluo Continent for too long and disrupt his plans.

The reason why Rong Lingji remained in the Douluo Continent is worth exploring. Surely he couldn't have been sent down to the mortal realm by Old Jin's elbow?

If that's really the case, when Old Rong finds out, he'll probably skin Old Jin alive.

"There's nothing I can't say, it's just bad luck."

Rong Lingji out of his daze and sighed, "After my father left the Divine Realm, many of my brothers and sisters went down to the mortal world to gain experience."

But—I'm different. I was born early, and my cultivation has already reached the God Rank. Lower-ranking officials in the Divine Realm generally face limitations when facing God Rank; I have nothing to gain experience from."

"Moreover, as the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father, and it is my responsibility to take care of my family when my father is gone. So I spend most of my time in the Divine Realm, so that I can help them immediately if anything happens to them."

"But after a while, I inevitably got bored. So I would occasionally apply to the God Realm Committee to seal my cultivation and travel to the lower realms to enrich my life."

"Two thousand years ago, because I was very interested in someone my father had mentioned, I applied to the God Realm Committee for permission to travel to the Douluo Continent and came here."

At this point, Rong Lingji paused, then said with a wry smile, "As a result—I only stayed in the lower realm for a short time, about two months, before I discovered I couldn't contact the Divine Realm. Later, the Divine Realm completely disappeared from this star field, leaving me with no choice but to stay on the Douluo Continent."

Influenced by Rong Nianbing, he did not inherit the Divine Position to avoid making things difficult for himself. Instead, he relied on his own cultivation to break through to the God Rank. The environment of their homeland, Yangguang Continent, was better than that of the Douluo Continent, where one could break through to the God Rank. However, by not inheriting the Divine Position, he lost a shortcut to rapidly improve his cultivation.

With the disappearance of the Divine Realm, he had no Divine Position, and his strength was inferior to that of the Plane Master. His cultivation was directly suppressed to below the God Rank by the Plane Master, making it impossible for him to leave Douluo Continent and go to the Yangguang Continent based on his cultivation.

It's like being exiled to the frontier; what incredibly bad luck!

Upon hearing Rong Lingji's words, Huo Yuhao's mind was filled with mixed thoughts.

Could it be him, the person Rong Nianbing mentioned?

Furthermore, the loss of connection with the Divine Realm signifies the arrival of Space-Time Turbulence. Rong Lingji encountered this situation after only a few months on the Douluo Continent; perhaps the God of Destruction granted him permission to descend to the God Realm?

After all, Tang San was imprisoned by the God of Destruction God of Destruction more than half a year after the coup. During that time God of Destruction was obviously handling various affairs, which would have taken more than a hundred years in the mortal realm.

If that's the case, then it makes sense that Ah Yin and the others haven't paid any attention to Rong Lingji's appearance here.

Huo Yuhao's mind raced, but his expression remained unchanged.

"So after you stayed in the Douluo Continent, you lived a secluded life?"

"What else?" Rong Lingji. "We can't go back, and we can't leave. In the first few years, I hoped Tenten the Divine Realm would reappear, but I gradually gave up hope. Since we can't leave, we can only accept it."

He paused, looked out the window, and sighed, "I have no intention of interfering in the affairs of the Douluo Continent, so I simply decided to live in seclusion in this corner of the Douluo Continent and await my inevitable end."

Huo Yuhao was speechless for a moment.

You're getting sentimental. Compared to the gods who were killed by Old Jin, you're incredibly lucky.

After a long silence, he finally spoke, "You were actually very lucky. You left the Divine Realm at the crucial moment and were fortunate enough to escape the Space-Time Turbulence and the chaos caused by the Golden Dragon King— "

Huo Yuhao didn't hold back and gave a general account of the chaos in the Divine Realm.

Information exchange should be two-way; a two-way exchange is the right approach.

A glint of light flashed in Rong Lingji's eyes. He had told his story in such detail, and mentioned the disappearance of the Divine Realm several times, in order to obtain some information about the Divine Realm.

In retrospect, Huo Yuhao is indeed someone worth getting to know.

After listening to the account of this "fellow villager" from the Divine Realm, Rong Lingji suddenly understood the situation in the Divine Realm and couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

Fortunately, he and his family had mostly left the Divine Realm and gone to other planes, otherwise they would probably have all become cannon fodder!

"So, you were reincarnated because of the Golden Dragon King's rebellion?" Rong Lingji looked Huo Yuhao up and down, and said with admiration, "It's quite remarkable that you were able to survive facing a God King."

Huo Yuhao:

He didn't dwell on the topic and immediately changed the subject.

"Rong Tianling —she's not your daughter, is she?"

Rong Lingji wasn't surprised when Huo Yuhao changed the subject, assuming he just didn't want to talk about the painful memory of being elbowed to death by the Golden Dragon King.

After all, being attacked by God King level being and surviving is already a stroke of luck; no one wants to recall such a near-death experience.

"What makes you say that? I've devoted my entire life to teaching Tianling, so why do you think she's not my daughter?"

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He asked the question of the Rong Lingji.

Huo Yuhao: "The Martial Soul system in the Douluo Continent is based on bloodlines. After the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony, a corresponding Martial Soul will be born according to the corresponding bloodline. Even if you are not from the Douluo Continent, you can still give birth to Martial Soul corresponding to your bloodline after the awakening ceremony. If she is your descendant, her Martial Soul cannot be the Fire Shadow."

Rong Lingji smiled. "Isn't there a saying on this continent that gods bestow Martial Soul upon people? It shouldn't be difficult for me to give her a Fire Shadow Martial Soul, right?"

Huo Yuhao: "----"

Every divinely bestowed Martial Soul has its meaning—what's the point of you randomly creating a Fire Shadow Martial Soul for your child?

The Sea God Martial Soul and the Angel Martial Soul are either the Martial Soul of divine priests or the Martial Soul of inheritors. Tang Wutong's Light Goddess Butterfly also corresponds to the Butterfly God's Divine Position. The Divine Realm has disappeared; what's the point of creating a Fire Shadow Martial Soul?

It couldn't be to conceal your identity, could it? Why don't you just create the strongest one from the start?

The Angel Martial Soul and the Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul demonstrate that even a divinely bestowed Martial Soul, once possessed, will affect one's bloodline, causing offspring to be born with a corresponding Martial Soul. If you truly want what's best for your child, you should give her the best.

Huo Yuhao was speechless, but instead of saying anything in that direction, he pointed directly to the photo next to him.

"A family photo, but it's just the two of you, that's not complete enough" -- Your wife didn't come to the Douluo Continent with you, did she?

Rong Lingji should theoretically have a wife. In Huo Yuhao's memory, Rong Lingji's fiancée is Zha Ji's daughter Zha Jiebing, who is also the daughter of Rong Nianbing's teacher.

It's still unclear whether Zha Jiebing has become a god, but judging from Rong Lingji's words, it seems he came to the Douluo Continent without anyone else, after all, he was just taking a casual look around.

How was Rong Tianling born? Did she spring from a stone?

Or perhaps Rong Lingji has taken advantage of the traits he inherited from his father and married a wife during his years in the Douluo Continent?

Then you should include your wife in the family photo!

Has anyone ever told you that you're too perceptive?

Rong Lingji's smile faltered slightly. He glanced at the photo, then turned to Huo Yuhao. After a moment of silence, he said, "That's right, Tianling is indeed not my biological daughter. I adopted her a hundred years ago. My wife and daughter are not in the Douluo Continent."

He and his wife are not young, and since they don't have any so-called "virginity seal," they naturally already have children.

But the Divine Realm Divine Realm rules.

The Divine Realm isn't owned by the Rong family; they can't keep sending their descendants Divine Realm.

Children born in the Divine Realm can stay by their parents' side, but if they cannot become gods, they are not allowed to use the Xianling Qi of the Divine Realm to cultivate and gain immortality.

(Note: I don't know what the rules are in the original Divine Realm. If being born in the Divine Realm automatically makes Divine Officer and allows Divine Realm to stay and absorb Xianling Qi, then the rule that no one except First Rank God can bring others to the Divine Realm is a joke, and the population of the Divine Realm could easily multiply. However, Tang Wutong did live in the Divine Realm when she was young, so I'm adding this setting here.)

Therefore, Rong Lingji and Zha Jiebing's child must also become a god on their own in order to truly be with them forever.

It is because of this rule that the concept of going down to the mortal realm for trials arose, and most of the brothers and sisters of the Rong Lingji went down to the mortal realm in order to become gods.

Rong Lingji's daughter was naturally among them, and his wife was also with him.

This has resulted in Rong Lingji being in a different dimension from his wife and daughters, unaware of their current situation, and thus becoming a "lonely old man."

"I'm all alone, so adopting a child to keep me company isn't a problem, is it?"

Rong Lingji shrugged. "But you, why are you so concerned about Tianling Daishi? She's just an ordinary hidden Limit."

How did you put the words "Limit" and "ordinary" together?

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow, then shook his head and said, "She's no ordinary person; after all, she's the future Lord of the War God Temple."

After Yuanen Zhentian became Quasi-God, he was jokingly called the Quasi-God gatekeeper. Most of the current Rong Tianling are at this level, and Yuanen Zhentian has not obtained the essence blood to break through to the Quasi-God level, so his chances of winning are not high.

Therefore, although the final selection has not yet begun, in a sense, the outcome is already decided!