Demon Gate

"Sigh, what a mess this is."

Yuanen Zhentian sighed, rubbing his forehead.

He didn't know how to judge that clansman anymore.

He'd seen Love-Obsessed Mind before; his own son was one of them—back then, for Yehui, that kid Tiandang disregarded everything and insisted on marrying her, ignoring everyone's advice, even Yehui Hui's Fallen Angel Martial Soul couldn't stop him. Even after Yehui's suspected death, Yuanen Tiandang acted as if he was planning to commit suicide for love.

At least Tiandang was sincere in his feelings for Yehui, and although Ye Hui had issues with his Martial Soul, he was genuinely kind to Tiandang. This guy, on the other hand, ran away, lost his things, and still spoke up for him—he was sold out and then had to count the money for him.

And that woman who used romance to extract information— Yuanen Zhentian had never seen anything so abstract before, and he wondered if such a person had ever existed in history.

"Zhentian, your Sea God Legion has been ruined by your Love-Obsessed Mind."

A voice echoed in Yuanen Zhentian's mind; he knew it was the Soul Spirit Ancestor of the Spiritual Sea.

He actually agreed with that statement.

The former legion commander defected because of his Love-Obsessed Mind, and the current deputy legion commander is about to meet his doom because of his Love-Obsessed Mind as well. The Sea God Legion is indeed incompatible with Love-Obsessed Mind.

It's unclear whether the Sea God Legion violated some taboo by using the name of the Sea God, thus incurring the curse.

Perhaps we should rename the Sea God Legion in the future?

Yuanen Zhentian tried to find a bittersweet humor in his thoughts, but he couldn't manage a smile.

"Let's stop talking about these irrelevant things. Although the woman who escaped may not use that evidence against the Yuanen Clan, we can't put our hopes on her. Let's think about how to deal with this first."

Faced with Yuanen Zhentian words, the Soul Spirit in the Spiritual Sea coldly snorted, "I warned you before, secrets can't stay hidden forever. Prepare yourself in advance, now you know how powerful that is, right?"

The Soul Spirit's tone was harsh, but it still offered a way out. "Right now, you and Tiandang haven't established a firm foothold in the Federation. If things come to light, you two alone won't be able to escape unscathed. It would be best to seek outside help."

"External force?"

"That's right, isn't Yehui connected to that god in the Spirit Pagoda? You can try and see if you can get his help."

Yuanen Zhentian's eyes widened. "This—isn't this like walking into a trap? That person has a grudge against our ancestor."

"So continuing to wait is the right thing to do?" the Soul Spirit said in Youyou voice. "You yourself just said that your ancestors had a grudge against Huo Yuhao. If everything is exposed and the Spirit Pagoda follows his will, kicking you while you're down, do you think you can handle it?"

Yuanen Zhentian remained silent.

He couldn't handle it. Not to mention him, the entire Yuanen Clan couldn't handle it.

"Besides, you overestimate the Yuanen Clan. Even if they knew all this, that person might not even give you a second glance."

As he remained silent, the words of the Soul Spirit Ancestor still echoed in his Spiritual Sea: "They need Yehui to do something right now. If you don't seize this opportunity to make connections, you're missing out. You have a chance to latch onto someone but you don't even know how to do it properly, and you're still worrying about this and that. You're really getting more and more out of touch with reality."

Yuanen Zhentian was taken aback, but then realized that what the Soul Spirit Ancestor said made a lot of sense and was hard to refute.

Moreover, upon calm reflection, even without this incident, the relationship between their clan and their ancestors would have been exposed sooner or later, and they would have had to face the challenge of dealing with the Federation and Huo Yuhao.

You can run away from things for a day, but you can't hide forever. Rather than waiting for things to escalate and then reacting passively, it's better to take the initiative now—at least you can still maintain some control.

only----

What about our ancestors?

Yuanen Zhentian somewhat conflicted.

Although they have distanced themselves from the remnants of Shrek Academy, it doesn't mean that the Yuanen Clan no longer recognizes Er Ming as their ancestor.

By asking Huo Yuhao for help and exposing their relationship with their ancestor, he essentially chose Huo Yuhao Huo Yuhao over his ancestor, betraying him.

At his age, does he really want to be an unfilial son or grandson again?

The Soul Spirit Ancestor said, "By this generation, your relationship with that Titan Giant Ape has faded. He rarely visits you anymore, but he thinks of you first when something bad happens—and since you're not planning to deal with him, I think you don't need to feel guilty."

"However, the choice is ultimately yours. It depends on whether you want to be an unfilial descendant for the sake of the family. That's all I have to say—oh, one more thing, if you're going to court death, remember to break the contract with me before you die, and just don't let your blood splatter on me."

Yuanen Zhentian: "----"

To be honest, when you say the relationship has faded, does that mean it includes yourself?

Yuanen Zhentian smiled helplessly, closed his eyes and began to think about the benefits, and made a decision after a moment.

"Then let's find an opportunity to have a proper talk with that person."

Upon hearing this, the Soul Spirit in the Spiritual Sea smiled with satisfaction.

In fact, Huo Yuhao wasn't the only path Yuanen Zhentian could take. He could have chosen to confess everything to the Federation now, explaining the relationship between the Yuanen Clan and Shrek and Er Ming clearly. After all, resistance is punished severely, while confession is treated leniently, which is better than being exposed.

But neither of them mentioned this option.

After all, if they were to step forward and expose the truth, the unknown enemies hiding in the shadows would see their plot fail and retreat back into hiding.

The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. Rather than letting them retreat and find another opportunity, we should lure them out of their hole and stir up trouble once and for all!

Those who scheme against them will always pay the price!

To Yuanen Zhentian's surprise, when he approached Yehui hoping to get a chance to speak with Huo Yuhao, he learned an unexpected surprise from her— Huo Yuhao planned to solve her Martial Soul problem.

This surprised and delighted Yuanen Zhentian, who immediately decided to participate. After all, he still vividly remembered the war that the Demon Plane had waged in the Yuanen Clan's territory back then, and now that he had the opportunity to settle old scores, he naturally couldn't miss it.

However, despite his surprise, he didn't forget his business. After contacting Huo Yuhao through Yehui and receiving the reply that "we'll discuss this in detail after Yehui's matter is resolved," he calmed down and waited quietly.

Nothing happened for two days.

Two days later, Yuanen Zhentian stood at the door of a secluded residence in Mingdu, followed by three people: Yuanen Tiandang, Yehui, and Yuanen Yehui.

Their whole family came.

After all, resolving the issue of the Yehui Martial Soul is of great significance to them, and it would be best if they could witness it firsthand.

Moreover, all four of them harbored the same thought: to take this opportunity to settle old scores with the Demon Plane.

At this moment, among the group, Yehui appeared calm, but her eyes were filled with excitement. Yuanen Tiandang held her hand, her palm slightly sweaty, while Yuanen Yehui beside her also looked somewhat nervous.

Yuanen Zhentian glanced at them, took a deep breath, and was about to knock on the door when the door opened from the inside, and three figures walked out one after another.

Huo Yuhao, who was walking in front, nodded to the others as a greeting. Snow Empress and Gu Yuena, who were following behind, had indifferent expressions, revealing no emotion.

Huo Yuhao said, "Two days should be enough time for you to prepare. Let's get started without further ado."

Yuanen Zhentian was taken aback, glanced around, and looked somewhat puzzled.

Should we start a war here?

Yuanen Zhentian had no doubt about the strength of the three people in front of him. When the Demon Gate opened, their Yuanen Clan had initially managed to hold it off. Now that there were four experts above the Limit here, there would definitely be no problem.

But wouldn't it be inappropriate to take action within Mingdu?

Taking action here, regardless of the outcome, will cause quite a stir. If it affects nearby residents or alerts the Federation government, things could get very difficult to handle.

Or did he misunderstand, and that resolving the Yehui Martial Soul issue doesn't require opening the Demon Gate and engaging in combat?

Yuanen Zhentian had many doubts, but since he wasn't familiar with Huo Yuhao, he didn't dare to voice his questions. However, Yuanen Yehui, who was quite familiar with Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena, bluntly asked, "Wouldn't making a move here alert the Federation?"

"Of course not here." Huo Yuhao glanced at her, smiled, and without explaining further, simply raised his hand and made a light sweeping motion in the air.

A spatial rift appeared silently before them, within which a vast and desolate world could be vaguely seen.

"Let's go inside and talk." Huo Yuhao stepped into the rift first, followed closely by Snow Empress and Gu Yuena.

Yuanen Zhentian frowned as he looked at the crack, then led his family to follow it.

The moment they passed through the crevice, they felt their feet suddenly sink into the void, as if they were being pulled down by an Formless hand.

When they opened their eyes again, they were already standing in a completely different world.

The sky was overcast, with a faint, dawn-like light seeping in from an unknown place. The air was filled with an atmosphere of death and rebirth, and the ground beneath our feet trembled slightly, as if it were breathing.

It was clearly the Undead Plane.

"This is Demiplane?" Yuanen Zhentian looked around, then suddenly his eyes widened in shock. "No, no, this plane is evolving!"

His gaze toward Huo Yuhao grew increasingly respectful.

He had seen Demiplane before, but they were nothing compared to this one. This Demiplane was evolving, and perhaps soon it would become a true plane.

He knew very well what this meant.

With this plane as its foundation, the legendary reincarnation of a god before us can use this place to ascend to the realm of a god in the future!

Before this, although he knew in his heart that Huo Yuhao was a god, it was still unknown whether the other party could regain the position of god. After all, the methods used by their ancestors, as well as Di Tian, Yun Ming and others, to reach the God Realm had flaws and limitations.

Even if Huo Yuhao was stronger than these people in his previous life, it's still uncertain whether he can become a god in this life. However, the current plane is clearly enough to shatter all doubts.

Between a god who may be reincarnated and become a god, and a god who is destined to become a god, the latter is clearly more awe-inspiring.

"Alas, ancestors, your cultivation is suppressed by this plane. This being is already creating a plane. If you continue to be enemies with this being, your future will likely be—"

Yuanen Zhentian sighed inwardly, but noticing Huo Yuhao walking towards Yehui, he quickly suppressed those distracting thoughts.

"Let's open the Demon Gate right here."

Huo Yuhao said, "Afterwards, you pretend to be controlled, and once the entire demon army enters, you can simply close the door and beat them to a pulp."

"I see."

Yehui took a deep breath, nodded, and smiled gently at her husband and daughter who were looking at her with concern, as if to say, "Don't worry."

After that, she didn't say anything more, and raised her hand to remove the restrictors that suppressed her Soul Power.

With the limiter removed, she no longer resisted the attraction of the Fallen Angel Martial Soul, and her aura surged, with a strong sense of power spreading throughout her body.

At the same time, a cold, insane thought, like a chilling snake, frantically burrowed into her Spiritual Sea, greedily trying to merge with her consciousness. Negative emotions of bloodshed, slaughter, and madness surged in like a flood, trying to drag her into the Abyss.

But as the gray energy within her body jolted suddenly, her consciousness instantly cleared, and she regained control of her body.

By this moment, her appearance had changed drastically.

Unbeknownst to her, she had already flown into the sky, a pair of enormous wings slowly unfolding behind her, their membranes shimmering with a cold, dark light. All nine of her Soul Ring were dyed a purplish-black, like nine dark moons encircling her body.

A pair of long, curved horns slowly emerged from its head, their tips gleaming with a cold metallic light. Intense dark elements surged forth like a tide, instantly filling the entire space.

Yuanen Tiandang looked up at the sky, his pupils slightly contracted, his clenched fists turning white at the knuckles. Yuanen Yehui's lips trembled slightly, but his gaze remained unblinking.

Yuanen Zhentian narrowed his eyes, thinking of that day in the past, and his mood became somewhat heavy.

Just then, a deep voice rang out from Yehui's lips, "Darkness will eventually descend, only through fall can one find freedom."

As soon as she finished speaking, her Ninth Soul Ring suddenly lit up.

A massive purplish-black Magic Array appeared on the ground, and as the light rose, a purplish-black gate slowly took shape—the Ninth Soul Skill, Demon Passage, the gate to the Demon Plane!

The portal was initially only about ten feet wide, but under Yehui's control, it rapidly expanded, reaching a width and height of twenty meters in the blink of an eye.

The surrounding space distorted. As the Plane Master, Huo Yuhao could feel the Undead Plane instinctively repelling the power of another world, but he suppressed it.

This is here to deliver Life energy, which is of great benefit to the plane, so we can't reject it.

As the passage stabilized, a deep, magical voice emanated from within.

"My people, you have done well. You have opened the portal to the demon world; you will lead your people to a new world. Let us fall together, let us be free together, let us Destruction together!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yehui pretended to be controlled, and her body began to undergo a dramatic change. Her figure rapidly expanded, transforming from a human into a Great Demon ten meters tall, yet her physique remained unchanged from before.

The wings on its back revealed purplish-gold scales, shimmering with a noble luster.

"Hmm?" The voice behind the portal seemed somewhat puzzled. "You actually possess the Royal Purple-Gold Bloodline of our clan—so that's it. You're the one who helped Wuliao attack the Human World last time, aren't you? I didn't expect you to still be alive, and even helped me reopen the Demon Gate. Not bad, you deserve a reward."

"The power that Wujie gave you last time wasn't pure enough. I will give you even greater power. Remember, your future master is the Demon Lord — Alba!"

Upon hearing these words, Yuanen Zhentian and Yuanen Tiandang, who had been staring intently at the light gate with resentment in their hearts, were suddenly stunned.

What does that mean? The demons attacking this time aren't the same ones from over a decade ago?

Compared to the bewildered Yuanen Zhentian and the other two, Huo Yuhao had a vague recollection of them.

The Demon Plane has several Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord who attacked Douluo Continent more than a decade ago using the Demon Gate opened by Yehui was Wuliao, and in both the original story and this world, the second Demon Lord is Alba.

The reason things turned out this way is because Wuliao gave the opportunity to Alba.

After more than a decade of attacks on the Douluo Continent, Wuliao inflicted considerable casualties on the Yuanen Clan, but ultimately failed to conquer Douluo Continent. It was then that he realized something was wrong.

Therefore, he gave up the opportunity to attack Douluo Continent to Alba, which led to the Yuanen Clan, Tang Wulin and others venting all their anger on Alba after the second opening of the Demon Gate.

It could be said that Alba was the scapegoat that Wujie found.

As for Wujie, the Demon Lord —in the original story, after Alba's failed attack on the Douluo Continent and his death, the Demon Plane quickly severed its connection with Yuanen Yehui's side, and Tang Wulin and the others did not try to cause trouble for the Demon Plane again.

Meanwhile, Wujie, who indirectly caused the death of Yuanen Yehui's mother and had invaded the Douluo Continent, naturally went Xiao Yao.

However, in this world----

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes as he looked at the purple-gold light emanating from Yehui.

None of them will escape.

Meanwhile, Yehui, who was undergoing the baptism of Alba's Bloodline Baptism, felt herself becoming stronger.

Streams of purple-gold light poured out from the portal and entered her body. Her cultivation, which had been suppressed for years with little progress, was now improving, gradually rising from an ordinary Titled Douluo to the Super Douluo level, and even her Fallen Angel Martial Soul showed signs of Secondary Awakening.

It's easy to imagine that after this, her strength will reach a new level.

"This is one of my rewards. From now on, all the Life energy absorbed in this world will be yours. Once this world is conquered, you will be my king, guarding it!"

Yehui: "----"

This Demon Lord is quite generous compared to the last one.