After unleashing that incomparably powerful move, which had also exhausted him, Huo Yuhao collapsed to the ground like a withered tree, his presence fading. His body was utterly lifeless, his face as pale as paper, as though no blood flowed beneath his skin. Only faint, wispy traces of gray mist curled around him, seemingly striving to sustain his vanishing life.
At that critical juncture between life and death, the light and shadows before Huo Yuhao shifted, and his consciousness grew hazy. When he came to his senses, he found himself in an utterly unfamiliar space that nevertheless felt faintly familiar. Looking around, he saw that everything here was remarkably similar to the Undead Demiplane his teacher had given him years ago. Hazy, mysterious mist filled the surroundings, and it was so quiet that he could hear his own heartbeat.
Huo Yuhao was full of questions, but he could not worry about much else now. He hurriedly asked, "Teacher, what exactly is going on? Wasn't I supposed to be close to death? Why am I here? What happened, and why were you captured?" His voice trembled slightly.
Electrolux's voice echoed through the space, tinged with weariness yet full of affection. "Child, your physical body is indeed at death's door. But as your teacher, how could I bear to see your path end here?"
After a pause, Electrolux continued, "Yuhao, listen carefully. This space cannot last much longer, and I used the last of my strength merely to carry you into your divine soul space. That Tang San covets not only my magical inheritance, but, more importantly, the power of fortune you possess."
"Haven't you noticed? When you were on the Douluo Plane, you were like a child of destiny, blessed with one stroke of good fortune after another. You had barely entered the Star Dou Great Forest when Tian Meng offered himself in sacrifice, giving you a Million-Year Soul Ring."
"Even I was drawn to you by the power of fortune you possessed, and only then did I attach myself to you. Later, a four-hundred-thousand-year-old ice scorpion and a seven-hundred-thousand-year-old Snow Woman became Soul Spirits to protect you, while the Emperor Auspicious Beast accompanied you."
"No matter what you did, all manner of unexpected turns would raise your cultivation. You should have been a rising star of the Douluo Plane, a child of fortune. With your aptitude and opportunities, you could have sailed smoothly toward Self-Created Godhood and stood shoulder to shoulder with a God King."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao felt as though a heavy hammer had struck his head, leaving it ringing. He carefully recalled the past, his many experiences flashing through his mind like a revolving lantern. Indeed, how could an ordinary person have such Heaven-Defying luck? So many fortuitous encounters and coincidences had all come together around him.
"But after your teacher left, your path grew difficult. You suffered countless hardships and lost many things." A note of regret entered Electrolux's voice.
"Back then, my divine consciousness should have shattered and dispersed between heaven and earth, and I accepted that outcome. To my surprise, Tang San summoned me to the Divine Realm. At first, I was filled with gratitude. But when he began making trouble for you, I could not bear to stand by and wanted to help you, only for him to imprison me. Only then did I realize something was wrong."
"Then one day, I used Necromancy to spy on his plan. It turned out he had carefully orchestrated everything himself. His goal was to seize the fortune and bloodlines of the Douluo Continent's child of fortune and the Star Dou Great Forest's Emperor Auspicious Beast."
"He split his daughter's divine soul in two, sending one half to meet you and placing the other in the Emperor Auspicious Beast. That way, his daughter Tang Wutong gained the Emperor Auspicious Beast's bloodline power and the right to wield the Golden Dragon Spear, while all the Star Dou Great Forest's fortune became hers."
"As for his son, Tang Wulin, he originally intended to transfer your power of fortune directly to him, making Tang Wulin the next child of fortune. But even that was far from enough to satisfy his ambition, so he turned his sights on the Dragon Clan. The Dragon God's two great avatars, the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King-as for his specific plans for the Dragon Clan, I did not hear everything. By then, he had already discovered me."
When Huo Yuhao heard this, his whole body shook violently, and boundless rage and grief welled up in his heart. "Qiu'er was part of the plan too..." he murmured. He thought of the many ordeals he had endured-the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Qiankun Asking Love Valley... every single one had been Tang San's doing.
"I fought back, but he wielded the power of Dual Godhood and was far beyond my ability to defeat. In the end, I failed, and he seized my Light Magic inheritance." Electrolux's figure grew increasingly indistinct, as though he might dissipate at any moment. "Yuhao, it is time for you to inherit everything I have to pass on."
By now, Electrolux no longer had the strength to maintain this manifested form, and the power of his divine consciousness fragment had reached its limit. He slowly raised a finger and touched Huo Yuhao's forehead. In an instant, streams of pure power, like trickles joining into a surging river, flowed continuously into Huo Yuhao's mind.
Huo Yuhao lowered his head, tears streaming uncontrollably like floodwaters bursting through a dam. This was the second time he had experienced such a scene. Choking on his words, he said, "Teacher, there must still be a way. There must be. Don't."
"Child, fragments of my divine consciousness may still be wandering on other planes. You can search for them." Electrolux spoke as he struggled to hold on with the last of his strength. "Remember this: if you cannot defeat Tang San in the future, go to the Holy Demon Continent and find your senior brother and sister. Your senior brother is called Long Haochen, and your senior sister is called Sheng Cai'er. Your master can no longer stay by your side..."
Before his voice had faded, Electrolux's figure turned illusory once more. He resolutely chose to burn his own divine soul fragment, all to send Huo Yuhao out of this desperate situation. "Yuhao, let your master send you away from here."
Outside, wisps of gray divine power slowly seeped from Huo Yuhao's lifeless body. Where the divine power gathered, space began to twist, and a mysterious spacetime vortex quietly appeared. Using every last bit of his strength, Electrolux pushed Huo Yuhao into the vortex.
Huo Yuhao's figure gradually vanished into the vortex, and as Electrolux expended his last strength, his figure also dissipated completely from the space...
Tang San watched helplessly as the mysterious spacetime vortex swallowed Huo Yuhao's body in an instant. A sudden sense of foreboding welled up in his heart. His eyes narrowed at once, a flicker of wariness and unease passing through them.
Just as that old fellow Electrolux had dissipated, a strange presence had suddenly emerged. From what Tang San knew of Electrolux, the man had always been mysterious. It was hard to be sure he had not secretly left a contingency to ensure Huo Yuhao's resurrection.
I must never give this brat another chance to turn things around! Tang San thought, gritting his teeth. He swiftly forced down his unease, his expression turning cold as the divine power surging around him spread outward in an instant, shaking the surrounding space. He stood tall, his voice rolling out and echoing throughout the Divine Realm. "Everyone! Huo Yuhao has betrayed the Divine Realm, and his conduct has been utterly vile. Not only did he kill his wife and father, defying all human decency, but he also openly challenged the authority of our Divine Realm. His crimes are monstrous, and heaven's laws cannot tolerate them!"
The gods were astonished to hear this. They had not expected the God of Emotion to do such things, though his kidnapping of Tang Wulin was proof enough of that. Some said the Emotion God was truly a madman, while others said perhaps the matter was not as simple as it appeared. As they whispered among themselves, voices condemning Huo Yuhao rose one after another.
Seeing this, Tang San nodded slightly and continued his loud announcement. "Therefore, I have decided, effective immediately, his divine registry, to uphold the laws of the Divine Realm. At the same time, I am issuing a Divine Realm arrest order. No matter if he flees to the ends of the earth, we must bring this traitor to justice as a warning to others!"
The former God of Emotion, Rong Nianbing, however, looked deeply troubled. "Yuhao, how could you do such a thing? What a shame, what a shame."