While Shrek Academy argued over this incident, undercurrents stirred among the other factions as well. Various spies had also relayed the situation inside Shrek Academy back to them.
Before long, news that Shrek Academy had gained another two Limit Douluos and numerous Super Douluos reached the Federation and the Spirit Pagoda.
Unfortunately, no powerhouses had revived on their side. It seemed that only figures from Spirit Ice Douluo's era and Spirit Hall's era had returned to life.
Now that Shrek Academy had suddenly gained two more Limit Douluos, many factions began to panic. Qiangu Dongfeng urgently summoned numerous hawkish factions to discuss plans for dealing with Shrek Academy.
Their final conclusion was to prepare to spam rockets!
Progress toward the Federation, War God Temple, Spirit Pagoda, and Holy Spirit Cult spamming rockets at Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect had increased!
Meanwhile, Lin Huan wandered around with the still-sleeping silver-haired figure in his arms, curious about how everyone he had reincarnated was faring.
The first place Lin Huan checked was Sun Moon Continent. He was curious-what would become of the Sun Moon Empire that had been so powerful ten thousand years ago?
The revived Xu Tianran, Ju Zi, and Xu He had all appeared inside the imperial palace. Right, Xu He was He Caitou.
After reviving with his memories intact, the first thing Xu Tianran did was kill Xu He. After all, the man was Shrek Academy's Destruction Douluo, who frequently bombarded Mingdu with soul cannon shells. He was absolutely a major threat and had to die.
Xu He crashed and burned right at the start. Then Xu Tianran went into hiding to observe the present-day Xu Family.
The Sun Moon Imperial Family no longer existed. Only the Xu Family remained, and its inherited Martial Souls included the sun, Silver Moon, Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon, Three-Eyed White Tiger, Evil Eye White Tiger, Hell Spirit Cat, and Spirit Eyes.
The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion could not be inherited because its bloodline was too powerful. An ordinary Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul, however, could still be passed down.
Even if Xu Tianran wanted to unify Douluo Continent now, he could no longer do so. The Sun Moon Empire no longer existed; all that remained was the Sun Moon Federation.
Elsewhere, among the Hongchen Family, Jing Hongchen met with the Hongchen Clan's current patriarch, then began learning about this era while making arrangements for his grandson and granddaughter to grow in it.
His grandson and granddaughter had both reverted to six-year-olds, but their knowledge as Level 10 Soul Engineers remained. What they needed now were resources to grow.
Then there were the others on Sun Moon Continent. Ye Guyi found the teleportation formation here and headed for the Martial Soul Realm. There was no way she would go to the Tang Sect; she did not even know them.
Spirit Hall was the most suitable place for her to grow. They were the specialists in teaching those with Angel Martial Souls!
Besides, she could hardly be called familiar with the Tang Sect. Back then, she had only joined because she wanted somewhere to settle down.
She had endured plenty of criticism because of her Angel Martial Soul. After all, during Spirit Hall's era, Angel Martial Souls had stood against Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect. So even after being reborn with her memories, she would still choose Spirit Hall.
She believed that simply revealing her Angel Martial Soul's innate rank-nine Soul Power would earn her focused nurturing. As for Ji Juechen, he had also just awakened his Martial Soul and was currently honing his meteoric iron.
Next was the Star Luo Realm. A Duke's Mansion appeared out of thin air at the Star Luo Imperial Palace. The White Tiger Duchess and Dai Huabin both appeared there, while Dai Hao was over on Douluo Continent.
The White Tiger Duke's Mansion's appearance attracted the attention of the Star Luo Dai Family's imperial household. Someone soon came to investigate, and when they learned this was the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, this Dai imperial household grew very excited.
They immediately began searching for Huo Yuhao, only to find nothing. There was no Huo Yuhao at all!
Moreover, the Dai imperial household from Douluo I's era directly attacked its counterpart from Douluo Dalu III's era. After all, the Star Luo Empire's tradition was that the victor became king, and one mountain could not hold two tigers. The first war since the God of Games' arrival broke out.
The S3 Dai imperial household immediately launched an all-out offensive too, putting the search for Huo Yuhao out of their minds as they focused on clearing out the S1 Star Luo Dai Family.
In a secluded corner of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion lay a very dilapidated spot. The little room there was merely a woodshed, and a little blue-haired girl stood there chopping wood with her head lowered.
Recently, she had heard that many, many strangers had come to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, all looking for someone named Huo Yuhao. But none of that had anything to do with her.
Her mother was only a lowly servant. Many people did not even know the mother and daughter's names.
At present, throughout the entire White Tiger Duke's Mansion, only the White Tiger Duchess and Dai Luoli's family knew her name and her mother's.
The class divisions here were particularly severe. Although they were all servants, there were enormous differences in status even among servants.
Because the White Tiger Duchess targeted them, Huo Yun'er and her daughter clearly belonged at the very bottom. Nor would the duchess let the servants know that Huo Yun'er had once had a one-night stand with her husband, Dai Hao.
Would that not be openly telling everyone she had been cuckolded? Thus, the servants did not know about Huo Yun'er's relationship with Dai Hao. They only knew that their duchess had ordered them to target her.
With a sharp little cry, the girl brought down the axe, half as tall as herself, with all her might. Only after exerting the strength of nine oxen and two tigers did she barely finish today's quota.
Her hands were covered in calluses and looked incredibly rough, clearly worn that way by working since childhood.
The little girl was filthy all over, too, dressed in rags. All she had was a coarse hemp outfit covered in countless patches.
Huo Yutong panted heavily after chopping the wood. She had almost been solo-killed by firewood-godslayer firewood. But even after finishing this, she still had plenty of work left.
There was laundry, airing the quilts, and the like. She wanted to share her mother's work and make things easier for her. Though her whole body was drenched in sweat, she forced herself to stand, tied the firewood into bundles, then shouldered a pile larger than herself and staggered toward the woodshed.
But as soon as she turned her head, she saw a figure leaning against a large tree. He wore luxurious clothing: a platinum-colored casual outfit paired with purple-and-gold trousers.
His face was handsome, and he carried the exceedingly noble bearing of someone in power. He simply leaned against the tree, watching her quietly.
Huo Yutong was briefly surprised, her bright eyes lingering on him despite herself. He was the best-looking man she had ever seen, and she could not help taking a few more looks.
But she soon lowered her head again, afraid that looking at him too much might displease him. Someone so noble had to be a powerful Lord Soul Master.
She was merely a servant at the very bottom of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, an ugly duckling through and through. He was so noble that even one extra glance made her feel ashamed of her own inferiority.
She could only lower her head and hurry toward the woodshed. What followed was the law of causality: wherever the protagonist went, something was bound to happen, such as a female character falling and the male lead stepping in to catch her.
Just then, Huo Yutong suddenly felt dizzy, and her steps grew unsteady. This was because she had not eaten enough. She had never had enough food or warm clothing growing up, and now she was doing such heavy labor. A moment's distraction sent her pitching forward.
Seeing this, Lin Huan chuckled against the tree. Sure enough, whenever the protagonist was present, these female characters with unlockable defeat CGs would end up crossing paths with him for all sorts of reasons.
As for the nameless female extras, they did not even have a chance to trigger a storyline with him. That was also why he had remained single to this day.
The women in the Divine Realm were basically all married, such as the Goddess of Life, Lie Yan, Xiao Wu, Tang Wutong, and the Water God. Every one of them was married, which was such a pity.
During Douluo II's era, he had kept his head down and cultivated, growing bit by bit through his Martial Soul. After ascending, there had been no single female supporting characters who could trigger a storyline either. But now! He had finally encountered a female character who could trigger one! Though she was only six at present... and a gag gender-swapped creation at that.
Oh, right, a quick word about why Huo Yutong existed. This Huo Yutong was Huo Yutong, not Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao had died in Qiankun Asking Love Valley long ago, while Huo Yuhao of the Dai surname was in the Divine Realm.
This Huo Yutong was a character Lin Huan had created, a new living being. He was simply curious about what would happen when Huo Yuhao met Huo Yutong.
At that thought, he had gone straight back and written "Transmigrating into Douluo Dalu III: When Little Huo Girl Meets Huo Yuhao" overnight.
Just think of her as the reincarnation of the Huo Yuhao who died in Qiankun Asking Love Valley. Oh, and Wang Dong would be there too, along with Little San Girl.
"Transmigrating into Douluo Dalu III: When Little San Girl Meets Tang San."
Didn't you think Tang San was actually pretty tender too? I felt Tang San wasn't out of the question either (licks lips).
All right, back to the matter at hand. Watching the petite figure about to fall, Lin Huan immediately extended his leg. She fell against his lower leg, and he used it to prop her up.
"Little one, be careful."
A male voice that sounded rather sunny reached her ears. The expected pain never came, and Huo Yutong opened her eyes in confusion, only to find those gorgeous purple-and-gold trousers before her.
Looking up, she saw that the unfamiliar older boy had used his leg to support her. Once she realized what had happened, she hastily backed away and apologized.
"Sorry, sorry! I got your trousers dirty. I'm sorry..."
Huo Yutong immediately covered her head to protect herself. In the past, touching someone else's clothes and dirtying them had earned her a beating. She was used to it now and would instinctively shield herself.
But she seemed to have forgotten the heavy firewood still on her back. The instant she stepped backward, she lost her balance and began falling again.
"Ah!"
This time, she fell onto the firewood. It did not hurt much, though the scraping against her back stung terribly. Looking at this silly little loli, Lin Huan almost could not bear to deceive her.
He immediately crouched, pulled the firewood off her back, and helped her up again.
"Whose silly girl are you? Falling twice just walking? Be more careful next time."
Lin Huan reached out and stroked Huo Yutong's rough cheek. Her face was covered in dust, which he brushed away with Soul Power, revealing a rather delicate, adorable face. Her clear blue eyes were especially bright.
Watching the young man help her up again and gently wipe the dust from her face, Huo Yutong's heart began racing beyond her control. This was the first time such a good-looking member of the opposite sex had touched her face.
"Th-thank you. I still need to help Mom with her work. And I'm really sorry I accidentally dirtied your clothes!"
Huo Yutong apologized repeatedly, then shouldered the firewood again. Who knew where she found the strength, but she ran off in a fluster.
Watching this, Lin Huan grew thoughtful. How strange. He had only helped her up, yet her affection points were shooting upward.
But there was no hurry. He was going to spirit this little one away anyway, and when the time came, he could use her to stir things up for Tang San and Huo Yuhao when they returned.
With that thought, Lin Huan vanished. When he reappeared, he had returned to a particular small plane.
This plane was called Qiankun Asking Love Valley, and it was now under Lin Huan's control. Gazing at the valley before him, he sat cross-legged in midair, rubbed his chin, and murmured:
"I didn't expect Little Huo Girl to be so cute. How about, once I defeat the Divine Realm, I capture Huo Yuhao alive and toss him into Qiankun Asking Love Valley for a gender swap? Then I can unlock a defeat CG. That would be delicious."
At the thought, Lin Huan immediately rubbed his hands like a fly. It sounded very promising. He was still a single dog to this day-boo-hoo-hoo, how pitiful! Didn't that call for banging Huo Yuhao to liven things up? Your bro Lin had to bang Huo Yuhao hard!
But he had not come to Qiankun Asking Love Valley merely to take control of it. He was also here to revive Ol' Dong.
Perfect! Huo Yutong versus Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er versus Tang Wutong. Really, he just wanted more lolis so he could establish a loli kingdom.
Soon, under Lin Huan's projection, a pink-and-blue figure appeared in Qiankun Asking Love Valley, and he picked her up.
"Come to think of it, why am I like those Liyue immortals, always picking up children? I picked up the Destruction God King's reincarnation, Lin Xiaozi, and the Goddess of Life's reincarnation, Lin Xiaolü."
"Then I picked up a Fire Dragon King cub and a Silver Dragon King cub whose transformation went wrong. And now there's this Haki-Dong. That makes a whole five hakimis."
Lin Huan glanced at the two little lolis sleeping soundly in the hammock behind him, one silver-haired and one pink-and-blue-haired. He shook his head and hurried toward the next area to pick up hakimis.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Abyss Plane, the Abyssal Sage King flew into a rage upon seeing his prized subordinate, the Blaze Emperor, die.
"Useless trash! You actually got counter-killed by a creature from Douluo!"
His face was black as pitch. Never had he expected that human to burn his Demigod Godhood so decisively. That had been the embryonic form of a Demigod Godhood! A godhood he had sought in vain! Yet the other party had burned it away just like that!
Moreover, the Abyssal Sage King discovered that this God of Games did not seem to intend to kill them directly. Instead, he made them participate in one game after another, with rewards for the winners. Though he did not know what the God of Games wanted, he could not escape either.
His entire Abyss Plane had been pinned here. Escape was impossible, so for now, he could only revive the Blaze Emperor first.
Curse him as he might, the Blaze Emperor was still the second-strongest general under his command and had to be revived. As the Abyssal Sage King's Divine Power surged, the Abyss Core on the Abyss's third layer began shaking violently. Then the Blaze Emperor's figure revived and returned once more.
"I'm sorry, my lord... This subordinate was incompetent... Please punish me..."
The Blaze Emperor knelt and kowtowed heavily to the Abyssal Sage King, admitting his fault. He bore considerable responsibility for losing to Yun Ming because he had not used the Heavenly Sacred Abyssal Halberd.
"...Forget it. There will be no next time."
In the end, the Abyssal Sage King said nothing more. After all, they had not suffered any losses, so he would let the matter go for now.