After a discussion, everyone gained a deeper understanding of each other.
The process, however, was not particularly friendly to the five individuals aside from Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena...
Following the battle, Wu Zhangkong and Luoyang Lu ceased bothering the group and allowed them to rest.
Wu Zhangkong and Luoyang Lu also selected a room within the dormitory building and moved in.
This arrangement was made by the academy. Their presence in the dormitory would enable them to better guide everyone.
Since it was already late in the day, the discussion about various courses would have to wait until tomorrow.
…
At night, Tang Wulin lay on his bed, breathing evenly as his consciousness gradually drifted into a white, empty world.
He looked around, his expression calm and indifferent.
He had been here several times before. What did the voice want to tell him this time?
As Tang Wulin pondered, a mechanical voice echoed out of nowhere.
"The motto of Shrek Academy—'Those who don't dare to cause trouble are mediocre.' As a favored child of heaven, you cannot live in peace and stability. You must stir up trouble and experience the vicissitudes of life..."
"You're wrong!" Tang Wulin interrupted loudly.
"If a person wants to cause trouble, they will only target someone weaker than themselves. No one provokes someone stronger. If someone doesn't dare to cause trouble, does that make them mediocre? Isn't that just bullying when you think about it from their perspective?"
Tang Wulin paused for a moment, then continued, "My dad told me that if I bullied a younger student at school, he would punish me. But if an older student bullied me, I should resist bravely, and he would never blame me for that."
"Teacher Wu Yu also told me that in the Spirit Pagoda, we don't go looking for trouble, but we're not afraid of it either! It's wrong to bully others without reason!"
The mechanical voice seemed to grow slightly angry at Tang Wulin's words. "The law of the jungle is the truth of this world!"
Tang Wulin shook his head and replied in a low voice, "But if what you say is true, that those who don't dare to cause trouble are mediocre, and the strong have the right to bully others at will, then couldn't others do the same to me? If everyone acts like this, wouldn't this world become a living hell?"
"The seniors in the Spirit Pagoda can pull me into the Spirit Pagoda without asking for my opinion. The Spirit Pagoda Master could use his power to deny me the opportunity to obtain souls or help me awaken my martial spirit.
I wouldn't even be able to practice! My parents might encounter bad people and be captured while trying to help me gather money to buy souls."
"The reason I can live peacefully and happily in this world is definitely not because of your so-called truth, but because of something much warmer!"
Outside the white space, Tang San observed Tang Wulin with his consciousness. He opened his mouth to speak but found himself unable to refute the boy's words. He fell silent.
After a moment of thought, Tang San realized that it might be better not to teach Wulin as "Old Tang" for the time being, as it could easily arouse suspicion.
Instead, he chose a method similar to a "dream" to guide Tang Wulin in his sleep.
However, he now found that he couldn't teach the boy effectively.
Wulin was too stubborn. Tang Ziran and his wife had a significant influence on him, and he was completely unwilling to accept Tang San's teachings, not even the time-honored school motto of Shrek Academy.
Even... sometimes, Tang San found himself agreeing with the boy's perspective.
What should he do?
After some deliberation, Tang San sighed and temporarily sent Tang Wulin out of the white space.
He decided to reconsider his approach to guiding the boy and turned his attention to the Golden Dragon King seal within Tang Wulin's body.
In the battle of the God Realm, the main body overlooked certain variables.
The newly ascended God of Emotions strongly supported the proposal of the God King of Destruction to expand the God Realm and sided with Destruction during their conflict.
The strength of Destruction proved to be far beyond the main body's expectations.
Originally, the main body had the God of Destruction, Zhou Weiqing, who initially turned against him but later aided him.
Additionally, Wu Lin was born to help break the seal of Destruction. Logically, victory seemed assured.
However, the unexpected interference of the new God of Emotions and the miscalculation of Destruction's strength turned the tide.
The betrayal of the God of Destruction acted as the catalyst, and the Goddess of Life secretly siding with the original body further enraged Destruction.
In his fury, Destruction, along with his followers and the God of Emotions, relentlessly pursued and attacked the main body and the God of Destruction.
In the end, the main body suffered severe damage, and the God of Destruction was left with little divine power.
If not for the intervention of the Goddess of Life, who stepped in to halt the conflict, the consequences could have been catastrophic.
Subsequently, the God Realm faced a turbulence of time and space.
Both the God King of Life and the God King of Destruction perished while resisting this cosmic upheaval.
It was during this chaos that the Golden Dragon King escaped from the forbidden land of the gods!!!
Having been sealed away, the Golden Dragon King had been absorbing the spiritual energy of the gods to strengthen itself.
Its power now surpassed even that of Destruction, reaching a level that hinted at transcending the God King realm.
The main body, already wounded and battered, found itself once again pursued and attacked.
At that time, the two gods of Kindness and Evil had already been led away by Destruction. With Destruction and Life dead, the God of Destruction Zhou Weiqing incapacitated, Rong Nianbing having fled, and the new God of Emotions lacking the strength to match the aforementioned deities while also holding a grudge against the main body, the situation grew dire.
With no trusted allies left to share the burden of defending the God Realm's core (in the original novel, Huo Yuhao had assisted Tang San in bearing this pressure, though it nearly cost him his consciousness), the main body was forced to shoulder the entire weight of the God Realm's defense system, which was being crushed by the turbulence of time and space.
Leading a group of gods, the main body engaged in a desperate battle against the Golden Dragon King.
The conflict resulted in the deaths of many gods.
Artifacts were scattered, lost to the winds, their whereabouts unknown.
In a final effort to protect the remaining gods and maintain his authority, the main body had no choice but to sacrifice the position of Poseidon, striving to hold everything together.
If the two gods of Good and Evil, who had been lured to the Five Elements Continent by Destruction in advance, had not eventually returned, the dignified law enforcer of the God Realm might have perished at the hands of the Golden Dragon King!
Even though he survived, his condition was dire.
After using the Sword of Judgment of the Three Realms to slay the Golden Dragon King, his divine power was completely depleted, making recovery in the short term nearly impossible.
He couldn't even seal the Golden Dragon King on his own and had to rely on the assistance of the other two God Kings...
This is also why it was necessary for his spiritual consciousness to retain its memories.
The seal of the Golden Dragon King before them was formed by the convergence of multiple divine powers, and as such, it had inherent flaws!
Tang San observed the seal with his spiritual sense and let out a deep sigh.
With Wu Lin in such a state, how could he feel at ease entrusting this power to him?
…
Early the next morning, Gu Yuena was awakened by a delightful fragrance.
"What is that smell?"
Her eyes sparkled with curiosity, and she quickly got dressed, making her way to the kitchen on the first floor. There, she found Huo Yuhao and Luoyang Lu busy preparing food.
The dormitory had a kitchen, but neither she nor Yuhao had ever used it before.
"So Yuhao can cook... it smells amazing."
Gu Yuena peeked through the kitchen door, and Huo Yuhao noticed her presence. He handed her a plate.
On it were dumplings.
Huo Yuhao smiled warmly and said, "Would you like to try one?"
Thanks to his spiritual eyes and years of traveling, his culinary skills were quite impressive.
Gu Yuena blinked, took one, and took a small bite. Her eyes lit up, and she began chewing quickly, her entire being radiating happiness like a little hamster.
She wasn't concerned about the nutritional value of the food; she was solely focused on the taste! It was delicious!
By the time Huo Yuhao and Luoyang Lu finished preparing breakfast and entered the dining hall, they found Gu Yuena already seated at the table, her bright black eyes fixed on Huo Yuhao... She had already finished the plate in her hand and the one beside it.
"…"
Huo Yuhao didn't say a word. He walked over to Gu Yuena, sat down, and handed her the plate he was holding.
He was well aware of her appetite and was used to it.
This was the scene that greeted Xie Xie and the others when they woke up and followed the enticing aroma to the dining area.
"Was it always like this when they lived here?"
Xu Xiaoyan's eyes sparkled with curiosity as she turned to Xie Xie, her expression eager for some juicy gossip.
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