r18novel Chapter 234 Di Rachel: I didn't say I was going with you.
Chapter 234 Di Rachel: I didn't say I was going with you.
Chapter 234 Di Rachel: I never said I was going along too!
I don't know how much time has passed; perhaps it was just a moment, or perhaps millions of years.
All sound and light vanished completely, returning to an utterly silent void.
It was in this extreme stillness that a uniquely shaped prismatic ice crystal suddenly appeared at the very center of the soul power vortex.
Inside the deep blue, translucent ice crystals, a cluster of crimson-gold flames was constantly leaping and burning.
The two colors of light flowed and merged, creating a truly wondrous sight.
Nine days later.
Huo Yuhao remained seated cross-legged, his body enveloped in a deep, nine-colored light, with the interplay of light flowing endlessly around him.
Her original white hair was dyed back to jet black, with a barely perceptible dark gold sheen at the ends.
In those short nine days, his already long hair, which reached past his waist, grew even more, falling smoothly to the ground.
His facial features have become more defined and distinct, losing some of the naivety of a young man.
At this moment, the sky above the Dragon Tomb presents an even more bizarre scene.
Layer upon layer of complex magic arrays, shimmering with a dark gray light, connected to each other, almost covering the entire sky and making the originally azure sky appear somewhat grayer.
Even more surprisingly, next to the original golden sun that was transformed from the Light Dragon King, a black sun emitting an eerie purple light appeared.
Under the twin suns, the concentration of light and darkness within the Dragon Tomb space continued to rise, but under the harmonization of the Electrolux magic circle, a peculiar balance was maintained.
"well……"
With a sigh, Di Rachel pulled a golden, crispy meat pie from her storage soul tool, took a big bite, her cheeks bulging, and mumbled indistinctly:
"My lord, it's been almost nine days, why isn't it ready yet? I've almost finished the stock Huo Yuhao made for me."
Gu Yuena glanced at her sideways, her ethereal voice carrying a strange and complex emotion.
"Rachel, you have to understand, once the ritual is complete, Yuhao will go straight back to his original world. I'm afraid there won't be time to make you any new snacks."
"Eh!"
Di Rachel swallowed the meat pie in her mouth abruptly, her blood-red eyes wide open, as if she had just realized the seriousness of the problem.
After tasting Huo Yuhao's miraculous culinary skills, Di Ruiqiu felt that her palate had been completely spoiled.
The thought that she might not be able to eat such delicious food for a long time in the future makes her feel like her life is bleak, and she probably won't be able to eat or sleep!
The iconic tuft of hair on her head, along with her owner's emotions, twisted into a tangled mess.
After a long pause, Di Rachel cautiously asked, "Um... Master, do you think Huo Yuhao will come back after he goes back?"
As if afraid that Gu Yuena would misunderstand that she was only after food, Di Rachel quickly waved her little hands, trying her best to add to her argument:
"I'm not just making this up; some of the stories I've read actually say it like this! Men go out to work hard, only to meet women who are prettier and richer."
He just dumped his childhood sweetheart, who was still waiting patiently back in their hometown, even though they had promised to return and marry him after he earned enough money to work! The poor sweetheart waited and waited, and in the end, he just became a statue waiting for his husband!
As she spoke, Di Rachel scratched her head in distress, and the more she thought about it, the more she realized it made sense.
"After all, isn't there another master in another world? What if she's unscrupulous and uses some means to seduce Huo Yuhao?"
"...?"
In response to Di Rachel's remarks, Gu Yuena gave her a sharp flick on the forehead.
"Ouch!"
Di Rachel immediately covered her forehead and let out a wail.
Gu Yuena rolled her eyes in annoyance and lectured:
"What kind of nonsense have you been watching all day? I think it's necessary to take some time to give you a proper lesson so you can understand what correct values are."
Upon hearing this, Di Rachel's wails grew even louder.
"No, my lord. But what I'm saying is actually quite possible, and it makes perfect sense!"
"Ha, you think I haven't considered it?"
Gu Yuena gave a soft hum, her tone conveying a sense of complete control.
She reached out and took out the golden dragon scale that she had always kept close to her chest, which she had taken from Huo Yuhao, and gently waved it in front of Di Ruiqiu.
"If what you said really happened," Gu Yuena's lips curled into a beautiful smile.
"With this, I can just go find him myself when the time comes. As for the other me? She's completely different from me."
Fundamentally, she was Yuhao's natural opposite. If she could possibly fall for Yuhao, that would be purely...
After thinking for a moment, Gu Yuena still didn't finish her sentence. After all, it always felt strange to be making fun of another version of herself behind her back.
Putting aside her sharp tongue, Gu Yuena concluded with a firm tone:
"Anyway, the things you're imagining will never happen. At most, Yuhao will be back in a few years."
Upon hearing this, Di Ruiqiu's eyes, which had been filled with worry, instantly lit up again. She gave Gu Yuena a big thumbs up and praised her with admiration:
"As expected of our lord who inherited the wisdom of the Dragon God, he considers everything so comprehensively."
Just then, an unprecedentedly strong fluctuation of soul power suddenly rose from the direction where Huo Yuhao was, instantly attracting the attention of Gu Yuena and Di Ruiqiu.
The nine-colored halo that had been swirling around Huo Yuhao, almost tangible, was now rapidly weakening at a visible speed, eventually receding completely back into his body and disappearing.
Without the obscuring of the nine-colored radiance, the enormous Eye of Destiny behind Huo Yuhao became increasingly solid and gradually turned into a pure crimson color.
Centered on the Eye of Destiny, the area within a ten-foot radius was illuminated with an exceptionally bright light, and a scorching aura, so intense it could distort light, rose from it.
However, this intense heat lasted only a few seconds before the crimson color was replaced by a deep, dark blue.
The area that was just a moment ago unbearably hot and dry suddenly turned from sweltering heat to the dead of winter, transforming into a desolate and frigid land.
Countless tiny frost fragments condensed in the void, swirling and dancing in the invisible air currents.
Orange, yellow, green, cyan, purple, black, white...
A halo representing nine different elements began to rotate and change on the Eye of Destiny. With each change of color, the laws of this small world were violently shaken.
The Eye of Fate grew ever deeper, filled with an indescribable divine aura.
Finally, all the colors converged into one point, transforming into a beam of brilliant golden light that shot into the sky, piercing through the dark magic circle in the heavens.
In an instant, golden light shone everywhere.
As far as the eye could see, the originally gray sky had turned into pure gold, and the earth, illuminated by this golden light, also shimmered with a soft golden halo.
As for Huo Yuhao himself, within that golden pillar of light that pierced through the heavens and earth, his figure became increasingly illusory, as if he might dissipate at any moment.
Only that strange Eye of Destiny ultimately settled into a pure black and white color. Within its pupil, it seemed as if chaotic energy was slowly rotating, depicting the chaotic scene at the beginning of creation, when all things were first separated into clear and turbid, yin and yang.
Seeing this, Gu Yuena's purple eyes reflected the black and white scene, and she said softly, "It's about to begin."
"Start with what?"
Before Di Ruiqiu could react, a deafening roar suddenly rang in her ears.
The various elements floating in the void suddenly began to surge wildly, transforming into a visible torrent of colors that merged into the golden pillar of light that pierced through the heavens and earth.
After absorbing endless elements, the dazzling golden light gradually dissipated, and the world returned to black and white.
The entire Dragon Tomb seemed to have been stripped of all color, utterly plunged into a chaotic scene of temporal and spatial distortion.
In this black and white world, only a stream of light with a nine-colored halo is traveling through time in an incomprehensible way, its form constantly changing.
I wanted to see its appearance clearly, but in the blink of an eye, it was as if ten thousand years had rushed past before my eyes. The stream of light vanished in an instant, and I could no longer catch its trace.
After an unknown amount of time, the colors of the world finally began to gradually return.
Di Ruiqiu looked at the empty ground in front of her; Huo Yuhao and the towering pillar of light had completely disappeared.
She blinked unconsciously, and after a long while, she managed to squeeze out a comment.
"It feels pretty cool."
However, before she could add any more comments, Di Ruiqiu's eyes widened in horror.
She suddenly realized that her little hands were also gradually becoming transparent, and a wail suddenly came from her mouth.
"Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute! I didn't say I was going with you!"
Di Ruiqiu knew that at that time, the Douluo Continent was completely ruled by humans.
The once vast and boundless Star Dou Great Forest has been reduced to a pitiful little patch, which has been kept in captivity by humans using soul-guided shields.
In this situation, why should I, who could be a beloved treasure in the Starry Sky Forest, choose to suffer on another path of fate?
Isn't that just being a busybody?
But no matter how hard she struggled, she could not resist the pull of fate.
Soon, Di Rachel's figure also turned into specks of golden light and completely disappeared into the Dragon Tomb.
Seeing that everything was completely over, above the sky, Ilex, who had been maintaining the magic circle, slowly uttered the last few ancient characters, and suddenly swung his golden staff downwards.
The dark, gray sky that had enveloped the heavens fell completely, covering the entire Dragon Tomb.
The eerie black sun in the sky slowly overlapped and merged with the golden sun.
If someone were in the spacetime turbulence outside the Dragon Tomb at this moment, they would be able to detect it.
A plane, shrouded in endless black mist and resembling a gaping maw of abyss, is slowly engulfing the Dragon Tomb, an island suspended in the void, a place with a round sky and a square earth.
Gu Yuena quietly watched the Dragon Tomb completely merge with the undead demiplane, her purple eyes reflecting the gradually calming energy tide. She gently stroked the warm golden dragon scale on her chest and murmured to herself.
"Yuhao, just like I said before, if you don't come back, I will definitely come looking for you."
……
Donghai City, central commercial street.
Inside a beverage shop called "Sweet Honey," a group of one woman and three men were sitting at a table by the window, a group that attracted a lot of attention.
The boy with short brown hair had fair skin and handsome features, and naturally exuded a cold and aloof aura that kept people at a distance.
Sitting opposite him was a thin boy with a gloomy expression, exuding an unsettling aura.
Beside him stood a well-proportioned blond boy with a calm demeanor, which seemed out of place for his somewhat immature age.
The only girl at the table had two cute light blue braids, an exceptionally delicate face, and a blue dress adorned with tiny starlight.
If we ignore the fact that she's currently holding a giant cup of milk tea, boldly struggling with the few remaining tapioca pearls at the bottom of the cup using a straw.
Anyone passing by would probably just think of her as a little princess who had run away from some big family.
"Ha~"
After successfully sucking the last pearl into her mouth, Xu Xiaoyan finally let out a satisfied sigh, placed the empty cup on the table, and looked at her companions with some worry:
"Hey, you guys think the Shrek Academy entrance exam is in a few months? Do you really think we can pass? I heard it's going to be harder this year than in previous years."
"Xiaoyan, what are you worried about?"
The moment Xie Xie opened his mouth, his previously aloof demeanor vanished completely. He waved his hand casually, his voice brimming with confidence:
"Our dance teacher pushes us to the limit every week, and the assessments are so strict, isn't it all to prepare us for Shrek Academy's assessments?"
Besides, you possess such a unique Star Wheel Ice Staff, and Yang Zi and Jin Xi also have a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill. I'd say I'm at least a genius with half a Twin Martial Soul!
He puffed out his chest, looking very confident.
"Teacher Wu's expectation for us is to get us into Shrek Academy's inner courtyard as soon as possible, and according to what my family said..."
When he said this, Xie Xie deliberately lowered his voice, leaned forward, and mysteriously told his friends around him to only hear him.
"The reason why Shrek Academy was able to stand firm during the great upheaval more than two thousand years ago was entirely due to the fact that the Shrek Seven Devils of that generation seized the initiative and controlled a place of divine trials."
To qualify for the Divine Examination, being a disciple of Shrek Academy's inner court is the most basic requirement. That's why Teacher Wu has such high expectations for us.
Hearing Xie Xie's revelation, the other three people present, who were only around thirteen years old, couldn't help but show a look of longing on their faces.
In this day and age, gods are no longer the fantastical figures existing only in legends and records as they were ten thousand years ago.
It can be said that every place of the Divine Trial is a coveted opportunity for all Soul Masters in the Soul Master world, a chance to ascend to the heavens in one step.
(End of this chapter)