In the video—
After unleashing that earth-shattering sword strike, Huo Yuhao's previously altered appearance gradually returned to normal. However, now that he had regained control over his body, there was no trace of joy on his face. Instead, he cried out in sheer panic: "Elder Ye! Elder Ye, what's wrong!?"
[What's going on?]
[Why is he so panicked?]
[Don't tell me… Elder Ye is dying?]
[Wait a minute!]
[That terrifying strike… could a fragmented soul really manage that? Even if he borrowed Huo Yuhao's body, pulling something like that off couldn't have been easy.]
[So he must've paid a price—one we can't even imagine.]
The livestream audience buzzed with speculation. Many had already guessed the truth.
In the video, after a few desperate shouts from Huo Yuhao, a voice finally echoed weakly in his mind—fragile as a flickering candle in the wind.
"…Why panic? This old man's not dead yet… though I'm close…"
Hearing the first half of that sentence made Huo Yuhao breathe a sigh of relief—only to be plunged into despair at the second half. His voice trembled as he choked out, "It's because of that sword… it's all my fault."
Even the viewers could feel his regret—regret for letting Elder Ye make a move and destroy the Abyssal Passage. If he hadn't… maybe things wouldn't have come to this.
"Haha, what does this have to do with you?"
That feeble voice chuckled. "My hatred for the Abyss runs deeper than the sea. Even without you, I would've found a way to unleash that strike."
"Yuhao, don't be sad over my passing. For this old man, it might even be a kind of release. Someday, when you reach the same level as I once did, you'll understand… that the meaning of life isn't as simple as living or dying."
"I've seen too much death in my life. For me, death is just… another beginning."
Then came the bombshell.
"…Also, the 'Elder Ye' residing in your mind isn't the complete me. I'm merely one of the countless soul fragments scattered when a being named 'Ye Cheng' died and his spirit shattered."
"When that soul collapsed, it created millions of fragments. I'm just one insignificant sliver among them."
"Those fragments were scattered across the vast cosmos by chaotic space-time currents. Even here on your Douluo Continent alone, I can vaguely sense more than ten fragments similar to myself… If you can gather them, it might count as a 'resurrection' of me."
"But… they're not you," Huo Yuhao shouted.
Even if they had the same memories and personalities, those other fragments weren't the Elder Ye who had lived with him for years—who had taught him, raised him, and become like a father.
At their core, they might be the same person. But once separated, with different experiences, in Huo Yuhao's eyes—they became different people.
Some viewers nodded in agreement. Yuhao was right—they were different people now. Others shook their heads, thinking he was being overly sentimental. If the soul and memory were identical, wasn't it still the same person? Why get hung up on which fragment it was? Talk about creating problems for yourself.
Meanwhile, far away in the Divine Realm, Tang San watched the video with a heavy heart. That terrifying remnant soul, someone he had deeply feared, had sacrificed himself to destroy the Abyssal Passage. Tang San couldn't help but feel relieved.
But the relief was short-lived.
When he heard there were still over ten more fragments on the Douluo Continent, his expression darkened. If Huo Yuhao found another "Elder Ye" to lean on, wouldn't that ruin all his carefully laid plans?
The other God Kings, however, weren't focused on that. What shocked them was that this mysterious "Elder Ye" was just a tiny fragment of a shattered soul—yet still capable of such overwhelming power.
If even a sliver like this could unleash such force, then the strength of the original Ye Cheng must have been far beyond that of a God King!
Thank the heavens that such a being had already fallen.
Because if someone like that descended upon their Divine Realm, their peaceful days would be over.
After all, who would be comfortable living under the shadow of a being who could control life and death on a whim?
…
No matter how unwilling, no matter how painful Huo Yuhao's grief was—Elder Ye's disappearance had become inevitable the moment that sword was struck.
In the end, he barely had time to leave a final message. He left nothing behind for Huo Yuhao, vanishing completely and without a trace.
From that moment on, Huo Yuhao lost his greatest pillar of support from his youth.
And so… his real hardships were only just beginning.
The video's storyline returned to the main plot.
The livestream viewers watched as Huo Yuhao wallowed in despair for some time before finally regaining his composure.
What followed was a life filled with endless suffering.
In the Great Star Dou Forest, he accidentally encountered the Auspicious Emperor Beast—Three-Eyed Golden Lion—and engaged in a memory exchange with it. Their fates intertwined, and he gained the Eye of Destiny.
After exchanging memories, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion grew curious about the human world and transformed into Wang Qiu'er to attend Shrek Academy.
At Shrek, she met Huo Yuhao, and Tang Wutong—disguised as Wang Dong—had already reverted to her true female form as Wang Dong'er.
At this point, both Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er had appeared.
Then came a string of events leading them to the Valley of Love's Trial.
There, Huo Yuhao, marked as a special subject, was tormented to the point of near death, body and soul. What followed was the most iconic and controversial scene of all.
Our dear God King Tang San, speaking in a theatrically eerie voice, announced:
"…Only one of Wang Qiu'er or Wang Dong'er may live. The one who wins… gets Huo Yuhao!"
The scene cut to Wang Dong'er's death. Huo Yuhao knelt in tears, begging the unknown voice to bring her back.
In the end, Wang Qiu'er was taken away. Wang Dong'er was indeed revived—but remained in a coma…
At this point, many viewers began to feel something was… off.
What was Tang San trying to do?
Didn't he say from the beginning that he wanted to pass on his godhood to Huo Yuhao? Didn't he even send his daughter to the mortal world for that purpose?
Then what were all these shenanigans for?
What was the Sea God up to?
From the omniscient perspective of the video, even though nothing was said outright, it was clear to the audience that all the hardships Huo Yuhao had endured were entirely unnecessary.
In fact, if it weren't for Tang San's interference, none of it would've happened at all.
It felt as if Tang San had some personal vendetta—going out of his way to torment Huo Yuhao.
Was he seeking revenge?
Viewers were confused and baffled, unable to grasp the Sea God's intentions.
You were the one who sent your daughter to Huo Yuhao's side.
Now you're the one tormenting your future son-in-law?
What exactly are you trying to do!?
And yet, the terrible things our dear Tang San had done… this was only the beginning.
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