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--- Chapter 492 ---
Han Yuan and his three guardian elders rode the latest sleek, black Spirit Guidance Car to the Heaven Dou Spirit Pagoda, a sight that stunned him for a brief moment. Then again, riding a giant Red Divine Mecha through the sky would have been just a bit too eye-catching.
He rubbed his chin, falling into deep thought. 'Well, now that I think about it... Alpha never considered building a commercial Spirit Guidance Car. But then again, the road conditions back in the Spirit Hall Era weren't exactly great. It was always much better to instantly teleport or fly...'
'Also, this car looks exactly like a certain electric car I knew in my past life. The brand even shares its name with a famous scientist.'
A few minutes later, the vehicle smoothly glided to a halt in the restricted drop-off zone of the massive pagoda. The doors slid open, and a group of white-robed staff welcomed them.
"Chief Han, we have prepared everything inside exactly as requested." A sharp-looking man in a white suit and black sunglasses approached Han Tianyi, politely handing over a secure white tablet interface.
Han Tianyi nodded casually in return, taking the tablet with a composed mood of a leader. "Mhm, keep up the good work. Also, did you finalize the other arrangement I asked of you?"
The sunglasses-wearing man smiled respectfully. "Of course, Chief. The Heaven Dou Spirit Pagoda is now officially under an 'internal maintenance inspection' right now."
"No external soul masters can enter the building after you step inside, not even the Pagoda Master, Vice-Pagoda Master, and other Elders. Although there are still a few essential staff members on duty, they are completely manageable and have been notified."
"Very well. I will personally see to it and add a merit record under your name, Mo Jing." Han Tianyi gave the man an appreciative look.
Ever since Han Tianyi had taken over operations of the Heaven Dou Spirit Pagoda, he had realized there weren't many genuinely trustworthy people left within the branch.
To remedy this, the Illusory Brain Douluo had secretly deployed his strong mental abilities, testing the branch's staff members one after one under some psychological illusions.
Ultimately, this man, Mo Jing, had passed with flying colors, proving his loyalty and earning his position as the Chief's personal secretary.
Mo Jing wasn't an exceptionally powerful member of the organization. In fact, his own cultivation was only at the level 76 Spirit Saint realm, a rank that was merely decent by today's high combat standards.
Even so, he possessed the grit, sharp administrative wit, and very strong mental fortitude required to handle any sensitive task Han Tianyi threw his way.
Mo Jing's smile widened with genuine gratitude. "Thank you, Chief!" Turning smoothly on his heel, he gave a flawless, near-perfect bow to the rest of the party. "And... welcome to the Spirit Pagoda, Divine Craftsman, Sect Master Mu, and Young Master Han."
Mu Ye narrowed his deep eyes, a faint smirk appearing on his face. "Huh, interesting. Senior Brother, you still have the best eyes for judging people, after all. I always find myself wondering if your martial soul is actually the legendary Spirit Eyes, and not the Spirit Brain." He joked playfully.
"Alright, enough with that. Let's head inside," Zhen Hua interjected softly, adjusting his high collar. His identity as the continent's Divine Craftsman was far too sensitive, and standing around in the open entrance for too long was asking for a media circus.
"That's fine... Let's go, Xiao Yuan!" Han Tianyi smiled warmly at his grandson.
As they walked past the security threshold, Han Yuan turned around and waved to the respectful secretary, saying his name. "Goodbye, Uncle in Sunglasses!"
Han Yuan's childish, innocent voice echoed through the grand entrance hall. Mo Jing blinked in surprise behind his dark lenses, a warm smile spreading across his face as he politely waved back in return.
Upon entering the inner hall of the Spirit Pagoda, the group of four was welcomed by a breathtaking, grand white hall.
A giant statue of a handsome young man and an elegant woman stood at the center of the room, basking in the direct, warm rays of sunlight filtering through the vaulted glass ceiling.
Han Yuan gazed up at the solemn handsome man and could pretty much guess his identity from the context. That had to be Huo Yuhao. However, looking at the woman standing beside him, he had genuinely no clue.
She looked nothing like Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiu'er, or even Tang Wutong he knew from his memory.
Han Tianyi also stopped to gaze at the statues, taking a brief moment to introduce the rich history behind them. "They are the legendary founders of the Spirit Pagoda... The man is the Ice Spirit Douluo, Huo Yuhao, and the woman beside him is his wedded wife... the Silver Butterfly Douluo, Tang Wuyin."
"Hmm... I know about the Ice Spirit Douluo, but what exactly is famous about the Silver Butterfly Douluo?" Han Yuan asked curiously, tilting his head.
Internally, his mind was already racing. 'Tang Wuyin? Is it still the damn Tang family surname? Also, Wuyin as in 'Silver' Yin, really? You can't be more creative, Tang San?'
'Well, this is definitely another daughter of Tang San who descended ten thousand years ago to ensnare the Son of Destiny with a honey trap! And going by the title, she clearly inherited the Silver Dragon King's lineage instead.'
Han Tianyi wore a complex, deeply nostalgic look before answering, "The Silver Butterfly Douluo, Tang Wuyin, was historically renowned for her extreme, absolute control over several elements and her devastatingly beautiful spearplay."
"She fought right alongside the Ice Spirit Douluo in many historical wars against the former Sun and Moon Empire... before eventually ascending to godhood with him."
"Besides her, the Silver Goddess Butterfly, she also has another famous spirit, Clear Sky Hammer..." Mu Ye suddenly added, his voice carrying a heavy, meaningful weight. "So, she is directly blood-related to the Clear Sky Sect."
"Or perhaps even... to that person himself."
"After all, there aren't exactly many independent divine lineages left on the Douluo Continent."
As for who 'that person' was, Han Yuan didn't need a goddamn map to figure it out. He clicked his tongue sharply inside his mind. 'Wow, this alternative world is so damn wild...'
'Since it wasn't the Golden Dragon King who got trapped and sealed in the Divine Realm in this timeline, Tang San must have used the captured Silver Dragon King as a 'splice' to construct his poor Frankenstein-like daughter.'
'Instead of possessing the extreme physical might of the Golden Dragon like in the original history, his daughter possessed the extreme elemental control of the Silver Dragon.'
'And Grandpa mentioned she displayed beautiful spearplay, which means the divine Silver Dragon Spear was probably stolen and reassigned to her as well.'
'Wait, does that mean the Auspicious Beast of this world is related to the Silver Dragon? Was it another variant of Three-Eyed Golden Lion, hmm, perhaps the Three-Eyed Silver Lion?'
'Holy shit, it's weird to realize that the Silver Dragon King got finessed so damn badly in this alternative universe... Well, honestly, she still gets finessed just as much in the original timeline anyway.'
Shaking his head slightly to rid himself of the multiversal lore headache, Han Yuan followed closely behind Han Tianyi as the heavy security doors to the restricted, underground vault rooms slowly began to open.
"Welcome to the vault," Han Tianyi smiled at everyone. "Let me show you some of Spirit Pagoda's greatest secrets and treasures..."