Chapter 244 What? Titan and Niu Tian have been kidnapped?
[In the scene depicting the sky.]
The Haotian Sect, a sect in the White World, is hidden deep within a mountain range perpetually covered in snow.
Here, there is no oppressive fog that lingers year-round. The entire sect's architecture is grand and solemn, without any of the heavily fortified killing formations set up by the underworld to defend against external enemies.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er stepped onto the stone steps leading to the main hall of the sect.
For Huo Yuhao, this was his first formal visit to his elders as a son-in-law.
He felt a mix of nervousness and anticipation. After all, his relationship with Wang Dong'er had never been interfered with by any outside influence over the years.
However, when the two arrived at the main hall, they found the gate ajar, and there was none of the usual commotion of disciples patrolling. An unusual, deathly silence filled the air.
"Big Uncle? Second Uncle?" Wang Dong'er pushed open the door, but no one answered.
Huo Yuhao frowned, his keen mental energy instantly scanning the entire main hall.
The interior of the main hall was in disarray, with tables and chairs overturned and several deep, bone-revealing marks on the pillars—the aftermath of a clash of soul forces. On the offering table in the center of the hall lay a letter, its handwriting hasty and illegible.
"This is..." Huo Yuhao stepped forward and picked up the letter.
The letter read: Yuhao, Dong'er. You don't need to look for us. A few days ago, two mysterious and powerful individuals of unknown identity launched a surprise attack on our sect. Their strength far exceeded what one would expect. We fought them for dozens of rounds, but were ultimately defeated due to the strangeness of their trump cards. We have been taken away by them. They didn't kill us, but instead used us as bargaining chips, seemingly for a larger conspiracy. Remember, do not act rashly.
"My eldest and second uncles...have been kidnapped?" Wang Dong'er stared at the words, her entire body sinking into an ice cave. Her face turned deathly pale, and the bag she was carrying slipped from her hands and fell to the ground.
Meanwhile, in the dark world beyond the celestial canopy, in the squares of various cities, the Soul Masters who had been excited about the two-word battle armor fell silent instantly. What followed was an barely suppressed commotion.
"What a joke!" A Soul Emperor from the Underworld stared at the screen, his expression frozen. "Titan and Niu Tian? They are the strongest people standing at the pinnacle of the continent! In the Underworld, if they stomp their feet, the entire land trembles. How could they possibly have been kidnapped by two mysterious powerhouses?"
The Soul Masters of the Underworld looked at each other in bewilderment.
In their minds, Titans and Niu Tian were synonymous with invincibility.
If even they can be kidnapped, then who in this world is safe?
Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, inside the Temple of the Sea God.
Xiao Wu no longer cared about Tang San's expression. She suddenly stood up, and her previously tense shoulders completely collapsed at that moment.
She stared intently at the note left in the sky, her brows furrowed with confusion.
"Titan and Niu Tian... In Douluo Continent, there is actually someone who can defeat them?" Xiao Wu's voice trembled as she turned to look at Tang San.
"Third Brother, something's really not right. We know the power system of this continent better than anyone. Apart from interference from our divine realm, who else could have done this? Could it be... Bai Xuanzi over there?"
"Impossible." Tang San shook his head, his eyes becoming exceptionally deep. "Bai Xuanzi has always been at Shrek Academy, a fact known throughout the continent. If he were to make a move, the commotion would be far greater. Moreover, he has never had any attachment to these forces."
The God of Destruction stood to the side, a cold smile curving his lips.
He looked at the letter, a mocking glint in his eyes, as if he had seen through the whole drama.
"Why not?" The God of Destruction sneered, slamming his purple scepter heavily on the ground with a dull thud. "This isn't a kidnapping at all. This is clearly a play directed by Tang San from the White World. Look at Titan and Niu Tian's strength. To be able to take both of them away at the same time without alerting anyone—who else but Tang San from the White World could use such a method so perfectly?"
"You mean, this was a scheme orchestrated by Tang San?" Xiao Wu felt a chill run down her spine as she listened to the God of Destruction's speculation.
"Besides him, I can't think of anyone else." The God of Destruction's gaze was icy. "He needs a reason, a reason for Huo Yuhao to leave Shrek Academy, and even more so, an opportunity for Huo Yuhao to use all his trump cards. Just watch, every one of the following episodes will be a script he wrote in advance."
Tang San looked at the sky and remained silent.
Although he was extremely unwilling to accept the God of Destruction's speculation, his unsettling intuition told him that this so-called "kidnapping" must have been guided by profound technical means.
[In the scene depicting the sky.]
Wang Dong'er snapped out of her shock, grabbed Huo Yuhao's sleeve, her voice trembling with anxiety: "Yuhao, we need to go back to Shrek Academy right now and ask Elder Xuan for help! If Uncle and Second Uncle have really been kidnapped, there's no way we can rescue them with our strength!"
Huo Yuhao's pupils contracted slightly as he surveyed the chaotic scene within the main hall, his mental detection frantically expanding outwards. Just as he was about to pull Wang Dong'er away from the Haotian Sect, his communicator suddenly flashed with an eerie purple light.
A voice, audible only to him, suddenly resounded within his consciousness.
"Don't go back to Shrek Academy. If you don't want to see your sect leader perish completely, listen up. We used a secret sect technique to transmit this final message under the surveillance of these two. We need your guidance, not from outsiders, but from yourselves."
Huo Yuhao's pupils shrank sharply: "Where are you?"
"Sun Moon Empire. An abandoned base on the northern border. We escaped here using a teleportation vulnerability, but their tracking forces are closing in. Yuhao, you are the only variable."
"The Sun Moon Empire?" Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong'er, his brows furrowed. "Uncle and the others escaped over there. Dong'er, we can't go to Shrek Academy now; there's no time. If Teacher Xuanzi comes, it will cause too much of a commotion and could actually harm them."
Although Wang Dong'er was flustered, she had unwavering trust in Huo Yuhao. She took a deep breath, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked at Huo Yuhao firmly: "I'll listen to you. If we go to the savior now, what do we need to prepare?"
"No need for preparations." Huo Yuhao activated the newly created two-word battle armor, and the metallic particles on the surface of the "Black Hole" instantly covered his entire body. He turned to look in that direction, his unease replaced by absolute decisiveness. "Since they've chosen the Sun Moon Empire, then we'll go to the Sun Moon Empire. Whether it's a conspiracy or a trap, I will bring them back safely."
(End of chapter)