Chapter 249 Bai Tangsan breaks through Bai Yuhao's defenses and pursues him!
[In the scene depicting the sky.]
[The White World, the Realm of Gods.]
The once solemn and tranquil central hub of the divine realm was now filled with an extremely low atmospheric pressure.
Tang San sat on the golden throne, his previously upturned smile vanishing instantly. He stared at the two figures disappearing into the black hole on the screen, veins bulging on his forehead. He slammed his hand on the armrest of the throne; the specially crafted top-grade divine power mineral armrest developed a noticeable crack under his force.
"They escaped?" Tang San's voice was low and menacing, each word seemingly squeezed out from between his teeth. His face was frighteningly grim, all traces of his usual composure in control of the situation gone.
The goddess of love standing beside him was now completely panicked. She had originally thought everything was under the control of the rules, but she hadn't expected Huo Yuhao to dare use such technical means to forcibly sever the connection between the rules.
"Your Majesty the God-King...this...this..." Cupid stammered, her body trembling uncontrollably with fear. "How could he possibly break free from the rules of the Valley of Love and Destiny? That's a space constructed with divine power. Even a two-word battle armor shouldn't possess such an ability to transcend spatial limitations!"
"I don't care about the principles!" Tang San stood up, his gaze fixed intently on the screen, his voice icy. "I don't care what techniques he used, he cannot disappear from my game. That's my test, and he must accept it, he must follow my arrangements to face Duke White Tiger, to face his entire past!"
He turned to Cupid, his tone carrying an undeniable command: "Intercept him now. Wherever he runs, bring him back to me. If this mission fails, the Valley of Love and Destiny will cease to exist. The same goes for you."
Hearing this, Cupid felt as if she had been granted a pardon. Without any hesitation, she transformed into a pink streak of light and chased after the direction in which the spatial rift had disappeared.
In the underworld.
In the squares of major cities, the crowds who were initially overjoyed to see Huo Yuhao escape were now holding their breath in tension.
"He really ran away! Huo Yuhao from the White World really ran away!" a Soul Master shouted, his voice filled with unbelievable excitement.
"That's amazing. I knew it. As long as he doesn't play by the rules, Huo Yuhao from the White World will always find a way. Look at Tang San, his face is as black as the bottom of a pot now. It's so satisfying."
"Yeah, seeing that high and mighty Bai Tang San break through his defenses, I've never felt so good in my life. All that ingenious planning and logical deadlock, in the end he still broke through it with one move."
However, in another corner of the crowd, an elderly Soul Master frowned as he watched the pink streak of light rapidly approaching on the screen, feeling a vague unease in his heart.
"Don't be too happy yet. Didn't you see? Cupid has caught up. This is only a temporary escape; the real crisis is yet to come."
Meanwhile, in the shadows of Shrek Academy in the dark world, Xuanzi pushed open the wooden door, his current state extremely poor.
He originally thought that once Huo Yuhao from the White World entered that valley, he would inevitably struggle in despair, just like Hei Yuhao had experienced before, and eventually become as decadent as Hei Yuhao. In this way, he could find some psychological balance when facing Bai Xuanzi.
But now, Huo Yuhao has run away.
"Damn it! How dare Huo Yuhao run away?" Xuanzi gripped the wine gourd tightly, his knuckles turning white. "If he runs away, how can we watch this show? I thought we could find a chance to turn the tables."
He hoped that Cupid would quickly capture Huo Yuhao and imprison him back in that valley. This humble wish disgusted him, but he couldn't control it.
In the realm of the gods in the dark world, within the Temple of the Sea God.
The atmosphere had reached freezing point.
Xiao Wu stood there, looking at Bai Tang San's furious appearance in the sky, and the anger that had been building up in her heart for a long time finally erupted.
"It's absolutely disgusting," Xiao Wu couldn't help but say. "How could those three from the White World be so vile?"
Tang San, now in the dark, was ashen-faced. Looking at Xiao Wu's disgusted gaze, he felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.
"Xiao Wu, calm down." Tang San from the underworld hurriedly spoke up, his voice carrying a deliberate seriousness. "I am me, and he is him. He failed, and that's his business. I have never condoned his despicable methods."
"Disassociate yourself?" The God of Destruction suddenly sneered from the side. "Tang San, you're quick to disassociate yourself. But when you saw that White Tang San break down, was the anxiety in your eyes fake? You're angry because Huo Yuhao shattered your belief that 'mortals are ultimately schemed against by gods.' Because you discovered that even mortals can use such methods to resist your so-called test."
"Destruction, shut up!" Tang San roared. "This is sowing discord."
"Whether it's provocation or not, you know it in your heart." The God of Destruction toyed with his scepter, his tone full of mockery. "Isn't the blood flowing in your veins the same? What you're most worried about right now isn't Huo Yuhao's safety, but that this seed of rebellion will spread to your chessboard."
Tang San, now in the dark world, no longer paid attention to the God of Destruction, but his gaze towards the sky grew increasingly gloomy.
He did feel uneasy. Because at that moment, what Huo Yuhao of the White World displayed was not only technology, but also a determination to break the order.
[In the scene depicting the sky.]
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er moved at high speed within the black hole. This was a passage forcibly opened using a spatial array; the surrounding scenery resembled a shattered kaleidoscope, with countless lights and shadows flowing past them.
"Yuhao, have we left Qiankun Wenqing Valley?" Wang Dong'er held Huo Yuhao's hand tightly, her voice filled with anticipation.
"Not yet." Huo Yuhao calmly observed the surrounding energy fluctuations. "This is just a temporary spatial barrier. If the opponent is fast enough to track the spatial fragments, we will still be locked on."
Just then, the space behind them suddenly began to distort violently.
That familiar, nauseating pink mist, like a tidal wave, completely filled the entire space tunnel.
An extremely powerful surge of divine energy rapidly approached from behind.
Huo Yuhao turned around.
At the center of that distorted space, a gigantic pink hand slowly materialized. The hand covered the entire tunnel, blotting out the sky, and possessed an undeniable destructive power as it reached out to grab Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er.
That is the power of Cupid.
"You can't escape." The voice echoed through the space. "In the rules of the Valley of Love, all resistance will only become a painful footnote in the end."
The enormous pink hand was less than ten meters away from them.
Huo Yuhao stood there, staring at the overwhelming hand, his pupils contracting, and his two-word battle armor instantly burst forth with a dazzling silver-purple light.
This is not merely a clash of forces, but the final, direct challenge that mortals will make against divine authority.
(End of chapter)