Douluo Continent: Starting by controlling the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult

Chapter 45 Xuanming Takes the Blame

"Is it you?"

Hearing Tang Ya's exclamation, Bei Bei couldn't help but turn her gaze to Huo Yuhao by the grill. The inappropriate scene from a few days ago immediately flashed into their minds, making their expressions turn strange.

"Ahem, how have you two been?" Huo Yuhao greeted them with a dry laugh, knowing it was best to keep his distance from these two plagues from the Tang Clan.

"What, you two know each other?" Xu Sanshi perked up. "That's great! Beibei, quickly have your Xiaoya invite Nannan over to join us at the table. Tonight, it's my treat!"

"Who cares!" Jiang Nannan turned to leave, but Xu Sanshi stopped her with lightning speed.

"Nannan, don't be so heartless! Give me some face!" As he spoke, Xu Sanshi didn't forget to grab two skewers of grilled fish from the grill and hand them over.

Jiang Nannan, however, showed no appreciation. She was kind to everyone else, but she was as cold as winter to Xu Sanshi, saying in a chilly voice, "Xu Sanshi, I've told you before, there's no possibility between us. Please don't bother me anymore." After saying this, she turned and walked away.

Xu Sanshi looked embarrassed and straightened up abruptly, glaring at the crowd of onlookers. "What are you looking at? Everyone, move along. Beibei, let's sit down." With that, he sat down opposite Huo Yuhao, stuffing the grilled fish he hadn't been able to offer into his own mouth.

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi had a very good relationship, so naturally she wouldn't expose him at this time. Tang Ya then pulled up two chairs next to Huo Yuhao and sat down.

A unique aroma wafted from the grill, rich and alluring. As Huo Yuhao slowly turned the fish, it gradually turned golden brown, making it incredibly tempting with its enticing fragrance.

"Wow, junior, did you grill this fish?" Tang Ya was attracted by the aroma of the grilled fish and couldn't wait to take the fish that Huo Yuhao had grilled as soon as she sat down.

"Senior, you should try some." Huo Yuhao couldn't possibly be so shameless as to kick her out now, and Xie Huanyue wisely continued eating his barbecue. What was originally a nice dinner between the two brothers has turned into this mess.

The girl chuckled and said, "Little brother, don't be shy, then I won't be polite." As she spoke, she grabbed the grilled fish that Huo Yuhao had made and sat down unceremoniously, shouting "It's hot!" while carefully eating it.

"It's so delicious!" Tang Ya's beautiful eyes lit up, and her gaze instantly turned to the fish still grilling on the grill.

Beibei sat next to Tang Ya, and his movements while eating grilled fish were much more elegant than Tang Ya's; at least he didn't get his hands all oily.

He carefully examined Huo Yuhao and Xie Huanyue, and said with a gentle smile, "You two junior brothers should have already started studying at Shrek Academy's outer courtyard, right? May I ask which class you are in?"

"Wamen, you guys are here, seniors?" Xie Huanyue didn't care about the others present, and continued to show off his barbecue, speaking incoherently.

"Class 9? You mean Mu Jin's class?" Xu Sanshi tilted his head and thought for a moment. "Her teaching methods are quite effective. I was a student in her class back then, but after the freshman assessment, I was assigned to another class."

"Is there a new student assessment after enrollment?" Xie Huanyue swallowed the mouthful of meat and asked in surprise.

"You'll find out when the time comes. We can't talk about the academy's arrangements." Bei Bei gave Xu Sanshi a reproachful look. If the freshmen knew too much, it would affect their studies.

Huo Yuhao, who had a god-like perspective, was unimpressed. The so-called freshman assessment was nothing more than team combat. With his and Xie Huanyue's current strength, they could easily wipe out anyone else.

The group chatted for a while and got to know each other. In particular, when they heard that Xie Huanyue's soul power was as high as level 40, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi both showed a look of shock.

Tang Ya showed off several grilled fish in a row, but by the end she was too full to eat anymore. She simply leaned against Bei Bei and lay down, stretching contentedly, her curves on full display without her noticing. Bei Bei looked at her and scratched her head, completely helpless.

"This is so delicious! I've never had such good grilled fish before. Little brother Huo Yuhao, how about I hire you as our sect's chef? What do you say?" Tang Ya turned her head and smiled at Huo Yuhao.

"Big sister, please don't! I absolutely do not want to provoke the Tang Clan right now!" Huo Yuhao cried out in his heart.

Xu Sanshi, who was standing nearby, also ate quite a bit and expressed his deep appreciation for the taste of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish.

Beibei said irritably, "You're not trying to become their disciple just because their grilled fish is delicious, are you?"

Tang Ya blushed when her secret was exposed and stuck out her tongue at Bei Bei.

"Yuhao, watch out!"

Just then, Bibi Dong in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea suddenly spoke, and the power of the Rakshasa God instantly empowered his spiritual eye.

Huo Yuhao's heart trembled. In the blink of an eye, he saw a blue-gold light, imperceptible to the naked eye, rise from Tang Ya's crown. A majestic trident rune on it made Huo Yuhao's eyes widen in fury.

Oh no! It's the divine consciousness left by Buddha Tang on this continent for the Tang Clan! Don't underestimate this small divine consciousness; it can instantly bind a person's future directly to the Tang Clan and influence their future course. It can also observe everything about the person bound by this divine consciousness in the God Realm.

To put it bluntly, this thing is the cause-and-effect relationship under the divine law. The original Huo Yuhao was invited to join the Tang Sect after he first met Tang Ya and the other person, and that's how he gradually became a loyal dog of the Tang Sect and the Tang family, loyal to the death!

Huo Yuhao was the chosen one of destiny on the continent in this era, and he was also the core figure who laid the foundation for the long-term prosperity of the Tang Sect in the original work. If it weren't for him, the restorer of the Tang Sect, the already withered Tang Sect would have been wiped off the continent when the Sun Moon Empire conquered the entire Douluo Continent under Xu Yunhan's methods decades later.

Seemingly sensing the aura of fortune emanating from Huo Yuhao, the blue-gold light hovered above Tang Ya's head for a moment before shooting towards Huo Yuhao's location.

What to do, what to do? What to do! Huo Yuhao and Bibi Dong were both shocked. It wasn't that Bibi Dong couldn't fight against this divine sense, but once the divine powers clashed, that person would immediately notice, and what would likely descend next would be the real Golden Trident.

As expected, a wisp of the Sea God's divine consciousness remained on the Tang Clan disciples on this continent!

At this most critical moment, Huo Yuhao subconsciously glanced at Xu Sanshi opposite him, and instantly activated his mental sharing, urgently using his mental power to simulate Jiang Nannan's voice and issue commands to Xu Sanshi.

Xu Sanshi, quick! Use your fourth soul skill, Xuanming Displacement!

Before Xu Sanshi could react to Huo Yuhao's urgent order, his instincts toward Jiang Nannan had already enabled him to instantly complete the Martial Soul Possession. His fourth Soul Ring lit up, which was the very Soul Skill that Huo Yuhao liked to imprint in the original work—Xuanming Replacement!

Just as the light of the sea god was about to touch Huo Yuhao's body by a millimeter, Xu Sanshi and Huo Yuhao switched places.

The pure power of the Sea God drilled into Xu Sanshi's forehead, causing him to be momentarily stunned before he immediately came to his senses.

"Not Nan Nan? What happened?"

Beibei suddenly stood up from her seat and looked around repeatedly. Xu Sanshi suddenly used this soul skill, which is usually used to protect others.

Huo Yuhao's face was pale; the extreme burst of his mental power had severely depleted him. He had accomplished a miraculous feat at the last second, and he was panting heavily, his face showing the lingering fear of surviving a close call.

Xie Huanyue also looked grim. Huo Yuhao's sudden and drastic change in state left his brother completely baffled, but he figured it must be related to the people in front of him.

"Xiao Yuhao, what's wrong?" Seeing that Bei Bei and the other two had not found any suspicious threats, Tang Ya quickly came over to ask about Huo Yuhao's situation, but was stopped by Xie Huanyue.

"My brother isn't feeling well, so I'm sorry everyone, I have to take him back first." Xie Huanyue glanced at Tang Ya. He was already annoyed that these people were interrupting his and Huo Yuhao's buddy dinner, so it was no wonder he wasn't in a good mood.

"Okay, you take Yuhao back first." Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with confusion. He himself didn't even know why he had to perform the Xuanming Exchange with Huo Yuhao, and who was the person who had just spoken Jiang Nannan's voice?

Clearly, apart from Huo Yuhao, no one knew what had just happened.

Xie Huanyue carried Huo Yuhao back, Xu Sanshi stayed behind to fulfill his promise to treat them, and Bei Bei and Tang Ya said goodbye to him and also embarked on their return journey.

Huo Yuhao lay on Xie Huanyue's back, still shaken. He was replaying the moment the Sea God's divine sense attacked him without warning. He didn't know if more of these things would emerge from Tang Ya. Xie Huanyue taking him away as soon as possible was undoubtedly the best option.

"Thanks for tonight, Fatty," Huo Yuhao said weakly. "I almost got killed."

"What's wrong with you?" Xie Huan Yue was completely bewildered. "Why did you suddenly..."

"Do you believe in God?" Huo Yuhao paused for a moment before asking.

"God? Are you talking about that legend on the continent? Tang San, the Sea God? Or his two rivals?" Xie Huan Yue was confused, but Tang San's story was already well-known, so there was no reason for him not to know.

"Just now, a divine thought attempted to influence my fate." Huo Yuhao's gaze was profound. "If I'm not mistaken, it came from that sea god."

"Huh?" Xie Huanyue shuddered in fright. "What's going on? Brother, how did you get targeted by the Sea God?"

"It's the Tang Clan," Huo Yuhao said with certainty. "The Tang Clan has fallen into decline and needs a powerful leader to restore its former glory."

"It's just a pity for Senior Xu. He was made my scapegoat just now, and his future is no longer something he can control..."

Surprised? Unexpected? A clever trick, a complete cover-up, but San Shi, you're in for a beating!

First update!

(End of this chapter)