Tang Wutong's awakening was destined to cause Wang Dong'er's disappearance. Perhaps from the very beginning, Wang Dong'er's fate was sealed and unchangeable.
Niutian felt a sudden, unnamed rage well up in his heart, but he found no way to vent it, which left him feeling utterly helpless. Could he blame Tang Wutong? If he thought about it carefully, what had she done wrong? From Tang Wutong's perspective, she had simply gone through a process where her memories were sealed and then restored. Wang Dong'er, to her, was just a version of herself when her memories were sealed. She hadn't done anything wrong; everything had been arranged.
So should he blame Tang San? Or Xiaowu? Niutian felt helpless. In the end, this was Tang San's family matter. Although he and Titan were very unhappy, they had no right to interfere. What could their unhappiness do? They could only silently endure this helplessness.
Watching Tang Wutong skip away, Titan, who had been silently suppressing his emotions, finally couldn't hold it in anymore. His voice trembled with an obvious sob as he said, "Daming, Dong'er, she's really gone!" When he had faced Tang Wutong just now, his heart was a mix of emotions, and he truly didn't know how to act or what to say.
"Yes, she won't be coming back, ever." Niutian muttered to himself. Although he had been mentally prepared, when this cruel reality was truly laid bare before him, his heart still felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer. It hurt so much he couldn't breathe.
Tang Wutong had descended to the lower realm when she was six, and her memories were sealed, turning her into Wang Dong'er. Wang Dong'er had no memories before the age of six. In a sense, that day was Wang Dong'er's birth day. From that moment on, Niutian knew that Wang Dong'er would eventually disappear and revert to Tang Wutong.
However, were they truly the same person? Niutian was never sure. But Tang Wutong's attitude towards Huo Yuhao just now made him completely certain that Tang Wutong was not Wang Dong'er. Although they were essentially the same person, Wang Dong'er and Tang Wutong had a world of difference in personality and emotion. After all, while Tang Wutong inherited Wang Dong'er's memories, she did not inherit Wang Dong'er's feelings. To Tang Wutong, Wang Dong'er's memories were just a phantom dream. After waking up, everything changed.
"What was that guy thinking? Does Sister Xiaowu know what he did?" Titan growled in a low voice, trying to vent his dissatisfaction and sadness. He and Niutian had cherished Wang Dong'er like their own daughter. Their feelings for her were too deep to put into words.
Yet, in just one night, Wang Dong'er had completely vanished from their world like a wisp of smoke. And they were powerless to do anything about it, forced to watch it happen. Because Tang Wutong's awakening meant that Wang Dong'er would inevitably disappear. It was an irreversible fate. They couldn't blame Tang Wutong, as she was also an innocent victim. She was the real daughter of Sister Xiaowu, the one they were supposed to protect and love.
So, even though they knew that Tang Wutong's awakening would cause the proud, strong, and determined Wang Dong'er to disappear, they could only accept it silently, watching this cruel reality with hearts full of pain and helplessness. This was why they had been guarding Wang Dong'er's door. Deep down, they held a glimmer of hope that the Tang Wutong who emerged, even with her memories awakened, would be no different from the girl they loved, still their cherished Wang Dong'er.
But reality was like a resounding slap, ruthlessly shattering their illusion and making them understand clearly that Wang Dong'er and Tang Wutong were, after all, not the same.
In the vast lands of the Sun and Moon Empire, there was a dangerous area: the Fiend Forest. The core of the Fiend Forest was the territory of the Fiend Emperor, the second-ranked of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts. This place was perpetually shrouded in an eerie atmosphere, and very few people dared to set foot in it.
But at this moment, Huo Yuhao was in the core area of the Fiend Forest, focusing on his cultivation. Although the Fiend Forest was not as grand or ancient as the famous Star Dou Forest, it was definitely one of the top soul beast forests on the Douluo Continent. The natural essence here was incredibly dense, like a huge energy treasure trove. A soul master cultivating here could still speed up their progress, even if their innate soul power was not ideal.
As the highly-regarded Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Cult, Huo Yuhao was being specially groomed. Before he had fully matured, he had been arranged to cultivate in seclusion at the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters, located in the Fiend Forest. At this moment, even though Huo Yuhao was in the core area of the Fiend Forest, no soul beasts dared to come and disturb his cultivation.
The reason behind this was that the ruler of the Fiend Forest, the Evil Eye Tyrant Emperor, the Fiend Emperor, had a partnership with the Holy Spirit Cult. Therefore, as long as the Holy Spirit Cult disciples did not attack the soul beasts, the soul beasts in the core area would not actively attack the disciples. For many years, a strange and subtle peace had been maintained between humans and soul beasts in this area.
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao, who was deep in meditation, seemed to sense something. He abruptly opened his eyes, a look of confusion on his face, and looked into the distance. Just a moment ago, his powerful spiritual power, far exceeding that of an ordinary person, had keenly captured a spatial fluctuation. This fluctuation was very peculiar, surprisingly similar to the one he would create when opening the Undead Semi-Plane. One must know that the spatial fluctuations caused by an Ultimate Douluo when tearing space for a teleport were fundamentally different from the fluctuations when opening a plane passage.
"That spatial fluctuation just now... it doesn't seem like a strong person teleporting. It's more like someone opened a plane passage?" Huo Yuhao muttered to himself, his mind filled with questions. He immediately ended his cultivation and went in the direction of the spatial fluctuation.
He wasn't worried about encountering danger. After all, as the Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Son, someone was assigned to protect him. This person was none other than the Third Reverend who brought him to the Holy Spirit Cult, the Crimson Douluo, Feiyan. As a level ninety-seven evil soul master Super Douluo, Feiyan's strength was extremely formidable. With her escort, Huo Yuhao would be safe in the Fiend Forest, as long as he didn't run into the Fiend Emperor himself. What's more, the Fiend Emperor was an ally of their Holy Spirit Cult and naturally wouldn't harm him.
The Holy Spirit Cult highly valued both Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya. Although Tang Ya was now a puppet, she was also accompanied by a protector: the Sixth Reverend, the Scorpion Tiger Douluo, Zhang Peng, a Super Douluo whose strength had also reached level ninety-six.
Soon, Huo Yuhao arrived at the location where he had sensed the spatial fluctuation. He scanned the gloomy valley, and with his sharp observation skills, he quickly noticed something out of place. Tucked within a pile of grass, a flash of white was faintly visible, catching his attention.
Huo Yuhao's heart stirred, and he quickly walked over to investigate. When he saw what was in the grass, he couldn't help but frown. Lying on the blood-stained grass was a woman who was completely naked. Her body was covered in horrific wounds, and she was unconscious. Blood was gushing from her wounds, staining the surrounding grass a deep red.
Despite her body being covered in wounds, it was still impossible to hide her excellent figure and beautiful looks. At the same time, she exuded a mature charm that made people can't help but stare. What surprised Huo Yuhao even more was that this unconscious, black-haired woman bore a resemblance to Wang Dong'er, whom he had seen in the Simulated Universe Battle Royale.
"Tsk, tsk, she's about to die!" Feiyan, holding a parasol, sat on the shoulder of a tall puppet, looking down at the woman whose blood had almost stained the entire pile of grass. Her eyes showed a hint of surprise. She had been silently following Huo Yuhao to protect him and was also very curious about this black-haired woman who had suddenly appeared in the core of the Fiend Forest. After all, it was a miracle for a human, other than their Holy Spirit Cult members, to enter the dangerous core area of the Fiend Forest, and to be so severely injured yet still be stubbornly alive.
Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed slightly. Without a moment's hesitation, he stepped forward to carefully examine the black-haired woman's injuries. After some investigation, he found that although her injuries looked extremely severe, a very high-level power was struggling to maintain her life force. However, this power was being heavily consumed. If he left her alone, the black-haired woman would most likely die.
Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate. He quickly took off his coat and gently placed it over the black-haired woman's body, then carefully picked her up.
"You're going to save her?" The Third Reverend, Feiyan, looked at Huo Yuhao in surprise. From her interactions with him over this period, she believed she understood this young man fairly well. In her mind, Huo Yuhao wasn't the type of person to easily show compassion. So why was he suddenly deciding to save a complete stranger today?
"You don't need to worry about it." Huo Yuhao's expression was calm, and his tone was flat. He wasn't acting out of baseless kindness. On this woman's body, he had keenly sensed a familiar power. This power was extremely special, transcending the mortal realm, and was not something that could exist on the Douluo Continent. This power had a shocking similarity to the power that had erupted from Wang Dong'er.
His thoughts involuntarily drifted back to that sudden turn of events in the Simulated Universe. The powerful aura from the Golden Trident mark had suddenly erupted from Wang Dong'er, instantly injuring him. That scene was still vivid in his memory, leaving him with a fresh impression of the mysterious power on Wang Dong'er's body.