As the creator of the New God Realm, Huo Yuhao's every move naturally drew the attention of the gods currently in the Divine Realm.
At this moment, he and Tang Wulin flew out from the Central Divine Temple and landed on the plaza in front of the temple.
The two of them looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, seemingly observing something.
Seeing this, the same thought popped up in the minds of the gods simultaneously — what on earth had happened?
However, before anyone could ask, an exclamation came from somewhere in the Divine Realm, carrying obvious shock and astonishment: "Look... what is that?"
Everyone looked toward the source of the sound and saw that high up in the sky, at the end of Huo Yuhao's line of sight, a brilliant colorful halo had appeared at some unknown point.
It looked like a huge auspicious cloud suspended in the firmament, its entire body shimmering with seven-colored brilliance, magnificent and psychedelic, approaching the direction of the New God Realm at an extremely fast speed.
The halo grew closer and closer, and the gods faintly felt that it seemed to emit an extremely strong attractive force, as if an invisible thread was tugging at their Soul, making them involuntarily want to lean toward that cloud.
Moreover, it seemed to hide something they instinctively desired, making their minds sway.
However, the gods of the New God Realm ultimately did not move. After a brief trance, they reined in their minds one after another, restrained that instinct-driven impulse, and vigilantly watched the colorful cloud drawing closer and closer.
Soon, that huge colorful halo steadily stopped above the New God Realm.
One incomparably powerful aura after another permeated from it, causing the air of the entire heaven and earth to freeze slightly.
The gods instantly became tense, their complexions changed drastically, and the Divine Power within their bodies was subconsciously mobilized.
The Abyss had been destroyed for Ten Thousand Years, and in these Ten Thousand Years they had never felt such a majestic sense of oppression.
Just when the gods thought that this was some powerful plane launching an invasion against the New God Realm, Huo Yuhao's voice sounded unhurriedly, pulling back the gods' tense thoughts: "Tang San, since you are back, then come out and meet."
Hearing this, the gods were stunned, and then suddenly remembered the message from two years ago that had gradually been forgotten — it turned out that Tang San was back.
But immediately afterward, their hearts sank again, because they clearly felt that within that colorful cloud layer, there were actually as many as twelve God King-level auras.
For a moment, their unshakeable confidence in Huo Yuhao could not help but waver slightly.
Just moments after Huo Yuhao's voice fell, a figure silently appeared on the plaza, landing right opposite Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin.
That was a man who looked to be in his thirties, with a handsome and gentle face, and a head of long blue hair draped like a waterfall behind him, emitting a soft luster under the brilliance of the Divine Realm.
He wore a light golden blue robe, the corners of the robe swaying gently in the wind, and the aura around his body was as vast and calm as the deep sea, yet it exuded an unquestionable majesty.
With a casual wave of his hand, a golden light flew out in response from between Tang Wulin's eyebrows, turning into a dazzling golden trident that steadily fell into his palm.
The moment the trident was in his hand, the aura around him suddenly condensed a bit more, as if a divine weapon that had been dormant for many years had finally returned to its master's hands.
This person was naturally the Sea God Tang San, who had just led the Great God Circle back.
He first glanced at Tang Wulin, his gaze carrying a trace of gratification.
His son truly did not disappoint him; even though unknown changes had occurred on the Douluo Continent, he had still cultivated into a Divine Position, waiting for the moment of his return.
But immediately afterward, his brows furrowed slightly.
Because on his son's face, he did not see a shred of joy from a father-son reunion; instead, he captured a trace of alienation and coldness, and deep within his eyes, there was even a trace of barely concealed loathing. What was going on?
Tang San's thoughts surged, speculating that this might be related to that change on the Douluo Continent, and his son probably harbored some misunderstandings about him.
He pressed down the doubts in his heart, moved his gaze away from Tang Wulin, and turned to the figure standing beside him.
With this look, his brows instantly furrowed even deeper.
The appearance of the person in front of him was unexpectedly identical to his son-in-law Dai Yuhao, but that aura and temperament were completely different.
Tang San could clearly feel that the other party's strength was definitely not below his own, and his body also emitted a kind of aura that was very familiar to him.
Huo Yuhao's words just now clearly carried undisguised hostility, which made Tang San even more vigilant in his heart.
He looked straight at the other party, his tone carrying probing intent as he asked: "Who is Your Excellency? It seems you know me?"
That strand of Tang San's Divided Soul on Tang Wulin's body had long been completely obliterated by Huo Yuhao, so Tang San knew nothing about the changes that had taken place on the Douluo Continent over the years.
He looked at Huo Yuhao and calmly spoke a sentence that puzzled him endlessly: "I know you, but you do not know me."
After saying this, Huo Yuhao's expression suddenly tightened, and his voice sank: "Tang San, your misdeeds have been exposed. Since you have returned, then prepare yourself to accept punishment."
Hearing this, Tang San only felt an inexplicable sense of absurdity in his heart.
He had led the Great God Circle to return from the starry sky through countless hardships, originally thinking that what awaited him would be the admiration and cheers of the Douluo Continent, but he didn't expect that what came head-on was this current result.
An anonymous fire surged from the bottom of his heart, and a flash of coldness crossed his eyes.
But he immediately took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the impulse to strike.
Now that it hadn't been figured out what had happened, even if his side's strength held an absolute upper hand, acting rashly was definitely not a wise move.
Huo Yuhao keenly captured the fleeting change in Tang San's expression, and couldn't help recalling the evaluation that the God of Destruction had once made of Tang San in his heart.
"Tang San is best at disguising himself. He always pretends to be righteous to gain other people's support."
"Therefore, after confronting him, he won't strike directly, but will use sweet words to gain the trust of the people around you, making them ultimately stand on the opposite side of you."
Sure enough, Tang San's expression quickly turned serious, putting on an open and awe-inspiring face, and he said in a righteous tone: "I have always walked upright and sat straight, with a clear conscience. If you have anything to say, just say it directly; there is no need to use verbal threats."
As he spoke, he quietly diffused his Divine Thought without a trace, sweeping across the faces of the gods around the New God Realm.
However, what made his heart sink was that those gazes did not contain a shred of respect or worship; instead, they uniformly carried vigilance, anger, and even undisguised hatred.
Clearly, during the time he was away, something extremely serious must have happened to make his image undergo earth-shattering changes in both the Douluo Continent and the Divine Realm.
Thinking of his parents who were still out of contact, that ominous feeling in Tang San's heart grew even heavier.
Yet on the surface, he still maintained that composure and calmness, continuing to speak: "Over the years, everything I have done has been for the survival and safety of the Divine Realm."
"To put it bluntly, it is precisely because of me that the Divine Realm was able to be preserved from the spacetime turbulence."
"Even upon returning now, it is even stronger than before. This merit, no one can erase."
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