Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 452 A Web of Conspiracy
Huo Yuhao cried freely in the undead demiplane, in front of Electrolux and Chen Ping.

Electrolux chuckled and teased Huo Yuhao until he was embarrassed by Huo Yuhao's crying. He then introduced Huo Yuhao to his senior brother Chen Ping and, after Huo Yuhao asked about his many questions, selectively told him the truth about some things.

When Huo Yuhao learned that the light and shadow that flew out of Wang Dong's spiritual sea was actually the other half of Wang Dong's soul, and that Wang Dong was actually the daughter of Tang San and Xiao Wu, one of the original Shrek Seven Devils, his worldview basically collapsed.

Can you believe that the least impactful piece of news for Huo Yuhao in this entire story is that his roommate, with whom he spends every day, is actually a girl?

Huo Yuhao didn't want to believe it, but Tang Wutong's soul fragments were still being kept by Elder Yi, who easily retrieved them with a simple gesture, leaving Huo Yuhao no choice but to believe it.

"I... I must be dreaming. If I'm some kind of chosen one of destiny, why can't we afford to treat my mother's illness? Why do I remember my mother and I always being hungry?"

At this moment, Huo Yuhao's voice even trembled slightly. Chen Ping didn't know how to comfort him, so he simply called out "Elf" and asked if Huo's mother's soul had been taken away by Tang San.

Fortunately, perhaps because the elf did not lie dormant in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea as in the original story, and was then silently killed when Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong first tried the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, Huo's mother's soul was also well protected by the elf.

Chen Ping didn't press Huo Yuhao about the spirits and his mother's soul at this moment, as it would only add fuel to the fire. Huo Yuhao had already suffered enough today; it would be better to tell him about it later.

Otherwise, Chen Ping worried that even if Huo Yuhao was a spirit master with a mental constitution and a mental strength far more resilient than ordinary people, he would still become mentally impaired due to the continuous ups and downs.

At that time, Chen Ping had no idea how to find another Butcher Hu, whom Huo Yuhao was terrified of to the core, to slap him and wake him up.

Hmm. Zhou Yi might count as one?
However, several years have passed. With Zhou Yi's personality, having lost her cultivation, and having to be visited by students she had persecuted in the past from time to time, could she have endured such a long period of wandering? She probably would have died long ago.
Huo Yuhao sat helplessly at his desk, his emotions fluctuating for a long time, before he finally managed to accept everything that Electrolux and Chen Ping had told him.

"Elder Yi, Brother Chen, so you're saying I'm the one being targeted? Besides me, is the Emperor Beast of Star Dou Forest also his target? Is it because I and that beast carry immense fortune?"

Huo Yuhao recounted what Chen Ping and Electrolux had told him, along with the re-enacted memories of Tang Wutong that Electrolux had shown. It took him a long time to organize his thoughts and express his understanding of the matter.

Chen Ping stroked his chin: "That's probably a fair assessment. Although your statement isn't entirely accurate, besides that, Tang San is most likely also after a divine weapon on the auspicious beast, and who knows, he might also be after control of the entire Douluo Star plane."

"But don't worry, no matter what, this guy will most likely not interfere with your godhood process. After all, according to his plan, you will become his right-hand man later on. Your godhood plan with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ice Emperor is quite successful."

"Even if there are no more places for the inheritance of gods on the Douluo Continent, and the method of creating one's own godhood has been hidden in the dust of history, he will most likely open the Douluo Continent to the gaze of the gods, giving you a chance to take the divine test and become a god at level 100. Aren't you happy?"

Huo Yuhao's face was filled with nothing but bitterness, showing no joy whatsoever. He answered Chen Pinggao's displeasure with his expression.

He never expected that in the first twelve years of his life, he had suffered countless hardships and swallowed countless needles. Just when his luck was finally turning around, he had actually stepped into a trap carefully laid by others, leading to even greater suffering.

In an instant, the invisible and intangible web of conspiracy that Huo Yuhao had sensed due to Elder Yi's previous sacrifice finally began to materialize. The entire conspiracy, from the moment he stepped into Shrek Academy, had irreversibly begun.

"ice King?"

Xue Di, who had been sleeping in Chen Ping's spiritual sea, seemed to have heard some key words and woke up immediately.

Chen Ping didn't mince words and directly revealed the Snow Empress: "I promised you before that I would find a time for you to meet the Ice Empress, and now it's time."

Chen Ping spoke to Xue Di, who was still half asleep and whose face showed signs of drowsiness, even though she had been jolted awake by the sound of Bing Di's voice.

"What do you mean, Chen Ping? Are you saying that Hyotei, like me, is now also inhabiting a human body, and specifically this insignificant human?"

Xue Di's clear, cold voice rang out, carrying a barely perceptible hint of shock and astonishment.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ping smiled wryly: "Hey Snow Empress, whenever you describe us humans, could you please stop using the adjective 'insignificant'?"

"Didn't you admire Elder Yi's spiritual power level before? Elder Yi also started as a weak human and cultivated up little by little."

Chen Ping's words seemed to make some sense to Xue Di. Although Xue Di did not agree because of her pride, she did not refute them either.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao's expression conveyed a sense of helplessness, as if his senior brother had seen right through him.

No wonder I can't beat my senior brother the more I fight. He probably noticed something was wrong with my Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul when the academy was selecting students for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition.

Chen Ping neither confirmed nor denied Huo Yuhao's strange expression and his own speculations, simply letting Huo Yuhao fill in the blanks in his mind.

"So, Hyotei really is inside you, this insignificant human being?"

Although Xue Di's expression clearly showed some urgency, she still maintained the aura of a proud plum blossom braving the snow, making Huo Yuhao somewhat nervous when facing her.

He had long been calling out to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ice Emperor in his heart.

However, one of these two had his originally stable source power inexplicably ignited once, and the other had desperately helped Ice Emperor suppress that restless source power. At this moment, they were still sleeping in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, recovering their energy.

Unless Huo Yuhao faces a life-or-death crisis, how could he possibly wake up so quickly?
　We've finally found the timeline where Elder Yi didn't die! (I'm sure!) (Yay!)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)