Douluo Continent: When Huo Yuhao Becomes the Lord of the End

Chapter 277 The Land of the End, Deception, Yu Nian'an (4K)

Gu Yuena felt somewhat uneasy today.

Now that she has reached this level of strength, she has gained some insight into the future and has a glimpse into fate, but she can't quite put her finger on what's wrong.

About yourself?

That's impossible. Apart from the five great god-kings of the divine realm, no one is her match now. Even against the five great god-kings, she is confident she can handle them as long as they don't attack together.

Besides herself, Huo Yuhao is now her biggest concern.

But isn't Yuhao currently focused on his own affairs? What could possibly be on his mind?
And today, Teacher Jing Hongchen suddenly called me over, saying that he wanted to hold a title promotion ceremony for me in the future, along with some other meaningless remarks, which were all very strange.

On that field now, aside from the reserve team members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Xiao Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen are capable of handling most of the trouble, so there's no need to worry about anything else.
Thinking of this, Gu Yuena's eyes suddenly lit up. That's right, her little dog and Meng have been secretly plotting something these past two days. Could they be after Yuhao?
not good!

Gu Yuena no longer had the mind to waste time with Jing Hongchen. Her teacher was clearly covering for those two guys, and she absolutely couldn't let them succeed.

"Teacher, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

Gu Yuena didn't even glance at Jing Hongchen, who was trying to strike up a conversation, and quickly got up and left.

"Sigh." Jing Hongchen raised his hand but ultimately didn't stop him. "Meng, this is all Grandpa can do for you. I hope you can act quickly on your end."

However, just as Gu Yuena was about to head to the hotel near the Mingdu Arena, an unexpected guy appeared in front of her.

The Demon King, who was recruited by Xiong Jun into the Haotian Sect, has now learned the latest news from the God Realm. However, this time it is no small matter, so he has come to report in person.

"what happened?"

The Demon King didn't know how to explain, so he could only hand over the intelligence orb that was clearly meant for Da Ming and Er Ming, but which had now appeared in their hands, to his master.

Gu Yuena frowned. Could it be that some strange thing had happened in the God Realm again?

She temporarily suppressed her doubts and began to examine the 'account reconciliation' information sent down by the sea god.

The story repeated the same old refrain, instructing the deceased Da Ming and Er Ming to take good care of Xiao Qi, and also emphasizing the matter of the Chosen One, namely, the search for Yu Hao.

However, besides this, there was another piece of news that made Gu Yuena ponder deeply.

That is, the Sea God Tang San explicitly mentioned that the two traitorous soul beasts who had disappeared should remind his parents, Tang Hao and Ah Yin, not to return to the God Realm, simply because he was currently under de facto imprisonment and unable to control the actions of the Destruction God King, one of the five great God Kings.

"The expansion plan of the divine realm?"

Gu Yuena memorized these words. If this was true, then they could do even more. This meant that the God Realm would be unable to focus on the lower planes for a long time to come.

"Alright, I understand. You and Xiong Jun guard the space-time passage of Haotian Sect. Remember, you must not let anything from over there be leaked."

Thanks to the Haotian Sect's seclusion, otherwise, it would be truly difficult for such a large and top-tier sect to remain unnoticed by anyone.

However, Gu Yuena felt that this matter could not be kept secret for long.

The situation on the mainland is currently very unpredictable, and war could break out at any time. The three kingdoms are likely to make contact with the Haotian Sect in the future, as they are a powerful force that can be utilized.

"Yes, my lord!"

The Demon King didn't leave immediately, but instead hesitated and remained where he was, which Gu Yuena found strange.

"Anything else?"

The Demon King steeled his heart, recalling what Bi Ji had inadvertently mentioned earlier, and felt it necessary to inform his master.

"My lord, that girl Qiu'er asked Bi Ji for a special 'medicine' before. I'm worried that she might do something foolish, so I'm informing you."

Special medicine?
"You might as well put it more clearly."

"It's a medicine that the Emerald Swan clan developed in their spare time, a medicine to treat incompetent soul beasts. Because Brigitte was a little worried, so..."

This is really bad. Gu Yuena was almost dumbfounded. No, her own little dog is so brave. How did she come up with this idea?

Even if she didn't think straight, she could guess what her little dog was up to.

"Okay, I understand. You can leave now."

Although with Yuhao's strength, the chances of Gu Yuena guessing that her little dog and Meng Hongchen would succeed are extremely slim, but what if they do?

Let's rewind to a few hours earlier.

hotel room.

In the dream that Huo Yuhao had woven for himself, the seed, with the help of Elder Yi, was gradually growing into a towering tree.

In the dream, Huo Yuhao's subjective consciousness was blocked by himself. He was no longer Douluo Yuhao; he was just an ordinary person living on Earth.

He had a deep affection for a girl named Yu Nian'an. They were childhood sweethearts and spent their middle school, high school, and university years together.

She was so gentle and understanding, as if she were a creation that brought together all the beauty in the world.

Huo Yuhao has forgotten everything about the Douluo World. All he wants now is to live with Yu Nian'an and build a small home for their future. They plan to get married after graduation, but everything changes just as things are about to become beautiful.

"This is where?"

Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes. He saw an old tungsten filament lamp, with black wires hanging it in the center of the room. In the center of the room was a round table with a clock on it, which was ticking.

Surrounding the table sat ten people dressed in various styles. None of them were awake; they were either lying down or slumped asleep, and all of them had dust on their hair, as if they had just experienced a disaster.

On the other side was a man dressed in a black suit and wearing a sheep's head mask.

His gaze was now fixed on Huo Yuhao with amusement, as if he had seen something interesting.

"Oh? You, a kid who wasn't destined for a predetermined fate, have actually reappeared with the world's restart?"

Huo Yuhao's consciousness partially returned, and as he looked at the human-sheep, a very strange feeling filled his mind.

He shouldn't have said that. How could he have said that?
This is not reality, but a dream, a dream I have woven myself.

But now, this human-sheep guy seems to really exist, seeing that he doesn't belong to this world's script. In this situation, it's as if he has jumped out of this world's system and seen everything about himself clearly.

The clock on the table chimed, its minute and hour hands slowly pointing to the twelfth position. Outside the room, Huo Yuhao heard the chimes; there were six chimes, some deep and some loud.

Huo Yuhao noticed that the Bell of the End was still with him inside his body, but at this moment it seemed to have fallen silent and become a part of this world.

As the bell rang, he inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with this 'false' world.

It felt as if all of this was real, as if I had truly returned to this place.

This is impossible!

At this moment, he was roaring with anger, unable to believe what he was seeing.

If he had to explain this situation, Huo Yuhao would be more inclined to believe that it was all real, rather than a ridiculous dream he had fabricated to deceive himself.

He could only temporarily attribute everything before him to the Bell of the End, and to the fact that the martial soul he had defined in the Douluo world was inherently flawed.

If all of this is real, then perhaps it is like the Heart of the Dragon God and the Tower of Eternity, a hub connecting two worlds, a creation far surpassing 'god'.

Fraud?

Yes, it's fraud. Right now, Huo Yuhao can't think of any better way than to deceive himself. He needs to leave here first, and then find a way to figure out the real reason why all this happened.

Perhaps his previous lies in deceiving Gu Yuena weren't wrong; perhaps he truly did possess a world. With a muffled groan from the pale-faced man with a noticeable head wound to his left, the human-sheep spoke again.

"Alright, kid, you shouldn't be here. It's time to leave."

The six bell tolls just now have alerted a certain important figure. Now, all the man and sheep want is to end everything as soon as possible and find out what changes have occurred in the Land of the End.

Huo Yuhao felt that here, his strength was nothing more than that of an ordinary person, no, even less than that of an ordinary person. His strength seemed to be suppressed by the entire world, and he could not exert even the slightest bit of power.

Without a word, the sheep placed its hands on Huo Yuhao and the pale-faced man's heads with eyes full of fear and a hint of expectation.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to utter another harsh remark and then leave as he had at the beginning of the game, something very interesting happened.

The man beside Huo Yuhao, who was supposed to continue sleeping and then have his head blown off after a bell rang, suddenly opened his eyes and stared straight at Huo Yuhao.

"My name is Chen Junnan."

Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then instantly understood. It seemed that because of his appearance and the six bells that belonged to him, his fate had changed.

At the last moment, he smiled, gave the sheep a meaningful look, and then raised his right hand, pointing his middle finger, as a final response.

"Huo Yuhao."

"You're so generous, I'll remember you!!"

Without a doubt, the humans and sheep continued to follow the predetermined script.

Unable to sense the changes in fate, Huo Yuhao did not use the [scapegoat], and another bell rang, meaning that neither of them could escape the fate of having their heads blown off.

"You damn bastard!!"

These were Huo Yuhao's last words. The filthy 'head' of the human-sheep seemed to humanize, revealing a slight smile.

Is it anticipation, or something else?
He didn't know that he had remembered the name Huo Yuhao had just given. Perhaps, this world, which was like a stagnant pool, would experience something very interesting because of this kid's appearance.

When Huo Yuhao woke up, he felt himself waking up on a soft, large bed.

The morning sunlight shone through the curtains onto his face, bringing a touch of warmth to his groggy head.

His memories from just now have been temporarily blocked. Only when he truly wakes up from the 'deceptive' dream will he be able to digest and absorb them smoothly.

Now, he only felt like he had just had a nightmare, dreaming of a goat-headed demon eating human heads while muttering "pouring."

There was no one beside him, but the slightly tattered bedding on one side of the bed and the plastic medicine bag in the trash can next to the bed proved that someone had been taking care of him not long ago.

Are you sick?

"I don't remember anything that happened last night."

As Huo Yuhao muttered to himself, he walked out of the bedroom. The layout of the room was so familiar, but at this moment it gave him a very strong sense of disconnect.

There were still unwashed dishes and chopsticks in the sink in the kitchen. Huo Yuhao shook his head to clear his mind of confusion.

Just as he was about to wash the dishes, there was a knock on the door.

"Boom boom boom!"

Huo Yuhao's face was very natural, as if a smile had been programmed onto his face. His tone was gentle and slow, with a hint of doting that even he couldn't notice.

Who's outside the door?

He didn't know why he said that, but that's what he asked, and even Huo Yuhao himself didn't notice anything wrong with it.

"Hmph~ So Yuhao, you're already awake. I thought you were still sleeping."

Huo Yuhao slowly stepped forward and embraced the girl in the white dress. The girl had a shy look on her face and seemed unaware of why her boyfriend was being so bold.

A sharp pain emanated from Huo Yuhao's mind, and that sense of chaos arrived as expected. The 'great tree' in his heart was growing stronger as the dream progressed.

However, Huo Yuhao understood that he could not stay here any longer.

"An, is there anything else you want to say to me?"

Yu Nian'an hugged Huo Yuhao, feeling a little lost. She could feel him trembling, and gently comforted him as she had always done since he was a child.

"Hao, we've always been fine, what's wrong with you? I'm a little scared of you."

As Yu Nian'an spoke, she snuggled closer to Huo Yuhao, like a lazy kitten exuding the scent of spring sunshine.

"An, if only time could stand still at this moment."

Yu Nian'an gave a soft hum, as if she were pouting.

"Hao, after we get married, our cozy little home will be filled with all kinds of furniture."

"When we have time, let's buy some decorations together to furnish the house. You can't complain that I'm wasting money then."

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The stinging sensation intensified, and Huo Yuhao's soul was affected by an unknown substance, causing tears to flow uncontrollably from his eyes.

"But what if I wake up?"

"An, what if I wake up, and it turns out that all of this is a lie?"

"I'm waking up, I'll be waking up soon!"

"An, can you talk to me? Just say anything, I just want to be with you right now."

The moment those words were spoken, the substance seemed to pierce through the dream, shattering everything.

The world, like a clean mirror, collapsed before Huo Yuhao's eyes. The house, the furniture, and Yu Nian'an all vanished. Another memory belonging to the Douluo world replaced his subconscious once more, completing Douluo Yuhao's soul.

The memory belonging to the Land of the End was now unsealed and appeared in Huo Yuhao's mind.

outside world.

Electrolux frantically wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.

"This is the first time I've encountered something like this. I almost let Yuhao get lost in his dream and never wake up again."

"The Bell of the End, what a Bell of the End! It actually has such power. Just now, it made Yuhao disappear from this world for a short time. Even I couldn't sense where he went."

He looked at Huo Yuhao, who had already fallen asleep, and sighed.

"I'll have to be more careful next time."

He never expected that the dream Yuhao had woven for him would be so real, nor did he expect such a change to happen.

Absorbing these memories from his mind will probably not be an easy task. Hopefully, Yuhao can use his own consciousness to grasp the appropriate degree of 'deception'.

Just then, the door to the room was slowly pushed open, and Yu Qiu'er and Meng Hongchen, who had been planning for a long time, finally sneaked in.

Electrolux observed the two in his mind's eye, a meaningful smile on his face.

He seemed to have found a quick way to resolve this extra, yet unavoidable, memory.

(End of this chapter)