Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 189 Zhu Kun: I am your maternal grandfather!

The drop of purplish-gold imperial blood was so close, exuding an unparalleled allure.

A thought popped into Huo Yuhao's mind: Just agree! Get this drop of essence blood first, take it out of this space, and then we'll talk about the rest!

However, Huo Yuhao already understood that the senior Zhu Kun in front of him had misunderstood! He had mistaken him for a member of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.

What made Huo Yuhao even more hesitant was a suspicion in his mind: Zi Yan was very likely a direct descendant of the Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun. It was even possible that they were father and daughter.

After a brief silence, Huo Yuhao's eyes suddenly narrowed. He did not reach for the suspended essence blood.

Taking a deep breath, Huo Yuhao met Zhu Kun's majestic golden eyes with a serious gaze and said clearly, "Senior Zhu Kun, you have misunderstood. I am not a member of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan."

"What?" Zhu Kun's brows furrowed instantly, a hint of doubt flashing in his golden pupils, and the drop of essence blood trembled slightly.

Huo Yuhao continued to explain, "The reason I have the aura of the Ancient Void Dragon on me is because not long ago, I signed a contract with an Ancient Void Dragon."

Before he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's divine sense clone blurred for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, "Huo Yuhao" who was standing in the same spot disappeared.

Instead, a giant dragon phantom, entirely purple and gold in color, appeared – precisely Zi Yan's soul form!

"Contract?" Zhu Kun heard a word that was somewhat unfamiliar to him. Before he could figure out its meaning, he was taken aback by the sudden change in front of him.

"What is this—?" His brain, which hadn't processed such intense thought in thousands of years, felt somewhat overwhelmed. The person before him had just been a human soul, how could he have instantly transformed into—

However, in the next instant!

A surge of emotion originating from the very core of the soul erupted like a volcano dormant for millennia! There was no need for any identification; that aura of longing, yearned for day and night, was unmistakable!

"A child?! It's my child!!" Zhu Kun's body trembled violently as if having a seizure, and his golden dragon eyes suddenly contracted.

The immense emotional shock left him momentarily dazed, a fleeting look of confusion and disorientation crossing his dignified face.

"Wait a minute—" After the initial elation, a huge sense of confusion welled up inside him. Zhu Kun shook his head vigorously, as if trying to shake off the grime inside.

"I clearly remember—I was supposed to have given birth to a daughter—how could this be—"

Under the influence of his chaotic thoughts, his golden eyes now appeared somewhat vacant.

"Senior?" Huo Yuhao deactivated the simulation of Zi Yan's soul and reverted to his own divine sense form. He was about to ask Zhu Kun directly if he had recognized the soul fluctuations he had just simulated.

Seeing Huo Yuhao revert to his "human soul" form, Zhu Kun's chaotic mind raced, desperately trying to find a reasonable explanation for this inexplicable situation.

Suddenly, he remembered some distant memories!

"I remember—the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python clan seems to have had instances of mating with humans. Their descendants seem to have used some secret method to possess both a human soul and a snake soul, and can switch between the two forms—"

"That's it! It must be!" Zhu Kun suddenly realized, thinking he had found the truth.

The light in his eyes as he looked at Huo Yuhao instantly became extremely complex, containing concern, guilt, and helplessness after ecstasy, but more than anything, it was a kind of loving affection that was almost overflowing!

"This child—he must be the offspring of my daughter and some human being! He is my grandson! That's why he possesses a soul form similar to my daughter's, while also having the physical appearance of a human soul! It must be so!"

Zhu Kun was completely immersed in the "truth" he had deduced. The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. The loneliness he had felt for thousands of years and his longing for his offspring found an outlet in an instant!

"Senior?" Huo Yuhao felt extremely uncomfortable under Zhu Kun's increasingly strange and "kind" gaze, as if ants were crawling on his back.

"Child!" Zhu Kun's voice suddenly became choked with sobs and guilt. He took a step forward, seemingly wanting to pat Huo Yuhao's shoulder, but afraid that he would hurt his "frail" grandson with too much force.

"These years—you've suffered so much! It must have been incredibly difficult for you! Did you endure endless scorn and contempt in your tribe? You couldn't even preserve your physical body, leaving only this remnant soul—my poor child—"

The thought that his "grandson" might be bullied in the clan because of his mixed-race identity, and even end up in such a miserable state, made Zhu Kun feel a piercing pain, and his hatred for Tuoshegu Emperor reached its peak!

"This is all that damned Emperor Tuoshegu's fault! If he hadn't trapped me, this wouldn't have happened—" Zhukun gritted his teeth, his anger soaring to the heavens.

Huo Yuhao was completely dumbfounded: "Senior???"

Zhu Kun was completely deaf to anything else. He grabbed Huo Yuhao's avatar's wrist and shouted emotionally, "I'm your grandfather!!!"

At this moment, Zhu Kun was completely immersed in the grand drama of family reunion he had created, oblivious to the world around him.

He grabbed Huo Yuhao and started rambling on and on, cursing Tuoshegudi for betraying him, and vowing to crush all the forces that had bullied his "grandson" once they got out, and to find him the best resources to rebuild his physical body. His tone was excited and chaotic.

"Senior!" Huo Yuhao could no longer bear it. His divine sense trembled, and he even used the sonic combat technique "Roar of the Mad Lion" that he had learned in the Monster Mountain Range.

A powerful mental shock exploded like thunder near Zhu Kun's sea of ​​consciousness, forcibly waking the Dragon Emperor who was suffering from delusions!

"I'm not the Ancient Dragon of the Void! Nor am I some kind of human-dragon hybrid!" Taking advantage of his momentary daze, Huo Yuhao spoke rapidly...

I reiterate this firmly and unequivocally!

Zhu Kun was taken aback by the powerful "senior" remark, and the kindness and fervor in his eyes faded slightly, replaced by greater confusion.

"what?"

Huo Yuhao seized the opportunity and explained in one breath, "It's because I signed an equal contract with your daughter! That's why I can share a portion of her bloodline aura and soul fluctuations! That's why I can simulate her appearance! I myself am purely human!"

Zhu Kun's expression became even more blank, as if he was processing Huo Yuhao's words.

"ah?"

This time, Huo Yuhao did not let his main body simulate Zi Yan's soul form again. He was afraid that the Dragon Emperor, who had an extremely strong imagination, would draw some shocking conclusions if he watched it again.

Therefore, he carefully separated an extremely tiny wisp of divine thought and slowly condensed it in front of him.

In a flash of light, a miniature "Zi Yan" appeared, no bigger than the palm of your hand, yet lifelike, with every detail perfectly rendered.

This miniature Zi Yan was not only perfectly shaped, but Huo Yuhao also perfectly replicated its unique, pure bloodline aura and soul fluctuations belonging to the juvenile Taixu Ancient Dragon, presenting them clearly to Zhu Kun!

Huo Yuhao pointed at the miniature Zi Yan and said in an incredibly clear voice, enunciating each word clearly, "Senior! Please sense carefully! This is what your daughter looks like, isn't it? She's not yet an adult!"

Zhu Kun stared intently at the tiny Zi Yan, who was the size of a palm but exuded an aura of intimacy that made his blood boil.

In those dragon eyes, all the chaos, delusion, and compassion froze instantly, then were replaced by a purer shock and bewilderment.

He opened his mouth, but only managed to utter a dry syllable: "Huh???"