Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 386 The Altered Classics (8K)

"Elder Mu, I've heard that among the Sea God Pavilion's collection is a book called 'Introduction to the Heavenly Rank,' written by Qian Nixiu, the third Hall Master of the Spirit Hall. Am I correct?"

Mu En was taken aback by Huo Yuhao's question at first, then slowly nodded.

"good."

Mu En nodded. After Shrek Academy won the war of gods ten thousand years ago, it took on the responsibilities of the Spirit Hall and naturally inherited some of the Spirit Hall's collection of books.

The book on the Heavenly Rank that Huo Yuhao mentioned was one of the books that the Spirit Hall once kept. Although the records on the Angel Spirit Rank were very valuable, it also seemed to have a strong religious and psychedelic flavor, and even promoted things like the Great Reboot and the Great Cataclysm.

In Mu En's eyes, this book was far less valuable than the "Path to Godhood" written by Tang San himself ten thousand years ago, which was in the Sea God Pavilion.

Only Soul Masters whose cultivation reaches a certain level, attracting the attention of the divine realm and being chosen by the gods of the upper realm as their successors, have the possibility of inheriting a divine position and ascending to godhood.

This path was written by Tang San himself. In addition to using the Nine Trials of the Sea God that he himself underwent as an example, he also mentioned the divine trials that his companions had undergone. The fact that these people eventually reached the level of hundreds and became gods is the best evidence of the book's credibility.

In addition, the book seems to contain some records about the gods of angels and rakshasa, and there are some brief mentions of these two deities, but unfortunately, they are not detailed.

Is the position of Sea God really that powerful, having fought against two god-level powerhouses, Angel and Rakshasa, all by himself?

A hint of longing couldn't help but appear in Moon's eyes.

It's likely that Huo Yuhao saw something similar to the inheritance of divine positions in the Heavenly Rank Ordinary Theory, which is why he yearns for it so much.

However, let alone the place of the Angel God's inheritance, he and Long Xiaoyao had already visited all the possible places of inheritance in this world, but they couldn't find even a trace of them. One of their only two gains was the fragment of a divine artifact that he passed on to Huo Yuhao at the Treasure Appraisal Meeting.

That work has been abridged.

Huo Yuhao's tone was calm, but Mu En sensed something was amiss.

"Deleted? Which parts were deleted?"

Mu En looked at Huo Yuhao with a look of doubt in his eyes. With a wave of his hand, a copy of "The Order of Heavenly Ranks" landed in Mu En's hand.

Huo Yuhao took the book on the Heavenly Rank Preface, his eyes showing a hint of interest.

This was the first time he had ever personally handled this work left behind by Qian Nixiu, the third Hall Master of the Spirit Hall. Previously, Huo Yuhao had only asked Qian Duoduo or Yan Shaozhe to go into the Sea God Pavilion to take a look at it for him and dictate the details of the work to him. This was the first time he had ever personally flipped through this treasured book.

As for Qian Daoliu, although he had some impression of the book's content, he didn't remember it very clearly. At most, he could only recall a few plot points.

It was through Qian Duoduo and Yan Shaozhe's accounts that Huo Yuhao discovered that the book must have been abridged or modified.

"Elder Mu, the records of epics and figures from the Spirit Hall era may be distorted, but one thing remains unchanged: these manuscripts were definitely recorded according to a certain metrical pattern. Am I right?"

Mu En nodded. What Huo Yuhao said was indeed true. In the era of the Spirit Hall, the earlier the books in the collection went, the stricter the requirements for meter became. No vernacular language was allowed, and there were strict rules about how many words could be used in each sentence and the rhythm of each word.

Moreover, the epics of that time were often written in chronological order, and there were no biographies specifically recording the lives of certain individuals. As a result, they appeared numerous and varied, and many articles could only be understood by comparing them side by side, which can be considered as a kind of correspondence.

Having received Mu En's affirmative reply, Huo Yuhao slowly opened the "Introduction to the Celestial Ranks" and turned to the end of the "Combing Wind Chapter".

Chennisho's "Introduction to the Celestial Path" is divided into four chapters: "Pioneering the Way", "Wind Chasing the Wind", "Early Rising", and "Radiance".

These four chapters represent four key moments in the early days of the Spirit Hall, using the phrases "pioneering spirit," "enduring wind and rain," "working diligently day and night," and "glorious years" as allusions for their titles.

"Elder Mu, you see, no matter which chapter in the Heavenly Ranks Preface is written, the record of events must follow the rules of five-character four-line or seven-character eight-line metrical pattern, and the rules of tone are also very strict. Only this one is mentioned."

Huo Yuhao pointed to an article about the birth of angels, the praise from all directions, the expansion of territory in the north, and the conquest of new lands in the south. Mu En looked in the direction Huo Yuhao was pointing and immediately noticed something was wrong.

This passage not only fails to follow the rules of five-character four-line and seven-character eight-line, but instead creates an incongruous seven-character four-line, and at the same time, it does not pay any attention to the tonal patterns, making it read like vernacular Chinese.

"this?"

Mu En frowned. People in the Spirit Hall era valued the rules of writing very much. It was absolutely impossible for them to write such an incoherent article. Otherwise, they would at least be called disrespectful. As the third hall master of the Spirit Hall, Qian Nixiu would never do such a thing.

Considering that Huo Yuhao had specifically mentioned this book, Mu En couldn't help but ponder.

"What other discoveries have you made, Yuhao?"

Mu En stared intently at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao then named several more documents, including those from both the inner and outer academies.

Mu En's figure disappeared briefly, but soon reappeared with the books Huo Yuhao had mentioned, placing them in front of Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was naturally well aware of the problems with these books and quickly picked out all the passages, allowing Mu En to peruse them.

After a long while, Moon gasped as he finished reading these passages.

These passages share a common thread, including the one Huo Yuhao pointed out in the previous "Introduction to the Celestial Ranks," all of which are time-sensitive, recording a crucial point in time before and after a prodigy from ten thousand years ago became a god.

Looking ahead, the text is perfectly balanced; looking back, the rhythm and rhyme are beautiful.

This part of the text, however, is written in a nonsensical and messy manner, as if some idiot who was not good at the craft had learned a little bit of the format by comparing it with the format and filled it in with plain language in imitation of the format.

These passages seem to have been altered a long time ago. Who altered them?

Moon's heart skipped a beat.

The reason Huo Yuhao was able to notice this discrepancy was because he wasn't qualified to directly enter the Sea God Pavilion to borrow books.

Neither Yan Shaozhe nor Qian Duoduo could bring the book out directly for Huo Yuhao to read; they could only relay the contents to him. This revealed the problem with the tonal patterns of the text, making it difficult to read smoothly.

When Yan Shaozhe repeated this passage, it was so difficult for him to do so that Huo Yuhao also felt a strong sense of abruptness and disconnect when listening to it.

(End of this chapter)