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Yun Ming shook his head upon hearing this; he felt that Long Yeyue's thinking was too dark. Although the Spirit Pagoda had competition with Shrek Academy, it would not stoop to such despicable acts.
He transmitted his voice: "It should not be; let us first observe his situation going forward."
Long Yeyue furrowed her brows, her mouth opening as if she wanted to say something. But seeing Yun Ming's determined appearance, she ultimately did not speak.
Her gaze lowered once more, landing on the youth's figure below.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao only felt his entire body warm and cozy; that warmth spread from his chest to his limbs and bones, as if he were soaking in a hot spring.
Following the beating of the golden heart within his chest, he felt as if he had arrived in a special space.
Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and discovered that this was an independent space; the space was not large, and everything around him was golden. That gold was rich and pure, like liquid gold flowing, emitting a warm and sacred light.
And at this moment, before Huo Yuhao stood an old man dressed in white robes. His face was aged, his beard and hair were all white, and his hair grew long enough to reach his heels. His face was full of wrinkles, each one telling the vicissitudes of time.
Looking at his face, it was indeed exactly the same as the "Elder Jin" he had met Ten Thousand Years ago.
Huo Yuhao's expression was calm, and he spoke up, calling out: "Elder Jin!"
A trace of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes opposite him, and his gaze towards Huo Yuhao carried a hint of confusion: "You... know me?"
Looking at this familiar stranger opposite him, Huo Yuhao said: "I once met Elder Jin Ten Thousand Years ago, and it was also Elder Jin who gave me the golden heart."
Upon hearing this, a look of contemplation appeared on Elder Jin's aged face. His brows furrowed slightly, and light flickered in his murky old eyes, as if he were struggling to recall something.
A moment later, his voice carried a hint of confusion: "Child, in my memory, I have not met you Ten Thousand Years ago."
His memory spanned Ten Thousand Years, and he remembered every event and every person clearly. Yet, he searched through his memories and could not find the figure of this youth.
Huo Yuhao smiled: "That is because the Ten Thousand Years ago I am speaking of is the Ten Thousand Years ago of another World."
Looking at the confusion on Elder Jin's face, Huo Yuhao continued to explain: "Simply put, I possess a Transmigration ability that can allow me to go from the present to Ten Thousand Years ago. It is just that that Ten Thousand Years ago is the Ten Thousand Years ago of another World; the things that happened in that Ten Thousand Years ago will not affect this Ten Thousand Years later."
Regarding his ability to perform Transmigration through Ten Thousand Years of time, it was naturally better for fewer people to know. This was his greatest secret and his deepest trump card. And Elder Jin was one of the "people" Huo Yuhao felt relatively at ease with.
After all, because of Tang San's mother's affair, Elder Jin would not actively contact the people of Shrek Academy, and people outside could almost never see Elder Jin.
Therefore, even if this secret were known by Elder Jin, it should not be leaked out.
Hearing this explanation from Huo Yuhao, Elder Jin's pupils contracted slightly; clearly, he was quite shocked. If it were someone else, perhaps even if Huo Yuhao said this to their face, they would not easily believe it.
Transmigration through time and space—that was perhaps a Domain that only deities could touch.
But Elder Jin believed it; his golden heart could not be faked. If it were not for this reason, how could two golden hearts appear in the World?
He subsequently sighed with emotion: "As expected of a child of Luck, to actually have such an Opportunity!"
Huo Yuhao heard this and secretly thought: 'As expected.'
The Elder Jin of Ten Thousand Years ago saw that he was a child of Luck, and this Elder Jin of Ten Thousand Years later indeed saw it at a glance as well.
He observed Elder Jin opposite him; his aura was clearly much weaker than when he had encountered him "the last time."
A trace of worry flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and he asked: "Elder Jin, how have you been these Ten Thousand Years? Is the Blue Silver Emperor still devouring your life force?"
Elder Jin looked at Huo Yuhao, and a trace of gentleness flashed in those murky old eyes. He sighed; that sigh was full of exhaustion and full of helplessness.
"It seems that I in another World is truly lucky to be able to meet you Ten Thousand Years in advance."
After speaking, he shook his head with a bitter smile and sighed: "The current me is already 'at the end of my candle-flickering years'; I fear it will not be long before I am completely devoured."
Huo Yuhao's expression changed upon hearing this. He felt great respect for this old man who had gifted him the golden heart Ten Thousand Years ago. He had not expected that Elder Jin ultimately still could not change the fate of being devoured; Tang San's plan was about to succeed.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's expression, Elder Jin smiled with a hint of open-mindedness: "There is no need to feel sorrow for me; at least I now know that in another World, I have the possibility of changing my fate."
Huo Yuhao opened his mouth; he wanted to say that he could also help him, but ultimately did not speak it out.
Because he knew that what he had to face was not an ordinary person, but a deity! The Sea God who was praised throughout the continent! Although his current strength far exceeded his peers, facing a deity, he still felt a deep sense of powerlessness!
Looking at Huo Yuhao's silent appearance, Elder Jin smiled with relief: "Good child, do not feel sad for me; your appearance already indicates that things have begun to change."
As he spoke, Elder Jin's kind expression suddenly changed, becoming serious. On that aged face, the smile faded, replaced by an unprecedented gravity.
He said: "Child, every word I say next is very important; you must remember it clearly."
Huo Yuhao's expression became solemn upon hearing this.
Although he did not know what Elder Jin was going to say next, he had already nodded solemnly.
Elder Jin subsequently said: "The me of Ten Thousand Years ago in another World should have had something he did not tell you, because this is something I only realized three thousand years ago."
"Now, on the Douluo Continent, it is not just me, as the Life Core, who has encountered problems; even the Plane Master is facing a crisis."
Huo Yuhao's brows furrowed even deeper, and he asked with confusion on his face: "Elder Jin, what is a Plane Master?"
In his past studies, he had never heard the term Plane Master.
Therefore, he did not have a concrete concept of what this name represented.
Elder Jin explained: "The Life Core is the core of the plane's vitality, representing gestation and nourishment."
"And the Plane Master is the embodiment of the plane's will, representing rules and balance."
"The Plane Master and the Life Core are the two major cores that support the operation of the Douluo plane; they complement each other and neither can be lacking."
"And three thousand years ago, I received a distress signal from the Plane Master; clearly, it also encountered problems."
Elder Jin looked at Huo Yuhao, and in those murky eyes, a trace of gravity emerged: "Its situation is perhaps the same as mine!"
Huo Yuhao's pupils contracted sharply; it was as if he had thought of something. "Elder Jin, are you saying that the Plane Master encountering problems is also Tang San's doing?!"
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A/N:
5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
2 Reviews = 1 Extra Chapter
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