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Xiao Hongchen had seen firsthand how fierce Mu Wu was.

And Su Yu beat him?

Unbelievable.

The girls ignored Xiao Hongchen’s shock; they were more worried about other things.

Meng Hongchen frowned, “This battle must have cost Yu a lot.”

“He didn’t even have time to show up—he must be…”

Hearing this, Wang Dong’er also frowned. “You’re right. There’s no way he could beat Mu Wu without paying a price.”

“No, I have to check on him.”

Wang Dong’er couldn’t sit still, anxiety written all over her face.

The other girls looked concerned as well, and they quickly rowed the boat back the way they came.

Xiao Hongchen scratched his head and followed reluctantly.

Meanwhile, Su Yu and Xue Di returned to their quarters and used the power of the ten-thousand-year icy jade bed to heal.

The battle had left both of them seriously wounded.

Though the Dragon Ganoderma leaf and Life Gold had stabilized them for now, the injuries from the ring explosion and combat weren’t so easy to heal—they still needed to recuperate.

When Di Mingli, Wang Dong’er, and the others arrived, Su Yu and Xue Di were still healing.

The girls waited nearby, worried.

When Su Yu opened his eyes again, it was already dawn the next day.

He exhaled a breath of white air, feeling refreshed and light.

Almost at the same time, Xue Di also woke up. With Su Yu’s help, her injuries had healed.

Except for the exploded rings, which were still unusable, everything else was fine.

Sweeping his gaze across the hall, Su Yu saw several familiar figures.

A gentle look appeared in his eyes.

He had sensed when Di Mingli and the others entered, but he couldn’t be distracted during the crucial moment of healing.

But he was fully aware that they had been waiting to guard him.

“Xiao Su, you’re awake?”

 Wang Dong’er jumped up in delight, her face full of excitement.

Hearing her, Di Mingli and the others turned as well.

“Yu~”

“Su Yu…”

“Xiao Yu…”

They rushed to his bedside, all with the same caring expression on their pretty faces.

Su Yu felt warm inside and smiled. “I’m fine, don’t worry.”

The girls breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Dong’er patted her chest, “That scared me to death. Thank goodness you’re okay.”

“You don’t know how nervous we were watching from below.”

“Yeah, Yu, your god trial is just too hard,”

 Meng Hongchen added.

That battle was truly world-shaking.

God trial were this tough?

Su Yu shook his head and smiled. “If it wasn’t hard, it wouldn’t be called a god trial.”

“So, your next trial won’t be this dangerous, right?”

 Wang Dong’er asked worriedly.

“Xiao Yu’s every trial is hard,”

 Jiang Nannan said.

She had witnessed nearly all of Su Yu’s trials.

Except for the fourth, winning the Soul Master Tournament.

All his other trials had been anything but simple.

Even the fourth one had plenty of twists, even involving the Holy Spirit Church.

Since Su Yu started the god trial, he’d never had it easy.

“Huh?”

 Wang Dong’er exclaimed. Even the usually cool Di Mingli frowned slightly.

“It’s not as bad as Sister Nannan says,”

 Su Yu reassured them.

“What’s your next trial?”

 Di Mingli asked.

After this sixth trial, they all had a healthy fear of godly assessments.

“There’s no danger in the next one. The sixth was extra hard because it was special.”

“The rest won’t be like the sixth.”

“As for the seventh trial… hmm…”

Su Yu hesitated, “The seventh is complicated. Let’s just say, part of it involves Dong’er.”

“Me?”

 Wang Dong’er pointed at herself, puzzled. “What does it have to do with me?”

Su Yu smiled. “You’ll see when the time comes.”

“So mysterious…”

 Wang Dong’er muttered curiosity piqued.

After a bit more small talk, Su Yu saw the girls out.

They had dinner together and then went to their rooms.

…

Night.

Wang Dong’er sat alone in her room, wearing cute pajamas, hugging her knees, her chin resting on them.

Her pink-blue eyes fluttered as she recalled Su Yu’s words from earlier, curiosity on her face.

“Su Yu’s seventh trial and it has to do with me?”

“What does that mean?”

“Is there something special about me I don’t know?”

She muttered softly.

Wasn’t she just the little princess of the Clear Sky Sect?

It was all quite simple.

Nothing weird.

How could Su Yu’s trial involve her?

Or… had the Ice God taken a liking to her?

Could she join Su Yu’s trials like Xue Di?

If so, that would be great.

She had always envied Xue Di, who could participate in Su Yu’s trials.

And Xue Di’s strength had soared.

She had seen it with her own eyes—Xue Di went from Soul Sage to Title Douluo.

Though she didn’t know what happened to Xue Di, the power boost was real.

If Xue Di could do it, others could too, right?

If she could quickly grow stronger, she could help Su Yu.

But now Su Yu was getting stronger and stronger, and she felt useless—she couldn’t help at all.

After all, she was only a Soul Emperor now.

That rank was just too low.

Wang Dong’er muttered to herself, making wild guesses.

It wasn’t until midnight that she finally fell asleep.

In her dream, Wang Dong’er’s thoughts drifted, and she found herself in a mysterious place.

It was a tall, blue palace, exuding an indescribable sense of holiness.

“What is this place?”

She floated along, certain she’d never been here before, yet everything felt familiar.

Entering the palace, she saw two figures.

One was a man in a blue robe, with long hair trailing on the ground.

A trident mark was on his forehead. Though a man, he had a feminine air.

Seeing him, Wang Dong’er froze.

“Sea God, Tang San?”

She’d seen the Sea God’s statue at Shrek Academy; this man looked just like it.

But a statue was lifeless—this was real.

“What’s he doing?”

Wang Dong’er was puzzled. The Sea God lifted a golden trident and walked forward.

Wang Dong’er followed his gaze, seeing a little girl carved out of jade.

She had long pink-blue hair and the same color eyes, shining brightly.

“…!”

Seeing the girl, Wang Dong’er was stunned.

A wave of familiarity washed over her—she felt as if she was looking in a mirror.

Tang San lifted the golden trident, drew a few circles, and golden light surrounded the little girl.

Then, a phantom was pulled out from the girl’s body.

The golden trident fell, splitting the phantom in two.

The little girl screamed in pain, “Daddy, Wu Tong hurts!”

“Stop!”

 Wang Dong’er shouted in anger, rushing forward—only to grasp nothing.

She watched as the split soul was collected by Tang San. Then, a phantom of Tang San entered the girl’s mind, and a golden trident mark appeared on her forehead.

“Wu Tong, don’t blame Daddy. This is for your good, and for the God Realm,”

 Tang San murmured, then continued to make arrangements.

Wang Dong’er could only watch, until the girl was sent down from the God Realm, into a mountain peak.

The mountain soared, wreathed in clouds.

At this, Wang Dong’er’s heart went cold.

“No, impossible…”

She cried out in disbelief, unwilling to accept it.

Before she could collect herself, the scene changed again.

The blue palace vanished. Now she was in a lush forest.

She recognized it instantly—the Star Dou Great Forest.

Then she saw a skinny, ordinary youth. Wang Dong’er frowned, recognizing him as Huo Yuhao.

She felt a bit impatient but forced herself to watch.

She saw Huo Yuhao meet Skydream Iceworm, enter Shrek Academy, meet her, share a dorm…

The freshman trials, the Continental Soul Master Elite Tournament, leading to Clear Sky Sect, Sea God’s Fate…

Scene after scene, she saw her own story through Huo Yuhao’s eyes.

What came next shocked her even more.

After the second tournament, the Sun Moon Empire’s pursuit, Wang Qiu’er’s sacrifice, Love Query Valley, suicide for love, and Tang Wutong’s appearance.

Sun Moon invasion, Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong together, God King bullying widows and orphans… all the way to becoming the God of Emotions.

A completely different story played out before Wang Dong’er.

In the end, Tang Wutong got everything.

From the moment Tang Wutong appeared, there was no more Wang Dong’er or the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

“No, impossible! How could this be my fate? Impossible!”

Wang Dong’er broke down.

She and this Huo Yuhao were never close—she loved Su Yu.

“It’s all fake! Fake!”

She screamed, emotions unstable.

[“This was the original trajectory. Everything only changed because of certain reasons.”]

A voice drifted in, and the scene shifted again.

Now she was in a valley.

All around were dragon skeletons, and nine-colored clouds gathered above.

Endless nine-colored clouds poured toward the center, where a glowing ball shone.

Inside, a baby could be seen.

Soon, a silver-haired woman appeared from a spatial rift and took the baby.

In the forest, she handed the baby to a man and woman, who took him to town, saving a little girl on the way.

“I, Zhang Lexuan, swear to protect him all my life.”

“What?”

Wang Dong’er watched as the baby grew.

Soon, the baby was a six-year-old who awakened his martial soul.

“Dragon God Seal!”

He gained a divine spirit in the Far North and met the two Snow and Ice Empress.

“So, the Ice Empress was Xue Di…”

“This is Xiao Su!”

Wang Dong’er finally realized she was watching Su Yu’s life.

“He has a divine martial soul, and Di Tian the Beast God… Su Yu hid it all so well.”

Sometimes shocked, sometimes enlightened, she uncovered Su Yu’s deepest secrets.

Then came Su Yu’s Star Dou journey, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Gu Yuena—all key to his growth.

Seeing Su Yu kiss Gu Yuena, Wang Dong’er gritted her teeth in envy.

“So, there was another? And so early? Xiao Su, you’re good at hiding!”

She watched as Su Yu went to Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.

The scene shifted to the God Realm, where a familiar Tang San appeared.

“Huh, fate has changed. Such strong destiny—World’s Child?”

“How did the World’s Child end up in Sun Moon Empire?”

“Must be the world will at work.”

“No, as a God Realm enforcer, I must guide the World’s Child onto the right path.”

So, in Clear Sky Sect, a proud girl shouted, “I want to go to Sun Moon!”

...

Wang Dong’er fell silent.

She was silent.

Tears streamed down her face—she felt only sorrow.

So, this was her value?

A tool?

Yes—that was how she saw herself.

A tool to bind the World’s Child.

In the original, it was Huo Yuhao. Now, it was Su Yu.

“How could this be?”

Wang Dong’er wiped her tears, but more fell, a string of pearls she couldn’t stop.

“So, this is my fate?”

“And my Uncles—was their kindness to me all fake?”

They knew everything from the start.

Only she was left in the dark.

Tang Wutong got happiness, but Wang Dong’er had vanished in the Yin Yang Love Querying Valley.

Anger surged—she refused to accept this fate.

“I don’t want this ending!”