"Let's not use that title anymore."
"Where does magic come from in this world?"
Roman waved his hand helplessly, refusing the title.
Huo Yuhao teased him,
"Alright, then call me Alchemy King."
"As the founder of alchemy, I'll give you that title directly."
Roman hurriedly waved his hand; he didn't want that title. The other party was [Above All Things], and if he accepted that title, he might become that Saint King again in the future.
Seeing Roman shaking his head frantically, Huo Yuhao stopped teasing him and said,
"I'll give you a month's leave."
"Go and wander around the Tian Dou Plains."
"Haven't you always wanted to see the outside world?"
"Just remember to come back in a month."
"Ask Enthusiasts to reimburse your travel expenses; besides Shrek City, there are Enthusiast branches everywhere in the Tian Dou Plains."
Roman suddenly perked up; he had long been curious about this world!
The unique customs and traditions, the strange soul beasts—everything filled him with curiosity!
Now that the big boss has personally spoken, and it's a paid leave, how could he refuse!
"Don't worry, boss!"
"I, Roman, am yours in life and in death, I guarantee loyalty! I don't want peaches!"
The magnificent inscription on Huo Yuhao's arm began to dim gradually until it disappeared completely.
Then, this desolate world, including the base that emitted brilliant light in the sky, slowly collapsed, and dim light filled their vision again. The things backstage of the Soul Arena reappeared around the two of them.
"Roman, I'll be leaving now. I need to go to the experimental field behind the Passion Arena to load the magic network."
"If anything happens later, just contact me directly through the mental imprint."
"Goodbye!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's right eye released spatial vortexes, sucking his body into them and gradually disappearing into the air.
"Wait..."
Roman reacted, and just as he was about to reach out to stop him, he was too weak and a step too late. Huo Yuhao had already disappeared from this space, leaving only his voice echoing backstage of the Soul Arena.
"Sigh~ I was hoping to treat you to some of the latest improved strawberry cake from the Food God's Abode."
"Looks like I'll be enjoying it all by myself."
Since Huo Yuhao had already left, Roman didn't linger in the Soul Arena any longer. He was going back to taste the strawberry cake, and after that, he would begin his month-long journey.
To witness firsthand the stories and scenery of this world.
...
The experimental site behind the Passion Headquarters.
Huo Yuhao's figure emerged from the spatial vortex.
Everywhere here were expensive soul guidance devices, all high-end imports from the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire.
The entire experimental site was concealed and protected by a level nine shielding soul guidance device. Without Huo Yuhao's authorization, unless a Title Douluo forcibly broke through, basically no one could enter.
Of course, if Huo Yuhao could get a Title Douluo to sneak up near his lair, he, who relied on mental power, might as well find a block of tofu and smash his head against it!
After Huo Yuhao used his mental power to add another layer of mental defense around the level nine shielding soul guidance device in the experimental site, he summoned the Remnant Dream Blade in his right hand.
Soon, the white hilt, shimmering with colorful waves, was drawn from the back of his right hand, the bizarre blade distorting the surrounding space.
After the Remnant Dream Blade entered reality, it wrapped a colorful ribbon around Huo Yuhao's wrist, conveying a message to him.
"Master needs me again, I'm so happy!"
Ever since Huo Yuhao obtained the Remnant Dream Blade, he had been feeding her with entropy power.
The blade was also growing rapidly, from initially being unable to even speak fluently, to now being able to communicate with Huo Yuhao almost without any problems!
He wouldn't be surprised if she one day transformed into a blade maiden!
"Hmm, Little Dream, I'm counting on you."
Receiving its master's request, the Remnant Dream Blade's white hilt shone even brighter.
Huo Yuhao swung the Remnant Dream Blade, opening the Dream Gate once more.
He then stepped directly into it, and with a blinding light, the strange scenes of the dream world reappeared before his eyes.
Xue Di, entering the dream world for the first time, curiously observed this bizarre world existing in the subconscious of living beings through her spiritual power.
"Cluck cluck cluck!!!"
Just as Huo Yuhao entered, a giant bird with a wingspan of twenty meters swooped down towards him with a chick-like cry.
This giant bird had wings of two colors, yin and yang, and its feathers were somewhat strange, like it was wearing overalls. The bird's feet were pure black.
"Wait a minute?! You're Little Blackie?!"
"Did you take some kind of magic potion?! How did you grow so big?!"
Huo Yuhao immediately sensed the connection with the familiar. The newcomer was none other than the little chick in overalls that Huo Yuhao had once named.
Little Blackie excitedly pressed its head close to Huo Yuhao, who touched it with his hand.
"Heh, I see."
"You are the only conscious being in the dream world, constantly absorbing spiritual power to grow to where you are now."
Huo Yuhao learned about this familiar's memories through the touch, understanding why it had grown so quickly.
"Good heavens! Yuhao, is this the same kind of chick as before?"
"Its aura is comparable to a five-thousand-year-old soul beast!"
"Only half a year has passed, right?" "
Even the Shadow Cat, which I've fed for so long, is only a thousand years old!"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm stared in disbelief in the sea of consciousness, shocked by the growth rate of Huo Yuhao's familiar.
Huo Yuhao patted Little Blackie's head and said to it,
"Help me expel the surrounding dream creations."
Upon receiving the command, Little Blackie's wings saluted Huo Yuhao like hands.
Then, it soared into the air, banishing all the four-legged snakes, stick figures, and the red-clad female ghost around it!
It then remained on the perimeter to help Huo Yuhao keep an eye on the black dragon in the distance.
The teddy bear that had fought the dragon was nowhere to be seen.
He looked around at the empty environment with satisfaction, increasingly pleased with this familiar; he hadn't expected such an unintentional creation to become so powerful!
"Give this kid some power later."
Then, Huo Yuhao activated the Reality Marble transferred from Roman in the dream world. Almost instantly, a barren land began to erode the dream world.
This was the terrifying aspect of Reality Marbles—they could even erode the dream world!
Soon, the Reality Marble fully expanded, and the base plate, radiating brilliant light, reappeared in the sky.
Countless streams of light flew across the sky, like shooting stars in the night.
This Reality Marble seemed to have triggered some switch; its boundary with the dream world gradually faded until it completely disappeared!
This was a fusion mechanism specially set up by Roman—a lazy design; it fused automatically without Huo Yuhao having to lift a finger!
Then, the bizarre and fantastical dreamscape sky merged with the sky of the Reality Marble, and at that moment, the Reality Marble and the dream world became indistinguishable.
The inscription on Huo Yuhao's arm began to dim and then shatter, seemingly having completed its mission.
The Reality Marble designed by Roman was a one-time-use adapter, seamlessly transplanting the base plate into the dream world.
The base plate's brilliant light suddenly shone brightly, and countless streams of light transformed into meteors, falling from the base plate into the entire dream world!
Then, the streaks of these meteors transformed into threads connecting the dream world and the foundation.
This continued until Huo Yuhao felt the foundation was fully linked to the dream world.
A large amount of mixed spiritual energy began to surge towards the foundation through the threads, then was filtered by the foundation into pure spiritual energy, which returned to the dream world through the threads.
Yes, this dream world was being purified!
Along with the purification of spiritual energy, Huo Yuhao felt his connection with this dream world gradually deepen.
His control over the [Dream] authority slowly increased! Although the speed was slow, there was no sign of deceleration.
Just as the Dream Authority required, weaving a dream kingdom and collecting dreams was the best way to control the [Dream]!
"Brother Tianmeng! Is the magic network program ready?!"
Huo Yuhao shouted to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm after feeling the foundation become the core of the dream world, which was also the core of his future divine kingdom.
"It's already done!"
"Connect to the foundation with your spiritual energy!"
"Brother, transfer the program in!"
Huo Yuhao connected to the foundation with his spiritual energy. As the holder of the highest interpretation rights of the foundation, he immediately gained the highest authority over the entire foundation, without exception.
Hajima really didn't hold back at all!
Soon, the base plate received the magic network program, and under the guidance of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, successfully completed the loading and updating of the program!
"Alright, next is the server!"
Tianmeng was already prepared. With Huo Yuhao's help, he successfully connected to the base plate, and then a massive amount of information from countless beings flooded into his brain!
Just as it was said before, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm would be the server for the magic network and the base plate!
It would use its computing power, comparable to a quantum computer, to macroscopically control the base plate's mental power and alchemical formulas!
The minor details would be left to Huo Yuhao's future familiars!
"Ah!!!"
Under the worried gazes of Xue Di, Golden Tortoiseshell, and Ilex, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm emitted a sharp, explosive sound.
Huo Yuhao said,
"Should we stop?"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm gritted its teeth, its voice echoing in the sea of consciousness.
"Mere fragments of memories from mere living beings!"
"Computational power! I command you to emerge from my body!!"
"I've discovered it! I was born for this!"
Then, the spiritual eye in the sky shone with golden light, and the ten spiritual essences that originally belonged to the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm connected with Heavenly Dream.
Supported by these essences, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's vast spiritual power transformed into thousands of simulated spiritual brains.
Under the astonished gazes of Huo Yuhao and the others, it methodically processed and organized the countless fragments of memories from living beings!
"Heavenly Dream! In terms of computational power, I, Huo Yuhao, acknowledge you as the strongest!"
The dream world had no concept of time, and everyone was intently watching the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm process and organize the memory fragments bit by bit.
Then it established the base server and processor.
They wanted to help but didn't know where to start! That was a world of computational power! Only the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm could do that in the entire Douluo Continent!
At this moment, the Snow Empress kept marveling at the greatness of knowledge, wishing she could continue to study a few more sets of "Five Years of Simulation, Three Years of Alchemy".
Under the explosive power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, all information was compiled, and the base plate was officially connected to the Heavenly Dream server and the Heavenly Dream processor!
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, panting, gave Huo Yuhao a thumbs-up and smiled.
That smile was genuine! The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm truly felt useful! It wasn't useless!
The depression of being unable to defeat an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast despite its million-year cultivation was swept away! It had found its path! A path called mathematics!
"Yuhao! You press the button!"
Heavenly Dream presented Huo Yuhao with a button—the activation button for the Magic Network. Pressing it would connect all life on the entire Douluo Continent to the Magic Network!
As for the ocean and other continents, that would have to wait.
Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate and slammed the button down!
"Magic Network, activate!!!"
In an instant, a powerful spiritual force swept across the entire Douluo Continent. All living beings with intelligence suddenly froze.
The Magic Network connected their minds through dreams, and they felt something new appear in their minds.
Then, a screen suddenly appeared before their eyes!
Whether you have eyes or not, you can "see" this screen!
...
Shrek Academy.
A large number of powerful figures opened their eyes! Flying into the sky, bewildered!
An old man in a wheelchair beside the Sea God Lake suddenly opened his cloudy eyes, his body trembling as if trying to straighten up.
He reached out his arm as if to touch the screen in front of him, but touched nothing.
It was as if the screen did not exist in reality, but only in perception.
"What is this?"
The Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest.
A middle-aged man dressed in black, with black hair dyed blonde, opened his golden eyes, his eyes showing shock!
Then he transformed into a majestic black dragon and surveyed the surroundings in the air.
"What is going on?!"
"Who is it?!"
"Human?!"
The other ferocious beasts also gathered at the Lake of Life, unfolding their beast forms, attempting to close the screen in front of them!
"What is this?"
"I don't know, it seems that Di Tian has it too."
The Demon King was the calmest one. He began to study the screen, and unexpectedly used his mental power to open an authentication page.
"Verification successful! Identity: King of Ten Thousand Demons."
"Douluo Continent race, connection allowed."
"Please enter your Magic Network username: ()" "
After successful registration, this name will be bound to you. Enjoy your internet browsing!"
Just as the King of Ten Thousand Demons was about to remind the surrounding ferocious beasts to use their spiritual power to contact the screen in front of them, the Lake of Life suddenly rippled with seven-colored light.
The black dragon roaring in the sky stopped roaring as if it had seen its master's dog, transformed back into human form on the ground, and then knelt on one knee, its eyes filled with fanaticism.
The surrounding ferocious beasts reacted and immediately transformed into human form, following Di Tian and kneeling on the ground.
A graceful figure emerged from the light, long silver hair cascading to her ankles, her purple eyes seemingly brimming with unparalleled wisdom!
A silver dress draped her exquisite body, revealing only a pair of bare, white feet that hovered in the air.
The stunningly beautiful woman didn't immediately look at the ferocious beasts around her, but instead stared at the screen that appeared before her, muttering to herself:
"What is this?"
"I can't escape it."
"Was this done by the gods?"
"They've finally decided to attack me?"
(End of Chapter)
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