Chapter 23: Arriving at Heaven Dou City, Shui Bing'er Awakens!
"I'm invincible!"
The moment that thought surfaced, Wang Li forcefully suppressed it.
The endings from the simulator were still vivid in his mind—he couldn't get reckless, absolutely not.
"Should I go back to the village first?"
Wang Li rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
Before figuring out why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was looking for him, returning to the village would actually be a bad move.
The small fishing village was far too distant from Heaven Dou City, practically on the very edge of the continent by the sea.
The chances of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect finding that little fishing village were extremely low.
"I'll go back and observe things in secret first, then head to Heaven Dou City."
"With my current strength, even if Sword Douluo plus Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi provide support, they still won't be able to take me down."
"If they really harbor ill intentions, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
With that thought, Wang Li packed up and immediately set off for the small fishing village.
He was currently much closer to the Extreme North than to the fishing village—the distance was enormous.
Yet in just a few days, Wang Li had returned to the small fishing village.
He only observed from the shadows and didn't meet with anyone.
The village was exactly as it had been before—peaceful and tranquil, with almost no contact with the outside world.
His house was still being tidied and cleaned regularly.
Seeing this, Wang Li halted his steps. In the end, he did nothing—and once more embarked on his "journey."
This time, the destination had long been decided: Heaven Dou City.
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Sky Water City.
Shui Bing'er had just returned from hunting soul beasts and was resting.
Suddenly, her beautiful eyes widened.
A torrent of memories surged into her mind like a tidal wave.
These memories were incomparably real—so real that it felt as if she had personally lived through them.
After a long while, Shui Bing'er weakly curled up in a corner, murmuring,
"I… I remember now…"
"Li… he's Brother Li!"
From the very first time she met Wang Li, Shui Bing'er had felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
She didn't know why she felt that way and hadn't paid it much attention.
Only after her memories returned did she finally understand where that strange familiarity came from.
"How could this be… why is this life different?"
"Could it be that even the heavens don't want us to repeat the same tragedy?"
"No—no, that's not it!"
Tears streamed down Shui Bing'er's face. The cold aura around her surged uncontrollably as a wave of anger rose from deep within.
It was clearly Tang San and the gods of the God Realm who were at fault—yet in the end, the blame was placed on her beloved!
Tang San deserved to die!!
"I'm going to kill you!!"
Surrounded by the gods, she had died in Wang Li's arms. Before her divine soul had completely dissipated, she had seen Wang Li self-detonate—
Blowing more than half of the God Realm into fragments!!
Even the God Realm itself was swept away by spatial turbulence…
She had most likely been reborn at that very moment.
An overwhelmingly powerful icy force instantly froze the entire bedroom.
The Ice Phoenix—previously unable to possess her—completed its martial soul possession at this very instant!
"Anyone who dares harm Brother Li shall be judged by ice!"
"Brother Li… we will meet again…"
A smile curved Shui Bing'er's lips as she retracted her martial soul.
In her previous life, she had been a second-generation Sea God.
She had mastered all of Sea God's ultimate techniques.
Without divine artifacts or a godhood, their power would be limited—but still far from insignificant.
After all, the Sea God was known as the strongest controller in the God Realm!
These memories were among Shui Bing'er's most precious treasures.
"Bing'er, what's going on here?"
At that moment, the dean of Sky Water Academy appeared in Shui Bing'er's dormitory, staring at the scene in confusion.
"Auntie, I'm fine. I just lost control a bit during cultivation."
Shui Bing'er waved her hand dismissively.
Suddenly, as if recalling something, she asked Shui Muwan,
"Auntie, do you still remember Senior Sister Wanqing?"
"Why are you suddenly asking about that?"
Shui Muwan looked at Shui Bing'er in confusion.
Wanqing had been her student, slightly older. If she were still alive, she would be in her thirties by now.
Unfortunately…
"Did Senior Sister Wanqing leave behind a posthumous child?"
"??"
Shui Muwan looked utterly dumbfounded, her mind filled with question marks.
"Wanqing had only been dating that Wang fellow from Blazing Fire Academy for a few days when they went hunting soul beasts—and both of them died…"
"I thought the people from Blazing Academy would keep an eye on things. I never expected that guy from Blazing Academy to think the same way."
Shui Bing'er: "..."
No wonder—no wonder things were different from her previous life.
So the problem lay at the very source!
Her Brother Li didn't even recognize her in this life, nor had he become her aunt's adopted son.
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Wang Li had no idea what was happening on Shui Bing'er's side.
At this moment, he had already arrived at Heaven Dou City.
Compared to a few months ago, he looked somewhat different now.
He was a little taller, and his features carried a greater sense of maturity.
"Name."
A Heaven Dou City guard glanced at Wang Li, took out a registration form, and asked.
Entering Heaven Dou City required registration.
Even though this process was mostly a formality.
"Li Si."
Wang Li answered without hesitation.
Hearing this, the guard didn't suspect a thing.
"Place of origin?"
"Balak Kingdom, Soul Emperor Village."
"You may enter."
The guard put away his paper and pen.
However, the look he gave Wang Li carried a hint of disdain.
Just another nobody from some backwater place.
Wang Li ignored the guard's gaze and walked into Heaven Dou City.
These days, would a real spy actually give their real name?
Come to think of it, this kind of thing might actually work in the Douluo Continent!
Tang Hao was wanted by Spirit Hall, yet he never changed his name.
In Holy Soul Village, who didn't know there was a new blacksmith?
Those fallen ones and criminals—after being wanted—still went about using their real names. It seemed that…
Only Tang San had ever changed his name. Even then, he didn't change his surname, calling himself Tang Yin.
Anyone with half a brain would know Tang Yin was Tang San—yet somehow, no one figured it out. Truly ridiculous.
The moment Wang Li stepped into Heaven Dou City, a pair of beautiful eyes locked onto him!
"Uh…"
This development… didn't feel right.
"Zhang San—this young lady has waited inside the city for a full half-year just for you!"
Ning Rongrong gave a wicked smile, grinding her teeth as she spoke.
She had searched for a long time and couldn't find "Zhang San" anywhere.
In the end, she came to Heaven Dou City to wait like a hunter lying in ambush.
She didn't wait at the city gates—but inside the city instead!
Every single day, she came to the city entrance, waiting for Zhang San to appear.
For this, she had even bought a residence nearby!
Wang Li's expression remained unchanged.
"Miss, you've mistaken me for someone else."
"My name is Li Si. I'm from Soul Emperor Village. I don't know anyone named Zhang San."
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong's expression didn't change at all as she stared fixedly at Wang Li.
"Liar! You damn liar!"
"Talking about Zhang San, Li Si—you've been lying to me all along!"
"You should be called Wang Li!!"
Ning Rongrong wasn't stupid. Though this was only their second meeting, she already knew she had been deceived by Wang Li!
Zhang San? Li Si?
Next time, was he planning to call himself Wang Wu?
Did he really think she, Ning Rongrong, had never read novels before?!
"Wang Li— even if you turn into ashes, I'll still recognize you!"
"My eyes are a ruler—I will never be wrong!"
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