When Zang Xin and Yali heard Yun Ming words, their eyes flashed in surprise for a quick second before sighing resignedly.
"Thank you." Said Chen Xinjie before heading towards the submarine, quickly.
They didn't need to ask why he was moving in such a hurry. As almost everyone at the peak of the world knew the story that surrounds Chen Xinjie and Long Yeyue.
Naturally, no one was brave enough to talk about it when they were around.
"You do know she is going to cause an uproar there and when we come back, right?" Questioned Zang Xin with his lips twitching nervously.
"I know, but the place you guys are going shouldn't be underestimated. You all might as well utilize all of the help you can get."Said Yun Ming causing Zang Xin expression to radically change.
"You think it will be that bad?" Questioned Zang Xin causing Yun Ming to furrow his brows but he didn't say anything.
"...Alright, we will try to be extremely careful."Said Zang Xin causing Yun Ming lips to twitch as he knew why he said 'try'.
Within a few seconds, Zang Xin had boarded the submarine, and it began moving away. Yun Ming and Yali watch as the submarine gradually began to descend into the water before disappearing from their sight.
"I'm sure they will be fine." Said Yali with a faint smile as she seamlessly moved into Yun Ming embrace.
"Hopefully." Said Yun Ming with a charming smile as he held Yali before giving the sea, where the submarine left one more look.
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The overcast sky was jet black, with dark clouds surging above with purple lightning striking all around. Below the sky, was a ruined castle with a half-broken purple halo above.
The ruined castle was black but the purple lightning above illuminated it and cast a purple glow over it, making it look the same shade. The top half of the castle was blown away, with rubbles lying all around.
Some of the pillars inside are either being crushed, shattered, or fallen over. There were small cracks inside of the castle, with the throne at the end being broken.
The land was hopelessly ruined, with no vegetation around, the countless buildings scattered around with fissures forming.
"So, she was right." Mutter Tang Wulin as he glances all around while recalling Shen Ming words.
She told him, as he continues absorbing and becoming more intimate with the Destruction Bloodline inside of him.
He will unlock the residual memories of Hui Mei, similar to how he was able to unlock the memory for the Life Bloodline.
He knew this was the same phenomenon, as he felt the Destruction Intent swirling all around this ruin and burned land.
To his slight surprise, he could feel some of them moving passed him, snuggling up on him before moving away.
They weren't cold or deadly but they held no warmth as if the meaning was something foreign or impossible for them.
"So where is he."Mutter Tang Wulin as he glances around.
"I'm here." A cold voice rang out causing Tang Wulin to involuntarily turn his head.
It was a man who appeared to be in his thirties, with short dark red hair, that stood up like steel needles. The man's appearance was handsome, he wouldn't lose to even Tang Wulin or Tang San.
His sunken eyes held an eerie red light that flickered and fluctuated with light waves. Yet he gave off an aura of absolute destruction and terror as if his mere presence would erase you.
But to Tang Wulin, the aura that the man was giving off was nothing more than comforting. It was similar to when he was around the many vegetation, with nature around him comforting him.
"I'm guessing you are the God of Destruction, Hui Mei." Said Tang Wulin causing the man to faintly smile, a smile that carried overwhelming sorrow that anyone could notice.
"You have met with Sheng Ming? Of course, you have, no other way for you know who I am." Said Hui Mei with an unconscious sigh as he glances up at the crackling sky.
Tang Wulin didn't say anything but simply watch the man known as the God of Destruction. The one who caused the expansion of the Divine Realm and the one that almost led it to ruin.
Hui Mei let out a sigh before walking onward into the ruined castle, with Tang Wulin furrowing his brows but following after him.
Neither of them said a word, as they walked through the barren and crumbling castle.
Destruction energy and intent sparked all around them, with some of the intent gushing out of the fissures that were inside.
They gushed out like geysers, with them landing all around the castle but strangely enough not breaking apart the materials.
They came to a stop, before the half-broken throne, with Hui Mei gently moving his hand on the throne arm stead.
No one spoke for a while, with the only sound being the lightning crackling above and the geysers spraying out.
"Do you know you're the son of the Sea God?" Questioned Hui Mei.
"I do." Said Tang Wulin causing Hui Mei to nod his head.
"I'm sure Sheng Ming told you everything that happened in the Divine Realm. About why it got damaged and the danger that came."Said Hui Mei causing Tang Wulin to nod his head.
"...Do you hate me? With all that you know, do you hate me?" Questioned Hui Mei as he slightly clenches the arm wrist of his half-broken throne.
Tang Wulin said nothing, neither puzzled nor confused about why Hui Mei asked him this question. Sheng Ming had already told him that Hui Mei may question him on a few things, this being one of them.
"Do I hate you?"Mutter Tang Wulin as he glances up into the bleak sky, not seeing the slight flinch of Hui Mei.
From one perspective, this was the man who triggered the events that separated a child from his family. The man that caused a parent to live on without their child, not knowing if the child was in danger or not.
From another perspective, this was the man who couldn't keep his ego in check and allowed his jealousy to take control of him. This led to infighting in the Divine Realm that almost turned bad.
This was also the man who almost cost the lives of all of the inhabitants of the divine realm and the realm itself. Expanding the realm and the result almost being the death of everyone by the Space-Time turbulence.
This was a man who couldn't be patient enough, even if it meant leading the people he was supposed to protect to ruin. Where just waiting for another year would have allowed for the realm to withstand the Space-Time turbulence.
'Yet it isn't that simple.' Mused Tang Wulin as his thoughts began flickering.
This was also the man who sacrificed himself, with his wife's support to help save the realm. Without his sacrifice, the realm might have been wiped out, with everyone dying and the Golden Dragon King escaping.
He saw the images of the events that happened in the Divine Realm at the Demon Island. He heard about the story from Tang San and also from Sheng Ming.
Three different perspectives, each having their views on the matter. Yet there is also another perspective, Hui Mei one.
But even with these perspectives, the choices of Hui Mei also led to some good things. His journey through the Douluo World, meeting his friends, lovers, parents, and experiences.
Him being able to travel back in time, meeting the calamities, storming the demon world, fighting Di Tian and the abyssal creatures.
Most people would think all of this wasn't worth the feeling of being separated from one's loved ones.
But Tang Wulin wasn't like most people, as he couldn't consider the things he has experienced any less than his family.
To him, these experiences were something valuable, something he thought he had lost forever or had just thrown away from how useless it was at the time.
So that being case, could he hate this person in front of him?
"I do not hate you." Said Tang Wulin causing Hui Mei to sharply turn his head to him, surprise and shock displayed on his face.
"Y-you...Why?" Questioned Hui Mei as his eyes flashed with a myriad of emotions, with his body trembling and hands twitching.
"If I hated you, I would have shattered any remnants of your memory that was inside my bloodline. As for why? You haven't done anything enough to garner my hatred, something that is quite hard to do." Said Tang Wulin in mild amusement.
To gain his hatred is both simple, yet so complex as his experience has long since changed how he viewed the world.
"...You are similar to her, you know." Mutter Hui Mei with a regretful sigh causing Tang Wulin to raise his brow.
"Who?"
"Sheng Ming." Said Hui Mei causing Tang Wulin to tilt his head in considerable surprise.
"You shouldn't be surprised, you're similar to my wife in her ability to understand a person's decision and accept it. No matter how much pain it will bring, she will never judge a person and simply accepts them for what they are." Said Hui Mei but Tang Wulin didn't respond to his words.
It was one of the reasons the Goddess of Life was so loved in the Divine Realm. As she was the person that could make anyone feel both loved and accepted no matter what they did.
It was something he secretly admits he loves and yet is slightly jealous of.
"It's a good thing you aren't similar to me at all." Said Hui Mei with a hint of sadness and reluctance even with the smile on his face, something was able to Tang Wulin pick up on.
'How interesting.' Thought Tang Wulin as Hui Mei's words were so similar to Sheng Meng's words.
'I'm kind of jealous that you have more of my husband's presence and temperament than mine. But I guess in times like this, his temperament would be better.'
He mused at how both Husband and Wife knew each other more than they know themselves. Sheng Ming was referring to Tang Wulin's ruthless and uncaring side, similar to the God of Destruction.
A side that the God of Destruction wasn't able to notice about him, or maybe it was that he didn't wish to notice it all. In fear that Tang Wulin may grow up to become just like him, a person without patience and care.
A person that may lead his home to destruction, Tang Wulin finds it both laughable and amusing.
"Tell me your story and the reason, that led you to those actions."Said Tang Wulin causing Hui Mei to flinch, this time even more obvious.
"...My story?"
"Yes, tell me the tales of the God of Destruction, Hui Mei." Said Tang Wulin with a stoic look, while also recalling the words of Sheng Ming.
'If you do meet him, can you give him a chance? Please listen to his side. You don't have to understand or agree with him, but can you just please listen?'
But even without her words, he would still ask, as he was intrigued about the divine realm and the actions of the God of Destruction.
Old Tang mentioned to him after regaining bits of Tang San memories, that the Golden Dragon King influenced Hui Mei to be more aggressive.
Yet he wonders, was it that simple? Or could it have been something that has been stirring up in this God of Destruction?
"...Okay."Said Hui Mei with an uncertain look in his eyes but he still nodded his head before speaking.
About the tale of destruction.
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"We should be there in two months." Mutter Zang Xin before glancing to the side to see an ice-cold glare that was piercing through him.
He couldn't help but shiver as he quickly turns around, as Long Yeyue kept her gaze on his back while ignoring Chen Xinjie.
"Yeyue, I just want to talk." Said Chen Xinjie with a wistful smile on his face but Long Yeyue kept staring at Zang Xin.
'Elder Sister, please stop staring at me!' Shouted Zang Xin in his mind, as he didn't dare to say this out loud unless he was looking for a beating.
He knew this was a dreadful idea, but he had to agree with Yun Ming, that having Chen Xinjie help would be the best.
Especially considering he was one of the only people in this world that was on par with Yun Ming.
Of course, whether Long Yeyue would care about such things, was a different story altogether.
As Zang Xin knew, there will be an uproar in Shrek once they get back, with no one being able to stop her.
As Chen Xinjie kept on talking to Long Yeyue, whether it was through irritation or annoyance, she turned towards him.
"Will you-"
But before she could say anything, the submarine shook causing everyone to slightly move forward.
"What was that!" Shouted Zang Xin with his eyes narrowed.
"We're being attacked, Sir!"
"By what?"
"A Sea Beast!"