There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 126 Reality and Illusion

Haotian.

This was told to Hao Chen by the person in front of him. It was not only his name, but also the name of the supreme ruler of the Three Realms, the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court. Therefore, this person's identity was self-evident.

Hao Chen looked at Hao Tian with wariness and unease: "Hao Tian, ​​what do you mean by this?"

Perhaps it was because he had read too many conspiracy theories, or perhaps it was because of the unpleasant endings of Tianlu Bixie and Sibuxiang in the comics, in any case, Haochen had no goodwill or trust towards Haotian.

But what Hao Chen couldn't understand was that he actually felt a faint but deadly threat from Hao Tian, ​​as if he were someone who could be crushed at any time in the other's eyes.

This already demonstrated that Haotian's strength far surpassed his own, and this feeling of being powerless over life and death made Haochen very unhappy.

"Damn it, what kind of world have I ended up in?! Can't I just happily play and pet monsters anymore?!"

Hao Chen couldn't help but complain in his mind, while his eyes darted around, trying to find a chance to leave.

However, Haotian remained calm and indifferent to Haochen's attitude as he walked towards Haochen.

Haotian took a step forward, and Haochen uncontrollably took a step back. They kept retreating like this until Haochen felt that there was an endless wall behind him, and he had nowhere left to retreat.

Haotian looked at Haochen with amusement: "Why aren't you backing down? Aren't you afraid of me anymore?"

"Damn it, don't get too cocky."

Hao Chen swung a claw at Hao Tian's face, but it was blocked by an invisible aura less than ten inches away from Hao Tian.

Then Haotian flicked his sleeve, and Haochen flew backward as if he had been hit by something.

Just when Hao Chen thought he was about to crash into the wall behind him, the seemingly endless wall appeared to disappear as if it didn't exist, and Hao Chen passed straight through it.

Behind the wall was a hazy gray mist. Before Hao Chen could see what was in the mist, he heard a "thump" and stopped flying backward.

The next moment, Hao Chen felt himself being caught. He looked up and saw that it was Hao Tian who had caught him.

Hao Chen jolted awake and quickly flipped over, jumping off Hao Tian: "Hao Tian, ​​what exactly do you mean? Why did you bring me here?"

Haotian casually brushed Haochen's footprints off his clothes and said in a very flat tone, "He's really not cute."

"Don't overthink it. I met you simply because I'm slightly interested in you, Pixiu Haochen, the traveler of time."

hum~

Haotian's words startled Haochen, leaving him momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected Haotian to reveal that he didn't belong to this era. He wondered if Haotian knew about his identity as a time traveler.

When Hao Chen came to his senses, he found Hao Tian walking forward on his own. With Hao Tian's steps, the surrounding mist automatically dispersed to both sides, revealing a blue stone path underneath.

Hao Chen thought for a moment, then sighed in frustration. Hao Tian was far stronger than he had imagined. No matter what Hao Tian wanted to do, he had no power to resist. He might as well follow him and see if he could find a chance to leave this place.

After Haotian noticed that Haochen had followed, he turned his back to Haochen and gave him a meaningful smile: "You are very smart. As a quasi-Immortal Emperor, I have no interest in making a move against a little guy like you who is not even at the peak of the Human Realm."

Hao Tian's words made Hao Chen breathe a sigh of relief, but he still kept a distance from Hao Tian, ​​neither too far nor too close, and followed closely behind Hao Tian as they walked forward.

Hao Chen said again, "Now you can tell me your purpose."

However, Haotian still ignored Haochen and instead asked a completely unrelated question: "Do you know how this world came to be?"

"Pangu created the world and created all things?!" Hao Chen frowned and tried to say.

Haotian shook his head with his back to Haochen, then said, "Have you ever heard of the Dream Realm of Gods?"

"A dream of the gods?!"

This was the second time Hao Chen had heard this word. The first time was when he came to this era, and it was even something he had personally experienced. It was a dream woven for him by an ugly so-called angel.

Although Hao Chen didn't know why Hao Tian asked this question, he still nodded and said, "So what if I've heard it!"

"This world is a super-large dream world of gods, and we are all illusions!" Although Haotian's tone was calm, Haochen seemed to hear that his heart was not as calm as it appeared, but rather carried a trace of resentment, anger, and fear.

Haotian then continued, "In the beginning, this world was a chaotic void, with nothing at all, not even the concepts of time and space."

One day, a mausoleum of gods and demons appeared out of nowhere and suddenly descended upon the chaos.

This cemetery of gods and demons seemed to be alive, constantly emanating terrifying Dao and Dharma into the chaos.

The Three Thousand Great Daos began to appear in the chaos, evolving into various rules of order and countless laws, breaking through the chaos and evolving into the primordial world.

Then came the birth of various gods and mythical beasts, but all of this arose because of the Cemetery of Gods and Demons, and will one day be shattered because of the Cemetery of Gods and Demons.

Haotian's words stunned Haochen. He looked down at his claws and touched his face. Everything felt so real, not like an illusion.

"Is this world derived from the Cemetery of Gods and Demons? Did Bixie Tianlu and Sibuxiang also appear because of the Cemetery of Gods and Demons? Then what caused the other worlds to be born and to perish? What is real and what is illusory?" Hao Chen's mind was in turmoil because of Hao Tian's words.

Just as Hao Chen was about to say something, the mist around him suddenly distorted, and then an image appeared.

"This is... the scene after the fall of Chaos?!"

In the scene, Chaos transforms into the Caiyun Mountains that will accompany Dijiang in the future. Bixie and Tianlu are anxiously digging at the ground, while Sibuxiang comforts them, saying that this is Chaos's own choice and they should be happy that Chaos can be with Dijiang.

However, Qiongqi and his companions did not agree with the Four No-Face's words and had a dispute with Bixie Tianlu and his group.

The Taotie even launched a sneak attack and bit the Sibuxiang, and then bit the Bixie's ear, which angered the Bixie. The enlarged Bixie then chased the Taotie away.

When Hao Chen saw that Bi Xie was injured, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his heart. The reason he took Qiong Qi and the other two as his underlings was not only because Qiong Qi and the others were indeed cute when they were young.

More importantly, it's about easing the tension between Qiongqi and Bixie Tianlu. Even if they can't become friends in the end, they can still try to change the outcome of Bixie's injured ear.

But this result...

"Alas, is it really impossible to change history?" Hao Chen's eyes dimmed, and he exuded a strange Daoist aura.

Haotian turned his head slightly to look at all this, a hint of fervor flashing in his eyes. Mysterious immortal runes appeared on his hand inside his sleeve, secretly imprinting Haochen's Daoist essence.

Haotian murmured in a voice only he could hear, "Real or illusion, is this the power that transcends the dreams of gods? I truly look forward to it."

After Hao Chen saw Qiongqi and the other two leave, the scene distorted again, turning back into a hazy gray mist, but he didn't know when Hao Tian had disappeared.

"Where's Haotian? He's disappeared. He hasn't told me how to leave this place yet!"

"Crack!" Suddenly, Hao Chen heard the sound of glass breaking.

The next moment, a dark crack appeared in the void, and a suction force pulled Hao Chen towards the crack.

Before Hao Chen could react, his body was sucked into the crack, and at the same time, the crack in the void was disappearing.

But at the very last moment before the crack disappeared, Hao Chen saw the space he had just been in, now shrouded in a hazy mist.

In the very center of the fog, a familiar building was faintly visible, with figures like statues in front of it, but their appearances were obscured by the fog.

"This seems to be the Deer Man Shop and the Four-Unlikes???"

As the crack disappeared, Hao Chen was plunged into darkness. He didn't know how much time had passed before he slowly opened his eyes, but the next moment, he had to close them again to avoid being directly exposed to the sunlight.

After his eyes were adjusted to the sunlight, Haochen removed his hand from his eyes and asked, "Am I out now?"

Hao Chen touched the tender green grass on the ground. The warm sunshine and fresh air all indicated that he had left that strange space.

At the same time, what just happened in the space felt like a dream, leaving Hao Chen with some impression but also feeling unreal.

"Let's find Bixie and the others first!"

Just as Hao Chen was searching for Bi Xie and Tian Lu Si Bu Xiang, Hao Tian's figure appeared in a palace in the Heavenly Court.

Inside the palace, besides the replica of the demon god's image, the most eye-catching thing is a transparent crystal in the center of the palace, inside which is a black Pixiu.

Looking at the figure in the crystal, Haotian couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of the Copying Demon God, he was able to copy the Pixiu Haochen almost perfectly."

Yuan Ying glanced at Hao Tian: "Where is what I asked for?"

Haotian reached out and handed Yuanying a ball of light, which radiated brilliant immortal light, as well as... Haochen's Daoist charm and laws.

"Collecting these must have been quite difficult; I hope you won't disappoint me."

After Yuan Ying took the ball of light, he said sarcastically, "What, judging from your expression, you probably wanted to attack him, but I think you failed."

Haotian nodded noncommittally: "I did have that idea, to seize the World Tree from his body before he grows up. But as soon as this idea came to me, it was as if I was being watched by an unknown entity."

"Although I don't know why he has become so weak, he was once the Dao Child who ruled a world, so how could he not have a backup plan?"

Yuan Ying toyed with the ball of light in her hand, then looked at the black Pixiu encased in crystal with burning eyes: "But it doesn't matter, I will find him an opponent that he absolutely cannot defeat."

"The Dao is divided into Yin and Yang, and the human ruler is good and evil. His Dao is different from ours, so don't go too far." Haotian said this and then left.

"Going too far?" Yuan Ying's eyes were somewhat disdainful, but his hand movements changed, and he cast out runes, imprinting them on the black Pixiu's essence.

While Hao Chen in the past was searching for Bi Xie and the others, Hao Chen in the modern era encountered a troublesome situation.

Gazing at the elegant blue figure ahead, Hao Chen, hiding in the grass, shrank back in fear.

"Oh no, I had so much fun that I haven't been to class for days. What am I going to do now? Someone help me! I don't want to be pushed out of class!"

When Hao Chen saw the Xie Zhi walking towards the bushes where he was hiding, he almost gasped for breath, and the image of Qiong Qi suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Damn it, what happened to Qiongqi? Didn't I send him to harass the Xiezhi? It's only been a few days and he's already dead?"

Meanwhile, Xie Zhi was also quite troubled. Not only had he been harassed by Qiong Qi every day for the past few days, but his subordinate Xie Lanlan had actually started dating Qiong Qi's eldest son. This made Xie Zhi feel the same way, and he started to look at Qiong Qi with a strange gaze.

Under these circumstances, he had no way to teach the little guys at the Deer Man Shop, so he had to give them a long vacation.

Xie Lanlan and Qiong Dazhang finally broke up, and he was just about to continue attending class when Hao Chen unexpectedly skipped class again.

This forced the Xie Zhi to personally come and bring Hao Chen back to class.