[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-myth":3,"chapter-after-the-myth-after-the-myth-chapter-98":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Myth",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2226568,4134,"Chapter 98: Ancient Cypress Tree Splits","after-the-myth-chapter-98",98,"\u003Cp>\"Jiansha, Ding Huan is my university classmate, one of the mentors of the three students from Yujiang University who were admitted to the ten major academies of Blue Star.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Xinwei was no longer sure now. It was rumored outside that Ding Huan was the true mentor who taught Fang Chong, Lu Zi, and Li Wanran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still very skeptical in her heart. Now hearing that Ding Huan didn't admit it either, she felt the rumors outside were somewhat untrue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was too familiar with Ding Huan. Apart from the last half year, Ding Huan had almost never left her sight. How could he be so powerful all of a sudden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she couldn't understand even more was, if it was really as Ding Huan said, that he was just a bystander, why did the Genetic Alliance want to catch Ding Huan? And they hadn't caught him even now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, she had to have a good chat with Ding Huan today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Qiao Jiansha, Qiao Yi is my cousin.\" The tall man walked up to Ding Huan with an arrogant tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Luo Xinwei's introduction, he also knew who Ding Huan was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Huan was too lazy to pay attention to this guy and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard from Liu Aimei that the Qiao family had been looking for him at Yujiang University for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he really didn't want to meet people from the Qiao family. Now, if the Qiao family still didn't reason, he would just throw a wind blade at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Huan felt that this kind of guy with eyes on his forehead would definitely chase after him. Once he chased after him, he would just use a wind blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a time like this, if he killed Qiao Jiansha, what could the Qiao family do to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised Ding Huan was that this guy actually didn't chase after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Jiansha indeed didn't chase Ding Huan; he took out his phone immediately to call back for instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qiao family had been looking for Ding Huan for more than half a year. Now that he saw Ding Huan, he became calm instead. Why did Ding Huan appear here so openly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news from the phone made Qiao Jiansha feel like he had fallen into an ice cellar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Huan's three students had just made a big splash on the Human Corridor defense line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only were several of them level four genetic cultivators, but three of them had also obtained international Star Guardian ranks on the Human Corridor defense line, and one was even a two-star rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was definitely not something the Qiao family could afford to offend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Qiao Jiansha didn't come to look for trouble, Ding Huan was too lazy to talk nonsense with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding Huan, you've changed a lot. Are you free today? Are you free to have a meal together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Ding Huan found strange was that, clearly having hooked up with Qiao Jiansha, Luo Xinwei still dared to take the initiative to invite him to dinner?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luo Xinwei, having taken my, Fu Mei's, things, do you think you can be safe and sound?\" A voice filled with intense killing intent came, and then two women and a man appeared in front of them instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Huan was even more surprised when he saw the woman who came over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Mei, the daughter of his family's nanny back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman sold his house, bought a broken genetic potion, and became a genetic ability user.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't expect that in this life, he had taken the house back, but this woman's cultivation was even higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly a level two genetic cultivator, with a strong fire attribute all over her body. Was this a genetic potion fused with fire attributes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, he remembered that Luo Xinwei was killed by this woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Huan's gaze fell on the two people beside Fu Mei; they were also level two genetic cultivators. It seemed Fu Mei should have joined the Genetic Alliance, and these two were from the Genetic Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it you? Ding Xiaotu?\" Fu Mei saw Ding Huan, and the terrifying killing intent in her eyes could no longer be contained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person she hated most wasn't Luo Xinwei, but Ding Xiaotu. She didn't expect to see Ding Xiaotu today while looking for Luo Xinwei; it was truly an unexpected joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Huan was a bit confused. Logically, he was quite famous now; did this woman still not know he had changed his name to Ding Huan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Ding Huan ignored Fu Mei, Fu Mei still said, \"Very good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, she turned to Luo Xinwei, \"Prepare my things. In a while, I will slowly let you understand that my, Fu Mei's, things are not so easy to take.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Xinwei subconsciously retreated a few steps, standing behind Qiao Jiansha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Mei didn't care about Luo Xinwei, perhaps knowing that Luo Xinwei couldn't escape. She walked to Ding Huan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know how much I want you to die? I originally planned to find you, but I didn't expect heaven to help me, sending you, this little beast, to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Daring to sell my house, and daring to let people drive me out like a dog, heh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have something to say, just say it.\" Ding Huan was too lazy to talk nonsense with this Fu Mei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this woman's brain made of pig intestines? Did she not know she was just a nanny's daughter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually treating the master's house as her own. There were many strange people in the world, but Ding Huan had never seen such a strange person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking for death...\" Fu Mei took a step forward, and while still in the air, she raised her hand and slapped Ding Huan's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Huan raised his hand and fired two wind blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puff puff!\" Two flashes of blood exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Mei's two arms fell directly to the ground, and she herself fell from the air because of insufficient origin power, then knelt on the ground, staring blankly at Ding Huan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Fu Mei couldn't believe her arms had been cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price she paid to join the Genetic Alliance and advance to a level two genetic cultivator was something ordinary people couldn't imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took the initiative to enter the Genetic Alliance laboratory, willing to be a human test subject for the Genetic Alliance's most dangerous number sixteen genetic potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain and torture she suffered in these few months were simply not something a person could endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, she endured it and became a genetic ability user.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she joined the Genetic Alliance and obtained an origin energy stone, becoming a level two genetic cultivator in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when she thought she could easily crush Ding Huan, Ding Huan didn't even move, and he cut off her two arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To fuse the genetic potion and improve her strength, Fu Mei had spent almost all of the past six months in a dark room and didn't know much about things outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two people who came with Fu Mei were obviously not as ignorant as Fu Mei. They vaguely knew that the Puhai Genetic Alliance's lair had been wiped out by Ding Huan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Ding Huan in front of them was ruthless and would definitely not be soft-hearted toward people from the Genetic Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Fu Mei's two arms being cut off by an invisible blade in the air, both of them were even more certain that Ding Huan was indeed the one who killed all the management of the Puhai Genetic Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, without waiting for Fu Mei to call for help, both of them began to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Huan's gaze fell on these two people, \"Come here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them didn't think at all, turning and fleeing in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost just as they turned and took their first step to flee, two wind blades had already torn their bodies into four pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Jiansha, who had been watching from not far away, felt his heart jump wildly. If he hadn't called the Qiao family earlier, he would definitely be a corpse now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Huan's killing method—saying he wouldn't dare to kill him, Qiao Jiansha, would be self-deception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Xinwei looked at Ding Huan with a pale face. She finally confirmed it. Ding Huan was the mentor who taught the three heaven-defying students of Yujiang University. Ding Huan was no longer the Ding Xiaotu she knew before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could be sure that Ding Huan had an encounter, a very big encounter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she became excited. If she let Ding Huan teach her, wouldn't she also be able to enter the ten major academies of Blue Star?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Xinwei clenched her fists. She hated herself for not seizing the opportunity several times. No matter what, she had to let Ding Huan teach her today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether Ding Huan would agree, what kind of question was that? Wasn't it a certainty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her two companions not even escaping a single step before being torn in two by Ding Huan, Fu Mei's heart felt like it had fallen into an ice cellar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did this trash Ding Xiaotu become so powerful? That's right, he must have bought a genetic potion to fuse after selling the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was originally her, Fu Mei's, opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll ask you one question: do you know about the death of my father, Ding Baishan?\" Ding Huan looked at Fu Mei, who was kneeling in front of him, his tone very cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Mei's mouth overflowed with blood, and she said word by word, \"Ding Xiaotu, I know a lot. As long as you promise to let me go, I guarantee I won't hide a single word...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Fu Mei could finish her words, Ding Huan sent a wind blade, and Fu Mei was directly beheaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Ding Huan dropped a fireball on Fu Mei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why? This was Fu Mei's only doubt before she died. Hadn't she not said it yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Internal energy turning into a fireball?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Jiansha's eyes widened even more. He had heard of the method of internal energy turning into fire, but Ding Huan's effortless internal energy turning into fire was much stronger than what he had heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Xinwei's eyes were filled with little stars. Hers, these skills were all hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Huan threw out two more fireballs, turning the other two into ashes, before turning to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaotu, wait...\" Luo Xinwei rushed to Ding Huan excitedly, \"Can I learn these things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ding Huan looking at her with a surprised face, Luo Xinwei hurriedly said, \"I mean your techniques just now, I want to learn them too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't expect you to know these, and I didn't expect that the three students of Yujiang University were really cultivated by you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long-standing habits made Luo Xinwei think that as long as she made a request to Ding Huan, Ding Huan would satisfy her no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was taken for granted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Huan looked at Luo Xinwei and nodded in agreement, \"Of course you can, you can naturally learn them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's go to school first. I have a separate dormitory at school, where you can teach me...\" Luo Xinwei said excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm afraid that won't work. I have urgent matters, so I won't delay your time to learn these things. By the way, I saved you once today, remember my great kindness, goodbye...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Ding Huan flashed, already standing ten zhang away, and then flashed again, disappearing completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Xinwei stood in place, staring blankly at Ding Huan's back. What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What didn't delay her time to learn things? Hadn't he not taught her yet? Why did he leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Luo Xinwei finally realized that Ding Huan had no intention of teaching her anything at all. Saying she could learn didn't mean learning from him, Ding Huan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears welled up in Luo Xinwei's eyes. She didn't quite understand why Ding Xiaotu was no longer the Ding Xiaotu who responded to every request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only thought about why Ding Huan didn't listen to her, not thinking that Ding Huan had said he saved her once before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack!\" A sound that pierced the eardrum made Luo Xinwei and Qiao Jiansha jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw that the ten-thousand-year-old ancient cypress, a world heritage site, not far away had split open, they were both scared into a cold sweat. \u003C\u002Fp>",2100,"2026-06-17T23:21:20.864Z","2026-06-18T03:10:38.119Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","fd4bf9c2b2d92cb3581db608f4dae063eccde29b279223868349d3db161c20a8","after-the-myth-chapter-99","after-the-myth-chapter-97",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-myth-cover.jpg"]