Chapter 394: A Master of Naming! (Second Update)

What did It just say?

What is It?

Is It Ultraman?

Or a Magnetic Field Martial God?

Or...

Ren Yidao felt his entire brain suddenly go numb; he widened his eyes, staring intensely at the fingernail-sized Heavenly Fox pill.

"Ah???"

What did you say?

Compared to Ren Yidao's shock, the Demon God Remnant Soul appeared much calmer.

It felt no awkwardness or strangeness, simply shaking its head and saying calmly:

【"However, I am not certain either; I only have a vague impression. I do not know the specific truth; I am afraid I must wait until I recall more to know the answer."】

Ren Yidao's mouth twitched; he did not know what to complain about.

What the hell is going on?

I treated you as a portable old grandfather, but now you suddenly tell me you are actually a portable old grandmother...

Well, actually, it is about the same.

It makes no difference.

And just as Ren Yidao gradually calmed down, who would have thought the Demon God Remnant Soul would suddenly drop another bomb:

【"Additionally, I should not be a Heavenly Fox either. The reason I turned into a white fox at the very beginning was only because your true form is a white fox... However, this is not important."】

"No, no, no, this is actually quite important!"

【"Then what is my true form?"】

Ren Yidao was silenced.

You ask me, who am I supposed to ask?

How would I know!

Ren Yidao felt a toothache from this sudden news; he felt the surprise had come far too abruptly.

Fine!

I treated you as a potential ancestor to betray, but now you suddenly tell me you are not actually my ancestor...

Well, actually, it is about the same.

It makes no difference.

However, for Ren Yidao, the impact of the previous news was indeed greater.

And just as Ren Yidao struggled to digest the first two thunderbolts, the Demon God Remnant Soul spoke again.

At the very end, It threw the biggest bomb.

【"I have a vague impression of that clone of yours."】

"... Hm?"

A clone?

The Demon God Remnant Soul stared at "He Shou," who was standing to the side drinking tea—or rather, staring at the Past Self beneath the skin—and said slowly:

【"Your disguise is perfect; it can deceive the vast majority of people, but it cannot deceive a Demon God."】

【"He represents the past, and I should have seen the present... the future? I have no impression of it in my current memory."】

Had It seen someone else's Present Self before?

【"However, where was it? How did I see it? I cannot remember those detailed parts."】

After speaking, as Ren Yidao narrowed his eyes, It chuckled softly, its voice carrying an irresistible seduction:

【"Little one, if you let me continue to recover, I might recall more clues."】

【"Perhaps it was I who mastered that technique, who knows? Hehe..."】

It was certain that after experiencing the power of this cloning method, Ren Yidao would definitely not pass up the opportunity to obtain other techniques.

However, Ren Yidao's reaction was not as excited as It had imagined.

"Oh, I see."

After a moment of silence, he returned to his calm state, simply saying "oh" faintly and smiling casually.

"Hehe, let's talk about it when you remember."

"Anyway, it is not an important Secret Technique; having one clone is enough for me."

Demon God Remnant Soul:?

Impossible.

He must be pretending to be calm!

【"Little one, you have already cultivated it; do you not understand the power of this cloning method!?"】

"I understand, but precisely because I have cultivated it, I know even better the difficulty of cultivating this technique."

"Cultivating one of the methods has already left me exhausted; unless it happens to appear, I will not hope for more."

"Misfortune, it is that upon which happiness depends; happiness, it is that in which misfortune lies."

"If I obtain this technique, it may not necessarily be a good thing; if I do not obtain it, it may not necessarily be a bad thing."

"Friend, one must know how to be content!"

The Demon God Remnant Soul was somewhat skeptical, unable to tell if Ren Yidao was pretending or if his state of mind was truly as transcendent as he claimed.

But Ren Yidao knew himself that while his reaction just now seemed perfect, it still had a major flaw.

He had said too much; his reaction was slightly overdone.

This is very unnatural.

"But fortunately, He is not familiar with me; even if He discovers something is wrong for the moment, He can only be suspicious."

"However, this current body's cultivation technique... did this technique really come so easily?"

Ren Yidao spoke to himself in his heart for a while, then said:

"You keep fifteen percent of the medicinal power and give the rest to me; I need to use it to sort out the circulation of my Demon Qi."

After taking so many detours, this was Ren Yidao's original purpose for refining the Mending Heaven Pill.

【"Hehe, no problem. Don't feel like you're losing out either; with my help, you can absorb all eighty-five percent of this medicinal power, which might be more than you would absorb on your own."】

"Well, let's just assume that's the case."

On this point, the Demon God Remnant Soul was not lying; if he had swallowed it himself, he would have wasted more than ten percent.

And most crucially, if not for the assistance of the Demon God Remnant Soul, he would have had no way to absorb the Mending Heaven Pill at all.

Being able to borrow the medicinal power to recover earlier was also thanks to the unconscious help of the swallowed Demon God Remnant Soul.

It was just that the Demon God Remnant Soul was not aware of this point, otherwise He certainly would have demanded several more percent.

Before refining the Mending Heaven Pill, Ren Yidao remembered a matter that had been delayed for a long time and asked:

"Right, have you remembered your name? Always calling you 'hey, hey' doesn't feel very polite."

The Demon God was stunned for a moment, tilted his head, pondered for a moment, and shook his head, saying:

【"A name? I haven't remembered it, but I can give myself a new one."】

"Oh? What do you plan to be called?"

【"Wuming."】

Ren Yidao:?

The Demon God "Wuming" was very serious, not feeling at all that there was any problem with this name, and explained:

【"Since I cannot remember my past name, I shall call myself Wuming; it is very fitting for the current me."】

"Um, let me confirm with you first... you aren't suffering from 'chuunibyou', are you?"

【"What?"】

Calling yourself "Wuming"—you might as well be called "Wushi," or even "Blank"...

"Forget it, I'll give you one instead."

Ren Yidao felt helpless regarding the Demon God Remnant Soul's naming ability and had no choice but to demonstrate his true skill.

He pondered for a moment, then came up with a world-shakingly good name and said confidently:

"Let's call you..."

"Ren Yao!"

【"Ah?"】

Demon God Remnant Soul:?

Are you serious?

In the end, after the two of them pulled back and forth, they finally managed to agree on a temporary name—Ren Huan.

The 'Ren' from Ren Yidao, and the 'Huan' from the illusion that all things in the past are like bubbles.

"You are borrowing my surname, so you must be grateful."

The Demon God Remnant Soul Ren Huan said angrily:

【"Shut up."】

As he spoke, he stopped controlling the strength of the medicinal power and poured it all into Ren Yidao's body at once.

"Wait! Wai..."

"Oh~"