Later, Zhou Hong summoned Changsun Qinghe, Changsun Ruoyan, and Huo Ling'er to the villa.
He then revealed the truth about the subordinate worlds to them.
Unfortunately, like Qiao Zhenhua and the others, they didn't believe him at first. It was only after he took them on a tour of the Kunlun Sub-domain that they were forced to accept it.
"Zhou Hong, what are your plans now? You're invincible, and the Kunlun Sub-domain is yours. No one in the world can match you," Changsun Qinghe asked.
"Yes, Zhou Hong. Not just in China, but in other countries too, no one is your match. Are you perhaps feeling a bit lonely at the top?" Huo Ling'er also looked at Zhou Hong and asked. None of them had expected Zhou Hong to become an invincible being, so they were all eager to know his future plans.
"What else would it be? Now that my brother is invincible, he'll surely travel the world and live a carefree life for the rest of his days," Qiao Ying'er said, looking at Zhou Hong with adoration.
However, Zhou Hong let out a bitter laugh.
Zhou Hong hadn't yet told them that he wasn't from Earth.
The reason he hadn't rushed to tell them was that once he did, Qiao Zhenhua and Liang Hongqin might not be able to accept it. It would mean that Zhou Hong wasn't their biological son, and their biological son had already passed away.
"Zhou Hong, why are you laughing? Tell us, you're invincible now, and still so young. What are your plans for the future?" Changsun Qinghe urged.
"Who told you I'm invincible now?" Zhou Hong rolled his eyes.
"Aren't you? The Kunlun Sub-domain is already an unimaginable existence for ordinary people like us. Now, in the Kunlun Sub-domain, you're practically a god. What is that if not invincible?"
"Myopic. Firstly, this universe is vast, and Earth is just a tiny corner within it. Being invincible on Earth only represents Earth. Above the martial cultivation realm on Earth, there are still cultivators. I am merely at the Nascent Soul stage of cultivation. If I were to return to the Zi Xiao Continent...!" Zhou Hong suddenly stopped, realizing he had let slip.
"Zi Xiao Continent?" The few people looked at Zhou Hong in unison.
"Zhou Hong, what is the Zi Xiao Continent?" Qiao Zhenhua also asked, bewildered.
"This!" Zhou Hong smiled helplessly. It seemed he couldn't keep this a secret any longer.
"Alas, given the circumstances, I can only reveal everything," Zhou Hong sighed deeply, glancing at Qiao Zhenhua and his wife, unsure if they could accept it.
"Don't be so mysterious, hurry up and tell us. Is it another place from your past life or something?"
Zhou Hong shook his head. "No, it's not. In fact, I'm not from Earth."
"Zhou Hong, don't joke. You're my son, how can you not be from Earth?" Liang Hongqin glared at Zhou Hong.
"Dad, Mom, at this point, I can only tell you the truth. Actually, I'm not your son."
"Zhou Hong, don't be silly." Changsun Qinghe quickly stopped Zhou Hong, thinking he was messing around.
"Everything I say is the truth. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. I come from a place called the Zi Xiao Continent, where I am also called Zhou Hong. One day, I suddenly opened my eyes and found myself on Earth, a live-in son-in-law at Qin Mengxue's house. Qin Mengxue's mother even told me to clean up dog poop or I wouldn't get to eat. I thought it was a dream at the time, but as I gradually calmed down, I realized my soul had been reborn into a stranger's body, an Earthling who looked exactly like me and had the same name. This person was the real Zhou Hong, and this Zhou Hong was a true descendant of the Qiao family."
After speaking, Zhou Hong looked at Qiao Zhenhua and his wife, hoping they could accept it.
Qiao Zhenhua and his wife trembled, as they could see Zhou Hong wasn't joking. Moreover, having accepted the concept of a grandfather from a previous life, what was so unacceptable about the concept of soul transmigration?
"Zhou Hong? Don't scare me?" Liang Hongqin started to cry.
"Mom, accept reality. Your biological son probably died suddenly, or for some other reason. However, I am now controlling your son's body, and I naturally accept everything about him. Therefore, you are my biological parents."
"Sob!" Liang Hongqin burst into tears, and Qiao Zhenhua's eyes also reddened.
Changsun Qinghe sighed and said, "Dad Qiao, Mom Qiao, try to be strong."
"Qinghe, tell me this isn't true." Liang Hongqin covered her face and wept.
"Mom Qiao, I actually felt suspicious before. Based on my previous investigation, the original Zhou Hong was a very weak and unintelligent person, only scoring 250 on his college entrance exam. However, he suddenly became so powerful. I've always found it strange, and now, everything makes sense." Changsun Qinghe comforted Liang Hongqin. Although cruel, facts were facts, and they had to be accepted sooner or later.
Qiao Ying'er didn't seem too bothered. To her, the current brother was much better. If it were the original Zhou Hong, such a useless brother wouldn't be interesting at all.
Qiao Zhenhua and his wife cried their hearts out. Although the current Zhou Hong was incredibly powerful, incomparable to their biological son, what was fake was fake.
Zhou Hong could only hug Qiao Zhenhua and his wife to show his comfort.
"Zhou Hong, so your intention now is... you're going back to the Zi Xiao Continent?" Changsun Ruoyan asked, having recovered her composure.
Zhou Hong nodded. "Yes, I'm going back to the Zi Xiao Continent. I can return anytime now. However, I didn't die on the Zi Xiao Continent, I was merely in a coma. For me, it's just like waking up on the Zi Xiao Continent, and everything that happened on Earth feels like a dream."
"Ah? Then when you wake up over there, won't we all become characters in your dream?" Changsun Qinghe's expression changed slightly.
"That's true. But don't worry. When that time comes, you'll enter my subordinate world, and then, when I wake up on the Zi Xiao Continent, you'll all go to the Zi Xiao Continent with me."
"Mm-hmm." Changsun Qinghe and the others nodded repeatedly, seemingly looking forward to it.
Meanwhile, Qiao Zhenhua and his wife still had tear streaks on their faces, their spirits drained. They had thought their son had truly become this powerful, but in reality... it was someone else's soul controlling their son's body. Even though Zhou Hong called them Mom and Dad, he wasn't their biological son, and in the end, he wasn't.
"Mom and Dad, you'll come with me to the Zi Xiao Continent then. Although there aren't as many technological things there as on Earth, in terms of martial arts, it's far superior to Earth."