Arrival in Suotuo City

That meant the original timeline had been completely altered, though overall, things were developing in a better direction.

This caused the as-yet-unformed plane consciousness to instinctively seek to elevate the plane's dimension.

Dimensional elevation held the most fatal allure for every plane.

At the same time, it brought immense benefits to all living beings within the plane.

For example, if the Soul Land Plane underwent dimensional elevation ahead of time,

then the upper limit for Soul Masters would no longer be Limit Douluo.

Even without ascending to the God Realm or undergoing God's Examinations, they could still rely on their own strength to become Half-God-level, or even God-level existences.

Thus, under the influence of the world consciousness, those characters who had played important roles in the original story would receive subtle improvements.

"Let's take it one step at a time."

The matter of the Soul Land Plane's dimensional elevation was not something he needed to consider right now.

After all, the simplest way to elevate a plane's dimension was to start an interplanar war and annex other planes.

If the Soul Land Plane's plane consciousness proved sensible enough, he might lend it a hand in the future.

For Su Ming at this stage, the most important thing was still altering the plot and harvesting Votive Power.

Putting these matters aside, Su Ming reviewed what had happened over at Shrek Academy.

Du Busi was the Alter Ego Su Ming had planted within Shrek Academy.

His design had been based on Du Busi from Douluo Dalu II.

Both his name and martial soul were exactly the same.

When Su Ming had created these Alter Egos, he had only designed things such as their backgrounds, identities, and martial souls.

Their subsequent development and growth depended entirely on themselves.

Rather than Su Ming manipulating them like puppets on strings and making them act according to a script.

Both the altered plot and the growth of the Alter Egos were random.

At most, Su Ming had laid out an outline to ensure that no accidents occurred along the way.

Unexpectedly, Du Busi had stumbled onto the right track.

Even his martial soul cultivation and choice of Spirit Rings were exactly the same as in Douluo Dalu II.

He had even become Yu Xiaogang's student.

Fortunately, this Yu Xiaogang had grown. Otherwise, if his Alter Ego had chosen the original Yu Xiaogang as a teacher, Su Ming would have found it extremely unpleasant as well.

Seeing the plot over there unfold perfectly, Su Ming stopped paying attention and let it develop on its own.

He returned to his peaceful school life.

Time passed in a flash, and soon six years had gone by.

Su Ming and Tang San successfully graduated from Nuoding Academy.

Over those six years, Su Ming had inserted himself into the plot wherever it naturally occurred, harvesting a modest amount of Votive Power.

Tang San and Xiao Wu had also developed just as they had in the original story, becoming sworn siblings.

Su Ming had been the witness to that relationship.

In fact, Tang San had invited Su Ming, his big brother, at the time, but Su Ming had politely declined.

He had also given Tang San a proper lesson.

It was enough to keep his big brother in his heart. There was no need to make things so mushy.

Now, they had left Nuoding Academy.

They were headed for Shrek Academy, located in the Balak Kingdom.

Besides Su Ming and Tang San, Xiao Wu had come along as well.

After a stretch of travel, the group of three finally arrived in Suotuo City.

"Third Brother, is this Shrek Academy really as good as you say it is?"

The moment they entered Suotuo City, Xiao Wu began chattering away, asking question after question.

"Of course. Even someone like Yu Xiaogang changed after going to Shrek, and Shrek Academy's faculty is quite good as well. It's worth taking a look."

"If it doesn't suit us, we can just switch to another academy."

The boy called Third Brother was naturally Tang San. He explained it to Xiao Wu with clear indulgence.

Over the past six years, all of them had changed greatly.

Xiao Wu, who had been adorable since childhood, had now become even more beautiful.

Tang San had looked ordinary since he was young, but perhaps because his martial soul had followed the right path and he had absorbed the right Spirit Rings, even his temperament had changed somewhat.

He had become calm and approachable, giving people the impression of being somewhat handsome at first glance.

As for Su Ming, his changes were even more astonishing.

His appearance had already been exceptionally outstanding, while the aura around him had grown increasingly extraordinary.

Even a fool could tell that Su Ming was no ordinary person after sensing that aura.

If Su Ming had not deliberately restrained his aura, the area around him would have long since been packed solid with people.

"If you don't want to come, you can always go to another academy."

Su Ming teased Xiao Wu at this point. "Of course, you definitely can't bear to leave your Third Brother."

"You..." Su Ming's blunt words made Xiao Wu blush.

She had wanted to retort, but when she thought of how frightening Su Ming was, she could only glare at him and stop paying him any attention.

Xiao Wu had always possessed the temperament of a little troublemaker.

After becoming sworn siblings with Tang San and gaining his care, she had become even more unruly.

Yet Xiao Wu alone did not dare throw a tantrum in front of Su Ming.

Because Su Ming never went easy on women.

If Xiao Wu caused trouble with him, Su Ming truly dared to discipline her.

And since Su Ming was Tang San's big brother, Tang San was not in a position to intervene. He could only act as a mediator between them.

Over the years, Su Ming had become a vexing friend in Xiao Wu's eyes.

Even if he was her Third Brother's big brother.

At this moment, Su Ming spoke with great consideration again.

"We have indeed been quite tired from traveling these past few days, so let's stay in Suotuo City for the night. This afternoon, everyone can go their own way and relax properly."

Among the three of them, Su Ming was usually the one who made plans and the final decisions.

Even Xiao Wu had to admit that he truly handled things well.

"Yay, Brother Ming!" Xiao Wu, who had been puffing up her cheeks in anger just moments earlier, instantly came back to life and cheered happily.

Xiao Wu had a flexible moral bottom line when it came to what she called Su Ming.

Whenever she needed his help, he was Brother Ming;

when she did not need him, she simply called him Su Ming;

and when she argued with Su Ming, she replaced his name with a blunt "Hey."

"Alright, I won't disturb your time alone together. Have a pleasant afternoon. I'll go book a hotel first."

After leaving behind the words, "Meet at the west gate at dusk,"

Su Ming took his leave first, no longer acting as a third wheel between them.

"What time alone together? Brother Ming, honestly..." Xiao Wu muttered softly.

But she did not mean what she said.

She was still very happy to have some time alone with Third Brother.

"Third Brother, let's go." Xiao Wu immediately pulled Tang San along to browse the streets.

Meanwhile.

After booking the hotel where they would stay that night, Su Ming headed for the Rose Hotel from the original story.

He planned to meet Dai Mubai and harvest some Votive Power from him.