The Corrected Timeline?

"Eight Spider Lances? Anyone who has read about Sea God Lord's legendary exploits knows about them. They were a top-tier External Soul Bone and were of tremendous help to Sea God Lord." Dai Huabin answered with his eyes closed.

He still had the Eight Spider Lances... Shiyu fell into deep thought. Didn't that mean taking the Eight Spider Lances away had changed nothing?

Shiyu's mind grew even more chaotic. Could it be that he had traveled to a parallel world, where no matter how much he changed in the past, it would not affect the present world?

Wait...

"When did Tang San... no, when did the Sea God obtain the Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone?" Shiyu suddenly realized there was a problem.

Tang San had encountered Man Faced Demon Spiders multiple times. If he had not obtained it the first time, could he have acquired it at another time?

He stared unblinkingly at Dai Huabin, waiting for his answer. The answer was crucial to his judgment.

"What a country bumpkin."

"You could ask any Shrek Academy student and they would know the answer. Ancestor obtained the Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone while hunting a Man Faced Demon Spider in Sunset Forest to acquire his Fourth Soul Ring."

Dai Huabin looked down on Shiyu without any courtesy. This guy probably had not read many books.

The stories of those ancestors who became Gods Ten Thousand Years Ago were essential knowledge every Spirit Master had to learn.

So he had obtained the Eight Spider Lances in Sunset Forest... Shiyu said nothing, but his eyes kept shifting.

It had changed. History had been altered. Tang San obtained the Eight Spider Lances later, so taking them away had truly changed some history.

He just did not know why Tang San had acquired another External Soul Bone. The odds of that were extremely low. He did not believe it had simply happened naturally.

Things that were too coincidental were often called inevitable.

"Could there really be something like convergence of worldlines in this world?" Shiyu did not ask any more questions. He lay back down on the bed and pondered the matter.

He felt that there was, yet it was difficult to prove. He could only speculate by himself.

"There should be some changes, at least."

The past had been altered somewhat, so the future should change to some extent as well. He just did not know where those changes would manifest.

"If I went back to Ten Thousand Years Ago and killed Tang San again, what kind of changes would that bring?"

Shiyu could not help thinking about this question.

Theoretically, it would completely overturn the current world. After all, if Tang San died Ten Thousand Years Ago, Spirit Hall would unify the continent, and everything that followed would change.

"My head hurts..." Whenever Shiyu thought about this, he felt a headache coming on, as though he inexplicably did not want to think about it.

"Is this some kind of warning?" Shiyu frowned and tried to keep thinking in that direction. Very soon, his head began to hurt again.

When he stopped thinking about it, he returned to normal. It was clearly an abnormal headache.

Shiyu raised his right hand before his eyes. In the center of his palm was a black dot the size of a bean.

It had not been there before. It had appeared for no apparent reason after he traveled back, and he had no idea what it was.

Shiyu frowned at the black dot, his thoughts scattering as he guessed at all sorts of possibilities.

It was most likely related to him changing certain things in the past, and it might not be a good thing.

"Does changing the past require a price?" Shiyu murmured inwardly, feeling a trace of unease.

Shiyu did not sleep well that night. He could not stop himself from thinking about the matter, yet he could not find an answer. It was unbearably frustrating.

After a sleepless night, Shiyu was still energetic when he got up early in the morning. He had not figured out the many questions in his mind, but he was no longer as confused as before. He had a rough guess now.

He caught up on sleep in the dormitory that morning. Even though he could not fall asleep, he forced himself to rest until shortly before mealtime, then quickly cleaned up and headed to the cafeteria.

After putting on his apron and gloves, he went to work at his assigned serving window. Before long, Jiang Nannan arrived after class and began serving food beside him.

Since he had not slept well the night before, Shiyu was not in great spirits, but he still chatted with Jiang Nannan on and off.

"Kid, just serve the food if you're serving food. Stop taking the chance to chat with Nannan. Nannan already has someone; you'd better not get any ideas about her."

A burly youth came over to the window, tapped the counter with his tray, and warned him with an unfriendly expression.

Interrupted mid-conversation, Shiyu looked over. The newcomer was sturdily built and reasonably handsome, but he was clearly far from friendly.

Especially when he looked at Shiyu with cold eyes, he gave off an inexplicable sense of pressure.

Shiyu instinctively glanced at Jiang Nannan beside him. Was this guy jealous?

Xu Sanshi?

Xu Sanshi was the first person Shiyu thought of. He was Jiang Nannan's foremost pursuer.

Calling him a simp would not be accurate, because he had genuinely taken advantage of Jiang Nannan. Strictly speaking, Jiang Nannan could even be considered the wife he had bought.

Jiang Nannan's reaction also confirmed Shiyu's guess. The faint smile on her face immediately vanished when she saw Xu Sanshi, and her rejection of him was obvious.

"Xu Sanshi, who I talk to has nothing to do with you. You have no right to interfere," Jiang Nannan said coldly.

"Nannan, I'm helping you deal with someone who's pestering you. How can you say that about me?" Xu Sanshi said somewhat aggrievedly.

His attitude toward Jiang Nannan was completely different from how he treated Shiyu. His tone softened, and he even wore a smile.

"Hmph." Jiang Nannan snorted lightly and served food to someone else, ignoring Xu Sanshi.

Shiyu could not be bothered to respond to Xu Sanshi either and focused on his work.

"Kid, did you hear me? Stay away from Nannan. If I catch you chattering away beside her again, I won't be polite," Xu Sanshi warned Shiyu with a different expression.

Shiyu gave Xu Sanshi a polite smile, then said gently to Jiang Nannan, "Nannan, after work, let's take a walk. How about Sea God Lake?"

Jiang Nannan felt awkward hearing Shiyu address her so intimately. She was very unaccustomed to it.

She instinctively wanted to refuse when he mentioned going to Sea God Lake, but then she saw Shiyu smiling at her, winking, and glanced at Xu Sanshi's ugly expression. She instantly understood what he meant.

You're not afraid of taking this too far? Jiang Nannan grumbled inwardly, feeling a little worried for Shiyu.

Then she nodded with a smile. "Sure. Last time, I took you to Sea God Lake at night. This time, we can go during the day, and the scenery will be different."

"Nannan, you're so sweet." Even Shiyu got goosebumps after saying it.

He then looked at Xu Sanshi with a smile, saying nothing, yet his silence spoke louder than words.

"Huff, huff, huff..." Xu Sanshi panted like a bull, so angry that his nostrils seemed ready to spew white mist.

The students who had been about to come over for food recognized Xu Sanshi. Seeing him like this, they all backed away rather than approach.

"You're courting death!" Xu Sanshi was furious. He flung aside his tray, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to climb through the serving window to grab Shiyu and beat him senseless.

This guy actually dared to address his goddess so intimately, and he was even going to walk around Sea God Lake with her. Even Xu Sanshi himself had never gone there with Jiang Nannan.

The flames of jealousy in his heart made Xu Sanshi unable to control his emotions. His Soul Power surged on its own, and a Martial Soul Phantom flickered behind him.

Shiyu took a large step back, not giving Xu Sanshi a chance to grab him.

"Xu Sanshi, are you trying to hit someone?" Jiang Nannan stepped in front of Shiyu and shouted at Xu Sanshi with a cold face.

"Stay out of this. I have to beat him so badly that he'll be bedridden for months, or I won't be able to vent the hatred in my heart," Xu Sanshi said furiously.

His temper had flared, and Jiang Nannan had just said she had already been to Sea God Lake with the other guy. That made him unwilling even to heed Jiang Nannan's rebuke.

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