Crossing Over Again, Back to the Modern Era?

"Are you confident about absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring?"

Shiyu did not answer directly, making Zhang Lexuan frown slightly. She knew he definitely could not simply brush this matter aside.

She did not say much more about it and instead confirmed the matter of absorbing the Soul Ring with Shiyu.

"My physique has been strengthened by a Soul Bone, so I have a fairly good chance," Shiyu said. The fact that he possessed a Soul Bone was no secret in the Outer Court.

Many people had seen his Soul Bone back then, and many had discussed it. Word spread from one person to ten, then from ten to a hundred, until nearly everyone knew.

There was no need to hide it anymore. He also trusted Zhang Lexuan's character and did not believe she would be Thinking of his Soul Bone.

Zhang Lexuan was somewhat surprised to hear Shiyu mention a Soul Bone. She did not care much for gossip and truly did not know much about Shiyu.

"Since that is the case, then give it a try," Zhang Lexuan said.

"Alright." Shiyu nodded, sat down, released his Martial Soul, and began absorbing the Soul Ring.

I hope nothing goes wrong, Jiang Nannan worried.

As the Soul Ring absorption began, energy surged into his body with considerable force, and Shiyu once again felt his body swelling.

The swelling was uncomfortable, but it did not develop into a tearing sensation. That meant he could still withstand the energy of this Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Zhang Lexuan alternated between watching Shiyu and monitoring Xu Sanshi's situation.

Although she disliked Xu Sanshi's earlier actions, she could not allow anything to happen to him here.

Xu Sanshi finished absorbing his Soul Ring first. He successfully absorbed it and broke through, becoming a level forty-one Soul Ancestor.

After absorbing their Fourth Soul Rings, Beibei and Jiang Nannan had also both reached level forty-one in Soul Power.

Unless one absorbed an eight- or nine-thousand-year Soul Ring, or even a Ten Thousand Years Soul Ring, a Fourth Soul Ring would find it difficult to raise one's Soul Power Level by two or more levels.

The higher a Spirit Master's rank, the harder it became to increase Soul Power. The level increase gained from absorbing a Soul Ring would likewise be comparatively smaller.

Absorbing a four- or five-hundred-year First Soul Ring could raise one's Soul Power by three or four levels, but by the Fourth Soul Ring, even absorbing a four- or five-thousand-year Spirit Beast could only raise it by one level.

Xu Sanshi could not hide his delight after absorbing the Soul Ring. He had gained an extremely powerful Soul Skill.

"Beibei, I obtained that Innate Skill of the Void Turtle," Xu Sanshi quietly shared his joy with his good friend Beibei.

Beibei was also astonished. He had not expected Xu Sanshi's Fourth Soul Skill to be so special.

They remained where they were. This was Zhang Lexuan's request; she did not want Xu Sanshi coming over and adding more uncertainty.

Xu Sanshi was furious. He would never stoop to attacking someone while they were absorbing a Soul Ring. They were looking down on him.

Shiyu's Soul Ring absorption also proceeded smoothly and gradually neared its end.

I wonder whether I'll cross over again this time. As the process neared its end, Shiyu instead became nervous.

The various guesses in his heart were about to be verified. He looked forward to crossing over, but he was also somewhat afraid of it.

After all, traveling through time and space was filled with uncertainties. Last time, he had appeared in the Star Dou Forest, a place fraught with danger at every turn.

He did not know whether he would appear in the Star Dou Forest again this time or somewhere else.

He was somewhat worried about appearing in some extremely dangerous place. If he could not last until the seven days were up and return to this Timeline, that would be disastrous.

Such extremely dangerous places did not necessarily refer to the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Forest; they could also be other perilous locations.

In Shiyu's view, any place inhabited by beings capable of effortlessly killing him could be called an extremely dangerous place.

The uncertainty of crossing over left Shiyu quite uneasy. For a moment, he did not know whether he was more eager to cross over or more reluctant to do so. Living peacefully like this was actually not bad either.

A surge of energy erupted. At the instant he completed the Soul Ring absorption, the excessive energy became difficult to control.

Shiyu quickly brought it under control. One yellow and one purple Soul Ring appeared in succession, signifying that he had completely finished absorbing the Soul Ring.

"Wonderful." Seeing Shiyu finish absorbing the Soul Ring, Jiang Nannan let out a long breath. The smile on her face was beautiful.

Zhang Lexuan also nodded slightly. She thought highly of Shiyu. His Martial Soul was special, and he could absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as early as his Second Soul Ring. His future was promising.

Shiyu slowly opened his eyes and saw Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan before him.

I didn't cross over? Shiyu felt a little disappointed. It seemed that previous crossing had been a special occurrence, a one-time event.

A smile appeared on his face. Not crossing over was fine too; it meant fewer uncertainties and dangers.

He was about to stand when he suddenly found that he could not move.

Has the crossing finally come after all?

Jiang Nannan, who had been smiling in front of him, froze mid-smile. Zhang Lexuan, whose expression had been calm, also stood motionless.

Farther away, Xu Sanshi, who was somewhat displeased by Shiyu's successful Soul Ring absorption, still wore an unhappy expression.

Beibei beside him was frozen as well, maintaining the motion of drinking water. His water flask was tilted downward, yet the water inside no longer flowed.

In that instant, the entire Star Dou Forest, and even the entire world, came to a standstill.

Shiyu remained conscious, but his body could not move. The space around him twisted, forming a Space Tunnel, and he fell into it.

The sensation of the world spinning returned. Shiyu rotated and flew through the Space-Time Tunnel, catching glimpses of many scenes.

He tried hard to see them clearly, but there were too many images, and he was spinning, making it impossible to capture a clear view.

His rotation slowed, and light appeared ahead. Was he about to reach the exit?

His previous experience with crossing over gave Shiyu some sense of what to expect. He prepared to fly, lest he fall from the sky and crash into the ground. That would hurt badly.

He burst out of the exit, facing the ground as he plummeted downward.

Just as expected... Shiyu had been prepared. He hurriedly used his Space abilities to fly, quickly stopping himself before descending slowly and landing steadily.

What kind of alley is this...? Shiyu looked around. The concrete walls were two or three meters high, and the space was narrow, barely wide enough for three people to walk side by side.

It was quite long, perhaps more than ten meters. People occasionally passed outside the alley, dressed rather lightly in what seemed to be short sleeves and shorts.

"Did Ten Thousand Years Ago have short sleeves and shorts too?"

Shiyu muttered. The short sleeves and shorts of the Peerless Tang Sect Era were rather modern, though more people still wore clothing with the characteristics of this world.

He headed out of the alley. He should first find someone and ask which city this was Ten Thousand Years Ago, so he could make further plans.

Having experienced crossing over once before, he was much calmer now and had made some plans.

Since he could come to Ten Thousand Years Ago, would it not be a waste not to seize such a rare opportunity to obtain fortuitous encounters?

Before Shiyu had even left the alley, he suddenly froze. A vehicle had just passed along the street ahead.

Did I see that correctly? Shiyu even doubted his own eyes. What had he just seen? A car?

How could there be cars on the Douluo Continent Ten Thousand Years Ago?

Perhaps I didn't come to the Douluo Continent Ten Thousand Years Ago... Shiyu realized the problem, and his heartbeat quickened.

Modern short sleeves and shorts, as well as cars... could it be that he had returned to his original world?

Filled with anticipation, Shiyu jogged out of the alley. What he hoped for most was to return to the normal world.

When he emerged from the alley, he saw many modern things: roads, cars, skyscrapers, and people in modern clothing.

Looking farther into the distance on either side, he could also see several large advertisements playing images on screens.

"I... I really returned to the modern era." Shiyu's eyes reddened with excitement. This was what he had dreamed of. Could he finally go home?

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