Change, Enjoy Life

Ten thousand years flew by.

Yakelis and Helles split up, investigating every place where similar reports had appeared.

Yet in the end, it still was not Chen Tian. Those corpses truly were corpses; otherwise, the two of them would have died long ago.

After examining those people, they found that they had merely drifted through the universe for a long time due to battles long ago.

The humanoid object that had fallen from the sky was nothing more than a massive human-shaped rock. From afar, it did resemble a person somewhat.

The trail had broken once again. Comparing those reports one by one had exhausted them both, until Helles thought of his connection with Chen Tian.

In the end, they relied on that faint connection to avoid even more wrong turns. Based on the direction they sensed, they could tell that many of them were definitely not Chen Tian.

Following that direction, they resumed their search.

There were many reports along the way, but after investigating them all, not a single one was him.

Instead, they were all a hodgepodge of irrelevant news.

As time passed, Yakelis and Helles eventually treated it as a way to relax.

As though it were a journey through the Seventh Universe.

Influenced by Chen Tian, the two of them gradually lost the air of Demon Gods they once had and instead became more like ordinary people.

From cold-blooded indifference to feeling all the warmth and chill of the world, they had come to understand deeply over the passing millennia.

They came to understand some of the emotions and feelings of ordinary humans.

Whenever they arrived at an interesting planet, they would disguise themselves and sneak in to experience the customs of its local races.

Yakelis began to imitate certain humans, recording every little detail of the journey—every stretch of scenery she passed through and every person she met. Yakelis had changed tremendously. She had gone from a cold and glamorous empress to a lively, fiery young woman! She became increasingly talkative, occasionally blurting out phrases brimming with the flavor of certain races.

This made Helles burst into laughter.

Helles had also changed greatly, transforming from a pure sword fanatic into a mature man.

For the first time in his life, he felt things beyond swords and battle.

At first, he resisted somewhat. After all, how could a dignified member of the Seventy-Two Demon Gods come into contact with such things?

What if it affected his cultivation? Later, however, reality proved that all of Helles's worries had been baseless.

From passively encountering new things to actively seeking them out, both his temperament and cultivation underwent extraordinary changes.

What felt most different to him was that his comprehension had improved! Things about the Laws he had once failed to understand suddenly brought enlightenment, and his strength advanced by leaps and bounds! After ten thousand years of tempering, Yakelis and Helles had completely cast aside their former identities as Demon Gods.

They made a pact to start over with new identities, right here in the Seventh Universe.

Over the course of their time together, they had gone from unrelated Demon Gods to simple friends.

Sometimes, they would even forget about the contract Chen Tian had placed upon them.

Perhaps the contract's presence had faded over such a long time, causing them to forget it every now and then.

Yet this was also a good thing. It meant they would not feel like inhuman servants simply because the contract existed.

In truth, Yakelis and Helles had secretly investigated what kind of contract Chen Tian had placed on them.

If there was a way, it would be better to remove it.

But they had searched through every experience and piece of knowledge in their minds, yet found no record of the kind of contract Chen Tian had used.

It was not that Chen Tian's contract was too powerful, but that the contract he used showed no signs or changes whatsoever.

It was as though no contract had been placed at all.

But naturally, neither of them thought that way. The contract was still there; it was simply completely unlike what they had imagined.

Most importantly, among all the contracts Yakelis had seen, not one resembled the one Chen Tian had used.

Those contracts either left marks on the forehead, chest, or elsewhere, or produced an intense contractual reaction.

At the very least, some strange phenomenon should have appeared.

Yet the contract Chen Tian had placed on them had none of that, as though it were merely an ordinary promise.

They did not dare violate the contract or casually test its bottom line.

Contracts were protected by the Cosmic Laws. Once either party violated one, an immensely powerful backlash would occur!

They had witnessed it with their own eyes—the deaths had been utterly miserable! No matter what race one belonged to, once a contract was signed, one would be bound by the Cosmic Laws.

But as long as one did nothing that violated the contract, it was practically no different from having no contract at all.

Later on, the two of them let it go. The contract Chen Tian had placed on them had been completed without ever being signed with them, requiring none of their consent.

Since it had no effect whatsoever, they treated things as usual. Other than not touching the contract's bottom line, everything else remained the same.

After being tempered by the customs of countless races, the two of them had thoroughly let themselves go.

While searching for Chen Tian, they also enjoyed the unique features of every place they reached.

For example, Yakelis had now arrived at a life-bearing planet where everyone used something they called magic.

There was no difference in the essence of their cultivation—it still involved absorbing Cosmic Energy.

However, their cultivation system was quite unique.

Yakelis now wore a dress greatly favored by local girls and lay on a wooden board, quietly enjoying the sunlight on the azure sea.

She even wore sunglasses decorated with little yellow ducks, looking utterly at ease!

Helles, meanwhile, was not basking in the sun like Yakelis.

He wore blue shorts, his upper body bare and his sturdy muscles exposed. Holding a surfboard, he played in the waves alongside the locals.

It was his first time encountering something so novel, and he was immensely excited! He rode the waves, rolling over again and again, while laughter spread across the sea.

Helles was thoroughly enjoying himself!

"Yakelis! Come play with me! Woohoo!!!"

Helles surfed while calling out to Yakelis.

Among all the planets and races they had encountered, playing by the sea was one of their favorite pastimes.

Yakelis did not move at all, completely ignoring Helles's calls. Muttering to herself, she said, "Crude man. Girls should enjoy themselves like this instead~"

Splash—

A wave crashed over, striking Yakelis squarely in the face.

Then, the laughter of someone whose scheme had succeeded drifted from near to far.

"Ha ha ha—"

Yakelis restrained her temper and did not erupt. She adjusted her sunglasses and continued enjoying herself.

Splash splash—

Before she had even lain there for five seconds, another wave struck her.

At last, she could endure it no longer!

Rising to her feet, she pointed at Helles, who had just fled, and cursed, "That's enough! If you dare mess with me again, believe it or not, I'll make you drink ten jin of seawater later!"

Helles ignored her completely and continued surfing on his own.

Seeing him act like that, Yakelis gritted her teeth in fury and stamped her feet on the spot!