Past, Present, Future; The Fall of the Blue Silver Emperor

Night fell!

Star Dou Town, Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Hotel.

Li Xiaoyao and Ning Rongrong were bathing together in the bathroom.

The bath lasted for a very, very long time.

After the pleasant exercise, Ning Rongrong was completely exhausted, too tired to even move a finger.

She nestled into Li Xiaoyao's arms.

She spoke in a somewhat lazy tone:

"Mmm—"

"Brother Xiaoyao is a big bully!"

"You clearly promised not to bully Rongrong."

"Is this your guarantee?"

Li Xiaoyao carried Ning Rongrong out of the bathroom and dried her pink hair with a towel before they both sat on the soft bed to chat.

"Hmm! It is Brother Xiaoyao's fault."

Li Xiaoyao paused, then added:

"But I'm going to bully you again next time!"

Ning Rongrong: (⁄⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄⁄)

Brother Xiaoyao was so bad, yet she liked it very much.

Often doing bad things with Brother Xiaoyao—

She might have been corrupted.

"Sister Rongrong, you should get some good rest first!"

"Brother Xiaoyao still has things to do; I need to head out for a while."

Li Xiaoyao placed Ning Rongrong on the bed and leaned down to plant a light kiss on her lips.

"Mmm~"

Ning Rongrong let out a soft moan, then snuggled into Li Xiaoyao's arms, closed her beautiful eyes, and slowly drifted off to sleep.

She was exhausted today, but she also felt incredibly comfortable!

After Ning Rongrong fell asleep, two slight spatial fluctuations rippled across the hotel balcony.

Li Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow, tucked the quilt in for Ning Rongrong, and gave her soft cheek a gentle pinch before rising to walk toward the balcony. As soon as he pushed the door open, he was met with a barrage of complaints.

"Yo, the original body is certainly living the high life, sleeping soundly with a beauty in his arms, while the two of us have been running our legs off tailing people and handling chores for you."

"You can say that again!"

"I had just finished cleaning up the mess at Martial Soul Hall when I was dragged here by the original body to keep an eye on Tang San's movements."

"Up until now, I haven't even had a single cup of hot tea."

"And yet, the original body is here, enjoying himself without a care in the world."

Two figures, identical to Li Xiaoyao, stood on the hotel balcony. Their bodies were wreathed in pale golden and fiery red soul power fluctuations, respectively.

These two were none other than Li Xiaoyao's Past and Future.

Past was dressed in a pale golden martial outfit, his brows carrying a hint of youthful arrogance, and he made no effort to hide the sarcasm in his tone.

Future, on the other hand, wore fiery red Angel Spirit Armor. His temperament was reserved, his brow furrowed with a trace of exhaustion, and his words were filled with helplessness.

"Hey! What can I say!"

"Who told you I'm the original body?"

"You two are my past and future, isn't it only natural to ask for your help?"

Li Xiaoyao leaned against the railing and smirked, completely unfazed by the complaints from his past and future selves.

"Original body, you bastard. So you get all the benefits while we do all the hard and dirty work, is that it?"

Past rolled his eyes and tossed a stalk of Blue Silver Grass over.

"I checked the cave behind the waterfall at the back of Notting City. The hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor spirit bone wasn't there. The spirit bone must be in Tang Hao's possession; there was only this half-dead Blue Silver Emperor in the cave."

Li Xiaoyao raised his eyes upon hearing this. His expression remained calm as he replied casually.

"It's normal that the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor spirit bone isn't there. After all, Tang Hao wouldn't be at ease leaving Ah Yin's spirit bone behind. He would definitely keep it on his person at all times."

When he originally sent Past to Holy Soul Village, he hadn't held much hope. He had just thought it was worth a shot—finding it would be a pleasant surprise, but not finding it wouldn't matter, as it wouldn't affect his subsequent plans anyway.

Li Xiaoyao looked at the sickly Blue Silver Emperor in his hand, lost in thought.

Just then, Future took over the conversation.

"Original body, over at the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San and the Shrek group are almost at the Titan Giant Ape's territory. Based on their current pace, they will encounter the Titan Giant Ape tomorrow morning. A confrontation between the two sides is all but guaranteed."

Past raised an eyebrow.

"The Titan Giant Ape has arrived even earlier than in the original story."

Future heard this, lowered his eyes, and chuckled softly.

"Earlier?"

"Isn't this the Main Body's plan?"

To complete the Main Body's plan, he, as Future, had put in quite a lot of effort.

He had snuck into the Star Dou Great Forest three days in advance to first scout the location of the Titan Giant Ape, then simulated Xiao Wu's aura to guide the beast step by step onto the trajectory of Tang San and his group, ensuring both parties would meet as scheduled.

A cold glint flashed in the depths of Li Xiaoyao's eyes.

"Tomorrow, we hunt Xiao Wu, extract her soul, and take her ring. When I absorb the hundred-thousand-year soul ring, I'll have to trouble the two of you to assist."

After Li Xiaoyao finished speaking, he flicked his finger, and a flash of red light streaked by.

Domain: City of Devouring Time activated, and the Blue Silver Emperor in his hand dissipated into points of light, vanishing from the world.

Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, the sovereign of the Blue Silver Grass clan, Tang Hao's soul-ring-pendant wife, and Tang San's nominal mother, had fallen right there, leaving not even a trace behind.

Future curled his lips into a playful smile.

"Hehe! Main Body, rest assured."

"With me, Future, here, even if Tang Hao and the Titan Giant Ape come, they won't be able to stir up the slightest trouble."

"Just leave those two nuisances to me when the time comes; I will never let anyone interfere with your plan."

Future was not exaggerating.

When the Main Body summoned him, he had been in the middle of the Elite Spirit Master Tournament two years in the future, going head-to-head with that madwoman, Bibi Dong.

Chronos, Domain: City of Devouring Time, Shadow Manipulation, Angel Soul Bone True Body Armor: Angel Spirit Armor, Spatial Shock.

With his firepower fully unleashed, his combat strength as a Titled Douluo allowed him to crush the entire field, even standing his ground strongly against Bibi Dong.

If not for the fear of interfering with the Main Body's absorption of the soul ring, he, as Future, really would have liked to test whether he could completely eliminate Tang Hao and the Titan Giant Ape, those two hidden dangers, to save himself from future complications.

Past, standing to the side, picked up the conversation.

"I am the Main Body's Past; my strength is limited, so I can only help out with the minor tasks when the time comes."

"Once the Titan Giant Ape encounters Tang San and the others, Tang Hao will definitely be watching nearby. He won't stand by and watch Tang San fall into danger, nor will he let Xiao Wu slip out of his control."

"When Tang Hao makes his move to restrain the Titan Giant Ape, that will be our chance to kill Xiao Wu, take the ring and the bone, and at the same time, seize the opportunity to snatch Tang San's external soul bone, the Eight Spider Lances."

Li Xiaoyao chuckled softly.

"Having the two of you helping is more than enough."

"Future, you go keep an eye on Tang Hao and the Titan Giant Ape."

"Past, you go watch Tang San. Find an opportunity to seize his external spirit bone, the Eight Spider Lances."

"As for me, the original body, I will personally keep watch over that hundred-thousand-year-old rabbit, Xiao Wu."

Li Xiaoyao remembered something and added, "Oh! Almost forgot!"

"There's also that guy, Ma Hongjun!"

"We need to find a chance to kill him and end the threat once and for all."

"After I finish absorbing Xiao Wu's spirit ring, I should be able to add a few more little surprises for Tang San."

Having finalized the division of labor, Past, Present, and Future exchanged a look. Immediately after, three spatial fluctuations flashed.

Past, Future, and Li Xiaoyao all vanished at the same time, leaving behind only faint ripples of space-time lingering by the balcony railing.