A Fate That Could Be Changed

Suotuo City, Shrek Academy, girls' dormitory.

Ning Rongrong lay on her bed with her face buried in her pillow.

"Hmph, Flender is so unreasonable."

"I've clearly been working so hard, and he still says I'm not trying hard enough..."

"When have I ever had to put up with this kind of treatment in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect..."

She was sulking when she suddenly felt something hard pressing against her beneath the pillow.

"What's this..."

She reached underneath and pulled out a black notebook.

[Yu Tiancheng's Diary Instance Linked (Ning Rongrong Exclusive)]

"Yu Tiancheng? Who's that?"

Curious, Ning Rongrong opened it. The first thing she saw was a set of strange rules on the title page.

"Diary Copy? Exclusive? What does that mean?"

She pursed her lips. "Some bored person's prank, I bet."

But words like "Soul Bone," "Immortal Herb," and "God Position Clue" caught her eye all the same.

After all, although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was wealthy, Soul Bones and Immortal Herbs weren't things one could simply get their hands on.

She turned to the diary entries.

[Six years! System, you finally woke up.]

[It's been twelve years since I transmigrated, and you've been draining my Soul Power for six of them. Do you know what I've been through these past six years?]

"Transmigrated? System? Is this person writing a novel?"

Ning Rongrong found it amusing and kept reading.

[Tang San... The Shrek Seven Devils have all gathered.]

Ning Rongrong's smile froze.

"He... How does he know my name?"

"And how does he know I'm at Shrek Academy?"

She sat up straight, her expression turning serious.

Shrek Academy was tucked away in a secluded location, and few people knew about it.

How could this Yu Tiancheng know about it?

She read on, her hands beginning to tremble slightly.

[The Soul Hunting Plan in five years... Sigh.]

[The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan... the Upper Three Sects... There won't be many survivors when the time comes.]

"The Soul Hunting Plan... The Upper Three Sects..."

Ning Rongrong's face went deathly pale.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect... will be..."

She thought of her father, Ning Fengzhi, and of Sword Grandpa, Chen Xin, and Bone Grandpa, Gu Rong.

If Spirit Hall really moved against the Upper Three Sects, then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect...

"No... That can't be..."

She shook her head, trying to dismiss the terrifying thought.

But the diary's tone was so certain that it made her panic.

She flipped back and read it again.

"Yu Tiancheng... Is he from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"

"He says he wants to save those people..."

Ning Rongrong clutched the diary, a glimmer of hope appearing in her eyes.

"He knows the future. Maybe he really can save the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect..."

She carefully hid the diary deep beneath her pillow.

"Once Shrek Academy moves to Heaven Dou City... I have to find him!"

"No matter what it costs... I'll protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"

On the road back to Shrek Academy from Suotuo City.

Zhu Zhuqing walked ahead alone, moving quickly.

Today at the Great Soul Arena, she had lost to Tang San.

She didn't mind losing—Tang San was strong, and she accepted his victory.

What really angered her was Dai Mubai.

His conversation with Ma Hongjun just now had disgusted her.

Zhu Zhuqing pressed her lips together, disappointment flashing in her eyes.

The competition in the Star Luo Empire was so brutal that failure meant death.

But Dai Mubai? He was still wallowing in wine and women, making no effort to improve.

Was a man like that really worth entrusting her life to?

Suddenly, a message appeared in her mind.

[Yu Tiancheng's Diary Instance Linked]

[Please check it.]

Zhu Zhuqing stopped and warily scanned her surroundings.

Night had fallen, and the street was deserted.

She closed her eyes and sensed the illusory diary in her mind.

"Mental Attack? Illusion Technique?"

She tried striking it with her Soul Power, but the diary didn't budge.

With no other choice, she "opened" it.

The rules... the diary entries...

When she read, "The Shrek Seven Devils have all gathered," Zhu Zhuqing's pupils contracted sharply.

"How does this person know about Shrek Academy?"

She read on, her breathing growing more labored.

[The Soul Hunting Plan in five years... the Upper Three Sects... There won't be many survivors...]

Spirit Hall didn't dare unite the continent because it truly feared the Upper Three Sects, not the imperial families.

If the Upper Three Sects were wiped out, then the Star Luo Empire...

She didn't dare follow that thought to its end.

But what caught her attention even more was the final line of the diary:

[At the very least... I have to save those who treated me well.]

Save them...

Did this person intend to change the future?

Zhu Zhuqing opened her eyes and quickened her pace.

If... if someone really could change the future...

Did that mean she might have a chance to escape the cruel fate of the Star Luo Imperial Family, too?

She looked toward Heaven Dou City, her gaze resolute.

"Yu Tiancheng, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan..."

"Heaven Dou City, Blue Tyrant Academy."

"I'll wait for you."

"Wait for you to give me... a way to live."

At the same time, not far behind her on the street.

Xiao Wu supported Tang San as they walked slowly.

"Are you all right, Brother? Does your wound still hurt?"

"I'm fine, Xiao Wu. It's just a surface wound." Tang San smiled. "We wouldn't have won the 2v2 today without you."

"Of course!" Xiao Wu lifted her chin proudly. "We're the Golden Combination!"

Suddenly, she felt a diary appear in her mind.

[Yu Tiancheng's Diary Instance Linked (Xiao Wu Exclusive)]

"Huh? What's this?"

Her attention shifted, and her grip slackened. She nearly stumbled.

"What's wrong, Xiao Wu? Are you hurt, too?" Tang San asked with concern.

"I'm fine, Brother. I just got distracted." Xiao Wu quickly steadied herself.

As she spoke, she had already begun reading the diary in her mind.

"The Shrek Seven Devils have all gathered..."

How did this person know we'd all gathered?

She kept reading, growing more and more alarmed.

"The Soul Hunting Plan... the Upper Three Sects..."

"Someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan... wants to save those people..."

Xiao Wu bit her lip.

She was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had taken human form, and she wasn't particularly concerned with the power struggles of the human world.

But she could tell that, at least before the Soul Hunting Plan, Spirit Hall was the enemy of this man called Yu Tiancheng.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Besides, this Yu Tiancheng... seemed to know a great deal.

"He's going to join Blue Tyrant Academy..."

"If I get the chance, I should meet this Yu Tiancheng."

"I want to see what kind of person... he really is."

Spirit Hall, Pope's Palace.

Bibi Dong sat on her throne, listening to her subordinate's report.

Suddenly, she sensed a strange fluctuation in space.

A black notebook appeared out of thin air beside her.

Her gaze turned cold, and she tapped the ground with her scepter.

"Who's there?"

Her immense Spiritual Power instantly blanketed the entire Pope's Palace, but she found nothing.

Inside the hall, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo looked up at the same time.

"Your Holiness, what's the matter?" Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan asked first. Bibi Dong had suddenly unleashed her Spiritual Power, which was rather unusual.

Thinking something might have happened, he had also searched the area, but found nothing.

"Didn't you see that there's a dia— in front of me..."

She didn't get the last two words out. Suddenly, Bibi Dong felt her throat tighten.

A force that came from the depths of her soul clamped down on her, leaving her unable to make a sound!

She tried to summon her Soul Power to fight back, but the Soul Power within her had become as still as if it had solidified. She couldn't get it to circulate at all.

Even more terrifyingly, she sensed that if she ignored the consequences and forced herself to say the words "diary notebook," this power would kill her instantly!

Not even her Undying Body could save her.

Was this... the power of a God?

Bibi Dong's heart roiled like a stormy sea.

"Your Holiness?" Gui Mei sensed something was wrong, too.

Bibi Dong forced herself to calm down and waved her hand.

"I'm tired. You may leave."

Compared to Spirit Hall's affairs, this mysterious power... deserved far more of her attention.

"Yes, Your Holiness."

Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance. Though puzzled, they respectfully withdrew from the hall.