The palace doors closed.
Only then did Bibi Dong look at the black notebook beside her.
[Yu Tiancheng's Diary Copy (Exclusive to Bibi Dong)]
"Yu Tiancheng... Someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
Because of a certain someone, she was extremely sensitive to the surname Yu.
She opened the diary and quickly skimmed its rules and contents.
When she saw words like "transmigration" and "system," a trace of puzzlement flashed in her eyes.
When she saw "Time Dragon Emperor Martial Soul awakened, God-tier Quality," a hint of interest appeared in her eyes.
When she saw "the Soul Hunting Plan five years from now"—
Bibi Dong's fingers tightened slightly.
"The Soul Hunting Plan..."
She was indeed planning certain things, but only a handful of people knew the exact timing and details.
How could this Yu Tiancheng know?
As for the later parts about Shrek Academy and the like, Bibi Dong didn't know why he had written them, either.
She closed the diary and leaned back against the throne, lost in thought.
"Knowing the future... wanting to change it..."
"Yu Tiancheng, who exactly are you?"
"Will your appearance... disrupt my plans?"
She looked toward the hall's entrance, her gaze icy.
"No matter who you are..."
"If you dare obstruct Spirit Hall's path..."
"Then I'll have no choice but to... eliminate you."
Heavenly Son Imperial Palace, Crown Prince's bedchamber.
Qian Renxue was reviewing memorials when her pen suddenly stopped.
A black notebook had appeared on her desk.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she instinctively wanted to summon the two Titled Douluo, Snake Lance and Pufferfish.
But after examining it carefully, she found it was only an ordinary diary.
There wasn't even the slightest trace of Soul Power.
"How did it appear?"
She looked around. The doors and windows were shut, and the guards were on high alert.
To deliver something to her without anyone noticing...
Qian Renxue opened the notebook's cover.
[Yu Tiancheng's Diary Copy (Exclusive to Qian Renxue)]
"Yu Tiancheng... This is interesting."
She quickly skimmed the contents. When she saw "God-Tier Martial Soul" and "Soul Hunting Plan," a glint flashed in her eyes.
"A genius with a God-Tier Martial Soul has appeared in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the clan doesn't even know?"
"That woman Bibi Dong certainly moves fast."
She closed the notebook and leaned back in her chair.
"Yu Tiancheng, you know so many secrets..."
"Are you friend or foe?"
She looked out the window, her gaze deep and inscrutable.
"Looks like... I'll have to find a chance to meet you."
"But first, I need to confirm just how much of what you wrote in this diary... is true."
The next morning, at a collateral branch courtyard of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Yu Tiancheng was jolted awake by a system notification in the middle of a dream.
[Beep! Yesterday's diary settlement is complete]
[Base Reward: Soul Power increased by 3 levels]
[Bonus Reward: Storage Soul Tool, Time-Space Ring (100 cubic meters; slowly restores Soul Power automatically)]
Yu Tiancheng's eyes lit up as he looked at the silver ring that had suddenly appeared in his hand.
"Level 18! Just one step away from level 20!"
"And a Storage Ring that restores Soul Power... This is incredibly useful!"
He immediately circulated his Soul Power and stored his luggage and valuables in the ring.
At the same time, a gentle stream of Soul Power slowly flowed from the ring into his body. It was slow, but continuous.
"With this, I can restore Soul Power while traveling. That'll make me much more efficient."
Feeling the surging level-18 Soul Power inside him, he was filled with confidence.
"Today, I set out for Heaven Dou City!"
At the same time, the other holders of diary copies received their reading rewards.
Blue Tyrant Academy, the headmaster's office.
Liu Erlong was cultivating when she suddenly felt her Soul Power increase.
[Beep! Yesterday's diary reading rewards have been issued]
[Reward: Soul Power increased by 1 level]
[Because you were the person mentioned most often in yesterday's diary]
[Bonus Reward: 1,000-year Left Arm Soul Bone—Power of the Red Dragon (enhances fire attribute; compatible with your Martial Soul)]
Liu Erlong opened her eyes. Disbelief flashed in them as she looked at the crimson Soul Bone that had suddenly appeared in her hand.
"A Soul Bone! It really is a Soul Bone!"
She gingerly touched its smooth, warm surface and felt the searing energy it contained. Her heart pounded.
As a Soul Saint, she knew all too well how precious Soul Bones were. Even a powerful clan like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had fewer than ten experts who possessed one!
And now, she had received such a precious treasure just for reading a diary?
"Tiancheng, where exactly did that diary of yours come from?"
She remembered the line Yu Tiancheng had written in the diary:
"Aunt Liu Erlong, you have to take good care of yourself."
Her eyes instantly reddened.
"From now on, Auntie will grow stronger—strong enough to protect you and everyone at Blue Tyrant Academy."
She pressed the Soul Bone against her left arm. Crimson light flared, and the bone slowly fused into her arm.
A searing energy coursed through her body, and her Soul Power rose by another small margin.
"This Soul Bone will increase my combat strength by at least thirty percent against opponents of the same level."
Liu Erlong clenched her fist, feeling the surging power within her.
"No matter what lies behind this diary..."
"Auntie will protect you."
Shrek Academy, girls' dormitory.
Ning Rongrong woke from a dream when she felt her Soul Power increase.
[Yesterday's diary reading rewards have been issued]
[Reward: Soul Power increased by 1 level]
"Huh? I leveled up?"
Ning Rongrong sat up and felt the increase in her Soul Power. At first she was confused, but then she remembered something and hurriedly pulled the black diary out from under her pillow.
"Could this really be because of this?"
She opened the diary and read it again. This time, her outlook was completely different.
Yesterday, she had been half-convinced, thinking it might be some sort of prank or Illusion Technique. But now, with her Soul Power having truly increased, she had no choice but to believe it—the diary was real!
"Yu Tiancheng, you really know the future?"
Ning Rongrong's voice trembled slightly as she remembered the line in the diary:
"The Soul Hunting Plan five years from now... The Upper Three Sects... Hardly any of them will survive."
If that really was true—
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Dad, Sword Grandpa, Bone Grandpa..."
She couldn't bear to think any further.
Ever since she was little, she had been a pampered little princess. When it came to cultivation, she had always been the type to work hard for two days and slack off for three.
But now, for the first time, she felt a sense of urgency.
"No, I can't just sit around and wait."
Ning Rongrong gripped the notebook, a determination she had never felt before shining in her eyes.
"I have to grow stronger! I have to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"
"When Shrek moves to Heaven Dou City, I'll find you for sure!"
"No matter what it takes, I'll learn more about the future from you."
In another girls' dormitory.
Zhu Zhuqing felt her Soul Power increase while cultivating.
She opened her eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them.
"It's that diary..."
"If... if the diary is real."
"If Yu Tiancheng really does know the future and truly wants to change it."
She felt her Soul Power grow denser and clenched her fist.
Her entire life had been a tragedy waiting to happen. Either she and Dai Mubai defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun and became the emperor and empress of the Star Luo Empire, or they failed, and her Soul Power was crippled before she was imprisoned for the rest of her life.
She had never had the power to choose.
But now...
"Yu Tiancheng, you've given me a chance."
Zhu Zhuqing's gaze became utterly resolute.
No matter what lay behind the diary, no matter what she had to sacrifice.
As long as you could give me a way out and help me escape this damned fate...
"Yu Tiancheng, my life is yours!"
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