Dreamscape

"Part of his daughter?"

Lin Qiu'er's face was full of disbelief. How had she become part of Tang San's daughter?

Lin Ye said, "It's ridiculous, right? But that's what he said.

"Maybe that was the only way to let his daughter take over your legacy without feeling guilty."

"Damn it, that bastard..."

Lin Qiu'er was so furious she could hardly breathe, but her literary repertoire was limited. All she could do was repeat "damn it" and "bastard."

Snow Empress frowned. She had noticed something suspicious: Lin Ye had said this would happen ten thousand years later, yet Tang San was only human. How could he have lived that long?

She immediately asked what was on her mind.

Lin Ye explained, "Because Tang San would eventually inherit a God Position."

Snow Empress finally understood. No wonder Lin Ye had gone to such lengths to sabotage Tang San. It turned out Tang San had the potential to become a god.

"That damned human! I'll kill him as soon as I get back," Lin Qiu'er said fiercely.

Lin Ye held Lin Qiu'er and settled her on his lap, then gently stroked her back, smoothing down her bristling fur.

"Don't be rash. If I could kill him, I'd have done it already. Why would I have let him live this long?"

"Why can't we kill him? No matter how impressive he becomes in the future, right now he's just a lowly Soul Master. One swipe of my paw would kill him." Lin Qiu'er waved a forepaw, her cheeks puffed up cutely with anger.

Lin Ye shook his head. "That Little Scumbag has already caught the eye of some dog god in the Divine Realm. Even if we really killed him now, that Dog God would just bring him back to life. Then Little Scumbag would go into hiding, and how would we torment him?"

Lin Qiu'er looked indignant. "So we're just supposed to do nothing?"

"Not at all. If we can't kill him, we'll ruin his potential and turn him into a good-for-nothing."

Snow Empress, who had been silent until then, suddenly asked, "Since Tang San has already caught the attention of that... that Dog God, aren't you afraid that sabotaging him like this will bring trouble down on us?"

Snow Empress was worried. If they were dealing with Soul Masters, she was absolutely confident she could keep Lin Ye safe.

But if someone from the Divine Realm intervened, there was little she could do—and she might not even be able to protect herself.

Lin Ye chuckled. "So what? We're already enemies. There's no way I'll let Little Scumbag grow up without a hitch.

"Don't worry, Xue Nu. The Divine Realm has its rules, too. Even gods can't meddle in the affairs of the mainland as they please.

"Besides, that Dog God isn't Tang San's father, and the God Position doesn't have to go to Tang San."

Lin Ye truly didn't believe that, with a bunch of ten-year-old trash Soul Rings, Tang San could still impress the Sea God and Asura God.

"As long as you know what you're doing." Snow Empress nodded and said no more.

"You know so much about what will happen ten thousand years from now. Then why..."

Lin Qiu'er asked again. She had meant to ask why Lin Ye hadn't helped her, but the words died on her lips. He wasn't anything to her, so why should he help?

Lin Ye could easily tell what she wanted to ask.

"You want to know why I didn't help you, right?"

Lin Qiu'er sheepishly nodded her little head.

Lin Ye thought, I can't exactly tell you I saw it in the original story. I'm not even a character in Douluo Dalu II.

So he could only keep lying.

"In the original course of history, we didn't even know each other."

Lin Qiu'er still felt that something was off, but she nodded to show she understood.

Lin Ye patted her head and said loyally, "Don't worry. That was the original course of history. Things are different now.

"I came back from the future, after all. The future is bound to change. That's the butterfly effect.

"Take Little Scumbag, for example. His First Soul Ring wasn't ten years old in the original timeline. Don't worry; things will only get worse for him."

Lin Qiu'er's eyes lit up, and her spirits soared.

Lin Ye grinned. "See how good I am to you? You have to behave from now on, got it? If you do well, I might consider making you my mount."

As he spoke, he put his hand on her soft fur once more and stroked it back and forth.

"Drop dead! I'm not being your mount." Lin Qiu'er swiped at him with a paw.

"Ow! You ungrateful little thing."

"Hmph! You're the one who made me mad."

"..."

The human and the beast tussled, their laughter ringing out.

Three days later, in the Mixed Area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

A breeze passed through the trees, rustling their leaves. Sunlight filtered through the dense branches, scattering golden flecks across the ground.

"Whew!"

Lin Ye let out a long breath and slowly opened his tightly shut eyes.

Ghost Spirit flickered into view behind him, and a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring had appeared beneath his feet.

His Second Soul Ring was 6,100 years old.

After absorbing the Soul Ring, and with the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone he had previously fused with from Ah Yin, his Soul Power had surged to level 25.

He was overjoyed. As expected, cheating was great for a while—and cheating all the time was great all the time.

Second Soul Skill—Nightmare.

Its ability was to create illusions.

The illusions created by Nightmare could affect every aspect of a person's senses, including sight, touch, and smell.

For example, after someone was hit by the Nightmare Soul Skill, you could stand in front of him and cut off his dick without him noticing.

"Not bad, not bad. This Soul Skill is interesting. Little Scumbag, you're in for a treat. Heh heh heh..." Lin Ye's sinister laugh sent a chill down anyone who heard it.

Time flew by, swift as a white colt flashing past a crack. In the blink of an eye, three years had quietly passed.

At Notting Academy, Tang San excitedly rushed to find Yu Xiaogang.

"Teacher, I've reached level 20."

Yu Xiaogang was overjoyed. He reacted even more excitedly than Tang San himself. "Really? That's wonderful, Xiao San. You haven't let me down."

Tang San gazed at Yu Xiaogang expectantly.

Yu Xiaogang immediately understood and patted Tang San's shoulder with satisfaction. "Xiao San, go get ready. Tomorrow, we'll set out to find a suitable Soul Ring for you."

After sending Tang San off, Yu Xiaogang went out to find the dean of Notting Academy.

There was no helping it. His own strength was too poor. He could just about manage to help Tang San hunt for his First Soul Ring, but the Second Soul Ring was beyond him, so he had to find outside help.

That outside help was the dean of Notting Academy.

He and the dean had known each other for many years and got along fairly well. Otherwise, Yu Xiaogang wouldn't have come here to freeload on food and lodging.

Meanwhile, Lin Ye also heard the good news from Snow Empress that Tang San's Soul Power had reached level 20.

"Xue Nu, has Tang Hao still not come back?" Lin Ye asked.

He asked because Tang Hao had left two years ago. Although he returned every so often, he never stayed for long.

During that time, major events kept happening across the mainland.

The Spirit Hall branches established throughout the mainland were under constant attack, and the culprit escaped unscathed every time.

Lin Ye knew without thinking that Tang Hao was responsible.

But Little Scumbag was about to reach level 20. Tang Hao ought to be coming back soon, shouldn't he?