Leaving Suonsai

Seeing the ten figures of Luo Zhiyuan across from her, Ai Chen knew she had no chance of winning. Just two of them had nearly overwhelmed her completely. Now there were ten...

Her face set in stubborn determination, Ai Chen lightly bit her lower lip with her little silver-white canine.

She took a deep breath. She wanted to experience this miraculous secret technique for herself once more.

Without hesitation, Ai Chen charged at her opponent. At the same time, she swung the long sword in her hand again and again, sending streaks of white Origin Force attacks hurtling toward Luo Zhiyuan.

Seeing Ai Chen charging at him with such resolve, Luo Zhiyuan spread the ten figures into an arc. Then he raised the three-meter-long shuttle in his hand and shot it toward her.

Ten streaks of white light dodged the Origin Force attacks, converged to a single point in front of Ai Chen, and then exploded.

Even though Ai Chen once again used her all-in-one Combat Secret Technique, complete with a protective shield, she still couldn't stop the Lightning Shuttle's attack.

Amid a blooming cocoon of white light and a thunderous boom, Luo Zhiyuan sent Ai Chen out of the Battle Space.

Inside the Suonsai Secret Realm.

Ai Chen turned to look at Luo Zhiyuan. The crystal between her brows flashed brighter and brighter, and her wide eyes shone with an almost startling light. She said excitedly:

"All ten of those attacks just now were real attacks. Is this how the Law of Time shows its power at a deeper level?"

"My insights into the Law of Time have always been vague. I could only create tiny disruptions in time. Now I've finally managed to grasp a different manifestation of the law!"

"Those few Radiance Stones were well worth it! I'll treasure my remaining nine battles!"

The result was completely different from what Luo Zhiyuan had expected. He had thought the fight would seriously shake Ai Chen's confidence, but instead, it had fired her up.

Bulieni suddenly said, "Luo, this little girl's got a strong will, and her talent's decent too. She has the potential to become a powerful expert. With the right guidance, she might even have a chance of reaching the Immortal Level."

"I think you should talk with her more, not limit it to just a few battles."

Luo Zhiyuan asked, puzzled, "Why?"

"Because aside from me and your family, you don't have any peers to talk to. And you just fused the soul memories of several people. I'm worried that could burden your soul, which would be extremely bad for the development of your mind."

Luo Zhiyuan muttered to Bulieni, "Ah, that's not a problem. I've never neglected cultivating my state of mind. These memories won't affect me."

"I'm just trying to figure out how to get out of paying."

Bulieni was confused. "Get out of paying? Why? Even if your state of mind won't be affected, talking more with talented peers would still help you grow."

Luo Zhiyuan sighed. "Because I happen to know a little about her future History Trajectory."

"She'll rank near the top in the Genius Tournament a few years from now, and she'll be accepted into the Core Layer of the Virtual Universe Company for training. But I don't know how far she'll ultimately go."

"Although the death rate among disciples in the Virtual Universe Company's Core Layer is very high—95 percent—what if she really does reach the Immortal Level, just like you said? If I accidentally affect her History Trajectory, could that have bad consequences? Could I get dragged into trouble too?"

Bulieni gave a disdainful laugh. "I thought it was something serious. That's all? Don't worry about it."

"Why not?"

"Think about what Old Mystic said back then. He told you not to try to interfere with and change the major events destined to happen in the future. What counts as a 'major event'? Only things involving the development of a race or the universe. If you change those, the Origin Law of the Universe will punish you or destroy you."

"Do you think this little girl is a key figure in the development of a race or the universe?"

Luo Zhiyuan shook his head.

Bulieni continued, "Even if she reaches the Immortal Level, changing her History Trajectory could indeed have bad consequences, but whether those consequences would have anything to do with you is another matter."

"Old Mystic interfered with History Trajectories all the time back then. Otherwise, how would he have figured out that the Immortal Level was the cutoff?"

"Most of those bad consequences happen around the person whose trajectory was changed. The closer you are to that person, the more obvious the effects. Didn't you see how he himself was barely affected?"

"As for being dragged into trouble when he rescued Alo, that was because his relationship with those other Natural Beast Gods was far too special. There was no way he could escape punishment."

Whew—

Luo Zhiyuan let out a long breath, and the troubled look on his face vanished. "Oh, so that's how it works. You told me to repair my dad's History Trajectory because we're father and son, right? If I affected his History Trajectory, the bad consequences would definitely affect me too, wouldn't they?"

"Exactly!"

Seeing that Luo Zhiyuan had ignored her and was instead letting his expression change over and over again, Ai Chen found it a little strange. She pointed at his face with her little finger and asked, "Hey, Zhiyuan, are you okay? Why do you look so weird?"

Luo Zhiyuan snapped back to his senses and gave an awkward smile. "Oh, my Auxiliary Optical Computer is an Intelligent Life. He thinks you have a talent for combat, and just suggested I fight you more often. That way, we can both improve. So, would you mind fighting me a few more times?"

Ai Chen's eyes lit up, and the crystal between her brows suddenly gleamed. "That's great! Of course I don't mind!"

"It's been a long time since I had a suitable sparring partner. None of the family members at my level can beat me, so I've been practicing against Virtual Warriors in the Virtual Universe."

"Zhiyuan, you're stronger than me right now, but I'll catch up to you for sure. You'd better watch out. Don't let me surpass you, or I'll be left without an opponent again!"

Looking at Ai Chen's confidence, which came out of nowhere, Luo Zhiyuan thought to himself, Naive. She really is a silly girl.

Afraid he might catch her foolishness, Luo Zhiyuan decided to hurry home and keep his distance from Ai Chen.

"Ai Chen, my trial is almost over. I just have to bring ten Radiance Stones safely back to Radiance City to complete it. Then I'll return to Qingyu Planet. Let's keep in touch in the Virtual Universe."

Ai Chen nodded her little head readily and waved. "Okay. I need a few days to digest what I learned from fighting you. Then I'll look for you in the Virtual Universe."

With that, Ai Chen smoothly used the Light Imperial Technique again and concealed herself.

After sensing that Ai Chen had left, Luo Zhiyuan set off to return to Radiance City as well.

On the way back this time, Luo Zhiyuan slowed down. He didn't keep flying at top speed. Instead, he treated the journey like a trip, enjoying his first visit to a Universe Secret Realm. He strolled and stopped along the way, nearly pulling out his phone to take pictures like he would have in his previous life.

On the way back to Radiance City, Luo Zhiyuan contacted Nizade once. After getting the coordinates of his team, he took a detour to visit the group, who had left him with a good impression.

When Luo Zhiyuan arrived at Nizade's team's location, Nizade greeted him with a hearty laugh. "Hahaha! Brother, you've made quite a name for yourself in the Suonsai Secret Realm!"

"You snatched three Radiance Stones at once and took out more than fifty adventurers. If I hadn't seen the video recorded by someone who was lucky enough to survive, I'd never have known you were so capable!"

Luo Zhiyuan scratched his cheek and said sheepishly, "I was wondering why the adventurers I ran into on the way here were avoiding me like the plague. Turns out I'm famous now. Haha."

"What do I know about fighting? My teacher forced me into it. I didn't tell you at the time, but my trial has a time limit. If I don't finish in time, the consequences are serious."

"So when I saw those three Radiance Stones, I charged in and fought for them. Luckily, they couldn't beat me. Hehe."

Nizade laughed. "Brother, don't be modest. If it had been us, even if we'd run into them, we wouldn't have been able to take the stones."

Luo Zhiyuan changed the subject. He took a Radiance Stone out of his World Ring and handed it to Nizade. "Here, this is a Radiance Stone. I'm giving it to you as a memento. I've completed my trial, and I still have to hurry back and continue cultivating, so I can't stay with you much longer."

Looking at the Radiance Stone in his hand, Nizade wore a deeply moved expression. He called over all his brothers, including Buxinmu, so they could thank Luo Zhiyuan together for helping them fulfill a long-held wish.

Back at Radiance City, Luo Zhiyuan entered through the enormous gate, turned down the offer to buy his Radiance Stones, and led his guards aboard the ship to set off for Qingyu Planet.

On the way back to Qingyu Planet, Luo Zhiyuan logged into the Virtual Universe using an anonymous account and contacted the Luo Family again. He received some wonderful news: Xu Xin had reached her due date, and his twin younger brothers were going to be born in the next few days!

Luo Zhiyuan was thrilled to hear it. Of course, he told his family that he was happy to have younger brothers, but the truth was that this meant he could correct the History Trajectory and no longer had to worry about bad consequences dragging him down.

In the original History Trajectory, Luo Feng's descendants had produced a True God Level expert. If Luo Zhiyuan's arrival meant Luo Feng had no descendants, then unless he was willing to have a few children himself, the Origin Law of the Universe would never let him off.

Now that his twin younger brothers were about to be born, Luo Feng would clearly have plenty of descendants. The impact on the future would be negligible, so Luo Zhiyuan could go on living his carefree life.

Still, to help his younger brothers grow up strong and do their part to have plenty of descendants, should he give them some supplements as a present?

PS: I hadn't planned to explain much about changing the History Trajectory. It was a little foreshadowing I'd planted, and the later plot will use it. But I noticed quite a few readers seemed confused, so I worked an explanation into the story. Honestly, I thought I'd made it pretty clear earlier. Looks like you guys aren't reading carefully enough, haha.

Also, brothers, the number of follows and recommendation votes is pitiful. At this rate, who knows when I'll reach the next milestone of three thousand follows! I won't get a recommendation next week either. This week's recommendation didn't do much, but at least it saved face.

Please support me, everyone. Many thanks!