Two days later.
Bai Ye paced anxiously back and forth across the living room, glancing at the Star of Glory on his wrist from time to time.
The brilliant dark-gold dial displayed the time: 23:45.
In another fifteen minutes, he would have accumulated enough time for the Time-Dimension Modification.
The sound of running water came from the bathroom. His extraordinary hearing allowed him to clearly hear water droplets falling onto delicate skin.
Five minutes later, An Xiaotong came out wrapped in a white bath towel, rubbing her freshly dried hair.
She glanced at Bai Ye in the living room and asked with impeccable politeness, "Coming in to sleep?"
Bai Ye's face darkened. He seriously suspected Perky Xiaotong was deliberately provoking him. Previously, she had at least worn pajamas when she came out; now, she was not even wearing pajamas.
Damn it, how dared she humiliate him like this!?
"Just you wait!"
An Xiaotong smiled teasingly and waved. "I'll wait for you~"
She turned and walked into the bedroom, leaving even the door open.
Her utterly fearless attitude made Bai Ye burn with anger.
Ten minutes later, mysterious temporal fluctuations descended right on schedule. Bai Ye, who had been pacing around like a headless fly, suddenly stopped.
He immediately sat down on the sofa, his expression animated as his consciousness connected to the Pangu USB Drive.
"System Error, hurry! Begin the Stage One Time-Dimension Modification!"
Ding!
[Stage One Time-Dimension Modification activated. Time consumed: five minutes.]
As the notification sounded, an ethereal, vast power surged forth from his body.
Bai Ye was astonished to find himself seemingly drifting through a river of time, floating along its current.
At the same time, the 6 minutes and 21 seconds of time he had stored began to drain rapidly. That time seemed to