"If Little Zi and I joined forces, it might be possible to break through the cosmic barrier."
"But to abandon our universe..."
The Goddess of Life hesitated. She still remembered that the heavenly screen had said an assessment mechanism would be imposed on their universe in the future.
And without gods like them to lead it, their native universe...
"As long as there's a chance, that's good. There are still twelve years left. We have time."
"Let's treat the barrier-breaking plan as a fallback."
"Provided no gods interfere with the lower realm again."
Ji Dong breathed a sigh of relief and spoke to reassure everyone.
"Tang San, in that case, I'm going to seal away all of you Shrek Seven Devils, so you can't stir up trouble."
"But I promise I won't harm a hair on your heads. Otherwise, you're welcome to blow yourselves up again."
"Well? Are you satisfied with this outcome?"
Destruction spoke in a deep voice. Sooner or later, he was going to give Tang San a blast!
"Agreed."
Tang San gave Destruction a long look. In fact, being sealed by Destruction was a good thing for him too.
At least he wouldn't have to worry about being ganged up on by the other gods.
"Hmph. In that case, let's keep watching the heavenly screen."
"I'd like to see just what this so-called assessment is!"
Destruction's heart softened as well. If the assessment wasn't too difficult, he might be willing to stay in their universe with Xiao Lu.
Yes, after hearing Life's hesitation, he had already guessed what choice she would make in the future.
[Tang San's divine sense vanished. Ye Xiao, his hair standing on end, wordlessly smoothed it down. His face was also somewhat pale.
Clearly, he too had been struck by lightning earlier, and his essence, Qi, and spirit levels had all been reset to zero.
"Shouldn't getting struck by lightning make your clothes explode or something~?"
Muttering to himself, Ye Xiao wiped Ye Guyi's soot-blackened, pretty face.
Then he saw a pair of bright but resentful eyes.
"Sister Guyi, you're awake!"
Ye Xiao cried out in delight, as though he hadn't said a thing earlier!
"Mmm~"
Ye Guyi reached out, wrapped her arms around Ye Xiao's neck, and let out an alluring hum.
"Hold me~"
Having dispersed her Soul Power, Ye Guyi's delicate body was weak, and her voice was soft and seductive.
"Okay~"
As Ye Xiao spoke, a strange ripple emanated from him, and the bones throughout his body crackled!
In just a moment, a white Soul Ring rose from beneath his feet!
Then, his complexion a little rosier, Ye Xiao slipped an arm beneath the smooth legs under Ye Guyi's skirt and lifted her into a princess carry.
"???"
Ye Guyi's moist pink lips parted slightly as she stared in astonishment at Ye Xiao, who had suddenly produced a ring.]
"???"
Destruction and Life exchanged looks. They knew the cultivation rules of the Douluo Plane very well, and they knew just as well that the heavenly screen's punishment had truly reset everyone's levels to zero!
If that was the case, how could he do that?!
"???"
A slender silver dragon who had only recently awakened widened her purple eyes, then instantly transformed into an exquisite young woman wearing a shimmering silver gown.
"Di Tian, find him!"
"As you command, my lord!"
Di Tian answered respectfully.
"???"
At the same time, everyone in the Divine Realm and on the Douluo Continent was bewildered.
["Sister Guyi, you know my cultivation system is different from everyone else's."
"The Soul Power I normally use isn't Soul Power at all. It's Sword Qi."
"On top of that, my body has cultivated the Indestructible Sword Body, which can produce Sword Qi endlessly."
"Although the reset of my essence, Qi, and spirit levels has greatly reduced the speed at which I generate Sword Qi..."
"My comprehension is still there, after all, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to cultivate back to the Soul Master level in three minutes, right~?"
Ye Xiao smiled and gave Ye Guyi, who wasn't very heavy, a little heft in his arms, a mischievous grin spreading across his face.
"Reasonable, my ass!"
The corner of Ye Guyi's mouth twitched. She had also cultivated the Indestructible Sword Body, but even now she had only converted thirty percent of her Soul Power into Sword Qi.
Ye Xiao's current realm was simply unimaginably high!
"And then... Sword Qi Ring Condensation, right?"
Ye Guyi spoke in a faint voice, watching as Ye Xiao's Soul Ring changed from white to yellow.
And only ten minutes had passed.
"Yeah. A yellow ring is enough for now. I'll use any extra Sword Qi to push up my level first."
"Now that everyone's level has been reset to zero, we're all on the same starting line..."
Ye Xiao paused and said no more, merely flashing a radiant smile.
In fact, Ye Xiao had no shortage of sword techniques.
As such, thanks to the local rules, Ye Xiao had converted all his Soul Rings into amplification skills!
That way, his rings would be fairly useful too.
"Freak~"
Ye Guyi's mind relaxed, and her tense body went completely limp.
She had heard the announcement of the punishment while unconscious, and she knew very well just how much of a freak Ye Xiao was when everyone was on the same starting line...
Simply put, they had this in the bag!]
He's pretty handsome all grown up~
Ye Guyi's attention had wandered in a different direction. Looking at the radiant smile on the heavenly screen, she couldn't help blushing.
Then she cautiously glanced at the little Ye Xiao beside her, who still needed her to carry him on her back.
["Hehe~"
"I told you long ago, if I taught you Sword Heart first, your Sword Dao comprehension would improve by leaps and bounds."
"Then you would've condensed your Sword Heart early and cultivated the Indestructible Sword Body to minor mastery. You'd be a Titled Douluo by now, at the very least, and your Martial Soul might even have evolved once."
"But you wouldn't learn, so what could I do~?"
Ye Xiao shrugged. Although Sword Heart didn't give him much of a boost, for an ordinary person like Ye Guyi, it would bring about a complete qualitative change!
"And you still have the nerve to bring it up!"
A blush spread across Ye Guyi's alluring face.
"What decent person makes you strip naked and press up against them for assisted cultivation?!"
Flustered and embarrassed, Ye Guyi buried her head in Ye Xiao's chest.
Ye Xiao had indeed said he could help her rapidly condense her Sword Heart, but the Sword Heart Resonance Assisted Cultivation Method was just too embarrassing!]
"I'm willing! I'm willing!!!"
Meng Hongchen, a little sucker for handsome faces from Sun Moon, raised her hand and gazed eagerly at the white-haired handsome guy on the heavenly screen.
You're saying she could press up against a handsome guy and improve her cultivation speed, increase the age of her Soul Rings, and even evolve her Martial Soul?
She, Meng Hongchen, was absolutely, absolutely, absolutely in!
"Someone, seize the Fifth Elder, this believer in evil devils!"
Ning Fengya sprang to her feet and cried out, her emotions surging!
If she didn't go all in on this, how could she still call herself a Ning?!
What? Why did she dare call Tang San and Ning Rongrong evil devils?
She dared, all right. If they had the guts, they could try interfering with the lower realm again!
"An epiphyllum blooms for but an instant, and the sword sings; wherever its fleeting light sweeps, not a single gap remains!"
"From this day forth, I declare that Ye Xiao, the Epiphyllum Sword Master, is the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's closest friend!"
"Anyone who makes an enemy of Ye Xiao makes an enemy of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect!"
"And as for Ning Rongrong, the deity our sect once worshipped..."
"I must tell you all a painful truth. In fact, our ancestor Ning Rongrong never became a god. The one who became a god was merely an evil devil wearing our ancestor's face!"
"I've said my piece. Who agrees, and who objects?"
Ning Fengya was in high spirits, but her heart also itched unbearably!
She wished she could rush into the heavenly screen and take the place of the Ye Guyi from the past, letting Ye Xiao assist her cultivation!