Chapter 1300

[“Luo Shu, three million years from now, Tongtian Pavilion will have only you left. Your strength plummets, you turn into a pug, and then I become the Divine Alliance Lord!”]

[At those words, all three of Luo Shu’s dog heads fix on Ye Yu.]

[Liu Yuenong is also stunned rigid on the spot.]

[In their minds, Tongtian Pavilion right now is in its blazing prime.]

[Within the God Realm, it is a solid near–first-tier Divine Alliance.]

[The main reason it hasn’t hit top tier is simply its short history and small number of divine clansfolk.]

[Say nothing else—at the current pace of growth,]

[at most five years to reach first tier; within a million years, becoming top tier in the God Realm wouldn’t be difficult.]

[And this alliance so full of hope and future—you’re saying that in three million years only Luo Shu remains? And a yokai god takes the alliance lord’s seat?]

[It’s laughable!]

[Luo Shu bursts into loud laughter on the spot.]

[He points at Ye Yu and says softly, “Little yokai god, did you come here looking to die?”]

[“By the way, Yuenong—how did you say he came into our Tongtian Pavilion?”]

[Liu Yuenong bows. “I don’t know either. He seemed to appear in the alliance out of nowhere. The outer demon gods and the alliance grand array didn’t detect his arrival.”]

[Luo Shu props one dog head with a single dog paw under the jaw.]

[The other two dog heads stack atop the first like acrobats.]

[It looks a little comical.]

[But Ye Yu doesn’t laugh, because he already senses a dense killing intent.]

[Hmm. Personal experience yields a conclusion.]

[At his peak, Luo Shu’s temper is not good—do not poke him.]

[To stay alive, he must stifle the laugh.]

[Fortunately, the tableau doesn’t last long.]

[Luo Shu rolls his neck, returning the three dog heads to the same level.]

[“Boy, I don’t care which bastard used great divine arts to send you here. But to try to sway hearts with a few words? That’s far too naive.”]

[“I know—since you dared come, you must be ready to die.”]

[“But I won’t let you die so easily.”]

[“I’ll imprison you for three million years. When that time comes, I’ll let you see with your own eyes how far Tongtian Pavilion has risen!”]

[With that, Luo Shu waves a hand.]

[Clearly, he intends for Liu Yuenong to haul Ye Yu away and lock him up.]

[That is not /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ the outcome Ye Yu wants, so he can’t help shouting, “What I said is true! In the near future you’ll be gravely wounded, and White Rainbow will die...”]

[He’s only halfway through when the entire side hall begins to shake violently!]

[The space in the corners twists and warps!]

[Luo Shu’s three dog heads seem to fall into confusion.]

[“Wh—White Rainbow? Such a familiar name! Who is she? Who?”]

[Hearing this, Ye Yu’s heart jolts.]

[What is going on?]

[From Luo Shu’s account before, White Rainbow was its best companion—so why is it asking that now?]

[Could it be that in this former Tongtian Pavilion, relationships have shifted somehow?]

[Ye Yu has no time to think further—pain flares in his arm.]

[He turns and sees Liu Yuenong gripping his arm with one hand, using tremendous force.]

[Ye Yu starts to yank free—but Liu Yuenong’s face is twisted in pain.]

[As if, at this moment, she is enduring an immense injury.]

[Now she seems to become once more as she is three million years later.]

[Those lonely eyes are unmistakable.]

[She gives a slight shake of her head, as if telling Ye Yu not to mention the name White Rainbow again.]

[As the warped space around them grows, Ye Yu knows he must change course.]

[He hurriedly amends, “My apologies—I misspoke. I meant that the many demon gods of Tongtian Pavilion will also die.”]

[At that, the violent trembling of the side hall abruptly ceases.]

[Even the twisted space around them starts, bit by bit, to return to normal.]

[On Luo Shu’s three dog heads: one smirks in disdain, one surges with killing intent, and the last looks pitying.]

[“Boy, are you planning to curse us to cut off our alliance’s fortune?”]

[“Fine, fine—that’s at least a new angle.”]

[“But it still won’t change your fate. Yuenong, drag him out, lash his divine soul three hundred times, then lock him up!”]

[“Yes, Great Sage!”]

[Liu Yuenong bows again in assent.]

[In that instant, she is once more the lively girl—everything just now as if an illusion.]

[He doesn’t know exactly what ‘lash the divine soul three hundred times’ entails, but it will certainly be excruciating.]

[Ye Yu has no desire to face that end.]

[So he hardens his heart, plants a hand on his hip, and declares, “Doggie, are you trying to rebel?!”]

[At those words, Liu Yuenong shudders.]

[Doggie? You dare use that form of address for the Great Sage, Guardian of the Realm of the Demon World?]

[Do you actually want to die?]

[Instinctively she releases Ye Yu and steps back half a pace.]

[She does it for one simple reason: to avoid being spattered with blood.]

[In Liu Yuenong’s mind, in the very next second Luo Shu will erupt in fury and execute Ye Yu with thunderous force.]

[The Great Sage’s majesty cannot be profaned!]

[Yet the expected scene does not occur.]

[Luo Shu not only doesn’t kill Ye Yu—he even rises from the dragon throne, trembling.]

[“What...did you just call me?” he says, incredulous.]

[Seeing this reaction, Ye Yu understands at once: he bet correctly.]

[Earlier, while reading in Tongtian Pavilion’s archives, he found a long-dusty diary in a corner.]

[It was White Rainbow’s friendship diary.]

[It recorded many past episodes of White Rainbow and Luo Shu.]

[What impressed Ye Yu most was how White Rainbow addressed Luo Shu!]

[Whenever Luo Shu got stubborn, as long as White Rainbow said, “Doggie, are you trying to rebel?”]

[Luo Shu would become obedient and stop being stubborn.]

[For this Guardian of the Realm, that line was like a tightening curse—a phrase with a strange magic.]

[And now, it seems to work very well.]

[In that case—once more!]

[Ye Yu, righteous and stern, shouts again, “Doggie, are you trying to rebel?!”]

[The shout is so loud the floor trembles ever so slightly.]

[Liu Yuenong stares at Ye Yu, dumbfounded, speechless for a long moment.]

[Luo Shu, meanwhile, wears a look of utter bliss.]

[The sight gives Ye Yu the creeps.]

[Doggo, don’t tell me you’re...a bit unusual in that regard?]