Gu Yue asked many questions, and the more she listened, the worse the situation seemed.
"I didn't expect the person behind Shi Yu to be so formidable; this was unexpected," Gu Yue rubbed her temples, her head aching.
Failing to assassinate Shi Yu and the person behind him meant her secret might be leaked.
Perhaps now she should consider how to make her exit if her identity is exposed.
Next, she and Tang Wulin and the others were going to Shrek City to participate in Shrek Academy's enrollment assessment.
This meant she would be in Shrek City for a period of time. If her identity were exposed at that time, it would be very difficult for her to leave safely.
Currently, she couldn't use her true power, and it would be difficult for Soul Beasts like Di Tian to move freely within Shrek City.
For her own safety, Shrek City wasn't a good place to go.
Gu Yue hung up the phone and absentmindedly returned to her seat.
"What's wrong?" Tang Wulin, sitting next to Gu Yue, asked with concern.
After a few days of rest, his condition had improved, but his voice was still weak, not fully recovered.
"It's nothing," Gu Yue shook her head, forcing a relaxed smile.
For the rest of the journey, she was preoccupied, very reluctant and unwilling, but ultimately made the decision not to go to Shrek City.
She really wanted to stay by Tang Wulin's side, but she couldn't truly ignore everything.
The current potential risks made it very unsuitable for her to go to Shrek City. It was better to wait and see.
"That hateful Shi Yu," Gu Yue's malice towards Shi Yu increased significantly.
"Huff," Shi Yu emerged from the Time-Space Tunnel, gasping for air.
As he gasped, the frozen Time of this world returned to normal.
Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan, who were nearby, naturally continued their previous actions, not noticing any abnormality.
Not just them, but everyone in this world failed to notice anything unusual.
"Why are you suddenly gasping? Are you uncomfortable somewhere after absorbing the Soul Ring?" Jiang Nannan saw Shi Yu gasping and went over to ask with concern.
"It's nothing, I'll be fine after a moment," Shi Yu shook his head indifferently.
He subconsciously looked at his hands and was completely relieved to see that the rings were still there.
He really could bring things back to the current Time line, but he didn't know why his clothes had automatically changed back, exactly the same as when he left.
This was something he didn't quite understand, and for a moment, he didn't know how to explain the situation.
Equally incomprehensible was why he had traveled ten thousand years into the future this time. What Time point would the next journey be?
Twenty thousand years later or twenty thousand years ago?
This second journey confirmed many of his conjectures but also raised new questions.
He had been thinking about these questions even before returning. Those he could figure out, he had; those he couldn't, there was no need to keep thinking about, it was just a waste of Time.
"How do I feel like you're different from a moment ago?" Zhang Lexuan scrutinized Shi Yu, always feeling that he had changed.
There shouldn't be such a feeling of difference between one second and the next.
"I successfully absorbed a Soul Ring and completed a breakthrough, of course I'm different from before," Shi Yu joked, directing the reason for the change towards absorbing the Soul Rings.
"I mean you have new changes after absorbing the Soul Ring," Zhang Lexuan's thoughts were clear.
"What changes?" Shi Yu looked at his body on his own, then looked at Zhang Lexuan in confusion.
Jiang Nannan also looked closely at Shi Yu but didn't notice any changes.
Zhang Lexuan also wanted to know but couldn't articulate it; it was just a feeling, a very subtle feeling.
"Perhaps I'm being overly sensitive," Zhang Lexuan shook her head, thinking to herself that she might have sensed it incorrectly.
Shi Yu smiled slightly, but inwardly he was a little surprised; this Senior Apprentice Sister's perception was perhaps too sharp.
He must have changed after traveling compared to before traveling.
After all, after this journey, he obtained the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right palm bone and also got a bit of Dragon God's Blood, significantly increasing his overall strength.
The increase in strength doesn't involve changes in appearance, but it would slightly enhance his aura, which might be the change Zhang Lexuan noticed.
Furthermore, his spirit and energy might be better than before traveling. After arriving at the Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters, he had been living a very comfortable life, making it hard for his spirit and energy not to be good.
Different levels of spirit and energy can make a person look somewhat different.
"We'll rest for an hour and then move towards the edge of the forest," Zhang Lexuan arranged.
Shi Yu naturally had no objections and sat down on the spot to rest, subtly putting the storage rings on his hands into his pocket.
Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were resting in the distance, not together, the atmosphere between them somewhat awkward due to Xu Sanshi's previous actions.
Jiang Nannan curiously asked Shi Yu what kind of Soul Skill he had obtained.
Zhang Lexuan felt this wasn't quite right but still perked up her ears to listen, also quite curious.
"Displacement," Shi Yu whispered to Jiang Nannan. Jiang Nannan had shared her fourth Soul Ring with him before, so he had nothing to hide.
"Similar to the Void Turtle's Displacement skill?" Zhang Lexuan blurted out, then regretted it after speaking.
"Sorry," Zhang Lexuan apologized for eavesdropping.
"It's okay, my Soul Ring was also obtained with Senior Apprentice Sister's help, it's fine for you to know about my Soul Skill," Shi Yu said with a light chuckle.
The most important person for them to obtain Soul Rings this time was Senior Apprentice Sister Zhang Lexuan.
Zhang Lexuan smiled slightly; Shi Yu thinking this way made her very happy.
Shi Yu briefly explained his Soul Skill situation; the main effect was Displacement.
The difference from Xu Sanshi's Mystic Tortoise Displacement was that the target of his Displacement didn't have to be himself.
In other words, if he wanted to, he could swap the positions of Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan.
This difference made his Displacement skill more versatile, and when used well, it could achieve many unexpected effects.
"Can it also be used multiple times?" Zhang Lexuan suddenly thought of something and stared at Shi Yu, asking in a low voice.
He could use Naruto's Instant Transmission multiple times; this Displacement skill also had common points with Naruto's Instant Transmission, could it also...
Shi Yu smiled without speaking, not giving a clear answer.
This smile made Zhang Lexuan's heart tremble; she understood the meaning without him needing to say it explicitly.
"This talent is exaggerated, isn't it?" Zhang Lexuan looked deeply at Shi Yu, a little silent.
After resting for an hour, the group of five set off, moving quickly, wanting to leave the Star Dou Great Forest as soon as possible.
The formation for leaving was somewhat chaotic. Shi Yu and Jiang Nannan were together, while Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi walked on the other side, maintaining a distance of more than ten meters.
The previous conflict made it difficult for them to form a team and look out for each other again.
It was already a testament to Shi Yu's tolerance that he hadn't directly fallen out with Xu Sanshi; it was impossible to look out for each other anymore.
Xu Sanshi was equally unwilling; even if Zhang Lexuan spoke, it would be difficult to reconcile their conflict.
This gave Zhang Lexuan quite a headache; such a conflict significantly increased the risk on the road out.