CHAPTER 540: CHAPTER 540: ZI FAMILY CRISIS! (PLEASE FOLLOW)

"What are your plans?" The Time Empress lifted her stunningly beautiful face, asking somewhat warily.

The Destruction Divine Spirit and the Reincarnation Divine Spirit exchanged glances, "I’ll just see how it goes first, and seize the right moment."

"Same here, Big Sis can go ahead, I’m going to see what’s up first."

The Time Empress Divine Spirit breathed a sigh of relief, "You’d better not show your intentions to that kid too soon, go after the Space Divine Spirit makes their move. Otherwise, if too many of us show up at once, he’ll get suspicious about our aims and motives."

"He’s the driving force of this universe, if we can hitch a ride on this wind, we can rise with it."

The Destruction Divine Spirit laughed, "Of course I’ll go, it’s only a matter of time."

"Big Sis has already left, so as the little sister, I’ve got to tag along."

The Reincarnation Divine Spirit chimed in, "Me too, me too."

"If even Big Sis is willing to lower her stance, there’s nothing for me to be proud of. I can lower my stance temporarily too."

The Time Empress Divine Spirit curled her lips, saying, "He’s the Human Emperor, you aren’t lowering your status, you’re just clinging to a bigshot."

"No point talking more, see you if fate allows!"

"You two better put some clothes on, don’t let those male Divine Spirits eye you. Otherwise, with that boy’s obsession with cleanliness, you’ll never become his wives—oh, I meant his guardians."

As her words fell, her peerlessly delicate body faded into the endless void.

The two Divine Spirits looked a bit baffled, "It’s just a body, does that cosmic force really care that much?"

"Yeah, that’s weird, guardians aren’t wives, so why’s that kid care what we look like anyway?"

"Big Sis and the Time Empress want to be that kid’s guardians too, right? Surely they’re not trying to be his wives?"

"Of course, a guardian just protects the Human Emperor as he grows. A wife, though—not only does she have to protect him, she has to satisfy his every need, kneel for him and fawn on him and everything. No way a proud Divine Spirit like Big Sis would do that."

"Yeah, yeah, the Time Empress is the most mysterious Divine Spirit—no one can lay a finger on her, and there’s no way she’d become that Human Emperor’s wife!"

As they spoke, mysterious rune-filled ancient robes appeared on their graceful bodies.

If any true expert had been there, they’d have recognized at a glance that their robes were all condensed from Rule Origin.

On the other side—

Within the endless void on the shadow side of Hang City, the Space-Time Hall spun slowly, exuding an unfathomable ancient aura.

Inside, a group of Beast Girls watched the outside world, feeling a bit nervous and unsettled.

"Has that Innate Divine Spirit left? Is she going to keep watching us?"

"We have to go help out the Zi Family in the Rule Realm right now!"

"If we step outside and get targeted by that Innate Divine Spirit, what’s the point in going at all?"

Xiao Ye said, "Don’t worry, the Space-Time Hall can protect its master anytime. Our safety is not an issue."

"But if we show up at the Zi Family’s place in the Rule Realm, won’t we bring trouble on them? The Zi Family’s already being targeted by the Ouyang Imperial Race—they can’t handle another crisis."

"Like Sister Qingcheng said, the Innate Destiny Divine Spirit behind the Zi Family died twenty thousand years ago. If we go, that’s bad; if we don’t, that’s bad too—kind of a mess."

Gu Qingcheng asked in the Sea of Spirit, "Old Gu, will that Innate Divine Spirit make a move against us?"

The future Gu Qingcheng lifted her eyelids and said with absolute certainty, "No!"

"Not only will she not attack us, but she’ll also help us fight against the Five Elements Attribute Divine Spirit behind the Ouyang Imperial Race. So don’t worry—go help the Zi Family without a second thought."

"But while you’re there, pay attention to Ziran’s apprentice—do your best not to let her die."

"The future’s momentum can’t be changed, but it’s possible to alter the fate of just Ziran’s apprentice."

Gu Qingcheng glanced at Bai Mao, then told everyone, "Don’t worry, my Destiny Talent Skills have let me see my own fate’s path. That Innate Divine Spirit won’t make a move against us."

"Xiao Ye, you also have a Time-Type prophecy Innate Skill. Are you sensing any danger?"

Xiao Ye shook his head, "Nope!"

Ziran’s beautiful eyes lit up, her delicate face shining with excitement as she said, "That’s great, now we can help my family!"

"With Xiaonannan, a peak Quasi-Emperor Realm expert, and Qingcheng, temporarily at First Stage Perfection Emperor Realm, we should be able to help my family quite a bit."

Xiao Ye immediately nodded and waved, "Little maid, move the Space-Time Hall outside, destination Zi Family, Rule Realm—let’s go!"

"Bingxi, Si Yao, Qingxue, Liu Ya, Xi’Er, you guys just focus on training, work hard and get stronger."

"Sister Qingcheng, it’s been so long, are you all healed up?"

Gu Qingcheng nodded, "All set. I can boost my Realm with the power of the future any time."

Xiao Ye said, "Excellent. Sister Yun Bing, Sister Yunxi, Sister Ziran, take care of yourselves, keep at your peak, and be ready to make a move any time."

The ladies all said there was no problem.

Jiang Xue’an traveled through the Golden Light Gate and entered the endless void, transforming into a Starry Sky Giant Beast and carrying the Space-Time Hall as it rapidly flew toward the Rule Domain.

In a split second, they reached the membrane between the Mortal Realm and the Rule Realm, slipped through, and entered the vast southern region of the Rule Domain.

Within the Zi Family Territory in the Rule Realm’s central region—

At this moment, the Zi Family was already under attack from the Ouyang Imperial Race. A Saint Realm war had broken out, and Quasi-Emperor Realm experts were ready to join the fray at any moment.

Zi Dao and his wife wore dark expressions as they sat in the council hall with ten Zi Family Elders, holding a meeting.

The ten elders spoke out angrily,

"The Ouyang Imperial Race is too arrogant, so what if they’re an Emperor Race? Our Zi Family isn’t weak either."

"When it comes to mid- and high-level combat power, our Zi Family’s no worse than theirs. If we fight, no one’s walking away happy!"

"The Ouyang Clan Leader is too full of himself. Maybe being the boss for too long has rotted his brain!"

"More like his brain got kicked by a donkey."

"What a joke! First they broke off the engagement, then they tried to steal our blessed land. Now they’re picking a direct fight—do they really think our Zi Family’s easy pickings?"

Zi Dao patted his Purple Crystal Chair, "What if the Ouyang Imperial Race wants to start a full-on clan war?"

The ten elders, still fuming, said, "Then we’ll fight them with everything we’ve got!"

"Damn right! Our Zi Family has never bowed to anyone, and the Ouyang Imperial Race is no exception."

"How many times are they going to provoke us? It’s time we gave them a taste of our strength."

Zi Dao shook his head, "The Ouyang Imperial Race has a Quasi-Emperor Realm at peak in top form, plus another peak Quasi-Emperor Ancestor in slumber."

"Our Zi Family’s sleeping ancestor is only late-stage Quasi-Emperor Realm. In a fight to the death, he can’t protect us."

"So what if our mid- and high-level combat power is close? What decides life or death is the very top combat power!"

"If it really comes to all-out war, the foundation we’ve built over hundreds of thousands of years could be wiped out overnight."

He was the clan leader, so he had to look at the bigger picture and the Zi Family’s survival—he couldn’t let personal emotions drive them to war.

At these words, the ten Zi Family Elders fell silent.

What they didn’t know was that, in the empty seat next to Zi Dao, a Space Ancestral Empress sat, striking a seductive pose in utter boredom as she listened in on their conversation.