Published: March 2, 2025
The celestial god briefly inspected the soul puppet and, confirming everything was in order, nodded at Wen Yu.
Just as he was about to leave, Wen Yu called out to the celestial god.
“Um, I have a request.”
“What request?”
The celestial god’s attitude was quite good—after all, logically speaking, there was no hierarchy between the celestial god and the earth's will. They were peers, and their relationship was quite amicable.
“I would like to see Bai. There are some things I want to discuss with him in person.”
Wen Yu did not specify what those things were, and the celestial god did not press further. Given the current situation, it wasn't a big deal for the earth's will to want to meet Bai.
The celestial god readily agreed.
“As long as you can ensure nothing goes wrong at the Demon Palace, you can return to Earth anytime. Right now, Bai is in Beijing disguised as Fang Yujie. You can contact him directly when you get there, and he will host you.”
“Of course, you need to change your appearance.”
“I understand that, but the problem is I can't get back…”
As he spoke, a sheepish smile appeared on Wen Yu's face, while the celestial god slapped his forehead, looking as if he suddenly understood.
“That is true; without the Rift Device, it would indeed be inconvenient to come and go. By the way, I recall there were many Rift Devices in the inventory of the Demon Palace, right?”
“They were all destroyed some time ago…”
“I see… then how about you come with me for now?”
Wen Yu simply mentioned this matter, and the celestial god offered a bit of advice. The matter was settled. The celestial god tidied up the soul puppets, packed them up, and activated the Rift Device. Wen Yu transformed into an ordinary middle-aged man with an unremarkable appearance and followed the celestial god into the Rift Device.
As a former spirit of the demon lord, he could not travel to Earth's territory in such a manner. However, since the earth's will occupied the body of the spirit, its essence had changed. In other words, the rules of the layered battlefield did not apply to the earth's will's version of the spirit.
These were all things that existed in the earth's will's mind. If not for this, Wen Yu could not have made the decision to "return to Earth."
Accompanied by the dizziness of teleportation, in the blink of an eye, Wen Yu and the celestial god appeared outside Beijing.
...
The sky was gray.
Since Bai reopened the world barrier, the enormous structure of the Demon Palace, which was as large as the moon, had completely vanished. As for public opinion, Bai managed that himself; Wen Yu just knew that recent events had not caused any chaos on Earth, which was enough for him.
Once the two returned to Earth, the celestial god dialed a communication device, and shortly after, a car drove in from the distance. As the driver's door opened, an old acquaintance suddenly appeared before Wen Yu.
“Celestial Lord, I apologize for being late…”
The newcomer had an obsequious demeanor that made Wen Yu's eyebrow twitch. The celestial god merely nodded lightly and then turned to Wen Yu to say.
“This is Li Quan'an, the leader of the cannibals, who previously served as the commander’s guard captain. Now he is our dog!”
“Yes, yes, yes, I’m just a dog, at your beck and call…”
Being likened to a dog did not anger Li Quan'an; instead, he wore a beaming smile, looking pleased with himself. To this, both the celestial god and Wen Yu were not surprised—they knew this guy was a flip-flopper, just like before.
“Let’s go.”
After saying this, the celestial god ignored Li Quan'an and directly got into the car with Wen Yu.
Once both were seated, Li Quan'an respectfully closed the door and quickly hopped into the driver’s seat, starting the car.
As the engine roared to life, the car sped towards Beijing.
…
Since escaping from the Temple of the Void Realm, Wen Yu had not returned to Beijing even once.
Now, after more than five thousand years, returning to Beijing again, Wen Yu instantly noticed that the city looked quite different from his memories…