Shi Xing nodded slightly, his gaze mainly resting on Shi Yu, sizing Senior up curiously. This was considered Senior's first meeting with Shi Yu.
"You make me feel quite close," Shi Xing said inexplicably.
"?" Shi Yu looked at Shi Xing, question marks popping up in Senior's mind.
But soon, Shi Yu's heart tightened, and Senior vaguely understood why Shi Xing would say that.
If Shi Yu remembered correctly, this person's Martial Soul was Time-attributed. Senior's feeling of closeness was likely due to Shi Xing feeling close to Shi Yu's Time power.
"City Lord Shi, could it be that we're related?" Shi Yu said half-jokingly.
Shi Xing laughed and shook Senior's head, saying, "Naturally, that's impossible. I'm quite certain I don't have a Senior like you."
"Then perhaps I'm more pleasing to your eye, which is why I seem closer," Shi Yu chuckled softly.
"Perhaps," Shi Xing nodded, thinking it was possible.
Senior also couldn't explain why Senior felt a sense of closeness towards Shi Yu; Senior just felt that Shi Yu was different from others.
Shi Xing suddenly exerted force, and the Void Mantis let out a tragic cry.
The Void Mantis, which was originally in decent condition, was instantly on the verge of death.
The reason they didn't strike the Void Mantis heavily before was to ensure it could survive until Shi Yu arrived.
"Quickly end the Void Mantis's life," Shi Xing said to Shi Yu.
"Okay," Shi Yu didn't waste Time either; Senior had been thinking about this Soul Beast for a long time.
Shi Yu struck the final blow to the dying Void Mantis. The Void Mantis breathed its last, and a deep purple Soul Ring slowly floated out.
Shi Yu made a simple adjustment, then sat down cross-legged and began attempting to absorb this Soul Ring.
Shi Yu's mood was still a bit uneasy. After all, this Soul Ring's age was over six thousand years, more than five thousand years older than Shi Yu's second Soul Ring.
One must know that compared to their second Soul Ring, the age increase for other Soul Master's third Soul Rings is only around a thousand years.
And Shi Yu's increase was four times that of others, making the absorption difficulty not small.
As soon as Shi Yu began absorbing, Senior felt a powerful and overbearing energy impact, like knives cutting Shi Yu's body.
Shi Yu quickly mobilized energy to suppress these foreign energies, refining and absorbing them as quickly as possible.
At the same Time, the flesh and blood within Shi Yu's body were rapidly healing under the stimulation of the energy. Shi Yu's body was constantly being damaged by the energy, yet it was also continuously healing and recovering.
As the amount of energy entering Shi Yu's body increased, Shi Yu's body's healing speed gradually couldn't keep up, and the injuries on Shi Yu's body were slowly increasing.
Shi Yu's brows were tightly furrowed. Just as expected beforehand, absorbing this Soul Ring was very difficult, and pain was inevitable.
Du Weilun, Shi Xing, and the others couldn't help but worry when they saw Shi Yu's state. Shi Yu absolutely had to persevere!
Shi Yu persevered diligently. Shi Yu's strong will to survive made Senior grit Senior's teeth and endure even the most intense pain.
Time passed little by little. For Shi Yu, this Time was long; saying it felt like years passing in a day was no exaggeration.
Shi Yu felt like many days had passed, but in reality, only a few hours had gone by.
More than half of the Soul Ring's energy had been refined. The energy entering Shi Yu's body was already much weaker and easier to refine.
The damage to Shi Yu's body also ceased. The most difficult stage of absorbing the Soul Ring had already been endured by Shi Yu.
As long as Shi Yu didn't make any mistakes next, there would basically be no risk.
Another two-plus hours passed, and the purple Soul Ring completely disappeared, entering Shi Yu's body.
The energy around Shi Yu was somewhat chaotic at this moment. Soul Rings automatically appeared one by one: yellow, purple, purple, a total of three Soul Rings. The outermost purple Soul Ring was particularly eye-catching.
Du Weilun and Shi Xing both revealed a smile upon seeing the appearance of this Soul Ring. Shi Yu had succeeded.
Shi Yu gradually gained control over the increasing energy within Senior, calming the chaotic energy.
Slowly opening Senior's eyes, Shi Yu looked at the three Soul Rings pulsating around Senior's body, and the corners of Shi Yu's mouth couldn't help but curl upwards.
The crossing is coming soon... Shi Yu was mentally prepared, feeling that the crossing might happen in the next second.
Suddenly, a wave of energy silently spread out. The first to be affected were Shi Xing, Du Weilun, and others who were relatively close to Shi Yu. Their bodies and minds were frozen.
The blowing wind, the floating clouds, the swaying trees, and the running Soul Beasts all became still.
Objects and people further away were also affected by the energy, remaining still. For them, Time and Space were frozen, as if the pause button had been pressed.
The only one in this world who could move and was conscious was Shi Yu.
A Time-Space vortex appeared around Shi Yu, forcefully pulling Senior into it. Just like before, after entering the Time-Space vortex, Shi Yu's body spun uncontrollably, making Senior dizzy.
After two similar experiences, Shi Yu was much steadier. While spinning, Senior tried hard to see the scenes flashing by along the way.
If Shi Yu wasn't mistaken, these flashing scenes were actually events that happened on a certain Time line.
Shi Yu was in the Time-Space Tunnel. It could be traversing against the flow of Time to a past era, or following the flow of Time downwards to the future.
The scenes along the way were all things that had already happened or were about to happen in the future.
Shi Yu wanted to see some of the scenes clearly, as this might be helpful after crossing over.
This Time, Shi Yu also didn't know which era Senior would cross into. Was it ten thousand years ago, ten thousand years from now, or another Time line?
Everything was unknown. The previous two crossing points were vastly different, making it impossible for Shi Yu to make any predictions.
Shi Yu didn't know how much Time had passed, but a light appeared ahead. Shi Yu was about to reach the exit.
Shi Yu was prepared, ready at any Time to mobilize Space power to keep Senior suspended, so as not to crash to the ground.
Shi Yu passed through the exit of the Space Tunnel. The strong light that appeared before Senior's eyes stimulated Senior, making it impossible to open them.
Shi Yu just focused on mobilizing Space power to stabilize Senior in mid-air after exiting.
"Ah!" Shi Yu had tried very hard to control Senior's body, but after coming out, Senior still moved forward a bit and crashed into a wall.
Shi Yu painfully rubbed Senior's forehead; the impact made Senior's head ache.
While rubbing, Shi Yu looked around. The Space was narrow, with a ground area of less than two square meters.
"After all that, I ended up in a toilet?" Shi Yu was speechless when Senior saw the squatting pan on the ground.
Shi Yu was also a bit worried. If the next crossing randomly landed Senior in some disgusting place, Shi Yu would probably want to die.
Shi Yu wondered which Time line this was... With this question, Shi Yu was about to walk out of the toilet.
Just as Senior took a step, Shi Yu remembered that Senior was still wearing a Shrek Academy uniform.
Shi Yu stepped back, closed the door, took out a set of clothes from Senior's Storage Soul Tool, and changed into them.
These clothes were the mainstream attire of the Peerless Tang Sect Period. Shi Yu currently didn't know exactly which era Senior was in, so it wasn't good to dress specifically.
In any case, it was best to avoid wearing the Shrek Academy uniform to prevent trouble.
Before Shi Yu even left the toilet, Senior heard shouts like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami. It seemed like some large event was being held outside, with at least a thousand spectators.