Chapter 458: Time Flies
Thus, there was only one way left to change Senior Sister's future.
And that was to directly help her break through her bottleneck.
Thinking of this, Li Meng no longer hesitated.
There was nothing to hesitate about.
In this world, he was a true deity.
He could do whatever he wanted.
Although he had not yet mastered the laws of this world,
he could already do a lot with the laws he controlled.
Li Meng stood up.
Took a step forward, then turned around.
Then moved a step closer to Senior Sister.
Suddenly, Li Meng stretched out his right hand.
His index finger poked Senior Sister on the forehead.
"Little Junior Brother, what are you doing? Quit messing around!"
Ruoshui rolled her eyes at her junior brother in annoyance.
She was about to wave his hand away.
But then she suddenly felt an extreme chill on her forehead.
In that instant, her whole body felt like it had fallen into an icy abyss.
She shivered uncontrollably.
Ruoshui closed her eyes and collapsed toward the ground.
Li Meng quickly stepped forward to support her shoulders.
Then lifted her up in a princess carry.
In the princess carry posture, the two of them looked a bit odd.
After all, Li Meng was still small.
It looked like Ruoshui could crush him at any moment.
Li Meng carried Senior Sister away from the square and headed to the Ice Spirit Cavern.
The entrance to the Ice Spirit Cavern was at the base of the Giant Spirit Tree.
Taking many twists and turns, Li Meng followed a path to a stone gate.
The stone gate was five meters wide and seven meters tall, looking rather ancient.
Li Meng didn't pause at the gate and walked straight inside.
Behind the stone gate was a long stairway passage.
The passage led downward, with no end in sight.
After walking several hundred meters, the view finally opened up.
Li Meng exited the stairway and entered the cavern.
He calculated the distance.
The Ice Spirit Cavern should be beneath Dumb Lake.
As soon as he entered, Li Meng felt a wave of cold air.
The ground of the cavern was covered with a layer of icy mist.
The mist came from a nearby pool.
The boiling mist poured out of the pool like boiling water.
Li Meng carried Senior Sister to the poolside.
He carefully placed her onto a stone platform beside the pool.
Then it was time to strip off her clothes.
Finally, Li Meng carried the now naked Senior Sister into the pool.
After adjusting her posture,
Li Meng left the pool.
Standing by the poolside, Li Meng glanced at Senior Sister in the water.
Satisfied, he turned and walked away.
The rest was up to Senior Sister herself.
"Senior Sister won't get mad, right?"
Li Meng muttered as he walked.
Although he was the one who undressed her,
and he saw everything he shouldn't have,
he was still a kid.
Surely Senior Sister wouldn't give him too much trouble.
Then again,
Senior Sister's body really was beautiful.
All snowy white, plump and tender.
Li Meng glanced back at Senior Sister in the pool.
And rolled his eyes.
Senior Sister's future was changed,
but a whole lot of trouble came with it.
Li Meng left the Ice Spirit Cavern with a gloomy face.
Why did it feel like he boarded Senior Sister's pirate ship?
A five-hour round trip to Quancheng?
From the start, Li Meng hadn't believed those little girls could pull it off.
Maybe they could in the future.
But not now.
Time passed bit by bit, and the sunset gradually faded.
Since the little girls departed,
Li Meng returned to the pier to fish.
One hour passed!
Two hours passed!
When five hours had passed, the lake surface was still silent.
Meanwhile, to the north of Dumb Lake,
on a forest path leading to Dumb Lake Academy,
a group of little girls collapsed weakly under a big tree.
Each one was panting heavily, their faces pale.
"As expected, we couldn't do it."
Saint Yulin smiled bitterly.
She didn't even have the strength to talk.
Nearby, Zhou Liu looked even more defeated.
Five hours had passed, and they couldn't complete the task.
The Giant Spirit Shield was out of reach.
Saint Bing'er looked toward the end of the path.
She took a deep breath.
"We're still over thirty kilometers from Dumb Lake Academy. If we were all fourth-tier, we could've made it within five hours!"
Just that little bit more.
Thirty kilometers wasn't far.
If they'd planned better at the start,
maybe they could have made it.
It would have been tough, but not impossible.
Because they lacked experience,
the guide's spiritual energy ran out too quickly.
She needed others to help her continue,
greatly draining the team's energy.
Although everyone realized the problem midway,
without a good start, failure was inevitable.
Saint Shui'er looked up at the lush canopy.
She said softly, "What's the use of saying all this now? We failed."
Zhou Liu echoed, "Yeah, we failed."
The result left everyone a bit discouraged.
They had been so confident at the start.
But the result was hard to accept.
Saint Yulin stood up, dusting off her skirt.
She glanced at everyone and smiled slightly.
"So what if we failed? Little Uncle never said we only had one chance. If once isn't enough, we'll try twice. If twice isn't enough, we'll try three times. As long as we can complete the round trip to Quancheng within five hours, it's a success."
She ended by looking at Zhou Liu.
"Zhou Liu, since Little Uncle took out the Giant Spirit Shield, it means it belongs to you sooner or later."
Saint Yulin's words brightened everyone's eyes.
That's right, Little Uncle never said only once.
If not today, then tomorrow.
If not tomorrow, then the day after.
One day, they would succeed.
"Rest up and recover your spiritual energy. I don't want to sleep outside tonight!"
Saying that, Saint Yulin found a spot, sat cross-legged, and started meditating.
The others followed suit.
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Augus Continent
South Continent, Sky City.
At ten thousand meters high, Sky City floated like a massive island.
Whenever it passed over a city,
it caused a huge stir below.
On the edge of Sky City, there was a pavilion.
Sitting on the railing of the pavilion was a figure.
Dressed in black, he gazed down at the land below.
The higher you stand, the farther you see.
At this moment, Li Meng looked like a god watching over the mortal world.
After a long time, Li Meng withdrew his gaze.
He glanced sideways at another elegant figure in the pavilion.
She wore a pure white dress.
Her beauty was beyond description.
"Xiao Bai, how many years do you think it'll take the races of Augus Star to enter the space age?"
Unknowingly, more than a hundred years had passed on Augus Star.
In that century, the Demon King's army had conquered all the continents.
Thousands of races were now thriving in their respective territories.
Under the leadership of the Demon God Cult, the world had finally seen a long-awaited era of peace.