Chapter 347: Future Monster

"Young Master Xiao, please stop drinking."

"The cataclysm that would have destroyed the world has already been resolved."

Seng Daoke looked on helplessly at Xiao Hao, who was still drinking and was already dead drunk, and spoke up to persuade him.

Xiao Hao simply turned a deaf ear, his heart collapsing.

Is this about some world-destroying cataclysm?

As a reborn person from the future, he possesses great Luck and should be the protagonist of Heaven and Earth, yet at this moment, various accidents keep occurring that are beyond his control, leaving him feeling powerless!

He is truly doubting himself now.

What exactly was the point of his rebirth?

To obtain various fortuitous encounters in advance, grow stronger, and become a Supreme? But now, the series of familiar events he knew have vanished, and the World is developing in a direction strange to him.

Was it to save Heaven and Earth, to save all things and all spirits?

He had originally thought so too.

Then he discovered he was powerless; he was too weak. Experts frequently appeared in Heaven and Earth, and even experts Above Heavenly Human emerged, resolving a series of world-ending crises.

He, this reborn person, is simply dispensable!

He felt frantic inside; the Script wasn't written like this!

Suddenly, the Void nearby rippled, and Li Heng and Heavenly Goddess Tian Yao stepped out from it, looking around at the surroundings, which were filled with shards of broken wine jars and the pungent smell of alcohol.

Li Heng looked at Xiao Hao calmly and spoke softly.

"Reborn person from the future, you are involved in illegal rebirth, violating Article 1376, Subsection 24 of the Time and Space Administration regulations. Come with me."

Xiao Hao was stunned upon hearing this, then revealed a blank expression.

What was this suddenly appearing expert talking about?

Time and Space Administration? How had he never heard of it?

However, this expert, who had already met them back at Hundred Saints Mountain, actually knew he was a reborn person from the future? Why would he know? How could this be possible!?

This fact struck his nerves; the ocean of alcohol in his mind immediately ebbed, and he gave a start, instantly sobering up, only then realizing that things had become serious—what should he do!

He was terrified inside, and cold sweat faintly broke out on his forehead.

"Sen... Senior, what are you talking about? I don't understand..."

Xiao Hao responded with a stutter.

Li Heng raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.

This future reborn person still wanted to play dumb with him?

But he was in no mood to act with this Xiao Hao, so he continued to speak indifferently, "Your affairs have already been exposed. Rebirth disrupts the order of time and space; do you still intend to pretend?"

"Oh, right, your companion has already confessed."

He reached out his hand, revealing the small spatial cube imprisoning the humanoid silhouette of the Sunset Organization; the spatial cube dropped to the ground, grew to the size of a person, and revealed the form of the humanoid silhouette.

The humanoid silhouette trapped inside seemed unable to see the situation outside, constantly bumping into the spatial barrier like a headless fly, using various secret arts, but returning empty-handed every time.

This...

In an instant, a heaven-shaking wave rose in his heart.

How could such a thing exist in this era!

He expressed his lack of understanding.

"What, it seems you really recognize him?"

Li Heng smiled slightly.

He had originally just wanted to make a joke and incidentally probe this Xiao Hao; he didn't think he could learn anything from this matter. But now it seemed this Xiao Hao really did know some information?

At this moment, Xiao Hao also realized he could no longer play dumb.

This senior had already produced evidence of this magnitude, clearly having already identified him; if he continued to play dumb, he would be dead the next moment.

"Reporting to Senior, I do indeed recognize this thing."

Xiao Hao let out a deep breath of foul air, seemingly wanting to expel all the alcohol from his mind, keeping himself sober at all times to face this moment concerning his own Life and Death.

"Do not speak any more nonsense."

Li Heng nodded to Seng Daoke on the side, his gaze returning to Xiao Hao, and he said calmly.

Xiao Hao was shocked; the gaze of this existence just now... could it be that this unfathomable expert had known Seng Daoke for a long time? And extending from this, making a deep inference, could Seng Daoke have been sent by this expert?

For a moment, his heart went icy cold.

Doesn't this point to one thing?

That he was discovered by others the moment he was reborn?

Instantly, the pride in his heart vanished completely, and facing the subtle pressure from Li Heng, he quickly cowered and hurriedly spoke, "Reporting to Senior, this is a human!"

Li Heng's expression was strange as he carefully examined the humanoid silhouette; it was a mass of black, with its outline drawn by a few lines, like a cartoon character—you're telling me this is a human?

Xiao Hao also realized his description was not accurate enough, cursed himself for letting alcohol ruin things, and hurriedly added, fearing he would displease Li Heng, "This is one of the branches of the future human race!"

"Their formal name is the Shadow Clan."

"A branch of the future human race? Hearing you say that, in that so-called future, the human race also underwent some strange mutations?"

Li Heng speculated calmly.

Xiao Hao turned bitter upon hearing this.

"Senior is correct. The process of Heaven and Earth Mutation will not stop for a moment. When the mutation reaches a critical point, all environments in Heaven and Earth will no longer be suitable for the survival of previous living beings."

"So, in order to continue surviving, the human race had no choice but to actively become tainted by the distortion, splitting into various branches to adapt to Heaven and Earth. Some branches were too extreme and have completely turned into monsters, such as this Shadow Clan. However, most can still maintain a human form, only tainted by some aura, just like the original me."

Li Heng nodded thoughtfully.

Xuantianji had mentioned this point before.

Now it was directly confirmed by this future reborn person.

"So, what is the situation in the future?"

Xiao Hao looked blank upon hearing this; before his rebirth, he was just a minor character, and a playboy who spent his days drinking and womanizing at that—he certainly knew which courtesans in the brothels were the most skilled, though.

As for the grand situation of the future, how could he possibly know?

However, he suddenly felt that if he didn't come up with some sort of answer, he would likely be swatted to death by this Terror, and recalling certain rumors, he hurriedly spoke up.

"It should be considered quite bad, right?"

He confirmed, half-doubting and half-believing.

"Because some powerhouses who hadn't completely mutated into monsters once tried to leave the Present World and head to the Great Void, but they all failed later on. I once heard that some powerhouses even died because of it, and before they died, they roared things like 'it is not the right time'."

Not the right time?

Li Heng's tone was subtle; he thought of a certain possibility.

Perhaps this was also the reason why things from the future coveted the present.

"Then, do you know the origin of that terrifying figure?"

Not dwelling on this point, Li Heng began to ask about more specific topics. He had figured it out: this future reborn person was likely a good-for-nothing before his rebirth.

Xiao Hao's expression turned terrified upon hearing this.

"Senior, that really is a monster; can I choose not to say?"

"No," Li Heng replied calmly.

"You only have two choices: speak or don't speak. If you speak, you might live; if you don't, you will die. Make your choice."

While wasting breath on Xiao Hao, he was also analyzing this future reborn person, breaking through the mist of history on him in hopes of obtaining deeper information.

"Alright, alright, I'll talk, I'll talk."

Sensing the killing intent radiating from Li Heng, Xiao Hao shuddered directly, feeling that he had better just say it. If he said it in this era, the monster shouldn't be able to sense it, right?

He gathered his thoughts and slowly began to speak.

"Senior, that monster is..."