Chapter 365: Strange Future

Li Heng appeared before the avatar of the Emperor Lord of the Netherworld.

He took that Future Imprint into his hand.

This imprint was like a mirror, constantly flashing various images. However, these images were mostly filled with distorted and writhing monsters; they seemed to be the very picture of that Desperate Future.

Following the causal connections of these images, a River of Time faintly appeared before Li Heng's eyes. At the end of the river, the light and shadow of the future emerged, and Li Heng was deducing its location.

However, it seemed that one Future Imprint was not enough.

Even though he tried his best to deduce it, it remained somewhat blurry.

Li Heng raised his eyebrows slightly, and another Future Imprint drifted from his palm. This Future Imprint was formed from the aura that Xuantianji had originally plucked from that terrifying monster of the future, which he had then extracted.

His true self had not been idle during this time either.

With the two Future Imprints combined, the images increased once more, shifting incessantly, revealing more brand-new monsters and reflecting the chaotic, dilapidated, and corrupted scene of that Desperate Future.

At the end of the River of Time, the light and shadow of the future gradually became clear.

In his mind, Li Heng performed calculations millions and billions of times; his consciousness pierced through layers of the fog of possibility, discarding all Illusion, and finally, he reached the end and truly saw that Desperate Future!

At the same time, he also pinpointed the space-time coordinates of that Desperate Future.

Viewed from the River of Time, the state of this Desperate Future was very strange, existing between True Reality and Illusion, possessing countless tentacles like a monster.

These tentacles waved and twisted, constantly connecting to various tributaries of the River of Time, capturing the possibilities within them, ensuring that no matter how the future might develop, it would inevitably reach this future.

Making this future like fate, destined to happen!

This scene also opened Li Heng's eyes a little.

However, now that he knew the location, how was he to get there?

Li Heng fell into deep thought.

After all, powerful as he was, he had not achieved Transcendence over time; he was still a fish in the River of Time. At most, this fish was a bit larger, but no matter how large, he was not one who had reached the other shore, not a fisherman.

He did not truly have the ability to cross the River of Time, even if this River of Time was limited only to this Heaven and Earth.

There is a rumor that the River of Time of every Heaven and Earth is considered a tributary of that eternal Shikong Changhe Muhe in the Great Void, so it is not something that can be easily transcended.

To go from the present to the future, one still needs to use some means to build a bridge and pave the way, just as that terrifying monster had descended using the bloodline of a noble family as a guide.

And the reason he was so deep in thought was not because he lacked the means.

On the contrary, it was because he had too many means, making it difficult to choose.

For example, he could directly expend Source Power and descend with great fanfare. Or, he could borrow the power of the Xianshi Tiandi to lay a Spirit Bridge based on the present world and cross the River of Time.

But Li Heng always felt that he should not be too extravagant and wasteful.

By the way, wasn't there still a reborn person?

Li Heng's eyes lit up, and he smiled slightly.

The Present World, Xilie Wangfu, in front of the Shizi Fudii.

A maid with a pretty face and somewhat revealing attire stood before the tightly shut gate of the Shizi Fudii, a look of confusion on her face.

What was going on? Wasn't it said that this Xiao Hao was a lecher?

She was already standing here delivering herself, yet this Xiao Hao still wouldn't come out?

Or did this Xiao Hao prefer something else, like whips and candles?

Just as she was contemplating whether to abandon the mission and leave this den of tigers and wolves, suddenly, a tall, even somewhat imposing figure arrived before her.

The maid was startled, looked up, and quickly lowered her head respectfully.

"Servant Yingchun, greets the Prince."

"Yingchun? Heh, I think you're quite stupid."

The Prince of Xilie smiled, his large palm slapping onto the maid's shoulder. A terrifying force acted through her skin onto every part of the maid's body, directly suppressing her.

Afterwards, with a 'pop' sound.

The gate was blasted open by the Prince of Xilie with a single punch. He stepped inside, leaving the maid behind like a weathered statue; as the wind blew, she turned into dust filling the sky, and finally dissipated completely.

"You rebellious son, stop being so depressed!"

"People have already sent an assassin to kill you!"

Before long, the roar of the Prince of Xilie rang out in the courtyard. Then, following the sound of a loud slap, a figure was swatted out from the pavilion in the courtyard, landing solidly on the ground and creating a crater five or six zhang in circumference and five or six meters deep.

And the figure slapped onto the ground was none other than Xiao Hao.

The Prince of Xilie strode up to Xiao Hao.

Even after landing a slap, his anger had not subsided. He spoke indignantly, furious at his lack of ambition, "If I hadn't come to see you today, you would have long since died in a woman's bed!"

"You rebellious son, get up!"

The Prince of Xilie grabbed Xiao Hao, who was lying on the ground, and hauled him up.

Still feeling unsatisfied, he was about to throw another punch.

At this moment, Xiao Hao finally couldn't take it anymore. He weakly raised his hand, pointed at his bruised and swollen face, and hurriedly spoke while the Prince of Xilie hadn't thrown the punch yet.

"Father, stop hitting me, if you hit me again, I'll die!"

Hearing this, the Prince of Xilie was taken aback. Looking at the bruised and swollen Xiao Hao, half of the anger in his heart subsided, but he still sneered.

"And what if you were beaten to death? Ever since that incident, you, this rebellious son, haven't stepped out of the house, spending all day at home wallowing in pleasure. If I don't hit you, who should I hit?"

"At worst, I'll just resurrect you after beating you to death!"

As a top-tier figure in the Present World, the Prince of Xilie had great confidence in this.

In fact, he was not wrong to hit him.

He even needed to hit him harder.

Because right now, Xiao Hao's face was written with the words 'giving up'. Compared to the reborn person from before who was full of ambition and wanted to dominate the Present World, he was a world apart.

"Father, this is what they call 'parents are alive, so do not travel far'."

Seeing that his old man's killing intent was so heavy, Xiao Hao hurriedly tried to defend himself. He was just giving up now, but he didn't want to die; at least let him enjoy everything before he died, right?

"Bullshit, that's stuff from Confucianism!"

"Strictly speaking, your father belongs to the Military School!"

The King of Xilie sneered.

Xiao Hao was suddenly at a loss for words.

It wasn't that he couldn't find a reason to refute him, but rather that he felt there was no point in refuting him; after all, his old man had bigger fists, and no one could withstand such direct physical persuasion.

"Forget it, Dad, what did you come to see me for?"

Xiao Hao said helplessly.

During this period, he had indulged in debauchery, playing through every outrageous game he could think of, and his father had never asked about it. Now that he was tired of playing, his father had come to his door, which clearly meant there was serious business.

"Naturally, it is for your life and your future."

"I'll just say it straight: your identity as a reincarnator has been exposed."

The King of Xilie turned grave.

Xiao Hao was shocked upon hearing this, feeling somewhat innocent.

He was already a useless person now.

Would others still be so concerned about him?

Seeing this, the King of Xilie knew this rebellious son had misunderstood something, and continued, "Don't overthink it; it's just that some forces spent a massive price trying to calculate the origin and background of that person, and you were accidentally caught in the crossfire, that is all."

Xiao Hao was stunned, his heart feeling even more complicated.

What was this, gods fighting and mortals suffering?

"Oh, someone is tracking me? Interesting."

Li Heng tore through the Void and appeared before the two, chuckling lightly.