IW: Chapter 265 - Arrangements for Bai Ye in various worlds, Snowflake visits Shenxiao Sect!
"What do you mean by your silence?"
Kaisha frowned, her brow knitting together as her eyes searched his. She was genuinely caught off guard by Bai Ye's sudden muteness. Could he really not just give her a straight, direct answer?
For someone with her unyielding, black-and-white personality, directness was a baseline requirement. She wasn't trying to corner him or force a premature confession, but she absolutely detested unresolved ambiguity. She simply wanted a clear answer.
"How on earth am I supposed to answer that?" Bai Ye chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck as a rare trace of genuine embarrassment crossed his face.
She might not care about the awkwardness of the moment, but he certainly did. What was he supposed to say? Confess undying love?
If he was being completely honest with himself, his current feelings toward her didn't run that deep yet. He deeply appreciated her striking, majestic beauty and her fierce, unyielding pride, but actual, profound romantic affection? That was a bridge they hadn't crossed.
"Never mind," Kaisha said, waving a hand to dismiss the tension as she smoothly recovered her regal composure. "I still have an empire to reorganize anyway. I only asked out of sheer, scientific curiosity. Up until recently, I truly believed you were a hollow entity who didn't care about a single thing in this world. It turns out... you still have normal human desires."
"Wait a second," Bai Ye laughed, his eyes crinkling with amusement. "Are you telling me you've been deeply wary of me all this time simply because you thought I didn't like women?"
This was genuinely hilarious. Of all the complex, strategic theories he had formulated about Kaisha's cold shoulder, he had never expected this to be the root cause. He had assumed she feared his reality-bending strength or his lack of allegiance to the Angel throne.
"A little bit, yes," Kaisha admitted, not flinching under his gaze. "Don't you agree that a rational person should always have some sort of vice or desire? A man who wants absolutely nothing—no power, no wealth, no status, and no companionship—is a man who cannot be predicted, bargained with, or understood. That makes you dangerous."
"And now?" Bai Ye asked, stepping a bit closer, a highly intrigued smirk playing on his lips.
"Now? I genuinely hope we can establish a prosperous, long-term cooperation," Kaisha declared, her voice ringing with the quiet, steel-like authority of a true sovereign. "Even though I clearly recognize that I do not possess the qualification or the strength to stand as an equal partner to you right now... I will catch up to you in the future. Mark my words."
She positioned her current standing with absolute clarity. She was fiercely realistic, refusing to coat her temporary weakness in hollow pride. She knew Bai Ye was a cosmic titan, but she had zero intention of remaining in his shadow forever.
"In that case, I am highly looking forward to witnessing the spectacular growth of the Angel Queen," Bai Ye said, offering a mock, elegant bow.
But as the words left his mouth, a sudden wave of profound realization washed over him.
There won't be a Three Kings era anymore.
Looking around the quiet, high-tech sanctuary of the laboratory, the pieces of this rewritten timeline fell into sharp focus. Hexi was already thoroughly anchored here, completely content to spend her days diving into deep calculations and spatial theory by his side. Liang Bing, deliberately planted here by her sister, was already falling head-over-heels in love with the sheer, boundless freedom of his research archive.
Neither of them was going to leave.
The legendary trio that was supposed to rule the cosmos side-by-side—the Heavenly King Kaisha, the Apocalypse King Liang Bing, and the Crane King Hexi—would never materialize. Instead, as the Angel civilization rebuilt itself from the ashes of Hua Ye's decadent playground, Kaisha would stand entirely alone at the apex of power. Just like the absolute, supreme monarch of the original anime, she would hold the entire fate of the Angel Nebula in her hands—but this time, she would do so with a silent, multiversal god watching her back from the shadows.
"Why are you still standing there? Let's go!"
"It just ended like that?"
He Xi was enjoying the drama from the sidelines.
How could it just end like that?
Shouldn't they have deliberated on this matter for a while longer?
"What else do you want us to say? Should we put on a show for you?"
"No, I guess not."
Although she wanted to see more, He Xi knew very well that even if she wanted to, they probably wouldn't perform for her.
"Snap out of it."
He Xi waved her hand in front of Liang Bing's eyes, then directly stepped forward to follow Bai Ye.
"Coming!"
Although Liang Bing felt a bit uneasy, she had, after all, tattled earlier.
Following him back now would inevitably lead to a lecture from Bai Ye.
But she couldn't run even if she wanted to.
"Strange, I suddenly feel like that guy isn't so scary anymore."
Kaisha looked at Bai Ye's back. She felt that the Bai Ye she had feared before didn't seem so terrifying at this moment.
She seemed to have worried too much before.
"So what do you plan to do?"
Hoffman glanced at Kaisha. He finally didn't have to worry about the two of them clashing later.
Kaisha and Bai Ye seemed to have reconciled?
"Let's try to get along first and see."
Kaisha's expression was calm. She would try to get along with Bai Ye as a friend first.
Thinking about it, her relationship with Bai Ye was abnormal from the start.
They were partners then, completely unfamiliar with each other. When she was with Bai Ye, Kaisha once thought she was going to die.
At the same time, Kaisha also understood very clearly then.
Her death was to allow Hoffman to gather other lords to fight Hua Ye.
So she never thought of establishing too deep a relationship with Bai Ye.
Later, after witnessing Bai Ye's terrifying strength, Kaisha developed a trace of apprehension towards him.
This apprehension, as time passed, eventually turned into suspicion, which was actually a manifestation of her lack of confidence in her own strength.
However, now that things had been cleared up, Kaisha felt that a trace of concern had been lifted from her heart.
So she decided to formally get to know Bai Ye.
"Alright, you handle it."
Hoffman said no more. He felt that the key to this matter still lay with Bai Ye and Kaisha.
No matter how much he thought about it, it would only be worrying for nothing.
"If you want to lecture me, just say it directly!"
Inside the lab.
Liang Bing couldn't hold it in anymore and directly looked at Bai Ye, telling him what was on her mind.
For Liang Bing now, she had pretty much figured it out. Whether he wanted to kill or flay her, it was just a matter of a word. Even if he kicked her out, it would still be better than Bai Ye never addressing her problem.
She knew she had already done this. It was already a done deal anyway.
Hearing Liang Bing say this, Bai Ye's face remained calm, but to Liang Bing, it was merely the calm before the storm.
Watching Bai Ye walk closer and closer to her, Liang Bing's heart instantly leaped into her throat.
What was he going to do?!
Liang Bing watched Bai Ye's finger get closer and closer to her forehead. She couldn't help but close her eyes. 'Just die, then.'
"Don't do it again."
Bai Ye lightly tapped Liang Bing's forehead with his finger, then turned around, no longer paying attention to Liang Bing.
In fact, he had known all along that Liang Bing would tell Kaisha these things.
He didn't think his personal charm was that strong.
At first, Liang Bing didn't know him at all. If Liang Bing wasn't Kaisha's person, he would have eaten her up, alright!
It would have been strange if Liang Bing hadn't told Kaisha.
So when Bai Ye talked to Liang Bing back then, he only symbolically revealed a few things to her.
"Ah?!"
"Ah what? Do you want me to pursue your problem?"
"No, no, no, I don't have that idea. I'm just wondering why you would do that."
Liang Bing waved her hands repeatedly, indicating she didn't want him to. She wasn't an idiot.
"Because there's no need. The little spy has already been betrayed once, and I believe she won't be betrayed a second time, right?"
Bai Ye was referring to Liang Bing and Kaisha.
Hearing him say this, Liang Bing felt a bit indignant.
She was a spy, but she was so easily sold out by Kaisha.
"You just stay here and experiment. Later, when your abilities in this area are sufficient, I'll give you a project to research."
Space-time genes.
Bai Ye decided to let Liang Bing research them later when she became more useful.
But for now, it wouldn't work.
In the Superhero White Night world, scientific research basically started in millennia.
In the current time, the most needed research was the Divine Body.
It seemed he needed to go into seclusion recently.
Superhero White Night: [I'm going into seclusion recently. Is there anything you need help researching?]
Since he had decided to go into seclusion, he wouldn't be coming out later. He would first see if others needed him to do anything.
Biochemical Bai Ye: [I'll give you a backup of the T-Virus and the Super Soldier. How about you let He Xi and the others research them?]
He was currently improving the G Virus.
However, compared to the T-Virus, this thing's uncontrollability was simply too strong.
He only dared to experiment with it in Silent Hill.
If he experimented outside, this world would probably be destroyed even faster, right?
Although...
The outside world was already in dire straits.
Superhero White Night: [Okay, I'll just try to see what happens when these two fuse into a Divine Body. But speaking of which, how's the viral nature of it?]
Biochemical Bai Ye: [Don't worry, it's been perfectly resolved, but the evolvability has been weakened, and it has lost its infectivity. But the G Virus is still not good!]
Everything else was fine. Fusing it into a Divine Body was a pretty good idea.
Superhero White Night: [That's enough. By the way, I'll see if I can modify a Divine Body for you guys later.]
Although it was a bit slim, after all, how to transport it was a problem.
But trying was always fine.
Naruto Bai Ye: [Good, good, this is good. It's best to just give me Kaisha's Divine Body!]
Even if it became molecules, it could be resurrected.
Hong Kong Bai Ye: [Speaking of which, are you still in Silent Hill?]
He's addicted to staying in there?
Biochemical Bai Ye: [Of course. I'll go out when the G Virus I'm experimenting with is no longer so contagious. There are so many experimental materials here!]
Alessa was simply creating experimental materials for him.
Various monsters allowed Bai Ye to conduct experiments here. Once he finished here, he would leave.
Zombie Bai Ye: [Looking forward to a punch to the Zombie King.]
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [You can't do that yet?]
This 'punch the Zombie King,' you're not saying 'punch the Zombie King' means punching him directly to explode, are you?
Their minds unconsciously began to imagine a muscular Daozhang punching the Zombie King directly on the forehead, then directly turning the opponent's head 360 degrees.
Hmm... it's even more brutal than Four-Eyed Taoist invoking gods.
Zombie Bai Ye: [Of course! I just want to lift the Zombie King with one hand, then hammer him on the forehead!]
It's definitely not possible now.
Not to mention whether he could control the opponent with just brute force.
Even the Zombie King's corpse poison, he couldn't handle. If he were scratched by the Zombie King, if he didn't get treatment quickly, he would probably turn into a zombie very soon.
Superhero White Night: [Then you're probably in a bit of trouble. By the way, what's the standard for the Zombie King in your world? Is it the one from Teng Teng Town?]
If it was that one, it didn't seem particularly powerful, did it?
He already had the ability to restrain zombies. That ability to control lightning was even stronger than the Maoshan Grand Senior Brother.
Zombie Bai Ye: [If there weren't so many worlds fused, I feel like it would be this guy. But now, he probably isn't enough. If there are also those Daoist priests who turned into zombies, I estimate it would be very difficult. However, the current trouble isn't these, but those evil cults. Everyone is now looking for dead dragon veins.]
He had already talked to Uncle Jiu, Four-Eyes, Chizuru, and the others.
Collect dragon veins, and then try to revive them as much as possible. Dragon veins not only represent the ability to cultivate and the resurgence of spiritual energy.
More importantly, they represent luck.
The higher the luck, the more effective cultivation becomes; conversely, it becomes twice as hard.
Anyway, none of them had any intention of monopolizing the dragon veins.
They were righteous. If they could restore the dragon veins, wouldn't the merits gained be even greater?
So they decided to collect information on dragon veins together and then hand over the collected dragon veins to Bai Ye.
Uncle Jiu and the others thought simply: Bai Ye was currently the most powerful in their opinion, so it was better for Bai Ye to guard them than for them to.
Hong Kong Bai Ye: [Nine parts?]
Zombie Bai Ye: [Nine parts. Some information is already known.]
A total of nine parts.
Hong Kong Bai Ye: [Then, in that case, what about the dragon veins here?]
Looking at it this way, his side had already transitioned to modern times.
Did dragon veins still exist?
Whether they could be restored was even a question.
Byakuya of American Horror Story: [Hearing you guys talk, I'm starting to want to go back and restore dragon veins too.]
Hong Kong Bai Ye: [Even if you go back, there might not be any supernatural events. Maybe your world is entirely made up of those American horror stories.]
If he really went back, perhaps even animals there couldn't become spirits.
Otherwise, why would it be called American Horror Story?
Zombie Bai Ye: [That's true. I think every world is different. Even if I have some connection with Hong Kong Bai Ye, it's best not to assume. You can investigate slowly.]
Dragon veins, this thing, might really be a unique feature of his world.
Of course, he couldn't be sure about Hong Kong Bai Ye's side.
Hong Kong Bai Ye: [I don't have time to worry about that much right now. Remember The First Commandment? Those ghosts seem to have possessed some people. It's really troublesome.]
It was as he had guessed. The fat police chief who was always eating at the beginning was indeed possessed by a ghost.
No wonder he kept eating. It seemed he was about to burst, yet he continued to eat without stopping.
The person didn't care at all. If they died, they could just switch to another body.
Later, the The Department of Miscellaneous Affairs was occupied by ghosts. Perhaps other ghosts helped.
In short, Bai Ye couldn't currently worry about vague things like dragon veins. In addition, his luck seemed to have been very unstable recently, and many surrounding forces were still eyeing him.
Zombie Bai Ye: [Your timeline is already a struggle for luck. You work hard. I'm logging off now. Snowflake came to find me.]
Although chatting in the chat group felt like coming home, and all the guys inside were talented and spoke very well, he really liked it here, but who told his wife to come looking for him?
Naruto Bai Ye: [Kill him!]
Pirate Bai Ye: [What the hell? You still have the nerve to kill him?]
Biochemical Bai Ye: [While I'm slaving away researching, all of you are either dating or flirting with girls?]
Superhero White Night: [Yeah, yeah!]
Hong Kong Bai Ye: [No? What 'yeah'? You have He Xi, Liang Bing, and in the Biochemical world, Ada Wong and Gil. Is that research? I don't even want to expose you guys!]
Just kidding!
A bunch of academic underachievers actually claiming to be researching.
Research my ass!
"Daozhang, I've arrived at Shenxiao Sect!"
At the entrance of Shenxiao Sect.
Snowflake, just like the first time they met, wore the unique Miao ethnic costume. However, compared to that coldness, Snowflake's face now showed joy.
Since leaving Miao territory to find Bai Ye, she had been joyful every moment.
Just thinking about seeing Bai Ye soon made her heart sweet.
"Shiniang."
Ren Tingting, Ren Qingqing, and Ren Zhuzhu immediately went to greet her.
Although this Shiniang was similar in age to them, her seniority was established.
"Long time no see, Snowflake."
Bai Ye patted Snowflake's head, a slight smile flashing across his face, but a trace of surprise in his heart. Snowflake's grandmother actually let Snowflake come alone?