Receiving his father's nod, Yu Xiaoxian immediately reached out his chubby little hands. He rummaged in the empty air, pulling two toy soldiers out of his storage space.
One of the toy soldiers wore white armor with gold trim and carried a greatsword across its back; the other wore black armor with red trim, carrying a shortsword and a shield.
"Go, White Knight! Black Knight!"
Yu Xiaoxian tossed the toys and shouted in his babyish voice.
The plastic toys, originally only ten centimeters tall, rapidly transformed in the next moment into two towering warriors, both flying toward Zhenwo Changle at the same time.
In truth, the Aska and Zhougelasi's skiff were by no means small.
However, because Zhenwo Changle's gaze was constantly filled with malice, and though Yu Xiaoxian was not permitted to casually use supernatural powers, the boy possessed numerous innate quirks. Zhenwo Changle was as if blinded by a leaf: as long as his gaze held malice, he could not see Yu Xiaoxian, and not being able to see Yu Xiaoxian extended to not being able to see the Aska or Zhougelasi's skiff either.
This led to Zhenwo Changle only realizing enemies were approaching once the White Knight and Black Knight were right before his eyes, feeling as if two enemies had suddenly teleported in front of him.
In an instant, the White Knight's greatsword slashed down on Zhenwo Changle's body. Yet Zhenwo Changle froze in surprise, because it didn't hurt at all.
Yet in the very next second, he understood the purpose of that slash. Zhenwo Changjing, who had been half-merged with him, was separated from him—and she was one of his elements for transcendence!
"Courting death!"
Zhenwo Changle flared with rage, only for a shield to smash into his cheek, instantly contorting his entire face.
Furthermore, the Black Knight's shield bash carried a stun effect—and not just any ordinary stun effect. It was an attack on the level of a Unity Returner. Zhenwo Changle's eyes rolled back, plunging him into a dazed stupor on the spot.
Then, with the White Knight carrying Zhenwo Changjing bridal-style and the Black Knight gripping Zhenwo Changle by the neck like dangling a helpless chick, the two returned to the Aska together.
This was not even a fight.
The time it took to resolve Zhenwo Changle was shorter than the time it had taken the White Knight and Black Knight to fly over.
When the White Knight and Black Knight returned to the Aska, everyone present fell somewhat silent, mainly because they could all feel how powerful Zhenwo Changle had been.
Gesi was already considered a mighty powerhouse.
Yet the threat they felt from Zhenwo Changle was hundreds of billions of times greater than Gesi.
"Little Salty Fish, are all children in the future as strong as you?" Gong Qian asked curiously.
Yu Xiaoxian controlled the Black Knight to smack Zhenwo Changle with the shield once more and answered, "I don't know. I haven't even started kindergarten yet."
"..."
Gong Qian felt suffocated. If he was already this strong before starting kindergarten, wouldn't he be even stronger once he did?
"Alright, Little Salty Fish, what's Grandma Zhenzhen's situation right now?" Yu Xian asked Yu Xiaoxian as he stood beside the White Knight.
Zhenwo Changjing had been in a dormant state ever since they arrived, yet even with such a massive commotion, she hadn't woken up.
"Grandma Zhenzhen is fighting bad power, but don't worry, watch me!" Yu Xiaoxian answered. He then flew out of Nora's embrace over to the White Knight and patted Zhenwo Changjing's forehead. Instantly, a large amount of black qi erupted from the crown of Zhenwo Changjing's head.
"Go away, bad stuff!"
Yu Xiaoxian waved his little hand, and the black smoke instantly dissipated completely.
He then shouted, "Grandma Zhenzhen, time to get up! Grandma Zhenzhen, wake up!"
In the next moment, Zhenwo Changjing slowly opened her eyes. The first thing that met her sight was Yu Xiaoxian's chubby little face. She instinctively showed a faint smile and said, "I'm awake."
As she spoke, she rose from the White Knight's arms. At the same time, she saw Yu Xian and the others, as well as Zhenwo Changle, who was rolling his white-ringed eyes looking rather idiotic.
"Yu Xian, thank you," Zhenwo Changjing said slowly, looking at Yu Xian.
Yu Xian laughed, however, and replied, "Auntie, don't thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank Little Salty Fish—he's my son!"
Now Zhenwo Changjing was truly astonished. She looked at Yu Xiaoxian, never expecting Yu Xian to already have a son.
Next, everyone sat back down. Yu Xian first gave Zhenwo Changjing a brief overview of what had happened after her departure, going all the way up to Yu Xiaoxian leading them here to find her.
Only after he finished speaking did Zhenwo Changjing look at Yu Xiaoxian in shock.
A Unity Returner: ten thousand selves united into one. Across infinite time, the Tree Universe produced infinite versions of the "self." To converge all of those selves into one was a miracle in and of itself.
What was more, Yu Xiaoxian hadn't cultivated to become a Unity Returner; he was a born Unity Returner.
"Little Salty Fish, can I ask you a question?" Zhenwo Changjing asked, looking at Yu Xiaoxian.
Yu Xiaoxian nodded. "Grandma Zhenzhen can ask, of course, but you can't secretly tell Mommy about me staying up and not sleeping in the future."
"I heard that," Nora said, exasperated yet amused.
Clearly, this future son of theirs wasn't a truly well-behaved little angel; he was quite the mischievous one.
Zhenwo Changjing smiled. "Alright, I won't tell."
"Then go ahead and ask, Grandma Zhenzhen," Yu Xiaoxian said.
Zhenwo Changjing glanced at Zhenwo Changle and asked, "Is there still any chance for him and me to merge back into one?"
"No. He's already rotten to the core. If you merge with him, Grandma Zhenzhen, you'll just turn into a big villain. Right now, the best way is for Daddy to lock him up and never let him out," Yu Xiaoxian replied.
Zhenwo Changjing did not doubt Yu Xiaoxian's words. She let out a sigh, quickly making up her mind.
She looked at Yu Xian and said, "Yu Xian, I leave him to you."
"No problem. He'll be in prison from now on until the end of time," Yu Xian nodded.
Then, lifting the still-dazed Zhenwo Changle, he returned to the Everlasting Silence Prison Tower and tossed Zhenwo Changle into one of the cells to lock him away.
Upon returning to the Aska, he smiled and had Little Nora conjure up a mountain of food so everyone could hold a feast to celebrate the resolution of the demonic fall incident.
"Daddy, the demonic fall phenomenon has another source," Yu Xiaoxian whispered as he floated over and sat on Yu Xian's lap while everyone else was celebrating merrily.
Yu Xian frowned. "You mean Quan Juehua?"
"Mhm, mhm." Yu Xiaoxian nodded.
Yu Xian picked Yu Xiaoxian up and asked, "Can you catch him and bring him over too?"
"No, he's not in the Tree Universe," Yu Xiaoxian answered.
Puzzled, Yu Xian asked, "If he's not in the Tree Universe, you have no way to deal with him?"
"I wouldn't say I have no way, but it's just super troublesome," Yu Xiaoxian said, scrunching up his little face with reluctance.
Troublesome?
Yu Xian was rather puzzled.
According to the information they had gathered, Transcenders were omnipotent, and Unity Returners, Origin Returners, and Perfect Ones were also omnipotent.
If they were all omnipotent, where did "troublesome" come from?
Shouldn't it be resolved in a single thought?
Chapter 652